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2024–25 Swiss Challenge League

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Swiss Challenge League
Season2024–25
Dates19 July 2024 – 23 May 2025
ChampionsThun (2nd title)
PromotedThun
RelegatedSchaffhausen
UEFA Conference LeagueVaduz
Matches played180
Top goalscorerOscar Correia (9 goals)
Biggest home win7–0
Étoile Carouge–Bellinzona (5 Apr '25)
Biggest away win1–6
Nyon–Thun (1 Nov '24)
Highest scoring6–2
SLO–Nyon (8 Nov '24)
Xamax–Schaffhausen (31 Mar '25)
All statistics correct as of 5 December 2023.

The 2024–25 Swiss Challenge League (referred to as the Dieci Challenge League for sponsoring reasons) is the 127th season of the second tier of competitive football in Switzerland and the 22nd season under its current name.

Schedule

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The Swiss Football League (SFL) released a detailed schedule on 5 December 2023.[1][2] The season will begin on 19 July 2024 and conclude on 23 May 2025. The league will go on winter break after matchday 18 on 15 December 2024 and resume on 24 January 2025. The final matchday of the relegation group will take place on, while the championship group will hold its last matches. The two legs of the promotion play-offs are scheduled for 27 and 30 May 2025, while the relegation play-off will be held on 26 and 29 May 2025.

Teams

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On May 11 2024, Étoile Carouge returned to the Challenge League after a 12 year absence.[3] On May 15, 2024, FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy, relegated from the Super League, returned to the second series after a one year absence.[4] They replace last season's Challenge League champions FC Sion, who returned to the top flight after a 1 year absence, and FC Baden, who were relegated to the Swiss Promotion League after just one season in the Challenge League.[5]

Team changes

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Promoted from
2023–24 Swiss Promotion League 		Relegated from
2023–24 Swiss Super League
Étoile Carouge FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy

Stadia and locations

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Locations of clubs in the 2024-25 Swiss Challenge League teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity Ref
FC Aarau Aarau Stadion Brügglifeld 8,000 [6]
AC Bellinzona Bellinzona Stadio Comunale 5,000 [7]
Étoile Carouge FC Carouge Stade de la Fontenette 3,600 [8]
FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy Lausanne Stade Olympique[a] 15,850 [10]
FC Stade Nyonnais Nyon Stade de Colovray 7,200 [11]
FC Schaffhausen Schaffhausen FCS Arena 8,200 [12]
FC Thun Thun Stockhorn Arena 10,014 [13]
FC Vaduz Liechtenstein Vaduz Rheinpark Stadion 7,584 [14]
FC Wil 1900 Wil Lidl Arena 6,958 [15]
Neuchâtel Xamax FCS Neuchâtel Stade de la Maladière 11,997 [16]
  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.[9]
No. of
teams
 Cantons Team(s)
2
 Vaud Nyon, Lausanne Ouchy
1
 Aargau Aarau
 Bern Thun
 Liechtenstein Vaduz
 Schaffhausen Schaffhausen
 St. Gallen Wil
 Geneva Étoile Carouge
 Neuchâtel Xamax
 Ticino Bellinzona

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Aarau ItalySwitzerland Brunello Iacopetta Switzerland Olivier Jäckle gpard Credit Suisse
Bellinzona Italy Giuseppe Sannino Switzerland Dragan Mihajlović Acerbis
Étoile Carouge Romania Adrian Ursea Switzerland Aurélien Chappuis SB Sport Raiffeisen
Lausanne Ouchy Slovenia Dalibor Stevanović France Rayan Kadima 14fourteen gerofinance
Schaffhausen Switzerland Hakan Yakin Albania Ermir Lenjani Puma Methabau
Nyon Switzerland Andrea Binotto Switzerland Quentin Gaillard Adidas
Thun Switzerland Mauro Lustrinelli Switzerland Marco Bürki Macron Schneider Software AG
Vaduz Switzerland Marc Schneider Liechtenstein Benjamin Büchel Puma MBPI
Wil Switzerland Marco Hämmerli Switzerland Kastrijot Ndau Adidas Weber und Partner AG
LIKA Group AG
Xamax France Anthony Braizat Slovenia Kenan Fatkič Puma groupe e

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of departure Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Ref.
Schaffhausen Germany Christian Wimmer End of contract 19 May 2024 Pre-season Switzerland Ciriaco Sforza 15 June 2024 [17][18]
Aarau Bosnia and Herzegovina Ranko Jakovljević (interim) End of interim period 20 May 2024 Switzerland Brunello Iacopetta 20 May 2024 [19]
Wil Switzerland Brunello Iacopetta Mutual consent 24 May 2024 Switzerland Marco Hämmerli 24 May 2024 [20]
Lausanne Ouchy Portugal Ricardo Dionísio 25 September 2024 9th Slovenia Dalibor Stevanović 25 September 2024 [21]
Xamax Switzerland Uli Forte 24 December 2024 6th France Anthony Braizat 24 December 2024 [22][23]
Nyon France Christophe Caschili Termination 16 December 2024 8th Switzerland Andrea Binotto 2 January 2025 [24]
Schaffhausen Switzerland Ciriaco Sforza 4 March 2025 10th Switzerland Hakan Yakin 4 March 2025 [25]
Bellinzona Spain Manuel Benavente 18 March 2025 9th Italy Giuseppe Sannino 20 March 2025 [26][27]

