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New season with great excitementZurich clinched the Swiss Super League title with a 2-0 home win over Grasshoppers on the final day of the 2006/07 season. The victory took them to 75 points, one ahead of Basel who also won 2-0 at home in their decisive game against Young Boys. It was the second year in a row that Basel have lost the crown to Zurich in the final round of the campaign, despite their €19.5m budget, by far the biggest in the Super League. Here is a short summary of the 2006/07 season:
With new stadiums, greater television coverage and Switzerland's co-hosting of EURO 2008, the new season in the Swiss Super League promises tension and records. The tight race for the domestic title between Zurich and Basel over the past two campaigns has certainly added to the excitement. Basel and Zurich are widely expected to be the main contenders again this season, though both will have to cope with some major changes in personnel.
Numerous departuresZurich have been hardest hit, losing coach Lucien Favre to German side Hertha Berlin. The 49-year-old was replaced by U-21 national team trainer Bernard Challandes. Influential Swiss internationals Blerim Dzemaili, Gokhan Inler and Xavier Margairaz all also left the Swiss champions over the summer to play in Spain, Italy and England and their departures will make Challandes' job difficult. This page is introduction to the 2007/2008 Swiss Super League season. Latest news, statistics, results and predictions you can find on our main Euro Football > Switzerland page. Rivals Basel have meanwhile lost Croatian striker Mladen Petric, last season's top scorer, to German side Borussia Dortmund. Promising teenager Ivan Rakitic, who played for Switzerland's U-21 side before opting to represent Croatia, left the club as well in favour of another German team, Schalke. At the same time some important players returned to Basel, including midfielder Benjamin Huggel from Eintracht Frankfurt and striker Marco Streller from Stuttgart.
So who are the favourites?According to online bookmakers and their odds, Basel are the favourites to win the league title this season, followed by champions Zurich, Young Boys and Grasshoppers.
The Swiss Cup finals in the last five seasons2003 Basel - Xamax 6:0 |
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key playersAarauGoalkeeper Massimo Colomba (€0.6m); Defense: Jean-Pierre Tcheutchoua (€0.5m), David Opango (€0.4m), Admir Bilibani (€0.4m), Sven Christ (€0.4m); Midfield: Paulo Menezes (€0.6m), Carlos Alberto (€0.4m), Carlos Da Silva (€0.4m); Forward: Rogerio (€0.8m), Rainer Bieli (€0.6m), Johan Berisha (€0.4m). BaselGoalkeeper Franco Costanzo (€0.8m); Defense: Daniel Majstorovic (€3.3m), Koji Nakata (€2.1m), Boris Smiljanic (€1.8m); Midfield: Scott Chipperfield (€2.4m), Ivan Ergic (€1.8m), Papa Malick (€1.4m), Mile Sterjovski (€0.8m); Forward: Mladen Petric (€2.6m), Cesar Andres Carignano (€1.4m), Eduardo (€1.3m). Grasshoppers ZurichGoalkeeper Fabio Coltorti (€2m); Defense: Roland Schwegler (€0.5m), Kim Jaggy (€0.5m), Luca Denicola (€0.5m); Midfield: Antonio Carlos Dos Santos (€1.4m), Michel Renggli (€0.9m), Gerardo Seoane (€0.8m), Veroljub Salatic (€0.8m); Forward: Eduardo (€2m), Mbala Mbuta Biscotte (€0.9m), Andre Muff (€0.5m). LuzernGoalkeeper David Zibung (€0.2m); Defense: Mario Cantaluppi (€2.5m), Michael Diethelm (€0.2m), Nordine Sam (€0.2m), Claudio Lustenberger (€0.2m); Midfield: David Andreoli (€0.2m), Genc Mehmeti (€0.2m); Forward: Edmond N'Tiamoah (€0.2m), Sokol Maliqi (€0.2m), Jean-Michel Tchouga (€0.2m), DeNa (€0.2m). SchaffhausenGoalkeeper Marcel Herzog (€0.6m); Defense: Fernando (€0.3m), Daniel Sereinig (€0.3m), Oliver Maric (€0.2m); Midfield: Thomas Weller (€0.5m), Paulo Diogo (€0.5m), Daniel Tarone (€0.5m), Daniel Senn (€0.5m), Jens Truckenbrod (€0.4m); Forward: Neri (€0.7m), Enzo Todisco (€0.3m). SionGoalkeeper Fabrice Borer (€0.2m); Defense: Tariq Chihab (€0.6m), Kali (€0.4m), Javier Delgado Fernandez (€0.2m); Midfield: Mohamed Diallo (€1m), Carlitos (€0.9m), Goran Obradovic (€0.3m), De Souza Luiz Carlos (€0.2m); Forward: Sanel Kuljic (€1.8m), Alvaro Saborio (€0.5m), Leonard Thurre (€0.4m). St. GallenGoalkeeper Stefano Razzetti (€0.4m); Defense: Jiri Koubsky (€1.1m), Pascal Cerrone (€0.7m), Juan Pablo Garat (€0.6m); Midfield: Davide Calla (€1.4m), David Marazzi (€0.9m), Philippe Montandon (€0.6m), Marcos Gelabert (€0.6m), Jurgen Gjasula (€0.6m); Forward: Francisco Aguirre (€1.3m), Alex Tachie-Mensah (€1m). ThunGoalkeeper Patrick Bettoni (€0.3m); Defense: Selver Hodzic (€1m), Armand Deumi (€0.8m), Vedran Jese (€0.5m); Midfield: Silvan Aegerter (€1m), Adriano (€1m), Nelson Ferreira (€0.9m), Andres Gerber (€0.8m); Forward: Milaim Rama (€0.7m), Leandro (€0.6m), Gelson (€0.5m). Young Boys BernGoalkeeper Marco Wolfli (€0.8m); Defense: Tiago (€1m), Steve Gohouri (€0.9m), Miguel Portillo (€0.8m); Midfield: Hakan Yakin (€2m), Mario Raimondi (€1.5m), Delfim (€1m), Gurkan Sermeter (€1m), Carlos Varela (€1m), Yao Aziawonou (€0.8m); Forward: Daniel Joao Paulo (€1.4m). ZurichGoalkeeper Johnny Leoni (€0.6m); Defense: Hannu Tihinen (€3m), Steve Von Bergen (€1m), Marc Schneider (€0.5m), Florian Stahel (€0.5m); Midfield: Xavier Margairaz (€1.7m), Blerim Dzemaili (€1.6m), Cesar (€1.1m); Forward: Rafael (€2.2m), Alhassane Keita (€1.5m), Alexandre Alphonse (€0.5m). |
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