2018–19 Swiss Super League

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.

Swiss Super League
Season2018–19
Dates21 July 2018 – 25 May 2019
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]

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 edit

Stadia and locations edit

ClubLocationStadiumCapacity
BaselBaselSt. Jakob-Park37,994[6]
GrasshopperZürichLetzigrund26,104[7]
XamaxNeuchâtelStade de la Maladière11,997[8]
LuganoLuganoStadio Cornaredo6,390[9]
LuzernLucerneSwissporarena16,490[10]
SionSionStade Tourbillon14,283[11]
St. GallenSt. Gallenkybunpark19,456[12]
ThunThunStockhorn Arena10,014[12]
Young BoysBernStade de Suisse31,789[13]
ZürichZürichLetzigrund26,104[14]

Personnel and kits edit

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Basel Marcel Koller Marek SuchýAdidasNovartis
Grasshopper Uli Forte Rúnar Már SigurjónssonPumaFromm
Lugano Fabio Celestini Jonathan SabbatiniAcerbisAIL
Luzern René Weiler Claudio LustenbergerAdidasOtto’s
Sion Murat Yakin Kevin FickentscherMacronCapital Markets Consulting
St. Gallen Peter Zeidler Silvan HeftiJakoSt.Galler Kantonalbank
Thun Marc Schneider Dennis HedigerNikePanorama Center, Schneider Software AG
Xamax Michel Decastel Laurent WalthertErimaGroupe E, Banque cantonale neuchâteloise
Young Boys Gerardo Seoane Steve von BergenNikeObi
Zürich Ludovic Magnin Victor PálssonNike

Managerial changes edit

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of departurePosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
St. Gallen Boro KuzmanovićEnd of interim15 May 2018Pre-season Peter Zeidler15 May 2018[15]
Young Boys Adi HütterSigned by Eintracht Frankfurt16 May 2018[16] Gerardo Seoane1 June 2018[17]
Luzern Gerardo SeoaneSigned by Young Boys1 June 2018[17] René Weiler21 June 2018[18]
Basel Raphaël WickySacked26 July 20186th Alex Frei (interim)26 July 2018[19]
Alex FreiEnd of interim2 August 20188th Marcel Koller2 August 2018[20]
Sion Maurizio JacobacciSacked14 September 2018[21]8th Murat Yakin17 September 2018[22]
Lugano Guillermo Abascal1 October 2018[23]6th Fabio Celestini2 October 2018[24]
Luzern René Weiler17 February 2019[25]7th Thomas Häberli21 February 2019[26]
Grasshopper Thorsten Fink4 March 2019[27]10th Tomislav Stipić6 March 2019[28]
Tomislav Stipić8 April 2019[29]10th Uli Forte8 April 2019

League table edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Young Boys (C)3629439936+6391Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2Basel36201157146+2571Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3Lugano361016105049+146Qualification for the Europa League group stage
4Thun361210145758−146Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
5Luzern36144185661−546Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
6St. Gallen36137164958−946
7Zürich361111144352−944
8Sion36127175055−543
9Xamax (O)36910174465−2137Qualification for the relegation play-offs
10Grasshopper (R)36510213271−3925Relegation 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) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.[30]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results edit

Relegation play-offs edit

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

First leg edit

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

Second leg edit

Aarau0–4 (a.e.t.)Xamax
Report
Penalties
Zverotić
Jäckle
Bürgy
Mišić
Karanović
4–5 Veloso
Tréand
Corbaz
Ademi
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 edit

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Young Boys378,94831,12020,23825,263+15.0%
2Basel371,65629,49120,71724,777−4.2%
3St. Gallen201,32618,7909,82412,583−0.2%
4Zürich171,14516,3727,76910,697−0.3%
5Luzern148,46213,6267,2989,279−7.7%
6Sion134,60012,8007,0008,973−9.6%
7Grasshopper96,00016,4003,5006,000−14.5%
8Thun87,6789,0214,1295,845−1.1%
9Xamax92,41012,0003,0045,776+66.2%1
10Lugano49,9504,3642,0493,330−11.1%
League total1,732,17531,1202,04911,175−0.1%

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

Season Statistics edit

Top scorers edit

As of matches played on 14 April 2019.[31]
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Guillaume HoarauYoung Boys18
2 Dejan SorgicThun15
Jean-Pierre NsameYoung Boys15
3 Raphaël NuzzoloXamax13
4 Albian AjetiBasel12
6 Ricky van WolfswinkelBasel10
Blessing ElekeLuzern
Vincent SierroFC St. Gallen
Marvin SpielmannThun
10 CarlinhosLugano9
Christian FassnachtYoung Boys
Benjamin KololliFC Zurich

Hat-tricks edit

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Guillaume HoarauYoung BoysFC St. Gallen3–1 (A)31 March 2019

Awards edit

Annual awards edit

Award[32]WinnerClub
Player of the Season Kevin MbabuYoung Boys
Young Player of the Season Djibril SowYoung Boys
Coach of the Season Gerardo SeoaneYoung Boys\ Lucerne
Goal of the Season Guillaume HoarauYoung Boys
Team of the Year[32]
Goalkeeper Jonas Omlin (Basel)
Defence Kevin Mbabu (Basel) Kevin Rüegg (Zurich) Steve von Bergen (Young Boys) Loris Benito (Young Boys)
Midfield Benjamin Kololli (Lausanne/Zurich) Sekou Sanogo (Young Boys)

Djibril Sow (Young Boys)

Miralem Sulejmani (Young Boys)
Attack Guillaume Hoarau (Young Boys)

Dejan Sorgic (Thun)

References edit

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