Swiss Super League
The Swiss Super League or Axpo Super League is the top tier of the Swiss Football League. The Swiss Super League is currently ranked 13th according to UEFA's ranking of league coefficients, which is based upon Swiss team performances in European competitions.
Names
| Years |
German |
French |
Italian |
| 1897–1929 |
Serie A |
| 1930–1931 |
|
1e Ligue |
Prima Lega |
| 1931–1944 |
Nationalliga |
Ligue Nationale |
Lega Nazionale |
| 1933 |
|
Challenge National |
Challenge National |
| 1944–2003 |
Nationalliga A |
Ligue Nationale A |
Lega Nazionale A |
| 2003–present |
Axpo Super League |
2010–11 season
Participating clubs
The teams competing in the 2010–11 season are
| Team |
Manager |
Venue |
Capacity |
| AC Bellinzona |
Alberto Morinini |
Stadio Comunale |
6,000 |
| BSC Young Boys |
Vladimir Petković |
Stade de Suisse |
31,783 |
| FC Basel |
Thorsten Fink |
Joggeli |
42,500 |
| FC Luzern |
Rolf Fringer |
Allmend |
13,000 |
| FC Sion |
Didier Tholot |
Tourbillon |
16,263 |
| FC Thun |
Murat Yakin |
Stadion Lachen |
10,300 |
| FC St. Gallen |
Ulrich Forte |
AFG Arena |
19,694 |
| FC Zürich |
Urs Fischer |
Letzigrund |
26,500 |
| Grasshopper-Club Zürich |
Ciriaco Sforza |
Letzigrund |
26,500 |
| Neuchâtel Xamax |
Jean-Michel Aeby |
La Maladière |
12,000 |
Promotion/Relegation from 2009–10 Season
- FC Aarau was relegated to the Challenge League by finishing 10th.
- FC Thun finished first in the Challenge League.
- AC Bellinzona, who finished ninth in the Axpo Super League, won 2–1 on aggregate against FC Lugano, who finished second in the Challenge League. So AC Bellinzona will stay in the Axpo Super League while FC Lugano continues to play in the Challenge League.
League Champions
| Season |
Winner |
Runner-up |
Third place |
| 1933–34 |
Servette FC
|
Grasshopper Club
|
FC Lugano
|
| 1934–35 |
FC Lausanne-Sport
|
Servette FC
|
FC Lugano
|
| 1935–36 |
FC Lausanne-Sport
|
Young Fellows Zürich
|
Grasshopper Club
|
| 1936–37 |
Grasshopper Club
|
BSC Young Boys
|
Young Fellows Zürich
|
| 1937–38 |
FC Lugano
|
Grasshopper Club
|
BSC Young Boys
|
| 1938–39 |
Grasshopper Club
|
FC Grenchen
|
FC Lugano
|
| 1939–40 |
Servette FC
|
FC Grenchen
|
Grasshopper Club
|
| 1940–41 |
FC Lugano
|
BSC Young Boys
|
Servette FC
|
| 1941–42 |
Grasshopper Club
|
FC Grenchen
|
Servette FC
|
| 1942–43 |
Grasshopper Club
|
FC Lugano
|
FC Lausanne-Sport
|
| 1943–44 |
FC Lausanne-Sport
|
Servette FC
|
FC Lugano
|
| 1944–45 |
Grasshopper Club
|
FC Lugano
|
BSC Young Boys
|
| 1945–46 |
Servette FC
|
FC Lugano
|
FC Lausanne-Sport
|
| 1946–47 |
FC Biel-Bienne
|
FC Lausanne-Sport
|
FC Lugano
|
| 1947–48 |
AC Bellinzona
|
FC Biel-Bienne
|
FC Lausanne-Sport
|
| 1948–49 |
FC Lugano
|
FC Basel
|
FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
|
| 1949–50 |
Servette FC
|
FC Basel
|
FC Lausanne-Sport
|
| 1950–51 |
FC Lausanne-Sport
|
FC Chiasso
|
FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
|
| 1951–52 |
Grasshopper Club
|
FC Zürich
|
FC Chiasso
|
| 1952–53 |
FC Basel
|
BSC Young Boys
|
Grasshopper Club
|
| 1953–54 |
FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
|
Grasshopper Club
|
FC Lausanne-Sport
|
| 1954–55 |
FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
|
FC Lausanne-Sport
|
Grasshopper Club
|
| 1955–56 |
Grasshopper Club
|
FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
|
BSC Young Boys
|
| 1956–57 |
BSC Young Boys
|
Grasshopper Club
|
FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
|
| 1957–58 |
BSC Young Boys
|
Grasshopper Club
|
FC Chiasso
|
| 1958–59 |
BSC Young Boys
|
FC Grenchen
|
FC Zürich
|
| 1959–60 |
BSC Young Boys
|
FC Biel-Bienne
|
FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
|
| 1960–61 |
Servette FC
|
BSC Young Boys
|
FC Zürich
|
| 1961–62 |
Servette FC
|
FC Lausanne-Sport
|
FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
|
| 1962–63 |
FC Zürich
|
FC Lausanne-Sport
|
FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
|
| 1963–64 |
FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
|
FC Zürich
|
FC Grenchen
|
| 1964–65 |
FC Lausanne-Sport
|
BSC Young Boys
|
Servette FC
|
| 1965–66 |
FC Zürich
|
Servette FC
|
FC Lausanne-Sport
|
| 1966–67 |
FC Basel
|
FC Zürich
|
FC Lugano
|
| 1967–68 |
FC Zürich
|
Grasshopper Club
|
FC Lugano
|
| 1968–69 |
FC Basel
|
FC Lausanne-Sport
|
FC Zürich
|
| 1969–70 |
FC Basel
|
FC Lausanne-Sport
|
FC Zürich
|
| 1970–71 |
Grasshopper Club
|
FC Basel
|
FC Lugano
|
| 1971–72 |
FC Basel
|
FC Zürich
|
Grasshopper Club
|
| 1972–73 |
FC Basel
|
Grasshopper Club
|
FC Sion
|
| 1973–74 |
FC Zürich
|
Grasshopper Club
|
Servette FC
|
| 1974–75 |
FC Zürich
|
BSC Young Boys
|
Grasshopper Club
|
| 1975–76 |
FC Zürich
|
Servette FC
|
FC Basel
|
| 1976–77 |
FC Basel
|
Servette FC
|
FC Zürich
|
| 1977–78 |
Grasshopper Club
|
Servette FC
|
FC Basel
|
| 1978–79 |
Servette FC
|
FC Zürich
|
Grasshopper Club
|
| 1979–80 |
FC Basel
|
Grasshopper Club
|
Servette FC
|
| 1980–81 |
FC Zürich
|
Grasshopper Club
|
Neuchâtel Xamax
|
| 1981–82 |
Grasshopper Club
|
Servette FC
|
FC Zürich
|
| 1982–83 |
Grasshopper Club
|
Servette FC
|
FC St. Gallen
|
| 1983–84 |
Grasshopper Club
|
Servette FC
|
FC Sion
|
| 1984–85 |
Servette FC
|
FC Aarau
|
Neuchâtel Xamax
|
| 1985–86 |
BSC Young Boys
|
Neuchâtel Xamax
|
FC Luzern
|
| 1986–87 |
Neuchâtel Xamax
|
Grasshopper Club
|
FC Sion
|
| 1987–88 |
Neuchâtel Xamax
|
Servette FC
|
FC Aarau
|
| 1988–89 |
FC Luzern
|
Grasshopper Club
|
FC Sion
|
| 1989–90 |
Grasshopper Club
|
FC Lausanne-Sport
|
Neuchâtel Xamax
|
| 1990–91 |
Grasshopper Club
|
FC Sion
|
Neuchâtel Xamax
|
| 1991–92 |
FC Sion
|
Neuchâtel Xamax
|
Grasshopper Club
|
| 1992–93 |
FC Aarau
|
BSC Young Boys
|
Servette FC
|
| 1993–94 |
Servette FC
|
Grasshopper Club
|
FC Sion
|
| 1994–95 |
Grasshopper Club
|
Servette FC
|
Neuchâtel Xamax
|
| 1995–96 |
Grasshopper Club
|
FC Sion
|
Neuchâtel Xamax
|
| 1996–97 |
FC Sion
|
Neuchâtel Xamax
|
Grasshopper Club
|
| 1997–98 |
Grasshopper Club
|
Servette FC
|
FC Lausanne-Sport
|
| 1998–99 |
Servette FC
|
Grasshopper Club
|
FC Lausanne-Sport
|
| 1999–2000 |
FC St. Gallen
|
FC Lausanne-Sport
|
FC Basel
|
| 2000–01 |
Grasshopper Club
|
FC Lugano
|
FC St. Gallen
|
| 2001–02 |
FC Basel
|
Grasshopper Club
|
FC Lugano
|
| 2002–03 |
Grasshopper Club
|
FC Basel
|
Neuchâtel Xamax
|
| 2003–04 |
FC Basel
|
BSC Young Boys
|
Servette FC
|
| 2004–05 |
FC Basel
|
FC Thun
|
Grasshopper Club
|
| 2005–06 |
FC Zürich
|
FC Basel
|
BSC Young Boys
|
| 2006–07 |
FC Zürich
|
FC Basel
|
FC Sion
|
| 2007–08 |
FC Basel
|
BSC Young Boys
|
FC Zürich
|
| 2008–09 |
FC Zürich
|
BSC Young Boys
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FC Basel
|
| 2009–10 |
FC Basel
|
BSC Young Boys
|
Grasshopper Club
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Performance by club
| Titles |
Club |
|
27
|
Grasshopper Club
|
|
17
|
Servette FC (CL)
|
|
13
|
FC Basel
|
|
12
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FC Zürich
|
|
11
|
BSC Young Boys
|
|
7
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FC Lausanne-Sport (CL)
|
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3
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FC Lugano (CL)
|
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3
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FC Aarau
|
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3
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FC La Chaux-de-Fonds (2. Liga)
|
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3
|
FC Winterthur (CL)
|
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3
|
Neuchâtel Xamax
|
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2
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FC Sion
|
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2
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FC St. Gallen
|
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1
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FC Luzern
