2026–27 Swiss Super League
130th season of top-tier Swiss football
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The 2026–27 Swiss Super League (referred to as the Brack Super League for sponsoring reasons) will be the 130th season of top-tier competitive football in Switzerland, and the 24th under its current name. It will be the third season featuring a new format and increased number of participants, since the beginning of the Super League era in 2003. The defending champions are Thun.[1]
Season2026–27
Dates24 July 2026 – 30 May 2027
| Season | 2026–27 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 July 2026 – 30 May 2027 |
← 2025–26 2027–28 →
All statistics correct as of 24 May 2026. | |
Overview
Format and schedule
The Swiss Football League (SFL) released a detailed schedule on 28 November 2025:[2]
- The season will begin on 24 July 2026 and conclude on 30 May 2027.
- The league will go on winter break after matchday 19 on 20 December 2026 and resume on 16 January 2027. The final matchday of the relegation group will take place on 27 May, while the championship group will hold its last matches 30 May 2026.
- The two legs of the relegation play-offs are scheduled for 1 and 4 June 2027, respectively.
The season is divided into two phases:
- In a first phase all twelve teams play each other three times each, for a total of 33 matchdays and concludes on 12 April 2026.
- Following that, the league is split into two groups of six each, one championship group and one relegation group. The second phase begins on 25 April 2026.
- Each team will play every other team in their group one time (five matches each), for a total of 38 matchdays.
- The championship group will play for the title of Swiss Football Champion and qualification for European championships. Final matchday is on 17 May 2026.
- The relegation group will play against relegation (last place) and the relegation play-off (second-to-last place). Final matchday will be on 4 June 2027.
- Points won in the first phase are carried over to the second phase.
Team changes
FC Vaduz return to the top tier after a five-year absence.[3] FC Winterthur were relegated to Challenge League after four years in the top tier.
Teams
Stadia and locations
| FC Basel | Grasshopper Club Zurich | FC Zürich | FC Lausanne-Sport | FC Lugano |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Jakob-Park | Letzigrund | Stade de la Tuilière | AIL Arena | |
| Basel | Zurich | Lausanne | Lugano | |
| Capacity: 37,994[4] | Capacity: 26,103[5][6] | Capacity: 12,544[7] | Capacity: 8,793[8] | |
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| FC Luzern | Location of the 2025–26 Swiss Super League teams |
Servette FC | ||
| Thermoplanarena | Stade de Genève | |||
| Luzern | Geneva | |||
| Capacity: 16,490[9] | Capacity: 28,833[10] | |||
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| FC Sion | FC St. Gallen | FC Thun | FC Vaduz | BSC Young Boys |
| Stade de Tourbillon | Kybunpark | Stockhorn Arena | Rheinpark Stadion | Stadion Wankdorf |
| Sion | St. Gallen | Thun | Vaduz | Bern |
| Capacity: 14,283[11] | Capacity: 19,455[12] | Capacity: 10,000[13] | Capacity: 7,584[14] | Capacity: 31,120[15] |
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Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of departure | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern |  Mario Frick |
End of contract | Pre-season |  Jörg Portmann |
18 May 2026 | [16] | |
| Thun | Mauro Lustrinelli |
Resigned | Gian-Luca Privitelli |
4 June 2026 | [17][18] | ||
| Zürich |  Carlos Bernegger (interim) |
End of interim period | Marcel Koller |
1 June 2026 | [19] | ||
| Lausanne |  Migjen Basha Markus Neumayr (interim) |
 Luka Elsner |
1 June 2026 | [20] | |||
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Grasshopper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round[b] |
| 3 | Lausanne-Sport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Lugano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Luzern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Servette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Sion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | St. Gallen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Thun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Vaduz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Young Boys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Relegation play-off |
| 12 | Zürich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to 2027–28 Swiss Challenge League |
Source: Brack Super League - Tabelle
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.[21]
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.[21]
Notes:
- Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
- The 2026–27 Swiss Cup winner will qualify for the Europa League first qualifying round. If the cup winner finishes in the top three, the second Conference League berth will be passed to the fourth place team.