# 2009–10 Swiss Challenge League

The 2009–10 Swiss Challenge League was the seventh season of the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of the Swiss football league pyramid. It began on 24 July 2009 and ended on 15 May 2010. The champions of this season, FC Thun, earned promotion to the 2010–11 Super League. The bottom two teams, FC Le Mont and FC Gossau, were relegated to the 1. Liga.

## Teams

| Club | City | Stadium | 2008–09 season |
| FC Biel/Bienne | Biel/Bienne, Bern | Gurzelen Stadium | 5th in Challenge League |
| FC Gossau | Gossau, St. Gallen | Sportanlage Buechenwald | 16th in Challenge League |
| FC Lausanne-Sport | Lausanne, Vaud | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise | 7th in Challenge League |
| FC Le Mont | Lausanne, Vaud | Terrain du Châtaignier | 1. Liga play-offs round finalists |
| FC Locarno | Locarno, Ticino | Stadio comunale Lido | 15th in Challenge League |
| FC Lugano | Lugano, Ticino | Stadio comunale Cornaredo | 2nd in Challenge League |
| SC Kriens | Kriens, Lucerne | Stadion Kleinfeld | 1. Liga play-offs round finalists |
| FC Schaffhausen | Schaffhausen | Stadion Breite | 11h in Challenge League |
| Servette FC | Geneva | Stade de Genève | 13th in Challenge League |
| FC Stade Nyonnais | Nyon, Vaud | Colovray | 14th in Challenge League |
| FC Thun | Thun, Bern | Stadion Lachen | 9th in Challenge League |
| FC Vaduz | Vaduz, Liechtenstein | Rheinpark Stadion | 10th in Super League |
| FC Wil 1900 | Wil, St. Gallen | Bergholz Stadium | 3rd in Challenge League |
| FC Winterthur | Winterthur, Zürich | Schützenwiese | 10th in Challenge League |
| FC Wohlen | Wohlen, Aargau | Stadion Niedermatten | 6th in Challenge League |
| FC Yverdon-Sport | Yverdon-les-Bains, Vaud | Stade Municipal | 4th in Challenge League |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Thun (C, P) | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 70 | 36 | +34 | 60 | Promotion to 2010–11 Swiss Super League |
| 2 | Lugano | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 65 | 29 | +36 | 59 | Qualification for Promotion play-off |
| 3 | Winterthur | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 69 | 46 | +23 | 56 | |
| 4 | Servette | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 52 | |
| 5 | Kriens | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 46 | |
| 6 | Wil | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 45 | |
| 7 | Biel-Bienne | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 42 | |
| 8 | Vaduz | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 41 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round |
| 9 | Yverdon-Sport | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 39 | |
| 10 | Lausanne-Sport | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 39 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round |
| 11 | Schaffhausen | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 39 | |
| 12 | Wohlen | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 31 | |
| 13 | Locarno | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 65 | −19 | 31 | |
| 14 | Stade Nyonnais | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 64 | −28 | 31 | |
| 15 | Le Mont (R) | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 30 | 56 | −26 | 27 | Relegation to 2010–11 Swiss 1. Liga |
| 16 | Gossau (R) | 30 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 80 | −53 | 13 | Relegation to 2010–11 Swiss 1. Liga |
* ↑ Vaduz qualified for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League 2nd qualifying round as they won the 2009–10 Liechtenstein Cup
* ↑ Lausanne-Sport have qualified for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League 2nd qualifying round as they lost the 2009–10 Swiss Cup final against Champions League-qualified Basel.

## Promotion/relegation play-offs

AC Bellinzona as 9th-placed team of the 2009–10 Super League played a two-legged play-off against Challenge League runners-up AC Lugano for a spot in the 2010–11 Super League.
Bellinzona won 2–1 on aggregate and remain in the Swiss Super League. Lugano remain in the Swiss Challenge League.

## Top goal scorers
### 23 goals

* Nick Proschwitz (Vaduz)

### 20 goals

* Dante Adrian Senger (Locarno)

### 17 goals

* Innocent Emeghara (Winterthur)

### 16 goals

* Ezequiel Scarione (Thun)

### 14 goals

* Carlos Da Silva (Lugano)