title: 2021–22 in Swiss football
text: # 2021–22 in Swiss football
  
  The following is a summary of the 2021–22 season of competitive football in Switzerland.
  
  ## National teams
  
  ### Men's national team
  
  **2022 FIFA World Cup qualification**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Switzerland | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 18 | Qualification for 2022 FIFA World Cup | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
  | 2 | Italy | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 16 | Advance to play-offs | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 |
  | 3 | Northern Ireland | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 9 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 |
  | 4 | Bulgaria | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 8 | | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 |
  | 5 | Lithuania | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 3 | | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 3–1 | — |
  
  **Friendly matches**
  
  **UEFA Nations League**
  
  **Group 2**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | | | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Spain | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11 | Qualification for Nations League Finals | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
  | 2 | Portugal | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 10 | | 0–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 |
  | 3 | Switzerland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 9 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 |
  | 4 | Czech Republic (R) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 4 | Relegation to League B | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | — |
  
  ### Women's national team
  
  **2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Italy | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 2 | +38 | 27 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 3–0 |
  | 2 | Switzerland | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 4 | +40 | 25 | Play-offs | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 15–0 |
  | 3 | Romania | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 19 | | 0–5 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
  | 4 | Croatia | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 10 | | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 4–0 |
  | 5 | Lithuania | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 35 | −28 | 5 | | 0–5 | 0–7 | 1–7 | 0–1 | — | 4–0 |
  | 6 | Moldova | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 49 | −48 | 1 | | 0–8 | 0–6 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
  
  ## League season
  
  ### Men
  
  **Credit Suisse Super League**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Zürich (C) | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 78 | 46 | +32 | 76 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
  | 2 | Basel | 36 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 70 | 41 | +29 | 62 | Qualification for Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
  | 3 | Young Boys | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 80 | 50 | +30 | 60 | Qualification for Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
  | 4 | Lugano | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 54 | Qualification for Europa Conference League third qualifying round |
  | 5 | St. Gallen | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 68 | 63 | +5 | 50 | |
  | 6 | Servette | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 44 | |
  | 7 | Sion | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 46 | 67 | −21 | 41 | |
  | 8 | Grasshopper | 36 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 54 | 58 | −4 | 40 | |
  | 9 | Luzern (O) | 36 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 52 | 64 | −12 | 40 | Qualification for Relegation play-offs |
  | 10 | Lausanne-Sport (R) | 36 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 37 | 76 | −39 | 22 | Relegation to Swiss Challenge League |
  
  * ↑ Lugano qualified for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round as the 2021–22 Swiss Cup champions.
  
  **Challenge League**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | 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 Promotion play-offs |
  | 3 | Aarau | 36 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 67 | 47 | +20 | 65 | |
  | 4 | Vaduz | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 68 | 58 | +10 | 60 | Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
  | 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 |
  
  * ↑ Vaduz qualified for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round by winning the 2021–22 Liechtenstein Cup.
  
  ### Women
  
  **AXA Women's Super League**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | SFC | ZUR | GCZ | BAS | STG | LUZ | YBF | AAR | YVE | LUG |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Servette FC Chênois Féminin (Q) | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 9 | +35 | 46 | UWCL Round 1 and Playoffs | | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 3–1 |
  | 2 | FC Zürich Frauen | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 13 | +52 | 44 | Advance to Playoffs | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 7–0 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 7–0 |
  | 3 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 49 | 22 | +27 | 37 | Advance to Playoffs | 0–2 | 1–0 | | 2–4 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 8–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 |
  | 4 | FC Basel 1893 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 20 | +20 | 35 | Advance to Playoffs | 0–2 | 3–3 | 7–0 | | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
  | 5 | FC St. Gallen-Staad | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 19 | +18 | 35 | Advance to Playoffs | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | | 4–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
  | 6 | FC Luzern | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 23 | Advance to Playoffs | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 |
  | 7 | BSC YB Frauen | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 51 | −30 | 19 | Advance to Playoffs | 0–3 | 0–5 | 1–8 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
  | 8 | FC Aarau Frauen | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 36 | −18 | 15 | Advance to Playoffs | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | | 3–0 | 1–1 |
  | 9 | FC Yverdon Féminin | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 63 | −53 | 6 | Relegation Playoff | 1–4 | 1–8 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | | 2–0 |
  | 10 | FC Lugano Femminile (R) | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 54 | −51 | 2 | Relegation to 2022-23 Nationalliga B | 0–3 | 0–6 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
  
  * ↑ FC Lugano Femminile withdrew from the Axa Women's Super League and are relegated directly, without going through the relegation playoff.
  
  | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Servette | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | |
  | FC Aarau | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
  | FC Aarau | 0 | 0 | 0 | Servette (a.e.t.) (p) | 0 | 2 | 2 (4) |
  | | | | | Basel | 2 | 0 | 2 (3) |
  | Basel | 3 | 4 | 7 | Basel | 2 | 0 | 2 (3) |
  | St. Gallen-Staad | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | St. Gallen-Staad | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | Servette | Servette | 2 | (4) |
  | | | | | | | | | Zürich (a.e.t.) (p) | Zürich (a.e.t.) (p) | 2 | (5) |
  | Grasshopper | 5 | 3 | 8 | | | | | Zürich (a.e.t.) (p) | Zürich (a.e.t.) (p) | 2 | (5) |
  | Luzern | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | Luzern | 2 | 3 | 5 | Grasshopper | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
  | | | | | Zürich | 1 | 3 | 4 |
  | Zürich | 2 | 7 | 9 | Zürich | 1 | 3 | 4 |
  | Young Boys | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | |
  
  ## Swiss clubs in Europe
  
  ### UEFA Champions League
  
  **Qualifying phase and play-off round**
  
  **Second qualifying round**
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Slovan Bratislava | 2–3 | Young Boys | 0–0 | 2–3 |
  
  **Qualifying phase and play-off round**
  
  **Third qualifying round**
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | CFR Cluj | 2–4 | Young Boys | 1–1 | 1–3 |
  
  **Qualifying phase and play-off round**
  
  **Play-off round**
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Young Boys | 6–4 | Ferencváros | 3–2 | 3–2 |
  
  **Group stage**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MUN | VIL | ATA | YB |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Manchester United | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
  | 2 | Villarreal | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 |
  | 3 | Atalanta | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 6 | Transfer to Europa League | 2–2 | 2–3 | — | 1–0 |
  | 4 | Young Boys | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 5 | | 2–1 | 1–4 | 3–3 | — |
  
  ### UEFA Europa Conference League
  
  **Qualifying phase and play-off round**
  
  **Second qualifying round**
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Basel | 5–0 | Partizani | 3–0 | 2–0 |
  | Molde | 3–2 | Servette | 3–0 | 0–2 |
  
  **Qualifying phase and play-off round**
  
  **Third qualifying round**
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Újpest | 1–6 | Basel | 1–2 | 0–4 |
  | Luzern | 0–6 | Feyenoord | 0–3 | 0–3 |
  
  **Qualifying phase and play-off round**
  
  **Third qualifying round**
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Basel | 4–4 (4–3 p) | Hammarby IF | 3–1 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) |
  
  **Group stage – Group H**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAS | QAR | OMO | KAI |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Basel | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 14 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 |
  | 2 | Qarabağ | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 11 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–1 |
  | 3 | Omonia | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | | 1–1 | 1–4 | — | 0–0 |
  | 4 | Kairat | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 2 | | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — |
  
  ### UEFA Women's Champions League
  
  **Qualifying rounds**
  
  **Round 1**
  
  Hosted by Åland United.
  
  | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 18 August | 18 August |
  | Servette Chênois | 1 |
  | Servette Chênois | 1 | 21 August | 21 August |
  | Glentoran | 0 | 21 August | 21 August |
  | Glentoran | 0 | Servette Chênois | 1 |
  | 18 August | 18 August | | Servette Chênois | 1 |
  | 18 August | 18 August | Åland United | 0 |
  | Olimpia Cluj | 0 | Åland United | 0 |
  | Åland United | 4 | | |
  | Åland United | 4 | Third place | Third place |
  | | | 21 August | 21 August |
  | | | Olimpia Cluj | 0 |
  | | | Glentoran | 2 |
  
  Hosted by Zürich.
  
  | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 17 August | 17 August |
  | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1 |
  | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1 | 20 August | 20 August |
  | Valur | 0 | 20 August | 20 August |
  | Valur | 0 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 2 |
  | 17 August | 17 August | | 1899 Hoffenheim | 2 |
  | 17 August | 17 August | Milan | 0 |
  | Zürich | 1 | Milan | 0 |
  | Milan | 2 | | |
  | Milan | 2 | Third place | Third place |
  | | | 20 August | 20 August |
  | | | Zürich | 1 |
  | | | Valur | 3 |
  
  **Qualifying rounds**
  
  **Round 2**
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Servette Chênois | 3–2 | Glasgow City | 1–1 | 2–1 |
  
  **Group stage**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | WOL | JUV | CHE | SER |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 11 | Advance to Quarter-finals | — | 0–2 | 4–0 | 5–0 |
  | 2 | Juventus | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 11 | Advance to Quarter-finals | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | 4–0 |
  | 3 | Chelsea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 11 | | 3–3 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 |
  | 4 | Servette Chênois | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23 | −23 | 0 | | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–7 | — |
  
  * 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Wolfsburg 5, Juventus 5, Chelsea 5. Head-to-head goal differences: Wolfsburg +2, Juventus +1, Chelsea −3.
  