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2021–22 Swiss Challenge League

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Swiss Challenge League
Season2021–22
ChampionsWinterthur
PromotedWinterthur
RelegatedKriens
Europa Conference League Vaduz
All statistics correct as of 3 August 2021[1] .

The 2021–22 Swiss Challenge League (referred to as the Dieci Challenge League for sponsoring reasons) was the 19th season of the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of competitive football in Switzerland, under its current name. The season started on 23 July 2021 and ended on 21 May 2022.[2]

Participating teams

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A total of 10 teams participate in the league. 2020–21 Swiss Challenge League champions Grasshopper Club Zürich was promoted to the 2021–22 Swiss Super League. They were replaced by FC Vaduz, who was relegated after finishing last-placed in the 2020–21 Swiss Super League. FC Chiasso was relegated after finishing in last place in the 2020–21 Swiss Challenge League and was replaced by Yverdon-Sport FC, who finished atop the 2020-21 Swiss Promotion League.

Stadia and locations

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Locations of clubs in the 2021–22 Challenge League
Team Location Stadium Capacity
FC Aarau Aarau Stadion Wolfgang Werner 8,000
SC Kriens Kriens Stadion Fritz Müller 5,360
FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy Lausanne Stade Gauthier Rousseau [a] 15,850
Neuchâtel Xamax FCS Neuchâtel Stade Jocelyn Lemaitre 11,997
FC Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Stadion Philipp Krüger 8,200
FC Thun Thun Stadion Ralf Wirtz 10,014
Vaduz Liechtenstein Vaduz Stadion Fürst Hans-Adam 7,584
FC Wil 1900 Wil Stadion Moritz Schüller 6,958
FC Winterthur Winterthur Stadion Fabian Honkhoff 9,400
Yverdon-Sport FC Yverdon-les-Bains Stade Municipal Guillaume Roy 6,600
  1. ^ Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy's home stadium Stade Juan-Antonio-Samaranch in Lausanne can not accommodate SLO for the Challenge League. SLO will play at the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise in Lausanne.[3]

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Aarau Switzerland Stephan Keller Montenegro Elsad Zverotić gpard Swiss Red Cross, Credit Suisse
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 Martin Andermatt Switzerland Imran Bunjaku Puma Pistoleros, doc-oliday
Thun Argentina Carlos Bernegger Switzerland Nicola Sutter Macron Schneider Software AG
Wil Switzerland Brunello Iacopetta Switzerland Philipp Muntwiler Erima Planet Pure
Winterthur Switzerland Alexander Frei Switzerland Davide Callà gpard Keller, Init7

Managerial changes

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Winterthur (C, P) 36 18 11 7 76 45 +31 65 Promotion to Swiss Super League
2 Schaffhausen 36 19 8 9 73 49 +24 65 Qualified for the Promotion play-offs
3 Aarau 36 20 5 11 67 47 +20 65
4 Vaduz 36 18 6 12 68 58 +10 60 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round [a]
5 Thun 36 17 5 14 62 57 +5 56
6 Xamax 36 14 8 14 56 54 +2 50
7 Lausanne-Ouchy 36 12 8 16 46 50 −4 44
8 Yverdon 36 11 11 14 44 52 −8 44
9 Wil 36 11 8 17 68 80 −12 41
10 Kriens (R) 36 3 4 29 25 93 −68 13 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) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.[4]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

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First and Second Rounds

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Home \ Away AAR KRI SLO SHA THU VAD WIL WIN XAM YVE
Aarau — 0–0 5–2 2–0 0–2 1–3 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0
Kriens 1–2 — 1–0 0–0 1–3 1–3 0–2 2–3 0–1 0–2
Lausanne-Ouchy 0–2 5–0 — 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–0
Schaffhausen 2–0 1–1 1–0 — 2–1 1–1 3–3 1–1 4–0 4–3
Thun 1–2 3–1 1–0 2–2 — 1–1 2–4 0–2 3–2 3–0
Vaduz 2–1 4–1 2–1 2–1 1–3 — 1–2 2–0 1–2 2–2
Wil 2–2 4–0 2–3 2–0 2–2 2–3 — 3–5 2–1 3–0
Winterthur 0–0 6–1 0–0 2–5 3–0 2–3 3–1 — 2–2 1–0
Xamax 4–2 4–0 3–1 0–3 1–4 0–2 3–0 1–1 — 2–1
Yverdon 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 —
Source: Swiss Challenge League (in German)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third and Fourth Rounds

