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Swiss Challenge League
The Challenge League is the second-highest tier of the Swiss football league system and lower of two professional leagues in the country. Ten teams play in the Challenge League; the winners of the league are promoted to the Super League, while the bottom-placed team is relegated to the Promotion League. 2022–23 clubs Promotion/Relegation from 2021–22 season *FC Lausanne-Sport (10th) was relegated from the Swiss Super League. *FC Winterthur was promoted to the Swiss Super League. *SC Kriens was relegated to the Promotion League. *AC Bellinzona was promoted from the Promotion League. History Serie B and Serie Promotion The Serie B was first carried out in 1898. In the year before, Genevan newspaper ''La Suisse Sportive'' organized the first inofficial Swiss Championship, where the ''Coupe Ruinart'' was awarded to Grasshopper Club Zürich. The first Serie B was competed for this same cup. The final game was held between Cantonal Lausanne, FC Bern, and Vereinigte S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Winterthur
FC Winterthur is a Swiss football club based in Winterthur, Canton of Zürich. They play in the Swiss Super League, the first tier of Swiss football, and appeared regularly in the Nationalliga A during the 20th century. Their home is the Stadion Schützenwiese. History The club was founded in 1896 by students of the local school of engineering and following a fusion with two local teams, it was called ''Vereinigte Fussballclubs Winterthur'' between 1929 and 1946. They enjoyed their best success in the early part of the 20th century winning the Swiss Championship three times (in 1906, 1908 and 1917), before consecutive relegations in 1931 and 1934. They played in the lower leagues until regaining promotion to the Nationalliga B in 1950. They have since stayed in the second division for most of their history, except for several appearances in the Nationalliga A, from where they were most recently relegated in 1978 following a promotion ten years prior. Notable managers f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Super League
The Swiss Super League (known as the Credit Suisse Super League for sponsorship reasons) is a Swiss professional league in the top tier of the Swiss football league system and has been played in its current format since the 2003–04 season. As of January 2022, the Swiss Super League is ranked 14th in Europe according to UEFA's ranking of league coefficients, which is based upon Swiss team performances in European competitions. The 2022–23 season will be the 126th season of the Swiss top-flight, making it the longest continuously running top-flight national league. Overview The Super League is played over 36 rounds from the end of July to May, with a winter break from mid-December to the first week of February. Each team plays each other four times, twice at home and twice away, in a round-robin. As teams from both Switzerland and Liechtenstein participate in the Swiss football leagues, only a Swiss club finishing in first place will be crowned champion—should a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021–22 Swiss Challenge League
The 2021–22 Swiss Challenge League (referred to as the Dieci Challenge League for sponsoring reasons) is the 19th season of the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of competitive football in Switzerland, under its current name. The season started on 23 July 2021 and is scheduled to end on 20 May 2022. Participating teams A total of 10 teams participate in the league. 2020–21 Swiss Challenge League champions Grasshopper Club Zürich was promoted to the 2021–22 Swiss Super League. They were replaced by FC Vaduz, who was relegated after finishing last-placed in the 2020–21 Swiss Super League. FC Chiasso was relegated after finishing in last place in the 2020–21 Swiss Challenge League and was replaced by Yverdon-Sport FC Yverdon-Sport FC is a Swiss football team from the town of Yverdon-les-Bains. The club plays in a green and white strip, and were promoted from the Swiss 1. Liga Promotion, the third tier of Swiss football after winning in the 2020–21 season. ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Football Association
The Swiss Football Association (german: Schweizerischer Fussballverband, french: Association Suisse de Football, it, Associazione Svizzera di Football/Calcio, rm, Associaziun Svizra da Ballape) is the governing body of football in Switzerland. It organizes the football league, the Swiss Football League and the Switzerland national football team. It is based in Bern. It was formed in 1895, was a founder member of FIFA in 1904 and joined UEFA during its foundation year, 1954. FIFA is now based in Switzerland at Zürich. Also UEFA is based in the Swiss city of Nyon. ASF-SFV is the abbreviation of the associations name in three of the national languages of Switzerland. ASF stands for both French (''Association Suisse de Football'') and Italian (''Associazione Svizzera di Football''), while SFV is the German (''Schweizerischer Fussballverband'').- Romansh - It is abbreviated as ASB (''Associaziun Svizra da Ballape''). Presidents *Ralph Zloczower (2001–2009) *Peter Gilliéro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy
FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy, sometimes referred to as SLO, is a Swiss football team based in Ouchy, Lausanne. They currently play in the Swiss Challenge League after achieving promotion in 2019. History The club is the result of a merger between ''FC Ouchy-Olympic'' and ''FC Stade Lausanne'' in 2001. ''FC Ouchy-Olympic'''s story began in 1895 as ''FC La Villa Ouchy''. As founding members of the Swiss Football Association, they competed in the first Serie A season during 1897–98, but later mostly played in the lower divisions. The initial forerunner to the latter club was founded in 1901 as ''FC Signal Lausanne'', which became ''Stade Lausanne'' in 1926, also introducing athletics, field hockey and shooting sports departments. They competed in the second division and narrowly failed to achieve promotion to the Serie A in 1929. Henri Guisan acted as president between 1929 and 1939, when his position became honorary as he led the Swiss army's mobilization during World War II. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aarau
