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Grasshop. 11.6.09
Grasshoppers appoint Sforza as new coach
Grasshopper 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 this week. Thorsten Fink was also named Basel coach after a recommendation to the club from Swiss national team boss Hitzfeld.
Basel 10.6.09
Thorsten Fink takes coaching job at Basel
Basel have appointed former Bayern Munich midfielder Thorsten Fink as their new coach. The 41-year-old German replaces Christian Gross, who was fired last month 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.
Zurich 24.5.09
Zurich clinch Swiss league title
Zurich have wrapped up the Swiss Super League title slightly sooner than expected after their 1-0 victory at Bellinzona coincided with a 4-1 defeat for rivals and defending titleholders Basel at Grasshoppers. Zurich secured the trophy for the 12th time overall and the third in the last four seasons.
| Young B. Zurich Xamax Grasshop. Aarau Sion Bellinzona Basel Luzern Vaduz |  |
| Zurich Basel Young B. Aarau Grasshop. Bellinzona Xamax Luzern Sion Vaduz |  |
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| Zurich Young B. Basel Grasshop. Bellinzona Aarau Xamax Sion Luzern Vaduz |  |
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| Zurich Young B. Basel Grasshop. Aarau Bellinzona Xamax Sion Luzern Vaduz |  |
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| # | team | points | g.dif. | win-draw-loss |
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| 1 | Zurich | 79 | 44 | 24-7-5 (36) |
| 2 | Young B. | 73 | 39 | 22-7-7 (36) |
| 3 | Basel | 72 | 28 | 22-6-8 (36) |
| 4 | Grasshop. | 50 | 9 | 12-14-10 (36) |
| 5 | Aarau | 44 | -16 | 11-11-14 (36) |
| 6 | Bellinzona | 43 | -7 | 11-10-15 (36) |
| 7 | Xamax | 40 | -7 | 10-10-16 (36) |
| 8 | Sion | 37 | -16 | 9-10-17 (36) |
| 9 | Luzern | 35 | -17 | 9-8-19 (36) |
| 10 | Vaduz | 22 | -57 | 5-7-24 (36) |
last results
| 30.5 | Aarau - Vaduz | 2 : 0 |
| 30.5 | Luzern - Xamax | 2 : 1 |
| 30.5 | Sion - Bellinzona | 2 : 2 |
| 29.5 | Zurich - Grasshop. | 2 : 1 |
| 29.5 | Basel - Young B. | 0 : 3 |
home win - draw - away win (1-x-2)
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League format : Soccer / Football : Switzerland : Super League 2008/2009
Super League is the highest football competition in Switzerland. The new format was introduced in the 2003/04 season in order to improve the financial outlook for Switzerland's top clubs. Under this format, former Swiss National A League was replaced by the Super League and the number of teams was reduced from twelve to ten. Currently, the 10 top-flight clubs play each other four times over the course of the season, twice at home and twice away. The standard point system awards three points for each win and one point for a draw. After completing a 38-game schedule, the team that has accumulated the most points wins the championship.
The top two teams in the Swiss Super League enter the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League. The second and third-placed teams were rewarded with a place in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Cup, along with the Swiss Cup winner. Only the lowest-placed team will be automatically relegated, with the second-from-bottom side facing a relegation/promotion play-off against the team that finishes second in the Challenge League (Second Division). The top finisher in the Second Division is automatically promoted to the top tier of the Swiss Football League.
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