2023–24 Swiss Challenge League#Promotion play-off

Due to the increased number of teams in the Super League, from ten to twelve,{{cite web|url=https://www.sfl.ch/news/news/artikel/12-klubs-und-neuer-modus-in-der-super-league/|title=12 Klubs und neuer Modus in der Super League|date=20 May 2022|publisher=Swiss Football League|access-date=2 June 2023|archive-date=31 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531101520/https://www.sfl.ch/news/news/artikel/12-klubs-und-neuer-modus-in-der-super-league/|url-status=dead}} two teams were directly promoted at the end of the last season and no teams were directly relegated, but third and last placed teams advanced to a promotion and relegation play-off, respectively. The remaining six teams were joined by the best placed eligible teams of the 2022–23 Swiss Promotion League, runners-up Stade Nyonnais and third-placed FC Baden, Stade Nyonnais and Baden returned to second tier after 11 and 17 years absence respectively. Last season's last placed team Neuchâtel Xamax FCS remains in the Challenge League as winners of the relegation play-off.{{cite web|url=https://www.srf.ch/sport/fussball/super-league/schweizer-fussball-news-xamax-haelt-sich-in-der-challenge-league-nuzzolo-sagt-adieu|title=Xamax hält sich in der Challenge League – Nuzzolo sagt «Adieu»|date=3 June 2023|publisher=SRF}} FC Sion, as losers of the promotion play-off, returned to the Challenge League after 17 years in the Super League.{{cite web|url=https://www.srf.ch/sport/fussball/super-league/6-2-im-gesamtskore-der-barrage-lausanne-ouchy-schickt-sion-in-die-zweitklassigkeit|title=Lausanne-Ouchy schickt Sion in die Zweitklassigkeit|date=6 June 2023|publisher=SRF}}

The Swiss Football League (SFL) released a detailed schedule on 7 December 2022.{{Cite news |title=SFL veröffentlicht Datenplan der Saison 2023/24 |url=https://www.sfl.ch/news/detail/sfl-veroffentlicht-datenplan-der-saison-2023-24/ |date=7 December 2022 |access-date=13 December 2022 |publisher=Swiss Football League |language=de}}{{Cite news |title=Rahmenterminplan 2023/2024 |url=https://www.sfl-org.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/www.sfl.ch/Downloads/Spielplaene/Calendar_2023-24_07122022.pdf|date=7 December 2022 |access-date=13 December 2022 |publisher=Swiss Football League|trans-title=Calendar 2023/2024}} The season will begin on 21 July 2023 and conclude on 20 May 2024. As before, the league will go on winter break after matchday 18 on 17 December 2023 and resume on 26 January 2024. Promotion play-offs are scheduled for the week following the final matchday. The two legs of the promotion play-offs are scheduled for 26 and 31 May 2024, respectively.

The fixtures of the first 18 rounds were drawn and published on 21 June 2023,{{Cite news |title=SFL veröffentlicht die Spielpläne für die Saison 2023/24 |url=https://www.sfl.ch/news/detail/sfl-veroeffentlicht-die-spielplaene-fuer-die-saison-2023-24/ |date=21 June 2023 |access-date=22 June 2023 |publisher=Swiss Football League |language=de}} together with the match times for the first nine rounds.{{Cite news |title=Spielplan / Calendrier 2023/24 |url=https://www.sfl.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/dieci_Challenge_League_Spielplan-Calendrier_2023-24.pdf |date=21 June 2023 |access-date=22 June 2023 |publisher=Swiss Football League |language=de}} Matches of European competitors FC Vaduz may be postponed to Sundays in rounds 7, 8, and 9, subject to their performance in the UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying.

{{Location map+|Switzerland|width=450|float=right

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

|caption=Locations of clubs in the 2023–24 Swiss Challenge League teams

|places=

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

{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat=47.44610136924571|long=8.296197403804365|position=bottom|label=Baden}}

{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat_deg=46|lat_min=12|lon_deg=09|lon_min=01|position=top|label=Bellinzona}}

{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat_deg=46|lat_min=59|lon_deg=06|lon_min=55|position=bottom|label=Neuchâtel Xamax}}

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

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

{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat=46.37111315769581|long=6.22768377185205|position=top|label=Stade Nyonnais}}

{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat_deg=46|lat_min=45|lon_deg=07|lon_min=37|position=top|label=Thun}}

{{Location map~|Switzerland|lat=47.140468|long=9.509811|label=Vaduz|position=right}}

