2024–25 Neuchâtel Xamax FCS season
Neuchâtel Xamax FCS 2024–25 football season
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The 2024–25 season is the 55th season in the history of Neuchâtel Xamax FCS, and the club's fifth consecutive season in the Swiss Challenge League. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Swiss Cup.
| 2024–25 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Ulrich Forte |
| Stadium | Stade de la Maladière |
| Swiss Challenge League | 4th |
| Swiss Cup | First round |
| Highest home attendance | 3,428 vs Stade Lausanne Ouchy |
| Biggest win | FC Aarau 1–3 Neuchâtel Xamax |
Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW |  Hussayn Touati |
 Servette |
Undisclosed | 1 July 2024 | [1] |
| FW |  Paschal Onyekachi Durugbor |
Sporting Lagos FC |
Free[2] | 11 July 2024 | [3] |
| GK | Edin Omeragić |
Servette |
Undisclosed | 13 July 2024 | [4] |
| GK |  Anthony Ngawi |
FC Baden |
18 July 2024 | [5] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Simone Rapp |
Neuchâtel Xamax |
Contract termination | 1 July 2024 | [6] |
| DF |  Mirza Mujčić |
 NSÍ Runavík |
1 July 2024 | ||
| GK | Théo Guivarch |
Clermont Foot |
Undisclosed | 17 July 2024 | [7] |
Friendlies
| 10 October 2024 Friendly | Grasshopper | 6-0 | Xamax | |
| 14:00 CET | Report |
| 11 January 2025 Friendly | Xamax | 2-3 | Biel-Bienne | |
| 11:00 CET |
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Report |
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Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Swiss Challenge League | 19 July 2024 | Matchday 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 66.67 | |
| Swiss Cup | 16 August 2024 | First round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 66.67 | |||
Last updated: 3 August 2024
Source: Soccerway
Swiss Challenge League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Vaduz | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 51 | Qualification for Conference League second qualifying round[a] |
| 7 | Bellinzona[b] | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 44 | |
| 8 | Xamax | 36 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 57 | 65 | −8 | 41 | |
| 9 | Nyon | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 44 | 69 | −25 | 36 | |
| 10 | Schaffhausen (R) | 36 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 40 | 69 | −29 | 25[c] | Relegation to Swiss Promotion League |
Source: Swiss Challenge League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored 6) Away goals scored; 7) Draw.[11]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored 6) Away goals scored; 7) Draw.[11]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- Vaduz qualified for the Conference League second qualifying round by winning the 2024–25 Liechtenstein Cup.
- Bellinzona were deducted 3 points on 16 December 2024 (confirmed on 22 January 2025), for failing to report social contribution payments.[8] This decision was partially overturned by CAS on 25 April 2025 (Bellinzona are still fined SFr 30,000).[9]
- Schaffhausen were deducted 3 points on 26 February 2025 (confirmed on 25 March 2025), for failing to report social contribution payments.[10]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Last updated: 3 August 2024.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 3 August 2024. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The match schedule was released on 18 June 2024.[12]
| 19 July 2024 1 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 3–2 | Stade Lausanne Ouchy | Neuchâtel |
| 19:30 |
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Stadium: Stade de la Maladière Attendance: 3,428 Referee: Lionel Tschudi |
| 26 July 2024 2 | Étoile Carouge | 3–1 | Neuchâtel Xamax | Carouge |
| 20:15 | Stadium: Stade de la Fontenette |
| 3 August 2024 3 | Aarau | 1–3 | Neuchâtel Xamax | Aarau |
| Stadium: Stadion Brügglifeld |
| 9 August 2024 4 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 2–2 | Bellinzona | Neuchâtel |
| 20:15 CEST |
|
Report | Stadium: Stade de la Maladière Attendance: 3,534 Referee: Tobias Thies |
| 23 August 2024 5 | Wil | 4–0 | Neuchâtel Xamax | Wil |
| 20:15 CEST | Report | Stadium: Lidl Arena Attendance: 1,494 Referee: Hajrim Qovanaj |
| 30 August 2024 6 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 4–1 | Vaduz | Neuchâtel |
| 19:30 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Stade de la Maladière Attendance: 3,187 Referee: Hüseyin Sanli |
| 20 September 2024 7 | Schaffhausen | 1–2 | Neuchâtel Xamax | Schaffhausen |
| 19:30 CEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: FCS Arena Schaffhausen Attendance: 1,267 Referee: David Schärli |
| 23 September 2024 8 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 3–2 | Nyon | Neuchâtel |
| 19:30 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Stade de la Maladière Attendance: 2,854 Referee: Anojen Kanagasingam |
| 27 September 2024 9 | Thun | 1–0 | Neuchâtel Xamax | Thun |
| 20:15 CEST | Report | Stadium: Stockhorn Arena Attendance: 3,525 Referee: Luca Piccolo |
| 4 October 2024 10 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 2–1 | Schaffhausen | Neuchâtel |
| 19:30 CET | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Maladière Attendance: 3,014 Referee: Maxime Odiet |
| 18 October 2024 11 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 0–3 | Étoile Carouge | Neuchâtel |
| 19:30 CET |
|
Report | Stadium: Stade de la Maladière Attendance: 3,922 Referee: Marijan Drmic |
| 26 October 2024 12 | Bellinzona | 0–2 | Neuchâtel Xamax | Bellinzona |
| 18:00 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Bellinzona Attendance: 719 Referee: Logan Berchier |
Swiss Cup
| 17 August 2024 First round | FC Biel-Bienne | 2–1 | Neuchâtel Xamax | Biel/Bienne |
| 19:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Tissot Arena Attendance: 1,748 Referee: Nico Gianforte |