|
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1
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AC Bellinzona
|
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1
|
FC Biel-Bienne (CL)
|
|
1
|
Brühl St. Gallen (2. Liga interregional)
|
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1
|
Etoile-Sporting La Chaux-de-Fonds (2. Liga)
|
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1
|
Anglo-American Club Zürich (dissolved)
|
Top scorers
| Season |
Player |
Goals |
Club |
| 1985–86 |
 Steen Thychosen |
21
|
Lausanne Sports
|
| 1986–87 |
John Eriksen |
28
|
Servette FC
|
| 1987–88 |
John Eriksen |
36
|
Servette FC
|
| 1988–89 |
 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge |
24
|
Servette FC
|
| 1989–90 |
 Iván Zamorano |
23
|
FC St. Gallen
|
| 1990–91 |
 Dario Zuffi |
17
|
BSC Young Boys
|
| 1991–92 |
Miklos Molnar |
18
|
Servette FC
|
| 1992–93 |
 Sonny Anderson |
20
|
Servette FC
|
| 1993–94 |
Élber |
21
|
Grasshopper-Club Zürich
|
| 1994–95 |
 Petar Aleksandrov |
24
|
Neuchâtel Xamax
|
| 1995–96 |
Petar Aleksandrov
 Viorel Moldovan |
19
|
FC Luzern
Neuchâtel Xamax
|
| 1996–97 |
Viorel Moldovan |
27
|
Grasshopper-Club Zürich
|
| 1997–98 |
 Shabani Nonda |
24
|
FC Zürich
|
| 1998–99 |
Alexandre Rey |
19
|
Servette FC
|
| 1999–2000 |
 Charles Amoah |
25
|
FC St. Gallen
|
| 2000–01 |
Stéphane Chapuisat
 Christian Giménez |
21
|
Grasshopper-Club Zürich
AC Lugano
|
| 2001–02 |
Christian Giménez
 Richard Núñez |
28
|
FC Basel
Grasshopper-Club Zürich
|
| 2002–03 |
Richard Núñez |
27
|
Grasshopper-Club Zürich
|
| 2003–04 |
Stéphane Chapuisat |
23
|
BSC Young Boys
|
| 2004–05 |
Christian Giménez |
27
|
FC Basel
|
| 2005–06 |
 Alhassane Keita |
20
|
FC Zürich
|
| 2006–07 |
 Mladen Petrić |
19
|
FC Basel
|
| 2007–08 |
Hakan Yakin |
24
|
BSC Young Boys
|
| 2008–09 |
 Seydou Doumbia |
20
|
BSC Young Boys
|
| 2009–10 |
Seydou Doumbia |
30
|
BSC Young Boys
|
Top assisters
Famous foreign players
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 Mario Frick Wynton Rufer Papa Bouba Diop Zdravko Kuzmanović Delron Buckley- Shabani Nonda
 Benjani Mwaruwari- Ivan Zamorano
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See also
- Sports league attendances
External links
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Seasons of the Super League |
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Football League · 2003–04 · 2004–05 · 2005–06 · 2006–07 · 2007–08 · 2008–09 · 2009–10 · 2010–11
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| 1900s |
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| 1940s |
1940–41 · 1941–42 · 1942–43 · 1943–44 · 1944–45 · 1945–46 · 1946–47 · 1947–48 · 1948–49 · 1949–50
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| 1950s |
1950–51 · 1951–52 · 1952–53 · 1953–54 · 1954–55 · 1955–56 · 1956–57 · 1957–58 · 1958–59 · 1959–60
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| 1960s |
1960–61 · 1961–62 · 1962–63 · 1963–64 · 1964–65 · 1965–66 · 1966–67 · 1967–68 · 1968–69 · 1969–70
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| 1970s |
1970–71 · 1971–72 · 1972–73 · 1973–74 · 1974–75 · 1975–76 · 1976–77 · 1977–78 · 1978–79 · 1979–80
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| 1980s |
1980–81 · 1981–82 · 1982–83 · 1983–84 · 1984–85 · 1985–86 · 1986–87 · 1987–88 · 1988–89 · 1989–90
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| 1990s |
1990–91 · 1991–92 · 1992–93 · 1993–94 · 1994–95 · 1995–96 · 1996–97 · 1997–98 · 1998–99 · 1999–2000
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| 2000s |
2000–01 · 2001–02 · 2002–03 · 2003–04 · Swiss Super League
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| League system |
Super League · Challenge League · 1. Liga · 2. Liga Interregional · 2. Liga · 3. Liga · 4. Liga · 5. Liga
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Swiss Cup · Swiss League Cup · Uhrencup · Cup of the Alps
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