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

}}

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{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=football

|show_limit=5

|source=[https://www.sfl.ch/tabellen/ Swiss Challenge League]

|team_order=SIO, THU, VAD, XAM, WIL, AAR, NYO, BEL, SHA, BAD

|result1=PRO |result2=PPO |result3=ECL2Q |result10=REL

|update=complete

|win_AAR=12|draw_AAR=7 |loss_AAR=17|gf_AAR=53|ga_AAR=59

|win_BAD=6 |draw_BAD=8 |loss_BAD=22|gf_BAD=31|ga_BAD=82

|win_BEL=11|draw_BEL=9 |loss_BEL=16|gf_BEL=37|ga_BEL=50

|win_NYO=11|draw_NYO=10|loss_NYO=15|gf_NYO=45|ga_NYO=58

|win_SHA=8 |draw_SHA=14|loss_SHA=14|gf_SHA=36|ga_SHA=55

|win_SIO=23|draw_SIO=10|loss_SIO=3 |gf_SIO=72|ga_SIO=23

|win_THU=23|draw_THU=7 |loss_THU=6 |gf_THU=73|ga_THU=38

|win_VAD=13|draw_VAD=10|loss_VAD=13|gf_VAD=67|ga_VAD=55

|win_WIL=11|draw_WIL=11|loss_WIL=14|gf_WIL=48|ga_WIL=52

|win_XAM=11|draw_XAM=16|loss_XAM=9 |gf_XAM=55|ga_XAM=45

|status_BAD=R

|status_SIO=CP

|status_THU=

|status_VAD=

|status_text_X=Assured of at least promotion play-off

|name_AAR=Aarau

|name_BAD=Baden

|name_BEL=Bellinzona

|name_NYO=Nyon

|name_SHA=Schaffhausen

|name_SIO=Sion

|name_THU=Thun

|name_VAD=Vaduz

|name_WIL=Wil

|name_XAM=Xamax

|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored 6) Away goals scored; 7) Draw.{{cite web |url=https://www.sfl-org.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/www.sfl.ch/Downloads/Reglemente_de/statuten_spielbetrieb/SFL_Reglement_Spielbetrieb_01-07-2023.pdf|title=Reglement für den Spielbetrieb der SFL|publisher=Swiss Football League |language=de-ch |access-date=14 August 2023|date=1 July 2023}}

|res_col_header=PQR

|col_PRO=green1 |text_PRO=Promotion to Swiss Super League

|col_ECL2Q=yellow1 |text_ECL2Q={{nowrap|Qualification for Conference League second qualifying round}}

|col_PPO=yellow2 |text_PPO=Qualification for promotion play-off

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to Swiss Promotion League

|note_res_ECL2Q=Vaduz qualified for the Conference League second qualifying round by winning the 2023–24 Liechtenstein Cup.}}

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{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [https://www.sfl.ch/resultate/ Swiss Football League]

| update = complete

| matches_style = FBR

| team1= AAR | team2= BAD | team3= BEL | team4= NYO | team5= SHA | team6= SIO | team7= THU | team8= VAD | team9= WIL | team10= XAM

