# 2022–23 Swiss Super League

The 2022–23 Swiss Super League (referred to as the Credit Suisse Super League for sponsoring reasons) was the 126th season of top-tier competitive football in Switzerland and the 20th under its current name and format. With this season, the Swiss Super League became the longest continuously running top-flight national league.

## Overview

A total of ten teams are competing in the league: nine teams of the previous season will participate in the league again. FC Lausanne-Sport, who came in last place, were relegated and are replaced by the 2021–22 Swiss Challenge League champions Winterthur. Luzern remains in the league as the winner of the Relegation/Promotion playoff. Zürich are the defending champions.
After Swiss teams gained 7.75 points in European championships in the 2021–22 season, the Swiss Football Association jumped five spots in the UEFA association ranking to rank 14, granting them five spots in European championships in the 2023–24 season. This means that first and second ranked teams of the 2022–23 season will participate in the third and second rounds of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League qualification, respectively, while the third and fourth enter the second round of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League qualification. Furthermore, the champion of the 2022-23 Swiss Cup enters the third qualification round for the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League.
Due to the format change and the increased number of teams starting with the 2023–24 Swiss Super League, this season will function as a transition season. As a result, no teams will be directly relegated to the 2023–24 Swiss Challenge League. Instead the last-placed team will play a relegation playoff against the third team of the 2022–23 Swiss Challenge League.

### Schedule

The playing schedule of the season, as well as dates and times for the first nine matchdays were announced on 17 June 2022. The first matchday would be held on the weekend of 16 and 17 July 2022. However, the first round match Luzern – Grasshoppers is postponed until 10 August 2022, due to lack of venues. The match Luzern – Basel, originally scheduled for 31 July 2022 (Matchday 3), is also postponed to 9 November 2022. Furthermore, scheduled dates for champion Zürich for matchdays 4, 5, and 8 may be swapped subject to their Champions League qualifier schedule.
The exact schedule for matchdays 10 through 18 were announced on 2 September 2022. Due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which will be held in November and December 2022, the league will go on a two-month break, after matchday 16 on 13 November 2022. The winter break will thus occur two rounds earlier than usual, with matchdays 17 and 18 to be held in January 2023. On 22 November 2022, fixtures of matchdays 19 through 27 were scheduled. Matchdays 28 through 36 were scheduled on 15 March 2023.
The last matchday will be on 29 May 2023. Following the end of the season, the two legs of the Relegation Play-off will be played on 3 and 6 June 2023, respectively.

## Teams
### Stadia and locations

| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Basel | Basel | St. Jakob-Park | 37,994 |
| Grasshopper | Zürich | Letzigrund | 26,103 |
| Lugano | Lugano | Stadio Cornaredo | 6,390 |
| Luzern | Lucerne | Swissporarena | 16,490 |
| Servette | Geneva | Stade de Genève | 28,833 |
| Sion | Sion | Stade Tourbillon | 14,283 |
| St. Gallen | St. Gallen | Kybunpark | 19,455 |
| Winterthur | Winterthur | Stadion Schützenwiese | 8,400 |
| Young Boys | Bern | Stadion Wankdorf | 31,120 |
| Zürich | Zürich | Letzigrund | 26,103 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | President | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Basel | Reto Baumgartner | Heiko Vogel (interim) | Fabian Frei | Macron | Novartis |
| Grasshopper | András Gurovits | Giorgio Contini | Amir Abrashi | Adidas | Tianjin Seagull |
| Lugano | Philippe Regazzoni | Mattia Croci-Torti | Jonathan Sabbatini | Erreà | AIL |
| Luzern | Stefan Wolf | Mario Frick | Ardon Jashari | Craft | Otto’s |
| Servette | Didier Fischer | Alain Geiger | Jérémy Frick | Adidas | La PrailleM3 Groupe |
| Sion | Christian Constantin | Paolo Tramezzani | Anto Grgić | Macron | OIKEN |
| St. Gallen | Matthias Hüppi | Peter Zeidler | Lukas Görtler | Jako | St.Galler Kantonalbank |
| Winterthur | Mike Keller | Bruno Berner | Granit Lekaj | gpard | Keller Druckmesstechnik |
| Young Boys | Hanspeter Kienberger | Raphaël Wicky | Fabian Lustenberger | Nike | Plus500 |
| Zürich | Ancillo Canepa | Bo Henriksen | Yanick Brecher | Nike | Nokera AG |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of departure | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Basel | Guille Abascal | End of interim period | 23 May 2022 | Pre-season | Alexander Frei | 23 May 2022 |
| Winterthur | Alexander Frei | Departure | 23 May 2022 | Pre-season | Bruno Berner | 30 May 2022 |
| Zürich | André Breitenreiter | Departure | 24 May 2022 | Pre-season | Franco Foda | 8 June 2022 |
| Young Boys | Matteo Vanetta | End of interim period | 2 June 2022 | Pre-season | Raphaël Wicky | 2 June 2022 |
| Zürich | Franco Foda | Termination | 21 September 2022 | 9th | Genesio Colatrella (interim) | 23 September 2022 |
| Zürich | Genesio Colatrella (interim) | End of interim period | 10 October 2022 | 10th | Bo Henriksen | 10 October 2022 |
| Sion | Paolo Tramezzani | Termination | 20 November 2022 | 10th | Fabio Celestini | 21 November 2022 |
| Basel | Alexander Frei | Termination | 7 February 2023 | 7th | Heiko Vogel (interim) | 7 February 2023 |
| Sion | Fabio Celestini | Termination | 3 March 2023 | 9th | David Bettoni | 7 March 2023 |
| Sion | David Bettoni | Contract dissolution | 15 May 2023 | 10th | Paolo Tramezzani | 16 May 2023 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Young Boys (C) | 36 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 82 | 30 | +52 | 74 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 2 | Servette | 36 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 58 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Lugano | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 57 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
| 4 | Luzern | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 50 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Basel | 36 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 47 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 6 | St. Gallen | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 66 | 52 | +14 | 45 | |
| 7 | Grasshopper | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 44 | |
| 8 | Zürich | 36 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 44 | |
| 9 | Winterthur | 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 66 | −34 | 32 | |
| 10 | Sion (R) | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 41 | 73 | −32 | 31 | Qualification for the relegation play-off |

