2017–18 in Swiss football

Football in Switzerland
Season	2017–18
Men's football
Super League	Young Boys
Challenge League	Neuchâtel Xamax
Swiss Cup	Zürich
Women's football
Nationalliga A	Zürich
Swiss Cup	Zürich

The following is a summary of the 2017–18 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Men's national team

The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.

Win Draw Loss

2018 FIFA World Cup

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Switzerland	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1	5	Advance to knockout stage
3	Serbia	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
4	Costa Rica	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

17 June 2018 (2018-06-17) Group phase	Brazil	1–1	Switzerland	Rostov-on-Don, Russia
20:00 CEST	Coutinho 20'	Report	50' Zuber	Stadium: Rostov Arena Attendance: 43,109 Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)

22 June 2018 (2018-06-22) Group phase	Serbia	1–2	Switzerland	Kaliningrad, Russia
20:00 CEST	Mitrović 5'	Report	52' Xhaka 90' Shaqiri	Stadium: Kaliningrad Stadium Attendance: 33,187 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

27 June 2018 (2018-06-27) Group phase	Switzerland	2–2	Costa Rica	Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
20:00 CEST	Džemaili 31' Drmić 88'	Report	56' Waston 90+3' (o.g.) Sommer	Stadium: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium Attendance: 43,319 Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

3 July 2018 (2018-07-03) Round of 16	Sweden	1–0	Switzerland	Saint Petersburg, Russia
16:00 CEST	Forsberg 66'	Report	90+4' Lang	Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 64,042 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	10	9	0	1	32	4	+28	27	Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup
2	Switzerland	10	9	0	1	23	7	+16	27	Advance to second round
3	Hungary	10	4	1	5	14	14	0	13
4	Faroe Islands	10	2	3	5	4	16	−12	9
5	Latvia	10	2	1	7	7	18	−11	7
6	Andorra	10	1	1	8	2	23	−21	4

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

31 August 2017 (2017-08-31) Group phase	Switzerland	3 – 0	Andorra	St. Gallen, Switzerland
20:45 CEST	Seferovic 43', 63' Lichtsteiner 68'	Report	39' Aláez 50' Clemente 61' Gómes	Stadium: Kybunpark Attendance: 13,600 Referee: Tore Hansen (Norway)

3 September 2017 (2017-09-03) Group phase	Latvia	0 – 3	Switzerland	Riga, Latvia
20:45 CEST	Indrāns 37' Dubra 56' Solovjovs 58' Vardanjans 69'	Report	9' Seferovic 55' Džemaili 58' (pen.) Rodríguez	Stadium: Skonto Stadium Attendance: 7,587 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

7 October 2017 (2017-10-07) Group phase	Switzerland	5 – 2	Hungary	Basel, Switzerland
20:45 CET	Xhaka 18' Frei 20' Zuber 43', 49' Lichtsteiner 83'	Report	35' 89' Ugrai 44' Elek 58' Guzmics	Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 32,018 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)

10 October 2017 (2017-10-10) Group phase	Portugal	2 – 0	Switzerland	Lisbon, Portugal
20:45 CET	Djourou 43' (o.g.) André Silva 57'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 61,500 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

9 November 2017 (2017-11-09) Playoffs	Northern Ireland	0–1	Switzerland	Belfast, Northern Ireland
20:45 CET		Report	59' (pen.) Rodríguez	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 18,269 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

12 November 2017 (2017-11-12) Playoffs	Switzerland	0–0	Northern Ireland	Basel, Switzerland
18:00 CET		Report		Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 36'210 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Switzerland won 1–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Friendly matches

23 March 2018 (2018-03-23)	Greece	0–1	Switzerland	Athens, Greece
19:00 CET		Report	59' Džemaili	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 5,487 Referee: Hugo Miguel (Portugal)

27 March 2018 (2018-03-27)	Switzerland	6–0	Panama	Lucerne, Switzerland
19:00 CET	Džemaili 22' Xhaka 32' (pen.) Embolo 33' Zuber 39' Gavranović 49' Frei 68'	Report		Stadium: Swissporarena Attendance: 8,600 Referee: Oliver Drachta (Austria)

3 June 2018 (2018-06-03)	Spain	1–1	Switzerland	Villarreal, Spain
21:00 CET	Odriozola 29'	Report	62' Rodríguez	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 23,500 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

8 June 2018 (2018-06-08)	Switzerland	1–1	Japan	Lugano, Switzerland
19:00 CET	Rodríguez 42' Seferovic 82'	Report		Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium Attendance: 7,010 Referee: Amaury Delure (France)

Women's national team

The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.

