The 2017–18 Swiss Super League (referred to as the Raiffeisen Super League for sponsoring reasons) was the 121st season of top-tier competitive football in Switzerland and the 15th under its current name and format. Basel were the defending champions. Young Boys won the title on 28 April 2018 after a 2–1 win against Luzern, with four games to spare. It was their first league title in 32 years, having last won the league in the 1985–1986 season, and their 12th league title overall. They also ended Basel's run of eight consecutive titles.
A total of 10 teams competed in the league: the 9 best teams from the 2016–17 season and the 2016–17 Swiss Challenge League champion Zürich. The season started on the weekend of 22–23 July 2017 and ended on 19 May 2018 with a break between 17 December 2017 and 2 February 2018.
This season saw the introduction of changes in the way Swiss clubs may qualify for European competition; per new UEFA rules, the champions of the Swiss Super League now qualifies for the Champions League play-off round (previously directly to the Champions League group stage) and the runners-up now qualifies for the Champions League second qualifying round (previously to the third qualifying round). Qualification to Europa League spots for the third- and fourth-placed team remain unchanged.
Teams
Stadia and locations
ClubLocationStadiumCapacityBaselSt. Jakob-Park37,994ZürichLetzigrund26,104LausanneLausanne Pontaise 8,500LuganoLuganoStadio Cornaredo6,390LucerneSwissporarena16,490SionStade Tourbillon14,283St. Gallenkybunpark19,456ThunStockhorn Arena10,014BernStade de Suisse31,789ZürichLetzigrund26,104
Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorBasel Raphaël Wicky Marek SuchýAdidasNovartisGrasshopper Thorsten Fink Trent SainsburyPumaFrommLausanne-Sport Alex Weaver Alain RochatAdidasBanque cantonale vaudoiseLugano Guillermo Abascal Jonathan SabbatiniAcerbisAILLuzern Gerardo Seoane Claudio LustenbergerAdidasOtto'sSion Maurizio Jacobacci Kevin FickentscherErreàAFX GroupSt. Gallen Boro Kuzmanović (caretaker) Nzuzi TokoJakoSt.Galler KantonalbankThun Marc Schneider Dennis HedigerNikePanorama Center, Schneider Software AGYoung Boys Adi Hütter Steve von BergenNikeObiZürich Ludovic Magnin Victor PálssonNike
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of departure Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Basel Urs Fischer End of contract 3 June 2017 Pre-season Raphaël Wicky 3 June 2017 Thun Mauro Lustrinelli End of interim 3 June 2017 Marc Schneider 3 June 2017 Lugano Paolo Tramezzani Mutual consent 7 June 2017 Pierluigi Tami 12 June 2017 Sion Sébastien Fournier 15 June 2017 Paolo Tramezzani 15 June 2017 Grasshopper Carlos Bernegger Sacked 24 August 2017 9th Murat Yakin 28 August 2017 Sion Paolo Tramezzani 22 October 2017 7th Gabri 24 October 2017 Luzern Markus Babbel 5 January 2018 9th Gerardo Seoane 9 January 2018 Sion Gabri6 February 2018 10th Maurizio Jacobacci 12 February 2018 Zürich Uli Forte20 February 2018 3rd Ludovic Magnin 20 February 2018 Lugano Pierluigi Tami9 April 2018 9th Guillermo Abascal 10 April 2018 Grasshopper Murat Yakin10 April 2018 6th Mathias Walther (caretaker) 10 April 2018 Lausanne-Sport Fabio Celestini19 April 2018 10th Ilija Borenovic (caretaker) 20 April 2018 Grasshopper Mathias Walther (caretaker) End of interim 23 April 2018 7th Thorsten Fink 23 April 2018 St. Gallen Giorgio Contini Sacked 24 April 2018 4th Boro Kuzmanović (caretaker) 24 April 2018 Lausanne-Sport Ilija Borenovic (caretaker) End of interim 11 May 2018 10th Alex Weaver 11 May 2018
League table
Positions by round
Results
First and Second Round
Third and Fourth Round
Season statistics
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Albian Ajeti1Basel (14) / St. Gallen (3)172 Guillaume HoarauYoung Boys153 Jean-Pierre NsameYoung Boys13 Marvin SpielmannThun5 Michael FreyZürich12 Roger AssaléYoung Boys7 Ricky van WolfswinkelBasel11 Pascal SchürpfLuzern Simone Rapp2Lausanne-Sport (2) / Thun (9) Miralem SulejmaniYoung Boys Mohamed ElyounoussiBasel Christian FassnachtYoung Boys 1Ajeti played 7 games for St. Gallen then signed for Basel. 2Rapp played 18 games for Thun then signed for Lausanne.
Top assists RankPlayerClubAssists1 Matteo TosettiThun162 Samuele CampoBasel (7) / Lausanne-Sport (8)153 Mohamed ElyounoussiBasel144 Davide MarianiLugano105 Christian SchneuwlyLuzern9 Miralem SulejmaniYoung Boys Francesco MargiottaLausanne-Sport Roger AssaléYoung Boys8 Luca ZuffiBasel8
Hat-tricks PlayerForAgainst ResultDate Simone RappThunLausanne-Sport 3–1 (A) Kenan KodroGrasshopperLugano 4–3 (H) Michael FreyZürichSion 3–3 (H) Matheus CunhaSionThun 4–1 (A) (H) – Home; (A) – Away
Awards Annual awards AwardWinnerClubPlayer of the Season Michael LangBasel«Mon joueur» Fans' Player of the Year Michael LangBaselYoung Player of the Season Dimitri OberlinBaselCoach of the Season Murat YakinGrasshopperGoal of the Season Jean-Pierre NsameYoung Boys Team of the YearGoalkeeper Tomáš Vaclík (Basel)Defence Michel Lang (Basel) Jordan Lotomba (Young Boys) Manuel Akanji (Basel) Kevin Mbabu (Young Boys)Midfield Mohamed Elyounoussi (Basel) Sekou Sanogo (Young Boys) Renato Steffen (Basel) Miralem Sulejmani (Young Boys)Attack Simone Rapp (Thun) Roger Assalé (Young Boys)
Attendance TeamTotalAverageBasel18465,42625,859Young Boys18395,51221,973St. Gallen18227,04312,614Zürich18193,07310,726Luzern18180,92510,051Sion18178,6009,922Grasshopper18126,3007,017Thun18106,3355,908Lausanne-Sport1871,9313,996Lugano1867,4543,747League total1802,012,59911,181 Source:
References
External links
Swiss Super League at uefa.com