## Relegation play-off

The relegation play-off will be played in a two-legged game between the last place team of the Super League and the third placed team of the Challenge League. The first leg will be held on 3 June 2023, with the representative of the Super League hosting. The second leg will be held on 6 June 2023. Winner of the play-off is whichever teams scores most in both games (no away goals rule). In case of a tie at the end of the two games, 30 minutes of extra time (two times 15 minutes) are added, followed by a penalty shoot-out, in case the teams are still tied.

### Second leg

    Lausanne-Ouchy wins 6–2 on aggregate, while Sion were relegated to the Swiss Challenge League.

## Awards
### Best Player
#### Player of the Round

The best player of the Super League and Challenge League for each matchday is voted for by the viewers from among a selection of players.
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 4 | Round 4 | Round 4 | Round 4 | Round 4 |
| # | Nat | Player | Team | L | Ref | # | Nat | Player | Team | L | Ref | # | Nat | Player | Team | L | Ref | # | Nat | Player | Team | L | Ref |
| 1 | | Samir Ramizi | Winterthur | (SL) | | 10 | | Cedric Itten | Young Boys | (SL) | | 19 | | André Moreira | Grasshopper | (SL) | | 28 | | Pius Dorn | Luzern | (SL) | |
| 2 | | Hayao Kawabe | Grasshopper | (SL) | | 11 | | Mario Balotelli | Sion | (SL) | | 20 | | Andy Diouf | Basel | (SL) | | 29 | | Nicky Beloko | Luzern | (SL) | |
| 3 | | Renat Dadashov | Grasshopper | (SL) | | 12 | | Mohamed Dräger | Luzern | (SL) | | 21 | | Zeki Amdouni | Basel | (SL) | | 30 | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
| 4 | | Nicky Beloko | Luzern | (SL) | | 13 | | Max Meyer | Luzern | (SL) | | 22 | | Martin Frýdek | Luzern | (SL) | | 31 | | Fabian Rieder | Young Boys | (SL) | |
| 5 | | Lukas Görtler | St. Gallen | (SL) | | 14 | | Dejan Sorgić | Luzern | (SL) | | 23 | | Lawrence Ati-Zigi | St. Gallen | (SL) | | 32 | | Anthony Racioppi | Young Boys | (SL) | |
| 6 | | Lukas Watkowiak | St. Gallen | (SL) | | 15 | | Lawrence Ati-Zigi | St. Gallen | (SL) | | 24 | | Nicky Beloko | Luzern | (SL) | | 33 | | André Moreira | Grasshopper | (SL) | |
| 7 | | Daouda Guindo | St. Gallen | (SL) | | 16 | | Emmanuel Latte Lath | St. Gallen | (SL) | | 25 | | Noe Holenstein | Winterthur | (SL) | | 34 | | Jean-Pierre Nsame | Young Boys | (SL) | |
| 8 | | Ardon Jashari | Luzern | (SL) | | 17 | | Pascal Schürpf | Luzern | (SL) | | 26 | | Meritan Shabani | Grasshopper | (SL) | | 35 | | Sofyan Chader | Luzern | (SL) | |
| 9 | | Marius Müller | Luzern | (SL) | | 18 | | Max Meyer | Luzern | (SL) | | 27 | | Sofyan Chader | Luzern | (SL) | | 36 | | Franklin Sasere | Vaduz | (ChL) | |

#### Team of the Season

The Team of the Season was selected by votes for each position by the viewers from among a selection. The winners were announced on 29 June 2023.
| Pos | Playerf | Team |
| GK | Lawrence Ati-Zigi | St. Gallen |
| CB | Matej Maglica | St. Gallen |
| CB | Marco Burch | Luzern |
| RB | Michael Lang | Basel |
| LB | Martin Frýdek | Luzern |
| CM | Fabian Rieder | Young Boys |
| CM | Max Meyer | Luzern |
| WM | Patrick Pflücke | Servette |
| WM | Christian Fassnacht | Young Boys |
| FW | Zeki Amdouni | Basel |
| FW | Cedric Itten | Young Boys |
| M | Mario Frick | Luzern |