2006–07 Swiss Super League
110th season of top-tier Swiss football
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The 2006–07 Swiss Super League was the 110th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. The competition was officially named AXPO Super League due to sponsoring purposes. It began on 19 July 2006 and has ended on 24 May 2007.
| Season | 2006–07 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 July 2006 – 24 May 2007 |
| Champions | Zürich 11th title |
| Relegated | Schaffhausen |
| Champions League | Zürich |
| UEFA Cup | Basel Sion Young Boys |
| Intertoto Cup | St. Gallen |
| Matches | 180 |
| Goals | 470 (2.61 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mladen Petrić (19 goals) |
← 2005–06 2007–08 → | |
Teams
Location of teams in the 2006–07 Swiss Super League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zürich (C) | 36 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 67 | 32 | +35 | 75 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Basel | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 77 | 40 | +37 | 74 | Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 3 | Sion | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 60 | |
| 4 | Young Boys | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 59 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 5 | St. Gallen | 36 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 55 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
| 6 | Grasshopper | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 50 | |
| 7 | Thun | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 58 | −28 | 37 | |
| 8 | Luzern | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 31 | 58 | −27 | 33 | |
| 9 | Aarau | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 55 | −27 | 26 | Qualification to relegation play-off |
| 10 | Schaffhausen (R) | 36 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 27 | 58 | −31 | 25 | Relegation to Swiss Challenge League |
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
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 |
Second half of season
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Relegation play-offs
FC Aarau as 9th-placed team of the Super League were played a two-legged play-off against Challenge League runners-up AC Bellinzona.
| Bellinzona | 1–2 | Aarau |
|---|---|---|
Gomes  47' |
Rogério 21' Mesbah 36' |
| Aarau | 3–1 | Bellinzona |
|---|---|---|
| Mesbah 68', 89' Sermeter 90+1' |
Ianu 52' |
Aarau won 5–2 on aggregate and retain their place in the Swiss Super League.
Top goal scorers
Last updated on May 20, 2007
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mladen Petrić |
FC Basel | 19 |
| 2 |  Francisco Aguirre |
FC St. Gallen | 16 |
| 3 |  Raffael |
FC Zürich | 14 |
| 4 |  Álvaro Saborío |
FC Sion | 13 |
 Alex Tachie-Mensah |
FC St. Gallen | 13 | |
| 6 |  Sanel Kuljić |
FC Sion | 12 |
| 7 | Ivan Rakitić |
FC Basel | 11 |
 Jean-Michel Tchouga |
FC Luzern | 11 | |
| 9 |  Thomas Häberli |
BSC Young Boys | 10 |
| Hakan Yakin |
BSC Young Boys | 10 |
Attendances
| # | Club | Average | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basel | 20,144 | 34,070 |
| 2 | Young Boys | 15,517 | 26,157 |
| 3 | Sion | 12,304 | 15,200 |
| 4 | Zürich | 10,871 | 18,137 |
| 5 | St. Gallen | 9,454 | 11,300 |
| 6 | Luzern | 7,733 | 10,617 |
| 7 | GCZ | 6,920 | 17,666 |
| 8 | Aarau | 5,478 | 8,600 |
| 9 | Thun | 5,159 | 7,500 |
| 10 | Schaffhausen | 3,146 | 5,050 |
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