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Zurich win 12th titleZurich have clinched up the Swiss Super League title last term, securing the trophy for the 12th time overall and the third in the last four seasons. Young Boys, as runners-up, and third-placed Basel have qualified for the new UEFA Europa League, while Zurich will play in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. Sion also qualified for the new UEFA Europa League after winning the Swiss Cup. Here is a short summary of the 2008/09 season:
Grasshoppers appoint Ciriaco Sforza as new coachGrasshopper Zurich have appointed Ciriaco Sforza as their new coach. The 39-year-old succeeds Hanspeter Latour, who was fired after the club finished fourth last season and missed qualification for the Europa League. Sforza has signed a two-year contract. He became the second member of coach Ottmar Hitzfeld's Bayern Munich squad that won the 2001 UEFA Champions League to secure a top-tier coaching job in Switzerland. Thorsten Fink was also named Basel coach after a recommendation to the club from Swiss national team boss Hitzfeld. This page is introduction to the 2009/2010 Swiss Super League season. Latest news, statistics, results and predictions you can find on our main Euro Football > Switzerland page. Thorsten Fink takes coaching job at BaselBasel have appointed former Bayern Munich midfielder Thorsten Fink as their new coach. The 41-year-old German replaces Christian Gross, who was fired after Basel failed to retain their league title and missed out on a place in the UEFA Champions League. Fink has signed a three-year-deal. Fink was dismissed last April from his post as the trainer of Ingolstadt. He also worked with Giovanni Trappatoni as an assistant trainer in summer 2007 with Red Bull Salzburg.
Basel favored to win titleZurich and Basel have dominated the Swiss title over the last six years, Zurich taking the honours last season after Basel's triumph in 2007/08. According to online bookmakers and their odds, Basel are the favourites to win the Swiss crown title this campaign, followed by Zurich and Young Boys
Swiss Cup finals in last five seasonsSion have fought back from a two-goal deficit to beat the Bern team Young Boys 3-2 in last season's Swiss Cup final. The victory continued Sion's remarkable run of never having lost a final in 11 appearances spread over 44 years. 2005 Zurich - Luzern 3:1 |
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key players (transfer market value)AarauGoalkeeper Ivan Benito (€0.6m); Defense: Jonas Elmer (€0.7m), Giuseppe Rapisarda (€0.6m), Martin Stoll (€0.4m), Giuseppe Aquaro (€0.4m), Sandro Burki (€0.7m), Sergio Jose Bastida (€0.7m), Michele Polverino (€0.5m), Steven Lang (€0.5m), David Marazzi (€0.5m); Forward: Patrick Alphonse Bengondo (€0.5m). BaselGoalkeeper Franco Costanzo (€4m); Defense: Cagdas Atan (€1.5m), David Abraham (€1.2m), Behrang Safari (€1m); Midfield: Valentin Stocker (€2m), Carlitos (€2m), Antonio da Silva (€1.7m), Benjamin Huggel (€1.5m), Scott Chipperfield (€1.5m), Marko Perovic (€0.9m); Forward: Marco Streller (€1.5m). BellinzonaGoalkeeper Carlo Zotti (€0.4m); Defense: Alessandro Mangiarratti (€0.5m), Jerome Thiesson (€0.5m), Jacopo La Rocca (€0.5m); Midfield: Kwadwo Asamoah (€1m), Shkelzen Gashi (€0.7m), Gaspar (€0.6m), Gurkan Sermeter (€0.5m), Yacine Hima (€0.5m); Forward: Andrea Russotto (€1.3m), Mauro Lustrinelli (€0.8m). GrasshoppersGoalkeeper Yann Sommer (€0.7m); Defense: Boris Smiljanic (€1.3m), Guillermo Juan Vallori (€1.2m), Paulo Menezes (€0.8m), Rolf Feltscher (€0.7m); Midfield: Antonio Carlos Dos Santos (€1.2m), Veroljub Salatic (€1.2m), Davide Calla (€0.9m), Ricardo Cabanas (€0.8m); Forward: Rogerio (€0.8m), Vincenzo Rennella (€0.8m). LuzernGoalkeeper David Zibung (€0.8m); Defense: Gerardo Seoane (€0.8m), Claudio Lustenberger (€0.7m), Dusan Veskovac (€0.7m); Midfield: Hakan Yakin (€2.5m), Davide Chiumiento (€1m), Michel Renggli (€0.6m), Nelson Ferreira (€0.6m); Forward: Paiva (€0.8m), Cristian Florin Ianu (€0.6m), Jean-Michel Tchouga (€0.6m). SionGoalkeeper Essam El Hadary (€0.8m); Defense: Vilmos Vanczak (€1m), Paito (€0.8m), Obinna Nwaneri (€0.8m), Kali (€0.7m); Midfield: Dominguez (€1.2m), Goran Obradovic (€0.8m), Serey Die (€0.8m), Virgile Reset (€0.8m); Forward: Alvaro Saborio (€1m), Emile Mpenza (€0.8m). St. GallenGoalkeeper Daniel Lopar (€0.6m); Defense: Jiri Koubsky (€0.8m), Fernando (€0.4m), Lukas Schenkel (€0.4m); Midfield: Fabian Frei (€0.8m), Kristian Nushi (€0.7m), Adrian Winter (€0.6m), Philipp Muntwiler (€0.5m), Marco Hammerli (€0.4m); Forward: Mario Frick (€0.8m), Moreno Merenda (€0.5m). XamaxGoalkeeper Luca Ferro (€0.5m); Defense: Frederic Laurent Page (€0.6m), Stephane Besle (€0.6m), Selver Hodzic (€0.5m); Midfield: Carlos Varela (€1.2m), Rafael Nuzzolo (€0.7m), Ifet Taljevic (€0.5m), Ibrahima Niasse (€0.5m); Forward: Ideye Brown (€1m), Julio Hernan Rossi (€0.8m), Admir Aganovic (€0.7m). Young Boys BernGoalkeeper Marco Wolfli (€2m); Defense: Saif Ghezal (€1.2m), Scott Lee Sutter (€0.8m); Midfield: Gilles Yapi (€2.5m), Mario Raimondi (€1.5m), Xavier Hochstrasser (€1.2m), Thierry Doubai (€1.1m), Alberto Regazzoni (€1m); Forward: Seydou Doumbia (€2m), Matar Coly (€0.9m), Marco Schneuwly (€0.9m). ZurichGoalkeeper Johnny Leoni (€1.2m); Defense: Hannu Tihinen (€2.2m), Heinz Barmettler (€1m), Florian Stahel (€0.9m); Midfield: Yassine Chikhaoui (€4.5m), Almen Abdi (€3.5m), Xavier Margairaz (€2m), Dusan Djuric (€1.7m), Onyekachi Okonkwo (€1m); Forward: Eric Hassli (€2m), Alexandre Alphonse (€1.5m). |
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