2013–14 Swiss Super League

{{Short description|117th season of top-tier Swiss football}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Swiss Super League

| season = 2013–14

| dates = 13 July 2013 – 18 May 2014

| winners = Basel
17th title

| relegated = Lausanne

| continentalcup1 = Champions League

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Basel
Grasshoppers

| continentalcup2 = Europa League

| continentalcup2 qualifiers = Zürich
Young Boys
Luzern

| league topscorer = Shkelzen Gashi
(19 goals)

| biggest home win = Basel 5–0 Aarau
(16 March 2014)
Grasshoppers 5–0 Young Boys
(4 May 2014)

| biggest away win = Grasshoppers 0–5 Thun
(16 April 2014)

| highest scoring = Young Boys 5–3 Lausanne
(16 February 2014)

| matches = 180

| total goals = 520

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest losses =

| highest attendance = 34,172{{cite web |url=http://www.hattrick.ch/nla_zuschauer.cfm?verein=3&cmd=detail&kat=1&saison=2013/14 |title=hattrick.ch – Super League – Zuschauer |work=Hattrick.ch |access-date=21 May 2014 |language=de}}
Basel 1–1 Grasshoppers
(27 April 2014)

| lowest attendance = 1,050(8 May 2014)

| average attendance = 10,772{{cite web |url=http://www.sfl.ch/statistik-archiv/zuschauer/raiffeisen-super-league/saison-201314 |title=Zuschauerzahlen – Raiffeisen Super League |work=Swiss Super League |access-date=21 May 2014 |language=de}}

| prevseason = 2012–13

| nextseason = 2014–15

}}

The 2013–14 Swiss Super League was the 117th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. It began on 13 July 2013 and ended on 18 May 2014.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sfl.ch/superleague/matchcenter/|title=Matchcenter | Super League 2021/2022}} Basel successfully defended their title for a record fifth time in a row.

A total of 10 teams competed in the league. The 9 best teams from the 2012–13 season and the 2012–13 Swiss Challenge League champion FC Aarau.

Teams

=Stadia and locations=

{{Location map+|Switzerland|float=right|width=340|caption=Location of the 2013–14 Swiss Super League teams|places=

{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat=47.4|long=8.05|label=Aarau|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat=47.566667|long=7.6|label=Basel|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat=47.366667|long=8.55|label=Grasshopper|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat=46.533333|long=6.624167|label=Lausanne-Sport}}

{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat=47.05|long=8.3|label=Luzern}}

{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat=46.233333|long=7.366667|label=Sion}}

{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat=47.408296 |long=9.305116 |label=St. Gallen|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat=46.754917|long=7.623138|label=Thun}}

{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat=46.95|long=7.45|label=Young Boys|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat=47.366667|long=8.55|label=Zürich|position=top}}

}}

class="wikitable sortable"
Club

!Location

!Stadium

!Capacity

{{sort|Aarau|Aarau}}AarauStadion Brügglifeldalign="center" |9,249
{{sort|Basel|Basel}}BaselSt. Jakob-Parkalign="center" |38,512
{{sort|Grasshopper|Grasshopper}}ZürichLetzigrundalign="center" |23,605
{{sort|Lausanne Sport|Lausanne-Sport}}LausanneStade Olympique de la Pontaisealign="center" |15,850
{{sort|Lucerne|Luzern}}LucerneSwissporarenaalign="center" |17,500
{{sort|Sion|Sion}}SionStade Tourbillonalign="center" |16,500
{{sort|St Gallen|St. Gallen}}St. GallenAFG Arenaalign="center" |19,694
{{sort|Thun|Thun}}ThunArena Thunalign="center" |10,000
{{sort|Young Boys|Young Boys}}BernStade de Suissealign="center" |31,783
{{sort|Zurich|Zürich}}ZürichLetzigrundalign="center" |23,605

