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2023–24 in Swiss football

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Football in Switzerland
Season2023–24
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The following is a summary of the 2023–24 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

National teams

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Men's national team

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Friendlies

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23 March 2024 Denmark  0–0   Switzerland Copenhagen, Denmark
20:00 UTC+1 Stadium: Parken Stadium
26 March 2024 Republic of Ireland  0–1   Switzerland Dublin, Ireland
19:45 UTC±0 Stadium: Aviva Stadium
4 June 2024 Switzerland  4–0  Estonia Lucerne, Switzerland
20:15 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Swissporarena
Attendance: 14,473
Referee: Kyriakos Athanasiou (Cyprus)
8 June 2024 Switzerland  1–1  Austria St. Gallen, Switzerland
18:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Kybunpark
Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (Italy)

UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Romania Switzerland Israel Belarus Kosovo Andorra
1  Romania 10 6 4 0 16 5 +11 22 Qualify for final tournament 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 4–0
2   Switzerland 10 4 5 1 22 11 +11 17 2–2 3–0 3–3 1–1 3–0
3  Israel 10 4 3 3 11 11 0 15 Advance to play-offs via Nations League 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1
4  Belarus 10 3 3 4 9 14 −5 12 0–0 0–5 1–2 2–1 1–0
5  Kosovo 10 2 5 3 10 10 0 11 0–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 1–1
6  Andorra 10 0 2 8 3 20 −17 2 0–2 1–2 0–2 0–0 0–3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
9 September 2023 Kosovo  2–2   Switzerland Pristina, Kosovo
20:45 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Attendance: 12,700
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
12 September 2023 Switzerland  3–0  Andorra Sion, Switzerland
20:45 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Stade Tourbillon
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)
15 October 2023 Switzerland  3–3  Belarus St. Gallen, Switzerland
18:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Kybunpark
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)
15 November 2023[note 1] Israel  1–1   Switzerland Felcsút (Hungary)[note 2]
21:45 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Pancho Aréna
Attendance: 2,024
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
18 November 2023 Switzerland  1–1  Kosovo Basel, Switzerland
20:45 UTC+1 Report Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
21 November 2023 Romania  1–0   Switzerland Bucharest, Romania
21:45 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Arena Națională

UEFA Euro 2024

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Group A
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany (H) 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Switzerland 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
3  Hungary 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4  Scotland 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts
15 June 2024 Hungary  1–3   Switzerland Cologne, Germany
15:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 41,676
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
19 June 2024 Scotland  1–1   Switzerland Cologne, Germany
21:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
23 June 2024 Switzerland  1–1  Germany Frankfurt, Germany
21:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Waldstadion
Knockout stage
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29 June 2024 (2024-06-29) R16 Switzerland  2–0  Italy Berlin, Germany
18:00 Report Stadium: Olympiastadion

Women's national team

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Friendlies

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23 February 2024 Poland  1–4  Switzerland
27 February 2024 Poland  1–0  Switzerland

World Cup

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Group A
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Switzerland 3 1 2 0 2 0 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Norway 3 1 1 1 6 1 +5 4
3  New Zealand (H) 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
4  Philippines 3 1 0 2 1 8 −7 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
21 July 2023 (2023-07-21) Philippines  0–2  Switzerland Dunedin, New Zealand
Report
Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium
Attendance: 13,711
Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)
25 July 2023 (2023-07-25) Switzerland  0–0  Norway Hamilton, New Zealand
Report Stadium: Waikato Stadium
Attendance: 10,769
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
30 July 2023 (2023-07-30) Switzerland  0–0  New Zealand Dunedin, New Zealand
Report Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium
Attendance: 25,947
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)
Knockout stage
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5 August 2023 R16 Switzerland  1–5  Spain Auckland, New Zealand
Codina 11' (o.g.) Report
Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 43,217
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)

UEFA Women's Nations League

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2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League A Group A4
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Spain Italy Sweden Switzerland
1  Spain 6 5 0 1 23 9 +14 15 Qualification for Nations League Finals 2–3 5–3 5–0
2  Italy 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10 0–1 0–1 3–0
3  Sweden (O) 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7 Qualification for relegation play-offs 2–3 1–1 1–0
4  Switzerland (R) 6 1 0 5 2 17 −15 3 Relegation to League B 1–7 0–1 1–0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated


