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2024–25 Swiss Super League

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Swiss Super League
Season2024–25
Dates20 July 2024 – 24 May 2025
Top goalscorerDereck Kutesa (9 goals)
Biggest home win4–0
SIO – LS (27 Jul '24)
STG – YB (28 Jul '24)
Biggest away win0–6
SER – BAS (11 Aug '24)
Highest scoring3–4
STG – LS (4 Aug '24)
All statistics correct as of 25 November 2023.

The 2024–25 Swiss Super League (referred to as the Credit Suisse Super League for sponsoring reasons) is the 128th season of top-tier competitive football in Switzerland and the 22nd under its current name. It is the second season featuring a new format and increased number of participants, since the beginning of the Super League era in 2003.[1][2] Young Boys are the defending champions,[3] having successfully defended their title in the previous season.

Overview

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Format and Schedule

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Since rebranding and restructuring the National League A to the Super League, starting with the 2003–04 season, the league has been running under the same format and the same number of teams until 2023. This is the second season to be played under the so-called Scottish Model and includes twelve participating teams.[2][1]

The Swiss Football League (SFL) released a detailed schedule on 5 December 2023:[4][5]

  • The season will begin on 20 July 2024 and conclude on 24 May 2025.
  • The league will go on winter break after matchday 18 on 15 December 2024 and resume on 18 January 2025. The final matchday of the relegation group will take place on, while the championship group will hold its last matches .
  • The two legs of the relegation play-offs are scheduled for 27 and 30 May 2025, respectively.

The season is divided into two phases:

  • In a first phase all twelve teams play each other three times each, for a total of 33 matchdays and concludes on 21 April 2025.
  • Following that, the league is split into two groups of six each, one championship group and one relegation group. The second phase begins on 4 May 2025.
    • Each team will play every other team in their group one time (five matches each), for a total of 38 matchdays.
    • The championship group will play for the title of Swiss Football Champion and qualification for European championships. Final matchday is on 24 May 2025.
    • The relegation group will play against relegation (last place) and qualification for the relegation play-off (second-to-last place). Final matchday will be on 22 May 2025.
  • Points won in the first phase are carried over to the second phase.

Teams

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Team changes

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2023–24 Swiss Challenge League champions FC Sion were directly promoted just one season after their relegation in the 2022-23 season.[6] They replace Stade Lausanne Ouchy, who were directly relegated as the last placed team of the 2023–24 Swiss Super League ending their single season stint on top flight.[7] Grasshopper Club Zurich remain in the Super League, as the winner of the relegation play-off against the runners-up of last season's Challenge League, FC Thun.[8]

Stadia and locations

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FC Basel Grasshopper Club Zurich FC Zürich FC Lausanne-Sport FC Lugano
St. Jakob-Park Letzigrund Stade de la Tuilière Stadio Cornaredo
Basel Zurich Lausanne Lugano
Capacity: 37,994[9] Capacity: 26,103[10][11] Capacity: 12,544[12] Capacity: 6,390[13]
FC Luzern
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Location of the 2023–24 Swiss Super League teams
 Servette FC
Swissporarena Stade de Genève
Luzern Geneva
Capacity: 16,490[14] Capacity: 28,833[15]
FC Sion FC St. Gallen FC Winterthur BSC Young Boys Yverdon-Sport FC
Stade de Tourbillon Kybunpark Stadion Schützenwiese Stadion Wankdorf Stade Municipal
Sion St. Gallen Winterthur Bern Yverdon-les-Bains
Capacity: 14,283[16] Capacity: 19,455[17] Capacity: 8,400[18] Capacity: 31,120[19] Capacity: 6,600[20]
No. of
teams
 Cantons Team(s)
3
 Zürich Zürich, Grasshopper, Winterthur
2
 Vaud Lausanne-Sport, Yverdon-Sport
1
 Bern Young Boys
 Basel-Stadt Basel
 Lucerne Luzern
 St. Gallen St. Gallen
 Valais Sion
 Geneva Servette
 Ticino Lugano

