2018–19 Swiss Super League

Swiss Super League
Season2018–19
Dates21 July 2018 – 25 May 2019
ChampionsYoung Boys
13th title
RelegatedGrasshopper
Champions LeagueYoung Boys
Basel
Europa LeagueLugano
Thun
Luzern
Matches played90
Goals scored310 (3.44 per match)
Top goalscorerGuillaume Hoarau (24)
Biggest home winYoung Boys 7–1 Basel
Biggest away winXamax 1–5 Thun
Highest scoringYoung Boys 7–1 Basel
Longest winning runYoung Boys (9 games)
Longest unbeaten runYoung Boys (9 games)
Longest winless runXamax (6 games)
Longest losing runSion
Xamax (5 games each)
Highest attendance31,120
Young Boys 7–1 Basel
(23 September 2018)
Total attendance593,387
Average attendance11,868

The 2018–19 Swiss Super League (referred to as the Raiffeisen Super League for sponsoring reasons) was the 122nd season of top-tier competitive football in Switzerland and the 16th under its current name and format.

A total of 10 teams competed in the league: the 9 best teams from the 2017–18 season and the 2017–18 Swiss Challenge League champion Xamax. The season started on the weekend of 21–22 July 2018 and concluded on 25 May 2019 with a break between 17 December 2018 and 2 February 2019.

In May 2018, the Swiss Football League voted in favor of reintroducing the relegation play-offs, starting from the 2018–19 season. At the end of the season, the 9th-placed team of the Swiss Super League will face the 2nd-placed team of the Swiss Challenge League in a two-legged play-off to determine which of the two will compete in the Super League the following season.

Teams

Stadia and locations

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Location of the 2018–19 Swiss Super League teams
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Basel Basel St. Jakob-Park 37,994
Grasshopper Zürich Letzigrund 26,104
Xamax Neuchâtel Stade de la Maladière 11,997
Lugano Lugano Stadio Cornaredo 6,390
Luzern Lucerne Swissporarena 16,490
Sion Sion Stade Tourbillon 14,283
St. Gallen St. Gallen kybunpark 19,456
Thun Thun Stockhorn Arena 10,014
Young Boys Bern Stade de Suisse 31,789
Zürich Zürich Letzigrund 26,104

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Basel Marcel Koller Marek Suchý Adidas Novartis
Grasshopper Uli Forte Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson Puma Fromm
Lugano Fabio Celestini Jonathan Sabbatini Acerbis AIL
Luzern René Weiler Claudio Lustenberger Adidas Otto’s
Sion Murat Yakin Kevin Fickentscher Macron Capital Markets Consulting
St. Gallen Peter Zeidler Silvan Hefti Jako St.Galler Kantonalbank
Thun Marc Schneider Dennis Hediger Nike Panorama Center, Schneider Software AG
Xamax Michel Decastel Laurent Walthert Erima Groupe E, Banque cantonale neuchâteloise
Young Boys Gerardo Seoane Steve von Bergen Nike Obi
Zürich Ludovic Magnin Victor Pálsson Nike

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of departure Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
St. Gallen Boro Kuzmanović End of interim 15 May 2018 Pre-season Peter Zeidler 15 May 2018
Young Boys Adi Hütter Signed by Eintracht Frankfurt 16 May 2018 Gerardo Seoane 1 June 2018
Luzern Gerardo Seoane Signed by Young Boys 1 June 2018 René Weiler 21 June 2018
Basel Raphaël Wicky Sacked 26 July 2018 6th Alex Frei (interim) 26 July 2018
Alex Frei End of interim 2 August 2018 8th Marcel Koller 2 August 2018
Sion Maurizio Jacobacci Sacked 14 September 2018 8th Murat Yakin 17 September 2018
Lugano Guillermo Abascal 1 October 2018 6th Fabio Celestini 2 October 2018
Luzern René Weiler 17 February 2019 7th Thomas Häberli 21 February 2019
Grasshopper Thorsten Fink 4 March 2019 10th Tomislav Stipić 6 March 2019
Tomislav Stipić 8 April 2019 10th Uli Forte 8 April 2019