=Personnel and kits=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
Team

! Manager

! Captain

! Kit manufacturer

! Shirt sponsor

Aarau

| align=left|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} René Weiler

| align=left|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Sandro Burki

| Nike

| Zehnder Group AG

Basel

| align=left|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Murat Yakin

| align=left|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Marco Streller

| adidas

| Novartis

Grasshopper

| align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Michael Skibbe

| align=left|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Vero Salatić

| Puma

| FROMM/adt innova

Lausanne-Sport

| align=left|{{flagicon|France}} Henri Atamaniuk

| align=left|{{flagicon|Spain}} Gabri

| adidas

| Banque cantonale vaudoise

Luzern

| align=left|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Carlos Bernegger

| align=left|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Florian Stahel

| adidas

| Otto's

Sion

| align=left|{{flagicon|France}} Laurent Roussey

| align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} Vilmos Vanczák

| Erreà

| Les Fils Maye SA

St. Gallen

| align=left|{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} Jeff Saibene

| align=left|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Philippe Montandon

| Jako

| St. Galler Kantonalbank

Thun

| align=left|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Urs Fischer

| align=left|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Roland Bättig

| Erima

| Panorama Center/Sky Work

Young Boys

| align=left|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Uli Forte

| align="left" |{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Christoph Spycher

| Jako

| Laureus Foundation Switzerland

Zürich

| align=left|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Urs Meier

| align=left|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Philippe Koch

| Nike

| Netstream AG

League table

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

|show_limit=5

|res_col_header=QR

|team1=BAS|name_BAS=Basel

|team2=GCZ|name_GCZ=Grasshopper

|team3=YB|name_YB=Young Boys

|team4=LUZ|name_LUZ=Luzern

|team5=ZÜR|name_ZÜR=Zürich

|team6=THU|name_THU=Thun

|team7=STG|name_STG=St. Gallen

|team8=SIO|name_SIO=Sion

|team9=AAR|name_AAR=Aarau

|team10=LS|name_LS=Lausanne-Sport

|win_BAS=19|draw_BAS=15|loss_BAS=2|gf_BAS=70|ga_BAS=34|status_BAS=C

|win_GCZ=19|draw_GCZ=8|loss_GCZ=9|gf_GCZ=67|ga_GCZ=43

|win_YB=17|draw_YB=8|loss_YB=11|gf_YB=59|ga_YB=50

|win_LUZ=15|draw_LUZ=6|loss_LUZ=15|gf_LUZ=48|ga_LUZ=54

|win_ZÜR=14|draw_ZÜR=8|loss_ZÜR=14|gf_ZÜR=51|ga_ZÜR=52

|win_THU=13|draw_THU=9|loss_THU=14|gf_THU=57|ga_THU=53

|win_STG=11|draw_STG=12|loss_STG=13|gf_STG=37|ga_STG=47

|win_SIO=12|draw_SIO=7|loss_SIO=17|gf_SIO=38|ga_SIO=45

|win_AAR=12|draw_AAR=6|loss_AAR=18|gf_AAR=55|ga_AAR=71

|win_LS=7|draw_LS=3|loss_LS=26|gf_LS=38|ga_LS=71|status_LS=R

|col_CLGS=green1|text_CLGS=Qualification for the Champions League group stage

|result1=CLGS

|col_CL3Q=green2|text_CL3Q=Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round

|result2=CL3Q

|col_ELPO=blue1|text_ELPO=Qualification for the Europa League play-off round

|note_res_ELPO=Zürich won the 2013–14 Swiss Cup, so therefore qualified for the Play-off round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.

