| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 July 2008 – 30 May 2009 |
| Champions | FC Zürich 12th title |
| Relegated | FC Vaduz |
| Champions League | FC Zürich |
| Europa League | FC Basel BSC Young Boys FC Sion (viadomestic cup) |
| Matches | 180 |
| Goals | 540 (3 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Seydou Doumbia (20) |
| Biggest home win | Young Boys 6–0Vaduz |
| Biggest away win | Vaduz 1–7Zürich |
| Highest scoring | Bellinzona 6–2Grasshopper Vaduz 3–5Zürich Vaduz 1–7Zürich |
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The2008–09 Swiss Super League was the 112th season oftop-tier football in Switzerland. The competition was officially namedAXPO Super League due to sponsoring purposes. It began on 18 July 2008 with a match betweenYoung Boys Bern and reigning championsFC Basel, which the latter won by 2–1. The last matches were played in May 2009.
FC Thun were relegated after finishing in 10th and last place in2007–08 Swiss Super League. They were replaced byChallenge League 2007–08 championsFC Vaduz, who are the first team fromLiechtenstein participating in Switzerland's top football league.
9th placedFC St. Gallen and Challenge League runners-upAC Bellinzona competed in a two-legged relegation play-off after the end of last season. Bellinzona won 5–2 on aggregate and thus earned promotion, while St. Gallen were relegated.
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Basel | Basel | St. Jakob-Park | 42,500 |
| BSC Young Boys | Bern | Wankdorf | 31,783 |
| FC Zürich | Zürich | Letzigrund | 23,605 |
| Grasshopper Club Zürich | Zürich | Letzigrund | 23,605 |
| FC Sion | Sion | Stade Tourbillon | 16,500 |
| FC Luzern | Lucerne | Stadion Allmend | 13,000 |
| Neuchâtel Xamax | Neuchâtel | Stade de la Maladière | 12,000 |
| FC Aarau | Aarau | Stadion Brügglifeld | 9,249 |
| AC Bellinzona | Bellinzona | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona | 8,740 |
| FC Vaduz | Vaduz | Rheinpark Stadion | 6,127 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zürich(C) | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 80 | 36 | +44 | 79 | Qualification toChampions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Young Boys | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 85 | 46 | +39 | 73 | Qualification toEuropa League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Basel | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 72 | Qualification toEuropa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Grasshopper | 36 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 50 | |
| 5 | Aarau | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 44 | |
| 6 | Bellinzona | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 43 | |
| 7 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 40 | |
| 8 | Sion | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 37 | Qualification toEuropa League play-off round[a] |
| 9 | Luzern(O) | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 45 | 62 | −17 | 35 | Qualification torelegation play-off |
| 10 | Vaduz(R) | 36 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 85 | −57 | 22 | Relegation toSwiss Challenge League[b] |
Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team played every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season.
First half of season[edit]
Source:axposuperleague.ch(in German) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. | Second half of season[edit]
Source:axposuperleague.ch(in German) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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FC Lucern as 9th-placed team of the Super League were played a two-legged play-off againstChallenge League runners-upAC Lugano.
Luzern won 5–1 on aggregate.
Updated on 24 May 2009; Source:football.ch(in German)
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basel | 21,044 |
| 2 | Young Boys | 17,985 |
| 3 | Zürich | 9,830 |
| 4 | Sion | 9,383 |
| 5 | Luzern | 8,074 |
| 6 | GCZ | 6,497 |
| 7 | Aarau | 5,583 |
| 8 | Xamax | 5,086 |
| 9 | Bellinzona | 4,012 |
| 10 | Vaduz | 2,177 |
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