The 2021–22 Swiss Challenge League (referred to as the Dieci Challenge League for sponsoring reasons) was the 19th season of the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of competitive football in Switzerland, under its current name. The season started on 23 July 2021 and ended on 21 May 2022.
Participating teams A total of 10 teams participate in the league. 2020–21 Swiss Challenge League champions Grasshopper Club Zürich was promoted to the 2021–22 Swiss Super League. They were replaced by FC Vaduz, who was relegated after finishing last-placed in the 2020–21 Swiss Super League. FC Chiasso was relegated after finishing in last place in the 2020–21 Swiss Challenge League and was replaced by Yverdon-Sport FC, who finished atop the 2020-21 Swiss Promotion League.
Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity FC Aarau Aarau Stadion Wolfgang Werner 8,000 SC Kriens Kriens Stadion Fritz Müller 5,360 FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy Lausanne Stade Gauthier Rousseau 15,850 Neuchâtel Xamax FCS Neuchâtel Stade Jocelyn Lemaitre 11,997 FC Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Stadion Philipp Krüger 8,200 FC Thun Thun Stadion Ralf Wirtz 10,014 Vaduz Vaduz Stadion Fürst Hans-Adam 7,584 FC Wil 1900 Wil Stadion Moritz Schüller 6,958 FC Winterthur Winterthur Stadion Fabian Honkhoff 9,400 Yverdon-Sport FC Yverdon-les-Bains Stade Municipal Guillaume Roy 6,600
Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorAarau Stephan Keller Elsad ZverotićgpardSwiss Red Cross, Credit SuisseKriens Bruno Berner Elia AlessandriniJomaMVM AGLausanne-Ouchy Meho Kodro Andy Laugeois14FourteennoneNeuchâtel Martin Rueda Laurent WalthertErimaGroupe E, BriqSchaffhausen Martin Andermatt Imran BunjakuPumaPistoleros, doc-olidayThun Carlos Bernegger Nicola SutterMacronSchneider Software AGWil Brunello Iacopetta Philipp MuntwilerErimaPlanet PureWinterthur Alexander Frei Davide CallàgpardKeller, Init7
Managerial changes
League table
Results
First and Second Rounds
Third and Fourth Rounds
Statistics Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals1 Joaquín ArdaizFC Schaffhausen202 Kevin SpadanudaFC Aarau183 Simone RappFC Vaduz16 Brighton LabeauStade Lausanne-Ouchy Roman BuessFC Winterthur6 Sofian BahloulFC Wil14 Raphaël NuzzoloNeuchâtel Xamax FCS8 Koro KoneYverdon-Sport13 Valon FazliuYverdon-Sport10 Tunahan CicekFC Vaduz12
Awards
On 1 June 2022, FC Thun was awarded the Fair Play Trophy for the dieci Challenge League.
Promotion play-offs
References
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