Personnel and kits

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Team President Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front)[a] Shirt sponsor (back) Shirt sponsor (sleeve) Shorts sponsor
Basel Switzerland David Degen Switzerland Fabio Celestini Switzerland Fabian Frei Macron Novartis None Bank CIC, hoffmann automobile Feldschlösschen
Grasshopper United States Stacy Johns Germany Tomas Oral Albania Amir Abrashi Capelli Sport None None None None
Lausanne-Sport Netherlands Leen Heemskerk Switzerland Ludovic Magnin Switzerland Olivier Custodio In-house Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Ineos Enzonet None
Lugano Switzerland Philippe Regazzoni Switzerland Mattia Croci-Torti Switzerland Mattia Bottani Erreà AIL/Lugano’s Plan ₿ (in UEFA matches) None HRS Real Estate/AIL (in UEFA matches) GTL Impresa Costruzioni
Luzern Switzerland Stefan Wolf Liechtenstein Mario Frick Germany Pius Dorn Erreà Otto’s Luzerner Kantonalbank mycasino Maréchaux Elektro
Servette Switzerland Didier Fischer Switzerland Thomas Häberli Switzerland Jérémy Frick & Switzerland Steve Rouiller Adidas MSC Cruises None None Berney Associés, Ebury
Sion Switzerland Christian Constantin France Didier Tholot Switzerland Reto Ziegler Macron OIKEN (H)/Alloboisons (A), Christian Constantin SA (H)/Groupe Arsa (A) Hestia Conseils None None
St. Gallen Switzerland Matthias Hüppi Germany Enrico Maaßen Germany Lukas Görtler Puma St.Galler Kantonalbank Mettler Entwickelt D+D Immobilien, Schützengarten Malbuner, ZIMA Unternehmensgruppe
Winterthur Switzerland Mike Keller Serbia Ognjen Zarić Kosovo Granit Lekaj gpard Keller Druckmesstechnik, Init7 Schiess Reinigungen Condecta, Mr. Green Recycling Orgnet Immobilien, Göldi AG
Young Boys Switzerland Hanspeter Kienberger Switzerland Joël Magnin[b] Switzerland David von Ballmoos Nike Plus500 KPT Krankenkasse Weiss+Appetito AMAG, Komit
Yverdon-Sport United States Jeffrey Saunders Switzerland Alessandro Mangiarratti France William Le Pogam Macron Kinetik Shaw and Partners Financial Services Energa None
Zürich Switzerland Ancillo Canepa Netherlands Ricardo Moniz Switzerland Yanick Brecher Castore NOKERA None MG Cars (also car sponsor) None
  1. ^ Institutional sponsor UBS Helpetica features on the front of the shirt for all teams participating in the Super League.
  2. ^ Caretaker manager

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of departure Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Ref.
Winterthur Switzerland Patrick Rahmen Mutual consent 14 May 2024 Pre-season Serbia Ognjen Zarić 1 July 2024 [21]
St. Gallen Germany Peter Zeidler 8 June 2024 Germany Enrico Maaßen 1 July 2024 [22][23]
Young Boys Switzerland Joël Magnin End of caretaker spell 14 May 2024 Switzerland Patrick Rahmen 1 July 2024 [24]
Servette Switzerland René Weiler Resigned 10 June 2024 Switzerland Thomas Häberli 1 July 2024 [25]
Young Boys Switzerland Patrick Rahmen Sacked 8 October 2024 12th Switzerland Joël Magnin (caretaker) 8 October 2024 [26]
Grasshopper Switzerland Marco Schällibaum 5 November 2024 11th Switzerland Giuseppe Morello (caretaker) 5 November 2024 [27]
Switzerland Giuseppe Morello (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 19 November 2024 11th Germany Tomas Oral 19 November 2024 [28]

