2016–17 in Swiss football

Football in Switzerland
Season	2016–17
Men's football
Super League	FC Basel
Challenge League	FC Zürich
Swiss Cup	FC Basel

The following is a summary of the 2016–17 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 qualification

Template:2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B table

6 September 2016 (2016-09-06)	Switzerland	2 – 0	Portugal	Basel, Switzerland
20:45 CEST	Embolo 24' Mehmedi 31' 41' Behrami 68' Xhaka 90+3'	report	30' Adrien Silva	Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 36'000 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

7 October 2016 (2016-10-07)	Hungary	2 – 3	Switzerland	Budapest, Hungary
20:45 CEST	Szalai 53', 71'	report	51' Seferović 67' Rodríguez 80' Džemaili 89' Stocker 90+2' Behrami	Stadium: Groupama Arena Attendance: 21'668 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

10 October 2016 (2016-10-10)	Andorra	1 – 2	Switzerland	Andorra la Vella, Andorra
20:45 CEST	Lima 19' Rubio 45+1' Vales 50' A. Martínez 90+1'	report	19' (pen.) 50' Schär 77' Mehmedi 90+3' Lang	Stadium: Estadi Nacional Attendance: 2,014 Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)

13 November 2016 (2016-11-13)	Switzerland	2 – 0	Faroe Islands	Lucerne, Switzerland
18:00 CET	Derdiyok 27' Rodríguez 73' Lichtsteiner 83'	report	14' Olsen 60' Næs 60' Benjaminsen	Stadium: Swissporarena Attendance: 14,800 Referee: Sébastien Delferière (Belgium)

25 March 2017 (2017-03-25)	Switzerland	1 – 0	Latvia	Lancy, Switzerland
18:00 CET	Fernandes 48' Schär 52' Drmić 66'	Report	28' Lazdiņš 53' Freimanis	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)

9 June 2017 (2017-06-09)	Faroe Islands	0 – 2	Switzerland	Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
20:45 CET	Benjaminsen 41' Rólantsson 90+1'	Report	36' Xhaka 59' Shaqiri	Stadium: Tórsvøllur Attendance: 4'594 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy)

Friendly matches

1 June 2017 (2017-06-01)	Switzerland	1 – 0	Belarus	Neuchâtel, Switzerland
20:45 CEST	Shaqiri 9'	Report		Stadium: Stade de la Maladière Attendance: 10,200 Referee: Radek Příhoda (Czech Republic)

Women's national team

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

Win Draw Loss

UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Switzerland	8	8	0	0	34	3	+31	24	Final tournament
2	Italy	8	6	0	2	26	8	+18	18	Final tournament
3	Czech Republic	8	3	1	4	13	18	−5	10
4	Northern Ireland	8	2	1	5	10	22	−12	7
5	Georgia	8	0	0	8	2	34	−32	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

15 September 2016 (2016-09-15)	Georgia	0 – 3	Switzerland	Gori, Georgia
14:00 (CET)		Report	Crnogorčević 18' (pen.) Humm 34' Dickenmann 90+4'	Stadium: Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza (Spain)

20 September 2016 (2016-09-20)	Switzerland	4 – 0	Northern Ireland	Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
19:00 (CET)	Bernauer 17', 46' Kiwic 42' Rinast 54'	Report		Stadium: Tissot Arena Attendance: 1,308 Referee: Tanja Subotič (Slovenia)

UEFA Women's Euro 2017

Template:UEFA Women's Euro 2017 Group C table

18 July 2017 (2017-07-18) Group Stage	Austria	1 – 0	Switzerland	Deventer, Netherlands
18:00 (CET)	Burger 15'	Report		Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 4,781 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)

22 July 2017 (2017-07-22) Group Stage	Iceland	1 – 2	Switzerland	Doetinchem, Netherlands
18:00 (CET)	Friðriksdóttir 33'	Report	43' Dickenmann 52' Bachmann	Stadium: De Vijverberg Attendance: 5,647 Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)

