2023–24 Swiss Super League

The 2023–24 Swiss Super League (referred to as the Credit Suisse Super League for sponsoring reasons) is the 127th season of top-tier competitive football in Switzerland and the 21st under its current name. It will be the first season under its current name featuring twelve teams (increased from ten in previous season) and a new format.[1][2] Young Boys are the defending champions.

Swiss Super League
Season2023–24
Dates22 July 2023 – 25 May 2024
ChampionsYoung Boys
17th title
RelegatedLausanne Ouchy
Champions LeagueYoung Boys
Lugano
Europa LeagueServette
Conference LeagueZürich
St. Gallen
Matches played228
(198 + 15 + 15)
Top goalscorerŽan Celar
(14 goals)
Biggest home winLugano 6–1 Yverdon
(13 August 2023)

Young Boys 6–1 Luzern
(11 November 2023)

Grasshopper 5–0 Lausanne
(2 December 2023)
Biggest away winYverdon 0–5 Lugano
(25 November 2023)
Highest scoring7 goals
7 matches
Longest winning runServette (7 wins)
Longest unbeaten runServette (15 games)
Longest winless runLausanne Ouchy (10 games)
Longest losing runWinterthur (6 losses)
Highest attendance31,500
Total attendance2,562,789
Average attendance11,340
All statistics correct as of 31 May 2024.

Overview

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Format

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Since rebranding and restructuring the National League A to the Super League, starting with the 2003–04 season, the league has been running under the same format and the same number of teams. This season will thus be the first season of the Super League under a new format.[2] It also returns to having twelve teams in the highest Swiss football tier.[1]

The season is divided into two phases:

  • In a first phase all twelve teams play each other three times each, for a total of 33 matchdays.
  • Following that, the league is split into two groups of six each, one championship group and one relegation group.
    • Each team will play every other team in their group one time (five matches each), for a total of 38 matchdays.
    • The championship group will play for the title of Swiss Football Champion and qualification for European championships.
    • The relegation group will play against relegation (last place) and qualification for the relegation play-off (second-to-last place).
  • Points won in the first phase are carried over to the second phase.

Schedule

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The Swiss Football League (SFL) released a detailed schedule on 7 December 2022.[3][4] The season began on 22 July 2023 and will conclude on 25 May 2024. The league paused for the winter break after matchday 18 on 17 December 2023 and resumed on 20 January 2024. The first phase will conclude with matchday 33 on 21 April 2024 and the second phase will start two weeks later, on 4 May 2024. The final matchday of the relegation group will take place on 21 May 2024, while the championship group will hold its last matches on 25 May 2024. The two legs of the relegation play-offs are scheduled for 26 and 31 May 2024, respectively.

The fixtures of the first 22 rounds were drawn and published on 21 June 2023,[5] together with the match times for the first eleven rounds.[6] Match times of rounds 12–22 were published on 8 September 2023.[7] Fixtures and match times for the final eleven round of the regular season were published on 20 December 2023.[8] The matches of the final matchday of the regular season will be played concurrently on 21 April 2024, subject to changes.

Following the 32nd matchday, the participants of the Championship and Relegation Groups were decided. As a result, the fixtures for the final phase of the season were announced on 18 April 2024,[9] before the final matchday of the regular season.

Teams

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Changes

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Due to the increased number of teams, no teams were directly relegated at the end of the previous season and two teams were directly promoted from the Challenge League.

Challenge League champions Yverdon-Sport FC,[10] and runners-up FC Lausanne-Sport[11] achieved direct promotion. Stade Lausanne Ouchy beat FC Sion in the promotion/relegation play-off to replace them in the top league of Switzerland.[12] Yverdon Sport had most recently played in the top flight in the 2005–06 season, while Lausanne Sport returned to the Super League after only one season in the second tier being relegated in the 2021–22 season and Lausanne Ouchy play in Super League for the first time in history from this season.

