Season: | 2010–11 |
Dates: | 17 July 2010 – 25 May 2011 |
Winners: | Basel 14th title |
League Topscorer: | Alexander Frei (27 goals) |
Matches: | 180 |
Total Goals: | 537 |
Nextseason: | 2011–12 |
The 2010–11 Swiss Super League was the 114th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. It began on 17 July 2010 and ended on 25 May 2011.[1] The league comprised ten teams.
FC Basel successfully defended their league title, maintaining a one-point edge over runners-up FC Zürich at the end of the season. It was the 14th league title overall for the club.
FC Aarau were relegated after finishing in last place of the table after the 2009–10 season. They were replaced by 2009–10 Challenge League champions FC Thun.
Ninth-placed AC Bellinzona and Challenge League runners-up FC Lugano competed in a two-legged relegation play-off after the end of the 2009–10 season. Bellinzona won 2–1 on aggregate and thus retained their Super League spot.
Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Basel | St. Jakob-Park | 38,512 | ||
Bellinzona | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona | 8,740 | ||
Zürich | Letzigrund | 23,605 | ||
Emmenbrücke | Stadion Gersag | 8,700 | ||
Neuchâtel | Stade de la Maladière | 12,000 | ||
Sion | Stade Tourbillon | 16,500 | ||
St. Gallen | AFG Arena | 19,694 | ||
Thun | Stadion Lachen | 10,350 | ||
Bern | Wankdorf | 31,783 | ||
Zürich | Letzigrund | 23,605 |
Teams played each other four times over the course of the season, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 36 matches per team.
Bellinzona as 9th-placed Super League team played a two-legged play-off against 2010–11 Challenge League runners-up Servette.
----Servette won 3–2 on aggregate.
Source: Swiss Football League