# 2005–06 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 2005–06 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

## Super League
### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Zürich (C) | 36 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 86 | 36 | +50 | 78 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Basel | 36 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 87 | 42 | +45 | 78 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Young Boys | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 62 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 4 | Grasshopper | 36 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 55 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
| 5 | Thun | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 49 | |
| 6 | St. Gallen | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 40 | |
| 7 | Aarau | 36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 63 | −34 | 35 | |
| 8 | Schaffhausen | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 32 | 55 | −23 | 33 | |
| 9 | Neuchâtel Xamax (R) | 36 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 41 | 70 | −29 | 33 | Qualification to relegation play-off |
| 10 | Yverdon-Sport (R) | 36 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 38 | 64 | −26 | 32 | Relegation to Swiss Challenge League |

## Challenge League
### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | FC Luzern (C, P) | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 69 | 33 | +36 | 79 | Promotion to 2006–07 Swiss Super League |
| 2 | FC Sion (P) | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 24 | +37 | 72 | Qualification for Promotion play-off |
| 3 | FC Lausanne-Sport | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 64 | 42 | +22 | 68 | |
| 4 | FC Chiasso | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 59 | |
| 5 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 60 | 44 | +16 | 58 | |
| 6 | FC Wohlen | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 52 | |
| 7 | FC Wil | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 51 | |
| 8 | FC Vaduz | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 57 | 54 | +3 | 46 | |
| 9 | AC Bellinzona | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 46 | |
| 10 | AC Lugano | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 41 | |
| 11 | FC Baulmes | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 40 | |
| 12 | FC Concordia Basel | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 39 | |
| 13 | SC Kriens | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 42 | 56 | −14 | 39 | |
| 14 | FC Winterthur | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 37 | |
| 15 | SC YF Juventus | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 35 | |
| 16 | FC Locarno | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 35 | 60 | −25 | 28 | |
| 17 | FC Baden (R) | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 59 | −29 | 27 | Relegated to 2006–07 Swiss 1. Liga |
| 18 | FC Meyrin (R) | 34 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 26 | 68 | −42 | 14 | Relegated to 2006–07 Swiss 1. Liga |
* ↑ 3 points deducted?

### Promotion/relegation play-offs

The ninth-placed team in the 2005–06 Swiss Super League, Neuchâtel Xamax, played a two-legged play-off against the Challenge League runners-up, Sion, for a spot in the 2006–07 Super League.
Sion won 3–0 on aggregate and are promoted. Neuchâtel Xamax lose and are relegated.

## 1. Liga
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Servette FC | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 82 | 32 | +50 | 68 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 2 | Étoile Carouge FC | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 66 | 27 | +39 | 56 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 3 | Urania Genève Sport | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 55 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 4 | ES FC Malley | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 61 | 34 | +27 | 54 | |
| 5 | FC Stade Nyonnais | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 48 | |
| 6 | FC Echallens | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 44 | |
| 7 | CS Chênois | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 41 | |
| 8 | FC Bulle | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 40 | |
| 9 | FC Fribourg | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 39 | |
| 10 | FC Serrières | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 38 | |
| 11 | FC Martigny-Sports | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 37 | |
| 12 | FC Bex | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 37 | |
| 13 | SC Düdingen | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 41 | 65 | −24 | 31 | |
| 14 | FC Naters | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 42 | 60 | −18 | 28 | |
| 15 | Signal FC Bernex-Confignon | 30 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 62 | −25 | 21 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 16 | Grand-Lancy FC | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 72 | −42 | 19 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Biel-Bienne | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 65 | 20 | +45 | 68 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 2 | SR Delémont | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 52 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 3 | Basel U-21 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 78 | 48 | +30 | 49 | |
| 4 | FC Kickers Luzern | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 49 | |
| 5 | FC Solothurn | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 46 | |
| 6 | SC Zofingen | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 40 | |
| 7 | FC Grenchen | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 38 | |
| 8 | FC Wangen bei Olten | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 38 | |
| 9 | FC Laufen | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 36 | |
| 10 | Young Boys U-21 | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 35 | |
| 11 | FC Münsingen | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 35 | |
| 12 | SC Dornach | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 42 | 63 | −21 | 35 | |
| 13 | SV Muttenz | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 67 | −24 | 35 | |
| 14 | Luzern U-21 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 34 | |
| 15 | FC Schötz | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 31 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 16 | SC Buochs | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 62 | −23 | 24 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Tuggen | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 76 | 35 | +41 | 67 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 2 | FC Red Star Zürich | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 56 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 3 | FC Herisau | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 53 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 4 | FC Kreuzlingen | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 50 | |
| 5 | Zürich U-21 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 49 | |
| 6 | Zug 94 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 67 | 57 | +10 | 49 | |
| 7 | Grasshopper Club U-21 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 60 | 41 | +19 | 45 | |
| 8 | FC Seefeld Zürich | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 43 | |
| 9 | GC Biaschesi | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 41 | |
| 10 | SC Cham | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 40 | |
| 11 | FC Brugg | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 39 | |
| 12 | FC Rapperswil-Jona | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 36 | |
| 13 | St. Gallen U-21 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 34 | |
| 14 | FC Mendrisio | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 34 | |
| 15 | FC Altstetten | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 36 | 74 | −38 | 24 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 16 | FC Frauenfeld | 30 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 89 | −60 | 6 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Promotion play-offs
#### Qualification round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Herisau | 1–3 | Servette |
| Servette | 3–0 | Herisau |
Servette win 6–1 on aggregate
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Delémont | 3–0 | Tuggen |
| Tuggen | 0–4 | Delémont |
Delémont win 7–0 on aggregate
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Red Star | 1–0 | Étoile Carouge |
| Étoile Carouge | 4–1 | Red Star |
Étoile Carouge win 4–2 on aggregate
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| UGS | 2–0 | Biel-Bienne |
| Biel-Bienne | 3–1 | UGS |
3–3 on aggregate UGS win on away goals