Aarau (, ) is a List of towns in Switzerland, town, a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality, and the capital of the northern Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Aargau. The List of towns in Switzerland, town is also the capital of the district of Aarau (district), Aarau. It is German-speaking and predominantly Protestant. Aarau is situated on the Swiss plateau, in the valley of the Aare, on the river's right bank, and at the southern foot of the Jura Mountains, and is west of Zürich, south of Basel and northeast of Bern. The municipality borders directly on the canton of Solothurn to the west. It is the largest town in Aargau. At the beginning of 2010 Rohr, Aargau, Rohr became a district of Aarau. The official language of Aarau is (the Swiss variety of Standard) Swiss Standard German, German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic German, Alemannic Swiss German (linguistics), Swiss German dialect. Geography and geology The old city of Aarau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadion Brügglifeld
Stadion Brügglifeld is a multi-purpose stadium in Aarau, Switzerland. It is primarily used for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Aarau. The current capacity is 9,249 seats, which include 1499 covered seats. 1,187 covered seats are in the main stand and 312 additional seats are located in the smaller grandstand. The remainder of the seating capacity is an uncovered terracing area which has space for 7,750. Fans of away teams are seated behind one goal, to the right of the players' entrances. This section has space for 1,500 fans. The stadium opened on October 12, 1924, with a friendly match against local side FC Zürich. A new main stand was added in 1982 and a smaller grandstand was completed in the 1990s, along with a complete renovation of the standing areas. The stadium is in the Suhr municipality. In 2008, proposals were put forward for a new urban development to include a new home for FC Aarau. The proposal included that Mittelland Arena, in the heart of Centr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellinzona
Bellinzona ( , , Ticinese ; french: Bellinzone ; german: Bellenz ; rm, Blizuna )is a municipality, a historic Swiss town, and the capital of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The town is famous for its three castles (Castelgrande, Montebello, Sasso Corbaro) that have been UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 2000. The town lies east of the river Ticino, at the foot of the Alps. It stretches along the river valley, surrounded by the southern ranges of the Lepontine Alps to the east and west, and by the Lugano Prealps to the south. Name and coat of arms The toponym is first attested in 590 in Latin as ''Belitio'' or ''Bilitio'' (in the accusative, ''Bilitionem''), by Gregory of Tours. The name is Lepontic in origin, possibly from ''belitio'' (" juniper") or ''belitione'' ("juniper bushes"). During the medieval period, the name is found as ''Berinzona'' (721, 762, 803, 1002), ''Birrinzona'' (1004), ''Birizona'' (1168), ''Beliciona'' (901, 977) and ''Belinzona'' (1055). The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadio Comunale Bellinzona
Stadio Comunale Bellinzona is a multi-use stadium in Bellinzona, Switzerland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of AC Bellinzona. As of 2009, the stadium has an official capacity of 5,000 people, but could hold up to 20,740. The has 600 seats. Here is a breakdown of the capacities of each of the five stands of the stadium: Swiss Football League: Capacities Stadio comunale Bellinzona /ref> Lea ...
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Stade De La Tuilière
Stade de la Tuilière is a football stadium in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is the current home of the football club FC Lausanne-Sport. The stadium has a capacity of 12,544. FC Lausanne-Sport planned the construction of the stadium in 2017. Their stadium at the time, Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, was multi-purpose and the club wanted new infrastructure only for football. The stadium was funded by the City of Lausanne. It formally opened on 29 November 2020, as the hosts Lausanne lost 3–0 to BSC Young Boys in a Swiss Super League The Swiss Super League (known as the Credit Suisse Super League for sponsorship reasons) is a Swiss professional league in the top tier of the Swiss football league system and has been played in its current format since the 2003–04 season ... match. References External linksStade de la Tuilière Official website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lausanne
, neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR-74), Maxilly-sur-Léman (FR-74), Montpreveyres, Morrens, Neuvecelle (FR-74), Prilly, Pully, Renens, Romanel-sur-Lausanne, Saint-Sulpice, Savigny , twintowns = Lausanne ( , , , ) ; it, Losanna; rm, Losanna. is the capital and largest city of the Swiss French speaking canton of Vaud. It is a hilly city situated on the shores of Lake Geneva, about halfway between the Jura Mountains and the Alps, and facing the French town of Évian-les-Bains across the lake. Lausanne is located northeast of Geneva, the nearest major city. The municipality of Lausanne has a population of about 140,000, making it the fourth largest city in Switzerland after Basel, Geneva, and Zurich, with the entire agglomeration area having about 420,000 inhabit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
