2012–13 in Swiss football

Football in Switzerland

Season	2012–13
Super League	Basel
Challenge League	Aarau
Swiss Cup	Grasshopper Club Zürich
← 2011–12 2013–14 →

The following is a summary of the 2012–13 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Men's national team

The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.

      Win       Draw       Loss

2014 World Cup qualification

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E

Slovenia v Switzerland

7 September 2012 (2012-09-07)	Slovenia	0 – 2	Switzerland	Ljubljana, Slovenia
20:30 CEST		report	20' G. Xhaka  51' Inler  76' Barnetta	Stadium: Stožice Stadium Attendance: 14'000 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)

Switzerland v Albania

11 September 2012 (2012-09-11)	Switzerland	2 – 0	Albania	Lucerne, Switzerland
20:30 CEST	Shaqiri  23' Inler  68' (pen.)	report		Stadium: swissporarena Attendance: 15'600 Referee: Ovidiu Alin Hategan (Romania)

Switzerland v Norway

12 October 2012 (2012-10-12)	Switzerland	1 – 1	Norway	Bern, Switzerland
20:30 CEST	Gavranović  79'	report	81' Hangeland	Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 30'712 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)

Iceland v Switzerland

16 October 2012 (2012-10-16)	Iceland	0 – 2	Switzerland	Reykjavík, Iceland
18:30 GMT		report	65' Barnetta  79' Gavranović	Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 8'369 Referee: Alan Kelly (Ireland)

Cyprus v Switzerland

23 March 2013 (2013-03-23)	Cyprus	0 - 0	Switzerland	Nicosia, Cyprus
18:30	Solomou  7' Theophilou  80'	Summary	Seferović  34' von Bergen  46' Senderos  89'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 3,572 Referee: Manuel Gräfe

Switzerland v Cyprus

8 June 2013 (2013-06-08)	Switzerland	1 - 0	Cyprus	Lancy, Switzerland
17:30 CEST	Inler  45' Djourou  86' Seferović  90'	Summary	Charalambous  13' Sotiriou  20' Makrides  33' Charalambous  67'	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 16,900 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni

Friendly matches

Switzerland v Argentina

29 February 2012 (2012-02-29)	Switzerland	1 – 3	Argentina	Basel, Switzerland
20:30 CEST	Shaqiri  50'	report	20', 88', 92' (pen.) Messi	Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 30,250 Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)

Switzerland v Germany

26 May 2012 (2012-05-26)	Switzerland	5 – 3	Germany	Basel, Switzerland
18:00 CEST	Derdiyok  21', 23', 50' Lichtsteiner  67' Mehmedi  77'	report	45' Hummels  64' Schürrle  72' Reus	Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 27,381 Referee: Antony Gautier (France)

Switzerland v Romania

30 May 2012 (2012-05-30)	Switzerland	0 – 1	Romania	Lucerne, Switzerland
20:15 CEST		report	57' Grozav	Stadium: swissporarena Attendance: 11,850 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Croatia v Switzerland

15 August 2012 (2012-08-15)	Croatia	2 – 4	Switzerland	Split, Croatia
20:15 CEST	Eduardo  20', 65'	report	11' Xhaka  11' Barnetta  52', 81' Gavranović	Stadium: Stadion Poljud Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Antonio Damato (Italy)

Tunisia v Switzerland

14 November 2012 (2012-11-14)	Tunisia	1 – 2	Switzerland	Sousse, Tunisia
18:15 CET	Dhaouadi  59' Bédoui  74'	report	40' Derdiyok  90+6' Shaqiri	Stadium: Stade Olympique Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Cecil Amatey Fleisher (Ghana)

Greece v Switzerland

6 February 2013 (2013-02-06)	Greece	0 - 0	Switzerland	Piraeus, Greece
21:45 EET		Summary		Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Alberto Undiano

Men's Olympic national team

The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.

      Win       Draw       Loss

2012 Summer Olympics

Main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Gabon v Switzerland

26 July 2012 (2012-07-26)	Gabon	1 – 1	Switzerland	Newcastle, England
17:15 GMT	Aubameyang  45'	report	5' (pen.) Mehmedi	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 15,748 Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

South Korea v Switzerland

29 July 2012 (2012-07-29)	South Korea	2 – 1	Switzerland	Coventry, England
17:15 GMT	Park Chu-Young  57' Kim Bo-Kyung  64'	report	60' Emeghara	Stadium: City of Coventry Stadium Attendance: 30,114 Referee: Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)

Mexico v Switzerland

1 August 2012 (2012-08-01)	Mexico	1 – 0	Switzerland	Cardiff, Wales
17:00 GMT	O. Peralta  69'	report		Stadium: Millennium Stadium Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Women's national team

The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.

