2023–24 Swiss Super League Explained

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Competition:Swiss Super League
Season:2023–24
Dates:22 July 2023 – 25 May 2024
Winners:Young Boys
17th title
Relegated:Lausanne Ouchy
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Young Boys
Lugano
Continentalcup2:Europa League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Servette
Continentalcup3:Conference League
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:Zürich
St. Gallen
Matches:228
Matches Footnote:
(198 + 15 + 15)
League Topscorer:Žan Celar
(14 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Lugano 6–1 Yverdon
(13 August 2023)
Young Boys 6–1 Luzern
(11 November 2023)
Grasshopper 5–0 Lausanne
(2 December 2023)
Biggest Away Win:Yverdon 0–5 Lugano
(25 November 2023)
Highest Scoring:7 goals
7 matches
Longest Wins:Servette (7 wins)
Longest Unbeaten:Servette (15 games)
Longest Winless:Lausanne Ouchy (10 games)
Longest Losses:Winterthur (6 losses)
Highest Attendance:31,500
Attendance:2,562,789
Average Attendance:11,340
Prevseason:2022–23
Nextseason:2024–25

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

Overview

Format

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:

Schedule

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

Changes

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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St. Jakob ParkLetzigrundStade OlympiqueStade de la Tuilière
BaselZürichLausanneLausanne
Capacity: 37,994[13] Capacity: 26,103[14] [15] Capacity: 15,850[16] Capacity: 12,544[17]
FC LuganoFC Luzern
Stadio CornaredoSwissporarena
LuganoLuzern
Capacity: 6,390[18] Capacity: 16,490[19]
Servette FCFC St. GallenFC WinterthurBSC Young BoysYverdon-Sport FC
Stade de GenèveKybunparkStadion SchützenwieseStadion WankdorfStade Municipal
GenevaSt. GallenWinterthurBernYverdon-les-Bains
Capacity: 28,833[20] Capacity: 19,455[21] Capacity: 8,400[22] Capacity: 31,120[23] Capacity: 6,600[24]
CantonsTeam(s)
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Lausanne-Sport, Lausanne Ouchy, Yverdon
Zürich, Grasshopper, FC Winterthur
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Basel
Luzern
St. Gallen
Servette
Lugano

Personnel and kits

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

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of departure Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Ref.
Grasshopper Giorgio ContiniResigned9 June 2023Pre-season Bruno Berner9 June 2023[25]
Winterthur Bruno Berner9 June 2023 Patrick Rahmen8 July 2023[26]
Basel Heiko Vogel (interim)End of interim period30 June 2023 Timo Schultz30 June 2023[27]
Servette Alain GeigerEnd of Contract30 June 2023 René Weiler30 June 2023[28]
Basel Timo SchultzTermination29 September 20239th Heiko Vogel29 September 2023[29]
Yverdon-Sport Marco Schällibaum30 October 20238th Alessandro Mangiarratti31 October 2023[30] [31]
Basel Heiko Vogel31 October 202312th Fabio Celestini31 October 2023[32]
Lausanne Ouchy Anthony Braizat13 November 202311th Ricardo Dionísio15 November 2023[33] [34]
Zürich Bo HenriksenSigned by Mainz 0513 February 20243rd Murat Ural &<br> Umberto Romano (caretakers)13 February 2024[35]
Young Boys Raphaël WickyTermination4 March 20241st Joël Magnin (caretaker)4 March 2024[36]
Grasshopper Bruno BernerTermination9 April 202411th Marco Schällibaum10 April 2024[37] [38]
Zürich Murat Ural &<br> Umberto Romano (caretakers)Dismissal22 April 20246th Ricardo Moniz22 April 2024[39] [40]

Table

Results

Regular season

First and Second Rounds

Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away.

Third Round

Teams play each other once, either home or away.

Matches 34–38

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 Group

Relegation play-off

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).[41] 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.

Second leg

Grasshopper wins 3–2 on aggregate.

