# 2016–17 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 2016–17 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

## Men's national team

The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.
Win  Draw  Loss

### 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Portugal | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 4 | +28 | 27 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup |
| 2 | Switzerland | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 27 | Advance to second round |
| 3 | Hungary | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 13 | |
| 4 | Faroe Islands | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 9 | |
| 5 | Latvia | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 7 | |
| 6 | Andorra | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 23 | −21 | 4 | |

### Friendly matches
## Women's national team

The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.
Win  Draw  Loss

### UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Switzerland | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | +31 | 24 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Italy | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 18 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 10 | |
| 4 | Northern Ireland | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 22 | −12 | 7 | |
| 5 | Georgia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 34 | −32 | 0 | |

### UEFA Women's Euro 2017

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Austria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Iceland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 | |

### 2017 Cyprus Cup

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 7 |
| North Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Italy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Basel (C) | 36 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 92 | 35 | +57 | 86 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Young Boys | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Lugano | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 4 | Sion | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 51 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Luzern | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 62 | 66 | −4 | 50 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 6 | Thun | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 45 | |
| 7 | St. Gallen | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 41 | |
| 8 | Grasshopper | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 38 | |
| 9 | Lausanne-Sport | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 35 | |
| 10 | Vaduz (R) | 36 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 45 | 78 | −33 | 30 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round and relegation to Challenge League |
* ↑ Since the winners of the 2016–17 Swiss Cup, Basel, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Swiss Cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the third-placed team, the spot awarded to the third-placed team was passed to the fourth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the fourth-placed team was passed to the fifth-placed team.
* ↑ Vaduz qualified for the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016–17 Liechtenstein Cup.

### Challenge League

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Zürich (C, P) | 36 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 91 | 30 | +61 | 85 | Promotion to 2017–18 Swiss Super League |
| 2 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 66 | 36 | +30 | 73 | |
| 3 | Servette | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 55 | 43 | +12 | 62 | |
| 4 | Schaffhausen | 36 | 16 | 3 | 17 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 51 | |
| 5 | Aarau | 36 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 57 | 64 | −7 | 45 | |
| 6 | Winterthur | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 45 | 62 | −17 | 41 | |
| 7 | Wohlen | 36 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 42 | 60 | −18 | 39 | |
| 8 | Chiasso | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 43 | 63 | −20 | 37 | |
| 9 | Le Mont (R) | 36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 54 | −23 | 35 | Relegation to 2017–18 2. Liga Interregional |
| 10 | Wil | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 35 | 58 | −23 | 34 | |
* ↑ Le Mont will take voluntary relegation three steps down
* ↑ Wil were deducted three points for licence rules violation

### 1. Liga Promotion

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Rapperswil-Jona | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 60 | 29 | +31 | 62 | Swiss Promotion League Champion Promotion to Challenge League |
| 2 | SC Kriens | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 65 | 31 | +34 | 57 | |
| 3 | FC Basel U-21 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 64 | 37 | +27 | 55 | |
| 4 | FC Stade Nyonnais | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 49 | |
| 5 | FC Zürich U-21 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 48 | |
| 6 | FC Breitenrain | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 45 | |
| 7 | SC Brühl | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 40 | |
| 8 | FC Köniz | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 40 | |
| 9 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 39 | |
| 10 | FC Sion U-21 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 39 | |
| 11 | SC Cham | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 37 | |
| 12 | BSC Old Boys Basel | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 34 | |
| 13 | SC Young Fellows Juventus | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 33 | |
| 14 | FC Bavois | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 69 | −32 | 31 | |
| 15 | FC United Zürich | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 32 | 61 | −29 | 27 | |
| 16 | FC Tuggen | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 26 | Relegation to 2017–18 1. Liga Classic |

### Swiss Cup
#### Final

Basel had beaten Winterthur 3–1 in the first semi-final and Sion had beaten Luzern 6–5 in the penalty shoot-out of the second semi-final. The winners of the semi-finals played against each other in the final. The match was played on 25 May 2017 at the Stade de Genève.

#### Teams

| GK | Tomáš Vaclík | |
| DF | Michael Lang | |
| DF | Marek Suchý | |
| DF | Manuel Akanji | |
| DF | Adama Traoré | |
| MF | Taulant Xhaka | |
| MF | Luca Zuffi | 90+3' |
| MF | Mohamed Elyounoussi | |
| MF | Matías Delgado (cap) | 81' |
| MF | Renato Steffen | |
| ST | Seydou Doumbia | 88' |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | Serey Die | 81' |
| ST | Marc Janko | 88' |
| MF | Alexander Fransson | 90+3' |
| Manager: ||
| Urs Fischer ||
| DF | Nicolas Lüchinger | |
| DF | Elsad Zverotić (cap) | |
| DF | Reto Ziegler | |
| DF | Pa Modou Jagne | 63' |
| MF | Gregory Karlen | 70' |
| MF | Vero Salatić | |
| MF | Kévin Constant | |
| ST | Chadrac Akolo | 79' |
| ST | Moussa Konaté | |
| ST | Joaquim Adão | |
| Substitutes: ||||
| MF | Carlitos | 63' |
| MF | Geoffrey Mujangi Bia | 70' |
| MF | Léo Itaperuna | 79' |
| Manager: ||||
| Sébastien Fournier ||||

## Swiss Clubs in Europe

* Basel: Champions League group stage
* Young Boys: Champions League third qualifying round
* Luzern: Europa League third qualifying round
* Grasshopper Club: Europa League second qualifying round
* Vaduz: Europa League first qualifying round
* Zürich: Europa League group stage

### Basel
#### Champions League group stage
##### Final group table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ARS | PAR | LUD | BSL |
| 1 | Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–2 | 6–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 3 | Transfer to Europa League | 2–3 | 1–3 | — | 0–0 |
| 4 | Basel | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 2 | | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — |

### Young Boys
#### Champions League qualifying rounds
##### Third qualifying round

2–2 on aggregate; Young Boys won on penalties.

##### Play-off round

Borussia Mönchengladbach won 9–2 on aggregate.

#### Europa League group stage
##### Final group table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | APO | OLY | YB | AST |
| 1 | APOEL | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Olympiacos | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 | Advance to knockout phase | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| 3 | Young Boys | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 8 | | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 |
| 4 | Astana | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 5 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |

### Luzern
#### Europa League qualifying
##### Third qualifying round

Sassuolo won 4–1 on aggregate.

### Grasshopper Club
#### Europa League qualifying
##### Second qualifying round

Grasshopper won 5–4 on aggregate.

##### Third qualifying round

Grasshopper won 5–4 on aggregate.

##### Play-off round

Fenerbahçe won 5–0 on aggregate.

### Vaduz
#### Europa League qualifying
##### First qualifying round

Vaduz won 5–2 on aggregate.

##### second qualifying round

Midtjylland won 5–2 on aggregate.

### Zürich
#### Final group table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Osmanlıspor | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Villarreal | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 | Zürich | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Steaua București | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | |