| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 July 2015 – 25 May 2016 |
| Champions | Basel |
| Relegated | Zürich |
| Champions League | Basel Young Boys |
| Europa League | Zürich (although relegated) Luzern Grasshopper Vaduz |
| Matches | 180 |
| Goals | 566 (3.14 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mu'nas Dabbur (19 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Young Boys 7–0Lugano (9 April 2016) |
| Biggest away win | St. Gallen 0–7Basel (17 April 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Young Boys 5–4Vaduz (17 April 2016) |
| Longest winning run | Basel (8 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Basel (17 games) |
| Longest winless run | Zürich (11 games) |
| Longest losing run | Zürich (5 games) Luzern (5 games) |
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The2015–16 Swiss Super League, also known asRaiffeisen Super League for sponsoring purposes, was the 119th season oftop-tierfootball inSwitzerland.Basel were the defending champions.
A total of 10 teams competed in the league, the 9 best teams from the2014–15 season and the2014–15 Swiss Challenge League championLugano.
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | Basel | St. Jakob-Park | 38,512 |
| Grasshopper | Zürich | Letzigrund | 23,605 |
| Lugano | Lugano | Stadio Cornaredo | 10,500 |
| Luzern | Lucerne | Swissporarena | 17,500 |
| Sion | Sion | Stade Tourbillon | 16,500 |
| St. Gallen | St. Gallen | AFG Arena | 19,694 |
| Thun | Thun | Stockhorn Arena | 10,000 |
| Vaduz | Rheinpark Stadion | 7,584 | |
| Young Boys | Bern | Stade de Suisse | 31,783 |
| Zürich | Zürich | Letzigrund | 23,605 |
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | adidas | Novartis | ||
| Grasshopper | Puma | FROMM/Priora | ||
| Lugano | Nike | Città di Lugano | ||
| Luzern | adidas | Otto's | ||
| Sion | Erreà | Alloboissons | ||
| St. Gallen | Jako | St. Galler Kantonalbank | ||
| Thun | Nike | Panorama Center | ||
| Vaduz | adidas | Liechtensteinische Landesbank | ||
| Young Boys | Nike | Honda | ||
| Zürich | Nike | Netstream AG |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Basel(C) | 36 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 88 | 38 | +50 | 83 | Qualification for theChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Young Boys | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 78 | 47 | +31 | 69 | Qualification for theChampions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Luzern | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 54 | Qualification for theEuropa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Grasshopper | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 53 | Qualification for theEuropa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Sion | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 50 | |
| 6 | Thun | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 41 | |
| 7 | St. Gallen | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 41 | 66 | −25 | 38 | |
| 8 | Vaduz | 36 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 36 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 9 | Lugano | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 46 | 75 | −29 | 35 | |
| 10 | Zürich(R) | 36 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 48 | 71 | −23 | 34 | Qualification for theEuropa League group stage and relegation toChallenge League[b] |
First and Second Round[edit]
Source:Swiss Super League Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. | Third and Fourth Round[edit]
Source:Swiss Super League Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
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| 1 | Grasshopper | 19 | |
| 2 | BSC Young Boys | 17 | |
| 3 | Basel | 16 | |
| 4 | Grasshopper | 13 | |
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| 7 | Vaduz | 12 | |
| 8 | Grasshopper | 11 | |
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| Award | Winner | Club |
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| Player of the Season | Basel | |
| Young Player of the Season | GC | |
| Coach of the Season | GC | |
| Goal of the Season | GC |
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