Swiss Super League 2019/2020 season preview Football
Young Boys retains title with 8 games left
Swiss champion Young Boys has retained its title with eight matches still to play last season. Being crowned champion during the 29th round of games is the earliest for any Swiss Super league winner since the current 10-team, top-tier format was created in 2003. It's a second straight title, and 13th overall, for the Bern club which ended a 32-year wait two years ago. Young Boys will enter the Champions League in the playoffs in August, needing to advance through only that round to reach the group stage. Here is the short summary for the 2018/19 season:
- Champions: Young Boys (Champions League play-off round)
- Runners-up and Cup winners: Basel (Champions League QR2)
- Third place: Lugano (UEFA Europa League group stage)
- Fourth place: Thun (UEFA Europa League QR3)
- Fifth place: Luzern (UEFA Europa League QR2)
- Promoted: Servette
- Relegated: Grasshoppers
| Team | Titles | 14/15 | 15/16 | 16/17 | 17/18 | 18/19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Servette | 17 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Young Boys | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Zurich | 12 | 3 | 10 | - | 4 | 7 |
| Lugano | 3 | - | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| Sion | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| St. Gallen | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| Xamax | 2 | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| Luzern | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Thun | - | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
The table shows the overall number of titles for each club in Swiss Super League since the 1897/98 season and their league standings in the last five campaigns.
Sion appoint Stephane Henchoz as new manager
Former Liverpool defender Stephane Henchoz has been appointed coach of Sion. The former Switzerland center back was given a one-year contract with an option for a second campaign. At the end of last season, Henchoz coached Xamax in six games, collecting nine points, but the struggling club have decided not to retain him. The 44-year-old played 135 league games over six seasons at Liverpool between 1999 and 2005 after moving from Blackburn. Henchoz also earned 72 caps for Switzerland between 1993 and 2006, appearing at Euro 96 and Euro 2004.
This page is introduction to the 2019/2020 Swiss Super League season. Latest news, statistics, results and predictions you can find on our main Euro Football > Switzerland page.
| # | Team | Pts | GD | W-D-L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Young Boys | 91 | 63 | 29-4-3 |
| 2 | Basel | 71 | 25 | 20-11-5 |
| 3 | Lugano | 46 | 1 | 10-16-10 |
| 4 | Thun | 46 | -1 | 12-10-14 |
| 5 | Luzern | 46 | -5 | 14-4-18 |
| 6 | St Gallen | 46 | -9 | 13-7-16 |
| 7 | Zurich | 44 | -9 | 11-11-14 |
| 8 | Sion | 43 | -5 | 12-7-17 |
| 9 | Xamax | 37 | -21 | 9-10-17 |
| 10 | Grasshoppers | 25 | -39 | 5-10-21 |
Swiss Super League standings for the 2018/2019 season.
Basel favourites
Young Boys will be aiming to retain the league crown and the bookmakers have every confidence that they will win the competition this season. Their main title rivals will be Basel.
| Team | Odds | Team | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young Boys | 1.57 | St Gallen | 81 |
| Basel | 2.5 | Thun | 101 |
| Zurich | 17 | Lugano | 101 |
| Sion | 41 | Servette | 151 |
| Luzern | 51 | Xamax | 251 |
Preseason odds for the outright winner of the 2019/20 Swiss football league.
Swiss Cup finals in last five seasons
2019 Basel - Thun 2:1
2018 Zurich - Young Boys 2:1
2017 Basel - Sion 3:0
2016 Zurich - Lugano 1:0
2015 Sion - Basel 3:0
Key players
(transfer market value in m€)
Basel
Goalkeeper Jonas Omlin (4); Defense: Eder Balanta (4.5), Silvan Widmer (4.5), Raoul Petretta (2.5); Midfield: Noah Okafor (8), Luca Zuffi (3), Taulant Xhaka (2.5), Samuele Campo (2.5), Kevin Bua (2.3); Forward: Albian Ajeti (7), Ricky van Wolfswinkel (2.5).
