# 2007–08 Swiss Challenge League

The 2007–08 Swiss Challenge League was the fifth season of the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of the Swiss football league pyramid. It began on 20 July 2007 and ended on 12 May 2008. The champions of this season, FC Vaduz, earned promotion to the 2008–09 Super League. The runners-up AC Bellinzona won the promotion/relegation playoff against the 9th-placed team of the 2007–08 Super League, FC St. Gallen. The bottom four teams, SC Kriens, SR Delémont, FC Chiasso and SC Cham, were relegated to the 1. Liga.

## Teams

| Club | City | Stadium | 2006–07 season |
| AC Bellinzona | Bellinzona | Stadio comunale Bellinzona | 2nd in Challenge League |
| SC Cham | Cham | Herti Allmend, Zug | 1. Liga play-offs round finalists |
| FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Centre Sportif de la Charrière | 10th in Challenge League |
| FC Chiasso | Chiasso | Stadio comunale Chiasso | 4th in Challenge League |
| FC Concordia Basel | Basel | Stadion Rankhof | 5th in Challenge League |
| SR Delémont | Delémont | La Blancherie | 15th in Challenge League |
| FC Gossau | Gossau, St. Gallen | Sportanlage Buechenwald | 1. Liga play-offs round finalists |
| SC Kriens | Kriens | Stadion Kleinfeld | 3rd in Challenge League |
| FC Lausanne-Sport | Lausanne | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise | 14th in Challenge League |
| FC Locarno | Locarno | Stadio comunale Lido | 11th in Challenge League |
| AC Lugano | Lugano | Stadio comunale Cornaredo | 13th in Challenge League |
| FC Schaffhausen | Schaffhausen | Stadion Breite | 10th in Super League |
| Servette FC | Geneva | Stade de Genève | 7th in Challenge League |
| FC Vaduz | Vaduz, Liechtenstein | Stadion Rheinpark | 9th in Challenge League |
| FC Wil 1900 | Wil | Bergholz Stadium | 8th in Challenge League |
| FC Winterthur | Winterthur | Schützenwiese | 6th in Challenge League |
| FC Wohlen | Wohlen, Aargau | Stadion Niedermatten | 16th in Challenge League |
| FC Yverdon-Sport | Yverdon-les-Bains | Stade Municipal | 12th in Challenge League |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Vaduz (C, P) | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 75 | 40 | +35 | 70 | Promotion to 2008–09 Swiss Super League |
| 2 | Bellinzona (P) | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 74 | 39 | +35 | 69 | Qualification for Promotion play-off |
| 3 | Wil | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 63 | 35 | +28 | 68 | |
| 4 | Wohlen | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 65 | 46 | +19 | 56 | |
| 5 | Winterthur | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 59 | 56 | +3 | 51 | |
| 6 | Schaffhausen | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 49 | |
| 7 | Concordia Basel | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 49 | |
| 8 | Servette | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 46 | |
| 9 | Lugano | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 61 | 63 | −2 | 46 | |
| 10 | Yverdon-Sport | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 43 | |
| 11 | Gossau | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 43 | |
| 12 | Chaux-de-Fonds | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 43 | |
| 13 | Lausanne-Sport | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 42 | |
| 14 | Locarno | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 37 | 61 | −24 | 41 | |
| 15 | Kriens (R) | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 38 | Relegation to 2008–09 Swiss 1. Liga |
| 16 | Delémont (R) | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 42 | 58 | −16 | 37 | Relegation to 2008–09 Swiss 1. Liga |
| 17 | Chiasso (R) | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 43 | 68 | −25 | 33 | Relegation to 2008–09 Swiss 1. Liga |
| 18 | Cham (R) | 34 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 31 | 85 | −54 | 16 | Relegation to 2008–09 Swiss 1. Liga |

## Promotion/relegation play-offs

FC St. Gallen as 9th-placed team in the 2007–08 Swiss Super League were played a two-legged play-off against Challenge League runners-up AC Bellinzona.
Bellinzona won 4–3 on aggregate and achieve promotion. St. Gallen are relegated to the Swiss Challenge League.

## Top goal scorers

Only players with at least 10 goals
| Place | Scorer | Goals | Appearances | Team |
| 1. | Gaspar | 31 | 34 | Vaduz |
| 2. | Samel Šabanović | 25 | 34 | Wil |
| 3. | Pascal Renfer | 20 | 25 | Lugano |
| 3. | Alain Schultz | 20 | 30 | Wohlen |
| 5. | Christian Pouga | 18 | 32 | Bellinzona |
| 5. | Safet Etemi | 18 | 33 | Gossau |
| 7. | Rainer Bieli | 17 | 33 | Concordia Basel |
| 8. | Newton Ben Katanha | 16 | 26 | Schaffhausen |
| 8. | Bruno Valente | 16 | 30 | Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 10. | Önder Çengel | 14 | 26 | Winterthur |
| 11. | Leandro Fonseca | 13 | 30 | Yverdon-Sport |
| 12. | Silvio Carlos | 11 | 16 | Wil |
| 13. | Neri | 10 | 16 | Bellinzona |
| 13. | Yane Bugnard | 10 | 23 | Lausanne-Sport |
| 13. | Benjamin Fischer | 10 | 28 | Vaduz |
| 13. | Ifet Taljević | 10 | 30 | Bellinzona |
| 13. | Senad Lulić | 10 | 33 | Bellinzona |