2011–12 Swiss Super League
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The 2011–12 Swiss Super League
season will be the 115th season of top-tier football in Switzerland
. It will begin on 16 July 2011 and end on either 17 or 20 May 2012, depending on whether the Swiss national team
qualifies for the UEFA Euro 2012. Basel are the defending champions, having won their 14th domestic league title in the 2010–11 season
.
The league will comprise the best eight sides from the 2010–11 season, the 2010–11 Swiss Challenge League
champions and the winners of the relegation/promotion play-off between the ninth-placed Super League team and the Challenge League runners-up.
Since Switzerland dropped from thirteenth to sixteenth place in the UEFA association coefficient rankings at the end of the 2010–11 season, the league lost its second spot for the UEFA Champions League
. The league champions will now enter the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 tournament
, while the runners-up and third-placed sides will enter the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League
.
were relegated after finishing in last place of the table after the 2010–11 season
. The club thus completed a two-year tenure in the Super League. St. Gallen were replaced by 2010–11 Challenge League champions FC Lausanne-Sport, who returned to the highest football league of Switzerland after a nine-year absence.
A further spot in the league was contested in a relegation/promotion playoff between ninth-placed AC Bellinzona
and Challenge League runners-up Servette FC
from Geneva
. Both teams played a two-legged series, which was won by Servette, 3-2 on aggregate. The Geneva sides thus returned to the Super League after six years, while Bellinzona was relegated to the Challenge League after three years in the highest Swiss football league.
Source:Swiss Football League
Swiss Super League
The Swiss Super League or Axpo Super League is the top tier of the Swiss Football League. The Swiss Super League is currently ranked 16th according to UEFA's ranking of league coefficients, which is based upon Swiss team performances in European competitions.-Names:-Participating clubs:The teams...
season will be the 115th season of top-tier football in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. It will begin on 16 July 2011 and end on either 17 or 20 May 2012, depending on whether the Swiss national team
Switzerland national football team
The Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland...
qualifies for the UEFA Euro 2012. Basel are the defending champions, having won their 14th domestic league title in the 2010–11 season
2010–11 Swiss Super League
The 2010–11 Swiss Super League was the 114th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. It began on 17 July 2010 and ended on 25 May 2011. The league comprised ten teams....
.
The league will comprise the best eight sides from the 2010–11 season, the 2010–11 Swiss Challenge League
2010–11 Swiss Challenge League
The 2010–11 Swiss Challenge League was the eighth season of the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of the Swiss football league pyramid. It began on 23 July 2010 and ended on 25 May 2011. The champions of this season, FC Lausanne-Sport, earned promotion to the 2011–12 Super League...
champions and the winners of the relegation/promotion play-off between the ninth-placed Super League team and the Challenge League runners-up.
Since Switzerland dropped from thirteenth to sixteenth place in the UEFA association coefficient rankings at the end of the 2010–11 season, the league lost its second spot for the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
. The league champions will now enter the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 tournament
2012–13 UEFA Champions League
A total of 76 or 77 teams will participate in the 2012–13 Champions League, from 52 UEFA associations...
, while the runners-up and third-placed sides will enter the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League
2012–13 UEFA Europa League
The 2012–13 UEFA Europa League will be the fourth season of the competition since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup. The final will be played at the Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam, the Netherlands....
.
Teams
FC St. GallenFC St. Gallen
Football Club St. Gallen 1879 is a Swiss football club based in St. Gallen. The club is currently playing in the 2011/12 Swiss Challenge League.-Brief history:...
were relegated after finishing in last place of the table after the 2010–11 season
2010–11 Swiss Super League
The 2010–11 Swiss Super League was the 114th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. It began on 17 July 2010 and ended on 25 May 2011. The league comprised ten teams....
. The club thus completed a two-year tenure in the Super League. St. Gallen were replaced by 2010–11 Challenge League champions FC Lausanne-Sport, who returned to the highest football league of Switzerland after a nine-year absence.
