title: 2008–09 in Swiss football
text: # 2008–09 in Swiss football
  
  * Statistics of the Swiss Super League for the 2008–09 football season.
  * Statistics of the Swiss Challenge League for the 2008–09 football season.
  * Statistics of the Swiss 1. Liga for the 2008–09 football season.
  * Statistics of the 2. Liga Interregional for the 2008–09 football season.
  
  ## Super League
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Zürich (C) | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 80 | 36 | +44 | 79 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
  | 2 | Young Boys | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 85 | 46 | +39 | 73 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
  | 3 | Basel | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 72 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
  | 4 | Grasshopper | 36 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 50 | |
  | 5 | Aarau | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 44 | |
  | 6 | Bellinzona | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 43 | |
  | 7 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 40 | |
  | 8 | Sion | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 37 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
  | 9 | Luzern (O) | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 45 | 62 | −17 | 35 | Qualification to relegation play-off |
  | 10 | Vaduz (R) | 36 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 85 | −57 | 22 | Relegation to Swiss Challenge League |
  
  * ↑ Sion won the 2008–09 Swiss Cup and thereby qualified for the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League.
  * ↑ Being a Liechtenstein club, Vaduz are not eligible for qualification to European competitions via the Swiss league system. They did, however, qualify for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League by winning their domestic 2008–09 Liechtenstein Cup.
  
  ## Challenge League
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | St. Gallen (C, P) | 30 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 78 | 22 | +56 | 78 | Promotion to 2009–10 Swiss Super League |
  | 2 | Lugano | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 72 | 30 | +42 | 70 | Qualification for Promotion play-off |
  | 3 | Wil | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 51 | |
  | 4 | Yverdon-Sport | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 51 | |
  | 5 | Biel-Bienne | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 47 | |
  | 6 | Wohlen | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 45 | |
  | 7 | Lausanne-Sport | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 41 | |
  | 8 | Concordia Basel (R) | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 40 | Relegation to 2009–10 Swiss 1. Liga |
  | 9 | Thun | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 54 | 65 | −11 | 38 | |
  | 10 | Winterthur | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 36 | |
  | 11 | Schaffhausen | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 34 | |
  | 12 | La Chaux-de-Fonds (R) | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 33 | Relegation to 2009–10 Swiss 1. Liga |
  | 13 | Servette | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 31 | |
  | 14 | Stade Nyonnais | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 56 | −30 | 28 | |
  | 15 | Locarno | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 26 | |
  | 16 | Gossau | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 27 | 69 | −42 | 19 | |
  
  ## 1. Liga
  
  ### Group 1
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Étoile Carouge FC | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 71 | 34 | +37 | 66 | Play-off to Challenge League |
  | 2 | FC Le Mont | 30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 72 | 45 | +27 | 62 | Play-off to Challenge League |
  | 3 | ES FC Malley | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 80 | 39 | +41 | 60 | Play-off to Challenge League |
  | 4 | FC Fribourg | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 56 | |
  | 5 | FC Meyrin | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 50 | |
  | 6 | FC Bulle | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 48 | |
  | 7 | CS Chênois | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 42 | |
  | 8 | Young Boys U-21 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 36 | |
  | 9 | FC Echallens | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 36 | |
  | 10 | FC Naters | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 35 | |
  | 11 | FC Baulmes | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 49 | 69 | −20 | 34 | |
  | 12 | FC Martigny-Sports | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 34 | |
  | 13 | Sion U-21 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 33 | |
  | 14 | Urania Genève Sport | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 50 | 64 | −14 | 33 | |
  | 15 | SC Düdingen | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 53 | −21 | 27 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
  | 16 | FC La Tour/Le Pâquier | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 32 | 79 | −47 | 17 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
  
  ### Group 2
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Basel U-21 | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 98 | 38 | +60 | 76 | |
  | 2 | SC Kriens | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 69 | 32 | +37 | 68 | Play-off to Challenge League |
  | 3 | FC Schötz | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 66 | 50 | +16 | 56 | Play-off to Challenge League |
  | 4 | FC Emmenbrücke | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 43 | |
  | 5 | Lucerna U-21 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 42 | |
  | 6 | BSC Old Boys | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 42 | |
  | 7 | SC Cham | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 42 | |
  | 8 | FC Grenchen | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 41 | |
  | 9 | FC Solothurn | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 40 | |
  | 10 | SR Delemont | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 39 | |
  | 11 | Zug 94 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 55 | 65 | −10 | 38 | |
  | 12 | FC Münsingen | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 32 | |
  | 13 | SC Zofingen | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 46 | 75 | −29 | 32 | |
  | 14 | FC Wangen bei Olten | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 43 | 74 | −31 | 32 | |
  | 15 | SV Muttenz | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 42 | 66 | −24 | 26 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
  | 16 | FC Olten | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 31 | 67 | −36 | 23 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
  
