# 2003–04 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 2003–04 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

## Super League
### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Basel (C) | 36 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 86 | 32 | +54 | 85 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Young Boys | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 75 | 48 | +27 | 72 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Servette | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 61 | 62 | −1 | 52 | Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 4 | Zürich | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 50 | |
| 5 | St. Gallen | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 54 | 57 | −3 | 50 | |
| 6 | Thun | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 51 | 57 | −6 | 49 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
| 7 | Grasshopper | 36 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 62 | 74 | −12 | 41 | |
| 8 | Aarau | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 69 | −12 | 38 | |
| 9 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 46 | 63 | −17 | 36 | Qualification to relegation play-off |
| 10 | Wil (R) | 36 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 37 | 73 | −36 | 29 | Relegation to Swiss Challenge League |

## Challenge League
### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | FC Schaffhausen (C, P) | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 24 | 84 | Promotion to 2004–05 Swiss Super League |
| 2 | FC Vaduz | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 22 | 79 | Qualification for Promotion play-off |
| 3 | FC Chiasso | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 31 | +18 | 24 | 78 | |
| 4 | FC Malcantone Agno | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 18 | 73 | |
| 5 | FC Wohlen | 32 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 22 | 72 | |
| 6 | FC Sion | 32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 20 | 70 | |
| 7 | Yverdon-Sport FC | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 24 | 70 | |
| 8 | SC Kriens | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 18 | 67 | |
| 9 | FC Concordia Basel | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 14 | 65 | |
| 10 | FC Lucerne | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 18 | 64 | |
| 11 | AC Bellinzona | 32 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 14 | 56 | |
| 12 | FC Bulle | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 12 | 49 | |
| 13 | FC Meyrin | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 10 | 47 | |
| 14 | FC Baden | 32 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 10 | 41 | |
| 15 | FC Winterthur | 32 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 10 | 40 | |
| 16 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 47 | −22 | 8 | 36 | |
| 17 | SR Delémont (R) | 32 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 37 | 64 | −27 | 4 | 29 | Relegated to 2004–05 Swiss 1. Liga |
* ↑ FC Malcantone Agno merged with AC Lugano, who will replace the club for the 2004-05 season.
* ↑ FC Sion was admitted into the league on 29 October 2003. Because of the late fixtures, the club's season ended later

