2014–15 Swiss Challenge League

Swiss Challenge League
Season 2014–15
Champions Lugano
Promoted Lugano
Relegated Servette
Matches played 180
Goals scored 494 (2.74 per match)
Top goalscorer Igor Tadić
(19 goals)
Biggest home win Lugano 5–1 Chiasso
4–0 6 games
Biggest away win 0–4 2 games
Average attendance 1863[1]

The 2014-15 Brack.ch Challenge League is the 12th season of the Brack.ch Challenge League, the second tier in the Swiss football pyramid. It began on 19 July 2014 and was scheduled to end on 30 May 2015.[2] The league was on winter break between 8 December 2014 and 7 February 2015. Servette were forcibly relegated at the end of the season after failing to acquire a license for the 2015-16 season.[3]

Participating teams

Stadia and locations

Locations of clubs in the 2013–14 Challenge League
Team Venue Capacity
FC Biel-Bienne Gurzelen Stadion 3,000
FC Chiasso Stadio Comunale 5,000
FC Lausanne-Sport Pontaise 8,500
FC Lugano Stadio Cornaredo 10,500
FC Schaffhausen Stadion Breite 4,200
Servette FC Stade de Genève 30,084
FC Wil Stadion Bergholz 6,958
FC Winterthur Schützenwiese 8,550
FC Wohlen Stadion Niedermatten 3,624
FC Le Mont Terrain du Châtaignier 4,000

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Kit manufacturer Sponsor
FC Biel-Bienne Switzerland Jean-Michel Aeby Nike Fors
FC Chiasso Switzerland Marco Schällibaum Primato Caffè Chicco D'Oro
FC Lausanne-Sport Switzerland Fabio Celestini Adidas BCV
FC Lugano Switzerland Livio Bordoli Acerbis AIL
KatalTherm Service
FC Schaffhausen Italy Maurizio Jacobacci Spard Ersparnikasse Schaffhausen
Methabau
Servette FC England Kevin Cooper 14Fourteen GHI
FC Wil Italy Francesco Gabriele Nike Hans Eisenring
FC Winterthur Germany Jürgen Seeberger Spard Keller
FC Wohlen Switzerland Ciriaco Sforza Adidas IBW
FC Le Mont France Claude Gross Roduit SA

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Lugano (C, P) 36 22 8 6 64 31 +33 74 Promotion to 2015–16 Super League
2 Servette (R) 36 20 7 9 51 40 +11 67 Relegation to 1. Liga Promotion1
3 Wohlen 36 20 4 12 57 43 +14 64
4 Winterthur 36 15 8 13 65 49 +16 53
5 Schaffhausen 36 13 8 15 55 54 +1 47
6 Lausanne-Sport 36 12 8 16 47 57 10 44
7 Le Mont 36 10 9 17 39 56 17 39
8 Chiasso 36 9 12 15 30 49 19 39
9 Wil 36 9 10 17 47 63 16 37
10 Biel-Bienne 36 7 12 17 39 52 13 33
Updated to match(es) played on 30 May 2015. Source: Swiss Challenge League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

1.^ Servette did not obtain a license for the 2015-16 Challenge League season after not providing necessary financial documents and guarantees. Servette was therefore relegated to the Promotion League and Biel-Bienne remained in the league.

Results

First and Second Round

Home ╲ Away BB CHI LASLMTLUGSHASERWILWINWOH
Biel-Bienne 01 01 10 01 12 01 41 22 22
Chiasso 22 41 11 10 13 01 02 11 01
Lausanne-Sport 42 20 11 11 12 13 10 21 01
Le Mont 10 01 11 00 14 01 22 32 02
Lugano 21 51 21 31 52 20 11 21 12
Schaffhausen 00 40 22 12 00 01 03 14 01
Servette 21 31 21 20 11 11 12 00 10
Wil 00 23 01 42 12 52 10 03 24
Winterthur 43 10 01 20 00 32 42 40 02
Wohlen 40 00 13 00 02 22 42 21 10

Source: Swiss Challenge League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third and Fourth Round

Home ╲ Away BB CHI LASLMTLUGSHASERWILWINWOH
Biel-Bienne 12 10 02 02 00 01 00 41 21
Chiasso 02 11 03 12 00 11 11 00 20
Lausanne-Sport 22 11 10 01 04 01 31 11 01
Le Mont 11 01 21 32 03 22 40 13 04
Lugano 11 41 21 30 21 20 00 30 23
Schaffhausen 10 31 03 11 01 12 01 32 12
Servette 11 10 42 12 20 12 21 21 31
Wil 11 00 40 31 25 34 00 22 02
Winterthur 52 00 41 21 01 21 40 41 12
Wohlen 12 01 45 01 21 02 13 20 21

Updated to games played on 30 May 2015.
Source: Swiss Challenge League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Switzerland Igor Tadić Schaffhausen 19
2 Cameroon Patrick Bengondo Winterthur 16
3 Portugal João Paiva Winterthur 15
4 Romania Cristian Ianu Lausanne 13
5 Switzerland Davide Mariani Schaffhausen 12
Switzerland Simone Rapp Wohlen
As of 30 May 2015[4]

References

  1. "Zuschauerzahlen 2014/15". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  2. "Swiss Football league". sfl.ch (in German). Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  3. "Keine Lizenz – Servette muss in die 1. Liga". Blick (Blick). 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  4. "Torschützenliste 2014/15". Swiss Challenge League. Retrieved 30 May 2015.

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