2017–18 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 2017–18 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Men's national team

The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.

Win Draw Loss

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	10	9	0	1	32	4	+28	27	Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup
2	Switzerland	10	9	0	1	23	7	+16	27	Advance to second round
3	Hungary	10	4	1	5	14	14	0	13
4	Faroe Islands	10	2	3	5	4	16	−12	9
5	Latvia	10	2	1	7	7	18	−11	7
6	Andorra	10	1	1	8	2	23	−21	4

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

31 August 2017 (2017-08-31) Group phase	Switzerland	3 – 0	Andorra	St. Gallen, Switzerland
20:45 CEST	Seferović 43', 63' Lichtsteiner 68'	Report	39' Aláez 50' Clemente 61' Gómes	Stadium: Kybunpark Attendance: 13,600 Referee: Tore Hansen (Norway)

3 September 2017 (2017-09-03) Group phase	Latvia	0 – 3	Switzerland	Riga, Latvia
20:45 CEST	Indrāns 37' Dubra 56' Solovjovs 58' Vardanjans 69'	Report	9' Seferović 55' Džemaili 58' (pen.) Rodríguez	Stadium: Skonto Stadium Attendance: 7,587 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

7 October 2017 (2017-10-07) Group phase	Switzerland	5 – 2	Hungary	Basel, Switzerland
20:45 CET	Xhaka 18' Frei 20' Zuber 43', 49' Lichtsteiner 83'	Report	35' 89' Ugrai 44' Elek 58' Guzmics	Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 32,018 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)

10 October 2017 (2017-10-10) Group phase	Portugal	2 – 0	Switzerland	Lisbon, Portugal
20:45 CET	Djourou 43' (o.g.) André Silva 57'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 61,500 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

9 November 2017 (2017-11-09) Playoffs	Northern Ireland	0-1	Switzerland	Belfast, Northern Ireland
20:45 CET	Rodriguez (pen)			Stadium: Windsor Park

12 November 2017 (2017-11-12) Playoffs	Switzerland	0-0 (1-0 aggregate)	Northern Ireland	Basel, Switzerland
18:00 CET				Stadium: St. Jakob-Park

Women's national team

The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.

Win Draw Loss

FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 qualification

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Scotland	8	7	0	1	19	7	+12	21	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
2	Switzerland	8	6	1	1	21	5	+16	19	Play-offs
3	Poland	8	3	2	3	16	12	+4	11
4	Albania	8	1	1	6	6	22	−16	4
5	Belarus	8	1	0	7	5	21	−16	3

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

15 September 2017 (2017-09-15)	Albania	1 – 4	Switzerland	Elbasan, Albania
17:00 CET	Begolli 81'	Report	23' Brunner 39' Bachmann 41' (pen.) Crnogorčević 67' Dickenmann	Stadium: Elbasan Arena Referee: Amy Rayner (England)

19 September 2017 (2017-09-19)	Switzerland	2 – 1	Poland	Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
19:00 CET	Bernauer 20' Dickenmann 39'	Report	Pajor 34'	Stadium: Tissot Arena Attendance: 800 Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)

24 November 2017 (2017-11-24)	Switzerland	v	Belarus	Schaffhausen, Switzerland
19:00 CET				Stadium: LIPO Park

28 November 2017 (2017-11-28)	Switzerland	v	Albania	Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
19:00 CET				Stadium: Tissot Arena

5 April 2018 (2018-04-05)	Switzerland	v	Scotland
CET

12 June 2018 (2018-06-12)	Belarus	v	Switzerland
CET

2018 Cyprus Women's Cup

Friendly matches

22 October 2017 (2017-10-22) MS&AD Cup	Japan	2 – 0	Switzerland	Nagano, Japan
09:30 CET	Nakajima 69' Tanaka 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Nagano U Stadium Attendance: 6,261 Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

League Standings

Raiffeisen Super League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Young Boys (C)	36	26	6	4	84	41	+43	84	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2	Basel	36	20	9	7	72	36	+36	69	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3	Luzern	36	15	9	12	51	51	0	54	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
4	Zürich	36	12	13	11	50	44	+6	49	Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
5	St. Gallen	36	14	3	19	52	72	−20	45	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
6	Sion	36	11	9	16	53	56	−3	42
7	Thun	36	12	6	18	53	68	−15	42
8	Lugano	36	12	6	18	38	55	−17	42
9	Grasshopper	36	10	9	17	43	52	−9	39
10	Lausanne-Sport (R)	36	9	8	19	46	67	−21	35	Relegation to the Swiss Challenge League

Source: Swiss Super League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.[1]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

Zürich qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2017–18 Swiss Cup.

Brack.ch Challenge League

Swiss Clubs in Europe

BSC Young Boys

UEFA Champions League qualifying phase

26 July 2017 (2017-07-26) CL Qualification R3	Dynamo Kyiv	3 – 1	Young Boys	Kiev, Ukraine
18:30 (CET)	Yarmolenko 15' Mbokani 34' Harmash 90+3'	Report	90+1' Fassnacht	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium Attendance: 36,341 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

2 August 2017 (2017-08-02) CL Qualification R3	Young Boys	2 – 0	Dynamo Kyiv	Bern, Switzerland
20:15 (CET)	Hoarau 13' (pen.) Lotomba 90'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 13,303 Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)

3–3 on aggregate. Young Boys won on away goals.

15 August 2017 (2017-08-15) CL Qualification PO	Young Boys	0 – 1	CSKA Moscow	Bern, Switzerland
20:45 (CET)		Report	90+1' (o.g.) Nuhu	Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 20,003 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)

23 August 2017 (2017-08-23) CL Qualification PO	CSKA Moscow	2 – 0	Young Boys	Moscow, Russia
20:45 (CET)	Shchennikov 45' Dzagoev 64'	Report		Stadium: VEB Arena Attendance: 15,560 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

CSKA Moscow won 3–0 on aggregate.

