2021–22 Swiss Super League

The 2021–22 Swiss Super League (referred to as the Credit Suisse Super League for sponsoring reasons) is the 125th season of top-tier competitive football in Switzerland and the 19th under its current name and format.

Swiss Super League
Season2021–22
Dates24 July 2021–21 May 2022[1]
ChampionsZürich
13th title
Champions LeagueZürich
Matches played180
Goals scored437 (2.43 per match)
Biggest home win6-1 (m1 Aug 2021)
(Basel v. Sion)
Biggest away win0-6 (3 Oct 2021)
(Servette v. Young Boys)
Highest scoring6-2 (3 Oct 2021)
(Zürich v. Sion)
Longest winning run9 - Zürich
(7 Nov 2021-13 Feb 2022)
Longest unbeaten run17 - Zürich
(3 Oct 2021-5 Mar 2022)
Longest winless run13 - Lausanne-Sport
(28 Nov-Present)
Longest losing run9 - Lausanne-Sport
(11 Dec 2021-5 Mar 2022)
Highest attendance31,120 (13 Feb 2022)
(Young Boys v. Basel)
Total attendance1,482,234
Average attendance10,980
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 1 April 2022.

A total of ten teams are competing in the league: the eight best teams from the 2020–21 season, the 2020–21 Swiss Challenge League champions Grasshopper Club Zürich and relegation play-off winners Sion. Young Boys are the four-time defending champions.

Teams

Stadia and locations
Location of the 2020–21 Swiss Super League teams
Club Location Stadium Capacity Ref
Basel Basel St. Jakob-Park 37,994 [2]
Grasshopper Club Zürich Zürich Letzigrund 26,104 [3]
Lausanne-Sport Lausanne Stade de la Tuilière 12,544 [4][5]
Lugano Lugano Stadio Cornaredo 6,390 [6]
Luzern Lucerne Swissporarena 16,490 [7]
Servette Geneva Stade de Genève 28,833 [8]
Sion Sion Stade Tourbillon 14,283 [9]
St. Gallen St. Gallen Kybunpark 19,456 [10]
Young Boys Bern Wankdorf Stadion 31,789 [11]
Zürich Zürich Letzigrund 26,104 [12]

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Basel Guille Abascal Valentin Stocker Adidas Novartis
Grasshoppers Giorgio Contini Amir Abrashi Adidas none
Lausanne-Sport Alain Casanova Stjepan Kukuruzović Le Coq Sportif BCV
Lugano Mattia Croci-Torti Jonathan Sabbatini Acerbis AIL
Swiss4Win.ch
Luzern Mario Frick Dejan Sorgić Craft Otto’s
Servette Alain Geiger Anthony Sauthier Puma La Praille
M3 Groupe
Sion Paolo Tramezzani Serey Dié Macron Alloboissons
A. Repond SA
St. Gallen Peter Zeidler Lukas Görtler Jako St.Galler Kantonalbank
Young Boys Matteo Vanetta Fabian Lustenberger Nike Plus500
Zürich André Breitenreiter Yanick Brecher Nike none

Managerial changes
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of departurePosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentRef.
FC Lugano Abel BragaTermination1 September 20217 Mattia Croci-Torti2 September 2021[13]
FC Sion Marco WalkerTermination8 October 20217 Paolo Tramezzani9 October 2021[14]
FC Luzern Fabio CelestiniTermination22 November 202110 Sandro Chieffo (interim)22 November 2022[15]
FC Luzern Sandro ChieffoEnd of interim period20 December 202110 Mario Frick20 December 2021[16]
FC Lausanne-Sport Ilija BorenovicTermination2 February 20229 Alain Casanova3 February 2022[17]
FC Basel Patrick RahmenTermination21 February 20223 Guille Abascal (interim)21 February 2022[18]
BSC Young Boys David WagnerTermination7 March 20222 Matteo Vanetta (interim)7 March 2022[19]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Zürich (C, Q) 32 22 6 4 71 38 +33 72 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Basel 32 14 14 4 67 39 +28 56 Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 Young Boys 32 14 11 7 70 44 +26 53
4 St. Gallen 32 13 8 11 60 54 +6 47
5 Lugano 32 14 5 13 42 48 −6 47
6 Servette 32 12 5 15 45 57 −12 41
7 Grasshopper 32 8 12 12 50 51 −1 36
8 Sion 32 9 7 16 39 60 −21 34
9 Luzern 32 6 12 14 40 59 −19 30 Relegation play-offs
10 Lausanne-Sport (Y) 32 4 8 20 34 68 −34 20 Relegation to Swiss Challenge League
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2022. 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.[20]
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (Y) Can at best reach Relegation play-offs