Win Draw Loss

FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 qualification

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Scotland	8	7	0	1	19	7	+12	21	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
2	Switzerland	8	6	1	1	21	5	+16	19	Play-offs
3	Poland	8	3	2	3	16	12	+4	11
4	Albania	8	1	1	6	6	22	−16	4
5	Belarus	8	1	0	7	5	21	−16	3

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

15 September 2017 (2017-09-15)	Albania	1 – 4	Switzerland	Elbasan, Albania
17:00 CET	Begolli 81'	Report	23' Brunner 39' Bachmann 41' (pen.) Crnogorčević 67' Dickenmann	Stadium: Elbasan Arena Referee: Amy Rayner (England)

19 September 2017 (2017-09-19)	Switzerland	2 – 1	Poland	Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
19:00 CET	Bernauer 20' Dickenmann 39'	Report	Pajor 34'	Stadium: Tissot Arena Attendance: 800 Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)

24 November 2017 (2017-11-24)	Switzerland	3–0	Belarus	Schaffhausen, Switzerland
19:00 CET	Calligaris 17' Wälti 18' Reuteler 56'	Report		Stadium: LIPO Park Attendance: 2'017 Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)

28 November 2017 (2017-11-28)	Switzerland	5–1	Albania	Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
19:00 CET	Ismaili 8', 87' Bachmann 35' Kiwic 73' Calligaris 80'	Report	Krasniqi 29'	Stadium: Tissot Arena Attendance: 1'215 Referee: Petra Pavlikova (Slovakia)

5 April 2018 (2018-04-05)	Switzerland	1–0	Scotland	Schaffhausen, Switzerland
19:00 CET	Dickenmann 32'	Report		Stadium: LIPO Park Attendance: 2'504 Referee: Olga Zadinová (Czech Republic)

12 June 2018 (2018-06-12)	Belarus	0–5	Switzerland	Minsk, Belarus
17:00 CET		Report	Crnogorčević 5' (pen.) Dickenmann 18', 55' Karachun 34' (o.g.) Calligaris 76'	Stadium: FC Minsk Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Viola Raudziņa (Latvia)

2018 Cyprus Women's Cup

28 February 2018 (2018-02-28) Group A	Italy	0–3	Switzerland	Larnaca, Cyprus
17:00 CET		Report	4' Bonansea 33' Bergamaschi 87' Girelli	Stadium: Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium

2 March 2018 (2018-03-02) Group A	Switzerland	4–0	Finland	Larnaca, Cyprus
17:00 CET	Lehmann 17' Widmer 52' Crnogorčević 68' Bernauer 77'	Report		Stadium: GSZ Stadium

5 March 2018 (2018-03-05) Group A	Switzerland	0–0	Wales	Larnaca, Cyprus
12:00 CET		Report		Stadium: GSZ Stadium

7 March 2018 (2018-03-07) 3rd Place	North Korea	2–1	Switzerland	Paralimni, Cyprus
13:00 CET	Yu Jong-hui 22' Kim Yun-mi 90+1'	Report	90+3' Rinast	Stadium: Tasos Markos Stadium

Friendly matches

22 October 2017 (2017-10-22) MS&AD Cup	Japan	2 – 0	Switzerland	Nagano, Japan
09:30 CET	Nakajima 69' Tanaka 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium Attendance: 6,261 Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

League standings

Raiffeisen Super League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Young Boys (C)	36	26	6	4	84	41	+43	84	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2	Basel	36	20	9	7	72	36	+36	69	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3	Luzern	36	15	9	12	51	51	0	54	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
4	Zürich	36	12	13	11	50	44	+6	49	Qualification for the Europa League group stage^[a]
5	St. Gallen	36	14	3	19	52	72	−20	45	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
6	Sion	36	11	9	16	53	56	−3	42
7	Thun	36	12	6	18	53	68	−15	42
8	Lugano	36	12	6	18	38	55	−17	42
9	Grasshopper	36	10	9	17	43	52	−9	39
10	Lausanne-Sport (R)	36	9	8	19	46	67	−21	35	Relegation to Swiss Challenge League

Source: Swiss Super League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.^[1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Zürich qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2017–18 Swiss Cup.

