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2017–18 in Swiss football

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Football in Switzerland
Season2017–18
Men's football
Super LeagueYoung Boys
Challenge LeagueNeuchâtel Xamax
Swiss CupZürich
Women's football
Nationalliga AZürich
Swiss CupZürich
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The following is a summary of the 2017–18 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Men's national team[edit]

The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.

  Win   Draw   Loss

2018 FIFA World Cup[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Switzerland 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
3  Serbia 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  Costa Rica 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
17 June 2018 (2018-06-17) Group phase Brazil  1–1   Switzerland Rostov-on-Don, Russia
20:00 CEST
  • Coutinho 20'
Report
Stadium: Rostov Arena
Attendance: 43,109
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
22 June 2018 (2018-06-22) Group phase Serbia  1–2   Switzerland Kaliningrad, Russia
20:00 CEST Report
Stadium: Kaliningrad Stadium
Attendance: 33,187
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
27 June 2018 (2018-06-27) Group phase Switzerland  2–2  Costa Rica Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
20:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Attendance: 43,319
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
3 July 2018 (2018-07-03) Round of 16 Sweden  1–0   Switzerland Saint Petersburg, Russia
16:00 CEST Report
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 64,042
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 10 9 0 1 32 4 +28 27 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup
2   Switzerland 10 9 0 1 23 7 +16 27 Advance to second round
3  Hungary 10 4 1 5 14 14 0 13
4  Faroe Islands 10 2 3 5 4 16 −12 9
5  Latvia 10 2 1 7 7 18 −11 7
6  Andorra 10 1 1 8 2 23 −21 4
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
31 August 2017 (2017-08-31) Group phase Switzerland  3 – 0  Andorra St. Gallen, Switzerland
20:45 CEST Seferovic 43', 63'
Lichtsteiner 68'
Report Yellow card 39' Aláez
50' Clemente
Yellow card 61' Gómes
Stadium: Kybunpark
Attendance: 13,600
Referee: Tore Hansen (Norway)
3 September 2017 (2017-09-03) Group phase Latvia  0 – 3   Switzerland Riga, Latvia
20:45 CEST Indrāns Yellow card 37'
Dubra Yellow card 56'
Solovjovs Yellow card 58'
Vardanjans Yellow card 69'
Report 9' Seferovic
55' Džemaili
58' (pen.) Rodríguez
Stadium: Skonto Stadium
Attendance: 7,587
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
7 October 2017 (2017-10-07) Group phase Switzerland  5 – 2  Hungary Basel, Switzerland
20:45 CET Xhaka 18'
Frei 20'
Zuber 43', 49'
Lichtsteiner 83'
Report Yellow card 35' 89' Ugrai
Yellow card 44' Elek
58' Guzmics
Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 32,018
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)
10 October 2017 (2017-10-10) Group phase Portugal  2 – 0   Switzerland Lisbon, Portugal
20:45 CET Djourou 43' (o.g.)
André Silva 57'
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 61,500
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
9 November 2017 (2017-11-09) Playoffs Northern Ireland  0–1   Switzerland Belfast, Northern Ireland
20:45 CET Report Stadium: Windsor Park
Attendance: 18,269
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
12 November 2017 (2017-11-12) Playoffs Switzerland  0–0  Northern Ireland Basel, Switzerland
18:00 CET Report Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 36'210
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Switzerland won 1–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Friendly matches[edit]

23 March 2018 (2018-03-23) Greece  0–1   Switzerland Athens, Greece
19:00 CET Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 5,487
Referee: Hugo Miguel (Portugal)
27 March 2018 (2018-03-27) Switzerland  6–0  Panama Lucerne, Switzerland
19:00 CET
Report Stadium: Swissporarena
Attendance: 8,600
Referee: Oliver Drachta (Austria)
3 June 2018 (2018-06-03) Spain  1–1   Switzerland Villarreal, Spain
21:00 CET Report Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 23,500
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
8 June 2018 (2018-06-08) Switzerland  1–1  Japan Lugano, Switzerland
19:00 CET Report Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium
Attendance: 7,010
Referee: Amaury Delure (France)

Women's national team[edit]

The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.

