2012–13 Swiss Challenge League


The 2012–13 Swiss Challenge League was the tenth season of the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of the Swiss football league pyramid. It began on 14 July 2012 and ended on 2 June 2013.

Teams

champions St. Gallen were promoted to the 2012–13 Super League. They weren't replaced by another team due to Neuchâtel Xamax being demoted to the 4th tier of Swiss football for financial irregularities. 2011–12 Challenge League runners-up Aarau had to compete in a promotion/relegation playoff against 9th-placed Super League team Sion and remained in the Challenge League after losing 3–1 on aggregate.
The bottom five teams – Stade Nyonnais, Étoile Carouge, Delémont, Kriens and Brühl – were relegated to the newly formed 1. Liga Promotion with no teams replaced them due to the Challenge League reducing from 16 to 10 teams.
ClubCityStadium2011–12 season
FC AarauAarau, AargauStadion Brügglifeld2nd in Challenge League
AC BellinzonaBellinzona, TicinoStadio Comunale3rd in Challenge League
FC Biel/BienneBiel/Bienne, BerneGurzelen Stadion10th in Challenge League
FC ChiassoChiasso, TicinoStadio Comunale7th in Challenge League
FC LocarnoLocarno, TicinoStadio del Lido9th in Challenge League
FC LuganoLugano, TicinoCornaredo Stadium5th in Challenge League
FC VaduzVaduz, LiechtensteinRheinpark Stadion8th in Challenge League
FC Wil 1900Wil, St. GallenStadion Bergholz6th in Challenge League
FC WinterthurWinterthur, ZürichStadion Schützenwiese4th in Challenge League
FC WohlenWohlen, AargauStadion Niedermatten11th in Challenge League

League table

Results

Teams played each other four times over the course of the season, home and away, for a total of 36 matches per team.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Assists

Hat-tricks

Scoring