      Win       Draw       Loss

Euro 2013 qualifying

Main article: UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying – Group 2

Switzerland v Turkey

31 March 2012 (2012-03-31)	Switzerland	5 – 0	Turkey	Aarau, Switzerland
18:00 CET	Mändly  3', 9' Bachmann  30' Crnogorčević  53' Dickenmann  87'	report		Stadium: Stadion Brügglifeld Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Marina Mamaeva (Russia)

Switzerland v Germany

5 April 2012 (2012-04-05)	Switzerland	0 – 6	Germany	Aarau, Switzerland
18:15 CET		report	16', 38', 71', 85' Okoyino da Mbabi  24' Mittag  64' (o.g.) Egli	Stadium: Stadion Brügglifeld Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Tanja Schett (Austria)

Switzerland v Spain

16 June 2012 (2012-06-16)	Switzerland	4 – 3	Spain	Aarau, Switzerland
18:30 CET	Bachmann  18', 80' Crnogorčević  54' Zumbühl  82'	report	25' Paz  37' García  73' (pen.) Boquete	Stadium: Stadion Brügglifeld Attendance: 760 Referee: Kirsi Heikkinen (Finland)

Romania v Switzerland

21 June 2012 (2012-06-21)	Romania	4 – 2	Switzerland	Buftea, Romania
18:00 CET	Rus  41', 60', 81' Duşa  61'	report	8' Crnogorčević  64' Abbé	Stadium: Stadionul Buftea Attendance: 100 Referee: Natalia Avdonchenko (Russia)

Turkey v Switzerland

15 September 2012 (2012-09-15)	Turkey	1 – 3	Switzerland	Istanbul, Turkey
17:00 CET	Uraz  27'	report	25' Dickenmann  69', 73' Bachmann	Stadium: Atatürk Olympic Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Ginta Pēce (Latvia)

Kazakhstan v Switzerland

19 September 2012 (2012-09-19)	Kazakhstan	1 – 0	Switzerland	Karaganda, Kazakhstan
15:00 CET	Yalova  58'	report		Stadium: Shakhtyor Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Marija Damjanović (Croatia)

2012 Cyprus Cup

Main article: 2012 Cyprus Cup

France v Switzerland

28 February 2012 (2012-02-28)	France	3 – 0	Switzerland	Nicosia, Cyprus
14:30 EET	Delie  5' Thiney  18' Bompastor  38' (pen.)	report		Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 20 Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden)

Switzerland v England

1 March 2012 (2012-03-01)	Switzerland	0 – 1	England	Larnaca, Cyprus
14:30 EET		report	77' Williams	Stadium: GSZ Stadium Attendance: 20 Referee: Kirsi Heikkinen (Finland)

Finland v Switzerland

4 March 2012 (2012-03-04)	Finland	3 – 1	Switzerland	Paralimni, Cyprus
17:30 EET	Sällström  25', 33', 47'	report	58' Crnogorčević	Stadium: Paralimni Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Vivian Peeters (Netherlands)

Northern Ireland v Switzerland

6 March 2012 (2012-03-06)	Northern Ireland	5 – 0	Switzerland	Larnaca, Cyprus
12:00 EET	Crnogorčević  16', 81' Mändly  54' Schwarz  76' Mehmeti  90'	report		Stadium: Ammochostos Stadium Attendance: 100

2013 Cyprus Cup

Main article: 2013 Cyprus Cup

Canada v Switzerland

6 March 2012 (2012-03-06)	Canada	2 – 0	Switzerland	Larnaca, Cyprus
14:30 EET	Schmidt  2' Matheson  79'	report		Stadium: GSZ Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Christina Husballe (Denmark)

Switzerland v Netherlands

8 March 2012 (2012-03-08)	Switzerland	1 – 1	Netherlands	Nicosia, Cyprus
14:30 EET	Bachmann  24'	report	12' Martens	Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 50