  Win   Draw   Loss

FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 qualification[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Scotland 8 7 0 1 19 7 +12 21 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
2  Switzerland 8 6 1 1 21 5 +16 19 Play-offs
3  Poland 8 3 2 3 16 12 +4 11
4  Albania 8 1 1 6 6 22 −16 4
5  Belarus 8 1 0 7 5 21 −16 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
15 September 2017 (2017-09-15) Albania  1 – 4  Switzerland Elbasan, Albania
17:00 CET Begolli 81' Report 23' Brunner
39' Bachmann
41' (pen.) Crnogorčević
67' Dickenmann
Stadium: Elbasan Arena
Referee: Amy Rayner (England)
19 September 2017 (2017-09-19) Switzerland  2 – 1  Poland Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
19:00 CET Bernauer 20'
Dickenmann 39'
Report Pajor 34' Stadium: Tissot Arena
Attendance: 800
Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)
24 November 2017 (2017-11-24) Switzerland  3–0  Belarus Schaffhausen, Switzerland
19:00 CET Report Stadium: LIPO Park
Attendance: 2'017
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)
28 November 2017 (2017-11-28) Switzerland  5–1  Albania Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
19:00 CET
Report Stadium: Tissot Arena
Attendance: 1'215
Referee: Petra Pavlikova (Slovakia)
5 April 2018 (2018-04-05) Switzerland  1–0  Scotland Schaffhausen, Switzerland
19:00 CET Report Stadium: LIPO Park
Attendance: 2'504
Referee: Olga Zadinová (Czech Republic)
12 June 2018 (2018-06-12) Belarus  0–5  Switzerland Minsk, Belarus
17:00 CET Report Stadium: FC Minsk Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Viola Raudziņa (Latvia)

2018 Cyprus Women's Cup[edit]

28 February 2018 (2018-02-28) Group A Italy  0–3  Switzerland Larnaca, Cyprus
17:00 CET Report Stadium: Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
2 March 2018 (2018-03-02) Group A Switzerland  4–0  Finland Larnaca, Cyprus
17:00 CET Report Stadium: GSZ Stadium
5 March 2018 (2018-03-05) Group A Switzerland  0–0  Wales Larnaca, Cyprus
12:00 CET Report Stadium: GSZ Stadium
7 March 2018 (2018-03-07) 3rd Place North Korea  2–1  Switzerland Paralimni, Cyprus
13:00 CET Report
Stadium: Tasos Markos Stadium

Friendly matches[edit]

22 October 2017 (2017-10-22) MS&AD Cup Japan  2 – 0  Switzerland Nagano, Japan
09:30 CET Nakajima 69'
Tanaka 90+3'
Report Stadium: Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium
Attendance: 6,261
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

Domestic season[edit]

Super League[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Young Boys (C) 36 26 6 4 84 41 +43 84 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2 Basel 36 20 9 7 72 36 +36 69 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Luzern 36 15 9 12 51 51 0 54 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
4 Zürich 36 12 13 11 50 44 +6 49 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
5 St. Gallen 36 14 3 19 52 72 −20 45 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
6 Sion 36 11 9 16 53 56 −3 42
7 Thun 36 12 6 18 53 68 −15 42
8 Lugano 36 12 6 18 38 55 −17 42
9 Grasshopper 36 10 9 17 43 52 −9 39
10 Lausanne-Sport (R) 36 9 8 19 46 67 −21 35 Relegation to Swiss Challenge League
Source: Swiss Super League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.[1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Zürich qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2017–18 Swiss Cup.