|result5=ELPO

|col_EL3Q=blue2|text_EL3Q=Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round

|result3=EL3Q

|col_EL2Q=blue3|text_EL2Q=Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round

|result4=EL2Q

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Swiss Challenge League

|result10=R

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

|source=[http://www.sfl.ch/Raiffeisen-Super-League/Rangliste-Super-League.aspx Swiss Super League] {{in lang|de}}

|update=complete

}}

Results

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

=First and Second Round=

{{#invoke:Sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=AAR|team2=BAS|team3=GCZ|team4=LS|team5=LUZ

|team6=SIO|team7=STG|team8=THU|team9=YB|team10=ZÜR

|name_AAR=Aarau

|match_AAR_BAS=1–1

|match_AAR_GCZ=2–4

|match_AAR_LS=2–3

|match_AAR_LUZ=4–2

|match_AAR_SIO=0–1

|match_AAR_STG=2–2

|match_AAR_THU=2–1

|match_AAR_YB=0–4

|match_AAR_ZÜR=5–1

|name_BAS=Basel

|match_BAS_AAR=3–1

|match_BAS_GCZ=1–1

|match_BAS_LS=2–0

|match_BAS_LUZ=1–1

|match_BAS_SIO=2–2

|match_BAS_STG=3–0

|match_BAS_THU=4–1

|match_BAS_YB=2–1

|match_BAS_ZÜR=1–2

|name_GCZ=Grasshopper

|match_GCZ_AAR=4–2

|match_GCZ_BAS=1–1

|match_GCZ_LS=2–0

|match_GCZ_LUZ=1–2

|match_GCZ_SIO=0–0

|match_GCZ_STG=0–1

|match_GCZ_THU=2–1

|match_GCZ_YB=0–1

|match_GCZ_ZÜR=3–1

|name_LS=Lausanne-Sport

|match_LS_AAR=1–2

|match_LS_BAS=1–2

|match_LS_GCZ=0–0

|match_LS_LUZ=0–1

|match_LS_SIO=3–1

|match_LS_STG=0–3

|match_LS_THU=0–2

|match_LS_YB=1–3

|match_LS_ZÜR=1–2

|name_LUZ=Luzern

|match_LUZ_AAR=1–0

|match_LUZ_BAS=1–1

|match_LUZ_GCZ=0–2

|match_LUZ_LS=2–0

|match_LUZ_SIO=1–0

|match_LUZ_STG=3–1

|match_LUZ_THU=1–1

|match_LUZ_YB=1–1

|match_LUZ_ZÜR=3–2

|name_SIO=Sion

|match_SIO_AAR=1–2

|match_SIO_BAS=1–3

|match_SIO_GCZ=2–0

|match_SIO_LS=2–1

|match_SIO_LUZ=3–0

|match_SIO_STG=0–1

|match_SIO_THU=0–0

|match_SIO_YB=2–2

|match_SIO_ZÜR=0–0

|name_STG=St. Gallen

|match_STG_AAR=1–0

|match_STG_BAS=1–1

|match_STG_GCZ=0–2

|match_STG_LS=2–0

|match_STG_LUZ=4–1

|match_STG_SIO=2–0

|match_STG_THU=0–0

|match_STG_YB=0–0

|match_STG_ZÜR=2–1

|name_THU=Thun

|match_THU_AAR=2–2

|match_THU_BAS=0–2

|match_THU_GCZ=1–1

|match_THU_LS=4–1

|match_THU_LUZ=1–1

|match_THU_SIO=1–0

|match_THU_STG=3–2

|match_THU_YB=1–0

|match_THU_ZÜR=2–1

|name_YB=Young Boys

|match_YB_AAR=3–0

|match_YB_BAS=2–2

|match_YB_GCZ=1–2

|match_YB_LS=3–2

|match_YB_LUZ=0–1

|match_YB_SIO=2–0

|match_YB_STG=1–0

|match_YB_THU=3–2

|match_YB_ZÜR=0–1

|name_ZÜR=Zürich

|match_ZÜR_AAR=1–2

|match_ZÜR_BAS=0–0

|match_ZÜR_GCZ=1–1

|match_ZÜR_LS=4–0

|match_ZÜR_LUZ=0–2

|match_ZÜR_SIO=4–1

|match_ZÜR_STG=0–0

|match_ZÜR_THU=3–2

|match_ZÜR_YB=1–3

|update=complete

|source=[http://www.sfl.ch/superleague/matchcenter/ Swiss Super League]

