2018–19 Swiss Super League

The 2018–19 Swiss Super League (referred to as the Raiffeisen Super League for sponsoring reasons) was the 122nd season of top-tier competitive football in Switzerland and the 16th under its current name and format.

Swiss Super League
Season2018–19
ChampionsYoung Boys
13th title
RelegatedGrasshopper
Champions LeagueYoung Boys
Basel
Matches played90
Goals scored310 (3.44 per match)
Top goalscorerGuillaume Hoarau (24)[1]
Biggest home winYoung Boys 7–1 Basel
Biggest away winXamax 1–5 Thun
Highest scoringYoung Boys 7–1 Basel[2]
Longest winning runYoung Boys (9 games)
Longest unbeaten runYoung Boys (9 games)
Longest winless runXamax (6 games)
Longest losing runSion
Xamax (5 games each)
Highest attendance31,120
Young Boys 7–1 Basel[2]
(23 September 2018)
Total attendance593,387[3]
Average attendance11,868[3]
All statistics correct as of 5 June 2019.

A total of 10 teams competed in the league: the 9 best teams from the 2017–18 season and the 2017–18 Swiss Challenge League champion Xamax. The season started on the weekend of 21–22 July 2018 and concluded on 25 May 2019 with a break between 17 December 2018 and 2 February 2019.[4]

In May 2018, the Swiss Football League voted in favor of reintroducing the relegation play-offs, starting from the 2018–19 season. At the end of the season, the 9th-placed team of the Swiss Super League will face the 2nd-placed team of the Swiss Challenge League in a two-legged play-off to determine which of the two will compete in the Super League the following season.[5]

Teams

Stadia and locations
Location of the 2018–19 Swiss Super League teams
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Basel Basel St. Jakob-Park 37,994[6]
Grasshopper Zürich Letzigrund 26,104[7]
Xamax Neuchâtel Stade de la Maladière 11,997[8]
Lugano Lugano Stadio Cornaredo 6,390[9]
Luzern Lucerne Swissporarena 16,490[10]
Sion Sion Stade Tourbillon 14,283[11]
St. Gallen St. Gallen kybunpark 19,456[12]
Thun Thun Stockhorn Arena 10,014[12]
Young Boys Bern Stade de Suisse 31,789[13]
Zürich Zürich Letzigrund 26,104[14]

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Basel Marcel Koller Marek Suchý Adidas Novartis
Grasshopper Thorsten Fink Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson Puma Fromm
Lugano Fabio Celestini Jonathan Sabbatini Acerbis AIL
Luzern René Weiler Claudio Lustenberger Adidas Otto’s
Sion Murat Yakin Kevin Fickentscher Macron Capital Markets Consulting
St. Gallen Peter Zeidler Silvan Hefti Jako St.Galler Kantonalbank
Thun Marc Schneider Dennis Hediger Nike Panorama Center, Schneider Software AG
Xamax Michel Decastel Laurent Walthert Erima Groupe E, Banque cantonale neuchâteloise
Young Boys Gerardo Seoane Steve von Bergen Nike Obi
Zürich Ludovic Magnin Victor Pálsson Nike

Managerial changes
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of departurePosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
St. Gallen Boro KuzmanovićEnd of interim15 May 2018Pre-season Peter Zeidler15 May 2018[15]
Young Boys Adi HütterSigned by Eintracht Frankfurt16 May 2018[16] Gerardo Seoane1 June 2018[17]
Luzern Gerardo SeoaneSigned by Young Boys1 June 2018[17] René Weiler21 June 2018[18]
Basel Raphaël WickySacked26 July 20186th Alex Frei (interim)26 July 2018[19]
Alex FreiEnd of interim2 August 20188th Marcel Koller2 August 2018[20]
Sion Maurizio JacobacciSacked14 September 2018[21]8th Murat Yakin17 September 2018[22]
Lugano Guillermo Abascal1 October 2018[23]6th Fabio Celestini2 October 2018[24]
Luzern René WeilerSacked17 February 2019[25]7th Thomas Häberli21 February 2019[26]
Grasshopper Thorsten Fink4 March 2019[27]10th Tomislav Stipić6 March 2019[28]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Young Boys (C) 36 29 4 3 99 36 +63 91 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2 Basel 36 20 11 5 71 46 +25 71 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Lugano 36 10 16 10 50 49 +1 46 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
4 Thun 36 12 10 14 57 58 −1 46 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
5 Luzern 36 14 4 18 56 61 −5 46 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
6 St. Gallen 36 13 7 16 49 58 −9 46
7 Zürich 36 11 11 14 43 52 −9 44
8 Sion 36 12 7 17 50 55 −5 43
9 Xamax (O) 36 9 10 17 44 65 −21 37 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
10 Grasshopper (R) 36 5 10 21 32 71 −39 25 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.[29]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
Young Boys211111111111111111111111111111111111
Basel685223745342222422222222222222222222
Lugano379786676866679888888887767864536343
Thun858645223423533233333333333333343464
Luzern1097974568677766765677764555786454535
St. Gallen463352354555455656455545678557865756
Zürich524437432234344344544456444678787687
Sion7425689107788887577766678886445678878
Xamax1368101010991010109101010101010109999999999999999
Grasshopper910101099881099910989999910101010101010101010101010101010
2019–20 UEFA Champions League play-off round
2019–20 Champions League second qualifying round
2019–20 Europa League third qualifying round
2019–20 Europa League second qualifying round
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2019–20 Swiss Challenge League
Source: Swiss Football League

Note: If a team wins the Swiss Cup, they will qualify for the Europa League group stage, unless they have already qualified for the Champions League through league position. In this case, the Europa League group stage berth will be given to the third-placed team, and both Europa League qualifying round spots will be moved one step down, to 4th and 5th respectively.