Challenge League[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Neuchâtel Xamax (C, P) 36 26 7 3 82 39 +43 85 Promotion to 2018–19 Swiss Super League
2 Schaffhausen 36 21 1 14 70 51 +19 64
3 Servette 36 17 11 8 56 38 +18 62
4 Vaduz[a] 36 16 11 9 66 50 +16 59 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
5 Rapperswil-Jona 36 16 8 12 53 45 +8 56
6 Aarau 36 12 8 16 53 62 −9 44
7 Wil 36 9 12 15 40 50 −10 39
8 Chiasso[b] 36 11 6 19 42 60 −18 36
9 Winterthur 36 7 11 18 45 60 −15 32
10 Wohlen[c] (R) 36 3 9 24 41 93 −52 18 Relegation to 2018-19 Swiss Promotion League
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.[5]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Vaduz qualified for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League as winners of the 2017–18 Liechtenstein Cup.
  2. ^ Chiasso were deducted three points for licence rules violation[2]
  3. ^ Wohlen waived license application and will not continue professional football in the 2018–19 season.[3][4]

Promotion League[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 SC Kriens (C, P) 30 22 3 5 76 31 +45 69 2017/2018 Promotion League Champion
2 FC Stade Nyonnais 30 20 4 6 64 33 +31 64 directly qualified for 2018/2019 Swiss Cup
3 Yverdon-Sport 30 18 2 10 64 48 +16 56
4 FC Basel U-21 30 12 9 9 53 44 +9 45
5 FC Zürich U-21 30 11 10 9 60 50 +10 43
6 FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 30 12 7 11 56 57 −1 43
7 FC Köniz 30 12 6 12 56 53 +3 42
8 SC Brühl 30 10 10 10 51 45 +6 40
9 FC Breitenrain 30 11 6 13 56 61 −5 39
10 FC Sion U-21 30 9 11 10 47 46 +1 38
11 SC Cham 30 9 11 10 50 58 −8 38
12 SC YF Juventus 30 10 6 14 48 57 −9 36
13 FC Bavois 29 9 7 13 38 56 −18 34
14 BSC Old Boys[a] (R) 30 8 7 15 48 61 −13 31 Relegation to 2018–19 1. Liga Classic
15 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 31 8 6 17 37 50 −13 30
16 FC United Zürich (R) 30 5 3 22 35 89 −54 18 Relegation to 2018–19 1. Liga Classic
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ BSC Old Boys Basel voluntarily relegated at the end of the season.

Swiss Cup[edit]

FC Zürich beat Grasshopper Club Zürich 2–1 in the first drawn semi-final and were considered as home team for the final. BSC Young Boys beat FC Basel 2–0 in the other semi-final. The match was played on 27 May 2018 at the Stade de Suisse in Bern.[6]

Final
Zürich2–1Young Boys
Frey 11' Yellow card 24'
Sarr Yellow card 59' Yellow-red card 67'
Marchesano 75'
Thelander Yellow card 83'
Brecher Yellow card 89'
SFV summary Nuhu Yellow card 15'
Sanogo Yellow card 24'
Sulejmani 80'
Attendance: 30,000

Swiss Clubs in Europe[edit]

BSC Young Boys[edit]

UEFA Champions League qualifying phase[edit]

26 July 2017 (2017-07-26) CL Qualification R3 Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 3 – 1 Switzerland Young Boys Kyiv, Ukraine
18:30 (CET) Yarmolenko 15'
Mbokani 34'
Harmash 90+3'
Report 90+1' Fassnacht Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium
Attendance: 36,341
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
2 August 2017 (2017-08-02) CL Qualification R3 Young Boys Switzerland 2 – 0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Bern, Switzerland
20:15 (CET) Hoarau 13' (pen.)
Lotomba 90'
Report Stadium: Stade de Suisse
Attendance: 13,303
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)

3–3 on aggregate. Young Boys won on away goals.

