The 2020–21 Swiss Super League (referred to as the ''
Raiffeisen Super League'' for sponsoring reasons) was the 124th season of
top-tier competitive
football
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in
Switzerland
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and the 18th under its current name and format.
A total of ten teams competed in the league: the eight best teams from the
2019–20 season, the
2019–20 Swiss Challenge League champions
Lausanne-Sport and relegation play-off winners
Vaduz
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.
Young Boys were the three-time defending champions, and successfully defended their title.
Teams
Stadia and locations
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
League table
Results
First and second round
Third and fourth round
Relegation play-offs
The ninth-placed team of the 2020–21 Swiss Super League,
Sion, played against the runners-up of the
2020–21 Swiss Challenge League
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,
Thun
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.
First leg
Second leg
''Sion won 6–4 on aggregate.''
Top scorers
Awards
Annual awards
Player of the Season
Player of the Season awarded to
Arthur Cabral
(
Basel
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)
Young Player of the Season
Young Player of the Season awarded to
Kastriot Imeri
(
Servette)
Coach of the Season
Coach of the Season awarded to
Gerardo Seoane
(
Young Boys)
Goal of the Season
Goal of the Season awarded to
Alexander Gerndt (
Lugano
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)
Team of the Year
Team of the Year was:
*Goalkeeper:
David von Ballmoos (Young Boys)
*Defence':
Silvan Widmer (Basel),
Fabian Lustenberger (Young Boys),
Eray Cömert (Basel),
Silvan Hefti
(Young Boys)
*Midfield:
Benjamin Kololli
(Zürich),
Michel Aebischer
(Young Boys),
Jordi Quintillà (St.Gallen),
Christian Fassnacht
(Young Boys),
*Attack:
Arthur Cabral (Basel),
Jean-Pierre Nsame
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Club career Early career
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(Young Boys)
Clean sheets
References
External links
Official websiteuefa.comsoccerway.com
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