# 2021–22 Swiss Promotion League

The 2021–22 Swiss Promotion League is the 10th season (8th under its current name) of the 3rd tier of the Swiss football league system under its current format.

## Format

The Championship had 16 teams, of which four were U-21 teams, the eldest youth teams of the Super or Challenge League clubs. The number of U-21 teams permitted in this division was limited to four (this rule would be would be removed for the following season). The U-21 teams are not eligible to promotion or for a slot in the Swiss Cup. The top placed team, of those eligible, would be promoted and the two teams lowest in the table would be relegated. The season was to be played in two stages. In the first stage each team played a double round robin, one at home and one away against each of the other 15 teams. The table was then divided into three groups the teams taking points and goal difference with them. The top six teams played a single round robin, against the other five, for the promotion slot. The following six teams played once against each other for three Swiss Cup slots. The bottom four teams played twice against the others to decide relegation.
The classification also acts as qualifier for the Swiss Cup. The seven highest ranked (eligible) teams qualify directly to the first round of the 2022–23 Swiss Cup. U-21 teams are not eligible for the Swiss Cup.

## Teams

In the previous season Yverdon-Sport became division champions and had been promoted. Münsingen had ended the season in last position and Köniz in second last position and they were both relegated. Therefore, the 2021–22 season saw three new clubs join the division, Chiasso, after suffering relegation from the 2020–21 Swiss Challenge League, and Young Boys U-21 and Biel-Bienne, who had both been promoted from the 1. Liga.
| Club | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| Basel U-21 | Basel-City | Stadion Rankhof or Youth Campus Basel | 7,000 1,000 |
| FC Bavois | Vaud | Terrain des Peupliers | 659 |
| AC Bellinzona | Ticino | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona | 5,000 |
| FC Biel-Bienne | Bern | Gurzelen Stadion | 5,500 |
| FC Black Stars Basel | Basel-City | Buschwilerhof | 1,200 |
| FC Breitenrain Bern | Bern | Spitalacker | 1,450 |
| SC Brühl | St. Gallen | Paul-Grüninger-Stadion | 4,200 |
| SC Cham | Zug | Stadion Eizmoos | 1,800 |
| FC Chiasso | Ticino | Stadio Comunale Riva IV | 4,000 |
| Étoile Carouge FC | Geneva | Stade de la Fontenette | 3,690 |
| FC Stade Nyonnais | Vaud | Stade de Colovray | 7,200 |
| FC Rapperswil-Jona | St. Gallen | Stadion Grünfeld | 2,500 |
| Sion U-21 | Valais | Stade de Tourbillon | 20,200 |
| Young Boys U-21 | Bern | Stadion Wankdorf | 32,000 |
| SC Young Fellows Juventus | Zürich | Utogrund | 2,850 |
| Zürich U-21 | Zürich | Sportplatz Heerenschürli | 1,120 |

## League tables
### First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Breitenrain | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 60 | 29 | +31 | 67 | Promotion group |
| 2 | Bellinzona | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 58 | 31 | +27 | 63 | Promotion group |
| 3 | Chiasso | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 54 | 30 | +24 | 57 | Promotion group |
| 4 | Stade Nyonnais | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 67 | 43 | +24 | 54 | Promotion group |
| 5 | Zürich U-21 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 46 | Not eligible to promotion |
| 6 | Étoile Carouge FC | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 44 | Promotion group |
| 7 | FC Bavois | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 43 | Play-off for Swiss Cup slot |
| 8 | Cham | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 42 | Play-off for Swiss Cup slot |
| 9 | Young Boys U-21 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 38 | Not eligible for Swiss Cup |
| 10 | Rapperswil-Jona | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 37 | Play-off for Swiss Cup slot |
| 11 | FC Biel-Bienne | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 34 | Play-off for Swiss Cup slot |
| 12 | Basel U-21 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 52 | 71 | −19 | 30 | Not eligible for Swiss Cup |
| 13 | Black Stars | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 49 | −20 | 29 | Relegation group |
| 14 | YF Juventus | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 28 | Relegation group |
| 15 | SC Brühl | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 39 | 59 | −20 | 23 | Relegation group |
| 16 | Sion U-21 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 37 | 71 | −34 | 23 | Relegation group |

### Promotion group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bellinzona | 35 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 67 | 35 | +32 | 76 | Promotion to 2022–23 Swiss Challenge League |
| 2 | Breitenrain | 35 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 74 | Qualification to Swiss Cup |
| 3 | Chiasso | 35 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 64 | 38 | +26 | 65 | Qualification to Swiss Cup |
| 4 | Stade Nyonnais | 35 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 73 | 50 | +23 | 58 | Qualification to Swiss Cup |
| 5 | Zürich U-21 | 35 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 52 | Not eligible for Swiss Cup |
| 6 | Étoile Carouge FC | 35 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 48 | Qualification to Swiss Cup |

### Qualification group

First stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Bavois | 35 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 50 | 51 | −1 | 52 | Qualification for Swiss Cup |
| 2 | Cham | 35 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 63 | 62 | +1 | 51 | Qualification for Swiss Cup |
| 3 | Rapperswil-Jona | 35 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 52 | 57 | −5 | 44 | Qualification for Swiss Cup |
| 4 | Young Boys U-21 | 35 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 55 | 64 | −9 | 42 | Not eligible for Swiss Cup |
| 5 | FC Biel-Bienne | 35 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 56 | 61 | −5 | 40 | |
| 6 | Basel U-21 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 72 | 84 | −12 | 39 | Not eligible for Swiss Cup |

### Relegation group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | SC Brühl | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 52 | 64 | −12 | 39 | |
| 2 | YF Juventus | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 54 | 65 | −11 | 37 | |
| 3 | Black Stars | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 35 | 61 | −26 | 31 | Relegated |
| 4 | Sion U-21 | 36 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 48 | 88 | −40 | 29 | Relegated |