2007–08 Swiss Super League
The 2007–08 Swiss Super League was the 111th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. The competition is officially named AXPO Super League due to sponsoring purposes. It began on 18 July 2007 and has ended on 10 May 2008.
| Season | 2007–08 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 July 2007 – 10 May 2008 |
| Champions | Basel 12th title |
| Relegated | Thun St. Gallen |
| Champions League | Basel |
| UEFA Cup | Young Boys Zürich Bellinzona (via Swiss Cup) |
| Intertoto Cup | Grasshopper |
| Matches played | 180 |
| Goals scored | 522 (2.9 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Hakan Yakin (24 goals) |
← 2006–07 2008–09 → | |
League table
| 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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
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.
First half of season |
Second half of season
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Relegation play-offs
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.
| Bellinzona | 3–2 | St. Gallen |
|---|---|---|
Pouga  4'Taljević 61'Lulić 89' |
Ural 71' Gelabert 76' |
| St. Gallen | 0–2 | Bellinzona |
|---|---|---|
| Neri 36' Lulić 90+2' |
Bellinzona won 4–3 on aggregate. St. Gallen are relegated to the Swiss Challenge League.
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hakan Yakin |
BSC Young Boys | 24 |
| 2 | Thomas Häberli |
BSC Young Boys | 18 |
 Raúl Bobadilla |
Grasshopper Club Zürich | 18 | |
| 4 |  Álvaro Saborío |
FC Sion | 17 |
| 5 | Mauro Lustrinelli |
FC Luzern | 14 |
| 6 | Marco Streller |
FC Basel | 12 |
 Raffael |
FC Zürich | 12 | |
| Rogério |
FC Aarau | 12 | |
| 9 | Francisco Aguirre |
FC St. Gallen | 11 |
| 10 |  Daniel Majstorović |
FC Basel | 10 |
Awards
- Super League Player of the Year: Hakan Yakin (BSC Young Boys)
- Goal of the Year: Mauro Lustrinelli (FC Lucerne, scored against FC Basel)
- Coach of the Year: Christian Gross (FC Basel)
- Youngster of the Year: Eren Derdiyok (FC Basel)
- Fair Play Trophy: FC Aarau
External links
- Super league website (in German)
- Soccerway - Super League
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