2019–20 Swiss Super League
123rd season of top-tier Swiss football
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The 2019–20 Swiss Super League (referred to as the Raiffeisen Super League for sponsoring reasons) was the 123rd season of top-tier competitive football in Switzerland and the 17th under its current name and format.
Season2019–20
Dates19 July 2019 – 3 August 2020
ChampionsYoung Boys
14th title
14th title
RelegatedNeuchâtel Xamax
Thun
Thun
| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 July 2019 – 3 August 2020 |
| Champions | Young Boys 14th title |
| Relegated | Neuchâtel Xamax Thun |
| Champions League | Young Boys |
| Europa League | St. Gallen Basel Servette |
| Matches | 180 |
| Goals | 541 (3.01 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jean-Pierre Nsame (32 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Young Boys 6–0 Xamax St. Gallen 6–0 Xamax |
| Biggest away win | Zürich 0–5 Servette Zürich 0–5 Young Boys St. Gallen 0–5 Basel |
| Highest scoring | Basel 4–4 Lugano |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → | |
A total of 10 teams competed in the league: the 9 best teams from the 2018–19 season and the 2018–19 Swiss Challenge League champions Servette. Young Boys were the defending champions. They successfully retained the title.
On 28 February Swiss Football League postponed all Super and Challenge League matches of matchdays 24, 25 and 26. Postponement came after the Swiss Federal Council banned all major events until 15 March due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[1] On 13 March Super and Challenge League football was halted at least until the end of April;[2] however, the season was resumed on 19 June.[3]
Teams
Stadia and locations
Location of the 2019–20 Swiss Super League teams
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | Basel | St. Jakob-Park | 37,994[4] |
| Lugano | Lugano | Stadio Cornaredo | 6,390[5] |
| Luzern | Lucerne | Swissporarena | 16,490[6] |
| Neuchâtel Xamax | Neuchâtel | Stade de la Maladière | 11,997[7] |
| Servette | Geneva | Stade de Genève | 30,084 |
| Sion | Sion | Stade Tourbillon | 14,283[8] |
| St. Gallen | St. Gallen | Kybunpark | 19,456[9] |
| Thun | Thun | Stockhorn Arena | 10,014[9] |
| Young Boys | Bern | Stade de Suisse | 31,789[10] |
| Zürich | Zürich | Letzigrund | 26,104[11] |
Personnel and kits
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel |  Marcel Koller |
Valentin Stocker |
Adidas | Novartis |
| Lugano | Maurizio Jacobacci |
 Jonathan Sabbatini |
Acerbis | AIL |
| Luzern | Fabio Celestini |
Christian Schneuwly |
Craft | Otto’s [de] |
| Neuchâtel Xamax | Stéphane Henchoz |
Laurent Walthert |
Erima | Groupe E [fr], Banque cantonale neuchâteloise |
| Servette | Alain Geiger |
Anthony Sauthier |
Puma | Balexert |
| Sion |  Paolo Tramezzani |
 Xavier Kouassi |
Macron | Capital Markets Consulting |
| St. Gallen |  Peter Zeidler |
Silvan Hefti |
Jako | St.Galler Kantonalbank [de] |
| Thun | Marc Schneider |
Dennis Hediger |
Macron | Panorama Center, Schneider Software AG |
| Young Boys | Gerardo Seoane |
Fabian Lustenberger |
Nike | Obi |
| Zürich | Ludovic Magnin |
Yanick Brecher |
Nike | AntePay |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of departure | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuchâtel Xamax | Stéphane Henchoz | End of contract | 1 July 2019 | Pre-season | Joël Magnin | 1 July 2019[12] |
| Sion | Christian Zermatten | End of interim | 1 July 2019 | Pre-season | Stéphane Henchoz | 1 July 2019[13] |
| Lugano | Fabio Celestini | Sacked | 29 October 2019 | 9th | Maurizio Jacobacci | 29 October 2019[14] |
| Sion | Stéphane Henchoz | Resigned | 4 November 2019[15] | 5th | Christian Zermatten (caretaker) | 4 November 2019 |
| Luzern | Thomas Häberli | Sacked | 16 December 2019[16] | 8th | Fabio Celestini | 2 January 2020 |
| Sion | Christian Zermatten | End of interim | 1 January 2020[17] | 8th |  Ricardo Dionisio (caretaker) | 1 January 2020 |
