# Challenge League 2007/08

De Challenge League 2007/08 was het vijfde seizoen in de tweede klasse van het Zwitserse voetbal. De competitie begon op 20 juli 2007 en eindigde op 12 mei 2008.
De competitie bestond uit achttien clubs die elkaar twee keer troffen in een thuis- en een uitduel, waardoor de competitie bestaat uit 34 speelrondes. De kampioen promoveerde naar de Super League, terwijl de nummer laatst degradeerde naar de 1. Liga.
In de 306 gespeelde wedstrijden werd in totaal 944 keer gescoord, goed voor een gemiddelde van 3,08 doelpunt per wedstrijd. Topscorer werd de Braziliaan Gaspar van FC Vaduz. Hij scoorde 31 keer in 34 duels.
De nieuwkomers waren FC Schaffhausen (gedegradeerd), FC Gossau en SC Cham (beide gepromoveerd). FC Vaduz werd kampioen en AC Bellinzona promoveerde via play-offs.
Dit seizoen degradeerden vier clubs uit de Challenge League, omdat de competitie werd teruggebracht van achttien naar zestien clubs.

## Clubs

| Club | Plaats | Stadion |
| AC Bellinzona | Bellinzona | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona |
| SC Cham | Cham | Herti Allmend Stadion (Zug) |
| FC Chiasso | Chiasso | Stadio Comunale di Chiasso |
| FC Concordia Basel | Basel | Stadion Rankhof |
| SR Delémont | Delémont | La Blancherie |
| FC Gossau | Gossau | Sportpark Buechenwald |
| SC Kriens | Kriens | Stadion Kleinfeld |
| FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Stade de la Charrière |
| FC Lausanne-Sport | Lausanne | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise |
| FC Locarno | Locarno | Stadio Lido |
| AC Lugano | Lugano | Cornaredo Stadium |
| FC Schaffhausen | Schaffhausen | Stadion Breite |
| Servette FC Genève | Genève | Stade de Genève (Lancy) |
| FC Vaduz | Vaduz | Rheinparkstadion |
| FC Wil | Wil | Stadion Bergholz |
| FC Winterthur | Winterthur | Schützenwiese |
| FC Wohlen | Wohlen | Stadion Niedermatten |
| Yverdon-Sport FC | Yverdon-les-Bains | Stade Municipal |

## Uitslagen

| | ACL | ACB | CHA | CHI | CON | DEL | GOS | KRI | LCF | LAU | LOC | SCH | SER | VAD | WIL | WIN | WOH | YVE |
| AC Lugano | | 0–4 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 6–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| AC Bellinzona | 4–1 | | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 2–0 |
| SC Cham | 0–1 | 0–2 | | 3–5 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–6 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–3 |
| FC Chiasso | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| FC Concordia | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| SR Delémont | 2–5 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 |
| FC Gossau | 1–4 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 |
| SC Kriens | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Chaux-de-Fonds | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Lausanne-Sport | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| FC Locarno | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–5 |
| FC Schaffhausen | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Servette FC | 6–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| FC Vaduz | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| FC Wil | 5–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 |
| FC Winterthur | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 6–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 0–3 |
| FC Wohlen | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | | 2–0 |
| Yverdon-Sport FC | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |

## Eindstand

| № | Club | WG | W | G | V | DV | DT | +/− | Punten |
| 1 | FC Vaduz | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 75 | 40 | +35 | 70 |
| 2 | AC Bellinzona | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 74 | 39 | +35 | 69 |
| 3 | FC Wil | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 63 | 35 | +28 | 68 |
| 4 | FC Wohlen | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 65 | 46 | +19 | 56 |
| 5 | FC Winterthur | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 59 | 56 | +3 | 51 |
| 6 | FC Schaffhausen | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 49 |
| 7 | FC Concordia Basel | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 49 |
| 8 | Servette FC Genève | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 46 |
| 9 | FC Lugano | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 61 | 63 | −2 | 46 |
| 10 | Yverdon-Sport FC | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 43 |
| 11 | FC Gossau | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 43 |
| 12 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 43 |
| 13 | FC Lausanne-Sport | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 42 |
| 14 | FC Locarno | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 37 | 61 | −24 | 41 |
| 15 | SC Kriens | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 38 |
| 16 | SR Delémont | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 42 | 58 | −16 | 37 |
| 17 | FC Chiasso | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 43 | 68 | −25 | 33 |
| 18 | SC Cham | 34 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 31 | 85 | −54 | 16 |
* Kampioen van de Challenge League, promotie naar Axpo Super League
* Play-offs promotie/degradatie
* Degradatie naar 1. Liga

## Play-offs
### Promotie/degradatie

Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona Toeschouwers: 7.000 Scheidsrechter: René Rogalla :
| 17 mei 17:45 uur | Christian Pouga 4' Ifet Taljevic 61' (pen.) Senad Lulić 89' | 71' Murat Ural 76' Marcos Gelabert | Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona Toeschouwers: 7.000 Scheidsrechter: René Rogalla |
Espenmoos Stadion, Sankt Gallen Toeschouwers: 11.300 Scheidsrechter: Jérôme Laperrière :
| 20 mei 18:45 uur | 36' Neri 90+2' Senad Lulić | Espenmoos Stadion, Sankt Gallen Toeschouwers: 11.300 Scheidsrechter: Jérôme Laperrière |

## Statistieken
### Topscorers

* In onderstaand overzicht zijn alleen de spelers opgenomen met veertien of meer treffers achter hun naam.
| № | Naam | Club | Goals | Pen. | Duels | Gem. |
| 1 | Gaspar | FC Vaduz | 31 | 5 | 34 | 0,91 |
| 2 | Samel Sabanovic | FC Wil 1900 | 25 | 1 | 34 | 0,74 |
| 3 | Alain Schultz | FC Wohlen | 20 | 8 | 30 | 0,67 |
| 4 | Pascal Renfer | FC Lugano | 19 | 4 | 25 | 0,76 |
| 5 | Christian Pouga | AC Bellinzona | 18 | 9 | 32 | 0,56 |
| 5 | Safet Etemi | FC Gossau | 18 | 2 | 32 | 0,56 |
| 7 | Rainer Bieli | FC Concordia Basel | 17 | 1 | 33 | 0,52 |
| 8 | Newton Ben Katanha | FC Schaffhausen | 16 | 0 | 26 | 0,62 |
| 9 | Bruno Valente | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 16 | 2 | 30 | 0,53 |
| 10 | Önder Cengel | FC Winterthur | 14 | 3 | 26 | 0,54 |
| 11 | Leandro Fonseca | Yverdon-Sport | 14 | 2 | 30 | 0,47 |

