2009–10 Swiss Super League Explained

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]

Promotion and relegation

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 .

Stadia and locations

ClubLocationStadiumCapacity
AarauStadion Brügglifeld9,249
BaselSt. Jakob-Park42,500
BellinzonaStadio Comunale Bellinzona8,740
ZürichLetzigrund23,605
LuzernStadion Allmend13,000
NeuchâtelStade de la Maladière12,000
SionStade Tourbillon16,500
St. GallenAFG Arena19,694
BernWankdorf31,783
ZürichLetzigrund23,605

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

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.

Top goalscorers

Updated on 16 May 2010; Source: Swiss Football League

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Seydou DoumbiaBSC Young Boys30
2 Marco StrellerFC Basel21
Cristian Florin IanuFC Luzern21
Émile MpenzaFC Sion21
5 Alexander FreiFC Basel15
6 Moreno CostanzoFC St. Gallen14
Gonzalo ZarateGrasshopper Club Zürich14
8 Scott ChipperfieldFC Basel13
9 Ideye Aide BrownNeuchâtel Xamax12
Valentin StockerFC Basel12

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Basel snatch Swiss title from Young Boys. 2010-05-16. UEFA.com. UEFA. 2010-05-18.
  2. News: FC Basel snatch Swiss title as Young Boys miss out again. 2010-05-16. Reuters. Thomson Reuters. 2010-05-18. https://archive.today/20120708141258/http://football.uk.reuters.com/leagues/european/news/2010/05/16/LDE64F0ID.php. 2012-07-08. dead.