| Ricardo Dionisio | End of interim | 1 June 2020 | 8th | Paolo Tramezzani | 4 June 2020 | |
| Neuchâtel Xamax | Joël Magnin | Sacked | 5 July 2020[18] | 10th | Stéphane Henchoz | 5 July 2020 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Young Boys (C) | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 80 | 41 | +39 | 76 | Qualificaition for Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | St. Gallen | 36 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 79 | 56 | +23 | 68 | Qualificaition for Europa League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Basel | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 74 | 38 | +36 | 62 | Qualificaition for Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Servette | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 49 | Qualificaition for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Lugano | 36 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 47 | |
| 6 | Luzern | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 46 | |
| 7 | Zürich | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 45 | 72 | −27 | 43 | |
| 8 | Sion | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 39 | |
| 9 | Thun (R) | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 38 | Qualificaition for relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Neuchâtel Xamax (R) | 36 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 33 | 68 | −35 | 27 | 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.[19]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.[19]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
First and second round |
Third and fourth round
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Relegation play-offs
The ninth-placed team of 2019–20 Swiss Super League, Thun, played against the runners-up of 2019–20 Swiss Challenge League, Vaduz.
First leg
Referee: Alain Bieri
Second leg
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet
Vaduz won 5–4 on aggregate and promoted to the Swiss Super League.
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[20] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jean-Pierre Nsame |
Young Boys | 32 |
| 2 | Cedric Itten |
St. Gallen | 19 |
| 3 |  Arthur |
Basel | 14 |
 Ermedin Demirović |
St. Gallen | ||
| 5 | Kemal Ademi |
Basel | 13 |
| Raphaël Nuzzolo |
Neuchâtel Xamax | ||
 Jordi Quintillà |
St. Gallen | ||
| 8 | Ridge Munsy |
Thun | 12 |
| 9 | Pajtim Kasami |
Sion | 11 |
| Koro Koné |
Servette | ||
| Francesco Margiotta |
Luzern |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Pierre Nsame | Young Boys | Sion | 4–3 (A) | 24 November 2019 |
| Pajtim Kasami | Sion | Young Boys | 3–4 (H) | 24 November 2019 |
 Park Jung-bin | Servette | Zürich | 5–0 (A) | 8 December 2019 |
| Fabian Frei | Basel | Zürich | 4–0 (A) | 8 February 2020 |
| Koro Koné | Servette | Zürich | 4–1 (H) | 16 February 2020 |
| Jean-Pierre Nsame | Young Boys | Zürich | 3–2 (H) | 19 June 2020 |
| Jean-Pierre Nsame | Young Boys | Zürich | 5–0 (A) | 18 July 2020 |
| Cedric Itten | St. Gallen | Neuchâtel Xamax | 6–0 (H) | 31 July 2020 |
Awards
Annual awards
| Award[21] | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Season | Jean-Pierre Nsame |
Young Boys |
| Young Player of the Season | Noah Okafor |
Basel |
| Coach of the Season | Gerardo Seoane |
Young Boys |
| Goal of the Season | Steve von Bergen |
Young Boys |
| Team of the Year[22] | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Jonas Omlin (Basel) | |||||||||||
| Defence | Silvan Widmer (Basel) |
Eray Cömert (Basel) |
 Omar Alderete (Basel) |
Ulisses Garcia (Young Boys) | ||||||||
| Midfield | Christian Fassnacht (Young Boys) |
Michel Aebischer (Young Boys) |
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Nicolas Ngamaleu (Young Boys) | ||||||||
| Attack | Jean-Pierre Nsame (Young Boys) |
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