# 2018–19 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 2018–19 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

## National teams
### Men's national team
#### 2018–19 UEFA Nations League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | |
| 1 | Switzerland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 9 | Qualification for Nations League Finals | — | 5–2 | 6–0 |
| 2 | Belgium | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 | | 2–1 | — | 2–0 |
| 3 | Iceland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 | | 1–2 | 0–3 | — |
* ↑ Due to revamp of the format for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League, no teams were eventually relegated.
* 1 2 Head-to-head goal difference: Switzerland +2, Belgium −2.

#### UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | Switzerland | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 17 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Denmark | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 16 | Qualify for final tournament | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 5–1 | 6–0 |
| 3 | Republic of Ireland | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 13 | Advance to play-offs via Nations League | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 4 | Georgia | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 8 | Advance to play-offs via Nations League | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 |
| 5 | Gibraltar | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 31 | −28 | 0 | | 1–6 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 2–3 | — |

#### Friendly matches
### Women's national team
#### FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 qualification
##### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | Scotland | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 21 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 19 | Play-offs | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Poland | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 11 | | 2–3 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| 4 | Albania | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 22 | −16 | 4 | | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–4 | — | 1–0 |
| 5 | Belarus | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 3 | | 1–2 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 1–0 | — |

##### Play-offs

3–3 on aggregate. Switzerland won on away goals.
Netherlands won 4–1 on aggregate.

#### Friendly matches
## Domestic season
### Super League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Young Boys (C) | 36 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 99 | 36 | +63 | 91 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 2 | Basel | 36 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 71 | 46 | +25 | 71 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Lugano | 36 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 4 | Thun | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 57 | 58 | −1 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Luzern | 36 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 56 | 61 | −5 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 6 | St. Gallen | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 46 | |
| 7 | Zürich | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 44 | |
| 8 | Sion | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 43 | |
| 9 | Xamax (O) | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 65 | −21 | 37 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Grasshopper (R) | 36 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 71 | −39 | 25 | Relegation to Swiss Challenge League |

### Challenge League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Servette (C, P) | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 90 | 37 | +53 | 79 | Promotion to 2019–20 Swiss Super League |
| 2 | Aarau | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 63 | 46 | +17 | 64 | Qualification for the promotion/relegation play-offs |
| 3 | Lausanne | 36 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 64 | 36 | +28 | 63 | |
| 4 | Winterthur | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 56 | |
| 5 | Wil | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 33 | 47 | −14 | 42 | |
| 6 | Vaduz | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 48 | 70 | −22 | 42 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 7 | Schaffhausen | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 39 | |
| 8 | Kriens | 36 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 36 | |
| 9 | Chiasso | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 43 | 67 | −24 | 36 | |
| 10 | Rapperswil-Jona (R) | 36 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 35 | Relegation to 2019–20 Swiss Promotion League |
* ↑ Vaduz qualified for the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League as winners of the 2018–19 Liechtenstein Cup.

#### Promotion/relegation play-offs

Ninth placed team of 2018–19 Super League, Xamax, faced Aarau, the runner-up of 2018–19 Challenge League.

##### Second leg

Neuchâtel Xamax won on penalties after drawing 4–4 on aggregate and will stay in the Swiss Super League.

### Promotion League

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Stade Lausanne Ouchy | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 74 | 28 | +46 | 69 | Promotion to 2019–20 Challenge League |
| 2 | Yverdon-Sport | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 55 | 22 | +33 | 60 | |
| 3 | Bellinzona | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 49 | 23 | +26 | 58 | |
| 4 | SC Cham | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 50 | |
| 5 | Sion U-21 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 45 | |
| 6 | Stade Nyonnais | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 56 | 36 | +20 | 43 | |
| 7 | Köniz | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 41 | |
| 8 | Bavois | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 40 | |
| 9 | Basel U-21 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 38 | |
| 10 | Breitenrain | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 38 | |
| 11 | Münsingen | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 37 | |
| 12 | Brühl | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 36 | |
| 13 | Zürich U-21 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 33 | |
| 14 | YF Juventus | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 29 | |
| 15 | Wohlen | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 28 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 16 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 30 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 95 | −70 | 11 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Swiss Cup final

Basel beat Zürich 3–1 in the first semi-final and FC Thun beat Luzern 1–0 in the other semi to qualify for the final.
| GK | Jonas Omlin | |
| DF | Taulant Xhaka | |
| DF | Marek Suchý (c) | |
| DF | Carlos Zambrano | |
| MF | Blás Riveros | |
| MF | Éder Álvarez Balanta | |
| MF | Fabian Frei | 90+1' |
| MF | Valentin Stocker | 67' |
| MF | Luca Zuffi | 72' |
| ST | Noah Okafor | |
| ST | Albian Ajeti | |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | Ricky van Wolfswinkel | 90+1' |
| MF | Kevin Bua | 67' |
| FW | Zdravko Kuzmanović | 72' |
| Manager: ||
| Marcel Koller ||
| DF | Sven Joss | |
| DF | Roy Gelmi | |
| DF | Nicola Sutter | 26' |
| DF | Chris Kablan | |
| MF | Kenan Fatkič | |
| MF | Matteo Tosetti | 78' |
| MF | Moreno Costanzo | |
| MF | Basil Stillhart | |
| MF | Marvin Spielmann | 90+4' |
| ST | Dejan Sorgić | |
| Substitutes: ||||
| MF | Gregory Karlen | 26' |
| MF | Dennis Salanović | 76' |
| MF | Dominik Schwizer | 90+4' |
| Manager: ||||
| Marc Schneider ||||

## Swiss clubs in Europe
### UEFA Champions League
#### Qualifying phase and play-off round
##### Second qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| PAOK | 5–1 | Basel | 2–1 | 3–0 |

##### Play-off round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Young Boys | 3–2 | Dinamo Zagreb | 1–1 | 2–1 |

#### Group stage
##### Group H

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JUV | MUN | VAL | YB |
| 1 | Juventus | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Valencia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 |
| 4 | Young Boys | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 4 | | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — |

### UEFA Europa League
#### Qualifying phase and play-off round
##### Second qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| St. Gallen | 2–2 (a) | Sarpsborg 08 | 2–1 | 0–1 |

##### Third qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Vitesse | 0–2 | Basel | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Olympiacos | 7–1 | Luzern | 4–0 | 3–1 |

##### Play-off round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Basel | 3–3 (a) | Apollon Limassol | 3–2 | 0–1 |

#### Group stage
##### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LEV | ZUR | AKL | LUD |
| 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 |
| 2 | Zürich | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | 3–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| 3 | AEK Larnaca | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 5 | | 1–5 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |

#### Knockout phase
##### Round of 32

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Zürich | 1–5 | Napoli | 1–3 | 0–2 |

### UEFA Women's Champions League
#### Qualifying round

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SUB | BAS | KIR | BRE |
| 1 | Spartak Subotica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 9 | Round of 32 | — | — | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Basel | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | | 0–5 | — | — | 4–0 |
| 3 | Kiryat Gat | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 | | — | 0–3 | — | — |
| 4 | Breznica Pljevlja (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 1 | | — | — | 4–4 | — |

#### Knockout phase
##### Round of 32

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Honka | 1–6 | Zürich | 0–1 | 1–5 |

##### Round of 16

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Zürich | 0–5 | Bayern Munich | 0–2 | 0–3 |