2016–17 Promotion League
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Promotion League
| season = 2016–17
| winners = FC Rapperswil-Jona
| promoted = FC Rapperswil-Jona
| relegated = FC Tuggen
| matches = 240
| total goals = 767
| league topscorer = {{flagicon|BRA}} Mychell Ruan Silva
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| prevseason = 2015–16
| nextseason = 2017–18
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The 2016–17 Promotion League season is the fifth season of this league. It had previously been called 1. Liga Promotion but underwent a name change before in 2014.{{cite web | first = | last = (si) | author-link = | date = 28 October 2013 | url = https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=WAB20131028-01.2.18.45 | title = Promotion League: Neuer Name | format = | work = | publisher = Walliser Bote | language = de-ch | trans-title = Promotion League: New name | access-date = 2023-11-16}} The Promotion League is the third highest tier in the Swiss football league system, behind the Super League and the Challenge League.
The season started on 3 August 2016 and finished on 27 May 2017. The league was won by FC Rapperswil-Jona while FC Tuggen were relegated to the 1. Liga.
Teams
=Stadia and locations=
{{Location map+|Switzerland|float=right|width=500|caption=Location of the 2016–17 1. Liga Promotion teams|places=
{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat=47.566667|long=7.6|label=Basel II|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat=46.683333|long=6.566667|label=Bavois|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat=46.95|long=7.45|label=Breitenrain|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat=47.4339|long=9.4058|label=Brühl|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat=47.183333|long=8.45|label=Cham|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat=46.933333|long=7.4|label=Köniz|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat=47.029836|long=8.287797|label=Kriens|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat=47.111|long=6.836|label=La Chaux-de-Fonds|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat=47.551389|long=7.573889|label=Old Boys|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat=47.226667|long=8.816667|label=Rapperswil-Jona|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat=46.233333|long=7.376389|label=Sion II}}
{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat=46.370711|long=6.226201|label=Stade Nyonnais}}
{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat=47.2|long=8.933333|label=Tuggen|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat=47.38141|long=8.47627|label=United Zürich|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat=47.3789|long=8.4969|label=YF Juventus|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat=47.40282|long=8.59456|label=Zürich II|position=right}}
}}
The 2016–17 season saw three new clubs in the league, FC La Chaux-de-Fonds, FC Bavois and FC United Zürich who were all promoted from the 1. Liga Classic. No club was relegated from the Challenge League as FC Biel-Bienne was stripped of their league licence by the Swiss Football Association and subsequently declared bankrupt.
==Final league table==
|update=complete
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit2017.html#1prom Switzerland 2016/17 at RSSSF]
|show_limit=5
|team1=RAP |team2=KRI |team3=BSL |team4=NYO |team5=ZÜR |team6=BRE |team7=BRÜ |team8=KÖN |team9=CDF |team10=SIO |team11=CHA |team12=OBB |team13=YFJ |team14=BAV |team15=UNZ |team16=TUG
|win_RAP= 18 |draw_RAP= 8 | loss_RAP= 4 |gf_RAP= 60 |ga_RAP= 29
|win_KRI= 17 |draw_KRI= 6 | loss_KRI= 7 |gf_KRI= 65 |ga_KRI= 31
|win_BSL= 16 |draw_BSL= 7 | loss_BSL= 7 |gf_BSL= 64 |ga_BSL= 37
|win_NYO= 14 |draw_NYO= 7 | loss_NYO= 9 |gf_NYO= 51 |ga_NYO= 39
|win_ZÜR= 13 |draw_ZÜR= 9 | loss_ZÜR= 8 |gf_ZÜR= 54 |ga_ZÜR= 52
|win_BRE= 13 |draw_BRE= 6 | loss_BRE= 11 |gf_BRE= 46 |ga_BRE= 49
|win_BRÜ= 11 |draw_BRÜ= 7 | loss_BRÜ= 12 |gf_BRÜ= 56 |ga_BRÜ= 54
|win_KÖN= 11 |draw_KÖN= 7 | loss_KÖN= 12 |gf_KÖN= 40 |ga_KÖN= 43
|win_CDF= 10 |draw_CDF= 9 | loss_CDF= 11 |gf_CDF= 44 |ga_CDF= 46
|win_SIO= 11 |draw_SIO= 6 | loss_SIO= 13 |gf_SIO= 48 |ga_SIO= 58
|win_CHA= 9 |draw_CHA= 10 | loss_CHA= 11 |gf_CHA= 47 |ga_CHA= 46
|win_OBB= 9 |draw_OBB= 7 | loss_OBB= 14 |gf_OBB= 47 |ga_OBB= 48
|win_YFJ= 8 |draw_YFJ= 9 | loss_YFJ= 13 |gf_YFJ= 44 |ga_YFJ= 53
|win_BAV= 8 |draw_BAV= 7 | loss_BAV= 15 |gf_BAV= 37 |ga_BAV= 69
|win_UNZ= 8 |draw_UNZ= 3 | loss_UNZ= 19 |gf_UNZ= 32 |ga_UNZ= 61
|win_TUG= 6 |draw_TUG= 8 | loss_TUG= 16 |gf_TUG= 37 |ga_TUG= 57
|result1=P |result16=R
|name_RAP= FC Rapperswil-Jona
|name_KRI= SC Kriens
|name_BSL= Basel U-21
|name_NYO= FC Stade Nyonnais
|name_ZÜR= Zürich U-21
|name_BRE= FC Breitenrain
|name_BRÜ= SC Brühl
|name_KÖN= FC Köniz
|name_CDF= FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
|name_SIO= Sion U-21
|name_CHA= SC Cham
|name_OBB= BSC Old Boys Basel
|name_YFJ= SC Young Fellows Juventus
|name_BAV= FC Bavois
|name_UNZ= FC United Zürich
|name_TUG= FC Tuggen
|status_BAV=P
|status_UNZ=P
|status_CDF=P
|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.
|res_col_header=PQR
|col_P=green1 |text_P=Swiss Promotion League Champion
Promotion to Challenge League
|col_R=red1 |text_R=Relegation to 2017–18 1. Liga Classic
}}
Season statistics
=Top scorers=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Rank
!Player !Club !Goals |
|---|
| 1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Mychell Ruan Silva |align="left"|FC Rapperswil-Jona |22 |
| 2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SWI}} Nico Siegrist |align="left"|SC Kriens |17 |
| rowspan="2"|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SWI}} Anto Franjic |align="left"|FC Breitenrain |rowspan="2"|15 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|SWI}} Shpetim Sulejmani
|align="left"|FC Zürich U-21 |
| 5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Macedonia}} Skumbim Sulejmani |align="left"|SC Kriens |14 |
| rowspan="3"|6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SWI}} Marco Colocci |align="left"|SC Young Fellows Juventus |rowspan="3"|13 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|SWI}} Severin Dätwyler
|align="left"|SC Cham |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|SWI}} Qendrim Makshana
|align="left"|FC Bavois |
| rowspan="3"|9
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SWI}} Roman Herger |align="left"|SC Cham |rowspan="3"|11 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|SWI}} Neftali Manzambi
|align="left"|FC Basel U-21 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|Montenegro}} Samel Šabanović
|align="left"|SC Brühl |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.el-pl.ch/fr/Premiere-Ligue.aspx}} {{in lang|de|fr}}
{{Swiss Promotion League}}
{{2016–17 in Swiss football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2016-17 1. Liga Promotion}}