2009–10 Swiss Super League
| Season | 2009–10 |
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| Champions | Basel 13th title |
| Relegated | Aarau |
| Champions League | Basel Young Boys |
| Europa League | Grasshopper Luzern Lausanne-Sport (via domestic cup) |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 602 (3.31 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Seydou Doumbia (30) |
| Biggest home win | Grasshoppers 7–0 Bellinzona |
| Biggest away win | Bellinzona 1–7 YB |
| Highest scoring | Luzern 4–5 Basel |
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The 2009–10 Swiss Super League is the 113th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. The competition is officially named AXPO Super League due to sponsoring purposes. It began on 11 July 2009 and has ended in May 2010. FC Zürich were the defending champions. The title was won by FC Basel.[1][2]
Contents
Promotion and relegation
Liechtenstein side FC Vaduz were relegated after finishing in 10th and last place in Swiss Super League 2008-09. They were replaced by Challenge League 2008–09 champions FC St. Gallen.
9th-placed FC Luzern and Challenge League runners-up FC Lugano competed in a two-legged relegation play-off after the end of the 2008–09 season. Lucerne won 5–1 aggregate and thus remained in Super League .
Stadia and locations
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Aarau | Aarau | Stadion Brügglifeld | 9,249 |
| FC Basel | Basel | St. Jakob-Park | 42,500 |
| AC Bellinzona | Bellinzona | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona | 8,740 |
| Grasshopper Club Zürich | Zürich | Letzigrund | 23,605 |
| FC Luzern | Luzern | Stadion Allmend | 13,000 |
| Neuchâtel Xamax | Neuchâtel | Stade de la Maladière | 12,000 |
| FC Sion | Sion | Stade Tourbillon | 16,500 |
| FC St. Gallen | St. Gallen | AFG Arena | 19,694 |
| BSC Young Boys | Berne | Wankdorf | 31,783 |
| FC Zürich | Zürich | Letzigrund | 23,605 |
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basel (C) | 36 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 90 | 46 | +44 | 80 | 2010–11 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round |
| 2 | Young Boys | 36 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 78 | 47 | +31 | 77 | |
| 3 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 36 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 65 | 43 | +22 | 65 | 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Play-off round 1 |
| 4 | Luzern | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 66 | 55 | +11 | 58 | 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round 1 |
| 5 | Sion | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 63 | 57 | +6 | 51 | |
| 6 | St. Gallen | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 46 | |
| 7 | Zürich | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 55 | 58 | −3 | 45 | |
| 8 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 41 | |
| 9 | Bellinzona (O) | 36 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 42 | 92 | −50 | 25 | Relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Aarau (R) | 36 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 32 | 88 | −56 | 23 | Relegation to Challenge League 2010-11 |
Source: axposuperleague.ch (German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Basel, who have already qualified for the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League, played Challenge League side Lausanne-Sport in the 2009–10 Swiss Cup final. Basel have won the cup, thus 3rd-placed team will qualify for the play-off round and the 4th-placed team will be inserted into the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League and Lausanne-Sport will be inserted into the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League 2nd qualifying round.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Relegation play-offs
AC Bellinzona as 9th-placed team of the Super League played a two-legged play-off against Challenge League runners-up AC Lugano.
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21 May 2010
20:15 CEST |
| AC Bellinzona | 2 – 1 | Lugano |
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Mihoubi  27'Feltscher 90+1' |
Report (Italian) | 70' Montandon 78' Preisig |
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
| Home ╲ Away | AAR | BAS | BEL | GCZ | LUZ | NX | SIO | STG | YB | ZÜR |
| Aarau | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | |
| Basel | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Bellinzona | 4–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–5 | 1–7 | 3–2 | |
| Grasshopper Club Zürich | 4–0 | 3–1 | 7–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Luzern | 6–0 | 4–5 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Neuchâtel Xamax | 3–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| Sion | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | |
| St. Gallen | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | |
| Young Boys | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Zürich | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 |
Source: Swiss Football League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Second half of season
| Home ╲ Away | AAR | BAS | BEL | GCZ | LUZ | NX | SIO | STG | YB | ZÜR |
| Aarau | 0–3 | 6–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 1–3 | |
| Basel | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 4–1 | |
| Bellinzona | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | |
| Grasshopper Club Zürich | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
| Luzern | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 4–1 | |
| Neuchâtel Xamax | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–3 | |
| Sion | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |
| St. Gallen | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Young Boys | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Zürich | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
Source: Swiss Football League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorers
Updated on 16 May 2010; Source: Swiss Football League (German)
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Seydou Doumbia |
BSC Young Boys | 30 |
| 2 |  Marco Streller |
FC Basel | 21 |
 Cristian Florin Ianu |
FC Luzern | 21 | |
 Émile Mpenza |
FC Sion | 21 | |
| 5 | Alexander Frei |
FC Basel | 15 |
| 6 | Moreno Costanzo |
FC St. Gallen | 14 |
 Gonzalo Zarate |
Grasshopper Club Zürich | 14 | |
| 8 |  Scott Chipperfield |
FC Basel | 13 |
| 9 |  Ideye Aide Brown |
Neuchâtel Xamax | 12 |
| Valentin Stocker |
FC Basel | 12 |
References
External links
- Super League website (German)
- soccerway.com