## 1. Liga
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Étoile Carouge FC | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 58 | 18 | +40 | 67 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 2 | FC Baulmes | 28 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 63 | 32 | +31 | 59 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 3 | ES FC Malley | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 56 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 4 | FC Martigny-Sports | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 52 | 25 | +27 | 53 | |
| 5 | CS Chênois | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 54 | 51 | +3 | 46 | |
| 6 | Servette U-21 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 35 | |
| 7 | FC Fribourg | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 35 | |
| 8 | FC Naters | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 35 | |
| 9 | FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 34 | |
| 10 | Grand-Lancy FC | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 33 | |
| 11 | FC Echallens | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 31 | |
| 12 | FC Stade Nyonnais | 28 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 31 | |
| 13 | FC Bex | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 34 | 53 | −19 | 31 | |
| 14 | Vevey Sports | 28 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 35 | 57 | −22 | 20 | Play-out against relegation |
| 15 | FC Sierre | 28 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 37 | 63 | −26 | 19 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 16 | FC Sion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | FC Sion were admitted to the Challenge League on 29 October 2003 |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | SC Young Fellows Juventus | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 66 | 34 | +32 | 62 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 2 | Basel U-21 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 70 | 46 | +24 | 59 | Not eligible to Play-offs |
| 3 | FC Wangen bei Olten | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 54 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 4 | FC Biel-Bienne | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 50 | |
| 5 | FC Red Star Zürich | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 55 | 48 | +7 | 48 | |
| 6 | FC Solothurn | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 48 | |
| 7 | Zürich U-21 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 46 | |
| 8 | FC Grenchen | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 45 | |
| 9 | SC Dornach | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 44 | |
| 10 | Grasshopper Club U-21 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 42 | |
| 11 | FC Münsingen | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 40 | |
| 12 | FC Serrières | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 37 | |
| 13 | Young Boys U-21 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 55 | 49 | +6 | 32 | |
| 14 | FC Seefeld Zürich | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 45 | 60 | −15 | 30 | |
| 15 | FC Altstetten | 30 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 69 | −44 | 17 | Play-out against relegation |
| 16 | FC Colombier | 30 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 24 | 65 | −41 | 15 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Locarno | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 56 | 28 | +28 | 58 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 2 | FC Kreuzlingen | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 49 | 26 | +23 | 54 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 3 | FC Tuggen | 30 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 58 | 34 | +24 | 53 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 4 | FC Schötz | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 53 | |
| 5 | SC Buochs | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 53 | |
| 6 | FC Mendrisio | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 60 | 43 | +17 | 49 | |
| 7 | Zug 94 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 47 | |
| 8 | FC Gossau | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 38 | |
| 9 | FC Chur 97 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 37 | |
| 10 | Luzern U-21 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 33 | |
| 11 | FC Frauenfeld | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 43 | 60 | −17 | 33 | |
| 12 | St. Gallen U-21 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 30 | |
| 13 | SC Cham | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 30 | |
| 14 | GC Biaschesi | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 29 | |
| 15 | SC Zofingen | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 29 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 16 | SV Schaffhausen | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 46 | −23 | 23 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Promotion play-off
#### Qualification round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Tuggen | 3–1 | Étoile Carouge |
| Étoile Carouge | 3–2 | Tuggen |
Tuggen win 5–4 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Malley | 1–0 | YFJ |
| YFJ | 0–3 | Malley |
Young Fellows Juventus win 3–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Wangen b.O. | 1–1 | Locarno |
| Locarno | 0–0 | Wangen b.O. |
1–1 on aggregate, Locarno win on away goals and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Kreuzlingen | 1–2 | Baulmes |
| Baulmes | 3–2 | Kreuzlingen |
Baulmes win 5–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

#### Final round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Tuggen | 3–2 | YFJ |
| YFJ | 3–0 | Tuggen |
Young Fellows Juventus win 5–3 on aggregate and are promoted to 2004–05 Challenge League.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Locarno | 1–1 | Baulmes |
| Baulmes | 2–1 | Locarno |
Baulmes win 3–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 2004–05 Challenge League.

## Swiss Cup
### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 3 March 2004 |||
| Grasshoppers | 6–5 (a.e.t.) | FC Zürich |
| 4 March 2004 |||
| FC St. Gallen | 1–2 | FC Wil |
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### Final

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## Swiss Clubs in Europe

* Grasshopper Club as 2002–03 Nationalliga A champions: Champions League third qualifying round
* Basel as 2002–03 Swiss Cup winners: UEFA Cup first round
* Neuchâtel Xamax as third placed team last season: UEFA Cup qualifying round
* Young Boys as fourth placed team: UEFA Cup qualifying round
* Thun: Intertoto Cup second round
* Wil: Intertoto Cup first round
* Vaduz as 2002–03 Liechtenstein Cup winners: UEFA Cup qualifying round

### Grasshopper Club
#### Champions League
##### Third qualifying round

AEK Athens won 3–2 on aggregate. Grasshoppers transfer to UEFA Cup.

#### UEFA Cup
##### First round

1–1 on aggregate. Hajduk Split won on away goals.

### Basel
#### UEFA Cup
##### First round

Basel win 3-2 on aggregate after extra time.

#### Second round

Newcastle win 4-2 on aggregate.

### Xamax
#### UEFA Cup
##### Qualifying round

Neuchâtel Xamax won 4–0 on aggregate.

##### First round

Auxerre won 2–0 on aggregate.

### Young Boys
#### UEFA Cup
##### Qualifying round

MyPa won 5–4 on aggregate.

### Thun
#### 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup
##### Second round

Brno won 4–3 on aggregate.

### Wil
#### 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup
##### First round

Wil won 2–1 on aggregate.

##### Second round

Wil won 4–3 on aggregate.

##### Third round

Nantes won 5–3 on aggregate.

### Vaduz
#### UEFA Cup
##### Qualifying round

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk won 2–0 on aggregate.