The 2008β09 Swiss Challenge League was the sixth season of the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of the Swiss football league pyramid. It began on 25 July 2008 and ended on 30 May 2009. The champions of this season, FC St. Gallen, earned promotion to the 2009β10 Super League. The two teams, FC Concordia Basel and FC La Chaux-de-Fonds, were administratively relegated to the 1. Liga due to the financial reasons.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | St. Gallen (C, P) | 30 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 78 | 22 | +56 | 78 | Promotion to 2009β10 Swiss Super League |
2 | Lugano | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 72 | 30 | +42 | 70 | Qualification for Promotion play-off |
3 | Wil | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 51 | |
4 | Yverdon-Sport | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 51 | |
5 | Biel-Bienne | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 47 | |
6 | Wohlen | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 45 | |
7 | Lausanne-Sport | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 41 | |
8 | Concordia Basel (R) | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 40 | Relegation to 2009β10 Swiss 1. Liga |
9 | Thun | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 54 | 65 | −11 | 38 | |
10 | Winterthur | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 36 | |
11 | Schaffhausen | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 34 | |
12 | La Chaux-de-Fonds (R) | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 33 | Relegation to 2009β10 Swiss 1. Liga |
13 | Servette | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 31 | |
14 | Stade Nyonnais | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 56 | −30 | 28 | |
15 | Locarno | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 26 | |
16 | Gossau | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 27 | 69 | −42 | 19 |
Luzern as 9th-placed team of the 2008β09 Swiss Super League played a two-legged play-off against Challenge League runners-up AC Lugano for a spot in the 2009β10 Super League.
Luzern won 5β1 on aggregate and remained in the Swiss Super League. Lugano remained in the Swiss Challenge League
The 2008β09 Swiss Challenge League was the sixth season of the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of the Swiss football league pyramid. It began on 25 July 2008 and ended on 30 May 2009. The champions of this season, FC St. Gallen, earned promotion to the 2009β10 Super League. The two teams, FC Concordia Basel and FC La Chaux-de-Fonds, were administratively relegated to the 1. Liga due to the financial reasons.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | St. Gallen (C, P) | 30 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 78 | 22 | +56 | 78 | Promotion to 2009β10 Swiss Super League |
2 | Lugano | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 72 | 30 | +42 | 70 | Qualification for Promotion play-off |
3 | Wil | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 51 | |
4 | Yverdon-Sport | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 51 | |
5 | Biel-Bienne | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 47 | |
6 | Wohlen | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 45 | |
7 | Lausanne-Sport | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 41 | |
8 | Concordia Basel (R) | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 40 | Relegation to 2009β10 Swiss 1. Liga |
9 | Thun | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 54 | 65 | −11 | 38 | |
10 | Winterthur | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 36 | |
11 | Schaffhausen | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 34 | |
12 | La Chaux-de-Fonds (R) | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 33 | Relegation to 2009β10 Swiss 1. Liga |
13 | Servette | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 31 | |
14 | Stade Nyonnais | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 56 | −30 | 28 | |
15 | Locarno | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 26 | |
16 | Gossau | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 27 | 69 | −42 | 19 |
Luzern as 9th-placed team of the 2008β09 Swiss Super League played a two-legged play-off against Challenge League runners-up AC Lugano for a spot in the 2009β10 Super League.
Luzern won 5β1 on aggregate and remained in the Swiss Super League. Lugano remained in the Swiss Challenge League