The 2018–19
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 122nd season of top-tier competitive
football
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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 ...
and the 16th under its current name and format.
A total of 10 teams competed in the league: the 9 best teams from the
2017–18 season and the
2017–18 Swiss Challenge League
The 2017–18 Swiss Challenge League (referred to as the Brack.ch Challenge League for sponsoring reasons) is the 15th season of the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of competitive football in Switzerland, under its current name. The seaso ...
champion
Xamax. The season started on the weekend of 21–22 July 2018 and concluded on 25 May 2019 with a break between 17 December 2018 and 2 February 2019.
In May 2018, the Swiss Football League voted in favor of reintroducing the relegation play-offs, starting from the 2018–19 season. At the end of the season, the 9th-placed team of the Swiss Super League will face the 2nd-placed team of the Swiss Challenge League in a two-legged play-off to determine which of the two will compete in the Super League the following season.
Teams
Stadia and locations
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
League table
Results
First and second round
Third and fourth round
Relegation play-offs
Ninth placed
Xamax faced
Aarau
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, the runner-up of
2018–19 Swiss Challenge League
The 2018–19 Swiss Challenge League (referred to as the Brack.ch Challenge League for sponsoring reasons) was the 16th season of the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of competitive football in Switzerland, under its current name. The seaso ...
.
First leg
Second leg
''Neuchâtel Xamax won on penalties after drawing 4–4 on aggregate and will stay in the Swiss Super League.''
Attendances
Season Statistics
Top scorers
Top assists
Hat-tricks
Awards
Annual awards
References
External links
Official website
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Swiss Super League seasons
2018–19 in Swiss football