# 2017–18 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 2017–18 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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Serbia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |

### 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 | |
Switzerland won 1–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

### 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

### FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 qualification

| 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 | Switzerland | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 19 | Play-offs |
| 3 | Poland | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 11 | |
| 4 | Albania | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 22 | −16 | 4 | |
| 5 | Belarus | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 3 | |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Young Boys (C) | 36 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 84 | 41 | +43 | 84 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 2 | Basel | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 72 | 36 | +36 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Luzern | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 54 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Zürich | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 49 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 5 | St. Gallen | 36 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 52 | 72 | −20 | 45 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 6 | Sion | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 42 | |
| 7 | Thun | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 53 | 68 | −15 | 42 | |
| 8 | Lugano | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 42 | |
| 9 | Grasshopper | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 39 | |
| 10 | Lausanne-Sport (R) | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 46 | 67 | −21 | 35 | Relegation to Swiss Challenge League |
* ↑ Zürich qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2017–18 Swiss Cup.

### Challenge League

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Neuchâtel Xamax (C, P) | 36 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 82 | 39 | +43 | 85 | Promotion to 2018–19 Swiss Super League |
| 2 | Schaffhausen | 36 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 70 | 51 | +19 | 64 | |
| 3 | Servette | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 62 | |
| 4 | Vaduz | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 66 | 50 | +16 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Rapperswil-Jona | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 56 | |
| 6 | Aarau | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 53 | 62 | −9 | 44 | |
| 7 | Wil | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 39 | |
| 8 | Chiasso | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 42 | 60 | −18 | 36 | |
| 9 | Winterthur | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 45 | 60 | −15 | 32 | |
| 10 | Wohlen (R) | 36 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 41 | 93 | −52 | 18 | Relegation to 2018-19 Swiss Promotion League |
* ↑ Vaduz qualified for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League as winners of the 2017–18 Liechtenstein Cup.
* ↑ Chiasso were deducted three points for licence rules violation
* ↑ Wohlen waived license application and will not continue professional football in the 2018–19 season.

### Promotion League

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | SC Kriens (C, P) | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 76 | 31 | +45 | 69 | 2017/2018 Promotion League Champion |
| 2 | FC Stade Nyonnais | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 64 | 33 | +31 | 64 | directly qualified for 2018/2019 Swiss Cup |
| 3 | Yverdon-Sport | 30 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 56 | directly qualified for 2018/2019 Swiss Cup |
| 4 | FC Basel U-21 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 45 | |
| 5 | FC Zürich U-21 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 43 | |
| 6 | FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 56 | 57 | −1 | 43 | |
| 7 | FC Köniz | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 56 | 53 | +3 | 42 | |
| 8 | SC Brühl | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 40 | |
| 9 | FC Breitenrain | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 56 | 61 | −5 | 39 | |
| 10 | FC Sion U-21 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 38 | |
| 11 | SC Cham | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 38 | |
| 12 | SC YF Juventus | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 57 | −9 | 36 | |
| 13 | FC Bavois | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 56 | −18 | 34 | |
| 14 | BSC Old Boys (R) | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 31 | Relegation to 2018–19 1. Liga Classic |
| 15 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 30 | |
| 16 | FC United Zürich (R) | 30 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 35 | 89 | −54 | 18 | Relegation to 2018–19 1. Liga Classic |
* ↑ BSC Old Boys Basel voluntarily relegated at the end of the season.

### Swiss Cup

FC Zürich beat Grasshopper Club Zürich 2–1 in the first drawn semi-final and were considered as home team for the final. BSC Young Boys beat FC Basel 2–0 in the other semi-final. The match was played on 27 May 2018 at the Stade de Suisse in Bern.

#### Final
## Swiss Clubs in Europe
### BSC Young Boys
#### UEFA Champions League qualifying phase

3–3 on aggregate. Young Boys won on away goals.
CSKA Moscow won 3–0 on aggregate.

#### UEFA Europa League group stage
### FC Basel
#### UEFA Champions League knockout phase

Manchester City won 5–2 on aggregate.

### FC Luzern
#### UEFA Europa League qualifying phase

Osijek won 3–2 on aggregate.

### FC Sion
#### UEFA Europa League qualifying phase

Sūduva Marijampolė won 4–1 on aggregate.