2012–13 Swiss Super League

The 2012–13 Swiss Super League, also known as Raiffeisen Super League for sponsoring purposes,[3] was the 116th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. It began on 14 July 2012 and ended on 2 June 2013.[4] Basel successfully defended their title.

Swiss Super League
Season2012–13
ChampionsBasel
16th title
RelegatedServette
Champions LeagueBasel
Grasshopper
Europa LeagueZürich
St. Gallen
Thun
Matches played180
Goals scored462 (2.57 per match)
Top goalscorerEzequiel Scarione
(21 goals)
Biggest home winSt. Gallen 5–0 Sion
(11 May 2013)
Biggest away winThun 0–4 Zürich
(10 March 2013)
Luzern 0–4 Basel
(1 April 2013)
Sion 0–4 Grasshopper
(16 May 2013)
Highest scoringYoung Boys 6–2 Servette
(30 September 2012)
Highest attendance35,171[1]
Basel 2–0 Lausanne-Sport
(16 May 2013)
Lowest attendance2,379[1]
Servette 3–4 Luzern
(1 June 2013)
Average attendance12,019[2]

The league comprised the best eight sides from the 2011–12 season, the 2011–12 Swiss Challenge League champions FC St. Gallen, and FC Sion, the winners of the relegation/promotion play-off between the ninth-placed Super League team and the Challenge League runners-up.

Since Switzerland climbed from sixteenth to fourteenth place in the UEFA association coefficient rankings at the end of the 2011–12 season,[5] the league regained its second spot for the UEFA Champions League. In other changes, the league abolished the relegation/promotion play-off from this season after a structural change at lower tiers of the Swiss football league pyramid.

Teams

No team were relegated on competitive grounds at the end of the 2011–12 season after Neuchâtel Xamax were expelled from the league over financial irregularities midway through the campaign. The club went into administration soon afterwards and was eventually liquidated. Its successors Neuchâtel Xamax 1912 were subsequently inserted into the fifth-tier 2. Liga Interregional. Xamax were replaced by 2011–12 Challenge League champions FC St. Gallen, who immediately returned to the highest football league of Switzerland.

A further spot in the league was contested in a relegation/promotion playoff between ninth-placed FC Sion and Challenge League runners-up FC Aarau. Both teams played a two-legged series, which was won by Sion, 3–1 on aggregate. The club from Valais thus remained in the league despite having received a 36-point deduction for fielding ineligible players during the season.[6]

Stadia and locations
Location of the 2012–13 Swiss Super League teams
Club Location Stadium Capacity
BaselBaselSt. Jakob-Park38,512
GrasshopperZürichLetzigrund23,605
Lausanne-SportLausanneStade Olympique de la Pontaise15,850
LuzernLucerneSwissporarena17,500
ServetteGenevaStade de Genève30,084
SionSionStade Tourbillon16,500
St. GallenSt. GallenAFG Arena19,694
ThunThunArena Thun10,000
Young BoysBernStade de Suisse31,783
ZürichZürichLetzigrund23,605

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Basel Murat Yakin Marco Streller adidas Novartis
Grasshopper Uli Forte Vero Salatić Puma FROMM/Feldmann Bau AG
Lausanne-Sport Laurent Roussey Gabri adidas Banque Cantonale Vaudoise
Luzern Carlos Bernegger Florian Stahel adidas Otto's
Servette Sébastien Fournier Lionel Pizzinat 14fourteen Journal GHI
Sion Michel Decastel Gennaro Gattuso Erreà Baldini Transports
St. Gallen Jeff Saibene Philippe Montandon Jako St. Galler Kantonalbank
Thun Urs Fischer Roland Bättig Erima Panorama Center/Sky Work
Young Boys Bernard Challandes Marco Wölfli Jako Bauhaus
Zürich Urs Meier Philippe Koch Nike TalkEasy

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Basel (C) 36 21 9 6 61 31 +30 72 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
2 Grasshopper 36 20 9 7 48 32 +16 69
3 St. Gallen 36 17 8 11 54 36 +18 59 Qualification to Europa League play-off round
4 Zürich 36 16 7 13 62 48 +14 55 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
5 Thun 36 13 9 14 44 46 −2 48 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
6 Sion 36 13 9 14 40 54 −14 48
7 Young Boys 36 11 10 15 48 50 −2 43
8 Luzern 36 10 12 14 41 52 −11 42
9 Lausanne-Sport 36 8 9 19 32 51 −19 33
10 Servette (R) 36 6 8 22 32 62 −30 26 Relegation to Swiss Challenge League
Source: Swiss Super League (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Results

Season statistics

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals[7]
1 Ezequiel Scarione St. Gallen 21
2 Marco Streller Basel 14
3 Josip Drmić Zürich 13
Marco Schneuwly Thun 13
5 Anatole Ngamukol Grasshopper / Thun 12
6 Amine Chermiti Zürich 10
7 Mario Gavranović Zürich 9
Raphael Nuzzolo Young Boys 9
9 Izet Hajrović Grasshopper 8
Léo Itaperuna Sion 8
Chris Malonga Lausanne-Sport 8

References
  1. "Zuschauer". Hattrick.ch (in German). Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  2. "Zuschauerzahlen – Raiffeisen Super League". Swiss Super League (in German). Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  3. Football League, Swiss. "Main Page of Swiss Football League". Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  4. Super League, Swiss. "Swiss Super League schedule". Swiss Super League. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  5. "UEFA Country Ranking 2012". Bert Kassies. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  6. "FC Sion 36-point penalty ends Man Utd hopes of European reprieve". BBC News. 30 December 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  7. "Torschützenliste – Raiffeisen Super League". Swiss Super League (in German). Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
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