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2007–08 Swiss Super League

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Swiss Super League
Season2007–08
Dates18 July 2007 – 10 May 2008
ChampionsBasel
12th title
RelegatedThun
St. Gallen
Champions LeagueBasel
UEFA CupYoung Boys
Zürich
Bellinzona
(via Swiss Cup)
Intertoto CupGrasshopper
Matches played180
Goals scored522 (2.9 per match)
Top goalscorerHakan Yakin (24 goals)

The 2007–08 Swiss Super League was the 111th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. The competition was officially named AXPO Super League due to sponsoring purposes. It began on 18 July 2007 and has ended on 10 May 2008.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Basel (C) 36 22 8 6 73 39 +34 74 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Young Boys 36 21 7 8 82 49 +33 70 Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round
3 Zürich 36 15 11 10 58 43 +15 56
4 Grasshopper 36 15 9 12 57 49 +8 54 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
5 Aarau 36 11 14 11 47 48 −1 47
6 Luzern 36 10 14 12 40 49 −9 44
7 Sion 36 11 10 15 48 51 −3 43
8 Neuchâtel Xamax 36 10 11 15 48 55 −7 41
9 St. Gallen (R) 36 9 7 20 39 69 −30 34 Qualification to relegation play-off
10 Thun (R) 36 6 9 21 30 70 −40 27 Relegation to Swiss Challenge League
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team played every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season.

Relegation play-offs

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FC St. Gallen as 9th-placed team of the Super League were played a two-legged play-off against Challenge League runners-up AC Bellinzona.

Bellinzona3–2St. Gallen
Pouga 4'
Taljević 61'
Lulić 89'
Ural 71'
Gelabert 76'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: René Rogalla

St. Gallen0–2Bellinzona
Neri 36'
Lulić 90+2'
Attendance: 11,300

Bellinzona won 4–3 on aggregate. St. Gallen are relegated to the Swiss Challenge League.

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Switzerland Hakan Yakin BSC Young Boys 24
2 Switzerland Thomas Häberli BSC Young Boys 18
Argentina Raúl Bobadilla Grasshopper Club Zürich 18
4 Costa Rica Álvaro Saborío FC Sion 17
5 Switzerland Mauro Lustrinelli FC Luzern 14
6 Switzerland Marco Streller FC Basel 12
Brazil Raffael FC Zürich 12
Brazil Rogério FC Aarau 12
9 Argentina Francisco Aguirre FC St. Gallen 11
10 Sweden Daniel Majstorović FC Basel 10

Awards

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