# 2015–16 Swiss Super League

The 2015–16 Swiss Super League, also known as Raiffeisen Super League for sponsoring purposes, was the 119th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. Basel were the defending champions.
A total of 10 teams competed in the league, the 9 best teams from the 2014–15 season and the 2014–15 Swiss Challenge League champion Lugano.

## Teams
### Stadia and locations

| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Basel | Basel | St. Jakob-Park | 38,512 |
| Grasshopper | Zürich | Letzigrund | 23,605 |
| Lugano | Lugano | Stadio Cornaredo | 10,500 |
| Luzern | Lucerne | Swissporarena | 17,500 |
| Sion | Sion | Stade Tourbillon | 16,500 |
| St. Gallen | St. Gallen | AFG Arena | 19,694 |
| Thun | Thun | Stockhorn Arena | 10,000 |
| Vaduz | Vaduz | Rheinpark Stadion | 7,584 |
| Young Boys | Bern | Stade de Suisse | 31,783 |
| Zürich | Zürich | Letzigrund | 23,605 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Basel | Urs Fischer | Matías Delgado | adidas | Novartis |
| Grasshopper | Pierluigi Tami | Kim Källström | Puma | FROMM/Priora |
| Lugano | Zdeněk Zeman | Antoine Rey | Nike | Città di Lugano |
| Luzern | Markus Babbel | Claudio Lustenberger | adidas | Otto's |
| Sion | Didier Tholot | Xavier Kouassi | Erreà | Alloboissons |
| St. Gallen | Joe Zinnbauer | Albert Bunjaku | Jako | St. Galler Kantonalbank |
| Thun | Jeff Saibene | Dennis Hediger | Nike | Panorama Center |
| Vaduz | Giorgio Contini | Franz Burgmeier | adidas | Liechtensteinische Landesbank |
| Young Boys | Adi Hütter | Steve von Bergen | Nike | Honda |
| Zürich | Sami Hyypiä | Gilles Yapi Yapo | Nike | Netstream AG |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Basel (C) | 36 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 88 | 38 | +50 | 83 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Young Boys | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 78 | 47 | +31 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Luzern | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 54 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Grasshopper | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Sion | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 50 | |
| 6 | Thun | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 41 | |
| 7 | St. Gallen | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 41 | 66 | −25 | 38 | |
| 8 | Vaduz | 36 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 36 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 9 | Lugano | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 46 | 75 | −29 | 35 | |
| 10 | Zürich (R) | 36 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 48 | 71 | −23 | 34 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage and relegation to Challenge League |
* ↑ Vaduz qualified for the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Liechtenstein Cup.
* ↑ Zürich qualified for the UEFA Europa League group stage by winning the 2015–16 Swiss Cup.

## Season statistics
### Top goalscorers

    As of 14 May 2016.
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Mu'nas Dabbur | Grasshopper | 19 |
| 2 | Guillaume Hoarau | BSC Young Boys | 17 |
| 3 | Marc Janko | Basel | 16 |
| 4 | Caio Alves | Grasshopper | 13 |
| 4 | Marco Schneuwly | Luzern | 13 |
| 4 | Yoric Ravet | Grasshopper | 13 |
| 7 | Armando Sadiku | Vaduz | 12 |
| 8 | Shani Tarashaj | Grasshopper | 11 |
| 8 | Ridge Munsy | Thun | 11 |
| 8 | Danijel Aleksić | St. Gallen | 11 |

## Awards
### Annual awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| Player of the Season | Breel Embolo | Basel |
| Young Player of the Season | Shani Tarashaj | GC |
| Coach of the Season | Pierluigi Tami | GC |
| Goal of the Season | Mu'nas Dabbur | GC |
Team of the Year :
| Goalkeeper | Tomáš Vaclík (Basel) | Tomáš Vaclík (Basel) | Tomáš Vaclík (Basel) | Tomáš Vaclík (Basel) | Tomáš Vaclík (Basel) | Tomáš Vaclík (Basel) | Tomáš Vaclík (Basel) | Tomáš Vaclík (Basel) | Tomáš Vaclík (Basel) | Tomáš Vaclík (Basel) | Tomáš Vaclík (Basel) | Tomáš Vaclík (Basel) |
| Defence | Michael Lang (Basel) | Michael Lang (Basel) | Michael Lang (Basel) | Marek Suchý (Basel) | Marek Suchý (Basel) | Marek Suchý (Basel) | Roy Gelmi (St. Gallen) | Roy Gelmi (St. Gallen) | Roy Gelmi (St. Gallen) | Pa Modou Jagne (Sion) | Pa Modou Jagne (Sion) | Pa Modou Jagne (Sion) |
| Midfield | Carlitos (Sion) | Carlitos (Sion) | Carlitos (Sion) | Luca Zuffi (Basel) | Luca Zuffi (Basel) | Luca Zuffi (Basel) | Kim Källström (Grasshopper) | Kim Källström (Grasshopper) | Kim Källström (Grasshopper) | Caio (Grasshopper) | Caio (Grasshopper) | Caio (Grasshopper) |
| Attack | Breel Embolo (Basel) | Breel Embolo (Basel) | Breel Embolo (Basel) | Breel Embolo (Basel) | Breel Embolo (Basel) | Breel Embolo (Basel) | Munas Dabbur (Grasshopper) | Munas Dabbur (Grasshopper) | Munas Dabbur (Grasshopper) | Munas Dabbur (Grasshopper) | Munas Dabbur (Grasshopper) | Munas Dabbur (Grasshopper) |