| name_AAR = Aarau

| name_BAD = Baden

| name_BEL = Bellinzona

| name_NYO = Nyon

| name_SHA = Schaffhausen

| name_SIO = Sion

| name_THU = Thun

| name_VAD = Vaduz

| name_WIL = Wil

| name_XAM = Xamax

| match_AAR_BAD = 1-0

| match_AAR_BEL = 1-2

| match_AAR_NYO = 0-2

| match_AAR_SHA = 1-1

| match_AAR_SIO = 0-0

| match_AAR_THU = 5-2

| match_AAR_VAD = 3-2

| match_AAR_WIL = 1-1

| match_AAR_XAM = 2-3

| match_BAD_AAR = 1-2

| match_BAD_BEL = 1-1

| match_BAD_NYO = 2-0

| match_BAD_SHA = 1-1

| match_BAD_SIO = 0-4

| match_BAD_THU = 0-2

| match_BAD_VAD = 2-3

| match_BAD_WIL = 0-5

| match_BAD_XAM = 0-4

| match_BEL_AAR = 1-3

| match_BEL_BAD = 3-1

| match_BEL_NYO = 1-0

| match_BEL_SHA = 0-0

| match_BEL_SIO = 1-2

| match_BEL_THU = 0-3

| match_BEL_VAD = 0-4

| match_BEL_WIL = 0-2

| match_BEL_XAM = 1-0

| match_NYO_AAR = 4-0

| match_NYO_BAD = 1-1

| match_NYO_BEL = 2-3

| match_NYO_SHA = 2-1

| match_NYO_SIO = 1-2

| match_NYO_THU = 3-2

| match_NYO_VAD = 1-0

| match_NYO_WIL = 2-0

| match_NYO_XAM = 1-1

| match_SHA_AAR = 1-1

| match_SHA_BAD = 2-0

| match_SHA_BEL = 0-0

| match_SHA_NYO = 1-1

| match_SHA_SIO = 1-1

| match_SHA_THU = 0-1

| match_SHA_VAD = 1-0

| match_SHA_WIL = 1-3

| match_SHA_XAM = 2-2

| match_SIO_AAR = 1-0

| match_SIO_BAD = 1-1

| match_SIO_BEL = 1-0

| match_SIO_NYO = 1-1

| match_SIO_SHA = 2–1

| match_SIO_THU = 2-3

| match_SIO_VAD = 3-3

| match_SIO_WIL = 3-0

| match_SIO_XAM = 1-0

| match_THU_AAR = 2-0

| match_THU_BAD = 6-0

| match_THU_BEL = 3-1

| match_THU_NYO = 1-1

| match_THU_SHA = 1-0

| match_THU_SIO = 1-1

| match_THU_VAD = 2-1

| match_THU_WIL = 3-1

| match_THU_XAM = 1-1

| match_VAD_AAR = 2-2

| match_VAD_BAD = 1-2

| match_VAD_BEL = 1-2

| match_VAD_NYO = 2-1

| match_VAD_SHA = 6-0

| match_VAD_SIO = 0-2

| match_VAD_THU = 1-1

| match_VAD_WIL = 2-2

| match_VAD_XAM = 1-1

| match_WIL_AAR = 0-2

| match_WIL_BAD = 0-1

| match_WIL_BEL = 0-0

| match_WIL_NYO = 3–2

| match_WIL_SHA = 2-0

| match_WIL_SIO = 0-0

| match_WIL_THU = 0-3

| match_WIL_VAD = 3-2

| match_WIL_XAM = 2-0

| match_XAM_AAR = 2–1

| match_XAM_BAD = 1-2

| match_XAM_BEL = 1-1

| match_XAM_NYO = 1-1

| match_XAM_SHA = 3-0

| match_XAM_SIO = 0-3

| match_XAM_THU = 4-0

| match_XAM_VAD = 1-1

| match_XAM_WIL = 2-2

}}

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{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [https://www.sfl.ch/resultate/ Swiss Football League]

| update = complete

| matches_style = FBR

| team1= AAR | team2= BAD | team3= BEL | team4= NYO | team5= SHA | team6= SIO | team7= THU | team8= VAD | team9= WIL | team10= XAM