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Lugano 17 9 4 4 29 20 +9 31 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2 Basel 17 9 3 5 40 18 +22 30 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Servette 17 8 5 4 28 25 +3 29 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
4 Lausanne-Sport 17 8 3 6 27 21 +6 27 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5 Zürich 17 7 6 4 24 23 +1 27
6 Luzern 17 7 5 5 29 27 +2 26
7 Sion 17 6 5 6 24 21 +3 23
8 St. Gallen 17 5 7 5 27 23 +4 22
9 Young Boys 17 5 5 7 23 28 −5 20
10 Yverdon-Sport 17 4 5 8 16 27 −11 17
11 Winterthur 17 3 4 10 13 36 −23 13 Qualification for the Relegation play-off
12 Grasshopper 17 2 6 9 16 27 −11 12 Relegation to Swiss Challenge League
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2024. Source: Swiss Super League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored 6) Away goals scored; 7) Draw.[29]
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

Results

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Split

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After 33 matches, the league splits into two groups of six teams. The top six are grouped into the championship group and the bottom six into the relegation group, with the teams playing every other team in their group once (either at home or away).[2] The exact matches are determined by the position of the teams in the league table at the time of the split.

Statistics

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Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[30]
1 Switzerland Dereck Kutesa Servette 9
2 Argentina Ignacio Aliseda Lugano 6
Colombia Juan José Perea Zürich
4 Switzerland Albian Ajeti Basel 5
Ivory Coast Bénie Traoré Basel
Switzerland Xherdan Shaqiri Basel
Spain Kevin Carlos Basel
France Thierno Barry Basel
Bolivia Boris Céspedes Yverdon-Sport
France Willem Geubbels St. Gallen
Switzerland Alvyn Sanches Lausanne-Sport

References

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  1. ^ a b "12 Klubs und neuer Modus in der Super League". Swiss Football League. 20 May 2022. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Keine Playoffs: SFL spricht sich für "schottisches Modell" aus" [No Play-Offs: SFL speaks out for the "Scottish model"] (in German). SRF. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Eine Runde vor Schluss: YB ist zum 17. Mal Schweizer Meister" [One round before the end: YB is Swiss Champion for the 17th time] (in Swiss High German). Swiss Football League. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Die SFL gibt den Datenplan für die Saison 2024/25 bekannt" (in German). Swiss Football League. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  5. ^ "SWISS FOOTBALL LEAGUE - Rahmenterminplan / Calendrier - Stand / État 5.12.2023" (PDF). Swiss Football League. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Sion ist zurück in der Credit Suisse Super League" [Sion is back in the Credit Suisse Super League] (in Swiss High German). Swiss Football League. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy steht als Absteiger fest" (in Swiss High German). SRF. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  8. ^ "GC hält sich gegen starkes Thun in extremis in der Super League" (in Swiss High German). SRF. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  9. ^ "FC Basel 1893". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Grasshopper Club Zürich". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  11. ^ "FC Zürich". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  12. ^ "FC Lausanne-Sport". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  13. ^ "FC Lugano". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  14. ^ "FC Luzern". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  15. ^ "Servette FC". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  16. ^ "FC Sion". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  17. ^ "FC St. Gallen". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  18. ^ "FC Winterthur". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  19. ^ "BSC Young Boys". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  20. ^ "Yverdon-Sport FC". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  21. ^ "Rahmen zu YB, Zaric neuer FCW-Cheftrainer" (in Swiss High German). FC Winterthur. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  22. ^ "Peter Zeidler verlässt den FCSG" (in Swiss High German). FC St. Gallen. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  23. ^ "Neuer Cheftrainer für den FC St.Gallen 1879" (in Swiss High German). FC St. Gallen. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  24. ^ "Patrick Rahmen wird neuer YB-Trainer" (in Swiss High German). BSC Young Boys. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  25. ^ "Communiqué officiel du Servette FC" (in Swiss French). Servette FC. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  26. ^ "Joël Magnin ersetzt Patrick Rahmen" (in Swiss High German). BSC Young Boys. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  27. ^ "GC Zurich parts ways with Marco Schällibaum". Grasshopper Club Zürich. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  28. ^ "GC Zurich verpflichtet Cheftrainer Tomas Oral" (in Swiss High German). Grasshopper Club Zürich. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  29. ^ "Reglement für den Spielbetrieb der SFL" (PDF) (in Swiss High German). Swiss Football League. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  30. ^ "Statistiques Credit Suisse Super League". SFL. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
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