2013–14 Swiss Challenge League
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Swiss Challenge League
| season = 2013–14
| logo =
| pixels = 200
| winners = Vaduz
| promoted = Vaduz
| relegated = Locarno
| league topscorer = Patrick Rossini
(22 goals)
| biggest home win = Biel-Bienne 6–2 Wohlen
Vaduz 4–0 Winterthur
| biggest away win = Locarno 1–4 Winterthur
0–3 7 games
| highest scoring = Wil 6–3 Winterthur
| matches = 180
| total goals = 520
| longest wins =
| longest unbeaten =
| longest winless =
| longest losses =
| highest attendance =
| lowest attendance =
| average attendance =
| prevseason = 2012–13
| nextseason = 2014–15
}}
The 2013–14 Swiss Challenge League (known for sponsorship reasons as the Brack.ch Challenge League) was the 11th season of the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier in the Swiss football pyramid. It began on 13 July 2013{{cite web|title=Challenge League - Results and fixtures|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/switzerland/challenge-league/20132014/regular-season/r21474/|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=9 November 2013}} and ended on 18 May 2014.
Teams
2012–13 Challenge League champions Aarau were promoted to the 2013–14 Super League. Due to financial irregularities, Bellinzona was ultimately relegated at the end of the season and later dissolved. Locarno was spared from relegation.
The bottom five teams – Stade Nyonnais, Étoile Carouge, Delémont, Kriens and Brühl – were relegated to the newly formed 1. Liga Promotion. No teams replaced them due to the Challenge League being reduced from 16 to 10 teams.
{{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 2013–14 Challenge League
|places=
{{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=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=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}}
}}
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Team | Coach | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Biel-Bienne | Hans-Peter Zaugg | Stadion Gurzelen | 3,000 |
| FC Chiasso | Ryszard Komornicki | Stadio Communale | 11,168 |
| FC Locarno | Stefano Maccoppi | Stadio Lido | 6,600 |
| FC Lugano | Sandro Salvioni | Stadio Cornaredo | 6,900 |
| FC Schaffhausen1 | Maurizio Jacobacci | Stadion Breite | 7,300 |
| Servette FC2 | Jean-Michel Aeby | Stade de Genève | 30,000 |
| FC Vaduz | Giorgio Contini | Rheinpark Stadion | 6,078 |
| FC Winterthur | Boro Kuzmanovic | Schützenwiese | 8,500 |
| FC Wil 1900 | Axel Thoma | Sportpark Bergholz | 6,000 |
| FC Wohlen | David Sesa | Niedermatten | 3,624 |
1 Promoted from the 1. Liga Promotion
2 Relegated from the Raiffeisen Super League
League table
|show_limit=5
|res_col_header=PR
|team1=VAD|name_VAD=Vaduz
|team2=LUG|name_LUG=Lugano
|team3=WIL|name_WIL=Wil
|team4=SHA|name_SHA=Schaffhausen
|team5=SER|name_SER=Servette
|team6=WIN|name_WIN=Winterthur
|team7=BB|name_BB=Biel-Bienne
|team8=CHI|name_CHI=Chiasso
|team9=WOH|name_WOH=Wohlen
|team10=LOC|name_LOC=Locarno
|win_VAD=21|draw_VAD=10|loss_VAD=5|gf_VAD=71|ga_VAD=34|status_VAD=C,P
|win_LUG=19|draw_LUG=7|loss_LUG=10|gf_LUG=55|ga_LUG=46
|win_WIL=18|draw_WIL=9|loss_WIL=9|gf_WIL=74|ga_WIL=45
|win_SHA=18|draw_SHA=8|loss_SHA=10|gf_SHA=57|ga_SHA=40
|win_SER=18|draw_SER=7|loss_SER=11|gf_SER=49|ga_SER=48
|win_WIN=11|draw_WIN=9|loss_WIN=16|gf_WIN=45|ga_WIN=50
|win_BB=9|draw_BB=10|loss_BB=17|gf_BB=56|ga_BB=68
|win_CHI=7|draw_CHI=12|loss_CHI=17|gf_CHI=35|ga_CHI=52
|win_WOH=7|draw_WOH=11|loss_WOH=18|gf_WOH=47|ga_WOH=67
|win_LOC=5|draw_LOC=11|loss_LOC=20|gf_LOC=31|ga_LOC=70|status_LOC=R
|col_EL1QP=green1|text_EL1QP=Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round and promotion to 2014–15 Swiss Super League
|result1=EL1QP
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to 2014–15 1. Liga Promotion
|result10=R
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
|update=complete
|source=[http://www.sfl.ch/challengeleague/matchcenter/ Swiss Challenge League] {{in lang|de}}
}}
Results
Teams played each other twice over the course of the season, home and away, for a total of 36 matches per team.