| name_AAR = Aarau

| name_BAD = Baden

| name_BEL = Bellinzona

| name_NYO = Nyon

| name_SHA = Schaffhausen

| name_SIO = Sion

| name_THU = Thun

| name_VAD = Vaduz

| name_WIL = Wil

| name_XAM = Xamax

| match_AAR_BAD = 2-0

| match_AAR_BEL = 0-2

| match_AAR_NYO = 5-2

| match_AAR_SHA = 1-2

| match_AAR_SIO = 1-2

| match_AAR_THU = 3-0

| match_AAR_VAD = 1-0

| match_AAR_WIL = 0-4

| match_AAR_XAM = 2-0

| match_BAD_AAR = 0-1

| match_BAD_BEL = 2-1

| match_BAD_NYO = 2-3

| match_BAD_SHA = 0-1

| match_BAD_SIO = 0-3

| match_BAD_THU = 1-5

| match_BAD_VAD = 1-1

| match_BAD_WIL = 2–1

| match_BAD_XAM = 2-2

| match_BEL_AAR = 5–2

| match_BEL_BAD = 4-0

| match_BEL_NYO = 0-2

| match_BEL_SHA = 1-1

| match_BEL_SIO = 0-2

| match_BEL_THU = 0-0

| match_BEL_VAD = 0-1

| match_BEL_WIL = 0-0

| match_BEL_XAM = 1-2

| match_NYO_AAR = 4-3

| match_NYO_BAD = 1-0

| match_NYO_BEL = 1-3

| match_NYO_SHA = 0-3

| match_NYO_SIO = 0–4

| match_NYO_THU = 0-0

| match_NYO_VAD = 0-2

| match_NYO_WIL = 1-1

| match_NYO_XAM = 0-2

| match_SHA_AAR = 1-1

| match_SHA_BAD = 2-2

| match_SHA_BEL = 2-1

| match_SHA_NYO = 1-1

| match_SHA_SIO = 0-4

| match_SHA_THU = 1-1

| match_SHA_VAD = 0-1

| match_SHA_WIL = 3-2

| match_SHA_XAM = 1-1

| match_SIO_AAR = 2-0

| match_SIO_BAD = 4-1

| match_SIO_BEL = 3-0

| match_SIO_NYO = 1-0

| match_SIO_SHA = 3-0

| match_SIO_THU = 1-2

| match_SIO_VAD = 2-2

| match_SIO_WIL = 4-0

| match_SIO_XAM = 1–1

| match_THU_AAR = 1-0

| match_THU_BAD = 3-1

| match_THU_BEL = 1-0

| match_THU_NYO = 4-1

| match_THU_SHA = 3-0

| match_THU_SIO = 1–0

| match_THU_VAD = 6-3

| match_THU_WIL = 2-1

| match_THU_XAM = 4-0

| match_VAD_AAR = 2-1

| match_VAD_BAD = 6-0

| match_VAD_BEL = 2-2

| match_VAD_NYO = 1–3

| match_VAD_SHA = 3-2

| match_VAD_SIO = 1-2

| match_VAD_THU = 1–0

| match_VAD_WIL = 3-1

| match_VAD_XAM = 5-3

| match_WIL_AAR = 1-1

| match_WIL_BAD = 3-1

| match_WIL_BEL = 4-1

| match_WIL_NYO = 0-0

| match_WIL_SHA = 0-1

| match_WIL_SIO = 1-4

| match_WIL_THU = 0-3

| match_WIL_VAD = 1-0

| match_WIL_XAM = 0–0

| match_XAM_AAR = 3-1

| match_XAM_BAD = 1-1

| match_XAM_BEL = 0–1

| match_XAM_NYO = 4-0

| match_XAM_SHA = 2–1

| match_XAM_SIO = 0-0

| match_XAM_THU = 4-0

| match_XAM_VAD = 1-1

| match_XAM_WIL = 2-2

}}

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The relegation play-off will be played in a two-legged game between the eleventh placed team of the Super League (5th of the relegation group) and the second placed team of the Challenge League. The two legs of the relegation play-offs are scheduled for 26 and 31 May 2024, respectively.

The winner of the play-off is whichever teams scores most in both games (no away goals rule).{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfl-org.ch/aktuelles/news/artikel/die-wichtigsten-infos-zu-den-barrage-spielen-2/|title=Die wichtigsten Infos zu den Barrage-Spielen CSSL vs. DCL|date=8 May 2024|access-date=17 May 2024|publisher=Swiss Football League}} In case of a tie at the end of the two games, 30 minutes of extra time (two times 15 minutes) are added, followed by a penalty shoot-out, in case the teams are still tied.

{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2024|5|26|df=y}}

| time = 16:30 CEST (UTC+2)

| team1 = Grasshopper

| score = 1–1

| report = https://sfl.ch/de/match-center/17m2gv6b3ass1tw0kx21eb66s

| team2 = Thun

| goals1 =

• Morandi {{Goal|90+7|pen.}}

| goals2 =

• {{Goal|52}} Gutbub

| stadium = Letzigrund, Zürich

| attendance = 9,045

| referee = Sandro Schärer

| assistantreferees = Fedayi San (VAR)

}}

{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2024|5|31|df=y}}

| time = 20:30 CEST (UTC+2)

| team1 = Thun

| score = 1–2

| report = https://sfl.ch/de/match-center/181hpk25yu1uilx7a18krh6hg

| team2 = Grasshopper

| goals1 =

• Koné {{Goal|43|pen.}} {{sentoff|0|90+4}}

| goals2 =

• {{Goal|3}} Morandi
• {{Goal|90+1}} Abubakar

| stadium = Stockhorn Arena, Thun

| attendance = 10,014

| referee = Urs Schnyder

| aet =

| penalties1 =

| penaltyscore =

| penalties2 =

| assistantreferees = Lionel Tschudi (VAR)

}}

Grasshopper wins 3–2 on aggregate.

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{{Reflist}}

• {{Official website|http://www.sfl.ch/challengeleague/matchcenter/}} {{in lang|de|fr}}
• [https://int.soccerway.com/national/switzerland/challenge-league/20222023/regular-season/r69875/ Soccerway]

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