The following is a summary of the 2005–06 season of competitive football in

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

Super League

Final league table

Challenge League

Final league table

Promotion/relegation play-offs

The ninth-placed team in the

2005–06 Swiss Super League The 2005–06 Swiss Super League season was the 109th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. The competition is officially named ''AXPO Super League'' due to sponsoring purposes. It began on 13 July 2005 and has ended on 14 May 2006. Teams ...

Neuchâtel Xamax , neighboring_municipalities= Auvernier, Boudry, Chabrey (VD), Colombier, Cressier, Cudrefin (VD), Delley-Portalban (FR), Enges, Fenin-Vilars-Saules, Hauterive, Saint-Blaise, Savagnier , twintowns = Aarau (Switzerland), Besançon (France ...

, played a two-legged play-off against the Challenge League runners-up,

Sion Sion may refer to * an alternative transliteration of Zion People * Sion (name) or Siôn, a Welsh and other given name and surname, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Shion or Sion, a Japanese given name Plac ...

, for a spot in the 2006–07 Super League. ---- ---- ''

won 3–0 on aggregate and are promoted.

lose and are relegated.''

1. Liga

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Promotion play-offs

Qualification round

'' Servette win 6–1 on aggregate'' '' Delémont win 7–0 on aggregate'' '' Étoile Carouge win 4–2 on aggregate'' ''3–3 on aggregate UGS win on away goals''

Final round

'' Delémont win 2–1 on aggregate and are promoted to the 2006–07 Challenge League.'' '' Servette win 5–1 on aggregate and are promoted to the 2006–07 Challenge League.''

Swiss Cup

BSC Young Boys BSC Young Boys (YB by short abbreviation ) are a Swiss sports club based in Bern, Switzerland. Its first team has won 15 Swiss league championships and six Swiss Cups. YB is one of the most successful Swiss football clubs internationally, reac ...

beat

FC Zürich Fussballclub Zürich, commonly abbreviated to FC Zürich or simply FCZ, is a Swiss football club based in Zürich. The club was founded in 1896 and has won the Swiss Super League 13 times and the Swiss Cup 10 times. The most recent titles a ...

4–1 in the first drawn semi-final and FC Sion beat FC Winterthur 1–0 in the second semi-final. The winner of the first drawn semi-final is considered as home team. The final was played on 17 April 2006 and took place at

Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf The Wankdorf Stadium (; between 2005 and 2020 known as Stade de Suisse) is a football stadium in Bern, Switzerland. The second largest all-seater football stadium in Switzerland, it currently serves as the home ground of the Swiss football te ...

in the Swiss capital

Bern german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese , neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen , website ...

Final

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Swiss Clubs in Europe

* Basel as 2004–05 champions: Champions League third qualifying round * Thun as runner-up: Champions League second qualifying round * Grasshoppers as third placed team: UEFA Cup second qualifying round * Zürich as

2004–05 Swiss Cup Swiss Cup 2004–05 was the eightieth season of Switzerland's annual cup competition. It began on 17 September with the first games of Round 1 and ended on 16 May 2005 with the Final held at St. Jakob-Park, Basel. The winners earned a place in the ...

winners: UEFA Cup second qualifying round * Young Boys as fourth placed team: Intertoto Cup second round * Xamax as sixth placed team: Intertoto Cup first round * Vaduz as

2004–05 Liechtenstein Cup The 2004–05 Liechtenstein Cup was the sixteenth season of Liechtenstein's annual cup competition. Seven clubs competed with a total of sixteen teams for one spot in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup. Defending champions were FC Vaduz, ...

winners: UEFA Cup first qualifying round

Basel

Champions League

=Third qualifying round

= ''Werder Bremen won 4–2 on aggregate. Basel transfer to

2005–06 UEFA Cup The 2005–06 UEFA Cup, the 35th edition of the UEFA Cup, was won by Sevilla, beating Middlesbrough in the final. It was the first victory for Sevilla in a European competition, and the first appearance by Middlesbrough in a European final. The ...

UEFA Cup

=First round

= ''Basel won 6-0 on aggregate.''

=Group stage / Group E

=Round of 32

= ''Basel won 2–1 on aggregate.''

=Round of 16

= ''Basel won 4-2 on aggregate.''

=Quarter-finals

= ''Middlesbrough won 4-3 on aggregate.''

Thun

Champions League

=Second qualifying round

=Third qualifying round

=Group stage / Group B

UEFA Cup

=Round of 32

Grasshoppers

UEFA Cup

=Second qualifying round

= ''3–3 on aggregate, Grasshoppers win on away goals''

=First round

= ''Grasshoppers won 4-1 on aggregate.''

=Group stage / Group D

Zürich

UEFA Cup

=Second qualifying round

= ''Zürich win 5–1 on aggregate''

=Third qualifying round

= ''Brøndby won 3–2 on aggregate.''

Young Boys

Intertoto Cup

=Second qualifying round

= ''Young Boys won 6–2 on aggregate.''

=Third qualifying round

= ''Marseille won 5–3 on aggregate.''

Xamax

Intertoto Cup

=First qualifying round

= ''Neuchâtel Xamax won 9–1 on aggregate.''

=Second qualifying round

= ''Saint-Étienne won 3–2 on aggregate.''

Vaduz

UEFA Cup

=First qualifying round

= ''Vaduz won 2–1 on aggregate''

=Second qualifying round

= ''Beşiktaş win 6–1 on aggregate''

References

Sources

Switzerland Cup 2005–06 at RSSSF

1. Liga season 2005–06 at the official website

Cup finals at Fussball-Schweiz
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