The 2024–25 Swiss Challenge League (referred to as the Dieci Challenge League for sponsoring reasons) is the 127th season of the second tier of competitive football in Switzerland and the 22nd season under its current name.
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 July 2024 – 23 May 2025 |
| Matches played | 180 |
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 5 December 2023. | |
Schedule
editThe Swiss Football League (SFL) released a detailed schedule on 5 December 2023.[1][2] The season will begin on 19 July 2024 and conclude on 23 May 2025. The league will go on winter break after matchday 18 on 15 December 2024 and resume on 24 January 2025. The final matchday of the relegation group will take place on, while the championship group will hold its last matches. The two legs of the promotion play-offs are scheduled for 27 and 30 May 2025, while the relegation play-off will be held on 26 and 29 May 2025.
Teams
editOn May 11 2024, Étoile Carouge returned to the Challenge League after a 12 year absence.[3] On May 15, 2024, FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy, relegated from the Super League, returned to the second series after a one year absence.[4] They replace last season's Challenge League champions FC Sion, who returned to the top flight after a 1 year absence, and FC Baden, who were relegated to the Swiss Promotion League after just one season in the Challenge League.[5]
Team changes
edit| Promoted from 2023–24 Swiss Promotion League |
Relegated from 2023–24 Swiss Super League |
|---|---|
| Étoile Carouge | FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy |
Stadia and locations
edit
Locations of clubs in the 2024-25 Swiss Challenge League teams
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Aarau | Aarau | Stadion Brügglifeld | 8,000 | [6] |
| AC Bellinzona | Bellinzona | Stadio Comunale | 5,000 | [7] |
| Étoile Carouge FC | Carouge | Stade de la Fontenette | 3,600 | [8] |
| FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | Lausanne | Stade Olympique[a] | 15,850 | [10] |
| FC Stade Nyonnais | Nyon | Stade de Colovray | 7,200 | [11] |
| FC Schaffhausen | Schaffhausen | FCS Arena | 8,200 | [12] |
| FC Thun | Thun | Stockhorn Arena | 10,014 | [13] |
| FC Vaduz |  Vaduz |
Rheinpark Stadion | 7,584 | [14] |
| FC Wil 1900 | Wil | Lidl Arena | 6,958 | [15] |
| Neuchâtel Xamax FCS | Neuchâtel | Stade de la Maladière | 11,997 | [16] |
No. of
teams |
Cantons | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | ||
 Vaud |
Nyon, Lausanne Ouchy | |
| 1 | ||
 Aargau |
Aarau | |
 Bern |
Thun | |
| Liechtenstein |
Vaduz | |
 Schaffhausen |
Schaffhausen | |
 St. Gallen |
Wil | |
 Geneva |
Étoile Carouge | |
 Neuchâtel |
Xamax | |
 Ticino |
Bellinzona |
Personnel and kits
edit| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aarau |   Brunello Iacopetta
|
Olivier Jäckle
|
gpard | Credit Suisse |
| Bellinzona |  Manuel Benavente
|
Dragan Mihajlović
|
Acerbis | |
| Étoile Carouge |  Adrian Ursea
|
Aurélien Chappuis
|
SB Sport | Raiffeisen |
| Lausanne Ouchy |  Dalibor Stevanović
|
 Rayan Kadima
|
14fourteen | gerofinance |
| Schaffhausen | Ciriaco Sforza
|
 Ermir Lenjani
|
Puma | Methabau |
| Nyon | Christophe Caschili
|
Quentin Gaillard
|
Adidas | |
| Thun | Mauro Lustrinelli
|
Marco Bürki
|
Macron | Schneider Software AG |
| Vaduz | Marc Schneider
|
Benjamin Büchel
|
Puma | MBPI |
| Wil | Marco Hämmerli
|
Kastrijot Ndau
|
ERIMA | Weber und Partner AG LIKA Group AG |
| Xamax | Uli Forte
|
Kenan Fatkič
|
Puma | groupe e |
Managerial changes
edit| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of departure | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schaffhausen |  Christian Wimmer
|
Contract expiry | Pre-season | Ciriaco Sforza
|
15 June 2024 | [17][18] | |
| Aarau |  Ranko Jakovljević (interim)
|
End of interim period | Brunello Iacopetta
|
20 May 2024 | [19] | ||
| Wil | Brunello Iacopetta
|
Departure | Marco Hämmerli
|
24 May 2024 | [20] | ||
| Lausanne Ouchy |  Ricardo Dionísio
|
Mutual consent | 25 September 2024 | 9th | Dalibor Stevanović
|
25 September 2024 | [21] |
Table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thun | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 33 | Promotion to Swiss Super League |
| 2 | Étoile Carouge | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 30 | Qualification for promotion play-off |
| 3 | Aarau | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 29 | |
| 4 | Vaduz | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 28 | |
| 5 | Wil | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 25 | |
| 6 | Xamax | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 25 | |
| 7 | Bellinzona | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 21 | |
| 8 | Nyon | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 18 | |
| 9 | Lausanne Ouchy | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 17 | |
| 10 | Schaffhausen | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 16 | Relegation to Swiss Promotion League |
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2024. Source: Swiss Challenge League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored 6) Away goals scored; 7) Draw.[22]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored 6) Away goals scored; 7) Draw.[22]
Results
editReferences
edit- ^ "Die SFL gibt den Datenplan für die Saison 2024/25 bekannt" (in German). Swiss Football League. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "SWISS FOOTBALL LEAGUE - Rahmenterminplan / Calendrier - Stand / État 5.12.2023" (PDF). Swiss Football League. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Thun bleibt an Sion dran – Carouge steigt in Challenge League auf". SRF. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy steht als Absteiger fest". SRF. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Sion und Thun im Gleichschritt – Baden muss wieder runter". SRF. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "FC Aarau". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "AC Bellinzona". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "FC Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Verdon, Emilien (11 February 2020). "Football: SLO jouera la saison prochaine à la Pontaise" (in French). LFM. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "AC Bellinzona". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "FC Stade Nyonnais". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "FC Schaffhausen". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "FC Thun". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "FC Vaduz". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "FC Wil 1900". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Neuchâtel Xamax FCS". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Christian Wimmer verlässt den FC Schaffhausen". fcschaffhausen.ch (in Swiss High German). FC Schaffhausen. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Ciriaco Sforza neuer Cheftrainer". fcschaffhausen.ch (in German). FC Schaffhausen. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "Brunello Iacopetta wird neuer FCA-Cheftrainer". fcaarau.ch (in Swiss High German). FC Aarau. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Brunello Iacopetta wird neuer FCA-Cheftrainer". fcwil.ch (in Swiss High German). FC Wil. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Communiqué officiel !" (in Swiss French). FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ "Reglement für den Spielbetrieb der SFL" (PDF) (in Swiss High German). Swiss Football League. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Forfait-Niederlage gegen Bellinzona". Swiss Football League. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Forfait-Niederlage der AC Bellinzona bestätigt". Swiss Football League. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
External links
edit- Official website (in German and French)
- Soccerway