2015–16 Swiss Challenge League

Swiss Challenge League
Season 2015–16
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The 2015-16 Brack.ch Challenge League is the 13th season of the Brack.ch Challenge League, the second tier in the Swiss football pyramid. It began on 18 July 2015 and is scheduled to end on 27 May 2016.[1] After the 18th matchday the league will be on winter break between 7 December 2015 and 6 February 2016.

Participating Teams

2014–15 Swiss Challenge League champions FC Lugano were promoted to the 2015–16 Swiss Super League. They were replaced by FC Aarau, who were relegated after last place finish in the 2014–15 Swiss Super League. Last placed team of the 2014–15 Challenge League season FC Biel-Bienne were spared from relegation as Servette FC failed to obtain a license for the 2015-16 season and were relegated to the 1. Liga Promotion.[2] Servette were replaced by 1. Liga Promotion champion Neuchâtel Xamax.

Stadia and locations

Locations of clubs in the 2015–16 Challenge League
Team Venue Capacity
FC Aarau Stadion Brügglifeld 8,000
FC Biel-Bienne Tissot Arena 5,200
FC Chiasso Stadio Comunale 5,000
FC Lausanne-Sport Pontaise 8,500
FC Le Mont Stade Sous-Ville 4,000
Neuchâtel Xamax Stade de la Maladière 12,000
FC Schaffhausen Stadion Breite 4,200
FC Wil IGP Arena 6,958
FC Winterthur Schützenwiese 8,550
FC Wohlen Stadion Niedermatten 3,624

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Kit manufacturer Sponsor
FC Aarau Switzerland Marco Schällibaum Nike Zehnder Group AG
FC Biel-Bienne Croatia Zlatko Petričević Nike Fors
FC Chiasso Italy Giancarlo Camolese Primato Caffè Chicco D'Oro
FC Lausanne-Sport Switzerland Fabio Celestini Adidas BCV
FC Le Mont France Claude Gross Joma AQUATIS
Neuchâtel Xamax Switzerland Michel Decastel Erima Video2000
Viteos
FC Schaffhausen Italy Maurizio Jacobacci gpard Ersparniskasse Schaffhausen
Methabau
FC Wil England Kevin Cooper Nike Hans Eisenring
FC Winterthur Switzerland Sven Christ Spard Keller
FC Wohlen Switzerland Martin Rueda Adidas IBW

Managerial changes

Club Name Date of departure Replacement Date of appointment
Aarau Switzerland Livio Bordoli 13 October 2015[3] Switzerland Marco Schällibaum 18 October 2015[4]
Chiasso Switzerland Marco Schällibaum 18 October 2015 Italy Giancarlo Camolese 20 October 2015[5]
Neuchâtel Xamax Switzerland Roberto Cattilaz 20 October 2015[6] Switzerland Michel Decastel 21 October 2015
Wil Turkey Fuat Çapa 23 October 2015[7][8] Switzerland Philipp Dux (Interim) 23 October 2015
Wil Switzerland Philipp Dux (Interim) 4 November 2015 England Kevin Cooper 4 November 2015[9]
Winterthur Germany Jürgen Seeberger 26 November 2015[10] Switzerland Dario Zuffi (interim)[11] 26 November 2015
Winterthur Switzerland Dario Zuffi (interim) 28 December 2015 Switzerland Sven Christ 28 December 2015[12]
Biel-Bienne Switzerland Patrick Rahmen 24 February[13] Bulgaria Petar Aleksandrow (interim) 25 February
Biel-Bienne Bulgaria Petar Aleksandrow (interim) 29 March Croatia Zlatko Petričević 29 March[14]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Lausanne-Sport 29 17 8 4 54 28 +26 59 Promotion to 2016–17 Super League
2 Wil 29 12 9 8 49 40 +9 45
3 Neuchâtel Xamax 30 12 8 10 42 38 +4 44
4 Aarau 29 10 13 6 35 29 +6 43
5 Winterthur 30 11 6 13 35 43 −8 39
6 Schaffhausen 29 11 4 14 33 39 −6 37
7 Chiasso 30 6 15 9 34 39 −5 33
8 Wohlen 30 8 9 13 32 44 −12 33
9 Le Mont 30 6 10 14 31 43 −12 28
10 Biel-Bienne[lower-alpha 1] 18 5 6 7 28 30 −2 16 Relegation to 1. Liga Promotion
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2016. Source: Swiss Challenge League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) draw[19]
Notes:
  1. ↑ FC Biel-Bienne were deducted one point for licence violation.[15] On 22 April Biel-Bienne were deducted four more points.[16] On 27 April licence committee of the Swiss Football League stripped Biel-Bienne of their league licence. Results of Biel-Bienne's second half of the season were converted to 0-0 draws that award no points.[17][18]

