2015–16 Swiss Challenge League
Season | 2015–16 |
---|---|
Champions | Lausanne-Sport |
Promoted | Lausanne-Sport |
Top goalscorer | Jocelyn Roux (20 goals) |
Highest scoring | Lausanne-Sport 5–4 Biel-Bienne (18 July 2015) |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → |
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.
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
Team | Venue | Capacity |
---|---|---|
FC Aarau | Stadion Brügglifeld | 8,000 |
FC Biel-Bienne | Tissot Arena | 5,200 |
FC Chiasso | Stadio Comunale | 5,000 |
FC Lausanne-Sport | Pontaise | 8,500 |
FC Le Mont | Stade Sous-Ville | 4,000 |
Neuchâtel Xamax | Stade de la Maladière | 12,000 |
FC Schaffhausen | Stadion Breite | 4,200 |
FC Wil | IGP Arena | 6,958 |
FC Winterthur | Schützenwiese | 8,550 |
FC Wohlen | Stadion Niedermatten | 3,624 |
Personnel and kits
Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Sponsor |
---|---|---|---|
FC Aarau | ![]() |
Nike | Zehnder Group AG |
FC Biel-Bienne | ![]() |
Nike | Fors |
FC Chiasso | ![]() |
Primato | Caffè Chicco D'Oro |
FC Lausanne-Sport | ![]() |
Adidas | BCV |
FC Le Mont | ![]() |
Joma | AQUATIS |
Neuchâtel Xamax | ![]() |
Erima | Video2000 Viteos |
FC Schaffhausen | ![]() |
gpard | Ersparniskasse Schaffhausen Methabau |
FC Wil | ![]() |
Nike | Hans Eisenring |
FC Winterthur | ![]() |
gpard | Keller |
FC Wohlen | ![]() |
Adidas | IBW |
Managerial changes
Club | Name | Date of departure | Replacement | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aarau | ![]() |
13 October 2015[3] | ![]() |
18 October 2015[4] |
Chiasso | ![]() |
18 October 2015 | ![]() |
20 October 2015[5] |
Neuchâtel Xamax | ![]() |
20 October 2015[6] | ![]() |
21 October 2015 |
Wil | ![]() |
23 October 2015[7][8] | ![]() |
23 October 2015 |
Wil | ![]() |
4 November 2015 | ![]() |
4 November 2015[9] |
Winterthur | ![]() |
26 November 2015[10] | ![]() |
26 November 2015 |
Winterthur | ![]() |
28 December 2015 | ![]() |
28 December 2015[12] |
Biel-Bienne | ![]() |
24 February[13] | ![]() |
25 February |
Biel-Bienne | ![]() |
29 March | ![]() |
29 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[a] | 34 | 5 | 22 | 7 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 16 | Relegation to 2016–17 1. Liga Promotion |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) draw[19]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ 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
First and Second Round |
Third and Fourth Round
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Season statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Wil / Lausanne-Sport | 20 |
2 | ![]() |
Biel-Bienne | 13 |
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Neuchâtel Xamax | ||
4 | ![]() |
Schaffhausen | 11 |
5 | ![]() |
Aarau | 10 |
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Lausanne-Sport / Biel-Bienne |
- As of 27 May 2016[21]
References
- ^ "Swiss Football league". sfl.ch (in German). Archived from the original on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ "Keine Lizenz – Servette muss in die 1. Liga" (in German). Blick. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ "Aarau stellt Trainer Bordoli per sofort frei". bluewin.ch. 13 October 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-10-16. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
- ^ "Jetzt ist es fix: Marco Schällibaum ist der neue Trainer beim FC Aarau". Limmattaler Zeitung. 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Benvenuto in Rossoblù, Giancarlo Camolese!". fcchiasso.ch.
- ^ "Decastel wird neuer Xamax-Coach". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ "Nächster Knall in Wil: Trainer Capa muss gehen". Thurgauer Zeitung. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ "Sofortige Trennung vom Trainerduo". fcwil.ch. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ "Kevin Cooper neuer Wil-Trainer". FM1 Today. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ Schifferli, Hansjörg (26 November 2015). "Jürgen Seeberger muss gehen". Der Landbote. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ Schifferli, Hansjörg (26 November 2015). "Zwei Spiele für eine neue Basis". Der Landbote. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ Dubach, Matthias (28 December 2015). "Sven Christ zu Winterthur". Blick. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ "Patrick Rahmen quitte son poste d'entraîneur, Petar Alexandrov prend la relève". 25 February 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "Zlatko Petričević ist neuer Trainer des FC Biel". Bieler Tagblatt. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "Punktabzug für den FC Biel" (in German). Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ^ "FC Biel verliert definitiv 4 weitere Punkte" (in German). Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "Die aktuelle BCL-Tabelle nach dem Biel-Entscheid". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "Disziplinarkommission entzieht FC Biel die Lizenz". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "Challenge League:Season Rules". scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ "Forfait-Niederlage für FC Biel". Swiss Football League. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Torschützenliste 2015/16". Swiss Challenge League. Archived from the original on 2015-07-15. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
External links
- Official website (in German and French)
- Soccerway