}}

{{col-2}}

=Third and Fourth Round=

{{#invoke:Sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=AAR|team2=BAS|team3=GCZ|team4=LS|team5=LUZ

|team6=SIO|team7=STG|team8=THU|team9=YB|team10=ZÜR

|name_AAR=Aarau

|match_AAR_BAS=1–3

|match_AAR_GCZ=4–0

|match_AAR_LS=3–1

|match_AAR_LUZ=1–2

|match_AAR_SIO=2–0

|match_AAR_STG=1–1

|match_AAR_THU=1–4

|match_AAR_YB=2–1

|match_AAR_ZÜR=1–2

|name_BAS=Basel

|match_BAS_AAR=5–0

|match_BAS_GCZ=1–1

|match_BAS_LS=4–2

|match_BAS_LUZ=3–1

|match_BAS_SIO=1–0

|match_BAS_STG=1–1

|match_BAS_THU=0–0

|match_BAS_YB=3–2

|match_BAS_ZÜR=4–2

|name_GCZ=Grasshopper

|match_GCZ_AAR=1–2

|match_GCZ_BAS=1–1

|match_GCZ_LS=2–1

|match_GCZ_LUZ=4–1

|match_GCZ_SIO=4–2

|match_GCZ_STG=2–0

|match_GCZ_THU=0–5

|match_GCZ_YB=5–0

|match_GCZ_ZÜR=2–0

|name_LS=Lausanne-Sport

|match_LS_AAR=0–1

|match_LS_BAS=1–3

|match_LS_GCZ=0–2

|match_LS_LUZ=1–0

|match_LS_SIO=0–1

|match_LS_STG=3–0

|match_LS_THU=1–3

|match_LS_YB=0–1

|match_LS_ZÜR=0–1

|name_LUZ=Luzern

|match_LUZ_AAR=3–2

|match_LUZ_BAS=0–2

|match_LUZ_GCZ=1–3

|match_LUZ_LS=3–4

|match_LUZ_SIO=0–1

|match_LUZ_STG=1–0

|match_LUZ_THU=3–0

|match_LUZ_YB=1–2

|match_LUZ_ZÜR=1–0

|name_SIO=Sion

|match_SIO_AAR=2–0

|match_SIO_BAS=0–1

|match_SIO_GCZ=3–1

|match_SIO_LS=1–2

|match_SIO_LUZ=3–2

|match_SIO_STG=1–1

|match_SIO_THU=3–1

|match_SIO_YB=3–0

|match_SIO_ZÜR=1–0

|name_STG=St. Gallen

|match_STG_AAR=4–1

|match_STG_BAS=0–3

|match_STG_GCZ=1–5

|match_STG_LS=0–0

|match_STG_LUZ=1–1

|match_STG_SIO=2–0

|match_STG_THU=1–0

|match_STG_YB=1–1

|match_STG_ZÜR=0–2

|name_THU=Thun

|match_THU_AAR=2–0

|match_THU_BAS=2–2

|match_THU_GCZ=1–3

|match_THU_LS=2–2

|match_THU_LUZ=2–1

|match_THU_SIO=3–1

|match_THU_STG=4–0

|match_THU_YB=0–3

|match_THU_ZÜR=1–2

|name_YB=Young Boys

|match_YB_AAR=2–2

|match_YB_BAS=3–1

|match_YB_GCZ=0–4

|match_YB_LS=5–3

|match_YB_LUZ=2–1

|match_YB_SIO=0–0

|match_YB_STG=2–0

|match_YB_THU=2–1

|match_YB_ZÜR=1–3

|name_ZÜR=Zürich

|match_ZÜR_AAR=2–2

|match_ZÜR_BAS=0–0

|match_ZÜR_GCZ=3–1

|match_ZÜR_LS=0–3

|match_ZÜR_LUZ=1–2

|match_ZÜR_SIO=1–0

|match_ZÜR_STG=2–2

|match_ZÜR_THU=3–1

|match_ZÜR_YB=2–2

|update=complete|source=

}}

{{Col-end}}

Season statistics

{{updated|21 May 2014}}

=Top scorers=

class="wikitable"
Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals

1

|{{flagicon|ALB}} Shkëlzen Gashi

|Grasshopper

| style="text-align:center;"|19

rowspan="3"|2

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Caio Alves

|Grasshopper

| style="text-align:center;"|13

{{flagicon|SUI}} Mario Gavranović

|Zürich

| style="text-align:center;"|13

{{flagicon|SUI}} Valentin Stocker

|Basel

| style="text-align:center;"|13

5

|{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Dimitar Rangelov

|Luzern

| style="text-align:center;"|11

rowspan="3"|6

