| Competition: | Swiss Challenge League |
| Season: | 2020–21 |
| Pixels: | 200 |
| Winners: | Grasshoppers |
| Relegated: | Chiasso |
| Matches: | 180 |
| Total Goals: | 503 |
| League Topscorer: | Rodrigo Pollero (19 goals) |
| Biggest Away Win: | |
| Highest Scoring: | |
| Highest Attendance: | 2'870 |
| Prevseason: | 2019–20 |
| Nextseason: | 2021–22 |
| Updated: | 20 May 2021[1] |
The 2020–21 Swiss Challenge League (referred to as the Brack.ch Challenge League for sponsoring reasons) is the 18th season of the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of competitive football in Switzerland, under its current name. The season started on 18 September 2020 and is scheduled to end on 30 May 2021.[2] The start of the season was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland. The league held its winter break between 22 December 2020 and 23 January 2021.
A total of 10 teams participate in the league. 2019–20 Swiss Challenge League champions FC Lausanne-Sport and runner-up FC Vaduz were promoted to the 2020–21 Swiss Super League. They were replaced by Neuchâtel Xamax FCS, who got relegated after finishing last-placed in the 2019–20 Swiss Super League, and FC Thun, who lost the relegation game. No team was relegated due to the cancellation of the 2019–20 Swiss Promotion League caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8,000 | ||||
| 5,000 | ||||
| 26,104 | ||||
| 5,360 | ||||
| 15,850 | ||||
| 11,997 | ||||
| 8,200 | ||||
| 10,014 | ||||
| 6,958 | ||||
| 8,550 |
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aarau | Stephan Keller |  Elsad Zverotić | gpard | Swiss Red Cross, Credit Suisse |
| Chiasso |  Baldassare Raineri |  Younes Bnou Marzouk | Macron | Caffè Chicco d'Oro, Autoronchetti |
| Grasshoppers |  Zoltán Kádár (caretaker) |  Aleksandar Cvetković | Puma | none (No to Racism) |
| Kriens | Bruno Berner | Elia Alessandrini | Joma | MVM AG |
| Lausanne-Ouchy |  Meho Kodro |  Andy Laugeois | 14Fourteen | none |
| Neuchâtel | Martin Rueda | Laurent Walthert | Erima | Groupe E, Briq |
| Schaffhausen | Murat Yakin | Imran Bunjaku | Puma | Pistoleros, doc-oliday |
| Thun |  Carlos Bernegger | Nicola Sutter | Macron | Schneider Software AG |
| Wil | Alexander Frei | Philipp Muntwiler | Erima | Planet Pure |
| Winterthur | Ralf Loose | Davide Callà | gpard | Keller, Init7 |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of departure | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resigned | 5 October 2020 | 9th | 11 October 2020[3] | ||||
| Sacked | 13 December 2020 | 9th | 13 December 2020[4] | ||||
| Sacked | 5 May 2021 | 1st | Zoltán Kádár (caretaker) | 5 May 2021[5] |
