# 2010–11 Swiss Challenge League

The 2010–11 Swiss Challenge League was the eighth season of the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of the Swiss football league pyramid. It began on 23 July 2010 and ended on 25 May 2011. The champions of this season, FC Lausanne-Sport, earned promotion to the 2011–12 Super League. The runners-up Servette won the promotion/relegation playoff against the 9th-placed team of the 2010–11 Super League, AC Bellinzona. The bottom two teams, FC Schaffhausen and Yverdon-Sport FC, were relegated to the 1. Liga.

## Teams

2009–10 Challenge League champions FC Thun were promoted to the 2010–11 Super League. They were replaced by FC Aarau, who were relegated after finishing the 2009–10 Super League in last place. 2009–10 Challenge League runners-up FC Lugano had to compete in a promotion/relegation playoff against 9th-placed Super League team AC Bellinzona and eventually retained their league spot after losing 1–2 on aggregate.
FC Le Mont as 15th-placed team and last-placed FC Gossau were relegated after the 2009–10 season. They were replaced by FC Chiasso and SR Delémont, who emerged victorious from the eight-team 1. Liga promotion playoff.
| Club | City | Stadium | 2009–10 season |
| FC Aarau | Aarau | Stadion Brügglifeld | 10th in Super League |
| FC Biel/Bienne | Biel/Bienne, Bern | Gurzelen Stadion | 7th in Challenge League |
| FC Chiasso | Chiasso, Ticino | Stadio Comunale | 1. Liga playoff winners |
| SR Delémont | Delémont, Jura | La Blancherie | 1. Liga playoff winners |
| SC Kriens | Kriens, Lucerne | Stadion Kleinfeld | 5th in Challenge League |
| FC Lausanne-Sport | Lausanne, Vaud | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise | 10th in Challenge League |
| FC Locarno | Locarno, Ticino | Stadio del Lido | 13th in Challenge League |
| FC Lugano | Lugano, Ticino | Cornaredo Stadium | 2nd in Challenge League |
| FC Schaffhausen | Schaffhausen | Stadion Breite | 11th in Challenge League |
| Servette FC | Geneva | Stade de Genève | 4th in Challenge League |
| FC Stade Nyonnais | Nyon, Vaud | Centre sportif de Colovray Nyon | 14th in Challenge League |
| FC Vaduz | Vaduz, Liechtenstein | Rheinpark Stadion | 8th in Challenge League |
| FC Wil 1900 | Wil, St. Gallen | Stadion Bergholz | 6th in Challenge League |
| FC Winterthur | Winterthur, Zürich | Stadion Schützenwiese | 3rd in Challenge League |
| FC Wohlen | Wohlen, Aargau | Stadion Niedermatten | 12th in Challenge League |
| FC Yverdon-Sport | Yverdon-les-Bains, Vaud | Stade Municipal | 9th in Challenge League |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Lausanne-Sport (C, P) | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 67 | 28 | +39 | 65 | Promotion to 2011–12 Swiss Super League |
| 2 | Servette (O, P) | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 75 | 27 | +48 | 62 | Qualification for promotion/relegation playoffs |
| 3 | Lugano | 30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 56 | 35 | +21 | 62 | |
| 4 | Vaduz | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 60 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Wil | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 46 | |
| 6 | Stade Nyonnais | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 46 | |
| 7 | Chiasso | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 41 | |
| 8 | Delémont | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 40 | |
| 9 | Biel-Bienne | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 39 | |
| 10 | Wohlen | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 37 | |
| 11 | Aarau | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 36 | |
| 12 | Kriens | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 50 | −24 | 33 | |
| 13 | Winterthur | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 32 | |
| 14 | Locarno | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 31 | |
| 15 | Schaffhausen (R) | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 26 | Relegation to 2011–12 Swiss 1. Liga |
| 16 | Yverdon-Sport (R) | 30 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 27 | 64 | −37 | 20 | Relegation to 2011–12 Swiss 1. Liga |
* ↑ Vaduz as winners of the 2010–11 Liechtenstein Cup qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.

## Results

| Home \ Away | AAR | BB | CHI | DEL | KRI | LS | LOC | LUG | SHA | SER | SN | VAD | WIL | WIN | WOH | YS |
| Aarau | | 5–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Biel-Bienne | 7–1 | | 2–1 | 3–2 | 7–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 5–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 |
| Chiasso | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| Delémont | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–4 |
| Kriens | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Lausanne-Sport | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | | 5–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| Locarno | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 |
| Lugano | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 0–6 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Schaffhausen | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Servette | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 6–2 | | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Stade Nyonnais | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | | 2–5 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| Vaduz | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–5 | | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–5 | 5–1 |
| Wil | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 |
| Winterthur | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Wohlen | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 2–1 |
| Yverdon-Sport | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | |

## Promotion/relegation play-offs

Bellinzona as 9th-placed team in the 2010–11 Swiss Super League played a two-legged play-off against Challenge League runners-up Servette.
Servette won 3–2 on aggregate.

## Top goalscorers

Including matches played on 21 May 2011; Source: Swiss Football League

### 18 goals

* Michaël Rodriguez (SR Delémont)

### 17 goals

* Bruno Valente (FC Schaffhausen)

### 16 goals

* Dante Senger (FC Lugano)

### 15 goals

* Silvio Carlos (FC Lausanne-Sport)
* Eudis (Servette FC)

### 14 goals

* Jocelyn Roux (FC Lausanne-Sport)

### 13 goals

* Marcos De Azevedo (Servette FC)

### 12 goals

* Frédéric Besseyre (FC Stade Nyonnais)
* Franck Etoundi (FC Biel-Bienne)

### 11 goals

* Dzengis Cavusevic (FC Wil 1900)
* Sabiá (FC Vaduz)
* Moreno Merenda (FC Vaduz)
* Alain Schultz (FC Wohlen)
* Aco Stojkov (FC Aarau)