15 August 2017 (2017-08-15) CL Qualification PO Young Boys Switzerland 0 – 1 Russia CSKA Moscow Bern, Switzerland
20:45 (CET) Report 90+1' (o.g.) Nuhu Stadium: Stade de Suisse
Attendance: 20,003
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)
23 August 2017 (2017-08-23) CL Qualification PO CSKA Moscow Russia 2 – 0 Switzerland Young Boys Moscow, Russia
20:45 (CET) Shchennikov 45'
Dzagoev 64'
Report Stadium: VEB Arena
Attendance: 15,560
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

CSKA Moscow won 3–0 on aggregate.

UEFA Europa League group stage[edit]

14 September 2017 (2017-09-14) Group B Young Boys Switzerland 1–1 Serbia Partizan Bern, Switzerland
19:00 (CET) Fassnacht 45' Report 11' Janković Stadium: Stade de Suisse
Attendance: 13,004
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
18 September 2017 (2017-09-18) Group B Skënderbeu Korçë Albania 1–1 Switzerland Young Boys Elbasan, Albania
21:05 (CET) Sowe 65' Report 72' Assalé Stadium: Elbasan Arena
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
19 October 2017 (2017-10-19) Group B Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 2–2 Switzerland Young Boys Kyiv, Ukraine
21:05 (CET)
Report
Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium
Attendance: 21,789
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)
2 November 2017 (2017-11-02) Group B Young Boys Switzerland 0–1 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Bern, Switzerland
19:00 (CET) Report Stadium: Stade de Suisse
Attendance: 10,077
Referee: Tony Chapron (France)
23 November 2017 (2017-11-23) Group B Partizan Serbia 2–1 Switzerland Young Boys Belgrade, Serbia
21:05 (CET) Report Stadium: Partizan Stadium
Attendance: 20,568
Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
7 December 2017 (2017-12-07) Group B Young Boys Switzerland 2–1 Albania Skënderbeu Korçë Bern, Switzerland
19:00 (CET)
Report
Stadium: Stade de Suisse
Attendance: 8,209
Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)

FC Basel[edit]

UEFA Champions League group stage[edit]

12 September 2017 (2017-09-12) Group A Manchester United England 3–0 Switzerland Basel Manchester, England
20:45 (CET) Fellaini 35'
Lukaku 53'
Rashford 84'
Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 73,854
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
27 September 2017 (2017-09-27) Group A Basel Switzerland 5–0 Portugal Benfica Basel, Switzerland
20:45 (CET) Lang 2'
Oberlin 20', 69'
Van Wolfswinkel 60' (pen.)
Riveros 76'
Report Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 34,111
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
18 October 2017 (2017-10-18) Group A CSKA Moscow Russia 0–2 Switzerland Basel Moscow, Russia
20:45 (CET) Report 29' Xhaka
90' Oberlin
Stadium: VEB Arena
Attendance: 27,996
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
31 October 2017 (2017-10-31) Group A Basel Switzerland 1–2 Russia CSKA Moscow Basel, Switzerland
20:45 (CET) Zuffi 32' Report 63' Dzagoev
79' Wernbloom
Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 33'303
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
22 November 2017 (2017-11-22) Group A Basel Switzerland 1–0 England Manchester United Basel, Switzerland
20:45 (CET)
Report Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
5 December 2017 (2017-12-05) Group A Benfica Portugal 0–2 Switzerland Basel Lisbon, Portugal
20:45 (CET) Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 22,470
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

UEFA Champions League knockout phase[edit]

13 February 2018 (2018-02-13) Round of 16 Basel Switzerland 0–4 England Manchester City Basel, Switzerland
20:45 (CET) Report
Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
7 March 2018 (2018-03-07) Round of 16 Manchester City England 1–2 Switzerland Basel Manchester, England
20:45 (CET) Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 49,411
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

Manchester City won 5–2 on aggregate.

