2010–11 Swiss Challenge League

{{ Infobox football league season

| competition = Swiss Challenge League

| season = 2010–11

| winners = FC Lausanne-Sport
1st Challengue League title

| promoted = FC Lausanne-Sport

| promotion play-off = Servette

| relegated = Schaffhausen
Yverdon-Sport

| league topscorer = Michael Rodriguez (18)

| biggest home win = Biel-Bienne 7–0 Kriens

| biggest away win = Lugano 0–6 Servette

| highest scoring = Biel-Bienne 7–1 Aarau
Aarau 5–3 Biel-Bienne
Servette 6-2 Schaffhausen

| matches = 240

| total goals = 743

| prevseason = 2009–10

| nextseason = 2011–12

}}

The 2010–11 Swiss Challenge League was the eighth season of the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of the Swiss football league pyramid. It began on 23 July 2010{{cite web|title=Challenge League - Results and fixtures|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/switzerland/challenge-league/2010-2011/regular-season/matches/|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=23 December 2010}} and ended on 25 May 2011.{{cite web|title=Datenplan 2010-11|url=http://www.football.ch/sfl/cm/Datenplan%202010-2011.pdf|publisher=Swiss Football League|accessdate=23 December 2010|page=11|language=German}} The champions of this season, FC Lausanne-Sport, earned promotion to the 2011–12 Super League. The runners-up Servette won the promotion/relegation playoff against the 9th-placed team of the 2010–11 Super League, AC Bellinzona. The bottom two teams, FC Schaffhausen and Yverdon-Sport FC, were relegated to the 1. Liga.

Teams

2009–10 Challenge League champions FC Thun were promoted to the 2010–11 Super League. They were replaced by FC Aarau, who were relegated after finishing the 2009–10 Super League in last place. 2009–10 Challenge League runners-up FC Lugano had to compete in a promotion/relegation playoff against 9th-placed Super League team AC Bellinzona and eventually retained their league spot after losing 1–2 on aggregate.

FC Le Mont as 15th-placed team and last-placed FC Gossau were relegated after the 2009–10 season. They were replaced by FC Chiasso and SR Delémont, who emerged victorious from the eight-team 1. Liga promotion playoff.

{{Location map+|Switzerland|width=400|float=right

|alt=Map of Switzerland with the locations of the sixteen Challenge League clubs

|caption=Locations of clubs in the 2010–11 Challenge League

|places=

{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat_deg=47|lat_min=24|lon_deg=08|lon_min=03|background=#FFFFFF|position=left|label=Aarau}}

{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat_deg=47|lat_min=08|lon_deg=07|lon_min=15|background=#FFFFFF|position=|label=Biel/Bienne}}

{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat_deg=45|lat_min=50|lon_deg=09|lon_min=02|background=#FFFFFF|position=|label=Chiasso}}

{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat_deg=47|lat_min=22|lon_deg=07|lon_min=21|background=#FFFFFF|position=left|label=Delémont}}

{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat_deg=47|lat_min=02|lon_deg=08|lon_min=17|background=#FFFFFF|position=|label=Kriens}}

{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat_deg=46|lat_min=31|lon_deg=06|lon_min=38|background=#FFFFFF|position=|label=Lausanne-Sport}}

{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat_deg=46|lat_min=10|lon_deg=08|lon_min=48|background=#FFFFFF|position=|label=Locarno}}

{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat_deg=46|lat_min=00|lon_deg=08|lon_min=57|background=#FFFFFF|position=|label=Lugano}}

{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat_deg=47|lat_min=42|lon_deg=08|lon_min=38|background=#FFFFFF|position=|label=Schaffhausen}}

{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat_deg=46|lat_min=12|lon_deg=06|lon_min=09|background=#FFFFFF|position=|label=Servette}}

{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat_deg=46|lat_min=23|lon_deg=06|lon_min=14|background=#FFFFFF|position=|label=Stade Nyonnais}}

{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat_deg=47|lat_min=08|lon_deg=09|lon_min=31|background=#FFFFFF|position=|label=Vaduz}}

{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat_deg=47|lat_min=28|lon_deg=09|lon_min=03|background=#FFFFFF|position=|label=Wil}}

