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 Challenge League 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 winners of the league are promoted to the Super League, while the ...

, the second tier of competitive football in Switzerland, under its current name. The season started on 20 July 2018 and ended on 26 May 2019. The winter break was scheduled between 16 December 2018 and 1 February 2019.

Participating teams

A total of 10 teams participated in the league. 2017–18 Swiss Challenge League champions

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 (Fra ...

were promoted to the

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. They were replaced by

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, who got relegated after finishing last-placed in the

2017–18 Swiss Super League The 2017–18 Swiss Super League (referred to as the Raiffeisen Super League for sponsoring reasons) was the 121st season of top-tier competitive football in Switzerland and the 15th under its current name and format. Basel were the defending ...

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was relegated after finishing 10th. They were replaced by

SC Kriens SC Kriens is a football club based in Kriens, Switzerland, who currently play in the Swiss Challenge League. They currently play at the Stadion Kleinfeld and form a local rivalry with FC Lucerne. SC Kriens women's team plays in the National ...

, who won promotion from the 2017–18

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Stadia and locations

Personnel

League table

Results

First and Second Round

Third and Fourth Round

Promotion play-offs

Ninth placed team of

, Xamax, faced Aarau, the runner-up of 2018–19 Swiss Challenge League.

First leg

Second leg

''Neuchâtel Xamax won on penalties after drawing 4–4 on aggregate and will stay in the Swiss Super League.''

References

External links

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2018–19 in Swiss football Swiss Challenge League seasons