2015–16 Swiss Super League
119th season of top-tier Swiss football
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The 2015–16 Swiss Super League, also known as Raiffeisen Super League for sponsoring purposes, was the 119th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. Basel were the defending champions.
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 July 2015 – 25 May 2016 |
| Champions | Basel |
| Relegated | Zürich |
| Champions League | Basel Young Boys |
| Europa League | Zürich (although relegated) Luzern Grasshopper Vaduz |
| Matches | 180 |
| Goals | 566 (3.14 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mu'nas Dabbur (19 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Young Boys 7–0 Lugano (9 April 2016) |
| Biggest away win | St. Gallen 0–7 Basel (17 April 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Young Boys 5–4 Vaduz (17 April 2016) |
| Longest winning run | Basel (8 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Basel (17 games) |
| Longest winless run | Zürich (11 games) |
| Longest losing run | Zürich (5 games) Luzern (5 games) |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
A total of 10 teams competed in the league, the 9 best teams from the 2014–15 season and the 2014–15 Swiss Challenge League champion Lugano.
Teams
Stadia and locations
Location of the 2015–16 Swiss Super League teams
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | Basel | St. Jakob-Park | 38,512 |
| Grasshopper | Zürich | Letzigrund | 23,605 |
| Lugano | Lugano | Stadio Cornaredo | 10,500 |
| Luzern | Lucerne | Swissporarena | 17,500 |
| Sion | Sion | Stade Tourbillon | 16,500 |
| St. Gallen | St. Gallen | AFG Arena | 19,694 |
| Thun | Thun | Stockhorn Arena | 10,000 |
| Vaduz |  Vaduz |
Rheinpark Stadion | 7,584 |
| Young Boys | Bern | Stade de Suisse | 31,783 |
| Zürich | Zürich | Letzigrund | 23,605 |
Personnel and kits
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel |  Urs Fischer |
 Matías Delgado |
adidas | Novartis |
| Grasshopper | Pierluigi Tami |
 Kim Källström |
Puma | FROMM/Priora |
| Lugano |  Zdeněk Zeman |
Antoine Rey |
Nike | Città di Lugano |
| Luzern |  Markus Babbel |
Claudio Lustenberger |
adidas | Otto's |
| Sion |  Didier Tholot |
 Xavier Kouassi |
Erreà | Alloboissons |
| St. Gallen | Joe Zinnbauer |
 Albert Bunjaku |
Jako | St. Galler Kantonalbank |
| Thun |  Jeff Saibene |
Dennis Hediger |
Nike | Panorama Center |
| Vaduz | Giorgio Contini |
Franz Burgmeier |
adidas | Liechtensteinische Landesbank |
| Young Boys |  Adi Hütter |
Steve von Bergen |
Nike | Honda |
| Zürich |  Sami Hyypiä[1] |
Gilles Yapi Yapo |
Nike | Netstream AG |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basel (C) | 36 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 88 | 38 | +50 | 83 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Young Boys | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 78 | 47 | +31 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Luzern | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 54 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Grasshopper | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Sion | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 50 | |
| 6 | Thun | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 41 | |
| 7 | St. Gallen | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 41 | 66 | −25 | 38 | |
| 8 | Vaduz | 36 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 36 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 9 | Lugano | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 46 | 75 | −29 | 35 | |
| 10 | Zürich (R) | 36 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 48 | 71 | −23 | 34 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage and relegation to Challenge League[b] |
Source: Swiss Super League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points 5) Draw.[2]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points 5) Draw.[2]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Vaduz qualified for the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Liechtenstein Cup.
- Zürich qualified for the UEFA Europa League group stage by winning the 2015–16 Swiss Cup.
Results
First and Second Round |
Third and Fourth Round
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Season statistics
Top goalscorers
- As of 14 May 2016.[3]
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mu'nas Dabbur |
Grasshopper | 19 |
| 2 | Guillaume Hoarau |
BSC Young Boys | 17 |
| 3 | Marc Janko |
Basel | 16 |
| 4 |  Caio Alves |
Grasshopper | 13 |
| Marco Schneuwly |
Luzern | ||
| Yoric Ravet |
Grasshopper | ||
| 7 |  Armando Sadiku |
Vaduz | 12 |
| 8 | Shani Tarashaj |
Grasshopper | 11 |
 Ridge Munsy |
Thun | ||
 Danijel Aleksić |
St. Gallen | ||
Awards
Annual awards
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Season | Breel Embolo |
Basel |
| «Mon joueur» Fans' Player of the Year | Breel Embolo |
Basel |
| Young Player of the Season | Shani Tarashaj |
GC |
| Coach of the Season | Pierluigi Tami |
GC |
| Goal of the Season | Mu'nas Dabbur |
GC |
| Team of the Year[4] | ||||||||||||
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| Goalkeeper | Tomáš Vaclík (Basel) | |||||||||||
| Defence | Michael Lang (Basel) |
Marek Suchý (Basel) |
Roy Gelmi (St. Gallen) |
 Pa Modou Jagne (Sion) | ||||||||
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| Attack | Breel Embolo (Basel) |
Munas Dabbur (Grasshopper) | ||||||||||
Attendances
| # | Club | Average | % Change | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basel | 28,597 | -1,0% | 33,360 |
| 2 | Young Boys | 16,938 | 0,0% | 27,340 |
| 3 | St. Gallen | 12,941 | -2,9% | 17,546 |
| 4 | Luzern | 11,292 | 3,4% | 16,500 |
| 5 | Zürich | 8,701 | -7,3% | 15,955 |
| 6 | Sion | 8,267 | 3,6% | 11,400 |
| 7 | GCZ | 6,461 | 4,7% | 14,400 |
| 8 | Thun | 6,067 | -4,1% | 8,026 |
| 9 | Lugano | 4,241 | 34,7% | 6,224 |
| 10 | Vaduz | 4,006 | -3,5% | 6,023 |
Source:[5]