# 2015–16 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 2015–16 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

### 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

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Basel (C) | 36 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 88 | 38 | +50 | 83 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Young Boys | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 78 | 47 | +31 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Luzern | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 54 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Grasshopper | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Sion | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 50 | |
| 6 | Thun | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 41 | |
| 7 | St. Gallen | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 41 | 66 | −25 | 38 | |
| 8 | Vaduz | 36 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 36 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 9 | Lugano | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 46 | 75 | −29 | 35 | |
| 10 | Zürich (R) | 36 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 48 | 71 | −23 | 34 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage and relegation to Challenge League |
* ↑ Vaduz qualified for the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Liechtenstein Cup.
* ↑ Zürich qualified for the UEFA Europa League group stage by winning the 2015–16 Swiss Cup.

### Challenge League

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Lausanne-Sport (C, P) | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 65 | Promotion to 2016–17 Swiss Super League |
| 2 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 54 | |
| 3 | Wil | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 53 | |
| 4 | Aarau | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 50 | |
| 5 | Schaffhausen | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 47 | |
| 6 | Winterthur | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 43 | |
| 7 | Chiasso | 34 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 37 | |
| 8 | Wohlen | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 36 | |
| 9 | Le Mont | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 32 | |
| 10 | Biel-Bienne (R) | 34 | 5 | 22 | 7 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 16 | Relegation to 2016–17 1. Liga Promotion |
* ↑ FC Biel-Bienne were deducted one point for licence violation. On 22 April Biel-Bienne were deducted four more points. On 27 April licence committee of the Swiss Football League stripped Biel-Bienne of their league licence. Results of Biel-Bienne's second half of the season were converted to 0-0 draws that award no points.

### Promotion League

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Servette FC (C, P) | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 61 | 26 | +35 | 66 | Promotion to Challenge League |
| 2 | SC Cham | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 72 | 48 | +24 | 56 | |
| 3 | SC Kriens | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 54 | |
| 4 | FC Basel II | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 65 | 52 | +13 | 50 | |
| 5 | BSC Old Boys Basel | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 49 | |
| 6 | FC Rapperswil-Jona | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 46 | |
| 7 | Stade Nyonnais | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 39 | |
| 8 | FC Breitenrain | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 39 | |
| 9 | SC Brühl | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 38 | |
| 10 | SC Young Fellows Juventus | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 36 | |
| 11 | FC Zürich II | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 57 | 65 | −8 | 35 | |
| 12 | FC Tuggen | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 35 | |
| 13 | FC Köniz | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 34 | |
| 14 | FC Sion II | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 31 | |
| 15 | FC St. Gallen II (R) | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 30 | Relegation to 1. Liga Classic |
| 16 | Étoile Carouge (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 33 | 68 | −35 | 25 | Relegation to 1. Liga Classic |

### Swiss Cup Final

Lugano beat Luzern 2–1 in the first semi-final and Zürich beat Sion 3–0 in the other final. The winners of the semi-finals played against each other in the final. The match was played on 29 May 2016 the Letzigrund in Zürich.Fussball-Schweiz

## Swiss Clubs in Europe

* Basel: Champions League third qualifying round
* Young Boys: Champions League third qualifying round
* Zürich: Europa League third qualifying round
* Thun: Europa League second qualifying round
* Sion: Europa League group stage
* Vaduz: Europa League first qualifying round

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

Basel won 4-1 on aggregate.

##### Play-off round

Maccabi Tel Aviv won on away goals rule.

#### Europa League
##### Final group table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Basel | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Fiorentina | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 | Lech Poznań | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 5 | |
| 4 | Belenenses | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 5 | |

##### Round of 32

4-4 on aggregate. Basel won on away goals.

##### Round of 16

Sevilla won 3-0 on aggregate.

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

Monaco won 7–1 on aggregate.

#### Europa League
##### Play-off round

Qarabağ won 4–0 on aggregate.

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

Dinamo Minsk won 2–1 on aggregate.

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

Thun won 3–2 on aggregate.

##### Third qualifying round

2–2 on aggregate. Thun won on away goals.

##### Play-off round

Sparta Prague won 6–4 on aggregate.

### Sion
#### Europa League
##### Final group table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Liverpool | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Sion | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 | Rubin Kazan | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Bordeaux | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | |

##### Round of 32

Braga won 4–3 on aggregate.

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

Vaduz won 10–1 on aggregate.

##### Second qualifying round

Vaduz won 5–1 on aggregate.

##### Third qualifying round

2–2 on aggregate. Thun won on away goals.