#### Final round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Delémont | 1–0 | Étoile Carouge |
| Étoile Carouge | 1–1 | Delémont |
Delémont win 2–1 on aggregate and are promoted to the 2006–07 Challenge League.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| UGS | 0–3 | Servette |
| Servette | 2–1 | UGS |
Servette win 5–1 on aggregate and are promoted to the 2006–07 Challenge League.

## Swiss Cup

BSC Young Boys beat FC Zürich 4–1 in the first drawn semi-final and FC Sion beat FC Winterthur 1–0 in the second semi-final. The winner of the first drawn semi-final is considered as home team. The final was played on 17 April 2006 and took place at Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf in the Swiss capital Bern.

### Final
## Swiss Clubs in Europe

* Basel as 2004–05 champions: Champions League third qualifying round
* Thun as runner-up: Champions League second qualifying round
* Grasshoppers as third placed team: UEFA Cup second qualifying round
* Zürich as 2004–05 Swiss Cup winners: UEFA Cup second qualifying round
* Young Boys as fourth placed team: Intertoto Cup second round
* Xamax as sixth placed team: Intertoto Cup first round
* Vaduz as 2004–05 Liechtenstein Cup winners: UEFA Cup first qualifying round

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

Werder Bremen won 4–2 on aggregate. Basel transfer to 2005–06 UEFA Cup

#### UEFA Cup
##### First round

Basel won 6-0 on aggregate.

##### Group stage / Group E

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | STR | ROM | BSL | RSB | TRO |
| 1 | Strasbourg | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | — | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Roma | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | — | — |
| 3 | Basel | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage | 0–2 | — | — | — | 4–3 |
| 4 | Red Star Belgrade | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 | | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | — | — |
| 5 | Tromsø | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 3 | | — | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | — |

##### Round of 32

Basel won 2–1 on aggregate.

##### Round of 16

Basel won 4-2 on aggregate.

##### Quarter-finals

Middlesbrough won 4-3 on aggregate.

### Thun
#### Champions League
##### Group stage / Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ARS | AJA | THU | SPR |
| 1 | Arsenal | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 16 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Ajax | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Thun | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 0–1 | 2–4 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Sparta Prague | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 2 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |

#### UEFA Cup
##### Round of 32
### Grasshoppers
#### UEFA Cup
##### Second qualifying round

3–3 on aggregate, Grasshoppers win on away goals

##### First round

Grasshoppers won 4-1 on aggregate.

##### Group stage / Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MID | AZ | LIT | DNI | GRA |
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | — |
| 2 | AZ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | 0–0 | — | — | — | 1–0 |
| 3 | Litex Lovech | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–2 | — | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | | — | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | — |
| 5 | Grasshoppers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 | | 0–1 | — | — | 2–3 | — |

### Zürich
#### UEFA Cup
##### Second qualifying round

Zürich win 5–1 on aggregate

##### Third qualifying round

Brøndby won 3–2 on aggregate.

### Young Boys
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Second qualifying round

Young Boys won 6–2 on aggregate.

##### Third qualifying round

Marseille won 5–3 on aggregate.

### Xamax
#### Intertoto Cup
##### First qualifying round

Neuchâtel Xamax won 9–1 on aggregate.

##### Second qualifying round

Saint-Étienne won 3–2 on aggregate.

### Vaduz
#### UEFA Cup
##### First qualifying round

Vaduz won 2–1 on aggregate

##### Second qualifying round

Beşiktaş win 6–1 on aggregate