The 2008–09 Swiss Challenge League was the sixth season of the

Swiss Challenge League The Challenge League (known as the Dieci Challenge League for sponsorship reasons) 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 wi ...

, the second tier of the

Swiss Swiss most commonly refers to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Swiss may also refer to: Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina * Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses * Swiss Café, an old café located ...

football league pyramid. It began on 25 July 2008 and ended on 30 May 2009. The champions of this season, FC St. Gallen, earned promotion to the 2009–10 Super League. The two teams,

FC Concordia Basel FC Concordia Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. The club was founded in 1907. They play in the 2. Liga Interregional (fifth level), and their home stadium was Rankhof Stadium until the 2008–09 season. Concordia is ranking as the ...

and

FC La Chaux-de-Fonds FC La Chaux-de-Fonds is a Swiss football club based in La Chaux-de-Fonds. It was founded on 4 July 1894 and used to play at the Stade Charrière. History The team has won the Swiss first division in seasons 1953–54, 1954–55, and 19 ...

, were administratively relegated to the 1. Liga due to the financial reasons.

Teams

League table

Promotion/relegation play-offs

Luzern Lucerne ( ) or Luzern ()Other languages: ; ; ; . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the Lucerne (district), di ...

as 9th-placed team of the

2008–09 Swiss Super League The 2008–09 Swiss Super League was the 112th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. The competition was officially named ''AXPO Super League'' due to sponsoring purposes. It began on 18 July 2008 with a match between Young Boys Bern and ...

played a two-legged play-off against Challenge League runners-up AC Lugano for a spot in the 2009–10 Super League. ---- ---- ''Luzern won 5–1 on aggregate and remained in the

Swiss Super League The Super League (also known as the Credit Suisse Super League for sponsorship reasons) is a professional association football league in Switzerland and the highest level of the Swiss football league system. It has been played in its current fo ...

. Lugano remained in the

Top goal scorers

;24 goals * Vincenzo Rennella ''(

Lugano Lugano ( , , ; ) is a city and municipality within the Lugano District in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It is the largest city in both Ticino and the Italian-speaking region of southern Switzerland. Lugano has a population () of , and an u ...

)'' ;22 goals * Moreno Merenda ''( St. Gallen)'' ;17 goals * Franck Madou ''( Biel-Bienne)'' ;15 goals * Rainer Bieli ''( Concordia)'' * Kamel Boughanem ''(

Lausanne Lausanne ( , ; ; ) is the capital and largest List of towns in Switzerland, city of the Swiss French-speaking Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. It is a hilly city situated on the shores of Lake Geneva, about halfway bet ...

)'' ;14 goals * Moreno Costanzo ''( St. Gallen)'' ;13 goals * Dante Senger ''(

FC Locarno FC Locarno is a Swiss association football, football club based in Locarno in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino in southern Switzerland. As of the 2019–20 season, Locarno play in the Swiss sixth level, 2. Liga (Switzerland), 2. Liga. His ...

)'' ;12 goals * David Blumer ''(

Thun Thun () is a List of towns in Switzerland, town and a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the administrative district of Thun (administrative district), Thun in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Canton of Bern, Bern in Switzerland. ...

)'' * Mbala Mbuta Biscotte ''( Yverdon-Sport)'' ;11 goals * Allmir Ademi ''(

Schaffhausen Schaffhausen (; ; ; ; ), historically known in English as Shaffhouse, is a list of towns in Switzerland, town with historic roots, a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in northern Switzerland, and the capital of the canton of Schaffh ...

)'' * Tomo Barlecaj ''(

Winterthur Winterthur (; ) is a city in the canton of Zurich in northern Switzerland. With over 120,000 residents, it is the country's List of cities in Switzerland, sixth-largest city by population, as well as its ninth-largest agglomeration with about 14 ...

)'' * Alain Schultz ''( Wohlen, until January)'' * Bruno Valente ''(

)'' ;10 goals * Milaim Rama ''(

)'' * Silvio Carlos ''( Wil)'' * Carlos da Silva ''(

)''

External links

Swiss League Competitions
{{DEFAULTSORT:2008-09 Swiss Challenge League Swiss Challenge League seasons 2008–09 in Swiss football