{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat_deg=47|lat_min=30|lon_deg=08|lon_min=45|background=#FFFFFF|position=left|label=Winterthur}}

{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat_deg=47|lat_min=21|lon_deg=08|lon_min=17|background=#FFFFFF|position=|label=Wohlen}}

{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat_deg=46|lat_min=47|lon_deg=06|lon_min=38|background=#FFFFFF|position=|label=Yverdon-Sport}}

}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! Club

! City

! Stadium

! 2009–10 season

FC Aarau

| Aarau

| Stadion Brügglifeld

| 10th in Super League

FC Biel/Bienne

| Biel/Bienne, Bern

| Gurzelen Stadion

| 7th in Challenge League

FC Chiasso

| Chiasso, Ticino

| Stadio Comunale

| 1. Liga playoff winners

SR Delémont

| Delémont, Jura

| La Blancherie

| 1. Liga playoff winners

SC Kriens

| Kriens, Lucerne

| Stadion Kleinfeld

| 5th in Challenge League

FC Lausanne-Sport

| Lausanne, Vaud

| Stade Olympique de la Pontaise

| 10th in Challenge League

FC Locarno

| Locarno, Ticino

| Stadio del Lido

| 13th in Challenge League

FC Lugano

| Lugano, Ticino

| Cornaredo Stadium

| 2nd in Challenge League

FC Schaffhausen

| Schaffhausen

| Stadion Breite

| 11th in Challenge League

Servette FC

| Geneva

| Stade de Genève

| 4th in Challenge League

FC Stade Nyonnais

| Nyon, Vaud

| Centre sportif de Colovray Nyon

| 14th in Challenge League

FC Vaduz

| Vaduz, Liechtenstein

| Rheinpark Stadion

| 8th in Challenge League

FC Wil 1900

| Wil, St. Gallen

| Stadion Bergholz

| 6th in Challenge League

FC Winterthur

| Winterthur, Zürich

| Stadion Schützenwiese

| 3rd in Challenge League

FC Wohlen

| Wohlen, Aargau

| Stadion Niedermatten

| 12th in Challenge League

FC Yverdon-Sport

| Yverdon-les-Bains, Vaud

| Stade Municipal

| 9th in Challenge League

League table

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=PR

|team1=LS|name_LS=Lausanne-Sport

|team2=SER|name_SER=Servette

|team3=LUG|name_LUG=Lugano

|team4=VAD|name_VAD=Vaduz

|team5=WIL|name_WIL=Wil

|team6=SN|name_SN=Stade Nyonnais

|team7=CHI|name_CHI=Chiasso

|team8=DEL|name_DEL=Delémont

|team9=BB|name_BB=Biel-Bienne

|team10=WOH|name_WOH=Wohlen

|team11=AAR|name_AAR=Aarau

|team12=KRI|name_KRI=Kriens

|team13=WIN|name_WIN=Winterthur

|team14=LOC|name_LOC=Locarno

|team15=SHA|name_SHA=Schaffhausen

|team16=YS|name_YS=Yverdon-Sport

|win_LS=20|draw_LS=5|loss_LS=5|gf_LS=67|ga_LS=28|status_LS=C,P

|win_SER=19|draw_SER=5|loss_SER=6|gf_SER=75|ga_SER=27|status_SER=O,P

|win_LUG=20|draw_LUG=2|loss_LUG=8|gf_LUG=56|ga_LUG=35

|win_VAD=19|draw_VAD=3|loss_VAD=8|gf_VAD=59|ga_VAD=41

|win_WIL=14|draw_WIL=4|loss_WIL=12|gf_WIL=45|ga_WIL=42

|win_SN=13|draw_SN=7|loss_SN=10|gf_SN=48|ga_SN=51

|win_CHI=12|draw_CHI=5|loss_CHI=13|gf_CHI=34|ga_CHI=37

|win_DEL=12|draw_DEL=4|loss_DEL=14|gf_DEL=47|ga_DEL=60

|win_BB=11|draw_BB=6|loss_BB=13|gf_BB=57|ga_BB=57

|win_WOH=9|draw_WOH=10|loss_WOH=11|gf_WOH=45|ga_WOH=44

|win_AAR=9|draw_AAR=9|loss_AAR=12|gf_AAR=39|ga_AAR=51

|win_KRI=9|draw_KRI=6|loss_KRI=15|gf_KRI=26|ga_KRI=50

|win_WIN=8|draw_WIN=8|loss_WIN=14|gf_WIN=42|ga_WIN=51

|win_LOC=8|draw_LOC=7|loss_LOC=15|gf_LOC=40|ga_LOC=52

|win_SHA=7|draw_SHA=5|loss_SHA=18|gf_SHA=36|ga_SHA=53|status_SHA=R

|win_YS=6|draw_YS=2|loss_YS=22|gf_YS=27|ga_YS=64|status_YS=R

|col_P=green1|text_P=Promotion to 2011–12 Swiss Super League

|result1=P

|col_PP=green2|text_PP=Qualification for promotion/relegation playoffs

|result2=PP

|col_EL2=blue1|text_EL2=Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round

|note_res_EL2=Vaduz as winners of the 2010–11 Liechtenstein Cup qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.

|result4=EL2

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to 2011–12 Swiss 1. Liga

|result15=R|result16=R

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=complete

|source=[http://www.football.ch/sfl/de/Ranglisten-Resultate-ChL.aspx Swiss Football League]

}}

Results

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=AAR|team2=BB|team3=CHI|team4=DEL|team5=KRI

