2020–21 Swiss Challenge League
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| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Grasshoppers |
| Relegated | Chiasso |
| Matches played | 180 |
| Goals scored | 503 (2.79 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Rodrigo Pollero (19 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Wil 7–0 Aarau |
| Biggest away win | Xamax 0–3 Schaffhausen Xamax 0–3 Thun Grasshoppers 1–4 Xamax |
| Highest scoring | Wil 7–0 Aarau Kriens 5–2 Grasshoppers Schaffhausen 5–2 Chiasso Winterthur 5–2 Aarau |
| Highest attendance | 2'870 Xamax 1–0 Grasshoppers |
← 2019–20 2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 20 May 2021[1]. | |
The 2020–21 Swiss Challenge League (referred to as the Brack.ch Challenge League for sponsoring reasons) is the 18th season of the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of competitive football in Switzerland, under its current name. The season started on 18 September 2020 and is scheduled to end on 30 May 2021.[2] The start of the season was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland. The league held its winter break between 22 December 2020 and 23 January 2021.
Participating teams
A total of 10 teams participate in the league. 2019–20 Swiss Challenge League champions FC Lausanne-Sport and runner-up FC Vaduz were promoted to the 2020–21 Swiss Super League. They were replaced by Neuchâtel Xamax FCS, who got relegated after finishing last-placed in the 2019–20 Swiss Super League, and FC Thun, who lost the relegation game. No team was relegated due to the cancellation of the 2019–20 Swiss Promotion League caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland.
Stadia and locations
Locations of clubs in the 2020–21 Challenge League
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Aarau | Aarau | Stadion Brügglifeld | 8,000 |
| FC Chiasso | Chiasso | Stadio Comunale Riva IV | 5,000 |
| Grasshopper Club Zürich | Zürich | Letzigrund | 26,104 |
| SC Kriens | Kriens | Stadion Kleinfeld | 5,360 |
| FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | Lausanne | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise[lower-alpha 1] | 15,850 |
| Neuchâtel Xamax FCS | Neuchâtel | Stade de la Maladière | 11,997 |
| FC Schaffhausen | Schaffhausen | LIPO Park Schaffhausen | 8,200 |
| FC Thun | Thun | Stockhorn Arena | 10,014 |
| FC Wil 1900 | Wil | IGP Arena | 6,958 |
| FC Winterthur | Winterthur | Schützenwiese | 8,550 |
Personnel and kits
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aarau | Switzerland Stephan Keller | Montenegro Elsad Zverotić | gpard | Swiss Red Cross, Credit Suisse |
| Chiasso | Italy Baldassare Raineri | Morocco Younes Bnou Marzouk | Macron | Caffè Chicco d'Oro, Autoronchetti |
| Grasshoppers | Romania Zoltán Kádár (caretaker) | Serbia Aleksandar Cvetković | Puma | none (No to Racism) |
| Kriens | Switzerland Bruno Berner | Switzerland Elia Alessandrini | Joma | MVM AG |
| Lausanne-Ouchy | Bosnia and Herzegovina Meho Kodro | France Andy Laugeois | 14Fourteen | none |
| Neuchâtel | Switzerland Martin Rueda | Switzerland Laurent Walthert | Erima | Groupe E, Briq |
| Schaffhausen | Switzerland Murat Yakin | Switzerland Imran Bunjaku | Puma | Pistoleros, doc-oliday |
| Thun | Argentina Carlos Bernegger | Switzerland Nicola Sutter | Macron | Schneider Software AG |
| Wil | Switzerland Alexander Frei | Switzerland Philipp Muntwiler | Erima | Planet Pure |
| Winterthur | Germany Ralf Loose | Switzerland Davide Callà | gpard | Keller, Init7 |
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Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of departure | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thun | Switzerland Marc Schneider | Resigned | 5 October 2020 | 9th | Argentina Carlos Bernegger | 11 October 2020[4] |
| Xamax | Switzerland Stéphane Henchoz | Sacked | 13 December 2020 | 9th | Switzerland Martin Rueda | 13 December 2020[5] |
| Grasshoppers | Portugal João Carlos Pereira | Sacked | 5 May 2021 | 1st | Romania Zoltán Kádár (caretaker) | 5 May 2021[6] |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grasshoppers (C, P) | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 43 | +17 | 65 | Promotion to 2021–22 Swiss Super League |
| 2 | Thun (Q) | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 64 | Qualification to promotion/relegation play-offs |
| 3 | Lausanne-Ouchy | 36 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 58 | |
| 4 | Schaffhausen | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 58 | |
| 5 | Aarau | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 66 | 59 | +7 | 58 | |
| 6 | Winterthur | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 43 | |
| 7 | Wil | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 39 | |
| 8 | Kriens | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 38 | |
| 9 | Xamax | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 36 | 58 | −22 | 36 | |
| 10 | Chiasso (R) | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 60 | −25 | 36 | Relegation to Swiss Promotion League |
Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2021. Source: Swiss Challenge League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.[7]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (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.[7]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Results
First and Second Round |
Third and Fourth Round
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Statistics
Top scorers
- As of 20 May 2021
Awards
- Brack.ch Challenge League Best Player 2020:[9] Portugal Asumah Abubakar (Kriens)
Promotion play-offs
{{#section-h:2020–21 Swiss Super League|Relegation play-offs}}
References
- ↑ "SAISON-STATISTIK 2020/21". www.sfl.ch (in German). Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Rahmenterminplan 2020-21" (PDF). www.sfl.ch (in German and French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Verdon, Emilien (11 February 2020). "Football: SLO jouera la saison prochaine à la Pontaise" (in French). LFM. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "FC Thun: Carlos Bernegger wird neuer Trainer". www.nau.ch. Archived from the original on 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
- ↑ "Xamax: Martin Rueda remplace Stéphane Henchoz pour la fin de l'année". ArcInfo. Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ↑ "GC feuert Trainer Pereira". www.blick.ch. Archived from the original on 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
- ↑ "Reglement für den Spielbetrieb der SFL" (PDF) (in German). sfl.ch. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "TORSCHÜTZENLISTE 2020/21". SFL. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ↑ "Nsame und Abubakar sind die Besten des Jahres 2020". sfl.ch. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
External links
- Official website (in German and French)