2017–18 Swiss Challenge League
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 | This article needs to be updated. (June 2018) |
| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Neuchatel Xamax |
| Promoted | Neuchatel Xamax |
| Relegated | Wohlen |
| Europa League | Vaduz |
| Matches played | 360 |
| Goals scored | 86 (0.24 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Schaffhausen 6–0 Rapperswil-Jona (24 July 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Wohlen 1–4 Schaffhausen (31 July 2017) |
| Highest scoring | Schaffhausen 6–0 Rapperswil-Jona (24 July 2017) |
| Longest winning run | Schaffhausen (6 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Neuchâtel Xamax (21 games) |
| Longest winless run | Aarau (6 games) |
| Longest losing run | Wohlen (4 games) |
← 2016–17 2018–19 →
All statistics correct as of 21 July 2018. | |
The 2017–18 Swiss Challenge League (referred to as the Brack.ch Challenge League for sponsoring reasons) is the 15th season of the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of competitive football in Switzerland, under its current name. The season started on 21 July 2017 and is scheduled to end on 21 May 2018.[1] The winter break began on 11 December 2017 and the league resumed on 2 February 2018.
Participating teams
[edit]A total of 10 teams participate in the league. 2016–17 Swiss Challenge League champions Zürich were promoted to the 2017–18 Swiss Super League. They were replaced by FC Vaduz, who got relegated after finishing last-placed in the 2016–17 Swiss Super League. Le Mont was relegated after failing to renew their licence. They were replaced by Rapperswil-Jona, who won promotion from the 2016–17 Swiss Promotion League.
Stadia and locations
[edit]
Locations of clubs in the 2017–18 Challenge League
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aarau | Aarau | Stadion Brügglifeld | 8,000 |
| Chiasso | Chiasso | Stadio Comunale Riva IV | 5,000 |
| Neuchâtel Xamax | Neuchâtel | Stade de la Maladière | 12,000 |
| Rapperswil-Jona | Rapperswil-Jona | Stadion Grünfeld | 2,500 |
| Servette | Geneva | Stade de Genève | 30,084 |
| Schaffhausen | Schaffhausen | Stadion Breite LIPO Park Schaffhausen |
4,200 8,200 |
| Vaduz |  Vaduz |
Rheinpark Stadion | 7,584 |
| Wil | Wil | IGP Arena | 6,958 |
| Winterthur | Winterthur | Schützenwiese | 8,550 |
| Wohlen | Wohlen | Stadion Niedermatten | 3,624 |
Personnel
[edit]| Team | Manager |
|---|---|
| Aarau |  Stephan Keller (caretaker)
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| Chiasso |  Baldassarre Raineri
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| Neuchâtel Xamax | Michel Decastel
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| Rapperswil-Jona | Urs Meier
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| Schaffhausen | Boris Smiljanić
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| Servette | Bojan Dimic
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| Vaduz |
 Roland Vrabec
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| Wil | Konrad Fünfstück
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| Winterthur | Livio Bordoli
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| Wohlen |  Ranko Jakovljević
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Managerial changes
[edit]| Club | Name | Manner of departure | Date of departure | Position in table | Replacement | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wil | Maurizio Jacobacci |
Resign | 4 June 2017[2] | Pre-season | Konrad Fünfstück |
18 June 2017[3] |
| Aarau | Marco Schällibaum |
Mutual Consent | 6 June 2017[4] | Marinko Jurendic |
7 June 2017[5] | |
| Chiasso | Baldo Raineri |
Sacked | 6 June 2017[6] |  Guillermo Abascal |
12 June 2017[7] | |
| Wohlen | Francesco Gabriele |
Mutual Consent | 15 June 2017 | Ranko Jakovljević |
15 June 2017[8] | |
| Schaffhausen | Murat Yakin |
Signed by Grasshopper | 28 August 2017 | 1st | Boris Smiljanić |
28 August 2017[9] |
| Winterthur | Umberto Romano |
Sacked | 3 January 2018 | 9th | Livio Bordoli |
3 January 2018[10] |
| Servette | Meho Kodro |
3 March 2018[11] | 5th | Bojan Dimic |
3 March 2018 | |
| Aarau | Marinko Jurendic |
21 March 2018[12] | 6th | Stephan Keller (interim) |
22 March 2018 | |
| Chiasso | Guillermo Abascal |
3 April 2018[13] | 8th | Baldassarre Raineri |
3 April 2018 |
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neuchâtel Xamax (C, P) | 36 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 82 | 39 | +43 | 85 | Promotion to 2018–19 Swiss Super League |
