2021–22 Swiss Challenge League

The 2021–22 Swiss Challenge League (referred to as the Dieci Challenge League for sponsoring reasons) is the 19th season of the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of competitive football in Switzerland, under its current name. The season started on 23 July 2021 and is scheduled to end on 20 May 2022.[2]

Swiss Challenge League
Season2021–22
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 3 August 2021[1].

Participating teams

A total of 10 teams participate in the league. 2020–21 Swiss Challenge League champions Grasshopper Club Zürich was promoted to the 2021–22 Swiss Super League. They were replaced by FC Vaduz, who was relegated after finishing last-placed in the 2020–21 Swiss Super League. FC Chiasso was relegated after finishing in last place in the 2020–21 Swiss Challenge League and was replaced by Yverdon-Sport FC, who finished atop the 2020-21 Swiss Promotion League.

Stadia and locations
Locations of clubs in the 2021–22 Challenge League
Team Location Stadium Capacity
FC AarauAarauStadion Brügglifeld8,000
SC KriensKriensStadion Kleinfeld5,360
FC Stade Lausanne-OuchyLausanneStade olympique de la Pontaise[lower-alpha 1]15,850
Neuchâtel Xamax FCSNeuchâtelStade de la Maladière11,997
FC SchaffhausenSchaffhausenLIPO Park Schaffhausen8,200
FC ThunThunStockhorn Arena10,014
Vaduz VaduzRheinpark Stadion7,584
FC Wil 1900WilIGP Arena6,958
FC WinterthurWinterthurStadion Schützenwiese8,550
Yverdon-Sport FCYverdon-les-BainsStade Municipal6,600
  1. Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy's home stadium Stade Juan-Antonio-Samaranch in Lausanne can not accommodate SLO for the Challenge League. SLO will play at the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise in Lausanne.[3]

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Aarau Stephan Keller Elsad Zverotić gpard Swiss Red Cross, Credit Suisse
Kriens Bruno Berner Elia Alessandrini Joma MVM AG
Lausanne-Ouchy Meho Kodro Andy Laugeois 14Fourteen none
Neuchâtel Martin Rueda Laurent Walthert Erima Groupe E, Briq
Schaffhausen Martin Andermatt Imran Bunjaku Puma Pistoleros, doc-oliday
Thun Carlos Bernegger Nicola Sutter Macron Schneider Software AG
Wil Brunello Iacopetta Philipp Muntwiler Erima Planet Pure
Winterthur Alexander Frei Davide Callà gpard Keller, Init7

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Winterthur 32 16 9 7 65 41 +24 57 Promotion to Swiss Super League
2 Schaffhausen 32 16 8 8 62 44 +18 56 Qualified for Promotion play-offs
3 Aarau 32 17 5 10 59 44 +15 56
4 FC Vaduz 32 15 5 12 58 53 +5 50
5 Thun 32 15 4 13 54 48 +6 49
6 Lausanne-Ouchy 32 12 7 13 41 41 0 43
7 Xamax 32 12 7 13 46 47 −1 43
8 Yverdon-Sport FC 32 10 10 12 39 43 −4 40
9 Wil 32 11 7 14 62 67 −5 40
10 Kriens (R) 32 3 4 25 22 80 −58 13 Relegation to Swiss Promotion League
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source: Swiss Challenge League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.[4]
(R) Relegated

Results

Statistics

Top scorers
As of 1 March 2022[5]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Simone Rapp FC Vaduz 13
2 Brighton Labeau Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 12
Kevin Spadanuda FC Aarau
4 Joaquín Ardaiz FC Schaffhausen 11
5 Roman Buess FC Winterthur 10
Koro Kone Yverdon-Sport
Sofian Bahloul FC Wil
8 Ivan Prtajin FC Schaffhausen 9
9 Shkelzen Gashi FC Aarau 8
Saleh Chihadeh FC Thun
Josias Lukembila FC Wil
Samir Ramizi FC Winterthur

Promotion 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.[6] The runner-up of the Challenge League will be hosting the first game.[7]

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

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

References
  1. "SAISON-STATISTIK 2021/22". www.sfl.ch (in German). Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. "Rahmenterminplan 2021-22" (PDF). www.sfl.ch (in German and French). Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. Verdon, Emilien (11 February 2020). "Football: SLO jouera la saison prochaine à la Pontaise" (in French). LFM. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  4. "Matchcenter" (PDF) (in German). sfl.ch. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  5. "Torschützenliste 2021/22". The Swiss Football Association (in German). The Swiss Football Association. Retrieved 1 Mar 2022.
  6. Swiss Football League (2022-03-03). "SFL bestimmt die Anspielzeiten bis zum Saisonende". www.sfl.ch.
  7. Swiss Football League (2022-04-03). "SFL bestimmt die Anspielzeiten bis zum Saisonende". www.twitter.com.
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