Stadia and locations

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FC BaselGrasshopper Club ZürichFC ZürichFC Stade Lausanne OuchyFC Lausanne-Sport
St. Jakob ParkLetzigrundStade Olympique[a]Stade de la Tuilière
BaselZürichLausanneLausanne
Capacity: 37,994[14]Capacity: 26,103[15][16]Capacity: 15,850[17]Capacity: 12,544[18]
FC LuganoFC Luzern
Stadio CornaredoSwissporarena
LuganoLuzern
Capacity: 6,390[19]Capacity: 16,490[20]
Servette FCFC St. GallenFC WinterthurBSC Young BoysYverdon-Sport FC
Stade de GenèveKybunparkStadion SchützenwieseStadion WankdorfStade Municipal[b]
GenevaSt. GallenWinterthurBernYverdon-les-Bains
Capacity: 28,833[23]Capacity: 19,455[24]Capacity: 8,400[25]Capacity: 31,120[26]Capacity: 6,600[27]
  1. ^ Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy's home stadium Stade Juan-Antonio-Samaranch in Lausanne can not accommodate SLO for the Super League. SLO will play at the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise in Lausanne.[13]
  2. ^ Yverdon-Sport played their home games at the Stade de la Maladière in Neuchâtel until the end of September 2023, when changes to make the Stade Municipal Super League ready are completed.[21] They return to their regular home ground on 24 September 2023.[22]
No. of
teams
CantonsTeam(s)
3
 VaudLausanne-Sport, Lausanne Ouchy, Yverdon
 ZürichZürich, Grasshopper, FC Winterthur
1
 BernYoung Boys
 Basel-StadtBasel
 LucerneLuzern
 St. GallenSt. Gallen
 GenevaServette
 TicinoLugano

Personnel and kits

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TeamPresidentManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor (front)*Shirt sponsor (back)Shirt sponsor (sleeve)Shorts sponsorSocks sponsor
Basel Reto Baumgartner Fabio Celestini Fabian FreiMacronNovartisEuroAirport.Bank CIC, hoffmann automobiletectake, FeldschlösschenNone
Grasshopper Stacy Johns Marco Schällibaum Amir AbrashiCapelli SportCabatech (in cup matches)NoneNoneFeedy'sNone
Lausanne Ouchy Vartan Sirmakes Ricardo Dionísio Lavdrim Hajrulahu14fourteengerofinanceBerney AssociésNoneCronos Finance, RoduitNone
Lausanne Sport Leen Heemskerk Ludovic Magnin Olivier CustodioLe Coq SportifBanque cantonale vaudoiseIneosEnzonetNoneNone
Lugano Philippe Regazzoni Mattia Croci-Torti Jonathan SabbatiniErreàAIL/Lugano’s Plan ₿ (in UEFA matches)Lugano’s Plan ₿ (in cup matches)HRS Real Estate/AIL (in UEFA matches)GTL Impresa CostruzioniNone
Luzern Stefan Wolf Mario Frick Max MeyerCraftOtto’sLuzerner KantonalbankmycasinoMaréchaux ElektroLehner Versand
Servette Didier Fischer René Weiler Jérémy FrickAdidasMSC CruisesNoneNoneBerney AssociésNone
St. Gallen Matthias Hüppi Peter Zeidler Lukas GörtlerPumaSt.Galler KantonalbankMettler2InvestKonzept Fenster & Türen, SchützengartenMalbunerNone
Winterthur Mike Keller Patrick Rahmen Granit LekajgpardKeller Druckmesstechnik, Init7Schiess ReinigungenRuckstuhl/Condecta (in cup matches), Mr. Green RecyclingSamen-Mauser, Göldi AGNone
Young Boys Hanspeter Kienberger Joël Magnin Fabian LustenbergerNikePlus500KPT KrankenkasseWeiss+AppetitoAMAG, TimeTool/Komit (in cup matches)None
Yverdon-Sport Jeffrey Saunders Alessandro Mangiarratti William Le PogamMacronMAGENTA EKO (H)NoneNoneNoneNone
Zürich Ancillo Canepa Ricardo Moniz Yanick BrecherNikeNOKERANoneNoneNoneNone

* Institutional sponsor Credit Suisse features on the front of the shirt for all teams participating in the Super League.

