2015–16 Swiss Challenge League

The 2015-16 Brack.ch Challenge League is the 13th season of the Brack.ch Challenge League, the second tier in the Swiss football pyramid. It began on 18 July 2015 and ended on 27 May 2016.[1] After the 18th matchday the league will be on winter break between 7 December 2015 and 6 February 2016.

Swiss Challenge League
Season2015–16
ChampionsLausanne-Sport
PromotedLausanne-Sport
Top goalscorerJocelyn Roux
(20 goals)
Highest scoringLausanne-Sport 5–4 Biel-Bienne
(18 July 2015)

Participating teams

2014–15 Swiss Challenge League champions FC Lugano were promoted to the 2015–16 Swiss Super League. They were replaced by FC Aarau, who were relegated after last place finish in the 2014–15 Swiss Super League. Last placed team of the 2014–15 Challenge League season FC Biel-Bienne were spared from relegation as Servette FC failed to obtain a license for the 2015-16 season and were relegated to the 1. Liga Promotion.[2] Servette were replaced by 1. Liga Promotion champion Neuchâtel Xamax.

Stadia and locations

Locations of clubs in the 2015–16 Challenge League
Team Venue Capacity
FC AarauStadion Brügglifeld8,000
FC Biel-BienneTissot Arena5,200
FC ChiassoStadio Comunale5,000
FC Lausanne-SportPontaise8,500
FC Le MontStade Sous-Ville4,000
Neuchâtel XamaxStade de la Maladière12,000
FC SchaffhausenStadion Breite4,200
FC WilIGP Arena6,958
FC WinterthurSchützenwiese8,550
FC WohlenStadion Niedermatten3,624

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Kit manufacturer Sponsor
FC Aarau Marco SchällibaumNikeZehnder Group AG
FC Biel-Bienne Zlatko PetričevićNikeFors
FC Chiasso Giancarlo CamolesePrimatoCaffè Chicco D'Oro
FC Lausanne-Sport Fabio CelestiniAdidasBCV
FC Le Mont Claude GrossJomaAQUATIS
Neuchâtel Xamax Michel DecastelErimaVideo2000
Viteos
FC Schaffhausen Maurizio JacobaccigpardErsparniskasse Schaffhausen
Methabau
FC Wil Kevin CooperNikeHans Eisenring
FC Winterthur Sven ChristgpardKeller
FC Wohlen Martin RuedaAdidasIBW

Managerial changes

ClubNameDate of departureReplacementDate of appointment
Aarau Livio Bordoli13 October 2015[3] Marco Schällibaum18 October 2015[4]
Chiasso Marco Schällibaum18 October 2015 Giancarlo Camolese20 October 2015[5]
Neuchâtel Xamax Roberto Cattilaz20 October 2015[6] Michel Decastel21 October 2015
Wil Fuat Çapa23 October 2015[7][8] Philipp Dux (Interim)23 October 2015
Wil Philipp Dux (Interim)4 November 2015 Kevin Cooper4 November 2015[9]
Winterthur Jürgen Seeberger26 November 2015[10] Dario Zuffi (interim)[11]26 November 2015
Winterthur Dario Zuffi (interim)28 December 2015 Sven Christ28 December 2015[12]
Biel-Bienne Patrick Rahmen24 February[13] Petar Aleksandrov (interim)25 February
Biel-Bienne Petar Aleksandrov (interim)29 March Zlatko Petričević29 March[14]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Lausanne-Sport (C, P) 34 19 8 7 61 39 +22 65 Promotion to 2016–17 Swiss Super League
2 Neuchâtel Xamax 34 15 9 10 53 42 +11 54
3 Wil 34 14 11 9 60 49 +11 53
4 Aarau 34 12 14 8 44 39 +5 50
5 Schaffhausen 34 14 5 15 43 45 2 47
6 Winterthur 34 12 7 15 40 49 9 43
7 Chiasso 34 7 16 11 39 44 5 37
8 Wohlen 34 9 9 16 35 52 17 36
9 Le Mont 34 7 11 16 36 50 14 32
10 Biel-Bienne[lower-alpha 1] 34 5 22 7 28 30 2 16 Relegation to 2016–17 1. Liga Promotion
Source: Swiss Challenge League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) draw[19]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. FC Biel-Bienne were deducted one point for licence violation.[15] On 22 April Biel-Bienne were deducted four more points.[16] On 27 April licence committee of the Swiss Football League stripped Biel-Bienne of their league licence. Results of Biel-Bienne's second half of the season were converted to 0-0 draws that award no points.[17][18]

Results

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Jocelyn Roux Wil / Lausanne-Sport 20
2 Antonio Marchesano Biel-Bienne 13
Charles-André Doudin Neuchâtel Xamax
4 Deniz Mujic Schaffhausen 11
5 Patrick Rossini Aarau 10
Pak Kwang-ryong Lausanne-Sport / Biel-Bienne
As of 27 May 2016[21]

References

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  10. Schifferli, Hansjörg (26 November 2015). "Jürgen Seeberger muss gehen". Der Landbote. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  11. Schifferli, Hansjörg (26 November 2015). "Zwei Spiele für eine neue Basis". Der Landbote. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  12. Dubach, Matthias (28 December 2015). "Sven Christ zu Winterthur". Blick. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  13. "Patrick Rahmen quitte son poste d'entraîneur, Petar Alexandrov prend la relève". 25 February 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  14. "Zlatko Petričević ist neuer Trainer des FC Biel". Bieler Tagblatt. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  15. "Punktabzug für den FC Biel" (in German). Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  16. "FC Biel verliert definitiv 4 weitere Punkte" (in German). Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  17. "Die aktuelle BCL-Tabelle nach dem Biel-Entscheid". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  18. "Disziplinarkommission entzieht FC Biel die Lizenz". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  19. "Challenge League:Season Rules". scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  20. "Forfait-Niederlage für FC Biel". Swiss Football League. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  21. "Torschützenliste 2015/16". Swiss Challenge League. Archived from the original on 2015-07-15. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
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