2015–16 Swiss Challenge League


The 2015-16 Brack.ch Challenge League is the 13th season of the Brack.ch Challenge League, the second tier in the Swiss football pyramid. It began on 18 July 2015 and ended on 27 May 2016. After the 18th matchday the league will be on winter break between 7 December 2015 and 6 February 2016.

Participating teams

champions FC Lugano were promoted to the 2015–16 Swiss Super League. They were replaced by FC Aarau, who were relegated after last place finish in the 2014–15 Swiss Super League. Last placed team of the 2014–15 Challenge League season FC Biel-Bienne were spared from relegation as Servette FC failed to obtain a license for the 2015-16 season and were relegated to the 1. Liga Promotion. Servette were replaced by 1. Liga Promotion champion Neuchâtel Xamax.

Stadia and locations

TeamVenueCapacity
FC AarauStadion Brügglifeld8,000
FC Biel-BienneTissot Arena5,200
FC ChiassoStadio Comunale5,000
FC Lausanne-SportPontaise8,500
FC Le MontStade Sous-Ville4,000
Neuchâtel XamaxStade de la Maladière12,000
FC SchaffhausenStadion Breite4,200
FC WilIGP Arena6,958
FC WinterthurSchützenwiese8,550
FC WohlenStadion Niedermatten3,624

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

ClubNameDate of departureReplacementDate of appointment
Aarau Livio Bordoli13 October 2015 Marco Schällibaum18 October 2015
Chiasso Marco Schällibaum18 October 2015 Giancarlo Camolese20 October 2015
Neuchâtel Xamax Roberto Cattilaz20 October 2015 Michel Decastel21 October 2015
Wil Fuat Çapa23 October 2015 Philipp Dux 23 October 2015
Wil Philipp Dux 4 November 2015 Kevin Cooper4 November 2015
Winterthur Jürgen Seeberger26 November 2015 Dario Zuffi 26 November 2015
Winterthur Dario Zuffi 28 December 2015 Sven Christ28 December 2015
Biel-Bienne Patrick Rahmen24 February Petar Aleksandrov 25 February
Biel-Bienne Petar Aleksandrov 29 March Zlatko Petričević29 March

League table

Results

First and Second Round

Third and Fourth Round

Season statistics

Top scorers