|team6=LS|team7=LOC|team8=LUG|team9=SHA|team10=SER

|team11=SN|team12=VAD|team13=WIL|team14=WIN|team15=WOH

|team16=YS

|name_AAR=Aarau

|match_AAR_BB=5–3

|match_AAR_CHI=0–0

|match_AAR_DEL=2–3

|match_AAR_KRI=0–1

|match_AAR_LS=2–1

|match_AAR_LOC=2–0

|match_AAR_LUG=2–0

|match_AAR_SHA=1–1

|match_AAR_SER=0–0

|match_AAR_SN=0–4

|match_AAR_VAD=2–3

|match_AAR_WIL=1–2

|match_AAR_WIN=1–0

|match_AAR_WOH=2–0

|match_AAR_YS=2–1

|name_BB=Biel-Bienne

|match_BB_AAR=7–1

|match_BB_CHI=2–1

|match_BB_DEL=3–2

|match_BB_KRI=7–0

|match_BB_LS=0–4

|match_BB_LOC=0–2

|match_BB_LUG=2–3

|match_BB_SHA=2–1

|match_BB_SER=0–5

|match_BB_SN=5–0

|match_BB_VAD=0–4

|match_BB_WIL=1–1

|match_BB_WIN=3–1

|match_BB_WOH=0–3

|match_BB_YS=3–1

|name_CHI=Chiasso

|match_CHI_AAR=1–1

|match_CHI_BB=1–2

|match_CHI_DEL=1–3

|match_CHI_KRI=0–0

|match_CHI_LS=1–2

|match_CHI_LOC=1–2

|match_CHI_LUG=0–2

|match_CHI_SHA=1–0

|match_CHI_SER=2–1

|match_CHI_SN=3–0

|match_CHI_VAD=0–1

|match_CHI_WIL=2–1

|match_CHI_WIN=1–1

|match_CHI_WOH=4–1

|match_CHI_YS=2–1

|name_DEL=Delémont

|match_DEL_AAR=3–3

|match_DEL_BB=2–1

|match_DEL_CHI=3–0

|match_DEL_KRI=1–1

|match_DEL_LS=1–3

|match_DEL_LOC=1–0

|match_DEL_LUG=1–3

|match_DEL_SHA=3–2

|match_DEL_SER=0–3

|match_DEL_SN=1–1

|match_DEL_VAD=1–1

|match_DEL_WIL=1–0

|match_DEL_WIN=1–3

|match_DEL_WOH=2–1

|match_DEL_YS=2–4

|name_KRI=Kriens

|match_KRI_AAR=0–1

|match_KRI_BB=3–1

|match_KRI_CHI=0–2

|match_KRI_DEL=0–2

|match_KRI_LS=1–3

|match_KRI_LOC=1–1

|match_KRI_LUG=0–1

|match_KRI_SHA=1–0

|match_KRI_SER=1–1

|match_KRI_SN=1–1

|match_KRI_VAD=0–1

|match_KRI_WIL=1–3

|match_KRI_WIN=2–1

|match_KRI_WOH=2–0

|match_KRI_YS=1–0

|name_LS=Lausanne-Sport

|match_LS_AAR=2–2

|match_LS_BB=3–2

|match_LS_CHI=2–1

|match_LS_DEL=2–1

|match_LS_KRI=4–1

|match_LS_LOC=5–2

|match_LS_LUG=3–1

|match_LS_SHA=4–0

|match_LS_SER=0–2

|match_LS_SN=1–1

|match_LS_VAD=2–0

|match_LS_WIL=2–0

|match_LS_WIN=4–0

|match_LS_WOH=1–2

|match_LS_YS=3–0

|name_LOC=Locarno

|match_LOC_AAR=1–1

|match_LOC_BB=2–2

|match_LOC_CHI=0–1

|match_LOC_DEL=3–2

|match_LOC_KRI=3–0

|match_LOC_LS=1–1

|match_LOC_LUG=1–2

