# 2013–14 Swiss Super League

The 2013–14 Swiss Super League was the 117th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. It began on 13 July 2013 and ended on 18 May 2014. Basel successfully defended their title for a record fifth time in a row.
A total of 10 teams competed in the league. The 9 best teams from the 2012–13 season and the 2012–13 Swiss Challenge League champion FC Aarau.

## Teams
### Stadia and locations

| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Aarau | Aarau | Stadion Brügglifeld | 9,249 |
| Basel | Basel | St. Jakob-Park | 38,512 |
| Grasshopper | Zürich | Letzigrund | 23,605 |
| Lausanne-Sport | Lausanne | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise | 15,850 |
| Luzern | Lucerne | Swissporarena | 17,500 |
| Sion | Sion | Stade Tourbillon | 16,500 |
| St. Gallen | St. Gallen | AFG Arena | 19,694 |
| Thun | Thun | Arena Thun | 10,000 |
| Young Boys | Bern | Stade de Suisse | 31,783 |
| Zürich | Zürich | Letzigrund | 23,605 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Aarau | René Weiler | Sandro Burki | Nike | Zehnder Group AG |
| Basel | Murat Yakin | Marco Streller | adidas | Novartis |
| Grasshopper | Michael Skibbe | Vero Salatić | Puma | FROMM/adt innova |
| Lausanne-Sport | Henri Atamaniuk | Gabri | adidas | Banque cantonale vaudoise |
| Luzern | Carlos Bernegger | Florian Stahel | adidas | Otto's |
| Sion | Laurent Roussey | Vilmos Vanczák | Erreà | Les Fils Maye SA |
| St. Gallen | Jeff Saibene | Philippe Montandon | Jako | St. Galler Kantonalbank |
| Thun | Urs Fischer | Roland Bättig | Erima | Panorama Center/Sky Work |
| Young Boys | Uli Forte | Christoph Spycher | Jako | Laureus Foundation Switzerland |
| Zürich | Urs Meier | Philippe Koch | Nike | Netstream AG |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Basel (C) | 36 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 70 | 34 | +36 | 72 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Grasshopper | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 67 | 43 | +24 | 65 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Young Boys | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Luzern | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 51 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Zürich | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 50 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
| 6 | Thun | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 48 | |
| 7 | St. Gallen | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 45 | |
| 8 | Sion | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 43 | |
| 9 | Aarau | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 55 | 71 | −16 | 42 | |
| 10 | Lausanne-Sport (R) | 36 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 38 | 71 | −33 | 24 | Relegation to Swiss Challenge League |
* ↑ Zürich won the 2013–14 Swiss Cup, so therefore qualified for the Play-off round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.

## Season statistics

    As of 21 May 2014

### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Shkëlzen Gashi | Grasshopper | 19 |
| 2 | Caio Alves | Grasshopper | 13 |
| 2 | Mario Gavranović | Zürich | 13 |
| 2 | Valentin Stocker | Basel | 13 |
| 5 | Dimitar Rangelov | Luzern | 11 |
| 6 | Josef Martínez | Thun/Young Boys | 10 |
| 6 | Marco Schneuwly | Thun | 10 |
| 6 | Marco Streller | Basel | 10 |
| 9 | Davide Callà | Basel/Aarau | 9 |
| 9 | Munas Dabbur | Grasshopper | 9 |
| 9 | Michael Frey | Young Boys | 9 |
| 9 | Goran Karanović | St. Gallen | 9 |
| 9 | Pedro Henrique | Zürich | 9 |
| 9 | Giovanni Sio | Basel | 9 |
Source:

## Awards
### Annual awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| Player of the Season | Mohammed Salah | Basel |
| Young Player of the Season | Michael Frey | Young Boys |
| Coach of the Season | Murat Yakin | Basel |
| Goal of the Season | Sven Lüscher | Arau |
Team of the Year :
| Goalkeeper | Yann Sommer (Basel) | Yann Sommer (Basel) | Yann Sommer (Basel) | Yann Sommer (Basel) | Yann Sommer (Basel) | Yann Sommer (Basel) | Yann Sommer (Basel) | Yann Sommer (Basel) | Yann Sommer (Basel) | Yann Sommer (Basel) | Yann Sommer (Basel) | Yann Sommer (Basel) |
| Defence | Michael Lang (GC) | Michael Lang (GC) | Michael Lang (GC) | Milan Vilotić (GC) | Milan Vilotić (GC) | Milan Vilotić (GC) | Fabian Schär (Basel) | Fabian Schär (Basel) | Fabian Schär (Basel) | Kay Voser (Basel) | Kay Voser (Basel) | Kay Voser (Basel) |
| Midfield | Mohammed Salah (Basel) | Mohammed Salah (Basel) | Mohammed Salah (Basel) | Alexander Frei (Basel) | Alexander Frei (Basel) | Alexander Frei (Basel) | Vero Salatić (GC) | Vero Salatić (GC) | Vero Salatić (GC) | Valentin Stocker (Basel) | Valentin Stocker (Basel) | Valentin Stocker (Basel) |
| Attack | Josef Martínez (Thun) | Josef Martínez (Thun) | Josef Martínez (Thun) | Josef Martínez (Thun) | Josef Martínez (Thun) | Josef Martínez (Thun) | Marco Streller (Basel) | Marco Streller (Basel) | Marco Streller (Basel) | Marco Streller (Basel) | Marco Streller (Basel) | Marco Streller (Basel) |