Football in Switzerland
Season2021–22
Men's football
Super LeagueZürich
Challenge LeagueWinterthur
Swiss CupLugano
Women's football
Swiss Women's Super LeagueZürich
Swiss CupZürich
Switzerland

The following is a summary of the 2021–22 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

National teams

Men's national team

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Switzerland 8 5 3 0 15 2 +13 18 Qualification for 2022 FIFA World Cup — 0–0 2–0 4–0 1–0
2  Italy 8 4 4 0 13 2 +11 16 Advance to play-offs 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 5–0
3  Northern Ireland 8 2 3 3 6 7 −1 9 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 1–0
4  Bulgaria 8 2 2 4 6 14 −8 8 1–3 0–2 2–1 — 1–0
5  Lithuania 8 1 0 7 4 19 −15 3 0–4 0–2 1–4 3–1 —
Source: FIFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
5 September 2021 (2021-09-05) Group C Switzerland  0–0  Italy Basel, Switzerland
20:45 CET Report Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 31,500
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
8 September 2021 (2021-09-08) Group C Northern Ireland  0–0   Switzerland Belfast, Northern Ireland
20:45 CET Report Stadium: Windsor Park
Attendance: 15,660
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)
9 October 2021 (2021-10-09) Group C Switzerland  2–0  Northern Ireland Lancy, Switzerland
20:45 CET
  • Zuber 45+3'
  • Fassnacht 90+1'
 Report Stadium: Stade de Genève
Attendance: 19,129
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
12 October 2021 (2021-10-12) Group C Lithuania  0–4   Switzerland Vilnius, Lithuania
20:45 CET Report
Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 1,806
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
12 November 2021 Group C Italy  1–1   Switzerland Rome, Italy
20:45 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
15 November 2021 Group C Switzerland  4–0  Bulgaria Lucerne, Switzerland
20:45 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Swissporarena
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

Friendly matches

1 September 2021 (2021-09-01) Switzerland  2–1  Greece Basel, Switzerland
TBD CET
Report
Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Antti Munukka (Finland)
26 March 2022 (2022-03-26) England  2–1   Switzerland London, England
17:30 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
29 March 2022 (2022-03-29) Switzerland  1–1  Kosovo Zürich, Switzerland
18:00 UTC+2 Lotomba 61' Report Rashica 52' Stadium: Letzigrund
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
UEFA Nations League
Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Spain Portugal Switzerland Czech Republic
1  Spain 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 11 Qualification for Nations League Finals — 1–1 1–2 2–0
2  Portugal 6 3 1 2 11 3 +8 10 0–1 — 4–0 2–0
3   Switzerland 6 3 0 3 6 9 −3 9 0–1 1–0 — 2–1
4  Czech Republic 6 1 1 4 5 13 −8 4 Relegation to League B 2–2 0–4 2–1 —
Source: UEFA
2 June 2022 (2022-06-02) Czech Republic  2–1   Switzerland Prague, Czech Republic
20:45
Report
Stadium: Sinobo Stadium
Attendance: 12,236[1]
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
5 June 2022 Portugal  4–0   Switzerland Lisbon, Portugal
19:45 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 42,325
Referee: Orel Grinfeeld (Israel)
9 June 2022 Switzerland  0–1  Spain Geneva, Switzerland
20:45 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Stade de Genève
Attendance: 25,875
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
12 June 2022 (2022-06-12) Switzerland  1–0  Portugal Stade de Genève, Geneva
20:45
Report Attendance: 26,300[2]
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)
24 September 2022 (2022-09-24) Spain  1–2   Switzerland La Romareda, Zaragoza
20:45
Report
Attendance: 31,809[3]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
27 September 2022 (2022-09-27) Switzerland  2–1  Czech Republic Kybunpark, St. Gallen
20:45
Report
Attendance: 13,353[4]
Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Women's national team

Friendlies

30 June 2022 Switzerland  0–4  England Zürich, Switzerland
18:00 (CEST)
Report
Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 10,022
Referee: Ainara Andrea Acevedo Dudley (Spain)