Results

First and second round

Home \ Away BAS GRA LUG LUZ SIO StG THU XAM YB ZUR
Basel — 4–2 3–2 2–1 3–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0
Grasshopper 1–3 — 2–1 2–3 2–1 2–1 0–2 3–1 0–3 0–2
Lugano 2–2 2–2 — 1–4 2–2 3–1 2–1 2–2 0–2 1–0
Luzern 1–1 2–1 4–2 — 1–3 2–1 0–2 0–2 2–3 2–5
Sion 1–2 0–0 1–2 2–0 — 0–1 2–1 3–0 0–3 1–2
St. Gallen 1–3 2–1 2–2 0–1 2–4 — 3–2 3–2 2–3 3–2
Thun 4–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 4–1 2–0 — 2–2 1–4 2–2
Xamax 1–1 2–3 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–3 1–5 — 1–4 3–3
Young Boys 7–1 2–0 1–0 2–3 3–2 2–0 3–2 5–2 — 4–0
Zürich 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 0–0 3–3 —
Source: Swiss Super League (in German)
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third and fourth round

Home \ Away BAS GRA LUG LUZ SIO StG THU XAM YB ZUR
Basel — 0–0 1–1 3–2 1–0 1–1 3–1 4–1 2–2 3–0
Grasshopper 0–4 — 1–1 1–3 0–3 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–1
Lugano 1–1 3–3 — 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–3 0–0 0–1 3–0
Luzern 0–1 4–0 0–3 — 1–3 3–0 3–1 0–1 1–3 3–0
Sion 0–3 3–0 2–2 2–2 — 2–2 0–1 1–0 0–4 1–0
St. Gallen 0–3 0–0 0–2 1–2 2–1 — 1–3 3–0 4–1 3–1
Thun 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 — 0–2 1–1 2–2
Xamax 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–1 3–2 — 1–0 1–2
Young Boys 3–1 6–1 2–2 4–0 1–0 3–2 5–1 2–0 — 2–0
Zürich 0–2 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 2019. Source: Swiss Super League (in German)
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

Ninth placed Xamax faced Aarau, the runner-up of 2018–19 Swiss Challenge League.

First leg
Xamax0–4Aarau
Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Stephan Klossner

Second leg
Aarau0–4 (a.e.t.)Xamax
Report
Penalties
Zverotić
Jäckle
Bürgy
Mišić
Karanović 		4–5 Veloso
Tréand
Corbaz
Ademi
Dié
Attendance: 7,526
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet

Neuchâtel Xamax won on penalties after drawing 4–4 on aggregate and will stay in the Swiss Super League.

Attendances
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Young Boys 378,948 31,120 20,238 25,263 +15.0%†
2 Basel 371,656 29,491 20,717 24,777 −4.2%†
3 St. Gallen 201,326 18,790 9,824 12,583 −0.2%†
4 Zürich 171,145 16,372 7,769 10,697 −0.3%†
5 Luzern 148,462 13,626 7,298 9,279 −7.7%†
6 Sion 134,600 12,800 7,000 8,973 −9.6%†
7 Grasshopper 96,000 16,400 3,500 6,000 −14.5%†
8 Thun 87,678 9,021 4,129 5,845 −1.1%†
9 Xamax 92,410 12,000 3,004 5,776 +66.2%1
10 Lugano 49,950 4,364 2,049 3,330 −11.1%†
League total 1,732,175 31,120 2,049 11,175 −0.1%†

Updated to games played on 28 April 2019
Source: www.sfl.ch
Notes:
1: Played last season in Challenge League.

Season Statistics

Top scorers
As of matches played on 14 April 2019.[30]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Guillaume Hoarau Young Boys 18
2 Dejan Sorgic Thun 15
3 Raphaël Nuzzolo Xamax 13
4 Albian Ajeti Basel 12
Jean-Pierre Nsame Young Boys
6 Ricky van Wolfswinkel Basel 10
Blessing Eleke Luzern
Vincent Sierro FC St. Gallen
Marvin Spielmann Thun
10 Carlinhos Lugano 9
Christian Fassnacht Young Boys
Benjamin Kololli FC Zurich

Top assists
As of matches played on 14 April 2019.[31]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Raphaël Nuzzolo Xamax 13
2 Miralem Sulejmani Young Boys 11
3 Thorsten Schick Young Boys 9
Roger Assalé Young Boys
Pascal Schürpf FC Luzern
6 Alexander Gerndt Lugano 8
Albian Ajeti FC Basel
Christian Schneuwly FC Luzern
9 Majeed Ashimeru FC St. Gallen 7
Ermir Lenjani Sion
Matteo Tosetti Thun
Marvin Spielmann Thun
Silvan Widmer FC Basel

Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date
Guillaume Hoarau Young Boys FC St. Gallen 3–1 (A) 31 March 2019

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