Brack.ch Challenge League

Swiss Clubs in Europe

BSC Young Boys

UEFA Champions League qualifying phase

26 July 2017 (2017-07-26) CL Qualification R3	Dynamo Kyiv	3 – 1	Young Boys	Kyiv, Ukraine
18:30 (CET)	Yarmolenko 15' Mbokani 34' Harmash 90+3'	Report	90+1' Fassnacht	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium Attendance: 36,341 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

2 August 2017 (2017-08-02) CL Qualification R3	Young Boys	2 – 0	Dynamo Kyiv	Bern, Switzerland
20:15 (CET)	Hoarau 13' (pen.) Lotomba 90'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 13,303 Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)

3–3 on aggregate. Young Boys won on away goals.

15 August 2017 (2017-08-15) CL Qualification PO	Young Boys	0 – 1	CSKA Moscow	Bern, Switzerland
20:45 (CET)		Report	90+1' (o.g.) Nuhu	Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 20,003 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)

23 August 2017 (2017-08-23) CL Qualification PO	CSKA Moscow	2 – 0	Young Boys	Moscow, Russia
20:45 (CET)	Shchennikov 45' Dzagoev 64'	Report		Stadium: VEB Arena Attendance: 15,560 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

CSKA Moscow won 3–0 on aggregate.

UEFA Europa League group stage

14 September 2017 (2017-09-14) Group B	Young Boys	1–1	Partizan	Bern, Switzerland
19:00 (CET)	Fassnacht 45'	Report	11' Janković	Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 13,004 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

18 September 2017 (2017-09-18) Group B	Skënderbeu Korçë	1–1	Young Boys	Elbasan, Albania
21:05 (CET)	Sowe 65'	Report	72' Assalé	Stadium: Elbasan Arena Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)

19 October 2017 (2017-10-19) Group B	Dynamo Kyiv	2–2	Young Boys	Kyiv, Ukraine
21:05 (CET)	Mbokani 34' Morozyuk 49'	Report	17', 40' Assalé	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium Attendance: 21,789 Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)

2 November 2017 (2017-11-02) Group B	Young Boys	0–1	Dynamo Kyiv	Bern, Switzerland
19:00 (CET)		Report	70' Buyalskyi	Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 10,077 Referee: Tony Chapron (France)

23 November 2017 (2017-11-23) Group B	Partizan	2–1	Young Boys	Belgrade, Serbia
21:05 (CET)	Tawamba 12' Ožegović 53'	Report	25' Ngamaleu	Stadium: Partizan Stadium Attendance: 20,568 Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)

7 December 2017 (2017-12-07) Group B	Young Boys	2–1	Skënderbeu Korçë	Bern, Switzerland
19:00 (CET)	Hoarau 55' Assalé 90+5'	Report	51' Gavazaj	Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 8,209 Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)

FC Basel

UEFA Champions League group stage

12 September 2017 (2017-09-12) Group A	Manchester United	3–0	Basel	Manchester, England
20:45 (CET)	Fellaini 35' Lukaku 53' Rashford 84'	Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,854 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

27 September 2017 (2017-09-27) Group A	Basel	5–0	Benfica	Basel, Switzerland
20:45 (CET)	Lang 2' Oberlin 20', 69' Van Wolfswinkel 60' (pen.) Riveros 76'	Report		Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 34,111 Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

18 October 2017 (2017-10-18) Group A	CSKA Moscow	0–2	Basel	Moscow, Russia
20:45 (CET)		Report	29' Xhaka 90' Oberlin	Stadium: VEB Arena Attendance: 27,996 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

31 October 2017 (2017-10-31) Group A	Basel	1–2	CSKA Moscow	Basel, Switzerland
20:45 (CET)	Zuffi 32'	Report	63' Dzagoev 79' Wernbloom	Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 33'303 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

22 November 2017 (2017-11-22) Group A	Basel	1–0	Manchester United	Basel, Switzerland
20:45 (CET)	Lang 89'	Report		Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

