2008–09 Swiss Super League
The 2008–09 Swiss Super League was the 112th season of top-tier football in Switzerland.
The competition was officially named AXPO Super League due to sponsoring purposes. It began on 18 July 2008 with a match between Young Boys Bern and reigning champions FC Basel, which the latter won by 2–1. The last matches were played in May 2009.
| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 July 2008 – 30 May 2009 |
| Champions | FC Zürich 12th title |
| Relegated | FC Vaduz |
| Champions League | FC Zürich |
| Europa League | FC Basel BSC Young Boys FC Sion (via domestic cup) |
| Matches played | 180 |
| Goals scored | 540 (3 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Seydou Doumbia (20) |
| Biggest home win | Young Boys 6–0 Vaduz |
| Biggest away win | Vaduz 1–7 Zürich |
| Highest scoring | Bellinzona 6–2 Grasshopper Vaduz 3–5 Zürich Vaduz 1–7 Zürich |
← 2007–08 2009–10 → | |
Teams
FC Thun were relegated after finishing in 10th and last place in 2007–08 Swiss Super League. They were replaced by Challenge League 2007–08 champions FC Vaduz, who are the first team from Liechtenstein participating in Switzerland's top football league.
9th placed FC St. Gallen and Challenge League runners-up AC Bellinzona competed in a two-legged relegation play-off after the end of last season. Bellinzona won 5–2 on aggregate and thus earned promotion, while St. Gallen were relegated.
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Basel | Basel | St. Jakob-Park | 42,500 |
| BSC Young Boys | Bern | Wankdorf | 31,783 |
| FC Zürich | Zürich | Letzigrund | 23,605 |
| Grasshopper Club Zürich | Zürich | Letzigrund | 23,605 |
| FC Sion | Sion | Stade Tourbillon | 16,500 |
| FC Luzern | Lucerne | Stadion Allmend | 13,000 |
| Neuchâtel Xamax | Neuchâtel | Stade de la Maladière | 12,000 |
| FC Aarau | Aarau | Stadion Brügglifeld | 9,249 |
| AC Bellinzona | Bellinzona | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona | 8,740 |
| FC Vaduz | Vaduz | Rheinpark Stadion | 6,127 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zürich (C) | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 80 | 36 | +44 | 79 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Young Boys | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 85 | 46 | +39 | 73 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Basel | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 72 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Grasshopper | 36 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 50 | |
| 5 | Aarau | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 44 | |
| 6 | Bellinzona | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 43 | |
| 7 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 40 | |
| 8 | Sion | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 37 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 9 | Luzern (O) | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 45 | 62 | −17 | 35 | Qualification to relegation play-off |
| 10 | Vaduz (R) | 36 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 85 | −57 | 22 | Relegation to Swiss Challenge League |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team played every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season.
First half of season | Second half of season
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Relegation play-offs
FC Lucern as 9th-placed team of the Super League were played a two-legged play-off against Challenge League runners-up AC Lugano.
Luzern won 5–1 on aggregate.
Top goalscorers
Updated on 24 May 2009; Source: football.ch (in German)
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Seydou Doumbia | BSC Young Boys | 20 |
| 2 |  Almen Abdi | FC Zürich | 19 |
| 3 |  Eric Hassli | FC Zürich | 17 |
| 4 | Alexandre Alphonse | FC Zürich | 13 |
 Joetex Asamoah Frimpong | FC Lucerne | 13 | |
| 6 |  Scott Chipperfield | FC Basel | 12 |
| 7 | Mauro Lustrinelli | AC Bellinzona | 11 |
 João Paiva | FC Lucerne | 11 | |
| Olivier Monterrubio | FC Sion | 11 | |
| 10 | Benjamin Huggel | FC Basel | 10 |
 Ideye Aide Brown | Neuchâtel Xamax | 10 | |
| Mario Raimondi | BSC Young Boys | 10 |
Awards
- Super League Player of the Year: Seydou Doumbia (BSC Young Boys)
- Goal of the Year: Fabian Frei (FC Basel, scored against FC Aarau)
- Coach of the Year: Bernard Challandes (FC Zürich)
- Youngster of the Year: Valentin Stocker (FC Basel)
- Fair Play Trophy: FC Aarau
External links
- Super league website (in German)
- soccerway.com
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