2022–23 Swiss Women's Super League
Football league season
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The 2022–23 Swiss Women's Super League (referred to as the Axa Women's Super League for sponsoring reasons) was the 53nd season of top-tier competitive women's football in Switzerland.
Format
In the regular season, the eight teams of the 2021–22 Playoffs joined by the two winners of relegation/promotion playoff, Yverdon and Rapperswil-Jona. At the end of the first phase, the eight top teams advance to the playoffs. The bottom two teams are joined by the top two teams of the Nationalliga B in the relegation playoff.[2] The regular season starts on 20 August 2022[3] and ends on 22 April 2023.[1]
Playoff schedule and bracket were drawn following conclusion of the regular season.[4]
The winner of the playoffs is crowned Swiss Champion. The champion qualifies to the UEFA Champions League.
The top two teams of the Relegation Playoff are qualified for the 2023–24 Swiss Women's Super League, the bottom two are relegated to 2023-24 Nationalliga B. FC Yverdon Féminin and FC Rapperswil-Jona are joined by Frauenteam Thun Berner-Oberland and FC Sion from the Nationalliga B.[3] The four teams will play each play home and away games against each other. Top two teams will play the 2023–24 Swiss Women's Super League, bottom two are relegated to the Nationalliga B.
Teams
| Team | Location | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Aarau | Aarau | Sportanlage Schachen |
| FC Basel | Basel | Sportanlagen St. Jakob |
| Grasshoppers Club Zürich | Niederhasli | GC/Campus |
| FC Luzern | Lucerne | Sportanlagen Allmend |
| Rapperswil-Jona | Rapperswil-Jona | Stadion Grünfeld |
| Servette FC Chênois Féminin | Grand-Lancy | Stade de Marignac |
| FC St. Gallen Frauen | St. Gallen | Stadion Espenmoos |
| FC Yverdon | Yverdon | Stade Municipal |
| BSC YB Frauen | Bern | Wyler |
| FC Zürich Frauen | Zürich | Heerenschürli |
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | SFC | ZUR | GCZ | STG | YBF | BAS | LUZ | AAR | YVE | RAP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Servette Chênois | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 15 | +41 | 50 | Advance to Playoffs | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 6–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 2 | Zürich (C, O) | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 68 | 20 | +48 | 44 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 7–2 | 8–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 7–0 | |||
| 3 | Grasshopper | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 60 | 29 | +31 | 38 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 8–2 | 4–5 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | |||
| 4 | St. Gallen | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 29 | 2–3 | 3–5 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 6–0 | 3–1 | |||
| 5 | YB Frauen | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 27 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | |||
| 6 | Basel | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 22 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |||
| 7 | Luzern | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 19 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | |||
| 8 | Aarau | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 44 | −24 | 16 | 0–4 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | |||
| 9 | Yverdon (R) | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 59 | −55 | 6 | Relegation Playoff | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | ||
| 10 | Rapperswil-Jona (O) | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 58 | −40 | 5 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–7 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 8–0 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||
| Aarau | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Servette | 4 | 8 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Servette | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| St. Gallen | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Young Boys | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| St. Gallen | 3 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Servette | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Zürich | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Basel | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Grasshopper | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Grasshopper | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Zürich | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Luzern | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Zürich | 7 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||||||
Results
Quarter-finals
| FC Aarau | 0–4 | Servette FC Chênois Féminin |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
- Servette win 12–1 on aggregate.
| BSC YB Frauen | 2–3 | FC St. Gallen Frauen |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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- St. Gallen win 7–2 on aggregate.
- Grasshoppers win 4–0 on aggregate.
- Zürich win 8–0 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| FC St. Gallen Frauen | 1–2 | Servette FC Chênois Féminin |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
- Servette win 4–3 on aggregate.
| Grasshopper Club Zürich | 2–3 | FC Zürich Frauen |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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- Zürich win 8–3 on aggregate.
Final
Placement Games
Eliminated teams of the playoff quarter finals play placement games to determine placement between ranks 5-8.[2]
| FC Aarau | 1–2 | BSC YB Frauen |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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- Young Boys win 5–3 on aggregate.
| FC Luzern | 0–2 | FC Basel 1893 |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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| FC Basel 1893 | 0–1 | FC Luzern |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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- Basel win 2–1 on aggregate.
Final standings
| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Zürich | 23 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 59 | 87 | 23 | +64 |
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Servette | 23 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 60 | 72 | 22 | +50 |
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Grasshopper | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 67 | 37 | +30 |
| 4 | St. Gallen | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 47 | 41 | +6 |
| 5 | Young Boys | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 47 | 44 | +3 |
| 6 | Basel | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 40 | −7 |
| 7 | Luzern | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 22 | 29 | 43 | −14 |
| 8 | Aarau | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 61 | −37 |
| 9 | Yverdon | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 59 | −55 |
| 10 | Rapperswil-Jona | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 58 | −40 |
Relegation Playoff
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | RAP | TBO | YVE | SIO | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Rapperswil-Jona | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 13 | 2023–24 Swiss Women's Super League | 2–1 | 3–0 | |||
| 2 | Frauenteam Thun Berner-Oberland (P) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 10 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |||
| 3 | FC Yverdon Féminin (R) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 5 | 2023–24 Nationalliga B | 0–0 | 1–2 | 5–2 | ||
| 4 | FC Sion | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.[5]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated