2014–15 Swiss Super League

The 2014–15 Swiss Super League was the 118th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. It began on 19 July 2014 and ended on 29 May 2015. Basel successfully defended their title for a record sixth time in a row.

Swiss Super League
Season2014–15
ChampionsBasel
18th title
RelegatedAarau
Champions LeagueBasel
Young Boys
Europa LeagueSion
Thun
Zürich
Vaduz
Matches played180
Goals scored517 (2.87 per match)
Top goalscorerShkëlzen Gashi (22 goals)
Biggest home winBasel 6–0 Aarau
(4 April 2015)
Biggest away winSion 0–5 Grasshopper Club Zürich
(3 April 2015)
Highest scoringLuzern 6–2 St. Gallen
(30 April 2015)
Aarau 2–6 Luzern
(3 May 2015)
Sion 6–2 Young Boys
(25 May 2015)
Longest winning run6 games[1]
Basel
Longest unbeaten run13 games[1]
Young Boys
Longest winless run16 games[1]
Aarau
Longest losing run5 games[1]
Sion
Zürich
St. Gallen
Total attendance1,956,021[2]
Average attendance10,867[2]
All statistics correct as of 1 June 2015.

A total of 10 teams competed in the league, the 9 best teams from the 2013–14 season and the 2013–14 Swiss Challenge League champion FC Vaduz.

Teams

Stadia and locations
Location of the 2014–15 Swiss Super League teams
Club Location Stadium Capacity
AarauAarauStadion Brügglifeld9,249
BaselBaselSt. Jakob-Park38,512
GrasshopperZürichLetzigrund23,605
LuzernLucerneSwissporarena17,500
SionSionStade Tourbillon16,500
St. GallenSt. GallenAFG Arena19,694
ThunThunArena Thun10,000
Vaduz VaduzRheinpark Stadion7,584
Young BoysBernStade de Suisse31,783
ZürichZürichLetzigrund23,605

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Aarau Raimondo Ponte Sandro Burki Nike Zehnder Group AG
Basel Paulo Sousa Marco Streller adidas Novartis
Grasshopper Pierluigi Tami Vero Salatić Puma FROMM/adt innova
Luzern Markus Babbel Claudio Lustenberger adidas Otto's
Sion Didier Tholot Vilmos Vanczák Erreà Les Fils Maye SA
St. Gallen Jeff Saibene Philippe Montandon Jako St. Galler Kantonalbank
Thun Urs Fischer Roland Bättig Nike Panorama Center/Sky Work
Vaduz Giorgio Contini Franz Burgmeier adidas Liechtensteinische Landesbank
Young Boys Uli Forte Marco Wölfli Jako Honda
Zürich Urs Meier Yassine Chikhaoui Nike Netstream AG

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Basel (C) 36 24 6 6 84 41 +43 78 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
2 Young Boys 36 19 9 8 64 45 +19 66
3 Zürich 36 15 8 13 55 48 +7 53 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
4 Thun 36 13 13 10 47 45 +2 52 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
5 Luzern 36 12 11 13 54 46 +8 47
6 St. Gallen 36 13 8 15 57 65 −8 47
7 Sion 36 12 9 15 47 48 −1 45 Qualification to Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
8 Grasshopper 36 11 10 15 50 56 −6 43
9 Vaduz 36 7 10 19 28 59 −31 31 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
10 Aarau (R) 36 6 12 18 31 64 −33 30 Relegation to Swiss Challenge League
Source: Swiss Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Sion qualified for the UEFA Europa League group stage by winning the 2014–15 Swiss Cup.
  2. Vaduz qualified for the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2014–15 Liechtenstein Cup.

Results

Season statistics
As of 30 May 2015[3]
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