The 2003–04 Swiss Challenge League was the first season of the

Swiss Challenge League The Challenge League is the second-highest tier of the Swiss football league system and lower of two professional leagues in the country. Ten teams play in the Challenge League; the winners of the league are promoted to the Super League, while the ...

, and the 72nd season of the second tier of the

Swiss Swiss may refer to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Places * Swiss, Missouri *Swiss, North Carolina * Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses * Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports *Swiss Internati ...

football league pyramid. It began on 18 July 2003 and ended on 22 May 2004. The champions of this season,

FC Schaffhausen FC Schaffhausen is a Swiss football team from the town of Schaffhausen. The club plays in the Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss football. Honours League Swiss Challenge League *Winners: 1962-63, 2003–04 Cup Swiss Cup *Runners-up ...

, earned promotion to the 2004–05 Super League.

SR Delémont SR Delémont is a Swiss football club based in Delémont and founded in 1909. It played in the Swiss Super League The Swiss Super League (known as the Credit Suisse Super League for sponsorship reasons) is a Swiss professional league in th ...

finished last and were relegated to the Swiss 1. Liga.

League table

Promotion/relegation playoff

Promoted clubs

* To Super League -

FC Wil FC Wil (''Fussball Club Wil 1900'') is a football club based in Wil, Switzerland. They play in the ''Sportpark Bergholz'', which has a total capacity of 6,048. The club has consistently played in the Swiss second tier since regaining promotion ...

replaces

to increase the league's size to 18 clubs *From 1. Liga -

SC YF Juventus Sportclub Young Fellows Juventus is a professional Swiss Association football, football club based in Zürich. It was founded in 1992 following a Mergers and acquisitions, merger between Young Fellows Zürich (established in 1903) and Società Ca ...

and

FC Baulmes FC Baulmes is a Swiss Swiss may refer to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Places * Swiss, Missouri *Swiss, North Carolina * Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses * Swiss-system tournament, in various games ...

Relegated clubs

* To 1. Liga -

References

External links

Swiss Challenge League
{{DEFAULTSORT:2003-04 Swiss Challenge League Swiss Challenge League seasons

2003–04 in Swiss football