Swiss Super League 2008–09 Information & Swiss Super League 2008–09 Links at HealthHaven.com

Swiss Super League
Season	2008–09
Champions	FC Zürich; (12th Swiss title)
Relegated	FC Vaduz
UEFA Champions League	FC Zürich
UEFA Europa League	FC Basel; BSC Young Boys; FC Sion (via domestic cup)
Goals scored	525 (after 35 matchdays)
Average goals/game	3
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 →

Swiss Super League 2008-09 is the 112th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. The competition is 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.

[edit] Team changes from 2007–08

FC Thun were relegated after finishing in 10th and last place in Swiss Super League 2007-08. 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.

Manchester United won the league

[edit] Overview

Aarau

Basel

Bellinzona

Grasshopper
FC Zürich

Location of teams in Swiss Super League 2008–09

Club	Location	Stadium	Capacity
FC Basel	Basel	St. Jakob-Park	42,500
BSC Young Boys	Berne	Wankdorf	31,783
FC Zürich	Zürich	Letzigrund	23,605
Grasshopper-Club Zürich	Zürich	Letzigrund	23,605
FC Sion	Sion	Stade Tourbillon	16,500
FC Lucerne	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

[edit] League table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Zürich (C)	36	24	7	5	80	36	+44	79	UEFA Champions League 2009–10 Third qualifying round
2	Young Boys	36	22	7	7	85	46	+39	73	2009–10 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
3	Basel	36	22	6	8	72	44	+28	72	2009–10 UEFA 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	2009–10 UEFA Europa League Play-off round ¹
9	Luzern (O)	36	9	8	19	45	62	−17	35	Qualification to Promotion/Relegation playoffs
10	Vaduz (R)	36	5	7	24	28	85	−57	22	Relegation to Challenge League 2009-10 ²

Source: axposuperleague.ch (German)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
¹Sion won the Swiss Cup 2008–09 and thereby qualified for the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League.
²Being a Liechtenstein club, Vaduz are not eligible for qualification to European competitions via the Swiss league system. They did, however, qualify for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League by winning their domestic Liechtenstein Cup 2008–09.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective phase of tournament; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

[edit] Relegation play-offs

FC Lucern as 9th-placed team of the Super League will play a two-legged play-off against Challenge League runners-up AC Lugano.

10 June 2009 20:15 CEST	AC Lugano	1 – 0	FC Lucern	Cornaredo Stadium, Lugano Attendance: 7,200
	Renfer 15'			Cornaredo Stadium, Lugano Attendance: 7,200

13 June 2009
18:45 CEST

FC Lucern

5 – 0

AC Lugano

Stadion Allmend, Lucerne
Attendance: 12,500

Renggli

14'

Chiumiento 52' (pen.)

Paiva 77', 83'

Scarione 80'

[edit] 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.

[edit] First half of season

Home \ Away¹	AAR	BAS	BEL	GCZ	LUZ	NX	SIO	VAD	YB	ZÜR
Aarau		0–2	0–1	1–0	1–0	2–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–1
Basel	3–1		2–0	1–0	2–0	4–3	3–0	4–0	1–2	1–1
Bellinzona	1–1	2–3		1–1	2–2	1–2	2–1	1–0	1–2	0–3
Grasshopper	0–0	1–1	3–1		4–2	1–0	3–1	3–0	0–1	2–2
Luzern	3–0	5–1	1–0	0–3		0–1	1–1	1–2	0–3	0–3
Neuchâtel Xamax	0–0	2–0	3–3	1–1	1–0		3–3	2–2	2–3	1–2
Sion	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–0	1–1	0–0		3–1	2–1	1–3
Vaduz	0–2	0–2	0–0	1–1	1–0	1–0	1–2		0–0	1–7
Young Boys	3–3	1–2	3–0	1–3	6–1	2–1	5–0	0–0		2–2
Zürich	4–0	1–4	3–0	2–1	1–0	3–0	1–0	1–0	2–1

Source: axposuperleague.ch (German)
¹The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

[edit] Second half of season

Home \ Away¹	AAR	BAS	BEL	GCZ	LUZ	NX	SIO	VAD	YB	ZÜR
Aarau		3–1	0–0	0–3	0–0	0–0	1–0	2–0	0–1	0–3
Basel	3–1		1–1	0–0	2–0	3–0	2–2	5–0	0–3	2–1
Bellinzona	1–2	1–1		6–2	2–0	2–0	1–0	3–1	2–1	0–1
Grasshopper	1–1	4–1	1–3		1–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–3	2–2
Luzern	4–0	1–2	4–2	1–1		2–1	1–0	3–1	2–3	1–3
Neuchâtel Xamax	3–1	2–3	1–0	4–1	3–3		3–2	3–1	2–3	0–1
Sion	2–0	0–4	2–2	1–4	1–1	1–0		2–1	2–3	0–1
Vaduz	1–1	0–1	1–0	2–2	1–2	2–4	1–5		3–1	3–5
Young Boys	4–0	3–2	3–0	3–1	5–2	0–0	2–1	6–0		4–2
Zürich	2–1	1–3	0–0	2–1	1–1	3–0	2–2	5–0	3–0

Source: axposuperleague.ch (German)
¹The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.