| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 July 2025 – May 2026 |
| Matches | 55 |
| Goals | 156 (2.84 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Shkelqim Demhasaj (Xamax, 10 goals) |
| Biggest home win | 6–0 Vaduz–Bellinzona (22 Aug '25) |
| Biggest away win | 1–5 Bellinzona–Xamax (2 Aug '25) |
| Highest scoring | 4–5 Nyon–Aarau (22 Aug '25) |
| Longest winning run | Aarau (8) (rounds 1 to 8) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Aarau (8) (rounds 1 to 8) |
| Longest winless run | Bellinzona (12) (rounds 1 to 12) |
| Longest losing run | Bellinzona (4) (rounds 9 to 12) Wil (4) (rounds 4 to 7) |
| Highest attendance | 7.145 Aarau–Vaduz (13 Sep '25) |
| Lowest attendance | 314 Étoile Carouge–Nyon (26 Aug '25) |
2026–27 → All statistics correct as of 2 November 2025. | |
The2025–26 Swiss Challenge League (referred to as theDieci Challenge League for sponsoring reasons) is the 128th season of thesecond tier of competitive football in Switzerland and the 23rd season under its current name.
The season started on 25 July 2025.
On 24 May 2025,Rapperswil-Jona returned to theChallenge League after a 6 year absence.[1] On 22 May 2025,Yverdon-Sport, relegated from theSuper League, returned to the second series after a two year absence.[2] They replace last season's Challenge League championsThun, who returned to the top flight after a 5 year absence, andSchaffhausen, who were relegated to theSwiss Promotion League after 12 seasons in the Challenge League.[3][4]
| Promoted from 2024–25 Swiss Promotion League | Relegated from 2024–25 Swiss Super League | Promoted to 2025–26 Swiss Super League | Relegated to 2025-26 Swiss Promotion League |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rapperswil-Jona | Yverdon-Sport | Thun | Schaffhausen |
No. of teams | Cantons | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | ||
| Lausanne Ouchy,Nyon,Yverdon-Sport | ||
| 2 | ||
| Rapperswil-Jona,Wil | ||
| 1 | ||
| Aarau | ||
| Vaduz | ||
| Étoile Carouge | ||
| Xamax | ||
| Bellinzona |
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aarau | Craft | Aargauische Kantonalbank | ||
| Bellinzona | Acerbis | Dieci | ||
| Étoile Carouge | Adidas | Scrasa | ||
| Lausanne Ouchy | Adidas | Cronos Finance | ||
| Nyon | Adidas | Dieci | ||
| Rapperswil-Jona | Macron | Dieci | ||
| Vaduz | Puma | MBPI | ||
| Wil | Adidas | WeberPartner | ||
| Xamax | Capelli | Groupe E | ||
| Yverdon-Sport | Macron | None |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of departure | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellinzona | 30 June 2025 | Pre-season | 1 July 2025 | ||
| Étoile Carouge | |||||
| Yverdon-Sport | |||||
| Bellinzona | 23 July 2025 | 24 July 2025 | |||
| 24 October 2025 | 10th | 24 October 2025 | |||
| Rapperswil-Jona | 2 November 2025 | 8th | 3 November 2025 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaduz | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 25 | +26 | 52 | Promotion toSwiss Super League |
| 2 | Aarau | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 49 | Qualification forpromotion play-off |
| 3 | Yverdon-Sport | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 42 | |
| 4 | Lausanne Ouchy | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 35 | |
| 5 | Xamax | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 31 | |
| 6 | Rapperswil-Jona | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 25 | |
| 7 | Nyon | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 21 | |
| 8 | Wil | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 35 | −16 | 21 | |
| 9 | Étoile Carouge | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 18 | |
| 10 | Bellinzona | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 39 | −20 | 14 | Relegation toSwiss Promotion League |
First and second rounds[edit]
Source:Swiss Football League Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. | Third and Fourth Rounds[edit]
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2026. Source:Swiss Football League Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xamax | 13 | |
| 2 | Nyon | 11 | |
| 3 | Aarau | 10 | |
| Aarau | |||
| Yverdon | |||
| 6 | Lausanne-Ouchy | 9 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xamax | 6 | |
| Yverdon | |||
| 3 | Vaduz | 5 | |
| Yverdon | |||
| Bellinzona | |||
| 6 | Aarau | 4 | |
| Aarau | |||
| Lausanne-Ouchy | |||
| Lausanne-Ouchy | |||
| Yverdon | |||
| Vaduz |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aarau | Nyon | 4-5 (A) | 22 August 2025 | |
| Nyon | Aarau | 4-5 (H) | 22 August 2025 | |
| Lausanne-Ouchy | Nyon | 3-3 (H) | 1 November 2025 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wil | 7 | |
| Vaduz | |||
| 3 | Lausanne-Ouchy | 6 | |
| Aarau | |||
| Yverdon | |||
| 6 | Étoile Carouge | 4 | |
| Nyon |
The relegation play-off will be played in a two-legged game between the eleventh placed team of theSuper League (5th of the relegation group) and the second placed team of the Challenge League. The winner of the tie will play in the2026–27 Swiss Super League.