# 2010–11 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 2010–11 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 | Basel (C) | 36 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 76 | 44 | +32 | 73 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Zürich | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 74 | 44 | +30 | 72 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Young Boys | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 57 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Sion | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 54 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 5 | Thun | 36 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 49 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
| 6 | Luzern | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 48 | |
| 7 | Grasshopper | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 41 | |
| 8 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 44 | 67 | −23 | 32 | |
| 9 | Bellinzona (R) | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 75 | −33 | 32 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 10 | St. Gallen (R) | 36 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 34 | 67 | −33 | 31 | Relegation to Swiss Challenge League |
* ↑ Due to the winners of 2010–11 UEFA Champions League, Barcelona, having qualified for the 2011-12 UEFA Champions League group phase via their domestic leagues and the subsequent vacation of the title holder spot, Basel as Swiss champions were moved up from the third qualification round into the group stage.
* ↑ By winning the 2010–11 Swiss Cup were won the qualification to Europa League play-off round. However, after the two play-off games had been played (the following season), the team was disqualified from the Europa League following Celtic's successful protest over the team's use of ineligible players.

## Challenge League
### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Lausanne-Sport (C, P) | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 67 | 28 | +39 | 65 | Promotion to 2011–12 Swiss Super League |
| 2 | Servette (O, P) | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 75 | 27 | +48 | 62 | Qualification for promotion/relegation playoffs |
| 3 | Lugano | 30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 56 | 35 | +21 | 62 | |
| 4 | Vaduz | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 60 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Wil | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 46 | |
| 6 | Stade Nyonnais | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 46 | |
| 7 | Chiasso | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 41 | |
| 8 | Delémont | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 40 | |
| 9 | Biel-Bienne | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 39 | |
| 10 | Wohlen | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 37 | |
| 11 | Aarau | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 36 | |
| 12 | Kriens | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 50 | −24 | 33 | |
| 13 | Winterthur | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 32 | |
| 14 | Locarno | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 31 | |
| 15 | Schaffhausen (R) | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 26 | Relegation to 2011–12 Swiss 1. Liga |
| 16 | Yverdon-Sport (R) | 30 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 27 | 64 | −37 | 20 | Relegation to 2011–12 Swiss 1. Liga |
* ↑ Vaduz as winners of the 2010–11 Liechtenstein Cup qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.

### Promotion/relegation play-offs

Bellinzona as 9th-placed Super League team played a two-legged play-off against Challenge League runners-up Servette.
Servette won 3–2 on aggregate and achieve promotion.

## 1. Liga
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Meyrin | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 74 | 38 | +36 | 66 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 2 | Étoile Carouge FC | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 57 | 35 | +22 | 57 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 3 | FC Le Mont | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 51 | Did not apply for licence |
| 4 | ES FC Malley | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 56 | 32 | +24 | 50 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 5 | Grand-Lancy FC | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 46 | |
| 6 | FC Fribourg | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 45 | |
| 7 | Urania Genève Sport | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 44 | |
| 8 | SC Düdingen | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 57 | 68 | −11 | 41 | |
| 9 | FC Echallens | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 39 | |
| 10 | FC Martigny-Sports | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 36 | |
| 11 | Young Boys U-21 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 35 | |
| 12 | Sion U-21 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 33 | |
| 13 | FC Baulmes | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 33 | |
| 14 | FC Naters | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 51 | 65 | −14 | 32 | |
| 15 | US Terre Sainte | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 32 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 16 | CS Chênois | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 29 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Schötz | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 61 | 27 | +34 | 61 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 2 | Zürich U-21 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 57 | 29 | +28 | 59 | Not eligible to Play-off |
| 3 | FC Breitenrain Bern | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 55 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 4 | Basel U-21 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 68 | 34 | +34 | 50 | Not eligible to Play-off |
| 5 | Grasshopper Club U-21 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 49 | |
| 6 | Thun U-21 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 48 | |
| 7 | FC Münsingen | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 44 | |
| 8 | SC Zofingen | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 42 | |
| 9 | BSC Old Boys | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 42 | |
| 10 | FC Wangen bei Olten | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 40 | |
| 11 | SV Muttenz | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 45 | 66 | −21 | 40 | |
| 12 | FC Solothurn | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 35 | |
| 13 | SC Dornach | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 32 | |
| 14 | FC Grenchen | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 28 | |
| 15 | FC Laufen | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 41 | 78 | −37 | 25 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 16 | SC Bümpliz 78 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 38 | 85 | −47 | 18 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | SC Brühl | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 57 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 2 | FC Tuggen | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 54 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 3 | FC Baden | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 57 | 35 | +22 | 53 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 4 | FC Rapperswil-Jona | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 60 | 44 | +16 | 50 | |
| 5 | SC Young Fellows Juventus | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 49 | |
| 6 | USV Eschen/Mauren | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 48 | |
| 7 | SC Cham | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 48 | |
| 8 | Luzern U-21 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 45 | |
| 9 | Winterthur U-21 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 42 | |
| 10 | St. Gallen U-21 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 42 | |
| 11 | GC Biaschesi | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 37 | |
| 12 | FC Mendrisio | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 33 | |
| 13 | Lugano U-21 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 32 | |
| 14 | FC Gossau | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 46 | 72 | −26 | 32 | |
| 15 | Zug 94 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 47 | 65 | −18 | 31 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 16 | SC Buochs | 30 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 32 | 90 | −58 | 13 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Play-offs
#### Qualification round

