| Season | 2009–10 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11 July 2009 – 16 May 2010 |
| Champions | Basel 13th title |
| Relegated | Aarau |
| Champions League | Basel Young Boys |
| Europa League | Grasshopper Luzern Lausanne-Sport (viadomestic cup) |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 602 (3.31 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Seydou Doumbia (30 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Grasshoppers 7–0Bellinzona |
| Biggest away win | Bellinzona 1–7YB |
| Highest scoring | Luzern 4–5Basel |
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The2009–10 Swiss Super League was the 113th season oftop-tier football in Switzerland. The competition was officially namedAXPO Super League due to sponsoring purposes. It began on 11 July 2009 and ended in May 2010.FC Zürich were the defending champions. The title was won byFC Basel.[1][2]
Liechtenstein sideFC Vaduz were relegated after finishing in 10th and last place in2008–09 Swiss Super League. They were replaced byChallenge League 2008–09 championsFC St. Gallen.
9th-placedFC Luzern and Challenge League runners-upFC Lugano competed in a two-legged relegation play-off after the end of the 2008–09 season. Lucerne won 5–1 aggregate and thus remained in Super League .
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Aarau | Aarau | Stadion Brügglifeld | 9,249 |
| FC Basel | Basel | St. Jakob-Park | 42,500 |
| AC Bellinzona | Bellinzona | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona | 8,740 |
| Grasshopper Club Zürich | Zürich | Letzigrund | 23,605 |
| FC Luzern | Luzern | Stadion Allmend | 13,000 |
| Neuchâtel Xamax | Neuchâtel | Stade de la Maladière | 12,000 |
| FC Sion | Sion | Stade Tourbillon | 16,500 |
| FC St. Gallen | St. Gallen | AFG Arena | 19,694 |
| BSC Young Boys | Bern | Wankdorf | 31,783 |
| FC Zürich | Zürich | Letzigrund | 23,605 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basel(C) | 36 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 90 | 46 | +44 | 80 | Qualification toChampions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Young Boys | 36 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 78 | 47 | +31 | 77 | |
| 3 | Grasshopper | 36 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 65 | 43 | +22 | 65 | Qualification toEuropa League play-off round[a] |
| 4 | Luzern | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 66 | 55 | +11 | 58 | Qualification toEuropa League third qualifying round[a] |
| 5 | Sion | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 63 | 57 | +6 | 51 | |
| 6 | St. Gallen | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 46 | |
| 7 | Zürich | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 55 | 58 | −3 | 45 | |
| 8 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 41 | |
| 9 | Bellinzona(O) | 36 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 42 | 92 | −50 | 25 | Qualification torelegation play-offs |
| 10 | Aarau(R) | 36 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 32 | 88 | −56 | 23 | Relegation toSwiss Challenge League |
Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team played every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season.
First half of season[edit]
Source:Swiss Football League Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. | Second half of season[edit]
Source:Swiss Football League Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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AC Bellinzona as 9th-placed team of the Super League played a two-legged play-off againstChallenge League runners-upAC Lugano.
| Lugano | 0–0 | Bellinzona |
|---|---|---|
| Report(in Italian) |
Bellinzona won 2–1 on aggregate.
Updated on 16 May 2010; Source:Swiss Football League(in German)