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Season | 2015–16 |
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Champions | Lausanne-Sport |
Promoted | Lausanne-Sport |
Top goalscorer | Jocelyn Roux (20 goals) |
Highest scoring | Lausanne-Sport 5–4 Biel-Bienne (18 July 2015) |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → |
The 2015-16 Swiss Challenge League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Brack.ch Challenge League, was the 13th season of the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier in the Swiss football pyramid. It began on 18 July 2015 and ended on 27 May 2016. [1] After the 18th matchday the league will be on winter break between 7 December 2015 and 6 February 2016.
2014–15 Swiss Challenge League champions FC Lugano were promoted to the 2015–16 Swiss Super League. They were replaced by FC Aarau, who were relegated after last place finish in the 2014–15 Swiss Super League. Last placed team of the 2014–15 Challenge League season FC Biel-Bienne were spared from relegation as Servette FC failed to obtain a license for the 2015-16 season and were relegated to the 1. Liga Promotion. [2] Servette were replaced by 1. Liga Promotion champion Neuchâtel Xamax.
Team | Venue | Capacity |
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FC Aarau | Stadion Brügglifeld | 8,000 |
FC Biel-Bienne | Tissot Arena | 5,200 |
FC Chiasso | Stadio Comunale | 5,000 |
FC Lausanne-Sport | Pontaise | 8,500 |
FC Le Mont | Stade Sous-Ville | 4,000 |
Neuchâtel Xamax | Stade de la Maladière | 12,000 |
FC Schaffhausen | Stadion Breite | 4,200 |
FC Wil | IGP Arena | 6,958 |
FC Winterthur | Schützenwiese | 8,550 |
FC Wohlen | Stadion Niedermatten | 3,624 |
Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Sponsor |
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FC Aarau | ![]() | Nike | Zehnder Group AG |
FC Biel-Bienne | ![]() | Nike | Fors |
FC Chiasso | ![]() | Primato | Caffè Chicco D'Oro |
FC Lausanne-Sport | ![]() | Adidas | BCV |
FC Le Mont | ![]() | Joma | AQUATIS |
Neuchâtel Xamax | ![]() | Erima | Video2000 Viteos |
FC Schaffhausen | ![]() | gpard | Ersparniskasse Schaffhausen Methabau |
FC Wil | ![]() | Nike | Hans Eisenring |
FC Winterthur | ![]() | gpard | Keller |
FC Wohlen | ![]() | Adidas | IBW |
Club | Name | Date of departure | Replacement | Date of appointment |
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Aarau | ![]() | 13 October 2015 [3] | ![]() | 18 October 2015 [4] |
Chiasso | ![]() | 18 October 2015 | ![]() | 20 October 2015 [5] |
Neuchâtel Xamax | ![]() | 20 October 2015 [6] | ![]() | 21 October 2015 |
Wil | ![]() | 23 October 2015 [7] [8] | ![]() | 23 October 2015 |
Wil | ![]() | 4 November 2015 | ![]() | 4 November 2015 [9] |
Winterthur | ![]() | 26 November 2015 [10] | ![]() | 26 November 2015 |
Winterthur | ![]() | 28 December 2015 | ![]() | 28 December 2015 [12] |
Biel-Bienne | ![]() | 24 February [13] | ![]() | 25 February |
Biel-Bienne | ![]() | 29 March | ![]() | 29 March [14] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Lausanne-Sport (C, P) | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 65 | Promotion to 2016–17 Swiss Super League |
2 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 54 | |
3 | Wil | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 53 | |
4 | Aarau | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 50 | |
5 | Schaffhausen | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 47 | |
6 | Winterthur | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 43 | |
7 | Chiasso | 34 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 37 | |
8 | Wohlen | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 36 | |
9 | Le Mont | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 32 | |
10 | Biel-Bienne [a] (R) | 34 | 5 | 22 | 7 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 16 | Relegation to 2016–17 1. Liga Promotion |
First and Second Round | Third and Fourth Round |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() | Wil / Lausanne-Sport | 20 |
2 | ![]() | Biel-Bienne | 13 |
![]() | Neuchâtel Xamax | ||
4 | ![]() | Schaffhausen | 11 |
5 | ![]() | Aarau | 10 |
![]() | Lausanne-Sport / Biel-Bienne |