5 December 2017 (2017-12-05) Group A	Benfica	0–2	Basel	Lisbon, Portugal
20:45 (CET)		Report	5' Elyounoussi 65' Oberlin	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 22,470 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

UEFA Champions League knockout phase

13 February 2018 (2018-02-13) Round of 16	Basel	0–4	Manchester City	Basel, Switzerland
20:45 (CET)		Report	14', 53' Gündoğan 18' B. Silva 23' Agüero	Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

7 March 2018 (2018-03-07) Round of 16	Manchester City	1–2	Basel	Manchester, England
20:45 (CET)	Gabriel Jesus 8'	Report	17' Elyounoussi 71' Lang	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 49,411 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

Manchester City won 5–2 on aggregate.

FC Lugano

UEFA Europa League group stage

14 September 2017 (2017-09-14) Group G	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	2–1	Lugano	Be'er Sheva, Israel
21:05 (CET)	Einbinder 2' Tzedek 60' (pen.)	Report	67' (o.g.) Tzedek	Stadium: Turner Stadium Attendance: 14'752 Referee: Tony Chapron (France)

28 September 2017 (2017-09-28) Group G	Lugano	1–2	Steaua București	Lucerne, Switzerland
19:00 (CET)	Bottani 14'	Report	58' Budescu 64' Júnior Morais	Stadium: Swissporarena Attendance: 2,680 Referee: Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine)

19 October 2017 (2017-10-19) Group G	Lugano	3–2	Viktoria Plzeň	Lucerne, Switzerland
19:00 (CET)	Bottani 63' Carlinhos 69' Gerndt 89'	Report	76' Krmenčík 90' Bakoš	Stadium: Swissporarena Attendance: 2,530 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

2 November 2017 (2017-11-02) Group G	Viktoria Plzeň	4–1	Lugano	Plzeň, Czech Republic
21:05 (CET)	Krmenčík 4', 19' Hořava 45' Čermák 56'	Report	56' Mariani	Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 9,483 Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium

23 November 2017 (2017-11-23) Group G	Lugano	1–0	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	Lucerne, Switzerland
19:00 (CET)	Carlinhos 50'	Report		Stadium: Swissporarena Attendance: 3,011 Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)

7 December 2017 (2017-12-07) Group G	Steaua București	1–2	Lugano	Bucharest, Romania
21:05 (CET)	Gnohéré 60'	Report	3' Daprelà 32' Vécsei	Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 10,542 Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)

FC Luzern

UEFA Europa League qualifying phase

13 July 2017 (2017-07-13) EL Qualification R2	Osijek	2 – 0	Luzern	Osijek, Croatia
20:45 (CET)	Ejupi 66' Grezda 79'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Gradski vrt Attendance: 7,542 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

20 July 2017 (2017-07-20) EL Qualification R2	Luzern	2 – 1	Osijek	Lucerne, Switzerland
19:45 (CET)	Juric 19', 62'	Report	72' Ejupi	Stadium: Swissporarena Attendance: 8,483 Referee: Martin Lundby (Norway)

Osijek won 3–2 on aggregate.

FC Sion

UEFA Europa League qualifying phase

27 July 2017 (2017-07-27) EL Qualification R3	Sūduva Marijampolė	3 – 0	Sion	Marijampolė, Lithuania
19:00 (CET)	Ricardo 3' (o.g.) Janušauskas 9' Laukžemis 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Sūduva Stadium Attendance: 3,167 Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)

2 August 2017 (2017-08-02) EL Qualification R3	Sion	1 – 1	Sūduva Marijampolė	Lancy, Switzerland
18:00 (CET)	Konaté 55'	Report	80' Vėževičius	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 410 Referee: Antony Gautier (France)

Sūduva Marijampolė won 4–1 on aggregate.

References

^ "Règlement de la compétition de la SFL" (PDF) (in French). sfl.ch. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2017.

Preceded by 2016–17	Seasons in Swiss football	Succeeded by 2018–19

[table_note_res_ELGS0.10992682357781-1] Zürich qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2017–18 Swiss Cup.

[2] "Règlement de la compétition de la SFL" (PDF) (in French). sfl.ch. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2017.

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