22 September 2023 (2023-09-22) Switzerland  0–1  Italy St. Gallen
Report
Stadium: Kybunpark
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)
26 September 2023 Spain  5–0  Switzerland Córdoba, Spain
Report Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Arcángel
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)
27 October 2023 Sweden  1–0  Switzerland Gothenburg, Sweden
18:30 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
31 October 2023 Switzerland  1–7  Spain Zürich
19:00
Report
Stadium: Letzigrund
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
1 December 2023 Switzerland  1–0  Sweden Lucerne
--:-- UTC+1 Report Stadium: Swissporarena
5 December 2023 Italy  3–0  Switzerland Parma
Report Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini

UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Switzerland Turkey Hungary Azerbaijan
1  Switzerland (H, P) 6 5 0 1 14 3 +11 15 Qualify for final tournament as host and promotion to League A 3–1 2–1 3–0
2  Turkey 6 3 0 3 8 8 0 9 Advance to play-offs 0–2 2–1 1–0
3  Hungary 6 2 1 3 10 9 +1 7 1–0 1–4 1–1
4  Azerbaijan (R) 6 1 1 4 2 14 −12 4 Relegation to League C and advance to play-offs[a] 0–4 1–0 0–5
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts of final tournament; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Since Switzerland (who qualified as hosts) finished in the top three places in their group, the best-ranked fourth-placed team qualified for the play-offs.[3]
5 April Switzerland  3–1  Turkey Zürich
Report Stadium: Letzigrund
Referee: Sandra Braz (Portugal)

Club Football

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Men

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Swiss Cup

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Servette FC won their first Swiss Cup in over 20 years.[4] They beat FC Lugano on penalties, after the game ended in a goalless draw after extra time.

Credit Suisse Super League

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BSC Young Boys successfully defended their title, securing their 17th Swiss championship title on 20 May 2024, one round before the end of the season.[6]

On the other end of the table, FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy end their historic first season in the Swiss top flight in last place and are thus relegated back to the Challenge League.[7]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Young Boys (C) 38 23 8 7 76 34 +42 77 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2 Lugano 38 20 5 13 67 51 +16 65 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Servette 38 18 10 10 59 43 +16 64 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[b]
4 Zürich 38 16 12 10 53 41 +12 60 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5 St. Gallen 38 16 9 13 60 51 +9 57
6 Winterthur 38 13 10 15 60 71 −11 49
7 Luzern 38 13 10 15 47 53 −6 49
8 Basel 38 13 10 15 45 52 −7 49
9 Yverdon-Sport 38 13 8 17 50 71 −21 47
10 Lausanne-Sport 38 11 12 15 48 53 −5 45
11 Grasshopper (O) 38 10 8 20 41 49 −8 38 Qualification for the Relegation play-off
12 Lausanne Ouchy (R) 38 7 8 23 40 77 −37 29 Relegation to Swiss Challenge League
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.[8]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league was split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
  2. ^ Servette qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round as the 2023–24 Swiss Cup winners.

dieci Challenge League

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FC Sion were crowned champions of the Challenge League on 23 May 2024 the last matchday.[9] Thus, they return to the top flight only one season after being relegated.

At the bottom of the table, FC Baden also departs the Challenge League after just one season.[10] Their relegation was definite on 3 May 2024, three rounds before the end of the season.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Sion (C, P) 36 23 10 3 72 23 +49 79 Promotion to Swiss Super League
2 Thun 36 23 7 6 73 38 +35 76 Qualification for promotion play-off
3 Vaduz 36 13 10 13 67 55 +12 49 Qualification for Conference League second qualifying round[a]
4 Xamax 36 11 16 9 55 45 +10 49
5 Wil 36 11 11 14 48 52 −4 44
6 Aarau 36 12 7 17 53 59 −6 43
7 Nyon 36 11 10 15 45 58 −13 43
8 Bellinzona 36 11 9 16 37 50 −13 42
9 Schaffhausen 36 8 14 14 36 55 −19 38
10 Baden (R) 36 6 8 22 31 82 −51 26 Relegation to Swiss Promotion League
Source: Swiss Challenge 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.[8]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Vaduz qualified for the Conference League second qualifying round by winning the 2023–24 Liechtenstein Cup.


