The 2025–26 Swiss Super League (referred to as the Brack Super League for sponsoring reasons) was the 129th season of top-tier competitive football in Switzerland, and the 23rd under its current name. It was the third season featuring a new format and increased number of participants, since the beginning of the Super League era in 2003. The defending champions were Basel.
Overview Format and schedule
The Swiss Football League (SFL) released a detailed schedule on 26 November 2024: The season will begin on 25 July 2025 and conclude on 17 May 2026. The league will go on winter break after matchday 19 on 21 December 2025 and resume on 17 January 2026. The final matchday of the relegation group will take place on 16 May, while the championship group will hold its last matches 17 May 2026. The two legs of the relegation play-offs are scheduled for 20 and 23 May 2026, 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 12 April 2026. Following that, the league is split into two groups of six each, one championship group and one relegation group. The second phase begins on 25 April 2026. 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 17 May 2026. The relegation group will play against relegation (last place) and the relegation play-off (second-to-last place). Final matchday will be on 16 May 2026. Points won in the first phase are carried over to the second phase.
Team changes
FC Thun returned to the top tier after a five-year absence. They later won the title. Yverdon-Sport FC were relegated to the Challenge League after two years in the top tier.
Teams 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 ThunFC WinterthurBSC Young BoysStade de TourbillonKybunparkStockhorn ArenaStadion SchützenwieseStadion WankdorfSionSt. GallenThunWinterthurBernCapacity: 14,283Capacity: 19,455Capacity: 10,000Capacity: 8,400Capacity: 31,120
Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of departure Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Ref.Zürich Ricardo MonizTerminationPre-season Mitchell van der Gaag31 May 2025Basel Fabio CelestiniResignation Ludovic Magnin16 June 2025Lausanne Ludovic MagninMutual consent Peter Zeidler21 June 2025Grasshopper Tomas Oral Gerald Scheiblehner24 June 2025Servette Thomas HäberliTermination4 August 202511th Jocelyn Gourvennec11 August 2025Winterthur Uli Forte20 October 202512th Patrick Rahmen22 October 2025Zürich Mitchell van der Gaag23 October 20258th Dennis Hediger (interim)23 October 2025Young Boys Giorgio Contini31 October 20255th Gerardo Seoane31 October 2025Basel Ludovic Magnin26 January 20264th Stephan Lichtsteiner26 January 2026Grasshopper Gerald Scheiblehner16 March 202611th Gernot Messner (interim)16 March 2026Zürich Dennis Hediger14 April 202610th Carlos Bernegger (interim)14 April 2026Lausanne Peter Zeidler16 April 20269th Markus Neumayr & Migjen Basha (interim)16 April 2026Grasshopper Gernot Messner (interim)End of interim period4 May 202611th Peter Zeidler1 May 2026
League 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).
Championship Group
Relegation Group
Relegation play-off The relegation play-off between the eleventh placed team of the Swiss Super League and the runner up of the 2025–26 Swiss Challenge League will be held following the conclusion of the regular season. The play-off is held over two legs, played home and away, and was originally scheduled on the 20 and 23 May 2026. A draw held on 13 March 2026 decided that the Challenge League side will host the first leg and the Super League side will host the second leg.
Grasshopper's place in the play-off was confirmed on 12 May 2026, following a 3–2 home win against Winterthur. It will be their third consecutive participation in the relegation play-off. Aarau failed to secure direct promotion on the last matchday of the Challenge League on 15 May 2026, but will receive a second chance in the play-off. It will be a reprise of last year's play-off. The relegation play-off was pushed forward by two days, as eleventh placed Grasshopper's home ground Letzigrund would not be available on the date of the second leg. The new dates will be 18 and 21 May 2026.
First leg
Second leg
Grasshopper wins 2–1 on aggregate.
Season statistics Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Christian FassnachtYoung Boys 18 2 Chris BediaYoung Boys 17 3 Alessandro Vogt St. Gallen 15 Elmin RastoderThun 5 Miroslav StevanovićServette 14 6 Philippe KényZürich 13 Rilind Nivokazi Sion 8 Matteo Di GiustoLuzern 12 Carlo Boukhalfa St. Gallen 10 Xherdan Shaqiri Basel 11 Florian Ayé Servette Aliou Baldé St. Gallen Kevin Behrens Lugano Leonardo Bertone Thun Andrin Hunziker Winterthur
Hat tricks
PlayerTeamOpponentResultDate Luke PlangeGrasshopperYoung Boys6–2 (A)17 December 2025
Awards Swiss Golden Player Awards 2025–26
Individual awards Super League Player of the Season Lukas Görtler St. Gallen Super League Coach of the Season Enrico Maaßen St. Gallen Golden Player Valon Fazliu Aarau Team of the Year Goalkeeper Anthony Racioppi (Sion) Defenders Flavius Daniliuc (Basel) Antonios Papadopoulos (Lugano) Jozo Stanić (St. Gallen) Midfielders Leonardo Bertone (Thun) Matteo Di Giusto (Luzern) Anto Grgić (Lugano) Alvyn Sanches (Young Boys) Forwards Chris Bedia (Young Boys) Elmin Rastoder (Thun) Alessandro Vogt (St. Gallen )
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