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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 ...
(referred to as the Raiffeisen Super League for sponsoring reasons) was the 121st season of top-tier competitive
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and the 15th under its current name and format.
Basel , french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese , neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...
were the defending champions. Young Boys won the title on 28 April 2018 after a 2–1 win against
Luzern , neighboring_municipalities= Adligenswil, Ebikon, Emmen, Horw, Kriens, Malters, Meggen, Neuenkirch Lucerne ( , ; High Alemannic: ''Lozärn'') or Luzern ()Other languages: gsw, Lozärn, label=Lucerne German; it, Lucerna ; rm, Lucerna . is a ...
, with four games to spare. It was their first league title in 32 years, having last won the league in the 1985–1986 season, and their 12th league title overall. They also ended Basel's run of eight consecutive titles. A total of 10 teams competed in the league: the 9 best teams from the 2016–17 season and the
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champion
Zürich Zürich () is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. As of January 2020, the municipality has 43 ...
. The season started on the weekend of 22–23 July 2017 and ended on 19 May 2018 with a break between 17 December 2017 and 2 February 2018. This season saw the introduction of changes in the way Swiss clubs may qualify for European competition; per new UEFA rules, the champions of the Swiss Super League now qualifies for the Champions League play-off round (previously directly to the Champions League group stage) and the runners-up now qualifies for the Champions League second qualifying round (previously to the third qualifying round). Qualification to Europa League spots for the third- and fourth-placed team remain unchanged.


Teams


Stadia and locations


Personnel and kits


Managerial changes


League table


Positions by round


Results


First and Second Round


Third and Fourth Round


Season statistics


Top goalscorers

1Ajeti played 7 games for St. Gallen then signed for Basel.
2Rapp played 18 games for Thun then signed for Lausanne. Sorgic (Thun)


Top assists

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Matteo Tosetti Matteo Tosetti (born 15 February 1992) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays for AC Bellinzona. Club career Tosetti began his playing career with hometown club Losone Sportiva until a move to FC Locarno in 2005. There he rose through the y ...
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Thun , neighboring_municipalities= Amsoldingen, Heiligenschwendi, Heimberg, Hilterfingen, Homberg, Schwendibach, Spiez, Steffisburg, Thierachern, Uetendorf, Zwieselberg , twintown = , website = www.thun.ch Thun (french: Thoune) ...
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Basel , french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese , neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...
(7) / Lausanne-Sport (8) , 15 , - , 3 , align="left",
Mohamed Elyounoussi Mohamed Amine Elyounoussi (born 4 August 1994), nicknamed Moi (), is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Premier League club Southampton and the Norway national team. Early life Elyounoussi was born in Al Hoceim ...
, align="left", Basel , 14 , - , 4 , align="left", Davide Mariani , align="left",
Lugano Lugano (, , ; lmo, label=Ticinese dialect, Ticinese, Lugan ) is a city and municipality in Switzerland, part of the Lugano District in the canton of Ticino. It is the largest city of both Ticino and the Italian-speaking southern Switzerland. Luga ...
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Miralem Sulejmani Miralem Sulejmani ( sr-Cyrl, Миралем Сулејмани, ; born 5 December 1988) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a winger. When he signed for Ajax in 2008, he became the most expensive football player to have ever been ...
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Francesco Margiotta Francesco Margiotta (born 15 July 1993) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Sestri Levante. Career Born in Turin, Piedmont, Margiotta started his career at Serie A side Juventus, signing a four-year contract ...
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Roger Assalé Roger Claver Djapone Assalé (born 13 November 1993) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Dijon. Club career Assalé was part of the Young Boys squad that won the 2017–18 Swiss Super League, their fi ...
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Hat-tricks

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Thun , neighboring_municipalities= Amsoldingen, Heiligenschwendi, Heimberg, Hilterfingen, Homberg, Schwendibach, Spiez, Steffisburg, Thierachern, Uetendorf, Zwieselberg , twintown = , website = www.thun.ch Thun (french: Thoune) ...
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3–1 (A)
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Kenan Kodro Kenan Kodro (; born 19 August 1993) is a Bosnian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Fehérvár FC, Fehérvár and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national ...
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Lugano Lugano (, , ; lmo, label=Ticinese dialect, Ticinese, Lugan ) is a city and municipality in Switzerland, part of the Lugano District in the canton of Ticino. It is the largest city of both Ticino and the Italian-speaking southern Switzerland. Luga ...
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4–3 (H)
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3–3 (H)
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Thun , neighboring_municipalities= Amsoldingen, Heiligenschwendi, Heimberg, Hilterfingen, Homberg, Schwendibach, Spiez, Steffisburg, Thierachern, Uetendorf, Zwieselberg , twintown = , website = www.thun.ch Thun (french: Thoune) ...
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, (H) – Home ; (A) – Away


