2018–19 Swiss Super League

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Swiss Super League
Season2018–19
ChampionsYoung Boys
13th title
RelegatedGrasshopper
Champions LeagueYoung Boys
Basel
Europa LeagueLugano
Thun
Luzern
Matches played90
Goals scored310 (3.44 per match)
Top goalscorerGuillaume Hoarau (24)[1]
Biggest home winYoung Boys 7–1 Basel
Biggest away winXamax 1–5 Thun
Highest scoringYoung Boys 7–1 Basel[2]
Longest winning runYoung Boys (9 games)
Longest unbeaten runYoung Boys (9 games)
Longest winless runXamax (6 games)
Longest losing runSion
Xamax (5 games each)
Highest attendance31,120
Young Boys 7–1 Basel
[2]
(23 September 2018)
Total attendance593,387[3]
Average attendance11,868[3]

The 2018–19 Swiss Super League (referred to as the Raiffeisen Super League for sponsoring reasons) was the 122nd season of top-tier competitive football in Switzerland and the 16th under its current name and format.

A total of 10 teams competed in the league: the 9 best teams from the 2017–18 season and the 2017–18 Swiss Challenge League champion Xamax. The season started on the weekend of 21–22 July 2018 and concluded on 25 May 2019 with a break between 17 December 2018 and 2 February 2019.[4]

In May 2018, the Swiss Football League voted in favor of reintroducing the relegation play-offs, starting from the 2018–19 season. At the end of the season, the 9th-placed team of the Swiss Super League will face the 2nd-placed team of the Swiss Challenge League in a two-legged play-off to determine which of the two will compete in the Super League the following season.[5]

Teams[]

Stadia and locations[]

Map of Switzerland and the 10 teams of the 2018–19 Super League
Basel
Basel
Lugano
Lugano
Luzern
Luzern
Sion
Sion
St. Gallen
St. Gallen
Thun
Thun
Young Boys
Young Boys
Location of the 2018–19 Swiss Super League teams
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Basel Basel St. Jakob-Park 37,994[6]
Grasshopper Zürich Letzigrund 26,104[7]
Xamax Neuchâtel Stade de la Maladière 11,997[8]
Lugano Lugano Stadio Cornaredo 6,390[9]
Luzern Lucerne Swissporarena 16,490[10]
Sion Sion Stade Tourbillon 14,283[11]
St. Gallen St. Gallen kybunpark 19,456[12]
Thun Thun Stockhorn Arena 10,014[12]
Young Boys Bern Stade de Suisse 31,789[13]
Zürich Zürich Letzigrund 26,104[14]

Personnel and kits[]

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Basel Switzerland Marcel Koller Czech Republic Marek Suchý Adidas Novartis
Grasshopper Switzerland Uli Forte Iceland Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson Puma Fromm
Lugano Switzerland Fabio Celestini Uruguay Jonathan Sabbatini Acerbis AIL
Luzern Switzerland René Weiler Switzerland Claudio Lustenberger Adidas Otto’s
Sion Switzerland Murat Yakin Switzerland Kevin Fickentscher Macron Capital Markets Consulting
St. Gallen Germany Peter Zeidler Switzerland Silvan Hefti Jako St.Galler Kantonalbank
Thun Switzerland Marc Schneider Switzerland Dennis Hediger Nike Panorama Center, Schneider Software AG
Xamax Switzerland Michel Decastel Switzerland Laurent Walthert Erima Groupe E, Banque cantonale neuchâteloise
Young Boys Switzerland Gerardo Seoane Switzerland Steve von Bergen Nike Obi
Zürich Switzerland Ludovic Magnin Iceland Victor Pálsson Nike

Managerial changes[]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of departure Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
St. Gallen Croatia Boro Kuzmanović End of interim 15 May 2018 Pre-season Germany Peter Zeidler 15 May 2018[15]
Young Boys Austria Adi Hütter Signed by Eintracht Frankfurt 16 May 2018[16] Switzerland Gerardo Seoane 1 June 2018[17]
Luzern Switzerland Gerardo Seoane Signed by Young Boys 1 June 2018[17] Switzerland René Weiler 21 June 2018[18]
Basel Switzerland Raphaël Wicky Sacked 26 July 2018 6th Switzerland Alex Frei (interim) 26 July 2018[19]
Switzerland Alex Frei End of interim 2 August 2018 8th Switzerland Marcel Koller 2 August 2018[20]
Sion Switzerland Maurizio Jacobacci Sacked 14 September 2018[21] 8th Switzerland Murat Yakin 17 September 2018[22]
Lugano Spain Guillermo Abascal 1 October 2018[23] 6th Switzerland Fabio Celestini 2 October 2018[24]
Luzern Switzerland René Weiler 17 February 2019[25] 7th Switzerland Thomas Häberli 21 February 2019[26]
Grasshopper Germany Thorsten Fink 4 March 2019[27] 10th Croatia Tomislav Stipić 6 March 2019[28]
Croatia Tomislav Stipić 8 April 2019[29] 10th Switzerland Uli Forte 8 April 2019

