10/09/2026
The 2026/27 water polo season kicks off with the Swiss Trophy!
The new Swiss water polo season officially gets underway this Friday with the first Swiss Trophy match, marking the start of the competition’s second edition.
Following its debut last season, the Swiss Trophy returns with a clear purpose: to promote national talent while creating an efficient and sustainable competition format.
🇨🇭 Swiss players in focus
Only athletes holding a Swiss Nationality, Swiss Sport-Experience or Swiss Sport-Nationality licence are eligible to compete.
The aim is to give Swiss and Swiss-trained players more opportunities to compete, while allowing young talents to gain valuable experience, take on responsibility and continue their development at national level.
🔟 Ten teams. Two groups.
Group A:
Carouge Natation
Genève Natation 1885
Lausanne Aquatique
Riviera Barracudas
SK Bern
Group B:
Basel Aquatics
Lugano Sharks
SC Horgen
SC Kreuzlingen
SC St.Gallen
Each team plays the other four teams in its group once. The top two teams from each group advance to the Final Four, where the group winners face the runners-up from the opposite group.
The semi-final winners will then meet in the Swiss Trophy Final on 23 January 2027. 🏆
The second edition puts the next generation of Swiss water polo firmly in the spotlight.
10 teams. 2 groups. 4 Final Four spots. Game on! 🔥