The 2026 Grümpeltuiner, which was organised and sponsered by the ZAFL – Zürcher Australian Rules Football Verband (part of ZKS – Zürcher Kantonalverband für Sport). The ZAFL consists of the Zurich Giants AFC and Winterthur Lions AFC.

The main goals of the yearly tournament is to promote Australian football in the Canton of Zürich and give new players, beginners and young people the opportunity to try the sport in a fun & friendly tournament (with modified rules), before the AFL Switzerland league begins.

The tournament saw players from Zürich, Winterthur, Bern and Basel compete for the cup. Each team could only have a maximum of 2 AFL Switzerland club players on field to promote and give opportunity to the new players.

AFL Switzerland Umpire – Jacob Gome won the Golden Whistle Award for being the best umpire at the 2026 Champions League in Lyon. He umpired a massive 10 games including the men’s Grand Final between the Wandsworth Demons and the Edinburgh Bloods.