Results

First and Second Round

Home ╲ Away AAR BB CHILASLMTNEUSHAWILWINWOH
Aarau 2–3 1–1 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–1
Biel-Bienne 3–1 1–1 0–31 3–3 2–2 2–0 0–0 5–1 0–3
Chiasso 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 3–0 2–2 1–3 1–1
Lausanne-Sport 1–1 5–4 1–2 1–1 2–3 1–0 3–0 0–2 2–0
Le Mont 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–0
Neuchâtel 2–0 1–4 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–3 1–0 1–1
Schaffhausen 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–4 2–0 2–1 4–1 1–2 1–1
Wil 0–0 2–0 4–1 3–3 3–1 3–2 3–2 0–0 1–3
Winterthur 1–1 1–0 3–1 0–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–2 0–0
Wohlen 0–0 2–0 0–3 1–2 2–2 0–2 2–1 1–3 3–2

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 AAR BB CHILASLMTNEUSHAWILWINWOH
Aarau 1–0 2–2 2–1 3–0 2–0
Biel-Bienne
Chiasso 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–0
Lausanne-Sport 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0
Le Mont 1–1 0–0 0–2 0–1 2–0
Neuchâtel 0–0 2–1 1–0 4–2 2–0 4–0
Schaffhausen 1–3 3–1 4–1 0–0 2–2
Wil 1–1 3–0 3–1 1–1
Winterthur 0–2 2–2 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–4
Wohlen 1–3 2–1 2–2 0–1 1–0 0–2

Updated to games played on 2 May 2016.
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.

1Lausanne was awarded a 3–0 w/o win due to Biel-Bienne fielding more foreign players (5) than allowed (4). Match originally ended in a 3–2 win for Lausanne.[20]

References

  1. ↑ "Swiss Football league". sfl.ch (in German). Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Keine Lizenz – Servette muss in die 1. Liga" (in German). Blick. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Aarau stellt Trainer Bordoli per sofort frei". bluewin.ch. 13 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Jetzt ist es fix: Marco Schällibaum ist der neue Trainer beim FC Aarau". Limmattaler Zeitung. 18 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Benvenuto in Rossoblù, Giancarlo Camolese!". fcchiasso.ch.
  6. ↑ "Decastel wird neuer Xamax-Coach". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Nächster Knall in Wil: Trainer Capa muss gehen". Thurgauer Zeitung. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Sofortige Trennung vom Trainerduo". fcwil.ch. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Kevin Cooper neuer Wil-Trainer". FM1 Today. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  10. ↑ Schifferli, Hansjörg (26 November 2015). "Jürgen Seeberger muss gehen". Der Landbote. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  11. ↑ Schifferli, Hansjörg (26 November 2015). "Zwei Spiele für eine neue Basis". Der Landbote. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  12. ↑ Dubach, Matthias (28 December 2015). "Sven Christ zu Winterthur". Blick. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  13. ↑ "Patrick Rahmen quitte son poste d'entraîneur, Petar Alexandrov prend la relève". 25 February 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  14. ↑ "Zlatko Petričević ist neuer Trainer des FC Biel". Bieler Tagblatt. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  15. ↑ "Punktabzug für den FC Biel" (in German). Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  16. ↑ "FC Biel verliert definitiv 4 weitere Punkte" (in German). Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  17. ↑ "Die aktuelle BCL-Tabelle nach dem Biel-Entscheid". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  18. ↑ "Disziplinarkommission entzieht FC Biel die Lizenz". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  19. ↑ "Challenge League:Season Rules". scoresway.com. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  20. ↑ "Forfait-Niederlage für FC Biel". Swiss Football League. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

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