Which sport is most frequently played in a club in Switzerland?

Football is the sport with the most club members in Switzerland. Almost every municipality has a football club.

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B: Skiing

Skiing is very popular, but most people ski privately and not in a club.

C: Floorball (Unihockey)

Floorball (Unihockey) is a popular club sport, but it has fewer members than football.

A: Swimming

Many people go swimming, but mostly alone and without a club.

Schwingen, skiing, football, Federer

Schwingen is a traditional Swiss sport. It is a form of wrestling. Two men or two women hold on to short trousers made of cloth and fight in a circle of sawdust. Whoever puts the other on their back wins. Every three years there is the big Federal Schwingen and Alpine Festival (Eidgenössisches Schwing- und Älplerfest). The winner is called «Schwingerkönig» (king of Schwingen).

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Sources

• zh.ch
• aboutswitzerland.eda.admin.ch
• aboutswitzerland.eda.admin.ch

Last checked: September 2026

Question 341 of the official question list of the Canton of Zurich (Gemeindeamt, May 2025). Translation and explanation: Swiss Passport.

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