| 2 | Schaffhausen | 36 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 70 | 51 | +19 | 64 | |
| 3 | Servette | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 62 | |
| 4 | Vaduz[a] | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 66 | 50 | +16 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Rapperswil-Jona | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 56 | |
| 6 | Aarau | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 53 | 62 | −9 | 44 | |
| 7 | Wil | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 39 | |
| 8 | Chiasso[b] | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 42 | 60 | −18 | 36 | |
| 9 | Winterthur | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 45 | 60 | −15 | 32 | |
| 10 | Wohlen[c] (R) | 36 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 41 | 93 | −52 | 18 | Relegation to 2018-19 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) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.[17]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.[17]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Vaduz qualified for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League as winners of the 2017–18 Liechtenstein Cup.
- ^ Chiasso were deducted three points for licence rules violation[14]
- ^ Wohlen waived license application and will not continue professional football in the 2018–19 season.[15][16]
Results
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raphaël Nuzzolo
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Neuchâtel | 26 |
| 2 | Tunahan Cicek
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Schaffhausen | 21 |
| 3 | Hélios Sessolo
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Schaffhausen | 16 |
| 4 |  Mychell Chagas1
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Servette (6) / Rapperswil-Jona (9) | 15 |
| 5 |  Marko Dević
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Vaduz | 13 |
1Chagas played 17 games for Rapperswil-Jona then signed for Servette.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rahmenterminplan 2017/2018 - Calendrier 2017/2018" (PDF). sfl.ch (in German and French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Jacobacci doit quitter le FC Wil" (in French). sfl.ch. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Un entraîneur allemand sur le banc du FC Wil" (in French). sfl.ch. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ "Le FC Aarau se sépare de Marco Schällibaum" (in French). sfl.ch. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Marinko Jurendic nouvel entraîneur à Aarau" (in French). sfl.ch. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "La grande lessive au FC Chiasso" (in French). sfl.ch. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Un Espagnol de 28 ans sur le banc du FC Chiasso" (in French). sfl.ch. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ "Jakovljevic coachera le FC Wohlen" (in French). sfl.ch. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ "Yakin nommé à GC, Smiljanic au FC Schaffhouse" (in French). sfl.ch. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ Schifferli, Hansjörg (3 January 2018). "Ein Tessiner solls richten" (in German). Der Landbote. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ Berger, Nicola (3 March 2018). "Frühlingsputz im Servette FC". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Aarau stellt Jurendic frei" (in German). Luzerner Zeitung. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "FC Chiasso entlässt Trainer Abascal" (in German). St. Galler Tagblatt. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ "Drei Punkte Abzug für Chiasso" (in German). Luzerner Zeitung. 18 September 2017. Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ "Der FC Wohlen verabschiedet sich nach 16 Spielzeiten aus dem Spitzensport" (PDF) (Press release) (in German). FC Wohlen AG. 2018-01-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-24. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ Wendel, Sebastian (7 March 2018). "Jetzt ist es amtlich: Der Abstieg des FC Wohlen aus der Challenge League ist besiegelt" (in German). Aargauer Zeitung. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "Règlement de la compétition de la SFL" (PDF) (in French). sfl.ch. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-07. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Herber Verlust für den FCRJ: Chagas wechselt zu Servette". Der Landbote. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in German and French)
- Soccerway