The following is a summary of the 2011–12 season of competitive football in
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
.
Super League
The Super League is the top tier of the
Swiss football league system
The Swiss football league system, is a series of interconnected leagues for association football clubs in Switzerland, with seven teams from Liechtenstein, and one each from exclaves of Germany and Italy, also competing. The system has a hierarchi ...
. The 2011–12 season was the 115th season since its foundation and the season began on 16 July 2011 and ended on 23 May 2012.
Final league table
Challenge League
The 2011–12 Challenge League was the ninth season of the
Swiss Challenge League
The Challenge League (known as the Dieci Challenge League for sponsorship reasons) 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 wi ...
, the second tier in the Swiss football league pyramid. The season began on 22 July 2011 and ended on 23 May 2012. Due to the creation of the
1. Liga Promotion
The Promotion League, named the Hoval Promotion League for sponsorship reasons, is the third tier of the Swiss football league system. Eighteen clubs compete in the league, playing each other twice over course of the season. The champions are prom ...
that was due to commence the following year, this season would see the reduction in the number of teams competing from 16 to 10. This reconstruction was done to decrease the competitive gap between the two top tiers by converting the second to a purely professional league. The new Promotion League would therefore serve as the semi-professional link to amateur football. Therefore, six teams were due to be relegated, however, as
Neuchâtel Xamax
Neuchâtel (, ; ; ) is a town, a municipality, and the capital of the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel on Lake Neuchâtel. Since the fusion in 2021 of the municipalities of Neuchâtel, Corcelles-Cormondrèche, Peseux, and Valangin, the city has ap ...
were demoted from the top tier to the sixth level, subsequently only five teams were relegated.
Final league table
Promotion/relegation play-offs
The ninth-placed Super League team Sion played a two-legged play-off against the Challenge League runners-up
Aarau
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for the last slot in the top tier in the 2012–13 season.
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''Sion won 2–1 on aggregate and the two teams remained in their divisions.''
1. Liga
The 1. Liga was up until here, the third highest tier in the Swiss football league pyramid, it was the highest tier in amateur football. The 1. Liga was divided into three regional groups, each with 16 teams. Due to the creation of the
1. Liga Promotion
The Promotion League, named the Hoval Promotion League for sponsorship reasons, is the third tier of the Swiss football league system. Eighteen clubs compete in the league, playing each other twice over course of the season. The champions are prom ...
that was due to commence the following year, this season would see the number of teams in the groups reduced from 16 to 14 and it would be renamed as
1. Liga Classic
1. Liga Classic (1st League Classic in English) is the fourth tier of the Swiss football league system. At its creation in 1931, the fourth tier of Swiss football was called 3. Liga. The league is operated by a subdivision of the Swiss Football As ...
. The new Promotion League would serve as the semi-professional link to amateur football. Six clubs could achieve promotion to the new third division, if they had applied for the semi-professional status. The four best U-21 teams would receive a wild card and advance as well. This reconstruction was done to decrease the competitive gap between the two top tiers and the amateur league. No teams were to be relegated to the next lowest level, then the fourth tier which would become the new fifth level.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Swiss Cup
In the first semi-final
Basel
Basel ( ; ), also known as Basle ( ), ; ; ; . is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine (at the transition from the High Rhine, High to the Upper Rhine). Basel is Switzerland's List of cities in Switzerland, third-most-populo ...
beat
Winterthur
Winterthur (; ) is a city in the canton of Zurich in northern Switzerland. With over 120,000 residents, it is the country's List of cities in Switzerland, sixth-largest city by population, as well as its ninth-largest agglomeration with about 14 ...
2–1 and
Luzern
Lucerne ( ) or Luzern ()Other languages: ; ; ; . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the Lucerne (district), di ...
beat Sion 1–0 in the second semi-final. The winner of the first semi-final was considered as home team in the final, which was played on 16 May 2012 at the
Stade de Suisse
Wankdorf Stadium () is a football stadium in Bern, Switzerland. The second largest all-seater football stadium in Switzerland, it is the home ground of BSC Young Boys. It was also one of the venues for UEFA Euro 2008.
History
The present-da ...
in
Bern
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.
Final
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Swiss Clubs in Europe
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Basel
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Zürich
Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The ...
2010–11 Swiss Cup
The 2010–11 Swiss Cup was the 86th season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. It began on 18 September 2010 with the first games of Round 1 and ended on 29 May 2011 with the Final. The winners, FC Sion, claimed their 12th cup overal ...
Thun
Thun () is a List of towns in Switzerland, town and a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the administrative district of Thun (administrative district), Thun in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Canton of Bern, Bern in Switzerland. ...
Vaduz
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as
2010–11 Liechtenstein Cup
The 2010–11 Liechtenstein Cup was the sixty-sixth season of Liechtenstein's annual cup competition. Seven clubs competed with a total of seventeen teams for one spot in the second qualifying roundEuropa League second qualifying round
Basel
UEFA Champions League
=Group stage / Group C
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=Knockout phase
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Zürich
UEFA Champions League
=Third qualifying round
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''Zürich won 2–1 on aggregate.''
=Play-off round
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''Bayern Munich won 3–0 on aggregate. Zürich transfer to Europa League group stage''
Europa League
=Group stage / Group D
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*Note 2:
Vaslui
Vaslui (), a city in eastern Romania, is the seat of Vaslui County, in the historical region of Western Moldavia. The city administers five villages: Bahnari, Brodoc, Moara Grecilor, Rediu, and Viișoara.
History
Archaeological surveys indicate t ...
Piatra Neamț
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as their own
Stadionul Municipal Stadionul Municipal may refer to several sports stadiums:
Moldova
* Stadionul Municipal (Hîncești), a football stadium
* Stadionul Municipal (Tiraspol), a multi-use stadium
Romania
* Stadionul Municipal (Alexandria), a multi-use stadium, home ...
did not meet UEFA criteria.
Young Boys
Europa League
=Third qualifying round
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''Young Boys won 5–1 on aggregate.''
=Play-off round
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''2–2 on aggregate. Braga won on away goals.''
Sion
Europa League
=Play-off round
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FC Sion
Football Club Sion, commonly known as simply FC Sion or Sion, is a Swiss Association football, football club from the city of Sion, Switzerland, Sion. The club was founded in 1909 and play their home matches at the Stade Tourbillon. They have wo ...
originally drew 0–0 in the first leg and won 3–1 in the second leg.
UEFA
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overturned the result of both matches. Both matches were awarded 3–0 in favour of
Celtic F.C.
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