{{col-begin}}
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=First and Second Round=
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=BB|team2=CHI|team3=LOC|team4=LUG|team5=SHA
|team6=SER|team7=VAD|team8=WIL|team9=WIN|team10=WOH
|name_BB=Biel-Bienne
|match_BB_CHI=1–0
|match_BB_LOC=4–1
|match_BB_LUG=1–3
|match_BB_SHA=0–1
|match_BB_SER=1–1
|match_BB_VAD=0–3
|match_BB_WIL=0–2
|match_BB_WIN=2–1
|match_BB_WOH=6–2
|name_CHI=Chiasso
|match_CHI_BB=2–0
|match_CHI_LOC=0–0
|match_CHI_LUG=1–3
|match_CHI_SHA=1–2
|match_CHI_SER=1–2
|match_CHI_VAD=0–1
|match_CHI_WIL=0–3
|match_CHI_WIN=1–0
|match_CHI_WOH=2–2
|name_LOC=Locarno
|match_LOC_BB=1–0
|match_LOC_CHI=1–1
|match_LOC_LUG=0–0
|match_LOC_SHA=0–3
|match_LOC_SER=0–4
|match_LOC_VAD=1–1
|match_LOC_WIL=0–3
|match_LOC_WIN=1–4
|match_LOC_WOH=0–0
|name_LUG=Lugano
|match_LUG_BB=1–1
|match_LUG_CHI=0–0
|match_LUG_LOC=0–2
|match_LUG_SHA=3–1
|match_LUG_SER=0–2
|match_LUG_VAD=0–0
|match_LUG_WIL=2–1
|match_LUG_WIN=0–3
|match_LUG_WOH=2–1
|name_SHA=Schaffhausen
|match_SHA_BB=1–1
|match_SHA_CHI=1–0
|match_SHA_LOC=4–0
|match_SHA_LUG=2–4
|match_SHA_SER=3–0
|match_SHA_VAD=1–1
|match_SHA_WIL=2–0
|match_SHA_WIN=2–1
|match_SHA_WOH=2–2
|name_SER=Servette
|match_SER_BB=3–1
|match_SER_CHI=2–0
|match_SER_LOC=0–0
|match_SER_LUG=4–1
|match_SER_SHA=2–1
|match_SER_VAD=0–1
|match_SER_WIL=0–1
|match_SER_WIN=1–0
|match_SER_WOH=1–0
|name_VAD=Vaduz
|match_VAD_BB=4–1
|match_VAD_CHI=3–1
|match_VAD_LOC=3–0
|match_VAD_LUG=2–1
|match_VAD_SHA=1–1
|match_VAD_SER=0–0
|match_VAD_WIL=3–1
|match_VAD_WIN=4–0
|match_VAD_WOH=4–1
|name_WIL=Wil
|match_WIL_BB=1–2
|match_WIL_CHI=0–0
|match_WIL_LOC=3–0
|match_WIL_LUG=1–2
|match_WIL_SHA=0–3
|match_WIL_SER=2–2
|match_WIL_VAD=2–1
|match_WIL_WIN=6–3
|match_WIL_WOH=5–2
|name_WIN=Winterthur
|match_WIN_BB=1–0
|match_WIN_CHI=1–0
|match_WIN_LOC=3–2
|match_WIN_LUG=3–2
|match_WIN_SHA=2–0
|match_WIN_SER=1–1
|match_WIN_VAD=1–3
|match_WIN_WIL=1–2
|match_WIN_WOH=1–0
|name_WOH=Wohlen
|match_WOH_BB=2–4
|match_WOH_CHI=3–1
|match_WOH_LOC=0–4
|match_WOH_LUG=1–1
|match_WOH_SHA=2–3
|match_WOH_SER=1–2
|match_WOH_VAD=1–1
|match_WOH_WIL=1–1
|match_WOH_WIN=0–3
|update=complete
|source=[http://www.sfl.ch/challengeleague/matchcenter/ Swiss Challenge League] {{in lang|de}}
}}
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=Third and Fourth Round=
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=BB|team2=CHI|team3=LOC|team4=LUG|team5=SHA
|team6=SER|team7=VAD|team8=WIL|team9=WIN|team10=WOH
|name_BB=Biel-Bienne
|match_BB_CHI=2–2
|match_BB_LOC=2–2
|match_BB_LUG=1–2
|match_BB_SHA=1–2
|match_BB_SER=0–3
|match_BB_VAD=2–1
|match_BB_WIL=1–1
|match_BB_WIN=2–2
|match_BB_WOH=2–1
|name_CHI=Chiasso
|match_CHI_BB=2–0
|match_CHI_LOC=4–1
|match_CHI_LUG=2–1
|match_CHI_SHA=2–0
|match_CHI_SER=1–4
|match_CHI_VAD=0–2
|match_CHI_WIL=0–0
|match_CHI_WIN=0–0
|match_CHI_WOH=0–0
|name_LOC=Locarno
|match_LOC_BB=1–1
|match_LOC_CHI=1–4
|match_LOC_LUG=0–3
|match_LOC_SHA=0–1
|match_LOC_SER=0–1
|match_LOC_VAD=1–1
|match_LOC_WIL=2–6
|match_LOC_WIN=2–2
|match_LOC_WOH=2–0
|name_LUG=Lugano
|match_LUG_BB=4–4
|match_LUG_CHI=2–0
|match_LUG_LOC=2–2
|match_LUG_SHA=2–1
|match_LUG_SER=2–0
|match_LUG_VAD=3–2
|match_LUG_WIL=1–4
|match_LUG_WIN=1–0
|match_LUG_WOH=2–1
|name_SHA=Schaffhausen
|match_SHA_BB=3–2
|match_SHA_CHI=2–1
|match_SHA_LOC=2–1
|match_SHA_LUG=0–1
|match_SHA_SER=3–0
