2018–19 in Swiss football

Football in Switzerland
Season	2018–19
Men's football
Super League	Young Boys
Challenge League	Servette
Swiss Cup	Basel
Women's football
Nationalliga A	Zürich
Swiss Cup	Zürich

The following is a summary of the 2018–19 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

National teams[]

Men's national team[]

2018–19 UEFA Nations League[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification^[a]
1	Switzerland	4	3	1	14	5	+9	9^[b]	Qualification to Nations League Finals	—	5–2	6–0
2	Belgium	4	3	1	9	6	+3	9^[b]		2–1	—	2–0
3	Iceland	4	0	4	1	13	−12	0		1–2	0–3	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

^ Due to revamp of the format for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League, no teams were eventually relegated.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Head-to-head goal difference: Switzerland +2, Belgium −2.

8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) Group A2	Switzerland	6–0	Iceland	showSt. Gallen, Switzerland
18:00 CEST	Zuber 13' Zakaria 23' Shaqiri 53' Seferovic 67' Ajeti 71' Mehmedi 82'	Report		Stadium: Kybunpark Attendance: 14,912 Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

12 October 2018 (2018-10-12) Group A2	Belgium	2–1	Switzerland	showBrussels, Belgium
18:00 CEST	Lukaku 58', 84'	Report	76' Gavranović	Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium Attendance: 30,049 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

15 October 2018 (2018-10-15) Group A2	Iceland	1–2	Switzerland	showReykjavík, Iceland
20:45 CEST	Finnbogason 81'	Report	52' Seferovic 67' Lang	Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 8,663 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

18 November 2018 (2018-11-18) Group A2	Switzerland	5–2	Belgium	showLucerne, Switzerland
20:45 CEST	Rodríguez 26' (pen.) Seferovic 31', 44', 84' Elvedi 62'	Report	2', 17' T. Hazard	Stadium: Swissporarena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

2019 UEFA Nations League Finals[]

5 June 2019 (2019-06-05) Semi-final	Portugal	3–1	Switzerland	showPorto, Portugal
20:45 CEST	Ronaldo 25', 88', 90'	Report	57' (pen.) Rodríguez	Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 42,415 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

9 June 2019 (2019-06-09) 3rd place play-off	Switzerland	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	England	showGuimarães, Portugal
15:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 15,742 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
	Penalties
	Zuber Xhaka Akanji Mbabu Schär Drmić		Maguire Barkley Sancho Sterling Pickford Dier

UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Switzerland	8	5	2	1	19	6	+13	17	Qualify for final tournament	—	3–3	2–0	1–0	4–0
2	Denmark	8	4	4	0	23	6	+17	16	Qualify for final tournament	1–0	—	1–1	5–1	6–0
3	Republic of Ireland	8	3	4	1	7	5	+2	13	Advance to play-offs via Nations League	1–1	1–1	—	1–0	2–0
4	Georgia	8	2	2	4	7	11	−4	8	Advance to play-offs via Nations League	0–2	0–0	0–0	—	3–0
5	Gibraltar	8	0	0	8	3	31	−28	0		1–6	0–6	0–1	2–3	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) Group D	Georgia	0–2	Switzerland	showTbilisi, Georgia
15:00 CEST		Report	56' Zuber 80' Zakaria	Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena Attendance: 49,207 Referee: Craig Pawson (England)

26 March 2019 (2019-03-26) Group D	Switzerland	3–3	Denmark	showBasel, Switzerland
20:45 CEST	Freuler 19' Xhaka 66' Embolo 76'	Report	84' M. Jørgensen 88' Gytkjær 90+3' Dalsgaard	Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 18,352 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Friendly matches[]

11 September 2018 (2018-09-11)	England	1–0	Switzerland	showLeicester, England
21:00 CEST	Rashford 54'	Report		Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 30,256 Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

14 November 2018 (2018-11-14)	Switzerland	0–1	Qatar	showLugano, Switzerland
19:00 CEST		Report	86' Afif	Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium Attendance: 4,170 Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)

Women's national team[]

FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 qualification[]

Group stage[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Scotland	8	7	0	1	19	7	+12	21	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup	—	2–1	3–0	5–0	2–1
2	Switzerland	8	6	1	1	21	5	+16	19	Play-offs	1–0	—	2–1	5–1	3–0
3	Poland	8	3	2	3	16	12	+4	11		2–3	0–0	—	1–1	4–1
4	Albania	8	1	1	6	6	22	−16	4		1–2	1–4	1–4	—	1–0
5	Belarus	8	1	0	7	5	21	−16	3		1–2	0–5	1–4	1–0	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

30 August 2018 (2018-08-30) Group 2	Scotland	2–1	Switzerland	showPaisley, Scotland
20:35 CEST	Cuthbert 2' Little 6'	Report	7' Dickenmann	Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 4,098 Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)

4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Group 2	Poland	0–0	Switzerland	showMielec, Poland
17:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Stadion Stali Mielec Attendance: 5,128 Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

Play-offs[]

5 October 2018 (2018-10-05) Semi-final, 1st leg	Belgium	2–2	Switzerland	showLeuven, Belgium
20:30 CEST	Cayman 5' De Neve 60'	Report	55', 87' Lehmann	Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 7,300 Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)

9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Semi-final, 2nd leg	Switzerland	1–1	Belgium	showBiel/Bienne, Switzerland
19:00 CEST	Reuteler 23'	Report	77' De Caigny	Stadium: Tissot Arena Attendance: 2,650 Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)

3–3 on aggregate. Switzerland won on away goals.

