2008–09 Swiss Super League
The 2008–09 Swiss Super League was the 112th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. The competition is officially named AXPO Super League due to sponsoring purposes. It began on 18 July 2008 with a match between Young Boys Bern and reigning champions FC Basel, which the latter won by 2–1. The last matches were played in May 2009.
Teams
were relegated after finishing in 10th and last place in 2007–08 Swiss Super League. They were replaced by Challenge League 2007–08 champions FC Vaduz, who are the first team from Liechtenstein participating in Switzerland's top football league.9th placed FC St. Gallen and Challenge League runners-up AC Bellinzona competed in a two-legged relegation play-off after the end of last season. Bellinzona won 5–2 on aggregate and thus earned promotion, while St. Gallen were relegated.
Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
FC Basel | Basel | St. Jakob-Park | 42,500 |
BSC Young Boys | Berne | Wankdorf | 31,783 |
FC Zürich | Zürich | Letzigrund | 23,605 |
Grasshopper Club Zürich | Zürich | Letzigrund | 23,605 |
FC Sion | Sion | Stade Tourbillon | 16,500 |
FC Luzern | Lucerne | Stadion Allmend | 13,000 |
Neuchâtel Xamax | Neuchâtel | Stade de la Maladière | 12,000 |
FC Aarau | Aarau | Stadion Brügglifeld | 9,249 |
AC Bellinzona | Bellinzona | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona | 8,740 |
FC Vaduz | Vaduz | Rheinpark Stadion | 6,127 |
League table
Relegation play-offs
as 9th-placed team of the Super League will play a two-legged play-off against Challenge League runners-up AC Lugano.----
Results
Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team played every other team twice and then do the same in the second half of the season.First half of season
Second half of season
Top goalscorers
Last updated: 24 May 2009; Source:;20 goals
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- Benjamin Huggel '
- Ideye Aide Brown '
- Mario Raimondi '
Awards
- Super League Player of the Year: Seydou Doumbia
- Goal of the Year: Fabian Frei
- Coach of the Year: Bernard Challandes
- Youngster of the Year: Valentin Stocker
- Fair Play Trophy: FC Aarau