26 July 2017 (2017-07-26) Group Stage	Switzerland	1 – 1	France	Breda, Netherlands
20:45 (CET)	Crnogorčević 19'	Report	76' Abily	Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion Attendance: 3,347 Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)

2017 Cyprus Cup

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Switzerland	3	2	1	0	9	2	+7	7
North Korea	3	2	0	1	7	2	+5	6
Belgium	3	1	1	1	7	7	0	4
Italy	3	0	0	3	1	13	−12	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

1 March 2017 (2017-03-01) Group Stage	Belgium	2 – 2	Switzerland	Nicosia, Cyprus
17:30 (EET)	Mermans 30' Cayman 77'	Report	26' Abbé 87' Kuster	Stadium: Makario Stadium

3 March 2017 (2017-03-03) Group Stage	Switzerland	1 – 0	North Korea	Larnaca, Cyprus
14:30 (EET)	Kiwic 88'	Report		Stadium: Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium

6 March 2017 (2017-03-06) Group Stage	Italy	0 – 6	Switzerland	Larnaca, Cyprus
14:30 (EET)		Report	5' Humm 21', 50' Reuteler 32' Wälti 83', 85' (pen.) Crnogorčević	Stadium: Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium

8 March 2017 (2017-03-08) Final	Switzerland	1 – 0	South Korea	Larnaca, Cyprus
18:30 (EET)	Dickenmann 57'	Report		Stadium: AEK Arena

Friendly matches

20 October 2016 (2016-10-20)	United States	4 – 0	Switzerland	Sandy, UT, United States
03:00 (CET)	Williams 46' Heath 61' Press 69' Mewis 76'	Report		Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 14,336 Referee: Melissa Borjas Pastrana (Honduras)

23 October 2016 (2016-10-23)	United States	5 – 1	Switzerland	Minneapolis, MN, United States
19:00 (CET)	Lloyd 25', 51' Press 53' Dunn 63' Ohai 82'	Report	7' Mauron	Stadium: U.S. Bank Stadium Attendance: 23,400 Referee: Margaret Domka (United States)

10 April 2017 (2017-04-10)	Norway	2 – 1	Switzerland	Skien, Norway
17:00 (CET)	Hegerberg 8' Minde 62'	Report	61' Dickenmann	Stadium: Skagerak Arena

10 June 2017 (2017-06-10)	Switzerland	0 – 4	England	Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
18:15 (CET)		Report	30' Nobbs 40' Kirby 50', 62' Taylor	Stadium: Tissot Arena Referee: Marte Sørø (Norway)

League standings

Raiffeisen Super League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Basel (C)	36	26	8	2	92	35	+57	86	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Young Boys	36	20	9	7	72	44	+28	69	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3	Lugano	36	15	8	13	52	61	−9	53	Qualification for the Europa League group stage^[a]
4	Sion	36	15	6	15	60	55	+5	51	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
5	Luzern	36	14	8	14	62	66	−4	50	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
6	Thun	36	11	12	13	58	63	−5	45
7	St. Gallen	36	11	8	17	43	57	−14	41
8	Grasshopper	36	10	8	18	47	61	−14	38
9	Lausanne-Sport	36	9	8	19	51	62	−11	35
10	Vaduz (R)	36	7	9	20	45	78	−33	30	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round and relegation to Challenge League^[b]

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

^ Since the winners of the 2016–17 Swiss Cup, Basel, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Swiss Cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the third-placed team, the spot awarded to the third-placed team was passed to the fourth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the fourth-placed team was passed to the fifth-placed team.
^ Vaduz qualified for the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016–17 Liechtenstein Cup.

Brack.ch Challenge League

References

^ "Super League 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 5 September 2016.

[table_note_res_ELGS0.36300948325685-1] Since the winners of the 2016–17 Swiss Cup, Basel, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Swiss Cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the third-placed team, the spot awarded to the third-placed team was passed to the fourth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the fourth-placed team was passed to the fifth-placed team.

[table_note_res_EL1QREL0.36300948325685-2] Vaduz qualified for the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016–17 Liechtenstein Cup.

[3] "Super League 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 5 September 2016.

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