2020–21 Swiss Super League
The 2020–21 Swiss Super League (referred to as the Raiffeisen Super League for sponsoring reasons) is the 124th season of top-tier competitive football in Switzerland and the 18th under its current name and format.
| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 September 2020 – 21 May 2021[1] |
| Matches played | 74 |
| Goals scored | 172 (2.32 per match) |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → | |
A total of 10 teams will compete in the league: the 8 best teams from the 2019–20 season, the 2019–20 Swiss Challenge League champions Lausanne-Sport and the winners of the relegation play-offs Vaduz. Young Boys are the defending champions.
Teams
Stadia and locations
Location of the 2019–20 Swiss Super League teams
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | Basel | St. Jakob-Park | 37,994[2] |
| Lausanne-Sport | Lausanne | Stade de la Tuilière[3] (as of 29 November) Stade Olympique de la Pontaise |
12,500 |
| Lugano | Lugano | Stadio Cornaredo | 6,390[4] |
| Luzern | Lucerne | Swissporarena | 16,490[5] |
| Servette | Geneva | Stade de Genève | 30,084 |
| Sion | Sion | Stade Tourbillon | 14,283[6] |
| St. Gallen | St. Gallen | Kybunpark | 19,456[7] |
| Vaduz |  Vaduz |
Rheinpark Stadion | 7,584 |
| Young Boys | Bern | Stade de Suisse | 31,789[8] |
| Zürich | Zürich | Letzigrund | 26,104[9] |
Personnel and kits
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel |  Ciriaco Sforza |
Valentin Stocker |
Adidas | Novartis |
| Lausanne-Sport | Giorgio Contini |
 Stjepan Kukuruzović |
Le Coq Sportif | BCV |
| Lugano | Maurizio Jacobacci |
 Jonathan Sabbatini |
Acerbis | AIL Casinò Lugano |
| Luzern | Fabio Celestini |
Christian Schwegler |
Craft | Otto’s |
| Servette | Alain Geiger |
Anthony Sauthier |
Puma | La Praille M3 Groupe |
| Sion |  Fabio Grosso |
 Serey Dié |
Macron | Capital Markets Consulting |
| St. Gallen |  Peter Zeidler |
Silvan Hefti |
Jako | St.Galler Kantonalbank |
| Vaduz | Mario Frick |
Benjamin Büchel |
Puma | National Bank of Liechtenstein MBPI |
| Young Boys | Gerardo Seoane |
Fabian Lustenberger |
Nike | Plus500 |
| Zürich | Massimo Rizzo |
Yanick Brecher |
Nike | AntePay |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of departure | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sion | Paolo Tramezzani | End of contract | 7 August 2020 | Pre-season | Fabio Grosso | 25 August 2020[10] |
| Basel | Marcel Koller | End of contract | 31 August 2020 | Pre-season | Ciriaco Sforza | 1 September 2020[11] |
| Zürich | Ludovic Magnin | Sacked | 5 October 2020[12] | 10th | Massimo Rizzo | 5 October 2020 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Young Boys | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 41 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Basel | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 31 | Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Zürich | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 25 | |
| 4 | Lugano | 17 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 25 | |
| 5 | St. Gallen | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 23 | |
| 6 | Servette | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 23 | |
| 7 | Lausanne-Sport | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 20 | |
| 8 | Sion | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 20 | |
| 9 | Luzern | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 16 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Vaduz | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 15 | Relegation to Swiss Challenge League |
Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2021. 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.[13]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.[13]
Results
First and second round
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Third and fourth round
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Top scorers
- As of matches played 27 January 2021
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jean-Pierre Nsame |
Young Boys | 7 |
 Arthur |
Basel | ||
| 3 |  Aldin Turkeš |
Lausanne-Sport | 6 |
| Pajtim Kasami |
Basel | ||
| 5 |  Dejan Sorgić |
Luzern | 5 |
 Grejohn Kyei |
Servette | ||
| 7 | Antonio Marchesano |
Zürich | 4 |
| Anto Grgić |
Sion | ||
 Benjamin Kololli |
Zürich | ||
| Theoson Siebatcheu |
Young Boys | ||
| Kwadwo Duah |
St. Gallen |
References
- "Rahmenterminplan 2020/2021" (PDF). sfl.ch. Swiss Football League. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- Swiss Football League. "FC Basel 1893- Swiss Football League". www.sfl.ch.
- "Super League: la Tuilière a été inaugurée". www.rts.ch (in French). Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- Swiss Football League. "FC Lugano- Swiss Football League". www.sfl.ch.
- Swiss Football League. "FC Luzern- Swiss Football League". www.sfl.ch.
- Swiss Football League. "FC Sion- Swiss Football League". www.sfl.ch.
- Swiss Football League. "FC St.Gallen 1879- Swiss Football League". www.sfl.ch.
- Swiss Football League. "BSC Young Boys- Swiss Football League". www.sfl.ch.
- Swiss Football League. "FC Zürich- Swiss Football League". www.sfl.ch.
- "Fabio Grosso ist neuer Sion-Coach". www.srf.ch.
- "Ciriaco Sforza als Trainer vorgestellt". www.fcb.ch.
- "FCZ bestätigt Magnin-Entlassung – kommt nun Schneider?". watson.ch. 5 July 2020.
- "Règlement de la compétition de la SFL" (PDF) (in French). sfl.ch. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
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