The 2025–26 Promotion League season (known as the Hoval Promotion League for sponsorship reasons) is the 14th edition (12th under its current name) of the 3rd 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 ...
under its current format.
Overview
Eighteen teams competed in the league, consisting of the teams in positions 2 to 16 from the previous season, one team relegated from the
2024–25 Swiss Challenge League and two teams who were promoted from the
2024–25 Swiss 1. Liga Classic.
Team changes
Outgoing
Promoted to 2025–26 Challenge League
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FC Rapperswil-Jona
Fussball Club Rapperswil-Jona is a Swiss football club based in Rapperswil, Switzerland. The team currently play in Challenge League (Switzerland), Challenge League from 2025–26, the second tier of Swiss football after promotion from Promotio ...
Relegated to 2025–26 1. Liga Classic
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FC Baden
Fussballclub Baden 1897, simply known as FC Baden, is a Swiss football club based in Baden, Canton Aargau, which is a short distance from Zürich. It was founded in 1897. FC Baden has a total of 22 different teams at age levels, including fiv ...
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SR Delémont
Sport-Réunis de Delémont (shortened to SR Delémont) is a Swiss Association football, football club based in Delémont and founded in 1909. The team currently play in Swiss 1. Liga (football), 1st League Classic from 2025–26, the fourth tier ...
Incoming
Relegated from 2024 to 2025 Swiss Challenge League
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FC Schaffhausen
FC Schaffhausen is a Swiss Association football, football team from the town of Schaffhausen. The club set to plays in the Promotion League from 2025–26, the third tier of Swiss football after relegation from Challenge League (Switzerland), Ch ...
Promoted from 1st League Classic
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FC Kreuzlingen
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FC Lausanne-Sport
Football Club Lausanne-Sport is a Swiss Association football, football club based in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud. Founded in 1896, Lausanne Sport compete in the top-tier Swiss Super League after being promoted in the 2022–23 Swiss Challeng ...
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Teams
League table
Results
Statistics
Top Scores
Top Assist
Cleansheet
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:2025-26 Promotion League
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Promotion League seasons
2025–26 in European third-tier association football leagues