|match_SHA_VAD=0–2
|match_SHA_WIL=2–3
|match_SHA_WIN=2–0
|match_SHA_WOH=1–1
|name_SER=Servette
|match_SER_BB=2–1
|match_SER_CHI=1–1
|match_SER_LOC=1–0
|match_SER_LUG=1–0
|match_SER_SHA=1–3
|match_SER_VAD=2–3
|match_SER_WIL=2–1
|match_SER_WIN=0–0
|match_SER_WOH=1–5
|name_VAD=Vaduz
|match_VAD_BB=3–1
|match_VAD_CHI=5–2
|match_VAD_LOC=1–0
|match_VAD_LUG=2–0
|match_VAD_SHA=1–1
|match_VAD_SER=2–0
|match_VAD_WIL=2–2
|match_VAD_WIN=3–2
|match_VAD_WOH=3–0
|name_WIL=Wil
|match_WIL_BB=5–4
|match_WIL_CHI=3–0
|match_WIL_LOC=1–2
|match_WIL_LUG=0–1
|match_WIL_SHA=0–0
|match_WIL_SER=6–1
|match_WIL_VAD=2–0
|match_WIL_WIN=1–0
|match_WIL_WOH=3–1
|name_WIN=Winterthur
|match_WIN_BB=2–2
|match_WIN_CHI=1–1
|match_WIN_LOC=2–1
|match_WIN_LUG=0–1
|match_WIN_SHA=1–1
|match_WIN_SER=1–2
|match_WIN_VAD=3–1
|match_WIN_WIL=0–0
|match_WIN_WOH=0–2
|name_WOH=Wohlen
|match_WOH_BB=0–3
|match_WOH_CHI=2–2
|match_WOH_LOC=3–0
|match_WOH_LUG=0–2
|match_WOH_SHA=1–0
|match_WOH_SER=5–0
|match_WOH_VAD=1–1
|match_WOH_WIL=2–2
|match_WOH_WIN=1–0
|update=complete
|source=[http://www.sfl.ch/challengeleague/matchcenter/ Swiss Challenge League] {{in lang|de}}
}}
{{Col-end}}
=Top scorers=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Rank
!Player !Club !Goals |
|---|
| 1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SWI}} Patrick Rossini |align="left"|Schaffhausen |22 |
| 2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|POR}} João Paiva |align="left"|Wohlen |16 |
| 3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SUI}} Marco Aratore |align="left"|Winterthur |14 |
| 4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SWI}} Gianluca Frontino |align="left"|Schaffhausen |13 |
| rowspan="2"|5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SUI}} Ivan Audino |align="left"|Wil |12 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|AUT}} Manuel Sutter
|align="left"|Vaduz |12 |
| rowspan="4"|6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Markus Neumayr |align="left"|Vaduz |11 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|PRK}} Pak Kwang-Ryong
|align="left"|Vaduz |11 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|SUI}} Igor Tadić
|align="left"|Servette |11 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Geoffrey Tréand
|align="left"|Servette |11 |
Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.sfl.ch/statistik-archiv/archiv/challenge-league/torschuetzenkoenige-ab-200405/ |title=Torschützenkönige ab 2004/05 Challenge League Archiv Statistik |work=Swiss Super League |accessdate=6 August 2014 |language=German |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140716130706/http://www.sfl.ch/statistik-archiv/archiv/challenge-league/torschuetzenkoenige-ab-200405/ |archive-date=2014-07-16 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|title=Summary - Challenge League - Switzerland|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/switzerland/challenge-league/20132014/regular-season/r21474/|website=soccerway.com|accessdate=6 August 2014}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.sfl.ch/}} {{in lang|de|fr}}
- [https://int.soccerway.com/national/switzerland/challenge-league/20132014/regular-season/r21474/ Soccerway]
{{Swiss Challenge League seasons}}
{{2013–14 in Swiss football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2013-14 Swiss Challenge League}}