2014–15 Swiss Challenge League

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Swiss Challenge League
Season2014–15
Champions Lugano
PromotedLugano
Relegated Servette
Matches played180
Goals scored494 (2.74 per match)
Top goalscorer Igor Tadić
(19 goals)
Biggest home win Lugano 5–1 Chiasso
4–0 6 games
Biggest away win0–4 2 games
Average attendance1863 [1]
2015–16

The 2014-15 Swiss Challenge League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Brack.ch Challenge League, was the 12th season of the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier in the Swiss football pyramid. It began on 19 July 2014 and was scheduled to end on 30 May 2015. [2] The league was on winter break between 8 December 2014 and 7 February 2015. Servette were forcibly relegated at the end of the season after their failure to acquire a license for the 2015-16 season. [3]

Contents

Participating teams

Stadia and locations

TeamVenueCapacity
FC Biel-Bienne Gurzelen Stadion 3,000
FC Chiasso Stadio Comunale 5,000
FC Lausanne-Sport Pontaise 8,500
FC Lugano Stadio Cornaredo 10,500
FC Schaffhausen Stadion Breite 4,200
Servette FC Stade de Genève 30,084
FC Wil Stadion Bergholz 6,958
FC Winterthur Schützenwiese 8,550
FC Wohlen Stadion Niedermatten 3,624
FC Le Mont Terrain du Châtaignier4,000

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerKit manufacturerSponsor
FC Biel-Bienne Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jean-Michel Aeby Nike Fors
FC Chiasso Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marco Schällibaum PrimatoCaffè Chicco D'Oro
FC Lausanne-Sport Flag of Italy.svg Marco Simone (sacked after round 25)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fabio Celestini (from round 26 on) [4]
Adidas BCV
FC Lugano Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Livio Bordoli AcerbisAIL
KatalTherm Service
FC Schaffhausen Flag of Italy.svg Maurizio Jacobacci SpardErsparnikasse Schaffhausen
Methabau
Servette FC Flag of England.svg Kevin Cooper 14FourteenGHI
FC Wil Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Gabriele NikeHans Eisenring
FC Winterthur Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Seeberger SpardKeller
FC Wohlen Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ciriaco Sforza AdidasIBW
FC Le Mont Flag of France.svg Claude Gross Roduit SA

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1 Lugano (C, P)3622866431+3374Promotion to 2015–16 Swiss Super League
2 Servette (D, R)3620795140+1167Relegation to 2015–16 1. Liga Promotion [a]
3 Wohlen 36204125743+1464
4 Winterthur 36158136549+1653
5 Schaffhausen 36138155554+147
6 Lausanne-Sport 361281647571044
7 Le Mont 361091739561739
8 Chiasso 369121530491939
9 Wil 369101747631637
10 Biel-Bienne 367121739521333
Source: Swiss Challenge League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Servette did not obtain a license for the 2015-16 Challenge League season after not providing necessary financial documents and guarantees. Servette was therefore relegated to the Promotion League and Biel-Bienne remained in the league.

Results

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Igor Tadić Schaffhausen 19
2 Flag of Cameroon.svg Patrick Bengondo Winterthur 16
3 Flag of Portugal.svg João Paiva Winterthur15
4 Flag of Romania.svg Cristian Ianu Lausanne 13
5 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Davide Mariani Schaffhausen12
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Simone Rapp Wohlen
As of 30 May 2015 [5]

References

  1. "Zuschauerzahlen 2014/15". Swiss Football League. Archived from the original on 2015-05-10. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  2. "Swiss Football league". Swiss Football League (in German). Archived from the original on 2014-08-13. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  3. "Keine Lizenz – Servette muss in die 1. Liga". Blick. Blick. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  4. "Fabio Celestini est le nouvel entraîneur du Lausanne-Sport". 24heures (in French). 24 March 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  5. "Torschützenliste 2014/15". Swiss Challenge League. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 30 May 2015.