Placement Progression

Results

Relegation play-offs

The ninth-placed team of the 2021–22 Swiss Super League will play against the runners-up of the 2021–22 Swiss Challenge League. The games will be played on 26 and 29 May 2022, respectively.[21] The runner-up of the Challenge League will be hosting the first game.[22]

First leg
Challenge League runner-upvSuper League 9th place
TBD
Referee: TBD

Second leg
Super League 9th placevChallenge League runner-up
TBD
Referee: TBD

Statistics
  • Player in italic is not part of the Super League.
Notes
  1. Joined Fiorentina on 29 January 2022.
  2. Loaned to Spartak Moscow on 31 January 2022.

References
  1. "Spielplan 2021/2022" (PDF). sfl.ch. Swiss Football League. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. Swiss Football League. "FC Basel 1893 - Swiss Football League". www.sfl.ch.
  3. Swiss Football League. "Grasshopper Club Zürich - Swiss Football League". www.sfl.ch.
  4. "Super League: la Tuilière a été inaugurée". www.rts.ch (in French). Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  5. Swiss Football League. "Servette FC - Swiss Football League". www.sfl.ch.
  6. Swiss Football League. "FC Lugano - Swiss Football League". www.sfl.ch.
  7. Swiss Football League. "FC Luzern - Swiss Football League". www.sfl.ch.
  8. Swiss Football League. "Servette FC - Swiss Football League". www.sfl.ch.
  9. Swiss Football League. "FC Sion - Swiss Football League". www.sfl.ch.
  10. Swiss Football League. "FC St.Gallen 1879 - Swiss Football League". www.sfl.ch.
  11. Swiss Football League. "BSC Young Boys - Swiss Football League". www.sfl.ch.
  12. Swiss Football League. "FC Zürich - Swiss Football League". www.sfl.ch.
  13. "CAMBIO ALLA GUIDA DELLA PRIMA SQUADRA DELL'FC LUGANO" (in Italian). FC Lugano. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  14. "Marco Walker n'est plus l'entraîneur du FC Sion" (in French). Sion. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  15. "FC Luzern: Trainer Fabio Celestini entlassen – Chieffo übernimmt interimistisch". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  16. "HERZLICH WILLKOMMEN MARIO!". fcl.ch (in German). 20 December 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  17. "ALAIN CASANOVA EST LE NOUVEL ENTRAÎNEUR DU FC LAUSANNE-SPORT!" [ALAIN CASANOVA IS THE NEW TRAINER OF FC LAUSANNE-SPORT] (in French). FC Lausanne-Sport. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  18. "Der FCB trennt sich von Patrick Rahmen" [FCB parts ways with Patrick Rahmen]. FC Basel (in German). 21 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  19. "David Wagner freigestellt, Matteo Vanetta übernimmt" [David Wagner released, Matteo Vanetta takes over]. Young Boys (in German). 7 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  20. "Règlement de la compétition de la SFL" (PDF) (in French). sfl.ch. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  21. Swiss Football League (3 March 2022). "SFL bestimmt die Anspielzeiten bis zum Saisonende". www.sfl.ch.
  22. Swiss Football League (3 April 2022). "SFL bestimmt die Anspielzeiten bis zum Saisonende". www.twitter.com.
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