  ### Group 3
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | FC Chiasso | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 69 | 28 | +41 | 68 | Play-off to Challenge League |
  | 2 | FC Tuggen | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 70 | 35 | +35 | 62 | Play-off to Challenge League |
  | 3 | FC Rapperswil-Jona | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 63 | 35 | +28 | 61 | Play-off to Challenge League |
  | 4 | Zurich U-21 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 63 | 41 | +22 | 54 | |
  | 5 | USV Eschen/Mauren | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 52 | |
  | 6 | SV Höngg | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 44 | |
  | 7 | FC Baden | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 43 | |
  | 8 | SC Young Fellows Juventus | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 42 | |
  | 9 | Grasshoppers U-21 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 40 | |
  | 10 | St Gallen U-21 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 51 | 60 | −9 | 35 | |
  | 11 | Winterthur U-21 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 34 | |
  | 12 | SV Schaffhausen | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 34 | |
  | 13 | GC Biaschesi | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 37 | 62 | −25 | 31 | |
  | 14 | FC Mendrisio-Stabio | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 30 | |
  | 15 | FC Kreuzlingen | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 35 | 82 | −47 | 20 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
  | 16 | FC Red Star Zürich | 30 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 66 | −38 | 13 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
  
  ### Play-off to Challenge League
  
  **1st round**
  
  | | Results | |
  | - | - | - |
  | Malley | 2 - 3 | Chiasso |
  | Chiasso | 3 - 2 | Malley |
  | Rapperswil | 1 - 2 | Kriens |
  | Kriens | 3 - 2 | Rapperswil |
  | Schötz | 1 - 0 | Etoile Carouge |
  | Etoile Carouge | 1 - 2 | Schötz |
  | Le Mont | 4 - 1 | Tuggen |
  | Tuggen | 0 - 0 | Le Mont |
  
  **Final round**
  
  | | Results | |
  | - | - | - |
  | Chiasso | 2 - 0 | Le Mont |
  | Le Mont | 3 - 0 | Chiasso |
  | Kriens | 3 - 1 | Schötz |
  | Schötz | 1 - 3 | Kriens |
  
  ## 2. Liga Interregional
  
  ### Gruppo 1
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | FC Grand-Lancy | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 53 | Promotion to 1. Liga |
  | 2 | FC Montreux-Sports | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 61 | 38 | +23 | 52 | |
  | 3 | US Terre Sainte | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 46 | |
  | 4 | Signal FC Bernex-Confignon | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 46 | |
  | 5 | Racing Club Genève | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 59 | 58 | +1 | 43 | |
  | 6 | FC Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 42 | |
  | 7 | Neuchâtel Xamax U-21 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 60 | 33 | +27 | 41 | |
  | 8 | FC Monthey | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 39 | |
  | 9 | FC Bex | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 37 | |
  | 10 | FC Perly-Certoux | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 34 | |
  | 11 | FC Massongex | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 60 | −19 | 30 | |
  | 12 | FC Raron | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 63 | −30 | 21 | Relegation to 2. Liga |
  | 13 | FC Plan-les-Ouates | 26 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 68 | −30 | 16 | Relegation to 2. Liga |
  | 14 | FC Savièse | 26 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 73 | −58 | 5 | Relegation to 2. Liga |
  
  ### Gruppo 2
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | FC Breitenrain | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 17 | +38 | 63 | Promotion to 1. Liga |
  | 2 | FC Bavois | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 59 | 29 | +30 | 62 | Promotion to 1. Liga |
  | 3 | FC Serrières | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 55 | 21 | +34 | 59 | |
  | 4 | FC Thun U-21 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 75 | 47 | +28 | 44 | |
  | 5 | FC Bern | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 37 | |
  | 6 | SV Lyss | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 34 | |
  | 7 | SC Bümpliz 78 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 30 | |
  | 8 | FC Dürrenast | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 29 | |
  | 9 | FC Colombier | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 28 | |
  | 10 | ES Belfaux | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 28 | |
  | 11 | CS Romontois | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 26 | |
  | 12 | FC Portalban/Gletterens | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 55 | −32 | 26 | Relegation to 2. Liga |
  | 13 | FC Gumefens/Sorens | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 25 | Relegation to 2. Liga |
  | 14 | FC Cortaillod | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 21 | Relegation to 2. Liga |
  
