The 2016–17 Swiss Super League, also known as the
Raiffeisen Super League for sponsoring purposes, was the 120th season of
top-tier football in
Switzerland
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and the 14th in the current format.
Basel
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were the defending champions. The fixtures were published on 17 June 2016.
A total of 10 teams competed in the league: the 9 best teams from the
2015–16 season and the
2015–16 Swiss Challenge League champion
Lausanne-Sport. The season started on the weekend of 23 and 24 July 2016 and ended on 2 June 2017.
On 28 April 2017,
Basel
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won their 20th league title following their 2–1 away win against
Luzern, with six games to spare. It is also their 8th consecutive title.
Teams
Stadia and locations
* This will be the first season since 1989–90 that there is only one club from
Zürich
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to play in the first tier, because
FC Zürich finished in last position and were relegated at the end of
the 2015–16 season.
Personnel
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1Dabbur, who was on loan from Red Bull Salzburg, was called back by his parent club before he could play the last game of the season with Grasshopper.
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2The manager decided to give the captaincy to Maccoppi near the end of the season. Before that, Olivier Custodio was the captain.
Managerial changes
League table
Positions by round
Results
First and Second Round
Third and Fourth Round
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Hat-tricks
(H) – Home; (A) – Away
Awards
Annual awards
Attendance
References
External links
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Swiss Super League at uefa.com
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