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Football league season
Swiss Challenge League
Season2024–25
Dates19 July 2024 – 23 May 2025
Matches played180
Top goalscorer7 players (7 goals)
← 2023–24 2025–26 → All statistics correct as of 5 December 2023.

The 2024–25 Swiss Challenge League (referred to as the Dieci Challenge League for sponsoring reasons) is the 127th season of the second tier of competitive football in Switzerland and the 22nd season under its current name.

Schedule

The Swiss Football League (SFL) released a detailed schedule on 5 December 2023. The season will begin on 19 July 2024 and conclude on 23 May 2025. The league will go on winter break after matchday 18 on 15 December 2024 and resume on 24 January 2025. The final matchday of the relegation group will take place on, while the championship group will hold its last matches. The two legs of the promotion play-offs are scheduled for 27 and 30 May 2025, while the relegation play-off will be held on 26 and 29 May 2025.

Teams

On May 11 2024, Étoile Carouge returned to the Challenge League after a 12 year absence. On May 15, 2024, FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy, relegated from the Super League, returned to the second series after a one year absence. They replace last season's Challenge League champions FC Sion, who returned to the top flight after a 1 year absence, and FC Baden, who were relegated to the Swiss Promotion League after just one season in the Challenge League.

Team changes

Promoted from
2023–24 Swiss Promotion League 		Relegated from
2023–24 Swiss Super League
Étoile Carouge FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy

Stadia and locations

Map of Switzerland with the locations of the Challenge League clubsAarauAarauBellinzonaBellinzonaÉtoile CarougeÉtoile CarougeXamaxXamaxSchaffhausenSchaffhausenLausanne OuchyLausanne OuchyNyonNyonThunThunVaudzVaudzWilWilclass=notpageimage| Locations of clubs in the 2024-25 Swiss Challenge League teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity Ref
FC Aarau Aarau Stadion Brügglifeld 8,000
AC Bellinzona Bellinzona Stadio Comunale 5,000
Étoile Carouge FC Carouge Stade de la Fontenette 3,600
FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy Lausanne Stade Olympique 15,850
FC Stade Nyonnais Nyon Stade de Colovray 7,200
FC Schaffhausen Schaffhausen FCS Arena 8,200
FC Thun Thun Stockhorn Arena 10,014
FC Vaduz Liechtenstein Vaduz Rheinpark Stadion 7,584
FC Wil 1900 Wil Lidl Arena 6,958
Neuchâtel Xamax FCS Neuchâtel Stade de la Maladière 11,997
  1. Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy's home stadium Stade Juan-Antonio-Samaranch in Lausanne can not accommodate SLO for the Challenge League. SLO will play at the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise in Lausanne.
No. of
teams 		Cantons Team(s)
2
 Vaud Nyon, Lausanne Ouchy
1
 Aargau Aarau
 Bern Thun
 Liechtenstein Vaduz
 Schaffhausen Schaffhausen
 St. Gallen Wil
 Geneva Étoile Carouge
 Neuchâtel Xamax
 Ticino Bellinzona

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Aarau ItalySwitzerland Brunello Iacopetta Switzerland Olivier Jäckle gpard Credit Suisse
Bellinzona Spain Manuel Benavente Switzerland Dragan Mihajlović Acerbis
Étoile Carouge Romania Adrian Ursea Switzerland Aurélien Chappuis SB Sport Raiffeisen
Lausanne Ouchy Slovenia Dalibor Stevanović France Rayan Kadima 14fourteen gerofinance
Schaffhausen Switzerland Ciriaco Sforza Albania Ermir Lenjani Puma Methabau
Nyon France Christophe Caschili Switzerland Quentin Gaillard Adidas
Thun Switzerland Mauro Lustrinelli Switzerland Marco Bürki Macron Schneider Software AG
Vaduz Switzerland Marc Schneider Liechtenstein Benjamin Büchel Puma MBPI
Wil Switzerland Marco Hämmerli Switzerland Kastrijot Ndau ERIMA Weber und Partner AG
LIKA Group AG
Xamax France Anthony Braizat Slovenia Kenan Fatkič Puma groupe e

