The 2024–25 Swiss Super League (referred to as the Credit Suisse Super League for sponsoring reasons) was the 128th season of top-tier competitive football in Switzerland and the 22nd under its current name. It was the second season featuring a new format and increased number of participants, since the beginning of the Super League era in 2003. Young Boys were the defending champions, having successfully defended their title in the previous season.
Overview Format and schedule Since rebranding and restructuring the National League A to the Super League, starting with the 2003–04 season, the league has been running under the same format and the same number of teams until 2023. This is the second season to be played under the so-called Scottish Model and includes twelve participating teams.
The Swiss Football League (SFL) released a detailed schedule on 5 December 2023: The season will begin on 20 July 2024 and conclude on 24 May 2025. The league will go on winter break after matchday 18 on 15 December 2024 and resume on 18 January 2025. The final matchday of the relegation group will take place on, while the championship group will hold its last matches . The two legs of the relegation play-offs are scheduled for 27 and 30 May 2025, respectively.
The season is divided into two phases: In a first phase all twelve teams play each other three times each, for a total of 33 matchdays and concludes on 21 April 2025. Following that, the league is split into two groups of six each, one championship group and one relegation group. The second phase begins on 4 May 2025. Each team will play every other team in their group one time (five matches each), for a total of 38 matchdays. The championship group will play for the title of Swiss Football Champion and qualification for European championships. Final matchday is on 24 May 2025. The relegation group will play against relegation (last place) and qualification for the relegation play-off (second-to-last place). Final matchday will be on 22 May 2025. Points won in the first phase are carried over to the second phase.
Teams Team changes 2023–24 Swiss Challenge League champions FC Sion were directly promoted just one season after their relegation in the 2022-23 season. They replace Stade Lausanne Ouchy, who were directly relegated as the last placed team of the 2023–24 Swiss Super League ending their single season stint in the top flight. Grasshopper Club Zurich remain in the Super League, as the winner of the relegation play-off against the runners-up of last season's Challenge League, FC Thun.
Stadia and locations FC BaselGrasshopper Club ZurichFC ZürichFC Lausanne-SportFC LuganoSt. Jakob-ParkLetzigrundStade de la TuilièreStadio CornaredoBaselZurichLausanneLuganoCapacity: 37,994Capacity: 26,103Capacity: 12,544Capacity: 6,390FC LuzernServette FCSwissporarenaStade de GenèveLuzernGenevaCapacity: 16,490Capacity: 28,833FC SionFC St. GallenFC WinterthurBSC Young BoysYverdon-Sport FCStade de TourbillonKybunparkStadion SchützenwieseStadion Wankdorf Stade MunicipalSionSt. GallenWinterthurBernYverdon-les-BainsCapacity: 14,283Capacity: 19,455Capacity: 8,400Capacity: 31,120Capacity: 6,600
Cantons Team(s)3 Zürich, Grasshopper, Winterthur2 Lausanne-Sport, Yverdon-Sport1 Young Boys Basel Luzern St. Gallen Sion Servette Lugano
Personnel and kits Team President Manager CaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor (front)Shirt sponsor (back)Shirt sponsor (sleeve)Shorts sponsorBasel David Degen Fabio Celestini Xherdan ShaqiriMacronNovartisNoneBank CIC, hoffmann automobileFeldschlösschenGrasshopper Stacy Johns Tomas Oral Amir AbrashiCapelli SportNoneNoneNoneNoneLausanne-Sport Leen Heemskerk Ludovic Magnin Olivier CustodioIn-houseBanque Cantonale VaudoiseIneosEnzonetNoneLugano Philippe Regazzoni Mattia Croci-Torti Mattia BottaniErreàAIL/Lugano’s Plan ₿ (in UEFA matches)NoneHRS Real Estate/AIL (in UEFA matches)GTL Impresa CostruzioniLuzern Stefan Wolf, Josef Bieri (interim) Mario Frick Pius DornErreàOtto’sLuzerner KantonalbankmycasinoMaréchaux ElektroServette Didier Fischer Thomas