# 2023–24 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 2023–24 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

## National teams
### Men's national team
#### UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Romania | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 22 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 17 | Qualify for final tournament | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Israel | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 15 | Advance to play-offs via Nations League | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| 4 | Belarus | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 12 | | 0–0 | 0–5 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| 5 | Kosovo | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11 | | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 |
| 6 | Andorra | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 2 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | — |

#### UEFA Euro 2024
##### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | |

##### Knockout stage
### Women's national team
#### World Cup
##### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | New Zealand (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Philippines | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 3 | |

##### Knockout stage
#### UEFA Women's Nations League
##### 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League A Group A4

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | | | | |
| 1 | Spain | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 15 | Qualification for Nations League Finals | — | 2–3 | 5–3 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Italy | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 | | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Sweden (O) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | Qualification for relegation play-offs | 2–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Switzerland (R) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 3 | Relegation to League B | 1–7 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — |

#### UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| 1 | Switzerland (H, P) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 15 | Qualify for final tournament as host and promotion to League A | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Turkey | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 | Advance to play-offs | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Hungary | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 7 | Advance to play-offs | 1–0 | 1–4 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Azerbaijan (R) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 4 | Relegation to League C and advance to play-offs | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–5 | — |
* ↑ Since Switzerland (who qualified as hosts) finished in the top three places in their group, the best-ranked fourth-placed team qualified for the play-offs.

## Club Football
### Men
#### Swiss Cup

Servette FC won their first Swiss Cup in over 20 years. They beat FC Lugano on penalties, after the game ended in a goalless draw after extra time.

#### Credit Suisse Super League

BSC Young Boys successfully defended their title, securing their 17th Swiss championship title on 20 May 2024, one round before the end of the season.
On the other end of the table, FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy end their historic first season in the Swiss top flight in last place and are thus relegated back to the Challenge League.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Young Boys (C) | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 76 | 34 | +42 | 77 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 2 | Lugano | 38 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 67 | 51 | +16 | 65 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Servette | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 64 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Zürich | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 53 | 41 | +12 | 60 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 5 | St. Gallen | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 57 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 6 | Winterthur | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 60 | 71 | −11 | 49 | |
| 7 | Luzern | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 49 | |
| 8 | Basel | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 49 | |
| 9 | Yverdon-Sport | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 50 | 71 | −21 | 47 | |
| 10 | Lausanne-Sport | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 45 | |
| 11 | Grasshopper (O) | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 38 | Qualification for the Relegation play-off |
| 12 | Lausanne Ouchy (R) | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 40 | 77 | −37 | 29 | Relegation to Swiss Challenge League |
* ↑ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league was split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
* ↑ Servette qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round as the 2023–24 Swiss Cup winners.

#### dieci Challenge League

FC Sion were crowned champions of the Challenge League on 23 May 2024 the last matchday. Thus, they return to the top flight only one season after being relegated.
At the bottom of the table, FC Baden also departs the Challenge League after just one season. Their relegation was definite on 3 May 2024, three rounds before the end of the season.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sion (C, P) | 36 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 72 | 23 | +49 | 79 | Promotion to Swiss Super League |
| 2 | Thun | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 73 | 38 | +35 | 76 | Qualification for promotion play-off |
| 3 | Vaduz | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 67 | 55 | +12 | 49 | Qualification for Conference League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Xamax | 36 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 49 | |
| 5 | Wil | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 44 | |
| 6 | Aarau | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 53 | 59 | −6 | 43 | |
| 7 | Nyon | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 58 | −13 | 43 | |
| 8 | Bellinzona | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 42 | |
| 9 | Schaffhausen | 36 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 38 | |
| 10 | Baden (R) | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 82 | −51 | 26 | Relegation to Swiss Promotion League |
* ↑ Vaduz qualified for the Conference League second qualifying round by winning the 2023–24 Liechtenstein Cup.