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of departure Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Ref.
Schaffhausen Germany Christian Wimmer Contract expiry Pre-season Switzerland Ciriaco Sforza 15 June 2024
Aarau Bosnia and Herzegovina Ranko Jakovljević (interim) End of interim period Switzerland Brunello Iacopetta 20 May 2024
Wil Switzerland Brunello Iacopetta Departure Switzerland Marco Hämmerli 24 May 2024
Lausanne Ouchy Portugal Ricardo Dionísio Mutual consent 25 September 2024 9th Slovenia Dalibor Stevanović 25 September 2024
Xamax Switzerland Uli Forte Mutual consent 24 December 2024 6th France Anthony Braizat 24 December 2024

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Thun 18 9 6 3 32 19 +13 33 Promotion to Swiss Super League
2 Étoile Carouge 18 9 3 6 32 27 +5 30 Qualification for promotion play-off
3 Aarau 18 8 5 5 30 22 +8 29
4 Vaduz 18 7 7 4 26 26 0 28
5 Wil 18 6 7 5 28 23 +5 25
6 Xamax 18 8 1 9 30 36 −6 25
7 Bellinzona 18 5 6 7 22 28 −6 21
8 Nyon 18 5 3 10 24 40 −16 18
9 Lausanne Ouchy 17 3 8 6 28 24 +4 17
10 Schaffhausen 17 4 4 9 21 28 −7 16 Relegation to Swiss Promotion League
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2024. Source: Swiss Challenge League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored 6) Away goals scored; 7) Draw.


Results

First and second rounds

Home \ Away AAR BEL ETC SLO NYO SHA THU VAD WIL XAM
Aarau — 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–3 0–0 1–1 1–3
Bellinzona 1–4 — 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 0–3 0–2
Étoile Carouge 2–1 2–2 — 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 3–1 3–1
Lausanne Ouchy 1–1 1–1 5–1 — 6–2 0–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–2
Nyon 1–2 2–1 2–4 0–3 — 0–3 1–6 1–1 3–1 2–1
Schaffhausen 0–3 2–1 2–3 0–1 — 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–2
Thun 1–2 2–1 1–1 3–1 — 2–0 0–2 1–0
Vaduz 2–5 2–1 0–0 2–2 2–0 — 3–2 2–1
Wil 2–2 2–2 0–3 2–2 0–0 0–0 — 4–0
Xamax 1–3 2–2 0–3 3–2 3–2 2–1 2–3 4–1 1–4 —
Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 2024. Source: Swiss Football League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. On 12 August 2024, Bellinzona were sanctioned with a 0–3 forfeit loss, as they fielded eight non-locally trained players, instead of the allowed seven, in this match. This decision was confirmed on 17 September 2024, following appeal by Bellinzona.


Third and fourth rounds

Home \ Away AAR BEL ETC SLO NYO SHA THU VAD WIL XAM
Aarau —
Bellinzona —
Étoile Carouge —
Lausanne Ouchy —
Nyon —
Schaffhausen —
Thun —
Vaduz —
Wil —
Xamax —
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2024. Source: Swiss Football League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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  2. "SWISS FOOTBALL LEAGUE - Rahmenterminplan / Calendrier - Stand / État 5.12.2023" (PDF). Swiss Football League. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
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  15. "FC Wil 1900". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
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  20. "Brunello Iacopetta wird neuer FCA-Cheftrainer". fcwil.ch (in Swiss High German). FC Wil. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  21. "Communiqué officiel !" (in Swiss French). FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  22. "Neuchâtel Xamax et Uli Forte se séparent d'un commun accord" (in Swiss French). Neuchâtel Xamax FCS. 24 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  23. "Anthony Braizat est le nouvel entraineur des Rouge et Noir" (in Swiss French). Neuchâtel Xamax FCS. 24 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
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  26. "Forfait-Niederlage der AC Bellinzona bestätigt". Swiss Football League. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.

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