A further spot in the league was contested in a relegation/promotion playoff between ninth-placed AC Bellinzona
AC Bellinzona
AC Bellinzona is a Swiss football club based in Bellinzona. It was founded in 1904, and won the Swiss Super League in 1948.-History:Since Bellinzona is an Italian speaking region, many Italian Serie A clubs loan youth players to the club to get first team experience. AS Roma are a parent club to...
and Challenge League runners-up Servette FC
Servette FC
Servette FC is a Swiss football club, based in Geneva currently playing in the Swiss Super League. They were playing in the Swiss Challenge League, the second highest tier of Swiss football having been relegated from the Swiss Super League at the end of 2004/05 season...
from Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
. Both teams played a two-legged series, which was won by Servette, 3-2 on aggregate. The Geneva sides thus returned to the Super League after six years, while Bellinzona was relegated to the Challenge League after three years in the highest Swiss football league.
Stadia and locations
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany... |
St. Jakob-Park St. Jakob-Park ' is a Swiss sports stadium in Basel. It is the largest football venue in Switzerland and home to FC Basel. "Joggeli", as the venue is nicknamed by the locals, was originally built with a capacity of 33,433 seats. The capacity was increased to 42,500 for Euro 2008, which was hosted by Switzerland... |
38,512 | |
| Zurich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich... |
Letzigrund Letzigrund In January 2005, UEFA approved plans to rebuild the stadium for use as a EURO 2008 venue. It hosted 3 matches in the 2008 European Football Championship.... |
23,605 | |
| Lausanne Lausanne Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west... |
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Stade Olympique de la Pontaise is a multi-purpose stadium in Lausanne, Switzerland. The stadium holds 15,850 people and was built in 1904.During the 1954 FIFA World Cup, the stadium hosted five games.It is used mostly for football matches... |
15,850 | |
| Lucerne Lucerne Lucerne is a city in north-central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of that country. Lucerne is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and the capital of the district of the same name. With a population of about 76,200 people, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and... |
Swissporarena Swissporarena Swissporarena is a new multi-use stadium in Lucerne, Switzerland, completed in 2011. It's used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of FC Lucerne of the Swiss Super League. The stadium has a capacity of 16,800 spectators... |
17,500 | |
| Neuchâtel | Stade de la Maladière | 12,000 | |
| Geneva | Stade de Genève Stade de Genève Stade de Genève is a stadium in the greater Geneva, Switzerland area . It has a capacity of 30,084.-Overview:The stadium was completed in 2003 by Zschokke Construction S.A. after nearly three years of construction... |
30,084 | |
| Sion Sion, Switzerland Sion is the capital of the Swiss canton of Valais. it had a population of .Landmarks include the Basilique de Valère and Château de Tourbillon. Sion has an airfield for civilian and military use, which, because of its location in a valley, causes a reasonable amount of noise pollution. FC Sion... |
Stade Tourbillon Stade Tourbillon Stade Tourbillon is a multi-purpose stadium in Sion, Switzerland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Sion. The stadium holds 16,000 people and was built in 1968 and renovated in 1989. At the time of the renovation, its capacity was 19,600.... |
16,500 | |
| Thun Thun Thun is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland with about 42,136 inhabitants , as of 1 January 2006.... |
Arena Thun Arena Thun Arena Thun is a stadium in Thun, Switzerland. It has a capacity of 10,000 spectators and opened in 2011. It is the home of FC Thun of the Swiss Super League. It replaced Stadion Lachen as the club's home stadium.... |
10,000 | |
| Bern | Wankdorf Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf The Stade de Suisse Wankdorf is a football stadium in Bern, Switzerland.It is the home ground of the Swiss football team BSC Young Boys, and is currently the second biggest all-seater football stadium in Switzerland.... |
31,783 | |
| Zurich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich... |
Letzigrund Letzigrund In January 2005, UEFA approved plans to rebuild the stadium for use as a EURO 2008 venue. It hosted 3 matches in the 2008 European Football Championship.... |
23,605 |
League table
Relegation play-offs
The ninth-placed Super League team will play a two-legged play-off against the 2011–12 Challenge League runners-up for a spot in the 2012–13 season.Results
All clubs will play four times against each other, twice home and twice away, for a total of 36 matches.First half of season
Second half of season
Topscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alexander Frei |
Basel FC Basel Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. They are one of the most successful clubs in Swiss football, having won the Swiss Super League 14 times, the third most for any Swiss club. They were most successful in the late 1960s and 1970s, winning the... |