Awards


Annual awards

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Basel , french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese , neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...
, - , Young Player of the Season , align="left",
Dimitri Oberlin Dimitri Oberlin (born 27 September 1997) is a professional association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for TFF First League club Adanaspor. Born in Cameroon, he represents the Switzerland national foot ...
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Basel , french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese , neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...
, - , Coach of the Season , align="left",
Murat Yakin Murat Yakin ( tr, Yakın; born 15 September 1974) is a Swiss football coach and former player. He is the manager of the Switzerland national football team. Playing career Yakin spent the longest spell of his career playing for his hometown clu ...
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Jean-Pierre Nsame Jean-Pierre Junior Nsame (born 1 May 1993) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Super League club Young Boys and the Cameroon national team. Club career France Nsame made his professional debut in April 201 ...
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Michel Lang Michel Lang (9 June 1939 – 24 April 2014) was a French film and television director, best remembered for his comedy films in the late 1970s and 1980s. After 1990, he directed predominantly for French television. Filmography * 1964 : '' Un tout ...
(Basel) , colspan="3" , Jordan Lotomba (Young Boys) , colspan="3" ,
Manuel Akanji Manuel Obafemi Akanji (born 19 July 1995) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Manchester City and the Switzerland national team. Club career Youth football and early career Born in Neftenbach, Akanji began his ...
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Kevin Mbabu Melingo Kevin Mbabu (born 19 April 1995) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender for Swiss Super League club Servette, on loan from Premier League club Fulham and the Switzerland national team. Club career Servette Born i ...
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Mohamed Elyounoussi Mohamed Amine Elyounoussi (born 4 August 1994), nicknamed Moi (), is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Premier League club Southampton and the Norway national team. Early life Elyounoussi was born in Al Hoceim ...
(Basel) , colspan="3" , Sekou Sanogo (Young Boys) , colspan="3" ,
Renato Steffen Renato Steffen (born 3 November 1991) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays for Lugano and the Switzerland national team. He is a left-footed winger. Club career Youth football Steffen played his youth football with local club FC Er ...
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Miralem Sulejmani Miralem Sulejmani ( sr-Cyrl, Миралем Сулејмани, ; born 5 December 1988) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a winger. When he signed for Ajax in 2008, he became the most expensive football player to have ever been ...
(Young Boys) , - , Attack , colspan="6" , Simone Rapp (Thun) , colspan="6" ,
Roger Assalé Roger Claver Djapone Assalé (born 13 November 1993) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Dijon. Club career Assalé was part of the Young Boys squad that won the 2017–18 Swiss Super League, their fi ...
(Young Boys)


Attendance

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Basel , french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese , neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...
, 18 , 465,426 , 25,859 , - , Young Boys , 18 , 395,512 , 21,973 , - ,
St. Gallen , neighboring_municipalities = Eggersriet, Gaiserwald, Gossau, Herisau (AR), Mörschwil, Speicher (AR), Stein (AR), Teufen (AR), Untereggen, Wittenbach , twintowns = Liberec (Czech Republic) , website ...
, 18 , 227,043 , 12,614 , - ,
Zürich Zürich () is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. As of January 2020, the municipality has 43 ...
, 18 , 193,073 , 10,726 , - ,
Luzern , neighboring_municipalities= Adligenswil, Ebikon, Emmen, Horw, Kriens, Malters, Meggen, Neuenkirch Lucerne ( , ; High Alemannic: ''Lozärn'') or Luzern ()Other languages: gsw, Lozärn, label=Lucerne German; it, Lucerna ; rm, Lucerna . is a ...
, 18 , 180,925 , 10,051 , - ,
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, 18 , 178,600 , 9,922 , - ,
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, 18 , 126,300 , 7,017 , - ,
Thun , neighboring_municipalities= Amsoldingen, Heiligenschwendi, Heimberg, Hilterfingen, Homberg, Schwendibach, Spiez, Steffisburg, Thierachern, Uetendorf, Zwieselberg , twintown = , website = www.thun.ch Thun (french: Thoune) ...
, 18 , 106,335 , 5,908 , - , Lausanne-Sport , 18 , 71,931 , 3,996 , - ,
Lugano Lugano (, , ; lmo, label=Ticinese dialect, Ticinese, Lugan ) is a city and municipality in Switzerland, part of the Lugano District in the canton of Ticino. It is the largest city of both Ticino and the Italian-speaking southern Switzerland. Luga ...
, 18 , 67,454 , 3,747 , - , League total , 180 , 2,012,599 , 11,181 Source:


References


External links

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Swiss Super League at uefa.com
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