Managerial changes

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TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of departurePosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentRef.
Grasshopper Giorgio ContiniResigned9 June 2023Pre-season Bruno Berner9 June 2023[28]
Winterthur Bruno Berner9 June 2023 Patrick Rahmen8 July 2023[28][29]
Basel Heiko Vogel (interim)End of interim period30 June 2023 Timo Schultz30 June 2023[30]
Servette Alain GeigerEnd of Contract30 June 2023 René Weiler30 June 2023[31]
Basel Timo SchultzTermination29 September 20239th Heiko Vogel29 September 2023[32]
Yverdon-Sport Marco Schällibaum30 October 20238th Alessandro Mangiarratti31 October 2023[33][34]
Basel Heiko Vogel31 October 202312th Fabio Celestini31 October 2023[35]
Lausanne Ouchy Anthony Braizat13 November 202311th Ricardo Dionísio15 November 2023[36][37]
Zürich Bo HenriksenSigned by Mainz 0513 February 20243rd Murat Ural &
Umberto Romano (caretakers)
13 February 2024[38]
Young Boys Raphaël WickyTermination4 March 20241st Joël Magnin (caretaker)4 March 2024[39]
Grasshopper Bruno BernerTermination9 April 202411th Marco Schällibaum10 April 2024[40][41]
Zürich Murat Ural &
Umberto Romano (caretakers)
Dismissal22 April 20246th Ricardo Moniz22 April 2024[42][43]

Table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation[a]
1Young Boys (C)3823877634+4277Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2Lugano38205136751+1665Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3Servette381810105943+1664Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[b]
4Zürich381612105341+1260Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5St. Gallen38169136051+957
6Winterthur381310156071−1149
7Luzern381310154753−649
8Basel381310154552−749
9Yverdon-Sport38138175071−2147
10Lausanne-Sport381112154853−545
11Grasshopper (O)38108204149−838Qualification for the Relegation play-off
12Lausanne Ouchy (R)3878234077−3729Relegation to 2024–25 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) Head-to-head goals scored 6) Away goals scored; 7) Draw.[44]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
  2. ^ Servette qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round as the 2023–24 Swiss Cup winners.

Results

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Regular season

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Matches 34–38

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After 33 matches, the league splits into two groups of six teams. The top six are grouped into the championship group and the bottom six into the relegation group, with the teams playing every other team in their group once (either at home or away).[2] The exact matches are determined by the position of the teams in the league table at the time of the split.

Relegation play-off

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The relegation play-off will be played in a two-legged game between the eleventh placed team of the Super League (5th of the relegation group) and the second placed team of the Challenge League. The two legs of the relegation play-offs are scheduled for 26 and 31 May 2024, respectively.[3]

The winner of the play-off is whichever teams scores most in both games (no away goals rule).[45] In case of a tie at the end of the two games, 30 minutes of extra time (two times 15 minutes) are added, followed by a penalty shoot-out, in case the teams are still tied.

First leg

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Grasshopper1–1Thun
  • Morandi 90+7' (pen.)
Report
  • 52' Gutbub
Attendance: 9,045
Referee: Sandro Schärer

Second leg

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Thun1–2Grasshopper
Report
Attendance: 10,014
Referee: Urs Schnyder

Grasshopper wins 3–2 on aggregate.

Statistics

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Hat-tricks

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#PlayerClubAgainstResultDate
14 Chadrac AkoloSt. GallenWinterthur4–2 (H)11 November 2023
14 Francis MomohGrasshopperLausanne Ouchy5–2 (H)12 November 2023

References

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