2015–16 Swiss Challenge League
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| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Lausanne-Sport |
| Promoted | Lausanne-Sport |
| Top goalscorer | Jocelyn Roux (20 goals) |
| Highest scoring | Lausanne-Sport 5–4 Biel-Bienne (18 July 2015) |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
The 2015-16 Swiss Challenge League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Brack.ch Challenge League, was the 13th season of the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier in the Swiss football pyramid. It began on 18 July 2015 and ended on 27 May 2016.[1] After the 18th matchday the league will be on winter break between 7 December 2015 and 6 February 2016.
Participating teams
[edit]2014–15 Swiss Challenge League champions FC Lugano were promoted to the 2015–16 Swiss Super League. They were replaced by FC Aarau, who were relegated after last place finish in the 2014–15 Swiss Super League. Last placed team of the 2014–15 Challenge League season FC Biel-Bienne were spared from relegation as Servette FC failed to obtain a license for the 2015-16 season and were relegated to the 1. Liga Promotion.[2] Servette were replaced by 1. Liga Promotion champion Neuchâtel Xamax.
Stadia and locations
[edit]
Locations of clubs in the 2015–16 Challenge League
| Team | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| FC Aarau | Stadion Brügglifeld | 8,000 |
| FC Biel-Bienne | Tissot Arena | 5,200 |
| FC Chiasso | Stadio Comunale | 5,000 |
| FC Lausanne-Sport | Pontaise | 8,500 |
| FC Le Mont | Stade Sous-Ville | 4,000 |
| Neuchâtel Xamax | Stade de la Maladière | 12,000 |
| FC Schaffhausen | Stadion Breite | 4,200 |
| FC Wil | IGP Arena | 6,958 |
| FC Winterthur | Schützenwiese | 8,550 |
| FC Wohlen | Stadion Niedermatten | 3,624 |
Personnel and kits
[edit]| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Aarau |  Marco Schällibaum |
Nike | Zehnder Group AG |
| FC Biel-Bienne |  Zlatko Petričević |
Nike | Fors |
| FC Chiasso |  Giancarlo Camolese |
Primato | Caffè Chicco D'Oro |
| FC Lausanne-Sport | Fabio Celestini |
Adidas | BCV |
| FC Le Mont |  Claude Gross |
Joma | AQUATIS |
| Neuchâtel Xamax | Michel Decastel |
Erima | Video2000 Viteos |
| FC Schaffhausen | Maurizio Jacobacci |
gpard | Ersparniskasse Schaffhausen Methabau |
| FC Wil |  Kevin Cooper |
Nike | Hans Eisenring |
| FC Winterthur | Sven Christ |
gpard | Keller |
| FC Wohlen | Martin Rueda |
Adidas | IBW |
Managerial changes
[edit]| Club | Name | Date of departure | Replacement | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aarau | Livio Bordoli |
13 October 2015[3] | Marco Schällibaum |
18 October 2015[4] |
| Chiasso | Marco Schällibaum |
18 October 2015 | Giancarlo Camolese |
20 October 2015[5] |
| Neuchâtel Xamax | Roberto Cattilaz |
20 October 2015[6] | Michel Decastel |
21 October 2015 |
| Wil |  Fuat Çapa |
23 October 2015[7][8] | Philipp Dux (Interim) |
23 October 2015 |
| Wil | Philipp Dux (Interim) |
4 November 2015 | Kevin Cooper |
4 November 2015[9] |
| Winterthur |  Jürgen Seeberger |
26 November 2015[10] | Dario Zuffi (interim)[11] |
26 November 2015 |
| Winterthur | Dario Zuffi (interim) |
28 December 2015 | Sven Christ |
28 December 2015[12] |
| Biel-Bienne | Patrick Rahmen |
24 February[13] |  Petar Aleksandrov (interim) |
25 February |
| Biel-Bienne | Petar Aleksandrov (interim) |
29 March | Zlatko Petričević |
29 March[14] |
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lausanne-Sport (C, P) | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 65 | Promotion to 2016–17 Swiss Super League |
| 2 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 54 | |
| 3 | Wil | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 53 | |
| 4 | Aarau | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 50 | |
| 5 | Schaffhausen | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 47 | |
| 6 | Winterthur | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 43 | |
| 7 | Chiasso | 34 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 37 | |
| 8 | Wohlen | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 36 | |
| 9 | Le Mont | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 32 | |
| 10 | Biel-Bienne[a] (R) | 34 | 5 | 22 | 7 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 16 | Relegation to 2016–17 1. Liga Promotion |
Source: Swiss Challenge League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) draw[19]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) draw[19]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ FC Biel-Bienne were deducted one point for licence violation.[15] On 22 April Biel-Bienne were deducted four more points.[16] On 27 April licence committee of the Swiss Football League stripped Biel-Bienne of their league licence. Results of Biel-Bienne's second half of the season were converted to 0-0 draws that award no points.[17][18]
Results
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jocelyn Roux
|
Wil / Lausanne-Sport | 20 |
| 2 | Antonio Marchesano
|
Biel-Bienne | 13 |
| Charles-André Doudin
|
Neuchâtel Xamax | ||
| 4 |  Deniz Mujic
|
Schaffhausen | 11 |
| 5 | Patrick Rossini
|
Aarau | 10 |
 Pak Kwang-ryong
|
Lausanne-Sport / Biel-Bienne |
- As of 27 May 2016[21]
References
[edit]- ^ "Swiss Football league". sfl.ch (in German). Archived from the original on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ "Keine Lizenz – Servette muss in die 1. Liga" (in German). Blick. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ "Aarau stellt Trainer Bordoli per sofort frei". bluewin.ch. 13 October 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-10-16. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
- ^ "Jetzt ist es fix: Marco Schällibaum ist der neue Trainer beim FC Aarau". Limmattaler Zeitung. 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Benvenuto in Rossoblù, Giancarlo Camolese!". fcchiasso.ch.
- ^ "Decastel wird neuer Xamax-Coach". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ "Nächster Knall in Wil: Trainer Capa muss gehen". Thurgauer Zeitung. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Sofortige Trennung vom Trainerduo". fcwil.ch. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ "Kevin Cooper neuer Wil-Trainer". FM1 Today. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ Schifferli, Hansjörg (26 November 2015). "Jürgen Seeberger muss gehen". Der Landbote. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ Schifferli, Hansjörg (26 November 2015). "Zwei Spiele für eine neue Basis". Der Landbote. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ Dubach, Matthias (28 December 2015). "Sven Christ zu Winterthur". Blick. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ "Patrick Rahmen quitte son poste d'entraîneur, Petar Alexandrov prend la relève". Journal du Jura. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "Zlatko Petričević ist neuer Trainer des FC Biel". Bieler Tagblatt. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "Punktabzug für den FC Biel" (in German). Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ^ "FC Biel verliert definitiv 4 weitere Punkte" (in German). Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "Die aktuelle BCL-Tabelle nach dem Biel-Entscheid". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "Disziplinarkommission entzieht FC Biel die Lizenz". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "Challenge League:Season Rules". scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ "Forfait-Niederlage für FC Biel". Swiss Football League. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Torschützenliste 2015/16". Swiss Challenge League. Archived from the original on 2015-07-15. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in German and French)
- Soccerway