| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23 July 2016 – 2 June 2017 |
| Champions | Basel 20th title 8th consecutive title |
| Relegated | Vaduz |
| Champions League | Basel Young Boys |
| Europa League | Lugano Sion Luzern Vaduz |
| Matches | 180 |
| Goals | 582 (3.23 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Seydou Doumbia (20 goals)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Basel 6–0Vaduz (19 November 2016) |
| Biggest away win | Vaduz 1–5Basel (31 July 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Young Boys 7–2Lausanne-Sport[1] (20 August 2016) |
| Longest winning run | Basel (9 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Basel (16 games) |
| Longest winless run | Lausanne-Sport (14 games) |
| Longest losing run | Lausanne-Sport (7 games) |
| Highest attendance | 31,120 Young Boys 4–1Thun[1] (6 August 2016) |
| Total attendance | 1,789,873[1] |
| Average attendance | 9,944[1] |
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The2016–17 Swiss Super League, also known as theRaiffeisen Super League for sponsoring purposes, was the 120th season oftop-tierfootball inSwitzerland and the 14th in the current format.Basel were the defending champions. The fixtures were published on 17 June 2016.[2]
A total of 10 teams competed in the league: the 9 best teams from the2015–16 season and the2015–16 Swiss Challenge League championLausanne-Sport. The season started on the weekend of 23 and 24 July 2016 and ended on 2 June 2017.
On 28 April 2017,Basel won their 20th league title following their 2–1 away win againstLuzern, with six games to spare.[3] It is also their 8th consecutive title.
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | Basel | St. Jakob-Park | 38,512 |
| Grasshopper | Zürich | Letzigrund | 23,605 |
| Lausanne | Lausanne | Pontaise | 15,850 |
| Lugano | Lugano | Stadio Cornaredo | 10,500 |
| Luzern | Lucerne | Swissporarena | 17,500 |
| Sion | Sion | Stade Tourbillon | 16,500 |
| St. Gallen | St. Gallen | kybunpark | 19,694 |
| Thun | Thun | Stockhorn Arena | 10,000 |
| Vaduz | Rheinpark Stadion | 7,584 | |
| Young Boys | Bern | Stade de Suisse | 31,783 |
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | Adidas | Novartis | ||
| Grasshopper | Puma | Ducksch&Anliker/Priora/Kinnarps | ||
| Lausanne-Sport | Adidas | BCV | ||
| Lugano | Acerbis | AIL SA | ||
| Luzern | Adidas | Otto's | ||
| Sion | Erreà | AFX Group | ||
| St. Gallen | Jako | St.Galler Kantonalbank | ||
| Thun | Nike | Panorama Center/Schneider Software | ||
| Adidas | Liechtensteinische Landesbank | |||
| Young Boys | Nike | Honda |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of departure | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugano | End of contract | 4 June 2016[6] | Pre-season | 17 June 2016[7] | ||
| Sion | Mutual consent | 12 August 2016[8] | 10th | 22 August 2016[9] | ||
| Lugano | Sacked | 19 December 2016[10] | 8th | 20 December 2016[11] | ||
| Vaduz | Mutual consent | 7 March 2017[12] | 10th | 22 March 2017[13] | ||
| Grasshopper | Sacked | 12 March 2017[14] | 8th | 12 March 2017[14] | ||
| Thun | Signed byArminia Bielefeld | 19 March 2017[15] | 7th | 19 March 2017[15] | ||
| Sion | "Rested" pending further decision by the board | 25 April 2017[16] | 3rd | 25 April 2017[16] | ||
| Mutual consent | 30 May 2017[17] | 4th | ||||
| St. Gallen | Sacked | 4 May 2017[18] | 8th | 4 May 2017[18] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basel(C) | 36 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 92 | 35 | +57 | 86 | Qualification for theChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Young Boys | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 69 | Qualification for theChampions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Lugano | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 53 | Qualification for theEuropa League group stage[a] |
| 4 | Sion | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 51 | Qualification for theEuropa League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Luzern | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 62 | 66 | −4 | 50 | Qualification for theEuropa League second qualifying round |
| 6 | Thun | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 45 | |
| 7 | St. Gallen | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 41 | |
| 8 | Grasshopper | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 38 | |
| 9 | Lausanne-Sport | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 35 | |
| 10 | Vaduz(R) | 36 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 45 | 78 | −33 | 30 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round and relegation toChallenge League[b] |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
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| Basel | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Young Boys | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Lugano | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Sion | 10 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Luzern | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Thun | 5 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| St. Gallen | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Grasshopper Club Zürich | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Lausanne-Sport | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Vaduz | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
First and Second Round[edit]
Source:Swiss Super League(in French) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. | Third and Fourth Round[edit]
Source:Swiss Super League(in French) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaduz | Lugano | 5–1 (H) | 27 November 2016 | |
| Basel | Lugano | 4–0 (H) | 4 February 2017 | |
| Lausanne-Sport | Luzern | 4–4 (H) | 5 February 2017 | |
| Lausanne-Sport | Thun | 4–2 (A) | 8 April 2017 | |
| Lugano | Sion | 4–2 (H) | 9 April 2017 | |
| Thun | Basel | 3–3 (A) | 14 May 2017 |
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| Award | Winner | Club |
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| Player of the Season | Young Boys | |
| Young Player of the Season | Young Boys | |
| Coach of the Season | Lausanne-Sport | |
| Goal of the Season | Sion |
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| Team | Total | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Basel | 476,705 | 26,484 |
| Young Boys | 325,316 | 18,073 |
| St. Gallen | 225,592 | 12,533 |
| Luzern | 196,557 | 10,920 |
| Sion | 165,100 | 9,172 |
| Thun | 97,288 | 5,405 |
| Grasshopper | 90,200 | 5,011 |
| Lausanne-Sport | 80,722 | 4,485 |
| Vaduz | 73,549 | 4,086 |
| Lugano | 72,498 | 4,027 |
| League total | 1,803,518 | 10,020 |