Season | 2008β09 |
---|---|
Dates | 18 July 2008 β 30 May 2009 |
Champions |
FC ZΓΌrich 12th title |
Relegated | FC Vaduz |
Champions League | FC ZΓΌrich |
Europa League |
FC Basel BSC Young Boys FC Sion (via domestic cup) |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 540 (3 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Seydou Doumbia (20) |
Biggest home win | Young Boys 6β0 Vaduz |
Biggest away win | Vaduz 1β7 ZΓΌrich |
Highest scoring |
Bellinzona 6β2
Grasshopper Vaduz 3β5 ZΓΌrich Vaduz 1β7 ZΓΌrich |
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2007β08
2009β10 β |
The 2008β09 Swiss Super League was the 112th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. The competition was officially named AXPO Super League due to sponsoring purposes. It began on 18 July 2008 with a match between Young Boys Bern and reigning champions FC Basel, which the latter won by 2β1. The last matches were played in May 2009.
FC Thun were relegated after finishing in 10th and last place in 2007β08 Swiss Super League. They were replaced by Challenge League 2007β08 champions FC Vaduz, who are the first team from Liechtenstein participating in Switzerland's top football league.
9th placed FC St. Gallen and Challenge League runners-up AC Bellinzona competed in a two-legged relegation play-off after the end of last season. Bellinzona won 5β2 on aggregate and thus earned promotion, while St. Gallen were relegated.
Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
FC Basel | Basel | St. Jakob-Park | 42,500 |
BSC Young Boys | Bern | Wankdorf | 31,783 |
FC ZΓΌrich | ZΓΌrich | Letzigrund | 23,605 |
Grasshopper Club ZΓΌrich | ZΓΌrich | Letzigrund | 23,605 |
FC Sion | Sion | Stade Tourbillon | 16,500 |
FC Luzern | Lucerne | Stadion Allmend | 13,000 |
NeuchÒtel Xamax | NeuchÒtel | Stade de la Maladière | 12,000 |
FC Aarau | Aarau | Stadion BrΓΌgglifeld | 9,249 |
AC Bellinzona | Bellinzona | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona | 8,740 |
FC Vaduz | Vaduz | Rheinpark Stadion | 6,127 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ZΓΌrich (C) | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 80 | 36 | +44 | 79 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
2 | Young Boys | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 85 | 46 | +39 | 73 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
3 | Basel | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 72 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
4 | Grasshopper | 36 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 50 | |
5 | Aarau | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 44 | |
6 | Bellinzona | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 43 | |
7 | NeuchΓ’tel Xamax | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 40 | |
8 | Sion | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 37 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round [a] |
9 | Luzern (O) | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 45 | 62 | −17 | 35 | Qualification to relegation play-off |
10 | Vaduz (R) | 36 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 85 | −57 | 22 | Relegation to Swiss Challenge League [b] |
Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team played every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season.
FC Lucern as 9th-placed team of the Super League were played a two-legged play-off against Challenge League runners-up AC Lugano.
Luzern won 5β1 on aggregate.