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| 2 |  Emmanuel MayukaEmmanuel Mayuka Emmanuel Mayuka is a Zambian football striker. He currently plays for BSC Young Boys.-Career:Mayuka is a former player for hometown Kabwe Warriors. In early 2008, Mayuka was the youngest player at the Ghana 2008 African Cup of Nations and he made his competition debut against Sudan.-Maccabi Tel... |
Young Boys BSC Young Boys Berner Sport Club Young Boys 1898 is a Swiss sporting club based in the capital city of Bern. The name is often abbreviated to YB . Abroad, YB is often referred to as Young Boys Bern. The club's colors are yellow and black.... |
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 Giovanni SioGiovanni Sio Giovanni-Guy Yann Sio is a French footballer currently playing for FC Sion.-Career:Sio began his career with FC Nantes and joined in summer 2007 to Real Sociedad B, who was promoted in summer 2008 to the Segunda División team... |
Sion FC Sion FC Sion is a Swiss football team from the city of Sion. The club was founded in 1909, and play their home games at the Stade Tourbillon. They have won the Swiss Super League twice, and the Swiss Cup in each of their twelve appearances in the final, the most recent being in 2011.The first team also... |
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| 4 |  Vilmos VanczákVilmos Vanczák Vilmos Vanczák is a Hungarian footballer who currently plays as a centre back or full back for FC Sion.-Újpest:Vanczák started to play football in his hometown's club, Diósgyőri VTK, and made his first-team debut at the age of 15. He spent the following season in the youth team of Vasas and joined... |
Sion FC Sion FC Sion is a Swiss football team from the city of Sion. The club was founded in 1909, and play their home games at the Stade Tourbillon. They have won the Swiss Super League twice, and the Swiss Cup in each of their twelve appearances in the final, the most recent being in 2011.The first team also... |
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| 5 | Stephan Andrist Stephan Andrist Stephan Andrist is a Swiss football midfielder, who currently plays for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League.As a child Andrist played for FC Dürrenast, but he came through the ranks at FC Thun... |
Thun FC Thun FC Thun 1898 is a Swiss football team from the Bernese Oberland town of Thun. The club currently plays in the Swiss Super League after being promoted in the 2009/10 season. The club plays at the Arena Thun which accommodates a total of 10,300 supporters, both seated and standing... / Basel FC Basel Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. They are one of the most successful clubs in Swiss football, having won the Swiss Super League 14 times, the third most for any Swiss club. They were most successful in the late 1960s and 1970s, winning the... |
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| Marco Streller Marco Streller Marco Streller is a Swiss international footballer who plays as a striker for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League.-Club career:... |
Basel FC Basel Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. They are one of the most successful clubs in Swiss football, having won the Swiss Super League 14 times, the third most for any Swiss club. They were most successful in the late 1960s and 1970s, winning the... |
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| Innocent Emeghara Innocent Emeghara Innocent Emeghara is a Nigerian-born Swiss footballer who plays for French club Lorient in Ligue 1. He has represented Switzerland once as a last-minute substitute in a European Championship qualifying match against England in June 2011.-External links:*... |
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| Goran Karanovic Goran Karanovic Goran Karanovic is a Swiss football forward who currently plays for Servette FC in the Swiss Challenge League.-International career:Karanovic played two games for Swiss U-21 in 2007.-External links:*... |
Servette Servette FC Servette FC is a Swiss football club, based in Geneva currently playing in the Swiss Super League. They were playing in the Swiss Challenge League, the second highest tier of Swiss football having been relegated from the Swiss Super League at the end of 2004/05 season... |
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 Kalu UcheKalu Uche Kalu Uche is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Neuchâtel Xamax in Switzerland.Known for his acrobatic goal celebrations, he can operate on occasion as an attacking midfielder or a second striker, and spent most of his professional career in Spain.-Early years:Uche's career began in Nigeria with... |
Neuchâtel Neuchâtel Xamax Neuchâtel Xamax Football Club is a Swiss football club, based in Neuchâtel. It was created in 1970 through a merger between FC Cantonal and FC Xamax . The club plays in red shirts, black shorts and red socks and are currently in the Axpo Super League, the highest Swiss football league. They play... |
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| Matias Vitkieviez |
Servette Servette FC Servette FC is a Swiss football club, based in Geneva currently playing in the Swiss Super League. They were playing in the Swiss Challenge League, the second highest tier of Swiss football having been relegated from the Swiss Super League at the end of 2004/05 season... |
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Source:Swiss Football League