2010–11 Swiss Super League

The 2010–11 Swiss Super League was the 114th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. It began on 17 July 2010 and ended on 25 May 2011.[1] The league comprised ten teams.

Swiss Super League
Season2010–11
Dates17 July 2010 – 25 May 2011
ChampionsBasel
14th title
RelegatedBellinzona
St. Gallen
Champions LeagueBasel
Zürich
Europa LeagueSion
Young Boys
Thun
Matches played180
Goals scored537 (2.98 per match)
Top goalscorerAlexander Frei (27 goals)
Biggest home winZürich 5–0 Bellinzona
Biggest away winLuzern 0–5 Zürich
Highest scoringLuzern 6–2 Bellinzona

FC Basel successfully defended their league title, maintaining a one-point edge over runners-up FC Zürich at the end of the season. It was the 14th league title overall for the club.

Teams

FC Aarau were relegated after finishing in last place of the table after the 2009–10 season. They were replaced by 2009–10 Challenge League champions FC Thun.

Ninth-placed AC Bellinzona and Challenge League runners-up FC Lugano competed in a two-legged relegation play-off after the end of the 2009–10 season. Bellinzona won 2–1 on aggregate and thus retained their Super League spot.

Stadia and locations
Location of teams in the 2010–11 Swiss Super League
Club Location Stadium Capacity
FC BaselBaselSt. Jakob-Park38,512
AC BellinzonaBellinzonaStadio Comunale Bellinzona8,740
Grasshopper Club ZürichZürichLetzigrund23,605
FC LuzernEmmenbrückeStadion Gersag8,700
Neuchâtel XamaxNeuchâtelStade de la Maladière12,000
FC SionSionStade Tourbillon16,500
FC St. GallenSt. GallenAFG Arena19,694
FC ThunThunStadion Lachen10,350
BSC Young BoysBernWankdorf31,783
FC ZürichZürichLetzigrund23,605

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Basel (C) 36 21 10 5 76 44 +32 73 Qualification to Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Zürich 36 21 9 6 74 44 +30 72 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3 Young Boys 36 15 12 9 65 50 +15 57 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
4 Sion (D) 36 15 9 12 47 36 +11 54 Disqualified[lower-alpha 2]
5 Thun 36 11 16 9 48 43 +5 49 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
6 Luzern 36 13 9 14 62 57 +5 48
7 Grasshopper 36 10 11 15 45 54 −9 41
8 Neuchâtel Xamax 36 8 8 20 44 67 −23 32
9 Bellinzona (R) 36 7 11 18 42 75 −33 32 Qualification to relegation play-offs
10 St. Gallen (R) 36 8 7 21 34 67 −33 31 Relegation to Swiss Challenge League
Source: Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Due to the winners of 2010–11 UEFA Champions League, Barcelona, having qualified for the 2011-12 UEFA Champions League group phase via their domestic leagues and the subsequent vacation of the title holder spot, Basel as Swiss champions were moved up from the third qualification round into the group stage.
  2. By winning the 2010–11 Swiss Cup. The team was later disqualified from the Europa League after Celtic's successful protest over the team's use of ineligible players.

Results

Teams played each other four times over the course of the season, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 36 matches per team.

Relegation play-offs

Bellinzona as 9th-placed Super League team played a two-legged play-off against 2010–11 Challenge League runners-up Servette.

Bellinzona1–0Servette
Pergl 88' Report (in German)
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Alain Bieri
Servette3–1Bellinzona
de Azevedo 11'
Baumann 45' 56'		 Report (in German) Lustrinelli 69'
Attendance: 23,338
Referee: Hänni Nikolaj

Servette won 3–2 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers

Source:Swiss Football League

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Switzerland Alexander Frei Basel 27
2 Cameroon Henri Bienvenu Young Boys 16
3 Switzerland Mauro Lustrinelli Bellinzona 14
4 Switzerland Hakan Yakin Luzern 12
5 France Alexandre Alphonse Zürich 10
Ivory Coast Giovanni Sio Sion 10
Switzerland Admir Mehmedi Zürich 10
Switzerland Marco Streller Basel 10
Switzerland Innocent Emeghara Grasshopper 10
10 Portugal Nelson Ferreira Luzern 9
Argentina Ezequiel Scarione Thun 9
Zambia Emmanuel Mayuka Young Boys 9
Tunisia Amine Chermiti Zürich 9

References
  1. "Super League - Results and fixtures". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
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