# 2013–14 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 2013–14 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

### Non-official matches

Game duration 45 min

## Women's national team

The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.
Win  Draw  Loss

### 2014 Cyprus Cup
## Domestic season
### Super League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Basel (C) | 36 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 70 | 34 | +36 | 72 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Grasshopper | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 67 | 43 | +24 | 65 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Young Boys | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Luzern | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 51 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Zürich | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 50 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
| 6 | Thun | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 48 | |
| 7 | St. Gallen | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 45 | |
| 8 | Sion | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 43 | |
| 9 | Aarau | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 55 | 71 | −16 | 42 | |
| 10 | Lausanne-Sport (R) | 36 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 38 | 71 | −33 | 24 | Relegation to Swiss Challenge League |
* ↑ Zürich won the 2013–14 Swiss Cup, so therefore qualified for the Play-off round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.

### Challenge League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Vaduz (C, P) | 36 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 71 | 34 | +37 | 73 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round and promotion to 2014–15 Swiss Super League |
| 2 | Lugano | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 64 | |
| 3 | Wil | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 74 | 45 | +29 | 63 | |
| 4 | Schaffhausen | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 62 | |
| 5 | Servette | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 61 | |
| 6 | Winterthur | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 42 | |
| 7 | Biel-Bienne | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 56 | 68 | −12 | 37 | |
| 8 | Chiasso | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 33 | |
| 9 | Wohlen | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 47 | 67 | −20 | 32 | |
| 10 | Locarno (R) | 36 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 70 | −39 | 26 | Relegation to 2014–15 1. Liga Promotion |

### 1. Liga Promotion

In April 2013 the club AC Bellinzona was declared bankrupt and was withdrawn from the division. Therefore, there was no relegated team from the 2012–13 Swiss Challenge League and so this season's 1. Liga Promotion competition was competed with just 15 teams.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Le Mont | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 53 | Promotion to Challenge League |
| 2 | SC Young Fellows Juventus | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 49 | |
| 3 | Étoile Carouge FC | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 71 | 54 | +17 | 49 | |
| 4 | FC Köniz | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 49 | |
| 5 | FC Tuggen | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 63 | 52 | +11 | 46 | |
| 6 | SR Delémont | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 41 | |
| 7 | Zürich U-21 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 40 | |
| 8 | Basel U-21 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 37 | |
| 9 | Sion U-21 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 37 | |
| 10 | SC Brühl | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 36 | |
| 11 | FC Stade Nyonnais | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 35 | |
| 12 | FC Breitenrain Bern | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 34 | |
| 13 | Old Boys | 28 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 30 | |
| 14 | St. Gallen U-21 | 28 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 25 | |
| 15 | SC Kriens | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 38 | 62 | −24 | 25 | Relegation to 1. Liga (4th tier) |
| 16 | AC Bellinzona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to 2. Liga (6th tier) |

### Swiss Cup

FC Zürich beat FC Thun 5–4 in the penalty shoot-out following a goalless draw in the first semi-final and FC Basel beat FC Luzern 1–0 in the second semi-final. The two winners played against each other in the final, which was held on 21 April 2014 in the Stade de Suisse in Bern.
| GK | David Da Costa | | |
| DF | Jorge Teixeira | | |
| DF | Ivan Kecojević | 95' | |
| DF | Berat Djimsiti | | |
| MF | Oliver Buff | 83' | 86' |
| MF | Philippe Koch (cap) | | |
| MF | Davide Chiumiento | | |
| MF | Yassine Chikhaoui | 61' | |
| MF | Avi Rikan | | 111' |
| ST | Mario Gavranović | | |
| ST | Franck Etoundi | | 91' |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | Davide Mariani | | 86' |
| MF | Armando Sadiku | | 91' |
| FW | Asmir Kajević | | 111' |
| Manager: ||
| Urs Meier ||
| DF | Naser Aliji | | |
| DF | Marek Suchý | | |
| DF | Gastón Sauro | 66' | |
| DF | Behrang Safari | | |
| MF | Serey Die | 102' | |
| MF | Mohamed Elneny | 62' | |
| MF | Davide Callà | | 70' |
| MF | Fabian Frei | | 60' |
| MF | Valentin Stocker (cap) | | 106' |
| ST | Giovanni Sio | 77' 99' | |
| Substitutes: ||||
| MF | Matías Delgado | | 60' |
| MF | Arlind Ajeti | | 70' |
| MF | Marcelo Díaz | | 106' |
| Manager: ||||
| Murat Yakin ||||

## Swiss Clubs in Europe

* Basel: Champions League third qualifying round
* Grasshopper Club: Champions League third qualifying round
* St. Gallen: Europa League play-off round
* Zürich: Europa League third qualifying round
* Thun: Europa League second qualifying round
* Vaduz: Europa League first qualifying round

### Basel
#### Champions League
##### Third qualifying round

Basel won 4–3 on aggregate.

##### Final group table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Schalke 04 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 | Basel | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 8 | Transfer to Europa League |
| 4 | Steaua București | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 | |

#### Europa League
##### Round of 32

Basel won 3–0 on aggregate.

##### Round of 16

Basel won 2–1 on aggregate.

##### Quarter-finals

Valencia won 5–3 on aggregate.

##### Notes

* ^ The Basel v Valencia match was played behind closed doors due to punishment by UEFA.

### Grasshopper Club
#### Europa League
##### Play-off round

2–2 on aggregate. Fiorentina won on away goals

### St. Gallen
#### Europa League
##### Play-off round

St. Gallen won 5–3 on aggregate.

##### Final group table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Valencia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Swansea City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 | Kuban Krasnodar | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | St. Gallen | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 6 | |

### Zürich
#### Europa League
##### Third qualifying round

Slovan Liberec won 4–2 on aggregate.

### Thun
#### Europa League
##### Second qualifying round

Thun won 5–1 on aggregate.

##### Third qualifying round

Thun won 3–1 on aggregate.

##### Play-off round

Thun won 3–1 on aggregate.

##### Notes

* ^ Rapid Wien played their home matches at Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna instead of their regular stadium, Gerhard Hanappi Stadium, Vienna.

##### Final group table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Genk | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Dynamo Kyiv | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 | Rapid Wien | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Thun | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 | |

### Vaduz
#### Europa League
##### First qualifying round

1–1 on aggregate. Chikhura Sachkhere won on away goals.