#### Hoval Promotion League

Étoile Carouge FC were crowned champions of the Promotion League on 11 May 2024 and thus are promoted to the Challenge League for the first time in twelve years.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Étoile Carouge FC (C, P) | 34 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 72 | 38 | +34 | 76 | Promotion to Swiss Challenge League and qualification for Swiss Cup |
| 2 | FC Rapperswil-Jona | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 74 | 44 | +30 | 71 | Qualification for Swiss Cup |
| 3 | FC Biel-Bienne | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 61 | 35 | +26 | 59 | Qualification for Swiss Cup |
| 4 | FC Paradiso | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 56 | Qualification for Swiss Cup |
| 5 | SR Delémont | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 56 | 62 | −6 | 53 | Qualification for Swiss Cup |
| 6 | SC Kriens | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 49 | Qualification for Swiss Cup |
| 7 | SC Brühl | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 53 | 60 | −7 | 50 | Qualification for Swiss Cup |
| 8 | SC Cham | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 69 | 62 | +7 | 44 | |
| 9 | FC Zürich II | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 45 | |
| 10 | FC Bavois | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 66 | 58 | +8 | 43 | |
| 11 | FC Breitenrain | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 39 | |
| 12 | BSC Young Boys II | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 51 | 63 | −12 | 44 | |
| 13 | FC Luzern II | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 61 | 68 | −7 | 43 | |
| 14 | FC Bulle | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 39 | |
| 15 | FC Basel II | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 54 | 63 | −9 | 38 | |
| 16 | FC Lugano II | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 51 | 65 | −14 | 40 | |
| 17 | FC St. Gallen II (R) | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 56 | 61 | −5 | 37 | Relegation to the 1. Liga Classic |
| 18 | Servette FC II (R) | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 47 | 68 | −21 | 28 | Relegation to the 1. Liga Classic |

#### Relegation/Promotion play-off

Grasshopper Club Zürich were able to secure their spot in the Super League against challengers FC Thun in the relegation/promotion play-offs on 31 May 2024. In both legs, they were able to score in overtime. Grasshoppers thus win their first ever relegation play-off, while Thun is still winless after their third participation.
Grasshopper wins 3–2 on aggregate. Both teams remain in their respective leagues.

### Women
#### Axa Women's Super League
## Swiss Clubs in Europe
### UEFA Champions League
#### Qualifying phase and play-off round
##### Second qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Servette | 3–3 (4–1 p) | Genk | 1–1 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) |

##### Third qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Rangers | 3–2 | Servette | 2–1 | 1–1 |

##### Play-off round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Maccabi Haifa | 0–3 | Young Boys | 0–0 | 0–3 |

#### Group stage
##### Group G

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MCI | RBL | YB | RSB |
| 1 | Manchester City | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 18 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| 3 | Young Boys | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 4 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–3 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Red Star Belgrade | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 1 | | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — |

### UEFA Europa League
#### Qualifying phase and play-off round
##### Play-off round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Union Saint-Gilloise | 3–0 | Lugano | 2–0 | 1–0 |

#### Group stage
##### Group G

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SLP | ROM | SRV | SHE |
| 1 | Slavia Prague | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 15 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 |
| 2 | Roma | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 2–0 | — | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Servette | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 5 | Transfer to Europa Conference League | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 1 | | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — |

#### Knockout stage
##### Knockout-round play-offs

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Young Boys | 2–4 | Sporting CP | 1–3 | 1–1 |

### UEFA Europa Conference League
#### Qualifying phase and play-off round
##### Second qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Djurgårdens IF | 2–3 | Luzern | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Basel | 3–4 | Tobol | 1–3 | 2–1 |

##### Third qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Hibernian | 5–3 | Luzern | 3–1 | 2–2 |

#### Group stage
##### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BRU | BOD | BEŞ | LUG |
| 1 | Club Brugge | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 16 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Bodø/Glimt | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 5–2 |
| 3 | Beşiktaş | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 4 | | 0–5 | 1–2 | — | 2–3 |
| 4 | Lugano | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 4 | | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | — |
* 1 2 Ranked on head-to-head goal difference: Beşiktaş +1, Lugano –1.

#### Knockout phase
##### Knockout round play-offs

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Servette | 1–0 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 0–0 | 1–0 |

##### Round of 16

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Servette | 0–0 (1–3 p) | Viktoria Plzeň | 0–0 | 0–0 (a.e.t.) |

### UEFA Women's Champions League
#### Qualifying round
##### Round 1
###### Final

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Zürich | 3–1 | Birkirkara |

##### Round 2

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Zürich | 0–8 | Ajax | 0–6 | 0–2 |

### UEFA Youth League
#### UEFA Champions League Path
##### Group stage
###### Group G

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MCI | RBL | RSB | YB |
| 1 | Manchester City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 14 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 2–1 | 5–2 | 3–0 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11 | Advance to play-offs | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| 3 | Red Star Belgrade | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 4 | | 2–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Young Boys | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 4 | | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to head record.

#### Domestic Champions Path
##### First Round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Gent | 0–3 | Basel | 0–1 | 0–2 |

##### Second Round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Basel | 2–0 | Dinamo Zagreb | 2–0 | 0–0 |

#### Knockout phase
##### Play-offs

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Basel | 0–2 | Bayern Munich |