  ### Gruppo 3
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | FC Lugano U-21 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 77 | 21 | +56 | 64 | Promotion to 1. Liga |
  | 2 | FC Sursee | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 52 | |
  | 3 | FC Aarau U-21 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 64 | 32 | +32 | 51 | |
  | 4 | FC Sarnen | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 49 | |
  | 5 | AC Malcantone | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 41 | +10 | 45 | |
  | 6 | SC Buochs | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 43 | |
  | 7 | FC Ibach | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 35 | |
  | 8 | Losone Sportiva | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 34 | |
  | 9 | SC Goldau | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 27 | |
  | 10 | SC Schöftland | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 27 | |
  | 11 | FC Kickers Luzern | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 26 | |
  | 12 | FC Küssnacht a/R | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 25 | Relegation to 2. Liga |
  | 13 | SAR Rivera | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 49 | −20 | 25 | Relegation to 2. Liga |
  | 14 | FC Brugg | 26 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 96 | −80 | 5 | Relegation to 2. Liga |
  
  ### Gruppo 4
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | FC Laufen | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 69 | 29 | +40 | 60 | Promotion to 1. Liga |
  | 2 | SC Dornach | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 74 | 39 | +35 | 53 | |
  | 3 | FC Alle | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 51 | |
  | 4 | FC Herzogenbuchsee | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 43 | |
  | 5 | FC Liestal | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 39 | |
  | 6 | FC Küsnacht | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 36 | |
  | 7 | FC Seefeld Zürich | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 35 | |
  | 8 | FC Porrentruy | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 32 | |
  | 9 | FC Langenthal | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 31 | |
  | 10 | FC Bülach | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 29 | |
  | 11 | FC Nordstern Basel | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 29 | |
  | 12 | FC Moutier | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 28 | Relegation to 2. Liga |
  | 13 | SC Binningen | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 50 | −21 | 27 | Relegation to 2. Liga |
  | 14 | FC Subingen | 26 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 65 | −36 | 16 | Relegation to 2. Liga |
  
  ### Gruppo 5
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | FC Chur 97 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 55 | 22 | +33 | 57 | Promotion to 1. Liga |
  | 2 | SC Brühl | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 60 | 31 | +29 | 53 | |
  | 3 | FC Freienbach | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 52 | |
  | 4 | FC Töss | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 47 | |
  | 5 | FC Thalwil | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 46 | |
  | 6 | FC Balzers | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 42 | |
  | 7 | FC Diepoldsau-Schmitter | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 40 | |
  | 8 | FC Arbon | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 37 | |
  | 9 | FC Bazenheid | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 32 | |
  | 10 | FC Linth | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 26 | |
  | 11 | FC Herisau | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 22 | |
  | 12 | FC Frauenfeld | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 22 | Relegation to 2. Liga |
  | 13 | FC Wädenswil | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 62 | −35 | 22 | Relegation to 2. Liga |
  | 14 | FC Stäfa | 26 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 29 | 61 | −32 | 10 | Relegation to 2. Liga |
  
  ## 2. Liga
  
  Promotion to 2. Liga interregional:
  
  * Aargauischer Fussballverband (AFV): FC Muri
  * Fussballverband Bern / Jura (FVBJ): FC Lerchenfeld & FC Köniz
  * Innerschweizerischer Fussballverband (IFV):FC Aegeri
  * Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz (FVNWS): FC Black Stars
  * Ostschweizer Fussballverband (OFV): FC Widnau & FC Amriswil
  * Solothurner Kantonal-Fussballverband (SKFV): FC Härkingen
  * Fussballverband Region Zürich (FVRZ): FC Zürich-Affoltern & FC Kosova
  * Federazione ticinese di calcio (FTC): AC Sementina
  * Freiburger Fussballverband (FFV): FC Kerzers
  * Association cantonale genevoise de football (ACGF): FC Geneva
  * Association neuchâteloise de football (ANF): Le Locle Sports
  * Association valaisanne de football (AVF): FC Sierre
  * Association cantonale vaudoise de football (ACVF): Lausanne-Sport U-21
  