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2008–09 Swiss Super League

112nd season of top-tier Swiss football

112nd season of top-tier Swiss football

FieldValue
competitionSwiss Super League
season2008–09
dates18 July 2008 – 30 May 2009
winnersFC Zürich
12th title
relegatedFC Vaduz
continentalcup1Champions League
continentalcup1 qualifiersFC Zürich
continentalcup2Europa League
continentalcup2 qualifiersFC Basel
BSC Young Boys
FC Sion (via domestic cup)
league topscorerSeydou Doumbia (20)
biggest home winYoung Boys 6–0 Vaduz
biggest away winVaduz 1–7 Zürich
highest scoringBellinzona 6–2 Grasshopper
Vaduz 3–5 Zürich
Vaduz 1–7 Zürich
matches180
total goals540
prevseason2007–08
nextseason2009–10

12th title BSC Young Boys FC Sion (via domestic cup) Vaduz 3–5 Zürich Vaduz 1–7 Zürich

The 2008–09 Swiss Super League was the 112th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. The competition was officially named AXPO Super League due to sponsoring purposes. It began on 18 July 2008 with a match between Young Boys Bern and reigning champions FC Basel, which the latter won by 2–1. The last matches were played in May 2009.

Teams

FC Thun were relegated after finishing in 10th and last place in 2007–08 Swiss Super League. They were replaced by Challenge League 2007–08 champions FC Vaduz, who are the first team from Liechtenstein participating in Switzerland's top football league.

9th placed FC St. Gallen and Challenge League runners-up AC Bellinzona competed in a two-legged relegation play-off after the end of last season. Bellinzona won 5–2 on aggregate and thus earned promotion, while St. Gallen were relegated.

ClubLocationStadiumCapacity
FC BaselBaselSt. Jakob-Park42,500
BSC Young BoysBernWankdorf31,783
FC ZürichZürichLetzigrund23,605
Grasshopper Club ZürichZürichLetzigrund23,605
FC SionSionStade Tourbillon16,500
FC LuzernLucerneStadion Allmend13,000
Neuchâtel XamaxNeuchâtelStade de la Maladière12,000
FC AarauAarauStadion Brügglifeld9,249
AC BellinzonaBellinzonaStadio Comunale Bellinzona8,740
FC VaduzVaduzRheinpark Stadion6,127

League table

Results

Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team played every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season.

First half of season

Second half of season

Relegation play-offs

FC Lucern as 9th-placed team of the Super League were played a two-legged play-off against Challenge League runners-up AC Lugano.

Chiumiento Paiva Scarione Luzern won 5–1 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers

*Updated on 24 May 2009; Source: football.ch *

RankPlayerClubGoals12346710
Ivory Coast Seydou DoumbiaBSC Young Boys20
Switzerland Almen AbdiFC Zürich19
France Eric HassliFC Zürich17
France Alexandre AlphonseFC Zürich13
Ghana Joetex Asamoah FrimpongFC Lucerne13
Australia Scott ChipperfieldFC Basel12
Switzerland Mauro LustrinelliAC Bellinzona11
Portugal João PaivaFC Lucerne11
France Olivier MonterrubioFC Sion11
Switzerland Benjamin HuggelFC Basel10
Nigeria Ideye Aide BrownNeuchâtel Xamax10
Switzerland Mario RaimondiBSC Young Boys10

Awards

  • Super League Player of the Year: Seydou Doumbia (BSC Young Boys)
  • Goal of the Year: Fabian Frei (FC Basel, scored against FC Aarau)
  • Coach of the Year: Bernard Challandes (FC Zürich)
  • Youngster of the Year: Valentin Stocker (FC Basel)
  • Fair Play Trophy: FC Aarau

Attendances

#ClubAverage
1Basel21,044
2Young Boys17,985
3Zürich9,830
4Sion9,383
5Luzern8,074
6GCZ6,497
7Aarau5,583
8Xamax5,086
9Bellinzona4,012
10Vaduz2,177

Source:

References

References

  1. https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/sui/avesui09.htm
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