Swiss Super League

Swiss Super League
Country Switzerland
Other club(s) from Liechtenstein
Confederation UEFA
Founded 1897
Number of teams 10
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to Challenge League
Domestic cup(s) Swiss Cup
International cup(s) UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
Current champions Basel (19th title)
(2015–16)
Most championships Grasshopper Club Zürich
(27 titles)
TV partners Teleclub Sport
Website SFL.ch
2015–16 Swiss Super League

The Swiss Super League (known as the Raiffeisen Super League for sponsorship reasons) is the top tier of the Swiss football league system.[1] and has been played in current format since the 2003-2004 season.[2] The Swiss Super League is currently ranked 12th according to UEFA's ranking of league coefficients, which is based upon Swiss team performances in European competitions.[3]

Names

Years German French Italian
1897–1929 Serie A
1930–31 1e Ligue Prima Lega
1931–44 Nationalliga Ligue Nationale Lega Nazionale
1933 Challenge National Challenge National
1944–2003 Nationalliga A Ligue Nationale A Lega Nazionale A
2003–2012 Axpo Super League
2012– Raiffeisen Super League

2015–16 season

Participating clubs

The teams competing in the 2015–16 season are

Team Manager Venue Capacity
FC Basel Switzerland Urs Fischer St. Jakob-Park 38,512
Grasshopper Club Zürich Switzerland Pierluigi Tami Letzigrund 25,000
FC Lugano Czech Republic Zdeněk Zeman Stadio Cornaredo 10,500
FC Luzern Germany Markus Babbel Swissporarena 17,800
FC Sion France Didier Tholot Tourbillon 16,263
FC St. Gallen Germany Joe Zinnbauer AFG Arena 19,694
FC Thun Luxembourg Jeff Saibene Arena Thun 10,300
FC Vaduz Switzerland Giorgio Contini Rheinpark Stadion 7,584
BSC Young Boys Austria Adi Hütter Stade de Suisse 32,000
FC Zürich Finland Sami Hyypiä Letzigrund 25,000

Promotion/Relegation from 2014–15 season

Winning clubs

Season Recent champions
(Super League only)
Runners-up Third place Top scorer(s)
Player (Club) Nat. Goals
2003–04 Basel (1) Young Boys Servette Chapuisat, StéphaneStéphane Chapuisat (Young Boys)   SUI 23
2004–05 Basel (2) Thun Grasshopper Giménez, ChristianChristian Giménez (Basel)  ARG 27
2005–06 Zürich (1) Basel Young Boys Keita, AlhassaneAlhassane Keita (Zürich)  GUI 20
2006–07 Zürich (2) Basel Sion Petrić, MladenMladen Petrić (Basel)  CRO 19
2007–08 Basel (3) Young Boys Zürich Yakin, HakanHakan Yakin (Young Boys)   SUI 24
2008–09 Zürich (3) Young Boys Basel Doumbia, SeydouSeydou Doumbia (Young Boys)  CIV 20
2009–10 Basel (4) Young Boys Grasshopper Doumbia, SeydouSeydou Doumbia (Young Boys)  CIV 30
2010–11 Basel (5) Zürich Young Boys Frei, AlexanderAlexander Frei (Basel)   SUI 27
2011–12 Basel (6) Luzern Young Boys Frei, AlexanderAlexander Frei (Basel)   SUI 23
2012–13 Basel (7) Grasshopper St. Gallen Scarione, EzequielEzequiel Scarione (St. Gallen)  ARG 21
2013–14 Basel (8) Grasshopper Young Boys Gashi, ShkëlzenShkëlzen Gashi (Grasshopper)  ALB 19
2014–15 Basel (9) Young Boys Zürich Gashi, ShkëlzenShkëlzen Gashi (Basel)  ALB 21

Performance by club

TitlesClub
27
Grasshopper Club Zürich
19
FC Basel
17
Servette FC
12
FC Zürich
11
BSC Young Boys
7
FC Lausanne-Sport
3
FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
3
FC Lugano
3
FC Winterthur
3
Neuchâtel Xamax
3
FC Aarau
2
FC St. Gallen
2
FC Sion
1
Anglo-American Club Zürich
1
FC Biel-Bienne
1
FC Luzern
1
SC Brühl
1
FC Etoile-Sporting
1
AC Bellinzona

Performance by club (professional era only)

TitlesClub
19
Grasshopper Club Zürich
17
FC Basel
10
FC Zürich
10
Servette FC
5
BSC Young Boys
5
FC Lausanne-Sport
3
FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
3
FC Lugano
2
FC Sion
2
Neuchâtel Xamax
1
AC Bellinzona
1
FC Aarau
1
FC Biel-Bienne
1
FC Luzern
1
FC St. Gallen

See also

References

  1. WSC 257 Jul 08. "When Saturday Comes – Border crossing". Wsc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  2. Heinrich Schifferle. "Swiss Football League". European Professional Football Leagues. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  3. http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/country/

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