Hoval Promotion League

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Étoile Carouge FC were crowned champions of the Promotion League on 11 May 2024 and thus are promoted to the Challenge League for the first time in twelve years.[11]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Étoile Carouge FC (C, P) 34 24 4 6 72 38 +34 76 Promotion to Swiss Challenge League and qualification for Swiss Cup
2 FC Rapperswil-Jona 34 22 5 7 74 44 +30 71 Qualification for Swiss Cup
3 FC Biel-Bienne 34 18 5 11 61 35 +26 59
4 FC Paradiso 34 16 8 10 38 32 +6 56
5 SR Delémont 34 16 5 13 56 62 −6 53
6 SC Kriens 34 13 10 11 50 58 −8 49
7 SC Brühl 34 15 5 14 53 60 −7 50
8 SC Cham 34 12 8 14 69 62 +7 44
9 FC Zürich II 34 13 6 15 58 56 +2 45
10 FC Bavois 34 12 7 15 66 58 +8 43
11 FC Breitenrain 34 10 9 15 48 61 −13 39
12 BSC Young Boys II 34 12 8 14 51 63 −12 44
13 FC Luzern II 34 11 10 13 61 68 −7 43
14 FC Bulle 34 10 9 15 47 58 −11 39
15 FC Basel II 34 10 8 16 54 63 −9 38
16 FC Lugano II 34 12 4 18 51 65 −14 40
17 FC St. Gallen II (R) 34 10 7 17 56 61 −5 37 Relegation to the 1. Liga Classic
18 Servette FC II (R) 34 6 10 18 47 68 −21 28
Source: Erste Liga - Match center
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated


Relegation/Promotion play-off

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Grasshopper Club Zürich were able to secure their spot in the Super League against challengers FC Thun in the relegation/promotion play-offs on 31 May 2024.[12] In both legs, they were able to score in overtime. Grasshoppers thus win their first ever relegation play-off, while Thun is still winless after their third participation.

26 May 2024 (2024-05-26) Grasshopper 1–1 Thun Letzigrund, Zürich
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • 52' Gutbub
Attendance: 9,045
Referee: Sandro Schärer
Assistant referees: Fedayi San (VAR)
31 May 2024 (2024-05-31) Thun 1–2 Grasshopper Stockhorn Arena, Thun
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 10,014
Referee: Urs Schnyder
Assistant referees: Lionel Tschudi (VAR)

Grasshopper wins 3–2 on aggregate. Both teams remain in their respective leagues.

Women

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Axa Women's Super League

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Swiss Clubs in Europe

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UEFA Champions League

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Qualifying phase and play-off round

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Second qualifying round
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Servette Switzerland 3–3 (4–1 p) Belgium Genk 1–1 2–2 (a.e.t.)
Third qualifying round
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rangers Scotland 3–2 Switzerland Servette 2–1 1–1
Play-off round
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Maccabi Haifa Israel 0–3 Switzerland Young Boys 0–0 0–3

Group stage

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Group G
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MCI RBL YB RSB
1 England Manchester City 6 6 0 0 18 7 +11 18 Advance to knockout phase 3–2 3–0 3–1
2 Germany RB Leipzig 6 4 0 2 13 10 +3 12 1–3 2–1 3–1
3 Switzerland Young Boys 6 1 1 4 7 13 −6 4 Transfer to Europa League 1–3 1–3 2–0
4 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 6 0 1 5 7 15 −8 1 2–3 1–2 2–2
Source: UEFA

UEFA Europa League

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Qualifying phase and play-off round

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Play-off round
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 3–0 Switzerland Lugano 2–0 1–0