Updated on 24 May 2009; Source: football.ch (in German)
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Seydou Doumbia | BSC Young Boys | 20 |
2 | Almen Abdi | FC ZΓΌrich | 19 |
3 | Eric Hassli | FC ZΓΌrich | 17 |
4 | Alexandre Alphonse | FC ZΓΌrich | 13 |
Joetex Asamoah Frimpong | FC Lucerne | 13 | |
6 | Scott Chipperfield | FC Basel | 12 |
7 | Mauro Lustrinelli | AC Bellinzona | 11 |
JoΓ£o Paiva | FC Lucerne | 11 | |
Olivier Monterrubio | FC Sion | 11 | |
10 | Benjamin Huggel | FC Basel | 10 |
Ideye Aide Brown | NeuchΓ’tel Xamax | 10 | |
Mario Raimondi | BSC Young Boys | 10 |
Season | 2008β09 |
---|---|
Dates | 18 July 2008 β 30 May 2009 |
Champions |
FC ZΓΌrich 12th title |
Relegated | FC Vaduz |
Champions League | FC ZΓΌrich |
Europa League |
FC Basel BSC Young Boys FC Sion (via domestic cup) |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 540 (3 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Seydou Doumbia (20) |
Biggest home win | Young Boys 6β0 Vaduz |
Biggest away win | Vaduz 1β7 ZΓΌrich |
Highest scoring |
Bellinzona 6β2
Grasshopper Vaduz 3β5 ZΓΌrich Vaduz 1β7 ZΓΌrich |
β
2007β08
2009β10 β |
The 2008β09 Swiss Super League was the 112th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. The competition was officially named AXPO Super League due to sponsoring purposes. It began on 18 July 2008 with a match between Young Boys Bern and reigning champions FC Basel, which the latter won by 2β1. The last matches were played in May 2009.
FC Thun were relegated after finishing in 10th and last place in 2007β08 Swiss Super League. They were replaced by Challenge League 2007β08 champions FC Vaduz, who are the first team from Liechtenstein participating in Switzerland's top football league.
9th placed FC St. Gallen and Challenge League runners-up AC Bellinzona competed in a two-legged relegation play-off after the end of last season. Bellinzona won 5β2 on aggregate and thus earned promotion, while St. Gallen were relegated.
Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
FC Basel | Basel | St. Jakob-Park | 42,500 |
BSC Young Boys | Bern | Wankdorf | 31,783 |
FC ZΓΌrich | ZΓΌrich | Letzigrund | 23,605 |
Grasshopper Club ZΓΌrich | ZΓΌrich | Letzigrund | 23,605 |
FC Sion | Sion | Stade Tourbillon | 16,500 |
FC Luzern | Lucerne | Stadion Allmend | 13,000 |
NeuchÒtel Xamax | NeuchÒtel | Stade de la Maladière | 12,000 |
FC Aarau | Aarau | Stadion BrΓΌgglifeld | 9,249 |
AC Bellinzona | Bellinzona | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona | 8,740 |
FC Vaduz | Vaduz | Rheinpark Stadion | 6,127 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ZΓΌrich (C) | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 80 | 36 | +44 | 79 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
2 | Young Boys | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 85 | 46 | +39 | 73 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
3 | Basel | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 72 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
4 | Grasshopper | 36 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 50 | |
5 | Aarau | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 44 | |
6 | Bellinzona | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 43 | |
7 | NeuchΓ’tel Xamax | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 40 | |
8 | Sion | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 37 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round [a] |
9 | Luzern (O) | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 45 | 62 | −17 | 35 | Qualification to relegation play-off |
10 | Vaduz (R) | 36 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 85 | −57 | 22 | Relegation to Swiss Challenge League [b] |
Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team played every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season.
FC Lucern as 9th-placed team of the Super League were played a two-legged play-off against Challenge League runners-up AC Lugano.
Luzern won 5β1 on aggregate.
Updated on 24 May 2009; Source: football.ch (in German)
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Seydou Doumbia | BSC Young Boys | 20 |
2 | Almen Abdi | FC ZΓΌrich | 19 |
3 | Eric Hassli | FC ZΓΌrich | 17 |
4 | Alexandre Alphonse | FC ZΓΌrich | 13 |
Joetex Asamoah Frimpong | FC Lucerne | 13 | |
6 | Scott Chipperfield | FC Basel | 12 |
7 | Mauro Lustrinelli | AC Bellinzona | 11 |
JoΓ£o Paiva | FC Lucerne | 11 | |
Olivier Monterrubio | FC Sion | 11 | |
10 | Benjamin Huggel | FC Basel | 10 |
Ideye Aide Brown | NeuchΓ’tel Xamax | 10 | |
Mario Raimondi | BSC Young Boys | 10 |