9 November 2018 (2018-11-09) Final, 1st leg	Netherlands	3–0	Switzerland	showUtrecht, Netherlands
20:00 CEST	Spitse 49' Martens 71' Miedema 80'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 23,750 Referee: Pernilla Larsson (Sweden)

13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Final, 2nd leg	Switzerland	1–1	Netherlands	showSchaffhausen, Switzerland
19:00 CEST	Sow 71'	Report	52' Miedema	Stadium: LIPO Park Attendance: 5,148 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

Netherlands won 4–1 on aggregate.

2019 Algarve Cup[]

27 February 2019 (2019-02-27) Group D	Sweden	4–1	Switzerland	showFaro, Portugal
17:45 CEST	Larsson 7', 40', 67' Asllani 62'	Report	26' Crnogorčević	Stadium: Estádio Algarve Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)

4 March 2019 (2019-03-04) Group D	Switzerland	3–1	Portugal	showVila Real de Santo António, Portugal
17:45 CEST	Crnogorčević 60' Kiwic 66' Müller 86'	Report	27' Norton	Stadium: VRS António Sports Complex Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)

6 March 2019 (2019-03-06) 7th place	Switzerland	0–2	Spain	showAlbufeira, Portugal
14:15 CEST		Report	21' Hermoso 63' (o.g.) Ismaili	Stadium: Albufeira Municipal Stadium Referee: María Belén Carvajal (Chile)

Friendly matches[]

5 April 2019 (2019-04-05)	Switzerland	0–0	Finland	showBiel/Bienne, Switzerland
19:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Tissot Arena Attendance: 2,500

9 April 2019 (2019-04-09)	Switzerland	1–0	Slovakia	showWinterthur, Switzerland
19:00 CEST	Reuteler 56'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Schützenwiese Attendance: 2,103

29 May 2019 (2019-05-29)	Italy	1–3	Switzerland	showFerrara, Italy
15:00 CEST	Galli 32' Girelli 61' Sabatino 89'	Report	83' Reuteler	Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza

14 June 2019 (2019-06-14)	Serbia	1–1	Switzerland	showStara Pazova, Serbia
18:00 CEST	Slović 29' (pen.)	Report	89'	Stadium: Sports Center FAS

League season[]

Raiffeisen Super League[]

Pos	Team v t	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.^[1]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated

Brack.ch Challenge League[]

Swiss clubs in Europe[]

UEFA Champions League[]

Qualifying phase and play-off round[]

Second qualifying round[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
PAOK	5–1	Basel	2–1	3–0

Play-off round[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Young Boys	3–2	Dinamo Zagreb	1–1	2–1

Group stage[]

Group H[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	JUV	MU	VAL	YB
1	Juventus	6	4	0	2	9	4	+5	12	Advance to knockout phase	—	1–2	1–0	3–0
2	Manchester United	6	3	1	2	7	4	+3	10	Advance to knockout phase	0–1	—	0–0	1–0
3	Valencia	6	2	2	2	6	6	0	8	Transfer to Europa League	0–2	2–1	—	3–1
4	Young Boys	6	1	1	4	4	12	−8	4		2–1	0–3	1–1	—

Source: UEFA

UEFA Europa League[]

Qualifying phase and play-off round[]

Second qualifying round[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
St. Gallen	2–2 (a)	Sarpsborg 08	2–1	0–1

Third qualifying round[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Vitesse	0–2	Basel	0–1	0–1
Olympiacos	7–1	Luzern	4–0	3–1

Play-off round[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Basel	3–3 (a)	Apollon Limassol	3–2	0–1

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	LEV	ZUR	AKL	LUD
1	Bayer Leverkusen	6	4	1	1	16	9	+7	13	Advance to knockout phase	—	1–0	4–2	1–1
2	Zürich	6	3	1	2	7	6	+1	10	Advance to knockout phase	3–2	—	1–2	1–0
3	AEK Larnaca	6	1	2	3	6	12	−6	5		1–5	0–1	—	1–1
4	Ludogorets Razgrad	6	0	4	2	5	7	−2	4		2–3	1–1	0–0	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Knockout phase[]

Round of 32[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Zürich	1–5	Napoli	1–3	0–2

UEFA Women's Champions League[]

Qualifying round[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SUB	BAS	KIR	BRE
1	Spartak Subotica	3	3	0	0	10	0	+10	9	Round of 32	—	—	1–0	4–0
2	Basel	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	6		0–5	—	—	4–0
3	Kiryat Gat	3	0	1	2	4	8	−4	1		—	0–3	—	—
4	Breznica Pljevlja (H)	3	0	1	2	4	12	−8	1		—	—	4–4	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualifying round tiebreakers
(H) Host

Knockout phase[]

Round of 32[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Honka	1–6	Zürich	0–1	1–5

Round of 16[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Zürich	0–5	Bayern Munich	0–2	0–3

References[]

^ "Règlement de la compétition de la SFL" (PDF) (in French). sfl.ch. Retrieved 30 May 2017.

Preceded by 2017–18	Seasons in Swiss football	Succeeded by 2019–20

[1] Due to revamp of the format for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League, no teams were eventually relegated.

[table_hth_SUI0.70379021936273-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Head-to-head goal difference: Switzerland +2, Belgium −2.

[3] "Règlement de la compétition de la SFL" (PDF) (in French). sfl.ch. Retrieved 30 May 2017.

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