2014–15 Swiss Super League

118th season of top-tier Swiss football

Football league season
Swiss Super League
Season2014–15
Dates19 July 2014 – 29 May 2015
ChampionsBasel
18th title
RelegatedAarau
Champions LeagueBasel
Young Boys
Europa LeagueSion
Thun
Zürich
Vaduz
Matches played180
Goals scored517 (2.87 per match)
Top goalscorerShkëlzen Gashi (22 goals)
Biggest home winBasel 6–0 Aarau
(4 April 2015)
Biggest away winSion 0–5 Grasshopper Club Zürich
(3 April 2015)
Highest scoringLuzern 6–2 St. Gallen
(30 April 2015)
Aarau 2–6 Luzern
(3 May 2015)
Sion 6–2 Young Boys
(25 May 2015)
Longest winning run6 games[1]
Basel
Longest unbeaten run13 games[1]
Young Boys
Longest winless run16 games[1]
Aarau
Longest losing run5 games[1]
Sion
Zürich
St. Gallen
Total attendance1,956,021[2]
Average attendance10,867[2]
All statistics correct as of 1 June 2015.

The 2014–15 Swiss Super League was the 118th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. It began on 19 July 2014 and ended on 29 May 2015. Basel successfully defended their title for a record sixth time in a row.

A total of 10 teams competed in the league, the 9 best teams from the 2013–14 season and the 2013–14 Swiss Challenge League champion FC Vaduz.

Teams

Stadia and locations

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Location of the 2014–15 Swiss Super League teams
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Aarau Aarau Stadion Brügglifeld 9,249
Basel Basel St. Jakob-Park 38,512
Grasshopper Zürich Letzigrund 23,605
Luzern Lucerne Swissporarena 17,500
Sion Sion Stade Tourbillon 16,500
St. Gallen St. Gallen AFG Arena 19,694
Thun Thun Arena Thun 10,000
Vaduz Liechtenstein Vaduz Rheinpark Stadion 7,584
Young Boys Bern Stade de Suisse 31,783
Zürich Zürich Letzigrund 23,605

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Aarau Switzerland Raimondo Ponte Switzerland Sandro Burki Nike Zehnder Group AG
Basel Portugal Paulo Sousa Switzerland Marco Streller adidas Novartis
Grasshopper Switzerland Pierluigi Tami Switzerland Vero Salatić Puma FROMM/adt innova
Luzern Germany Markus Babbel Switzerland Claudio Lustenberger adidas Otto's
Sion France Didier Tholot Hungary Vilmos Vanczák Erreà Les Fils Maye SA
St. Gallen Luxembourg Jeff Saibene Switzerland Philippe Montandon Jako St. Galler Kantonalbank
Thun Switzerland Urs Fischer Switzerland Roland Bättig Nike Panorama Center/Sky Work
Vaduz Switzerland Giorgio Contini Liechtenstein Franz Burgmeier adidas Liechtensteinische Landesbank
Young Boys Switzerland Uli Forte Switzerland Marco Wölfli Jako Honda
Zürich Switzerland Urs Meier Tunisia Yassine Chikhaoui Nike Netstream AG

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Basel (C) 36 24 6 6 84 41 +43 78 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 Young Boys 36 19 9 8 64 45 +19 66
3 Zürich 36 15 8 13 55 48 +7 53 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
4 Thun 36 13 13 10 47 45 +2 52 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
5 Luzern 36 12 11 13 54 46 +8 47
6 St. Gallen 36 13 8 15 57 65 −8 47
7 Sion 36 12 9 15 47 48 −1 45 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
8 Grasshopper 36 11 10 15 50 56 −6 43
9 Vaduz 36 7 10 19 28 59 −31 31 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[b]
10 Aarau (R) 36 6 12 18 31 64 −33 30 Relegation to Swiss Challenge League
Source: Swiss Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

First and Second Round

Home \ Away AAR BAS GCZ LUZ SIO STG THU VAD YB ZÜR
Aarau 1–2 1–2 0–3 1–0 0–3 2–1 1–1 3–2 0–1
Basel 3–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 4–1
Grasshopper 2–1 3–1 3–2 0–0 3–0 2–3 0–1 0–1 1–3
Luzern 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–1
Sion 2–2 2–3 3–3 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–3
St. Gallen 2–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 3–3 2–2 0–2
Thun 0–0 2–3 3–2 3–2 2–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 2–1
Vaduz 1–0 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–1 0–2 1–4
Young Boys 1–1 0–1 4–0 3–2 2–1 4–2 1–1 0–1 2–1
Zürich 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–3 4–1 1–1 2–1 3–0 2–1
Source: Swiss Super League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third and Fourth Round

Home \ Away AAR BAS GCZ LUZ SIO STG THU VAD YB ZÜR
Aarau 2–1 0–1 2–6 0–1 0–2 3–2 0–1 1–1 0–0
Basel 6–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 4–3 3–0 1–0 0–0 5–1
Grasshopper 3–1 2–4 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 0–2
Luzern 4–0 1–4 2–0 3–0 6–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–1
Sion 1–0 0–1 0–5 2–2 3–0 3–0 4–0 6–2 1–2
St. Gallen 5–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 3–1 1–4
Thun 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–0 2–1 4–1 4–0 0–0 2–2
Vaduz 0–2 1–3 0–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–1 2–2
Young Boys 2–2 4–2 4–2 0–1 3–2 3–1 4–0 2–1 3–0
Zürich 0–0 1–2 4–3 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 2–2 0–1
Source: Swiss Super League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

As of 30 May 2015[3]

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Albania Shkëlzen Gashi Basel 22
2 France Guillaume Hoarau Young Boys 17
Switzerland Marco Schneuwly Luzern
4 Senegal Moussa Konaté Sion 16
5 Israel Mu'nas Dabbur Grasshopper 13
6 Switzerland Marco Streller Basel 12
Paraguay Dario Lezcano Luzern
Finland Berat Sadik Thun
9 Brazil Caio Alves Grasshopper 11
10 Switzerland Breel Embolo Basel 10
11 Cameroon Franck Etoundi Zürich 9
Switzerland Goran Karanović St. Gallen
Switzerland Renato Steffen Young Boys

Awards

Annual awards

Award[4] Winner Club
Player of the Season Albania Shkelzen Gashi Basel
Young Player of the Season Switzerland Breel Embolo Basel
Coach of the Season Switzerland Urs Fisher Thun
Goal of the Season Switzerland Renato Steffen Young Boys
Team of the Year[5]
Goalkeeper Czech Republic Tomáš Vaclík (Basel)
Defence Switzerland Michael Lang (GC) Switzerland Marek Suchý (Basel) Switzerland Fabian Schär (Basel) Switzerland Taulant Xhaka (Basel)
Midfield

Switzerland Marco Schönbächler (Zürich)

Switzerland Alexander Frei (Basel)

Tunisia Yassine Chikhaoui (Zürich)

Switzerland Renato Steffen (Young Boys)

Attack Albania Shkëlzen Gashi (Basel) Switzerland Marco Streller (Zürich)

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Swiss Super League 2014-2015 Longest Sequences Table". Statto.com. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Zuschauerzahlen – Raiffeisen Super League". Swiss Super League (in German). Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Torschützenliste – Raiffeisen Super League". Swiss Super League (in German). Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Gashi footballeur de l'année 2014". Le Matin (in French). 2 February 2015. ISSN 1018-3736. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Gashi footballeur de l'année 2014". Le Matin (in French). 2 February 2015. ISSN 1018-3736. Retrieved 30 November 2022.

External links

  • Official website (in German)
  • Official website (in French)
  • Swiss Super League at uefa.com
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