2010–11 Swiss Super League Explained

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.

Teams

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.

Stadia and locations

ClubLocationStadiumCapacity
BaselSt. Jakob-Park38,512
BellinzonaStadio Comunale Bellinzona8,740
ZürichLetzigrund23,605
EmmenbrückeStadion Gersag8,700
NeuchâtelStade de la Maladière12,000
SionStade Tourbillon16,500
St. GallenAFG Arena19,694
ThunStadion Lachen10,350
BernWankdorf31,783
ZürichLetzigrund23,605

League table

Results

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.

Second half of season

Relegation play-offs

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.

Top goalscorers

Source: Swiss Football League

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Alexander FreiBasel27
2 Henri BienvenuYoung Boys16
3 Mauro LustrinelliBellinzona14
4 Hakan YakinLuzern12
5 Alexandre AlphonseZürich10
Giovanni SioSion10
Admir MehmediZürich10
Marco StrellerBasel10
Innocent EmegharaGrasshopper10
10 Nelson FerreiraLuzern9
Ezequiel ScarioneThun9
Emmanuel MayukaYoung Boys9
Amine ChermitiZürich9

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Super League - Results and fixtures. Soccerway. 26 April 2011.