The 2009–10 Swiss Challenge League was the seventh season of the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of the Swiss football league pyramid. It began on 24 July 2009 and ended on 15 May 2010. The champions of this season, FC Thun, earned promotion to the 2010–11 Super League. The bottom two teams, FC Le Mont and FC Gossau, were relegated to the 1. Liga.
Teams Club City Stadium 2008–09 season FC Biel/Bienne Biel/Bienne, Bern Gurzelen Stadium 5th in Challenge League FC Gossau Gossau, St. Gallen Sportanlage Buechenwald 16th in Challenge League FC Lausanne-Sport Lausanne, Vaud Stade Olympique de la Pontaise 7th in Challenge League FC Le Mont Lausanne, Vaud Terrain du Châtaignier 1. Liga play-offs round finalists FC Locarno Locarno, Ticino Stadio comunale Lido 15th in Challenge League FC Lugano Lugano, Ticino Stadio comunale Cornaredo 2nd in Challenge League SC Kriens Kriens, Lucerne Stadion Kleinfeld 1. Liga play-offs round finalists FC Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Stadion Breite 11h in Challenge League Servette FC Geneva Stade de Genève 13th in Challenge League FC Stade Nyonnais Nyon, Vaud Colovray 14th in Challenge League FC Thun Thun, Bern Stadion Lachen 9th in Challenge League FC Vaduz Vaduz, Liechtenstein Rheinpark Stadion 10th in Super League FC Wil 1900 Wil, St. Gallen Bergholz Stadium 3rd in Challenge League FC Winterthur Winterthur, Zürich Schützenwiese 10th in Challenge League FC Wohlen Wohlen, Aargau Stadion Niedermatten 6th in Challenge League FC Yverdon-Sport Yverdon-les-Bains, Vaud Stade Municipal 4th in Challenge League
League table
Promotion/relegation play-offs AC Bellinzona as 9th-placed team of the 2009–10 Super League played a two-legged play-off against Challenge League runners-up AC Lugano for a spot in the 2010–11 Super League.
Bellinzona won 2–1 on aggregate and remain in the Swiss Super League. Lugano remain in the Swiss Challenge League.
Top goal scorers 23 goals Nick Proschwitz (Vaduz) 20 goals Dante Adrian Senger (Locarno) 17 goals Innocent Emeghara (Winterthur) 16 goals Ezequiel Scarione (Thun) 14 goals Carlos Da Silva (Lugano)
External links Swiss Challenge League