Häberli Jérémy Frick & Steve RouillerAdidasMSC CruisesNoneNoneBerney Associés, EburySion Christian Constantin Didier Tholot Reto ZieglerMacronOIKEN (H)/Alloboisons (A), Christian Constantin SA (H)/Groupe Arsa (A)Hestia ConseilsNoneNoneSt. Gallen Matthias Hüppi Enrico Maaßen Lukas GörtlerPumaSt.Galler KantonalbankMettler EntwickeltD+D Immobilien, SchützengartenMalbuner, ZIMA UnternehmensgruppeWinterthur Mike Keller Uli Forte Granit LekajgpardKeller Druckmesstechnik, Init7Schiess ReinigungenCondecta, Mr. Green RecyclingOrgnet Immobilien, Göldi AGYoung Boys Hanspeter Kienberger Giorgio Contini David von BallmoosNikePlus500KPT KrankenkasseWeiss+AppetitoAMAG, KomitYverdon-Sport Jeffrey Saunders Paolo Tramezzani William Le PogamMacronKinetikShaw and Partners Financial ServicesEnergaNoneZürich Ancillo Canepa Ricardo Moniz Yanick BrecherCastoreNOKERANoneMG CarsNone
Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of departure Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Ref.Winterthur Patrick RahmenMutual consent14 May 2024Pre-season Ognjen Zarić1 July 2024St. Gallen Peter Zeidler8 June 2024 Enrico Maaßen1 July 2024Young Boys Joël MagninEnd of caretaker spell14 May 2024 Patrick Rahmen1 July 2024Servette René WeilerResigned10 June 2024 Thomas Häberli1 July 2024Young Boys Patrick RahmenTermination8 October 202412th Joël Magnin (caretaker)8 October 2024Grasshopper Marco Schällibaum5 November 202411th Giuseppe Morello (caretaker)5 November 2024 Giuseppe Morello (caretaker)End of caretaker spell19 November 202411th Tomas Oral19 November 2024Yverdon-Sport Alessandro MangiarrattiTermination17 December 202410th Paolo Tramezzani28 December 2024Winterthur Ognjen Zarić17 December 202412th Uli Forte24 December 2024Young Boys Joël MagninEnd of caretaker spell18 December 20249th Giorgio Contini18 December 2024
Table
Results
First and second rounds
Third round
Split After 33 matches, the league splits into two groups of six teams. The top six are grouped into the championship group and the bottom six into the relegation group, with the teams playing every other team in their group once (either at home or away). The exact matches are determined by the position of the teams in the league table at the time of the split.
Championship Group
Relegation Group
Relegation play-off The relegation play-off was played in a two-legged game between the eleventh placed team of the Super League (5th of the relegation group) and the second placed team of the Challenge League. The two legs of the relegation play-offs were scheduled for 27 and 30 May 2025, respectively. On 28 March 2025, it was decided by draw that the representative of the Super League will host the first match.
The winner of the play-off was whichever team scored more goals over both games (no away goals rule). In case of a tie at the end of the two games, 30 minutes of extra time (two times 15 minutes) were added, followed by a penalty shoot-out, in case the teams were still tied.
First leg
Second leg
Grasshopper wins 4–1 on aggregate
Statistics Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Xherdan ShaqiriBasel 18 2 Dereck KutesaServette 15 3 Willem GeubbelsSt. Gallen 14 Miroslav StevanovicServette 5 Kevin CarlosBasel 13 Bénie TraoréBasel 7 Alvyn SanchesLausanne-Sport12 8 Christian FassnachtYoung Boys 11 9 Thibault KlidjéLuzern 10 Albian AjetiBasel Awards Annual awards Award Winner Club Source Player of the Year Xherdan Shaqiri FC Basel Top scorer Xherdan Shaqiri FC Basel 18 goals Fair Play Trophy Servette FC Servette FC Team of the Season Team of the Season Goalkeeper Karlo Letica (Lausanne-Sport) Defence Steve Rouiller (Servette) Loris Benito (Young Boys) Noë Dussenne (Lausanne-Sport) Midfield Mattia Zanotti (Lugano) Timothé Cognat (Servette) Alvyn Sanches (Lausanne-Sport) Dominik Schmid (Basel) Forwards Miroslav Stevanović (Servette) Xherdan Shaqiri (Basel) Bénie Traoré (Basel)
Attendances
The BSC Young Boys drew the highest average home attendance in the 2024-25 edition of the Swiss Super League.
References
External links Official website uefa.com soccerway.com