The 2022–23 Swiss Promotion League (known as the YAPEAL Promotion League for sponsorship reasons) is the 11th season (9th under its current name) of the 3rd tier of the Swiss football league system under its current format.
Overview
Starting from this season, eighteen teams will play in a round-robin league with home and away games. The sixteen teams of the previous season are joined by FC Baden and FC Bulle, who were promoted from the 1. Liga Classic, and SC Kriens, who were relegated from the Challenge League, replaced last season's champion AC Bellinzona. Furthermore, the number of under-21 teams allowed in the Promotion League is no longer restricted to four, starting with this season. This season features five U21 teams.
Due to an increase of teams in the Super League in the 2023–24 season, two teams are directly promoted to the Swiss Challenge League at the end of the season, subject to license validity. The third placed team will play a promotion play-off against the last place of the Challenge League.
Classification also acts as qualifier for the Swiss Cup. The seven highest ranked (eligible) teams directly qualify to the first round of the 2023–24 Swiss Cup. U21 teams are not eligible for the Swiss Cup.
The season started on 6 August 2022 and the final matchday will be held on 27 May 2023. The league will be on winter break between 27 November 2022 and 18 February 2023 (between matchdays 18 and 19). Following the end of the season, the two legs of the Promotion play-off will be played on 31 May and 3 June 2023, respectively.
Teams
ClubCantonStadiumCapacityFC BadenAargauEsp StadiumBasel U-21Basel-CityStadion Rankhof orYouth Campus BaselFC BavoisVaudTerrain des PeupliersFC Biel-BienneBernGurzelen StadionFC Breitenrain BernBernSpitalackerSC BrühlSt. GallenPaul-Grüninger-StadionFC BulleFribourgStade de BouleyresSC ChamZugStadion EizmoosFC ChiassoTicinoStadio Comunale Riva IVÉtoile Carouge FCGenevaStade de la FontenetteSC KriensLucerneStadion KleinfeldFC Luzern U-21LucerneSwissporarena orAllmend SüdFC Rapperswil-JonaSt. GallenStadion GrünfeldFC Stade NyonnaisVaudStade de ColovraySt. Gallen U-21St. GallenEspenmoos orKybunparkYoung Boys U-21BernStadion WankdorfSC Young Fellows JuventusZürichUtogrundZürich U-21ZürichSportplatz Heerenschürli
League table
Results
Promotion play-off
Top Scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1Angelo CamposSC Brühl242Fabrizio CavegnFC St. Gallen II213Marin WiskemannSC Cham 204Davide GiampaFC Baden175Robin GolliardFC Bulle15Théo GolliardYoung Boys II15Mihailo StevanovicFC Luzern II158Christian GomisStade Nyonnais13Christian KonanFC Rapperswil-Jona13Albin KrasniqiFC St. Gallen II13
References
External links
1. Liga Promotion tables & results at soccerway.com