Lugano
Goalkeeper Noam Baumann (2); Defense: Numa Lavanchy (1), Fabio Daprela (0.9), Eloge Yao (0.8); Midfield: Mattia Bottani (1.5), Marco Aratore (1.3), Sandi Lovric (1), Domen Crnigoj (1), Balint Vecsei (1); Forward: Carlinhos Junior (3), Alexander Gerndt (1).
Luzern
Goalkeeper Marius Muller (0.5); Defense: Stefan Knezevic (1.5), Silvan Sidler (1), Otar Kakabadze (1); Midfield: Idriz Voca (3), Marvin Schulz (2), Pascal Schurpf (1.3), Tsiy William Ndenge (1); Forward: Blessing Eleke (4), Francesco Margiotta (1), Shkelqim Demhasaj (1).
Servette
Goalkeeper Joel Kiassumbua (0.5); Defense: Vincent Sasso (1.5), Anthony Sauthier (0.7), Steve Rouiller (0.6); Midfield: Kastriot Imeri (1), Miroslav Stevanovic (0.9), Varol Tasar (0.8), Gael Ondoua (0.7), Boris Cespedes (0.5); Forward: Mychell Chagas (0.7), Koro Kone (0.6).
Sion
Goalkeeper Anton Mitryushkin (2.3); Defense: Raphael Rossi (1.8), Quentin Maceiras (1), Ayoub Abdellaoui (0.9); Midfield: Pajtim Kasami (3), Adryan (2.8), Bastien Toma (2.5), Anto Grgic (2.3), Xavier Kouassi (1.3), Valon Behrami (1); Forward: Roberts Uldrikis (1).
St. Gallen
Goalkeeper Dejan Stojanovic (0.6); Defense: Silvan Hefti (2.5), Leonidas Stergiou (0.8), Nicolas Luchinger (0.8), Vincent Rufli (0.6), Musah Nuhu (0.5); Midfield: Dereck Kutesa (1.8), Axel Bakayoko (1.8), Jordi Quintilla (1); Forward: Cedric Itten (1.3), Jeremy Guillemenot (0.5).
Thun
Goalkeeper Guillaume Faivre (0.4); Defense: Roy Gelmi (1), Nicola Sutter (0.9), Miguel Rodrigues (0.8); Midfield: Matteo Tosetti (1.8), Basil Stillhart (1.5), Gregory Karlen (1), Dennis Hediger (0.8), Dennis Salanovic (0.8); Forward: Dejan Sorgic (1.5), Simone Rapp (1).
Xamax
Goalkeeper Matthias Minder (0.3); Defense: Arbenit Xhemajli (0.8), Janick Kamber (0.8), Mike Gomes (0.6), Andre Neitzke (0.5); Midfield: Thibault Corbaz (0.6), Pietro Di Nardo (0.5), Charles-Andre Doudin (0.5), Liridon Mulaj (0.5); Forward: Raphael Nuzzolo (0.8), Taulant Seferi (0.5).
Young Boys
Goalkeeper David von Ballmoos (2.5); Defense: Jordan Lotomba (4.5), Mohamed Camara (3), Fabian Lustenberger (2.5); Midfield: Christian Fassnacht (5), Marvin Spielmann (5), Michel Aebischer (4.5), Miralem Sulejmani (4.5), Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu (3.8); Forward: Roger Assale (7.5), Jean-Pierre Nsame (4.5).
Zurich
Goalkeeper Yanick Brecher (1); Defense: Kevin Ruegg (6), Levan Kharabadze (1.3), Mirlind Kryeziu (1); Midfield: Mimoun Mahi (3), Benjamin Kololli (2.8), Hekuran Kryeziu (1.8), Denis Popovic (1.5), Toni Domgjoni (1.5), Antonio Marchesano (1); Forward: Assan Ceesay (0.7).