UEFA Europa League group stage

14 September 2017 (2017-09-14) Group B	Young Boys	1 – 1	Partizan	Bern, Switzerland
19:00 (CET)	Fassnacht 45'	Report	11' Janković	Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 13,004 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

18 September 2017 (2017-09-18) Group B	Skënderbeu Korçë	1 – 1	Young Boys	Elbasan, Albania
21:05 (CET)	Sowe 65'	Report	72' Assalé	Stadium: Elbasan Arena Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)

19 October 2017 (2017-10-19) Group B	Dynamo Kyiv	v	Young Boys	Kiev, Ukraine
21:05 (CET)				Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium

2 November 2017 (2017-11-02) Group B	Young Boys	v	Dynamo Kyiv	Bern, Switzerland
19:00 (CET)				Stadium: Stade de Suisse

23 November 2017 (2017-11-23) Group B	Partizan	v	Young Boys	Belgrade, Serbia
21:05 (CET)				Stadium: Partizan Stadium

7 December 2017 (2017-12-07) Group B	Young Boys	v	Skënderbeu Korçë	Bern, Switzerland
19:00 (CET)				Stadium: Stade de Suisse

FC Basel

UEFA Champions League group stage

12 September 2017 (2017-09-12) Group A	Manchester United	3 – 0	Basel	Manchester, England
20:45 (CET)	Fellaini 35' Lukaku 53' Rashford 84'	Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,854 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

27 September 2017 (2017-09-27) Group A	Basel	5 – 0	Benfica	Basel, Switzerland
20:45 (CET)	Lang 2' Oberlin 20', 69' Van Wolfswinkel 60' (pen.) Riveros 76'	Report		Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 34,111 Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

18 October 2017 (2017-10-18) Group A	CSKA Moscow	0 – 2	Basel	Moscow, Russia
20:45 (CET)		Report	29' Xhaka 90' Oberlin	Stadium: VEB Arena Attendance: 27,996 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

31 October 2017 (2017-10-31) Group A	Basel	1 – 2	CSKA Moscow	Basel, Switzerland
20:45 (CET)	Zuffi 32'	Report	63' Dzagoev 79' Wernbloom	Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 33'303 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

22 November 2017 (2017-11-22) Group A	Basel	v	Manchester United	Basel, Switzerland
20:45 (CET)				Stadium: St. Jakob-Park

5 December 2017 (2017-12-05) Group A	Benfica	v	Basel	Lisbon, Portugal
20:45 (CET)				Stadium: Estádio da Luz

FC Lugano

UEFA Europa League group stage

14 September 2017 (2017-09-14) Group G	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	2 – 1	Lugano	Be'er Sheva, Israel
21:05 (CET)	Einbinder 2' Tzedek 60' (pen.)	Report	67' (o.g.) Tzedek	Stadium: Turner Stadium Attendance: 14'752 Referee: Tony Chapron (France)

28 September 2017 (2017-09-28) Group G	Lugano	1 – 2	Steaua București	Lucerne, Switzerland
19:00 (CET)	Bottani 14'	Report	58' Budescu 64' Júnior Morais	Stadium: Swissporarena Attendance: 2,680 Referee: Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine)

19 October 2017 (2017-10-19) Group G	Lugano	v	Viktoria Plzeň	Lucerne, Switzerland
19:00 (CET)				Stadium: Swissporarena

2 November 2017 (2017-11-02) Group G	Viktoria Plzeň	v	Lugano	Plzeň, Czech Republic
21:05 (CET)				Stadium: Doosan Arena

23 November 2017 (2017-11-23) Group G	Lugano	v	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	Lucerne, Switzerland
19:00 (CET)				Stadium: Swissporarena

7 December 2017 (2017-12-07) Group G	Steaua București	v	Lugano	Bucharest, Romania
21:05 (CET)				Stadium: Arena Națională

FC Luzern

UEFA Europa League qualifying phase

13 July 2017 (2017-07-13) EL Qualification R2	Osijek	2 – 0	Luzern	Osijek, Croatia
20:45 (CET)	Ejupi 66' Grezda 79'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Gradski vrt Attendance: 7,542 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

20 July 2017 (2017-07-20) EL Qualification R2	Luzern	2 – 1	Osijek	Lucerne, Switzerland
19:45 (CET)	Juric 19', 62'	Report	72' Ejupi	Stadium: Swissporarena Attendance: 8,483 Referee: Martin Lundby (Norway)

Osijek won 3–2 on aggregate.

FC Sion

UEFA Europa League qualifying phase

27 July 2017 (2017-07-27) EL Qualification R3	Sūduva Marijampolė	3 – 0	Sion	Marijampolė, Lithuania
19:00 (CET)	Ricardo 3' (o.g.) Janušauskas 9' Laukžemis 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Sūduva Stadium Attendance: 3,167 Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)

2 August 2017 (2017-08-02) EL Qualification R3	Sion	1 – 1	Sūduva Marijampolė	Lancy, Switzerland
18:00 (CET)	Konaté 55'	Report	80' Vėževičius	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 410 Referee: Antony Gautier (France)

Sūduva Marijampolė won 4–1 on aggregate.

References

"Règlement de la compétition de la SFL" (PDF) (in French). sfl.ch. Retrieved 30 May 2017.

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[table_note_res_ELGS0.92490735925963-1] Zürich qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2017–18 Swiss Cup.

[2] "Règlement de la compétition de la SFL" (PDF) (in French). sfl.ch. Retrieved 30 May 2017.