Finland v Switzerland

11 March 2012 (2012-03-11)	Finland	2 – 3	Switzerland	Larnaca, Cyprus
17:30 EET	Saari  17' Talonen  25'	report	1' Bachmann  45' Dickenmann  63' Bernauer	Stadium: GSZ Stadium Attendance: 30 Referee: Rhona Dhaly (Ireland)

New Zealand v Switzerland

13 March 2012 (2012-03-13)	New Zealand	2 – 1	Switzerland	Larnaca, Cyprus
14:30 EET	Hassett  85' Wilkinson  87'	report	23' Crnogorčević	Stadium: Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium Attendance: 30 Referee: Barbara Bollenberger (Austria)

Friendly matches

Switzerland v Republic of Ireland

26 May 2012 (2012-05-26)	Switzerland	1 – 0	Republic of Ireland	Wohlen AG, Switzerland
13:00 CET	Bachmann  46'	report		Stadium: Stadion Niedermatten Attendance: 400 Referee: Nicole Widmer (Switzerland)

Austria v Switzerland

22 August 2012 (2012-08-22)	Austria	1 – 2	Switzerland	Altach, Austria
19:00 CET	Puntigam  63'	report	32' Moser  56' Dickenmann	Stadium: Cashpoint Arena Attendance: 853 Referee: Biljana Iskin (Albania)

Sweden v Switzerland

23 October 2012 (2012-10-23)	Sweden	3 – 0	Switzerland	Växjö, Sweden
19:00 CET	Jakobsson  1' Asllani  46' Göransson  77'	report		Stadium: Myresjöhus Arena Attendance: 4'905 Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

England v Switzerland

16 January 2013 (2013-01-16)	England	1 – 1	Switzerland	Cartagena, Spain
15:30 CET	69'		72'	Stadium: La Manga Club Attendance: closed

Switzerland v Norway

6 April 2013 (2013-04-06)	Switzerland	3 – 1	Norway	Nyon, Switzerland
14:30 CET	Mändly  2' Crnogorčević  33', 77' (pen.)	report	45+2' Hegerberg	Stadium: Centre sportif de Colovray

Finland v Switzerland

19 June 2013 (2013-06-19)	Finland	2 - 2	Switzerland	Helsinki, Finland
18:00 CET	Alanen  8', 72'	report	29' (o.g.) Kukkonen  78' Bachmann	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 3000

League Standings

Raiffeisen Super League

Main article: 2012-13 Swiss Super League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Basel (C)	36	21	9	6	61	31	+30	72	2013–14 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
2	Grasshopper Club Zürich	36	20	9	7	48	32	+16	69
3	St. Gallen	36	17	8	11	54	36	+18	59	2013–14 UEFA Europa League Play-off round
4	Zürich	36	16	7	13	62	48	+14	55	2013–14 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
5	Thun	36	13	9	14	44	46	−2	48	2013–14 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
6	Sion	36	13	9	14	40	54	−14	48
7	Young Boys	36	11	10	15	48	50	−2	43
8	Luzern	36	10	12	14	41	52	−11	42
9	Lausanne-Sport	36	8	9	19	32	51	−19	33
10	Servette (R)	36	6	8	22	32	62	−30	26	Relegation to the 2013–14 Swiss Challenge League

Source: Swiss Super League (German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Challenge League

Main article: 2012-13 Swiss Challenge League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Aarau (C)	36	24	6	6	76	40	+36	78	Promotion to 2013–14 Swiss Super League
2	Bellinzona (R)	36	21	8	7	62	37	+25	64	Relegation to 2013-14 Swiss 1. Ligue Promotion 1
3	Winterthur	36	19	5	12	61	43	+18	62
4	Wil	36	15	6	15	59	65	−6	51
5	Biel-Bienne	36	13	8	15	59	59	0	47
6	Chiasso	36	13	8	15	42	51	−9	47
7	Lugano	36	11	11	14	52	50	+2	44
8	Wohlen	36	9	12	15	39	58	−19	39
9	Vaduz	36	10	7	19	41	52	−11	37
10	Locarno	36	5	9	22	32	68	−36	24

Source: Swiss Challenge League (German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹Due to financial irregularities, AC Bellinzona was discounted seven points and were ultimately relegated at the end of the season. FC Locarno was thus not relegated in spite of their last-place finish.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.