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Thun (C, P) 36 21 9 6 70 39 +31 72 Promotion to Swiss Super League
2 Aarau (Q) 36 16 13 7 63 45 +18 61 Qualification for promotion play-off
3 Étoile Carouge 36 15 9 12 57 46 +11 54
4 Lausanne Ouchy 36 14 11 11 54 43 +11 53
5 Wil 36 14 11 11 60 55 +5 53
6 Vaduz 36 13 12 11 48 49 −1 51 Qualification for Conference League second qualifying round[a]
7 Bellinzona[b] 36 11 11 14 47 60 −13 44
8 Xamax 36 12 5 19 57 65 −8 41
9 Nyon 36 10 6 20 44 69 −25 36
10 Schaffhausen (R) 36 7 7 22 40 69 −29 25[c] Relegation to Swiss Promotion League
Source: Swiss Challenge League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored 6) Away goals scored; 7) Draw.[31]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Vaduz qualified for the Conference League second qualifying round by winning the 2024–25 Liechtenstein Cup.
  2. ^ Bellinzona were deducted 3 points on 16 December 2024 (confirmed on 22 January 2025), for failing to report social contribution payments.[28] This decision was partially overturned by CAS on 25 April 2025 (Bellinzona are still fined SFr 30,000).[29]
  3. ^ Schaffhausen were deducted 3 points on 26 February 2025 (confirmed on 25 March 2025), for failing to report social contribution payments.[30]

Results

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Promotion play-off

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The relegation play-off was played in a two-legged game between the eleventh placed team of the Super League (5th of the relegation group) and the second placed team of the Challenge League. The two legs of the relegation play-offs were scheduled for 27 and 30 May 2025, respectively.[2] On 28 March 2025, it was decided by draw that the representative of the Super League will host the first match.[34]

The winner of the play-off was whichever team scored more goals over both games (no away goals rule).[35] In case of a tie at the end of the two games, 30 minutes of extra time (two times 15 minutes) were added, followed by a penalty shoot-out, in case the teams were still tied.

First leg

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Grasshopper4–0Aarau
 Report
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Urs Schnyder

Second leg

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AarauvGrasshopper
Report
  1. ^ Grasshoppers's home game will be played in Lugano, due to the Letzigrund being unavailable on the dates of the play-off.[36]

References

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  1. ^ "Die SFL gibt den Datenplan für die Saison 2024/25 bekannt" (in German). Swiss Football League. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "SWISS FOOTBALL LEAGUE - Rahmenterminplan / Calendrier - Stand / État 5.12.2023" (PDF). Swiss Football League. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Thun bleibt an Sion dran – Carouge steigt in Challenge League auf". SRF. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy steht als Absteiger fest". SRF. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Sion und Thun im Gleichschritt – Baden muss wieder runter". SRF. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  6. ^ "FC Aarau". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  7. ^ "AC Bellinzona". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  8. ^ "FC Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  9. ^ Verdon, Emilien (11 February 2020). "Football: SLO jouera la saison prochaine à la Pontaise" (in French). LFM. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  10. ^ "AC Bellinzona". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  11. ^ "FC Stade Nyonnais". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  12. ^ "FC Schaffhausen". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  13. ^ "FC Thun". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  14. ^ "FC Vaduz". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  15. ^ "FC Wil 1900". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  16. ^ "Neuchâtel Xamax FCS". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  17. ^ "Christian Wimmer verlässt den FC Schaffhausen". fcschaffhausen.ch (in Swiss High German). FC Schaffhausen. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  18. ^ "Ciriaco Sforza neuer Cheftrainer". fcschaffhausen.ch (in German). FC Schaffhausen. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  19. ^ "Brunello Iacopetta wird neuer FCA-Cheftrainer". fcaarau.ch (in Swiss High German). FC Aarau. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  20. ^ "Brunello Iacopetta wird neuer FCA-Cheftrainer". fcwil.ch (in Swiss High German). FC Wil. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  21. ^ "Communiqué officiel !" (in Swiss French). FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  22. ^ "Neuchâtel Xamax et Uli Forte se séparent d'un commun accord" (in Swiss French). Neuchâtel Xamax FCS. 24 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  23. ^ "Anthony Braizat est le nouvel entraineur des Rouge et Noir" (in Swiss French). Neuchâtel Xamax FCS. 24 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  24. ^ "Andrea Binotto kehrt zurück in die dieci Challenge League" (in Swiss High German). Swiss Football League. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  25. ^ "Hakan Yakin ist zurück" (in German). FC Schaffhausen. 4 March 2025. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  26. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale" [Official Communication]. acbellinzona.ch (in Italian). AC Bellinzona. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  27. ^ "Benvenuto Sannino" [Welcome Sannino]. acbellinzona.ch (in Italian). AC Bellinzona. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  28. ^ "3-Punke-Abzug gegen die AC Bellinzona bestätigt" [3 point deduction against AC Bellinzona confirmed] (in Swiss High German). 22 January 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  29. ^ "Bellinzona werden doch keine Punkte abgezogen" [Bellinzona will not be deducted points] (in Swiss High German). 25 April 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  30. ^ "Bestätigung des 3-Punkte-Abzugs gegen Schaffhausen" [Confirmation of the 3 point deduction against Schaffhausen] (in Swiss High German). 25 March 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  31. ^ "Reglement für den Spielbetrieb der SFL" (PDF) (in Swiss High German). Swiss Football League. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  32. ^ "Forfait-Niederlage gegen Bellinzona". Swiss Football League. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  33. ^ "Forfait-Niederlage der AC Bellinzona bestätigt". Swiss Football League. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  34. ^ "CSSL-Klub spielt im Hinspiel der Barrage zu Hause". Swiss Football League. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  35. ^ "GCZ gegen Aarau – alle Infos zur Barrage 2025". Swiss Football League. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  36. ^ "GC muss in die Barrage" (in Swiss High German). Grasshopper Club Zürich. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
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