| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Grasshoppers |
| Relegated | Chiasso |
| Matches | 180 |
| Goals | 503 (2.79 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Rodrigo Pollero (19 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Wil 7–0Aarau |
| Biggest away win | Xamax 0–3Schaffhausen Xamax 0–3Thun Grasshoppers 1–4Xamax |
| Highest scoring | Wil 7–0Aarau Kriens 5–2Grasshoppers Schaffhausen 5–2Chiasso Winterthur 5–2Aarau |
| Highest attendance | 2'870Xamax 1–0Grasshoppers |
2021–22 → All statistics correct as of 20 May 2021[1]. | |
The2020–21 Swiss Challenge League (referred to as theBrack.ch Challenge League for sponsoring reasons) is the 18th season of theSwiss Challenge League, the second tier of competitive football in Switzerland, under its current name. The season started on 18 September 2020 and is scheduled to end on 30 May 2021.[2] The start of the season was delayed due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland. The league held its winter break between 22 December 2020 and 23 January 2021.
A total of 10 teams participate in the league.2019–20 Swiss Challenge League championsFC Lausanne-Sport and runner-upFC Vaduz were promoted to the2020–21 Swiss Super League. They were replaced byNeuchâtel Xamax FCS, who got relegated after finishing last-placed in the2019–20 Swiss Super League, andFC Thun, who lost the relegation game. No team was relegated due to the cancellation of the 2019–20Swiss Promotion League caused by theCOVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aarau | gpard | Swiss Red Cross,Credit Suisse | ||
| Chiasso | Macron | Caffè Chicco d'Oro, Autoronchetti | ||
| Grasshoppers | Puma | none (No to Racism) | ||
| Kriens | Joma | MVM AG | ||
| Lausanne-Ouchy | 14Fourteen | none | ||
| Neuchâtel | Erima | Groupe E, Briq | ||
| Schaffhausen | Puma | Pistoleros, doc-oliday | ||
| Thun | Macron | Schneider Software AG | ||
| Wil | Erima | Planet Pure | ||
| Winterthur | gpard | Keller, Init7 |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of departure | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thun | Resigned | 5 October 2020 | 9th | 11 October 2020[4] | ||
| Xamax | Sacked | 13 December 2020 | 9th | 13 December 2020[5] | ||
| Grasshoppers | Sacked | 5 May 2021 | 1st | 5 May 2021[6] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grasshoppers(C, P) | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 43 | +17 | 65 | Promotion to2021–22 Swiss Super League |
| 2 | Thun(Q) | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 64 | Qualification topromotion/relegation play-offs |
| 3 | Lausanne-Ouchy | 36 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 58 | |
| 4 | Schaffhausen | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 58 | |
| 5 | Aarau | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 66 | 59 | +7 | 58 | |
| 6 | Winterthur | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 43 | |
| 7 | Wil | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 39 | |
| 8 | Kriens | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 38 | |
| 9 | Xamax | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 36 | 58 | −22 | 36 | |
| 10 | Chiasso(R) | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 60 | −25 | 36 | Relegation toSwiss Promotion League |
First and Second Round[edit]
Updated to match(es) played on 19 April 2021. Source:Swiss Challenge League(in German) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. | Third and Fourth Round[edit]
Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2021. Source:Swiss Challenge League(in German) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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The ninth-placed team of the 2020–21 Swiss Super League,Sion, played against the runners-up of the2020–21 Swiss Challenge League,Thun.
Sion won 6–4 on aggregate.