|match_LOC_SHA=3–1

|match_LOC_SER=3–2

|match_LOC_SN=1–0

|match_LOC_VAD=1–3

|match_LOC_WIL=1–1

|match_LOC_WIN=4–1

|match_LOC_WOH=0–0

|match_LOC_YS=2–3

|name_LUG=Lugano

|match_LUG_AAR=1–0

|match_LUG_BB=2–2

|match_LUG_CHI=4–1

|match_LUG_DEL=3–0

|match_LUG_KRI=2–0

|match_LUG_LS=1–2

|match_LUG_LOC=2–0

|match_LUG_SHA=2–1

|match_LUG_SER=0–6

|match_LUG_SN=1–2

|match_LUG_VAD=2–1

|match_LUG_WIL=2–1

|match_LUG_WIN=2–3

|match_LUG_WOH=1–1

|match_LUG_YS=2–1

|name_SHA=Schaffhausen

|match_SHA_AAR=2–2

|match_SHA_BB=1–2

|match_SHA_CHI=0–2

|match_SHA_DEL=0–1

|match_SHA_KRI=0–0

|match_SHA_LS=1–1

|match_SHA_LOC=2–1

|match_SHA_LUG=1–2

|match_SHA_SER=1–0

|match_SHA_SN=2–3

|match_SHA_VAD=2–1

|match_SHA_WIL=1–3

|match_SHA_WIN=2–1

|match_SHA_WOH=2–1

|match_SHA_YS=0–1

|name_SER=Servette

|match_SER_AAR=4–2

|match_SER_BB=2–0

|match_SER_CHI=3–0

|match_SER_DEL=4–1

|match_SER_KRI=6–0

|match_SER_LS=1–2

|match_SER_LOC=4–1

|match_SER_LUG=0–2

|match_SER_SHA=6–2

|match_SER_SN=3–1

|match_SER_VAD=3–1

|match_SER_WIL=2–0

|match_SER_WIN=3–3

|match_SER_WOH=3–0

|match_SER_YS=3–1

|name_SN=Stade Nyonnais

|match_SN_AAR=3–0

|match_SN_BB=1–1

|match_SN_CHI=1–0

|match_SN_DEL=2–1

|match_SN_KRI=2–0

|match_SN_LS=0–5

|match_SN_LOC=5–2

|match_SN_LUG=0–1

|match_SN_SHA=1–4

|match_SN_SER=0–1

|match_SN_VAD=2–5

|match_SN_WIL=0–3

|match_SN_WIN=3–3

|match_SN_WOH=3–2

|match_SN_YS=1–0

|name_VAD=Vaduz

|match_VAD_AAR=2–0

|match_VAD_BB=1–1

|match_VAD_CHI=1–0

|match_VAD_DEL=6–1

|match_VAD_KRI=2–1

|match_VAD_LS=1–0

|match_VAD_LOC=2–1

|match_VAD_LUG=0–3

|match_VAD_SHA=1–0

|match_VAD_SER=1–4

|match_VAD_SN=1–5

|match_VAD_WIL=3–1

|match_VAD_WIN=3–0

|match_VAD_WOH=0–5

|match_VAD_YS=5–1

|name_WIL=Wil

|match_WIL_AAR=1–0

|match_WIL_BB=3–2

|match_WIL_CHI=1–2

|match_WIL_DEL=3–1

|match_WIL_KRI=2–1

|match_WIL_LS=0–2

|match_WIL_LOC=3–1

|match_WIL_LUG=2–1

|match_WIL_SHA=2–1

|match_WIL_SER=0–0

|match_WIL_SN=2–2

|match_WIL_VAD=1–2

|match_WIL_WIN=2–1

|match_WIL_WOH=0–3

|match_WIL_YS=3–1

|name_WIN=Winterthur

|match_WIN_AAR=1–2

|match_WIN_BB=1–0

|match_WIN_CHI=1–2

|match_WIN_DEL=1–2

|match_WIN_KRI=1–3