Brühl win 3–1 on aggregate and advance to Finals
Étoile Carouge win 5–1 on aggregate advance to Finals
FC Baden win 4–1 on aggregate advance to Finals
Malley win 7–4 on aggregate advance to Finals

#### Final round

Étoile Carouge win 1–0 on aggregate and achieve promotion
Brühl win 5–3 on aggregate and achieve promotion

## Swiss Cup

In the first semi-final Xamax beat Zürich 7–6 in a penalty shoot-out, following a 1–1 draw after extra time, and Sion beat Biel-Bienne 2–1 in the second semi-final. The winner of the first semi-final is considered as home team. The final was played on 29 May 2011 and took place at St. Jakob-Park in Basel.

### Final
## Swiss Clubs in Europe

* Basel as league champions: Champions League third qualifying round
* Young Boys as runners-up: Champions League third qualifying round
* Grasshopper Club as third placed team: Europa League play-off round
* Luzern as fourth placed team: Europa League third qualifying round
* Lausanne-Sport as 2009–10 Swiss Cup runners-up: Europa League second qualifying round
* Vaduz as 2009–10 Liechtenstein Cup winners: Europa League second qualifying round

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

Basel won 5–1 on aggregate
* Note 1: Played in Budapest at Szusza Ferenc Stadium as Debrecen's Stadion Oláh Gábor Út did not meet UEFA criteria.

##### Play-off round

Basel won 4–0 on aggregate

##### Group stage / Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAY | ROM | BAS | CFR |
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 15 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| 2 | Roma | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | 3–2 | — | 1–3 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Basel | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–2 | 2–3 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | CFR Cluj | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 4 | | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — |

#### UEFA Europa League / knockout phase
##### Round of 32

Spartak Moscow won 4–3 on aggregate.

### Young Boys
#### UEFA Champions League
##### Third qualifying round

Young Boys won 3–2 on aggregate.

##### Play-off round

Tottenham won 6–3 on aggregate.

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

1–1 on aggregate. Steaua București won 4–3 on penalties.

### Luzern
#### UEFA Europa League
##### Third qualifying round

Utrecht won 4–1 on aggregate.

### Lausanne
#### UEFA Europa League
##### Second qualifying round

Lausanne-Sport won 2–1 on aggregate.

##### Third qualifying round

Lausanne-Sport won 4–3 on aggregate.

##### Play-off round

2–2 on aggregate. Lausanne-Sport won 4–3 on penalties.

##### Group stage / group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CSM | SPP | PAL | LAU |
| 1 | CSKA Moscow | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 16 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 |
| 2 | Sparta Prague | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 3–3 |
| 3 | Palermo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 7 | | 0–3 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Lausanne-Sport | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 1 | | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | — |

### Vaduz
#### UEFA Europa League
##### Second qualifying round

Brøndby won 3–0 on aggregate.