2008–09 Swiss Challenge League Explained

The 2008–09 Swiss Challenge League was the sixth season of the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of the Swiss football league pyramid. It began on 25 July 2008 and ended on 30 May 2009. The champions of this season, FC St. Gallen, earned promotion to the 2009–10 Super League. The two teams, FC Concordia Basel and FC La Chaux-de-Fonds, were administratively relegated to the 1. Liga due to the financial reasons.

Teams

Club	City	Stadium	2007–08 season
FC Biel/Bienne	Biel/Bienne, Bern
FC La Chaux-de-Fonds	La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel
FC Concordia Basel	Basel
FC Gossau	Gossau, St. Gallen
FC Lausanne-Sport	Lausanne, Vaud
FC Locarno	Locarno, Ticino
AC Lugano	Lugano, Ticino		9th in Challenge League
FC St. Gallen	St. Gallen	Espenmoos	9th in Super League
FC Schaffhausen	Schaffhausen		6th in Challenge League
Servette FC	Geneva		8th in Challenge League
FC Stade Nyonnais	Nyon, Vaud
FC Thun	Thun, Bern	Stadion Lachen	10th in Super League
FC Wil 1900	Wil, St. Gallen		3rd in Challenge League
FC Winterthur	Winterthur, Zürich		5th in Challenge League
FC Wohlen	Wohlen, Aargau		4th in Challenge League
FC Yverdon-Sport	Yverdon-les-Bains, Vaud		10th in Challenge League

Luzern as 9th-placed team of the 2008–09 Swiss Super League played a two-legged play-off against Challenge League runners-up AC Lugano for a spot in the 2009–10 Super League.

--------Luzern won 5–1 on aggregate and remained in the Swiss Super League. Lugano remained in the Swiss Challenge League