Group stage

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Group G
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SLP ROM SRV SHE
1 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 6 5 0 1 17 4 +13 15 Advance to round of 16 2–0 4–0 6–0
2 Italy Roma 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8 13 Advance to knockout round play-offs 2–0 4–0 3–0
3 Switzerland Servette 6 1 2 3 4 13 −9 5 Transfer to Europa Conference League 0–2 1–1 2–1
4 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 6 0 1 5 5 17 −12 1 2–3 1–2 1–1
Source: UEFA

Knockout stage

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Knockout-round play-offs
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Young Boys Switzerland 2–4 Portugal Sporting CP 1–3 1–1

UEFA Europa Conference League

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Qualifying phase and play-off round

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Second qualifying round
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Djurgårdens IF Sweden 2–3 Switzerland Luzern 1–2 1–1
Basel Switzerland 3–4 Kazakhstan Tobol 1–3 2–1
Third qualifying round
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hibernian Scotland 5–3 Switzerland Luzern 3–1 2–2

Group stage

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Group D
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BRU BOD BEŞ LUG
1 Belgium Club Brugge 6 5 1 0 15 3 +12 16 Advance to round of 16 3–1 1–1 2–0
2 Norway Bodø/Glimt 6 3 1 2 11 8 +3 10 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–1 3–1 5–2
3 Turkey Beşiktaş 6 1 1 4 7 14 −7 4[a] 0–5 1–2 2–3
4 Switzerland Lugano 6 1 1 4 6 14 −8 4[a] 1–3 0–0 0–2
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head goal difference: Beşiktaş +1, Lugano –1.

Knockout phase

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Knockout round play-offs
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Servette Switzerland 1–0 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 0–0 1–0
Round of 16
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Servette Switzerland 0–0 (1–3 p) Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 0–0 0–0 (a.e.t.)

UEFA Women's Champions League

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Qualifying round

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Round 1
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Final
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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Zürich Switzerland 3–1 Malta Birkirkara
Round 2
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zürich Switzerland 0–8 Netherlands Ajax 0–6 0–2

UEFA Youth League

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UEFA Champions League Path

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Group stage
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Group G
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MCI RBL RSB YB
1 England Manchester City 6 4 2 0 17 6 +11 14 Advance to round of 16 2–1 5–2 3–0
2 Germany RB Leipzig 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 11 Advance to play-offs 1–1 2–1 0–0
3 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 6 1 1 4 8 13 −5 4[a] 2–2 0–1 2–1
4 Switzerland Young Boys 6 1 1 4 4 13 −9 4[a] 0–4 1–3 2–1
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to head record.

Domestic Champions Path

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First Round
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Gent Belgium 0–3 Switzerland Basel 0–1 0–2
Second Round
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Basel Switzerland 2–0 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 2–0 0–0

Knockout phase

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Play-offs
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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Basel Switzerland 0–2 Germany Bayern Munich

References

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  1. ^ The Israel v Switzerland match, originally scheduled to be played on 12 October 2023, was postponed to 15 November 2023 due to the Gaza−Israel conflict.[1]
  2. ^ Due to the Israel–Hamas war, Israel play their remaining home matches at a neutral venue.[2]
  1. ^ "European Qualifiers match between Israel and Switzerland to be played on 15 November 2023". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  2. ^ "European Qualifier match between Belgium and Sweden declared abandoned with half-time result confirmed as final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Women's European Qualifiers league stage draw". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Männer-Cupfinal: Servette FC erstmals seit 23 Jahren Cupsieger". SFV. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Männer-Cupfinal: Servette FC erstmals seit 23 Jahren Cupsieger" (in German). SFV. 2024-06-02. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  6. ^ "Eine Runde vor Schluss: YB ist zum 17. Mal Schweizer Meister". Swiss Football League. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy steht als Absteiger fest". SRF. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Reglement für den Spielbetrieb der SFL" (PDF) (in Swiss High German). Swiss Football League. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Sion ist zurück in der Credit Suisse Super League". Swiss Football League. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Sion und Thun im Gleichschritt – Baden muss wieder runter". SRF. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Thun bleibt an Sion dran – Carouge steigt in Challenge League auf". SRF. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  12. ^ "GC hält sich gegen starkes Thun in extremis in der Super League". SRF. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
Preceded by
2022–23
Seasons in
Swiss football
Succeeded by
2024–25