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2016–17 Swiss Challenge League

The 2016–17 Swiss Challenge League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Brack.ch Challenge League, was the 14th season of the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier in the Swiss football pyramid. It began on 23 July 2016 and ended on 3 June 2017.

Swiss Challenge League
Season2016–17
ChampionsZürich
PromotedZürich
RelegatedLe Mont
Matches played180
Goals scored529 (2.94 per match)
Top goalscorerJean-Pierre Nsamé
(23 goals)[1]
Biggest home winServette 6–1 Wohlen
(11 September 2016)
Schaffhausen 5–0 Chiasso
(8 April 2017)
Biggest away winChiasso 0–6 Schaffhausen
(15 May 2017)
Highest scoringZürich 6–3 Aarau[1]
(6 November 2016)
Longest winning runSchaffhausen (8 games)
Longest unbeaten runZürich (18 games)
Longest winless runWil (17 games)
Longest losing runAarau
Schaffhausen (7 games)
Highest attendance14,455
Zürich 3–0 Wohlen[1]
(3 June 2017)
Total attendance505,117[2]
Average attendance2,806[2]

On 1 May 2017 FC Le Mont decided to voluntarily relegate three steps down in the league system after being denied a licence to play in the Swiss Challenge League.[3][4]

On 18 May 2017, Zürich became champions of the 2016–17 Challenge League following their 1–1 draw against Servette and Neuchâtel Xamax's 2–1 defeat at Schaffhausen.[5] They are thus promoted back to the top flight immediately following their relegation the previous season.

Participating teams edit

2015–16 Swiss Challenge League champions FC Lausanne-Sport were promoted to the 2016–17 Swiss Super League. They were replaced by FC Zürich, who got relegated after last place finish in the 2015–16 Swiss Super League. FC Biel-Bienne got relegated from the Challenge League as the Swiss Football League stripped Biel-Bienne of their league licence. Servette FC won promotion from the 2015–16 1. Liga Promotion.

Stadia and locations edit

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Locations of clubs in the 2016–17 Challenge League
Team Venue Capacity
FC Aarau Stadion Brügglifeld 8,000
FC Chiasso Stadio Comunale Riva IV 5,000
FC Le Mont Stade Sous-Ville 4,000
Neuchâtel Xamax Stade de la Maladière 12,000
Servette FC Stade de Genève 30,084
FC Schaffhausen Stadion Breite
LIPO Park Schaffhausen		 4,200
8,200
FC Wil IGP Arena 6,958
FC Winterthur Schützenwiese 8,550
FC Wohlen Stadion Niedermatten 3,624
FC Zürich Letzigrund 23,605

Personnel and kits edit

Team Manager Kit manufacturer
FC Aarau   Marco Schällibaum Nike
FC Chiasso   Baldo Raineri Primato
FC Le Mont   John Dragani Karhu
Neuchâtel Xamax   Michel Decastel Erima
FC Schaffhausen   Murat Yakin gpard
Servette FC   Meho Kodro 14fourteen
FC Wil   Maurizio Jacobacci Nike
FC Winterthur   Umberto Romano (interim) gpard
FC Wohlen   Francesco Gabriele Adidas
FC Zürich   Uli Forte Nike

Managerial changes edit

Club Name Date of departure Position in table Replacement Date of appointment
Wil   Ugur Tütüneker 24 August 2016[6] 7th   Martin Rueda 3 September 2016[7]
Wohlen   Martin Rueda 2 September 2016 9th   Francesco Gabriele 7 September 2016[8]
Schaffhausen   Axel Thoma 7 December 2016[9] 10th   Nedjad Kuruzovic Interim
Wil   Martin Rueda 12 December 2016 3rd   Ronny Teuber 12 December 2016[10]
Schaffhausen   Nedjad Kuruzovic Interim 10th   Murat Yakin 21 December 2016[11]
Servette   Anthony Braizat 30 December 2016 5th   Meho Kodro 30 December 2016[12]
Winterthur   Sven Christ 14 February 2017[13] 9th   Umberto Romano Interim[14]
Wil   Ronny Teuber 27 March 2017 6th   Maurizio Jacobacci 27 March 2017[15]
Chiasso   Giuseppe Scienza 18 April 2017[16] 10th   Baldo Raineri 18 April 2017[17]

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Zürich (C, P) 36 26 7 3 91 30 +61 85 Promotion to 2017–18 Swiss Super League
2 Neuchâtel Xamax 36 22 7 7 66 36 +30 73
3 Servette 36 18 8 10 55 43 +12 62
4 Schaffhausen 36 16 3 17 64 59 +5 51
5 Aarau 36 13 6 17 57 64 −7 45
6 Winterthur 36 11 8 17 45 62 −17 41
7 Wohlen 36 12 3 21 42 60 −18 39
8 Chiasso 36 9 10 17 43 63 −20 37
9 Le Mont[a] (R) 36 8 11 17 31 54 −23 35 Relegation to 2017–18 2. Liga Interregional
10 Wil[b] 36 10 7 19 35 58 −23 34
Source: Swiss Challenge League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) draw
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Le Mont will take voluntary relegation three steps down[18]
  2. ^ Wil were deducted three points for licence rules violation[19]

Results edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Infographie". Swiss Challenge League. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Spectateurs". Swiss Challenge League. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Le Mont plant Neuanfang in der 2. Liga" (in German). Der Landbote. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Le Mont plant Neuanfang in der 2. Liga" (in German). Züriost. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Le FC Sion arrache un point – Le FC Zurich promu" (in French). Swiss Super League. Retrieved 20 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "FC Wil entlässt Trainer Ugur Tütüneker" (in German). Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  7. ^ "FC Wohlen: Trainer Martin Rueda wechselt zum FC Wil" (in German). Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Italiener Gabriele neuer Trainer von Wohlen" (in German). Bluewin.ch. 7 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  9. ^ Dubach, Matthias (7 December 2016). "Schaffhausen stellt Trainer Axel Thoma frei" (in German). Blick. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  10. ^ "FC Wil: Ronny Teuber folgt auf Martin Rueda" (in German). sfl.ch. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Murat Yakin erhört den Hilferuf" (in German). Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  12. ^ "Changement d'entraîneur à Servette" (in French). sfl.ch. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  13. ^ Kuhn, Ruedi (14 February 2017). "Schlechte Ergebnisse: Ex-Aarau-Trainer Sven Christ beim FC Winterthur entlassen" (in German). Aargauer Zeitung. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  14. ^ Schifferli, Hansjörg (15 February 2017). "Romano und Zuffi sollen es wieder richten" (in German). Der Landbote. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  15. ^ "Jacobacci übernimmt beim FC Wil" (in German). Der Landbote. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  16. ^ Botta, Christian (18 April 2017). "Niente da fare per Scienza: esonerato!". tio.ch (in Italian). Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  17. ^ "Baldo Raineri nuovo allenatore del Chiasso". fcchiasso.ch (in Italian). 18 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  18. ^ "Le Mont steigt aus der Challenge League ab" (in German). Schaffhauser Nachrichten. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  19. ^ "Erneuter Punktabzug gegen FC Wil" (in German). Züriost.ch. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.

External links edit

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