2020–21 Swiss Super League

Swiss Super League
Season2020–21
Dates19 September 2020 – 21 May 2021[1]
ChampionsYoung Boys
15th title
Champions LeagueYoung Boys
Europa Conference LeagueBasel
Servette
Luzern
Vaduz
Matches played180
Goals scored515 (2.86 per match)
Top goalscorerJean-Pierre Nsame
(19 goals)
Longest winning run6 matches
Young Boys
Longest unbeaten run21 matches
Young Boys
Longest winless run8 matches
St. Gallen
Vaduz
Longest losing run5 matches
Vaduz

The 2020–21 Swiss Super League (referred to as the Raiffeisen Super League for sponsoring reasons) was the 124th season of top-tier competitive football in Switzerland and the 18th under its current name and format.

A total of ten teams competed in the league: the eight best teams from the 2019–20 season, the 2019–20 Swiss Challenge League champions Lausanne-Sport and relegation play-off winners Vaduz. Young Boys were the three-time defending champions, and successfully defended their title.

Teams

Stadia and locations

Location of the 2020–21 Swiss Super League teams
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Basel Basel St. Jakob-Park 37,994[2]
Lausanne-Sport Lausanne Stade de la Tuilière[3] (as of 29 November)
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise 		12,544
12,500
Lugano Lugano Stadio Cornaredo 6,390[4]
Luzern Lucerne Swissporarena 16,490[5]
Servette Geneva Stade de Genève 30,084
Sion Sion Stade Tourbillon 14,283[6]
St. Gallen St. Gallen Kybunpark 19,456[7]
Vaduz Vaduz Rheinpark Stadion 7,584
Young Boys Bern Stade de Suisse 31,789[8]
Zürich Zürich Letzigrund 26,104[9]

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Basel Patrick Rahmen (interim) Valentin Stocker Adidas Novartis
Lausanne-Sport Giorgio Contini Stjepan Kukuruzović Le Coq Sportif BCV
Lugano Maurizio Jacobacci Jonathan Sabbatini Acerbis AIL
Casinò Lugano
Luzern Fabio Celestini Christian Schwegler Craft Otto’s
Servette Alain Geiger Anthony Sauthier Puma La Praille
M3 Groupe
Sion Marco Walker Serey Dié Macron Capital Markets Consulting
St. Gallen Peter Zeidler Silvan Hefti Jako St.Galler Kantonalbank
Vaduz Mario Frick Benjamin Büchel Puma National Bank of Liechtenstein
MBPI
Young Boys Gerardo Seoane Fabian Lustenberger Nike Plus500
Zürich Massimo Rizzo Yanick Brecher Nike AntePay

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of departure Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Sion Paolo Tramezzani End of contract 7 August 2020 Pre-season Fabio Grosso 25 August 2020[10]
Basel Marcel Koller End of contract 31 August 2020 Pre-season Ciriaco Sforza 1 September 2020[11]
Zürich Ludovic Magnin Sacked 5 October 2020[12] 10th Massimo Rizzo 5 October 2020
Sion Fabio Grosso Sacked 5 March 2021[13] 10th Christian Constantin (interim) 5 March 2021
Christian Constantin (interim) End of interim 11 March 2021 9th Ugo Raczynski (interim) 11 March 2021[14]
Ugo Raczynski (interim) End of interim 16 March 2021 9th Marco Walker 16 March 2021[15]
Basel Ciriaco Sforza Sacked 6 April 2021[16] 5th Patrick Rahmen (interim) 6 April 2021

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Young Boys (C) 36 25 9 2 74 29 +45 84 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Basel 36 15 8 13 60 53 +7 53 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 Servette 36 14 8 14 45 56 −11 50
4 Lugano 36 12 13 11 40 42 −2 49
5 Luzern 36 12 10 14 62 59 +3 46 Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round[a]
6 Lausanne-Sport 36 12 10 14 52 55 −3 46
7 St. Gallen 36 11 11 14 45 48 −3 44
8 Zürich 36 11 10 15 53 57 −4 43
9 Sion (O) 36 8 14 14 48 58 −10 38 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
10 Vaduz (R) 36 9 9 18 36 58 −22 36 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round and relegation to Challenge League[b]
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.[17]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Luzern qualified for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round as winners of the 2020–21 Swiss Cup.
  2. ^ Vaduz qualified for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round by being declared winners of the 2020–21 Liechtenstein Cup.


Results

Relegation play-offs

The ninth-placed team of the 2020–21 Swiss Super League, Sion, played against the runners-up of the 2020–21 Swiss Challenge League, Thun.

First leg

Thun1–4Sion
  • Salanović 89'
 Report
Attendance: 100

Second leg

Sion2–3Thun
  • Tupta 30', 45+2'
 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Fedayi San

Sion won 6–4 on aggregate.

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Jean-Pierre Nsame Young Boys 19
2 Arthur Cabral Basel 18
3 Antonio Marchesano Zürich 11
Grejohn Kyei Servette
Jordan Pefok Young Boys
Dejan Sorgić Luzern
7 Pajtim Kasami Basel 10
8 Anto Grgić Sion 9
Kwadwo Duah St. Gallen
Alex Schalk Servette

Awards

Annual awards

Player of the Season

Player of the Season awarded to Arthur Cabral (Basel)

Young Player of the Season

Young Player of the Season awarded to Kastriot Imeri (Servette)

Coach of the Season

Coach of the Season awarded to Gerardo Seoane (Young Boys)

Goal of the Season

Goal of the Season awarded to Alexander Gerndt (Lugano)

Team of the Year

[18] Team of the Year was:

(Young Boys)

  • Midfield:

Benjamin Kololli (Zürich), Michel Aebischer (Young Boys), Jordi Quintillà (St.Gallen), Christian Fassnacht (Young Boys),

  • Attack:

Arthur Cabral (Basel), Jean-Pierre Nsame (Young Boys)

Clean sheets

As of matches played 21 February 2021
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 David von Ballmoos Young Boys 9
2 Lawrence Ati-Zigi St. Gallen 8
3 Yanick Brecher Zürich 7
4 Mory Diaw Lausanne 6
Noam Baumann Lugano
6 Heinz Lindner Basel 4
Marius Müller Luzern
Jérémy Frick Servette
9 Kevin Fickentscher Sion 3
10 Timothy Fayulu Sion 2
Benjamin Büchel Vaduz

References

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  11. ^ "Ciriaco Sforza als Trainer vorgestellt". www.fcb.ch.
  12. ^ "FCZ bestätigt Magnin-Entlassung – kommt nun Schneider?". Watson. 5 July 2020.
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  14. ^ Center, Sport (12 March 2021). "Ugo Raczynski à la barre du FC Sion". Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  15. ^ Center, Sport (16 March 2021). "Marco Walker est le nouveau coach du FC Sion". Le Matin (in French).
  16. ^ "FCB und Sforza gehen getrennte Wege". srf.ch. 6 April 2021.
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