### Scheidsrechters

| Naam | Geboren | Duels | | | |
| Hänni, Nikolaj Nikolaj Hänni | 02.03.1976 | 18 | 110 | 5 | 2 |
| Bieri, Alain Alain Bieri | 13.03.1979 | 16 | 74 | 0 | 4 |
| Studer, Stephan Stephan Studer | 09.10.1975 | 14 | 55 | 1 | 3 |
| Grossen, Bruno Bruno Grossen | 14.01.1972 | 13 | 49 | 3 | 0 |
| Carrel, Damien Damien Carrel | 21.05.1982 | 13 | 53 | 3 | 1 |
| Speranda, Marco Marco Speranda | 08.05.1974 | 13 | 58 | 4 | 1 |
| Wildhaber, Guido Guido Wildhaber | | 12 | 45 | 2 | 3 |
| Rogalla, René René Rogalla | 19.12.1963 | 12 | 55 | 0 | 1 |
| Wermelinger, Daniel Daniel Wermelinger | 18.03.1971 | 12 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
| Meier, Thomas Thomas Meier | | 12 | 39 | 1 | 3 |
| Bernold, Claudio Claudio Bernold | | 12 | 55 | 2 | 0 |
| Devouge, David David Devouge | 23.05.1978 | 12 | 56 | 1 | 4 |
| Graf, Patrick Patrick Graf | 09.01.1973 | 12 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| Meroni, Stefano Stefano Meroni | 19.07.1977 | 12 | 57 | 1 | 4 |
| Schneider, Martin Martin Schneider | 29.03.1972 | 12 | 40 | 0 | 2 |
| Zimmermann, Cyril Cyril Zimmermann | 26.01.1976 | 11 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| Petignat, Nicole Nicole Petignat | 27.10.1966 | 11 | 51 | 1 | 0 |
| Bertolini, Carlo Carlo Bertolini | | 10 | 47 | 1 | 2 |
| Circhetta, Claudio Claudio Circhetta | | 10 | 56 | 2 | 1 |
| Laperrière, Jérôme Jérôme Laperrière | 23.10.1969 | 10 | 33 | 2 | 1 |
| Santoro, Massimo Massimo Santoro | | 10 | 28 | 1 | 1 |
| Studer, Frédéric Frédéric Studer | 06.08.1977 | 10 | 49 | 1 | 0 |
| Kever, Sascha Sascha Kever | 24.04.1975 | 9 | 39 | 2 | 1 |
| Johann, Reto Reto Johann | | 9 | 41 | 2 | 1 |
| Busacca, Massimo Massimo Busacca | 06.02.1969 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| Käser, Daniel Daniel Käser | | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| Amhof, Sascha Sascha Amhof | 04.03.1980 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Gremaud, Ludovic Ludovic Gremaud | 01.11.1979 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaccottet, Adrien Adrien Jaccottet | 19.07.1983 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Balideh, Abdullah Abdullah Balideh | | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |

### Toeschouwers

| № | Club | Totaal | Gem | Duels | +/– | Record |
| 1 | AC Bellinzona | 39.011 | 2.295 | 17 | +22,3% | 5.225 |
| 2 | FC Winterthur | 32.450 | 1.909 | 17 | +39,1% | 2.600 |
| 3 | FC Wohlen | 25.495 | 1.500 | 17 | +51,6% | 2.789 |
| 4 | Servette FC Genève | 25.304 | 1.488 | 17 | –36,8% | 2.158 |
| 5 | FC Lausanne-Sport | 23.833 | 1.402 | 17 | –16,8% | 3.124 |
| 6 | SR Delémont | 22.970 | 1.351 | 17 | –3,3% | 2.230 |
| 7 | FC Schaffhausen | 21.288 | 1.252 | 17 | –60,2% | 1.850 |
| 8 | FC Vaduz | 20.705 | 1.218 | 17 | +34,7% | 4.565 |
| 9 | FC Wil 1900 | 20.320 | 1.195 | 17 | +22,6% | 1.780 |
| 10 | Yverdon-Sport FC | 19.040 | 1.121 | 17 | +7,7% | 3.250 |
| 11 | FC Chiasso | 15.785 | 929 | 17 | –10,0% | 2.600 |
| 12 | FC Locarno | 14.710 | 865 | 17 | –7,4% | 2.120 |
| 13 | AC Lugano | 13.008 | 765 | 17 | –13,6% | 2.450 |
| 14 | FC Gossau | 12.085 | 711 | 17 | NIEUW | 1.350 |
| 15 | FC Concordia Basel | 11.150 | 656 | 17 | –55,0% | 1.050 |
| 16 | SC Kriens | 10.394 | 611 | 17 | –32,6% | 1.000 |
| 17 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 8.857 | 521 | 17 | –22,8% | 895 |
| 18 | SC Cham | 8.590 | 505 | 17 | NIEUW | 1.550 |
| Totaal | Totaal | 344.995 | 1.127 | 306 | –17,0% | 5.225 |