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Italy Switzerland Romania Croatia Lithuania Moldova
1  Italy 10 9 0 1 40 2 +38 27 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup — 1–2 2–0 3–0 7–0 3–0
2  Switzerland 10 8 1 1 44 4 +40 25 Play-offs 0–1 — 2–0 5–0 4–1 15–0
3  Romania 10 6 1 3 21 11 +10 19 0–5 1–1 — 2–0 3–0 3–0
4  Croatia 10 3 1 6 6 18 −12 10 0–5 0–2 0–1 — 0–0 4–0
5  Lithuania 10 1 2 7 7 35 −28 5 0–5 0–7 1–7 0–1 — 4–0
6  Moldova 10 0 1 9 1 49 −48 1 0–8 0–6 0–4 0–1 1–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
17 September 2021 (2021-09-17) Group G Switzerland  4–1  Lithuania Thun, Switzerland
19:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Stockhorn Arena
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Victoria Beyer (France)
21 September 2021 (2021-09-21) Group G Moldova  0–6  Switzerland Chișinău, Moldova
19:00 CET Report
Stadium: Zimbru Stadium
Referee: Anastasiya Romanyuk (Ukraine)
22 October 2021 (2021-10-22) Group G Switzerland  2–0  Romania Zürich, Switzerland
19:00 CET
Report Stadium: Letzigrund
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
26 October 2021 (2021-10-26) Group G Switzerland  5–0  Croatia Zürich, Switzerland
19:00 CET
Report Stadium: Letzigrund
Referee: Frida Nielsen (Denmark)
30 November 2021 (2021-11-30) Group G Lithuania  0–7  Switzerland LFF Stadium, Vilnius
17:30 (18:30 EET) Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Referee: Zoe Stavrou (Cyprus)
12 April 2022 (2022-04-12) Group G Switzerland  0–1  Italy Stockhorn Arena, Thun
17:45 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)

League season

Men

Credit Suisse Super League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Zürich (C) 36 23 7 6 78 46 +32 76 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 Basel 36 15 17 4 70 41 +29 62 Qualification for Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 Young Boys 36 16 12 8 80 50 +30 60
4 Lugano 36 16 6 14 50 54 −4 54 Qualification for Europa Conference League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
5 St. Gallen 36 14 8 14 68 63 +5 50
6 Servette 36 12 8 16 50 66 −16 44
7 Sion 36 11 8 17 46 67 −21 41
8 Grasshopper 36 9 13 14 54 58 −4 40
9 Luzern (O) 36 9 13 14 52 64 −12 40 Qualification for Relegation play-offs
10 Lausanne-Sport (R) 36 4 10 22 37 76 −39 22 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.[5]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Lugano qualified for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round as the 2021–22 Swiss Cup champions.

Challenge League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Winterthur (C, P) 36 18 11 7 76 45 +31 65 Promotion to Swiss Super League
2 Schaffhausen 36 19 8 9 73 49 +24 65 Qualified for Promotion play-offs
3 Aarau 36 20 5 11 67 47 +20 65
4 Vaduz 36 18 6 12 68 58 +10 60 Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Thun 36 17 5 14 62 57 +5 56
6 Xamax 36 14 8 14 56 54 +2 50
7 Lausanne-Ouchy 36 12 8 16 46 50 −4 44
8 Yverdon 36 11 11 14 44 52 −8 44
9 Wil 36 11 8 17 68 80 −12 41
10 Kriens (R) 36 3 4 29 25 93 −68 13 Relegation to Swiss Promotion League
Source: Swiss Challenge League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.[6]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Swiss Cup

15 May 2022 (2022-05-15) FC Lugano 4–1 FC St. Gallen Bern
14:00
Report
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 28,500
Referee: Urs Schnyder

Women

AXA Women's Super League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation SFC ZUR GCZ BAS STG LUZ YBF AAR YVE LUG
1 Servette FC Chênois Féminin (Q) 18 15 1 2 44 9 +35 46 UWCL Round 1 and Playoffs 1–1 0–2 3–0 5–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 6–0 3–1
2 FC Zürich Frauen 18 14 2 2 65 13 +52 44 Advance to Playoffs 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 4–0 7–0 4–1 6–0 7–0
3 Grasshopper Club Zürich 18 12 1 5 49 22 +27 37 0–2 1–0 2–4 0–0 4–2 8–0 3–0 5–0 2–0
4 FC Basel 1893 18 11 2 5 40 20 +20 35 0–2 3–3 7–0 1–2 1–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 2–0
5 FC St. Gallen-Staad 18 11 2 5 37 19 +18 35 0–3 1–3 2–0 2–2 4–0 1–0 5–0 3–1 3–0
6 FC Luzern 18 7 2 9 32 32 0 23 0–1 2–3 2–4 1–3 2–1 3–0 3–1 2–1 5–1
7 BSC YB Frauen 18 6 1 11 21 51 −30 19 0–3 0–5 1–8 1–0 0–2 2–2 2–3 2–1 3–0
8 FC Aarau Frauen 18 4 3 11 18 36 −18 15 1–2 2–1 0–2 0–3 1–3 1–1 2–3 3–0 1–1
9 FC Yverdon Féminin 18 2 0 16 10 63 −53 6 Relegation Playoff 1–4 1–8 0–5 0–4 0–4 0–3 1–3 0–2 2–0
10 FC Lugano Femminile (R) 18 0 2 16 3 54 −51 2 Relegation to 2022-23 Nationalliga B[lower-alpha 1] 0–3 0–6 0–3 0–3 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–0 0–1
Source: Meisterschaft
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.[8]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ FC Lugano Femminile withdrew from the Axa Women's Super League and are relegated directly, without going through the relegation playoff.[7]
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                
 