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Young Boys (C) 36 29 4 3 99 36 +63 91 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2 Basel 36 20 11 5 71 46 +25 71 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Lugano 36 10 16 10 50 49 +1 46 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
4 Thun 36 12 10 14 57 58 −1 46 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
5 Luzern 36 14 4 18 56 61 −5 46 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
6 St. Gallen 36 13 7 16 49 58 −9 46
7 Zürich 36 11 11 14 43 52 −9 44
8 Sion 36 12 7 17 50 55 −5 43
9 Xamax (O) 36 9 10 17 44 65 −21 37 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
10 Grasshopper (R) 36 5 10 21 32 71 −39 25 Relegation to the 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) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.[30]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated

Positions by round[]

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
Young Boys211111111111111111111111111111111111
Basel685223745342222422222222222222222222
Lugano379786676866679888888887767864536343
Thun858645223423533233333333333333343464
Luzern1097974568677766765677764555786454535
St. Gallen463352354555455656455545678557865756
Zürich524437432234344344544456444678787687
Sion7425689107788887577766678886445678878
Xamax1368101010991010109101010101010109999999999999999
Grasshopper910101099881099910989999910101010101010101010101010101010
2019–20 UEFA Champions League play-off round
2019–20 Champions League second qualifying round
2019–20 Europa League third qualifying round
2019–20 Europa League second qualifying round
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2019–20 Swiss Challenge League
Source: Swiss Football League

Note: If a team wins the Swiss Cup, they will qualify for the Europa League group stage, unless they have already qualified for the Champions League through league position. In this case, the Europa League group stage berth will be given to the third-placed team, and both Europa League qualifying round spots will be moved one step down, to 4th and 5th respectively.

Results[]

Relegation play-offs[]

Ninth placed Xamax faced Aarau, the runner-up of 2018–19 Swiss Challenge League.

First leg[]

Xamax0–4Aarau
Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Stephan Klossner

Second leg[]

Aarau0–4 (a.e.t.)Xamax
Report
Penalties
Zverotić Penalty missed
Jäckle Penalty scored
Bürgy Penalty scored
Mišić Penalty scored
Karanović Penalty scored
4–5 Penalty scored Veloso
Penalty scored Tréand
Penalty scored Corbaz
Penalty scored Ademi
Penalty scored Dié
Attendance: 7,526
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet

Neuchâtel Xamax won on penalties after drawing 4–4 on aggregate and will stay in the Swiss Super League.

Attendances[]

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Young Boys 378,948 31,120 20,238 25,263 +15.0%
2 Basel 371,656 29,491 20,717 24,777 −4.2%
3 St. Gallen 201,326 18,790 9,824 12,583 −0.2%
4 Zürich 171,145 16,372 7,769 10,697 −0.3%
5 Luzern 148,462 13,626 7,298 9,279 −7.7%
6 Sion 134,600 12,800 7,000 8,973 −9.6%
7 Grasshopper 96,000 16,400 3,500 6,000 −14.5%
8 Thun 87,678 9,021 4,129 5,845 −1.1%
9 Xamax 92,410 12,000 3,004 5,776 +66.2%1
10 Lugano 49,950 4,364 2,049 3,330 −11.1%
League total 1,732,175 31,120 2,049 11,175 −0.1%

Updated to games played on 28 April 2019
Source: www.sfl.ch
Notes:
1: Played last season in Challenge League.

Season Statistics[]

Top scorers[]

As of matches played on 14 April 2019.[31]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 France Guillaume Hoarau Young Boys 18
2 Switzerland Dejan Sorgic Thun 15
3 Switzerland Raphaël Nuzzolo Xamax 13
4 Switzerland Albian Ajeti Basel 12
Cameroon Jean-Pierre Nsame Young Boys
6 Netherlands Ricky van Wolfswinkel Basel 10
Nigeria Blessing Eleke Luzern
Switzerland Vincent Sierro FC St. Gallen
Switzerland Marvin Spielmann Thun
10 Brazil Carlinhos Lugano 9
Switzerland Christian Fassnacht Young Boys
Kosovo Benjamin Kololli FC Zurich

Top assists[]

As of matches played on 14 April 2019.[32]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Switzerland Raphaël Nuzzolo Xamax 13
2 Serbia Miralem Sulejmani Young Boys 11
3 Austria Thorsten Schick Young Boys 9
Ivory Coast Roger Assalé Young Boys
Switzerland Pascal Schürpf FC Luzern
6 Sweden Alexander Gerndt Lugano 8
Switzerland Albian Ajeti FC Basel
Switzerland Christian Schneuwly FC Luzern
9 Ghana Majeed Ashimeru FC St. Gallen 7
Albania Ermir Lenjani Sion
Switzerland Matteo Tosetti Thun
Switzerland Marvin Spielmann Thun
Switzerland Silvan Widmer FC Basel

Hat-tricks[]

Player For Against Result Date
France Guillaume Hoarau Young Boys FC St. Gallen 3–1 (A) 31 March 2019

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