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Young Boys (C) 36 29 4 3 99 36 +63 91 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2 Basel 36 20 11 5 71 46 +25 71 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Lugano 36 10 16 10 50 49 +1 46 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
4 Thun 36 12 10 14 57 58 −1 46 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
5 Luzern 36 14 4 18 56 61 −5 46 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
6 St. Gallen 36 13 7 16 49 58 −9 46
7 Zürich 36 11 11 14 43 52 −9 44
8 Sion 36 12 7 17 50 55 −5 43
9 Xamax (O) 36 9 10 17 44 65 −21 37 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
10 Grasshopper (R) 36 5 10 21 32 71 −39 25 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.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results

Relegation play-offs

Ninth placed Xamax faced Aarau, the runner-up of 2018–19 Swiss Challenge League.

First leg

Xamax0–4Aarau
Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Stephan Klossner

Second leg

Aarau0–4 (a.e.t.)Xamax
Report
Penalties
Zverotić
Jäckle
Bürgy
Mišić
Karanović 		4–5 Veloso
Tréand
Corbaz
Ademi
Dié
Attendance: 7,526
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet

Neuchâtel Xamax won on penalties after drawing 4–4 on aggregate and will stay in the Swiss Super League.

Attendances

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Young Boys 378,948 31,120 20,238 25,263 +15.0%†
2 Basel 371,656 29,491 20,717 24,777 −4.2%†
3 St. Gallen 201,326 18,790 9,824 12,583 −0.2%†
4 Zürich 171,145 16,372 7,769 10,697 −0.3%†
5 Luzern 148,462 13,626 7,298 9,279 −7.7%†
6 Sion 134,600 12,800 7,000 8,973 −9.6%†
7 Grasshopper 96,000 16,400 3,500 6,000 −14.5%†
8 Thun 87,678 9,021 4,129 5,845 −1.1%†
9 Xamax 92,410 12,000 3,004 5,776 +66.2%1
10 Lugano 49,950 4,364 2,049 3,330 −11.1%†
League total 1,732,175 31,120 2,049 11,175 −0.1%†

Updated to games played on 28 April 2019
Source: www.sfl.ch
Notes:
1: Played last season in Challenge League.

Season Statistics

Top scorers

As of matches played on 14 April 2019.
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Guillaume Hoarau Young Boys 18
2 Dejan Sorgic Thun 15
Jean-Pierre Nsame Young Boys 15
3 Raphaël Nuzzolo Xamax 13
4 Albian Ajeti Basel 12
6 Ricky van Wolfswinkel Basel 10
Blessing Eleke Luzern
Vincent Sierro FC St. Gallen
Marvin Spielmann Thun
10 Carlinhos Lugano 9
Christian Fassnacht Young Boys
Benjamin Kololli FC Zurich

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Guillaume Hoarau Young Boys FC St. Gallen 3–1 (A) 31 March 2019

Awards

Annual awards

Award Winner Club
Player of the Season Kevin Mbabu Young Boys
Young Player of the Season Djibril Sow Young Boys
Coach of the Season Gerardo Seoane Young Boys\ Lucerne
Goal of the Season Guillaume Hoarau Young Boys
Team of the Year
Goalkeeper Jonas Omlin (Basel)
Defence Kevin Mbabu (Basel) Kevin Rüegg (Zurich) Steve von Bergen (Young Boys) Loris Benito (Young Boys)
Midfield Benjamin Kololli (Lausanne/Zurich) Sekou Sanogo (Young Boys)

Djibril Sow (Young Boys)

Miralem Sulejmani (Young Boys)
Attack Guillaume Hoarau (Young Boys)

Dejan Sorgic (Thun)

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