Statistics

Hat-tricks

PlayerClubAgainstResultDate
14 Chadrac AkoloSt. GallenWinterthur4–2 (H)
14 Francis MomohGrasshopperLausanne Ouchy5–2 (H)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 12 Klubs und neuer Modus in der Super League. 20 May 2022. Swiss Football League. 14 December 2022. 31 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220531101520/https://www.sfl.ch/news/news/artikel/12-klubs-und-neuer-modus-in-der-super-league/. dead.
  2. News: Keine Playoffs: SFL spricht sich für "schottisches Modell" aus . 11 November 2022 . 11 November 2022 . . de . No Play-Offs: SFL speaks out for the "Scottish model".
  3. News: SFL veröffentlicht Datenplan der Saison 2023/24 . 7 December 2022 . 13 December 2022 . Swiss Football League . de.
  4. News: Rahmenterminplan 2023/2024 . 7 December 2022 . 20 December 2023 . Swiss Football League. Calendar 2023/2024.
  5. News: SFL veröffentlicht die Spielpläne für die Saison 2023/24 . 21 June 2023 . 22 June 2023 . Swiss Football League . de.
  6. News: Spielplan / Calendrier 2023/24 . 21 June 2023 . 20 December 2023 . Swiss Football League . de.
  7. News: SFL setzt die nächsten Runden der laufenden Saison an . 21 June 2023 . 22 June 2023 . Swiss Football League . de.
  8. News: SFL terminiert die nächsten Runden . 20 December 2023 . 20 December 2023 . Swiss Football League . de.
  9. News: Die SFL präsentiert den Spielplan für die letzten 5 Runden . 18 April 2024 . 18 April 2024. Swiss Football League . de.
  10. Web site: Yverdon Sport FC feiert seinen vierten Aufstieg ins Oberhaus. 23 May 2023. Swiss Football League.
  11. Web site: Lausanne nach einem Jahr wieder in der Super League zurück. 27 May 2023. Swiss Football League.
  12. Web site: Historisch: Der FC Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy steigt in die höchste Schweizer Liga auf!. 6 June 2023. Swiss Football League.
  13. Web site: FC Basel 1893. Swiss Football League. 24 July 2023.
  14. Web site: Grasshopper Club Zürich. Swiss Football League. 24 July 2023.
  15. Web site: FC Zürich. Swiss Football League. 24 July 2023.
  16. Web site: FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy . Swiss Football League. 24 July 2023.
  17. Web site: FC Lausanne-Sport . Swiss Football League. 24 July 2023.
  18. Web site: FC Lugano. Swiss Football League. 24 July 2023.
  19. Web site: FC Luzern. Swiss Football League. 24 July 2023.
  20. Web site: Servette FC. Swiss Football League. 24 July 2023.
  21. Web site: FC St. Gallen. Swiss Football League. 24 July 2023.
  22. Web site: FC Winterthur. Swiss Football League. 24 July 2023.
  23. Web site: BSC Young Boys. Swiss Football League. 24 July 2023.
  24. Web site: Yverdon-Sport FC . Swiss Football League. 24 July 2023.
  25. Web site: BRUNO BERNER BECOMES THE NEW HEAD COACH. Grasshopper Club Zürich. 2023-06-09.
  26. Web site: Patrick Rahmen wird neuer Cheftrainer. FC Winterthur. 2023-06-14. de-ch.
  27. Web site: Der neue FCB-Cheftrainer heisst Timo Schultz . The new FCB head coach is named Timo Schultz. FC Basel. de-ch. 12 May 2023. 31 May 2023.
  28. Web site: René Weiler sera le prochain entraîneur du Servette FC. René Weiler to be Servette FC's next coach. Servette FC. fr-ch. 20 March 2023. 30 September 2023.
  29. Web site: Der FCB und Timo Schultz gehen getrennte Wege. FC Basel. de-ch. 29 September 2023. 30 September 2023.
  30. Web site: MARCO SCHÄLLIBAUM N'EST PLUS L'ENTRAÎNEUR D'YVERDON SPORT. Yverdon-Sport FC. fr-ch. 30 October 2023. 30 October 2023.
  31. Web site: ALESSANDRO MANGIARRATTI NOMMÉ SUR LE BANC D'YS !. Yverdon-Sport FC. fr-ch. 31 October 2023. 31 October 2023.
  32. Web site: FCB trennt sich von Heiko Vogel – Fabio Celestini übernimmt . 2023-10-31 . . de-ch.
  33. Web site: Anthony Braizat n'est plus l'entraîneur de la première équipe !. 13 November 2023 . 2023-11-13 . . fr-ch.
  34. Web site: Ricardo Dionisio est le nouvel entraîneur du SLO !. 15 November 2023 . 2023-11-21. . fr-ch.
  35. Web site: Trainerwechsel in die Bundesliga. FC Zürich. 13 February 2024. 13 February 2024. de-ch.
  36. Web site: Raphael Wicky freigestellt, Joël Magnin übernimmt. BSC Young Boys. 4 March 2024. 4 March 2024. de-ch.
  37. Web site: Grasshopper Club Zürich. GC Zurich parting ways with Bruno Berner. 9 April 2024. 15 April 2024.
  38. Web site: Grasshopper Club Zürich. Marco Schällibaum appointed new Head Coach at GC Zurich . 10 April 2024. 15 April 2024.
  39. Web site: Neue personelle Impulse. FC Zürich. 22 April 2024. 23 April 2024. de-ch.
  40. Web site: Ricardo Moniz bleibt Cheftrainer des FC Zürich. FC Zürich. 24 May 2024. 24 May 2024. de-ch.
  41. Web site: Die wichtigsten Infos zu den Barrage-Spielen CSSL vs. DCL. 8 May 2024. 17 May 2024. Swiss Football League.