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Home \ Away AAR KRI SLO SHA THU VAD WIL WIN XAM YVE
Aarau — 3–2 2–1 3–4 2–0 1–2 2–1 0–3 1–1 0–2
Kriens 0–5 — 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–5 0–5 0–3
Lausanne-Ouchy 2–5 2–1 — 1–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–3 0–1
Schaffhausen 0–1 4–1 0–1 — 1–0 4–2 5–2 3–2 2–1 3–1
Thun 2–1 3–1 2–1 2–5 — 3–0 3–0 2–4 1–2 2–1
Vaduz 0–2 3–2 2–2 2–3 0–2 — 5–2 0–0 2–0 2–0
Wil 3–4 3–1 3–0 3–2 1–2 4–4 — 1–1 2–0 2–2
Winterthur 4–2 3–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 4–2 4–0 — 3–1 2–0
Xamax 0–3 2–1 1–1 2–1 4–1 2–4 5–2 0–0 — 1–1
Yverdon 0–4 3–2 0–0 0–1 2–2 1–4 2–2 2–2 0–0 —
Source: Swiss Challenge League (in German)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics

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Top scorers

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As of 21 May 2022[5]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Uruguay Joaquín Ardaiz FC Schaffhausen 20
2 Switzerland Kevin Spadanuda FC Aarau 18
3 Switzerland Simone Rapp FC Vaduz 16
France Brighton Labeau Stade Lausanne-Ouchy
Switzerland Roman Buess FC Winterthur
6 France Sofian Bahloul FC Wil 14
Switzerland Raphaël Nuzzolo Neuchâtel Xamax FCS
8 Ivory Coast Koro Kone Yverdon-Sport 13
Switzerland Valon Fazliu Yverdon-Sport
10 Switzerland Tunahan Cicek FC Vaduz 12

Awards

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  • On 1 June 2022, FC Thun was awarded the Fair Play Trophy for the dieci Challenge League.[6]

Promotion play-offs

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The ninth-placed team of the Super League played the runners-up of the Challenge League. The games were held on 26 and 29 May 2022, respectively.[7] [8] The runner-up of the Challenge League hosted the first game.[9]

FC Schaffhausen was confirmed as the runner-up of the Challenge League on 21 May 2022. On 22 May, FC Luzern was confirmed as their opponent.

First leg

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FC Schaffhausen 2–2FC Luzern
Report
Attendance: 8,143
Referee: Fedayi San

Second leg

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FC Luzern 2–0FC Schaffhausen
Report
Attendance: 15,500
Referee: Sandro Schärer

FC Luzern wins 4–2 on aggregate.

References

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  1. ^ "SAISON-STATISTIK 2021/22". Swiss Football League (in German). Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Rahmenterminplan 2021-22" (PDF). Swiss Football League (in German and French). Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. ^ Verdon, Emilien (11 February 2020). "Football: SLO jouera la saison prochaine à la Pontaise" (in French). LFM. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Matchcenter" (PDF) (in German). Swiss Football League. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Torschützenliste 2021/22". The Swiss Football Association (in German). The Swiss Football Association. Retrieved 1 Mar 2022.
  6. ^ "Fair Play Trophys gehen nach Lugano und Thun" [Fair Play trophies awarded to Lugano and Thun]. 2022年06月01日.
  7. ^ "SFL bestimmt die Anspielzeiten bis zum Saisonende". Swiss Football League. 2022年03月03日.
  8. ^ "Termine für 35. DCL-Runde und Barrage sind bekannt". Swiss Football League. 2022年04月25日.
  9. ^ Swiss Football League [@News_SFL] (3 April 2022). "SFL bestimmt die Anspielzeiten bis zum Saisonende" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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