2008–09 Swiss Super League Explained

Competition:Swiss Super League
Season:2008–09
Winners:FC Zürich
12th title
Relegated:FC Vaduz
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:FC Zürich
Continentalcup2:Europa League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:FC Basel
BSC Young Boys
FC Sion (via domestic cup)
League Topscorer:Seydou Doumbia (20)
Biggest Home Win:Young Boys 6–0 Vaduz
Biggest Away Win:Vaduz 1–7 Zürich
Highest Scoring:Bellinzona 6–2 Grasshopper
Vaduz 3–5 Zürich
Vaduz 1–7 Zürich
Matches:180
Total Goals:540
Prevseason:2007–08
Nextseason:2009–10

The 2008–09 Swiss Super League was the 112th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. The competition was officially named AXPO Super League due to sponsoring purposes. It began on 18 July 2008 with a match between Young Boys Bern and reigning champions FC Basel, which the latter won by 2–1. The last matches were played in May 2009.

Teams

FC Thun were relegated after finishing in 10th and last place in 2007–08 Swiss Super League. They were replaced by Challenge League 2007–08 champions FC Vaduz, who are the first team from Liechtenstein participating in Switzerland's top football league.

9th placed FC St. Gallen and Challenge League runners-up AC Bellinzona competed in a two-legged relegation play-off after the end of last season. Bellinzona won 5–2 on aggregate and thus earned promotion, while St. Gallen were relegated.

ClubLocationStadiumCapacity
FC BaselBaselSt. Jakob-Park42,500
BSC Young BoysBernWankdorf31,783
FC ZürichZürichLetzigrund23,605
Grasshopper Club ZürichZürichLetzigrund23,605
FC SionSionStade Tourbillon16,500
FC LuzernLucerneStadion Allmend13,000
Neuchâtel XamaxNeuchâtelStade de la Maladière12,000
FC AarauAarauStadion Brügglifeld9,249
AC BellinzonaBellinzonaStadio Comunale Bellinzona8,740
FC VaduzVaduzRheinpark Stadion6,127

League table

Results

Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team played every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season.

Second half of season

Relegation play-offs

FC Lucern as 9th-placed team of the Super League were played a two-legged play-off against Challenge League runners-up AC Lugano.

----Luzern won 5–1 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers

Updated on 24 May 2009; Source: football.ch

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Seydou DoumbiaBSC Young Boys20
2 Almen AbdiFC Zürich19
3 Eric HassliFC Zürich17
4 Alexandre AlphonseFC Zürich13
Joetex Asamoah FrimpongFC Lucerne13
6 Scott ChipperfieldFC Basel12
7 Mauro LustrinelliAC Bellinzona11
João PaivaFC Lucerne11
Olivier MonterrubioFC Sion11
10 Benjamin HuggelFC Basel10
Ideye Aide BrownNeuchâtel Xamax10
Mario RaimondiBSC Young Boys10

Awards

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