FC Lugano[edit]

UEFA Europa League group stage[edit]

14 September 2017 (2017-09-14) Group G Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel 2–1 Switzerland Lugano Be'er Sheva, Israel
21:05 (CET) Einbinder 2'
Tzedek 60' (pen.)
Report 67' (o.g.) Tzedek Stadium: Turner Stadium
Attendance: 14'752
Referee: Tony Chapron (France)
28 September 2017 (2017-09-28) Group G Lugano Switzerland 1–2 Romania Steaua București Lucerne, Switzerland
19:00 (CET) Bottani 14' Report 58' Budescu
64' Júnior Morais
Stadium: Swissporarena
Attendance: 2,680
Referee: Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine)
19 October 2017 (2017-10-19) Group G Lugano Switzerland 3–2 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň Lucerne, Switzerland
19:00 (CET)
Report Stadium: Swissporarena
Attendance: 2,530
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
2 November 2017 (2017-11-02) Group G Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic 4–1 Switzerland Lugano Plzeň, Czech Republic
21:05 (CET)
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 9,483
Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium
23 November 2017 (2017-11-23) Group G Lugano Switzerland 1–0 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva Lucerne, Switzerland
19:00 (CET) Report Stadium: Swissporarena
Attendance: 3,011
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)
7 December 2017 (2017-12-07) Group G Steaua București Romania 1–2 Switzerland Lugano Bucharest, Romania
21:05 (CET) Report Stadium: Arena Națională
Attendance: 10,542
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)

FC Luzern[edit]

UEFA Europa League qualifying phase[edit]

13 July 2017 (2017-07-13) EL Qualification R2 Osijek Croatia 2 – 0 Switzerland Luzern Osijek, Croatia
20:45 (CET) Ejupi 66'
Grezda 79'
Report Stadium: Stadion Gradski vrt
Attendance: 7,542
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
20 July 2017 (2017-07-20) EL Qualification R2 Luzern Switzerland 2 – 1 Croatia Osijek Lucerne, Switzerland
19:45 (CET) Juric 19', 62' Report 72' Ejupi Stadium: Swissporarena
Attendance: 8,483
Referee: Martin Lundby (Norway)

Osijek won 3–2 on aggregate.

FC Sion[edit]

UEFA Europa League qualifying phase[edit]

27 July 2017 (2017-07-27) EL Qualification R3 Sūduva Marijampolė Lithuania 3 – 0 Switzerland Sion Marijampolė, Lithuania
19:00 (CET) Ricardo 3' (o.g.)
Janušauskas 9'
Laukžemis 90+1'
Report Stadium: Sūduva Stadium
Attendance: 3,167
Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)
2 August 2017 (2017-08-02) EL Qualification R3 Sion Switzerland 1 – 1 Lithuania Sūduva Marijampolė Lancy, Switzerland
18:00 (CET) Konaté 55' Report 80' Vėževičius Stadium: Stade de Genève
Attendance: 410
Referee: Antony Gautier (France)

Sūduva Marijampolė won 4–1 on aggregate.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Règlement de la compétition de la SFL" (PDF) (in French). sfl.ch. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Drei Punkte Abzug für Chiasso" (in German). Luzerner Zeitung. 18 September 2017. Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Der FC Wohlen verabschiedet sich nach 16 Spielzeiten aus dem Spitzensport" (PDF) (Press release) (in German). FC Wohlen AG. 2018-01-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-24. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  4. ^ Wendel, Sebastian (7 March 2018). "Jetzt ist es amtlich: Der Abstieg des FC Wohlen aus der Challenge League ist besiegelt" (in German). Aargauer Zeitung. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Règlement de la compétition de la SFL" (PDF) (in French). sfl.ch. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-07. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Final des Helvetia Schweizer Cups 2018 findet in Bern statt". SFV (in German). Retrieved 1 March 2018.
Preceded by
2016–17
Seasons in
Swiss football
Succeeded by
2018–19