 
 
 
Servette145
 
 
 
FC Aarau000
 
Servette (a.e.t.) (p)022 (4)
 
 
 
Basel202 (3)
 
Basel347
 
 
 
St. Gallen-Staad011
 
Servette2(4)
 
 
 
Zürich (a.e.t.) (p)2(5)
 
Grasshopper538
 
 
 
Luzern235
 
Grasshopper000
 
 
 
Zürich134
 
Zürich279
 
 
Young Boys101
 

AXA Women's Cup

Swiss clubs in Europe

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying phase and play-off round

Second qualifying round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 2–3 Switzerland Young Boys 0–0 2–3
Third qualifying round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CFR Cluj Romania 2–4 Switzerland Young Boys 1–1 1–3
Play-off round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Young Boys Switzerland 6–4 Hungary Ferencváros 3–2 3–2

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MUN VIL ATA YB
1 England Manchester United 6 3 2 1 11 8 +3 11 Advance to knockout phase — 2–1 3–2 1–1
2 Spain Villarreal 6 3 1 2 12 9 +3 10 0–2 — 2–2 2–0
3 Italy Atalanta 6 1 3 2 12 13 −1 6 Transfer to Europa League 2–2 2–3 — 1–0
4 Switzerland Young Boys 6 1 2 3 7 12 −5 5 2–1 1–4 3–3 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

UEFA Europa Conference League

Qualifying phase and play-off round

Second qualifying round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Basel Switzerland 5–0 Albania Partizani 3–0 2–0
Molde Norway 3–2 Switzerland Servette 3–0 0–2
Third qualifying round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Újpest Hungary 1–6 Switzerland Basel 1–2 0–4
Luzern Switzerland 0–6 Netherlands Feyenoord 0–3 0–3
Third qualifying round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Basel Switzerland 4–4 (4–3 p) Sweden Hammarby IF 3–1 1–3 (a.e.t.)

Group stage – Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAS QAR OMO KAI
1 Switzerland Basel 6 4 2 0 14 6 +8 14 Advance to round of 16 — 3–0 3–1 4–2
2 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 6 3 2 1 10 8 +2 11 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–0 — 2–2 2–1
3 Cyprus Omonia 6 0 4 2 5 10 −5 4 1–1 1–4 — 0–0
4 Kazakhstan Kairat 6 0 2 4 6 11 −5 2 2–3 1–2 0–0 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

UEFA Women's Champions League

Qualifying rounds

Round 1

Hosted by Åland United.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 August
 
 
Switzerland Servette Chênois1
 
21 August
 
Northern Ireland Glentoran0
 
Switzerland Servette Chênois1
 
18 August
 
Finland Åland United0
 
Romania Olimpia Cluj0
 
 
Finland Åland United4
 
Third place
 
 
21 August
 
 
Romania Olimpia Cluj0
 
 
Northern Ireland Glentoran2

Hosted by Zürich.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
17 August
 
 
Germany 1899 Hoffenheim1
 
20 August
 
Iceland Valur0
 
Germany 1899 Hoffenheim2
 
17 August
 
Italy Milan0
 
Switzerland Zürich1
 
 
Italy Milan2
 
Third place
 
 
20 August
 
 
Switzerland Zürich1
 
 
Iceland Valur3
Round 2
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Servette Chênois Switzerland 3–2 Scotland Glasgow City 1–1 2–1

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WOL JUV CHE SER
1 Germany VfL Wolfsburg 6 3 2 1 17 7 +10 11[lower-alpha 1] Advance to Quarter-finals — 0–2 4–0 5–0
2 Italy Juventus 6 3 2 1 12 4 +8 11[lower-alpha 1] 2–2 — 1–2 4–0
3 England Chelsea 6 3 2 1 13 8 +5 11[lower-alpha 1] 3–3 0–0 — 1–0
4 Switzerland Servette Chênois 6 0 0 6 0 23 −23 0 0–3 0–3 0–7 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Wolfsburg 5, Juventus 5, Chelsea 5. Head-to-head goal differences: Wolfsburg +2, Juventus +1, Chelsea −3.

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "Czech Republic vs. Switzerland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
    2. ↑ "Switzerland vs. Portugal" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
    3. ↑ "Spain vs. Switzerland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
    4. ↑ "Switzerland vs. Czech Republic" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
    5. ↑ "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.
    6. ↑ "Matchcenter" (PDF) (in German). sfl.ch. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
    7. ↑ "AWSL: Hinein in die Playoffs". awsl.ch. Swiss Women's Super League. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
    8. ↑ "Ausführungsbestimmungen Frauenfussball Aktive 2021/22" (PDF) (in French). awsl.ch. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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