The 2015-16 Swiss Challenge League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Brack.ch Challenge League, was the 13th season of the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier in the Swiss football pyramid. It began on 18 July 2015 and ended on 27 May 2016. After the 18th matchday the league will be on winter break between 7 December 2015 and 6 February 2016.
Participating teams 2014–15 Swiss Challenge League champions FC Lugano were promoted to the 2015–16 Swiss Super League. They were replaced by FC Aarau, who were relegated after last place finish in the 2014–15 Swiss Super League. Last placed team of the 2014–15 Challenge League season FC Biel-Bienne were spared from relegation as Servette FC failed to obtain a license for the 2015–16 season and were relegated to the 1. Liga Promotion. Servette were replaced by 1. Liga Promotion champion Neuchâtel Xamax.
Stadia and locations
Team Venue Capacity FC Aarau Stadion Brügglifeld 8,000 FC Biel-Bienne Tissot Arena 5,200 FC Chiasso Stadio Comunale 5,000 FC Lausanne-Sport Pontaise 8,500 FC Le Mont Stade Sous-Ville 4,000 Neuchâtel Xamax Stade de la Maladière 12,000 FC Schaffhausen Stadion Breite 4,200 FC Wil IGP Arena 6,958 FC Winterthur Schützenwiese 8,550 FC Wohlen Stadion Niedermatten 3,624
Personnel and kits Team Manager Kit manufacturer Sponsor FC Aarau Marco Schällibaum Nike Zehnder Group AG FC Biel-Bienne Zlatko Petričević Nike Fors FC Chiasso Giancarlo Camolese Primato Caffè Chicco D'Oro FC Lausanne-Sport Fabio Celestini Adidas BCV FC Le Mont Claude Gross Joma AQUATIS Neuchâtel Xamax Michel Decastel Erima Video2000Viteos FC Schaffhausen Maurizio Jacobacci gpard Ersparniskasse SchaffhausenMethabau FC Wil Kevin Cooper Nike Hans Eisenring FC Winterthur Sven Christ gpard Keller FC Wohlen Martin Rueda Adidas IBW
Managerial changes
Club Name Date of departure Replacement Date of appointment Aarau Livio Bordoli 13 October 2015 Marco Schällibaum 18 October 2015 Chiasso Marco Schällibaum 18 October 2015 Giancarlo Camolese 20 October 2015 Neuchâtel Xamax Roberto Cattilaz 20 October 2015 Michel Decastel 21 October 2015 Wil Fuat Çapa 23 October 2015 Philipp Dux (Interim) 23 October 2015 Wil Philipp Dux (Interim) 4 November 2015 Kevin Cooper 4 November 2015 Winterthur Jürgen Seeberger 26 November 2015 Dario Zuffi (interim) 26 November 2015 Winterthur Dario Zuffi (interim) 28 December 2015 Sven Christ 28 December 2015 Biel-Bienne Patrick Rahmen 24 February Petar Aleksandrov (interim) 25 February Biel-Bienne Petar Aleksandrov (interim) 29 March Zlatko Petričević 29 March
League table
Results
First and Second Round
Third and Fourth Round
Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Jocelyn RouxWil / Lausanne-Sport202 Antonio MarchesanoBiel-Bienne13 Charles-André DoudinNeuchâtel Xamax4 Deniz MujicSchaffhausen115 Patrick RossiniAarau10 Pak Kwang-ryongLausanne-Sport / Biel-Bienne
Awards +Swiss Football League Awards 2015AwardWinnerClubPlayer of the Season Antonio MarchesanoFC Biel-Bienne +Brack.ch Challenge League Dream Team 2015PositionPlayerClubGoalkeeper David von BallmoosFC WinterthurDefender Numa LavanchyFC Le MontDefender Egemen KorkmazFC WilDefender Arnaud BühlerFC WilDefender Ezgjan AlioskiFC SchaffhausenMidfielder Alexandre PascheFC Lausanne-SportMidfielder Olivier CustodioFC Lausanne-SportMidfielder Antonio MarchesanoFC Biel-BienneMidfielder André SantosFC WohlenForward Jocelyn RouxFC Lausanne-SportForward Igor TadićFC Schaffhausen
References
External links
Soccerway