|match_WIN_LS=1–2

|match_WIN_LOC=2–0

|match_WIN_LUG=2–1

|match_WIN_SHA=0–0

|match_WIN_SER=3–1

|match_WIN_SN=0–0

|match_WIN_VAD=1–1

|match_WIN_WIL=3–1

|match_WIN_WOH=2–2

|match_WIN_YS=1–2

|name_WOH=Wohlen

|match_WOH_AAR=2–2

|match_WOH_BB=1–1

|match_WOH_CHI=1–1

|match_WOH_DEL=3–0

|match_WOH_KRI=1–2

|match_WOH_LS=2–1

|match_WOH_LOC=0–0

|match_WOH_LUG=0–3

|match_WOH_SHA=5–2

|match_WOH_SER=0–0

|match_WOH_SN=1–2

|match_WOH_VAD=1–3

|match_WOH_WIL=2–1

|match_WOH_WIN=1–1

|match_WOH_YS=2–1

|name_YS=Yverdon-Sport

|match_YS_AAR=2–0

|match_YS_BB=0–2

|match_YS_CHI=0–1

|match_YS_DEL=1–4

|match_YS_KRI=1–2

|match_YS_LS=0–0

|match_YS_LOC=2–1

|match_YS_LUG=0–4

|match_YS_SHA=0–4

|match_YS_SER=0–2

|match_YS_SN=1–2

|match_YS_VAD=0–3

|match_YS_WIL=0–2

|match_YS_WIN=0–3

|match_YS_WOH=2–2

|update=complete

|source=[http://www.football.ch/sfl/de/Ranglisten-Resultate-ChL.aspx Swiss Football League]

}}

Promotion/relegation play-offs

Bellinzona as 9th-placed team in the 2010–11 Swiss Super League played a two-legged play-off against Challenge League runners-up Servette.

{{Football box

|date = 28 May 2011

|time = 16:45 CEST

|team1 = Bellinzona

|score = 1–0

|report = [http://www.football.ch/sfl/de/Ranglisten-Resultate-ASL.aspx Report] {{in lang|de}}

|team2 = Servette

|goals1 = Pergl {{goal|88}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadio Comunale Bellinzona

|attendance = 4,800

|referee = Alain Bieri

}}

{{Football box

|date = 31 May 2011

|time = 19:15 CEST

|team1 = Servette

|score = 3–1

|report = [http://www.football.ch/sfl/de/Ranglisten-Resultate-ASL.aspx Report] {{in lang|de}}

|team2 = Bellinzona

|goals1 = de Azevedo {{goal|11}}
Baumann {{goal|45}} {{goal|56}}

|goals2 = Lustrinelli {{goal|69}}

|stadium = Stade de Genève

|attendance = 23,338

|referee = Hänni Nikolaj

}}

Servette won 3–2 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers

Including matches played on 21 May 2011; Source: [http://www.football.ch/sfl/de/Torjaeger_CL.aspx Swiss Football League]

;18 goals

;17 goals

;16 goals

;15 goals

;14 goals

;13 goals

;12 goals

;11 goals

References

{{Reflist}}