2009–10 Swiss Challenge League
The 2009–10 Swiss Challenge League was the seventh season of the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of the Swiss football league pyramid.
It began on 24 July 2009 and ended on 15 May 2010. The champions of this season, FC Thun, earned promotion to the 2010–11 Super League. The bottom two teams, FC Le Mont and FC Gossau, were relegated to the 1. Liga.
| Season | 2009–10 |
|---|---|
| Relegated | Le Mont, Gossau |
| Matches played | 215 |
| Goals scored | 669 (3.11 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Pape Omar Faye (12) Nick Proschwitz (12) |
| Biggest home win | Thun 9–0 Nyonnais (29 August 2009) |
| Biggest away win | Lausanne 0–5 Lugano (25 July 2009) Nyonnais 2–7 Winterthur (15 August 2009) Schaffhausen 0–5 Lugano (22 August 2009) |
| Highest scoring | Nyonnais 2–7 Winterthur (15 August 2009) Thun 9–0 Nyonnais (29 August 2009) |
← 2008–09 2010–11 → | |
Teams
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thun (C, P) | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 70 | 36 | +34 | 60 | Promotion to 2010–11 Swiss Super League |
| 2 | Lugano | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 65 | 29 | +36 | 59 | Qualification for Promotion play-off |
| 3 | Winterthur | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 69 | 46 | +23 | 56 | |
| 4 | Servette | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 52 | |
| 5 | Kriens | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 46 | |
| 6 | Wil | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 45 | |
| 7 | Biel-Bienne | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 42 | |
| 8 | Vaduz | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 41 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round |
| 9 | Yverdon-Sport | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 39 | |
| 10 | Lausanne-Sport | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 39 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round |
| 11 | Schaffhausen | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 39 | |
| 12 | Wohlen | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 31 | |
| 13 | Locarno | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 65 | −19 | 31 | |
| 14 | Stade Nyonnais | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 64 | −28 | 31 | |
| 15 | Le Mont (R) | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 30 | 56 | −26 | 27 | Relegation to 2010–11 Swiss 1. Liga |
| 16 | Gossau (R) | 30 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 80 | −53 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Promotion/relegation play-offs
AC Bellinzona as 9th-placed team of the 2009–10 Super League played a two-legged play-off against Challenge League runners-up AC Lugano for a spot in the 2010–11 Super League.
| Lugano | 0–0 | Bellinzona |
|---|---|---|
| Report (in Italian) |
Bellinzona won 2–1 on aggregate and remain in the Swiss Super League. Lugano remain in the Swiss Challenge League.
Top goal scorers
- 23 goals
- 20 goals
- 17 goals
- 16 goals
- 14 goals
External links
- (in German and French) Swiss Challenge League
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