|{{flagicon|VEN}} Josef Martínez

|Thun/Young Boys

| style="text-align:center;"|10

{{flagicon|SUI}} Marco Schneuwly

|Thun

| style="text-align:center;"|10

{{flagicon|SUI}} Marco Streller

|Basel

| style="text-align:center;"|10

rowspan="6"|9

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Davide Callà

|Basel/Aarau

| style="text-align:center;"|9

{{flagicon|ISR}} Munas Dabbur

|Grasshopper

| style="text-align:center;"|9

{{flagicon|SUI}} Michael Frey

|Young Boys

| style="text-align:center;"|9

{{flagicon|SUI}} Goran Karanović

|St. Gallen

| style="text-align:center;"|9

{{flagicon|Brazil}} Pedro Henrique

|Zürich

| style="text-align:center;"|9

{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} Giovanni Sio

|Basel

| style="text-align:center;"|9

Source:{{cite web|url=http://www.sfl.ch/statistik-archiv/super-league-20132014/spieler/torschuetzen/ |title=Torschützenliste – Raiffeisen Super League |work=Swiss Super League |access-date=21 May 2014 |language=de |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505070935/http://www.sfl.ch/statistik-archiv/super-league-20132014/spieler/torschuetzen/ |archive-date=5 May 2014 }}

Awards

=Annual awards=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|Award{{Cite web |date=2014-01-27 |title=Super League – Salah zum SL-"Spieler des Jahres" gewählt |url=https://www.srf.ch/sport/fussball/super-league/salah-zum-sl-spieler-des-jahres-gewaehlt |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) |language=de}}

!|Winner

!Club

Player of the Season

| align="left" |{{flagicon|Egypt}} Mohammed Salah

| align="left"|Basel

Young Player of the Season

| align="left"|{{flagicon|Swiss }} Michael Frey

|Young Boys

Coach of the Season

|align="left"|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Murat Yakin

|align="left"|Basel

Goal of the Season

|align="left"|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Sven Lüscher

|align="left"|Arau

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan="13" |Team of the Year
Goalkeeper

| colspan="12" |{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Yann Sommer (Basel)

Defence

| colspan="3" | {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Michael Lang (GC)

| colspan="3" | {{flagicon|SRB}} Milan Vilotić (GC)

| colspan="3" | {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Fabian Schär (Basel)

| colspan="3" | {{flagicon|Swiss}} Kay Voser (Basel)

Midfield

| colspan="3" |

{{flagicon|Egypt}} Mohammed Salah (Basel)

| colspan="3" |

{{flagicon|Swiss}} Alexander Frei (Basel)

| colspan="3" |

{{flagicon|Bosnia}} Vero Salatić (GC)

| colspan="3" |

{{flagicon|SWI}} Valentin Stocker (Basel)

Attack

| colspan="6" | {{flagicon|Venezuela}} Josef Martínez (Thun)

| colspan="6" | {{flagicon|Swiss}} Marco Streller (Basel)

References

{{Reflist}}