Super League (Switzerland): Matches & Statistics

Swiss Super League (Switzerland) (Swiss Super League, organiser - the Swiss Football League (SFL)) - the top professional club division in Switzerland. Regulations: 12 clubs take part, the season is typically played from July to May and has two phases - in the first phase teams play each other three times (33 rounds), then the table is split into two groups with no points split, clubs ranked 1-6 form the championship group and clubs ranked 7-12 form the relegation group, within each group teams play 5 more matches, making 38 rounds in total, and the final standings are fixed separately within the groups, meaning championship-group clubs finish 1st-6th and relegation-group clubs finish 7th-12th regardless of total points. Teams receive 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, if teams are level on points in the final standings the tie-breakers are applied in order as goal difference, goals scored, head-to-head points, head-to-head goal difference, head-to-head goals scored, the higher number of away matches in head-to-head meetings, then drawing of lots. The bottom club (12th) is relegated to the Challenge League, the Challenge League champion is promoted, and the 11th-placed club plays a two-legged promotion-relegation play-off home and away against the 2nd-placed Challenge League club, the order of home legs is decided by draw, the winner is determined by points over the two matches, then by total goals, then extra time is played in the second leg and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out. UEFA club competition places are allocated based on the final standings and Switzerland’s UEFA access list, subject to club licensing requirements.