Season: | 2009–10 |
Winners: | Basel 13th title |
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Grasshopper Luzern Lausanne-Sport (via domestic cup) |
League Topscorer: | Seydou Doumbia (30 goals) |
Matches: | 182 |
Total Goals: | 602 |
Nextseason: | 2010–11 |
The 2009–10 Swiss Super League was the 113th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. The competition was officially named AXPO Super League due to sponsoring purposes. It began on 11 July 2009 and ended in May 2010. FC Zürich were the defending champions. The title was won by FC Basel.[1] [2]
Liechtenstein side FC Vaduz were relegated after finishing in 10th and last place in 2008–09 Swiss Super League. They were replaced by Challenge League 2008–09 champions FC St. Gallen.
9th-placed FC Luzern and Challenge League runners-up FC Lugano competed in a two-legged relegation play-off after the end of the 2008–09 season. Lucerne won 5–1 aggregate and thus remained in Super League .
Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
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Aarau | Stadion Brügglifeld | 9,249 | ||
Basel | St. Jakob-Park | 42,500 | ||
Bellinzona | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona | 8,740 | ||
Zürich | Letzigrund | 23,605 | ||
Luzern | Stadion Allmend | 13,000 | ||
Neuchâtel | Stade de la Maladière | 12,000 | ||
Sion | Stade Tourbillon | 16,500 | ||
St. Gallen | AFG Arena | 19,694 | ||
Bern | Wankdorf | 31,783 | ||
Zürich | Letzigrund | 23,605 |
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.
AC Bellinzona as 9th-placed team of the Super League played a two-legged play-off against Challenge League runners-up AC Lugano.
----Bellinzona won 2–1 on aggregate.
Updated on 16 May 2010; Source: Swiss Football League