| Season | 2010–11 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 July 2010 – 25 May 2011 |
| Champions | Basel 14th title |
| Relegated | Bellinzona St. Gallen |
| Champions League | Basel Zürich |
| Europa League | Sion Young Boys Thun |
| Matches | 180 |
| Goals | 537 (2.98 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Alexander Frei (27 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Zürich 5–0Bellinzona |
| Biggest away win | Luzern 0–5Zürich |
| Highest scoring | Luzern 6–2Bellinzona |
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The2010–11 Swiss Super League was the 114th season oftop-tier football in Switzerland. It began on 17 July 2010 and ended on 25 May 2011.[1] The league comprised ten teams.
FC Basel successfully defended their league title, maintaining a one-point edge over runners-upFC Zürich at the end of the season. It was the 14th league title overall for the club.
FC Aarau were relegated after finishing in last place of the table after the2009–10 season. They were replaced by2009–10 Challenge League championsFC Thun.
Ninth-placedAC Bellinzona and Challenge League runners-upFC Lugano competed in a two-legged relegation play-off after the end of the 2009–10 season. Bellinzona won 2–1 on aggregate and thus retained their Super League spot.
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Basel | Basel | St. Jakob-Park | 38,512 |
| AC Bellinzona | Bellinzona | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona | 8,740 |
| Grasshopper Club Zürich | Zürich | Letzigrund | 23,605 |
| FC Luzern | Emmenbrücke | Stadion Gersag | 8,700 |
| 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 |
| FC Thun | Thun | Stadion Lachen | 10,350 |
| 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 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 76 | 44 | +32 | 73 | Qualification toChampions League group stage[a] |
| 2 | Zürich | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 74 | 44 | +30 | 72 | Qualification toChampions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Young Boys | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 57 | Qualification toEuropa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Sion | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 54 | Qualification toEuropa League play-off round[b] |
| 5 | Thun | 36 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 49 | Qualification toEuropa League second qualifying round |
| 6 | Luzern | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 48 | |
| 7 | Grasshopper | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 41 | |
| 8 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 44 | 67 | −23 | 32 | |
| 9 | Bellinzona(R) | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 75 | −33 | 32 | Qualification torelegation play-offs |
| 10 | St. Gallen(R) | 36 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 34 | 67 | −33 | 31 | Relegation toSwiss Challenge League |
Teams played each other four times over the course of the season, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 36 matches per team.
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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Bellinzona as 9th-placed Super League team played a two-legged play-off against2010–11 Challenge League runners-upServette.
| Bellinzona | 1–0 | Servette |
|---|---|---|
| Pergl | Report(in German) |
| Servette | 3–1 | Bellinzona |
|---|---|---|
| de Azevedo Baumann | Report(in German) | Lustrinelli |
Servette won 3–2 on aggregate.
Source:Swiss Football League
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basel | 29,044 |
| 2 | Young Boys | 21,500 |
| 3 | St. Gallen | 12,762 |
| 4 | Zürich | 11,750 |
| 5 | Sion | 10,550 |
| 6 | Luzern | 7,993 |
| 7 | GCZ | 6,789 |
| 8 | Xamax | 5,136 |
| 9 | Thun | 4,792 |
| 10 | Bellinzona | 3,338 |
Source:[2]