Swiss Challenge League
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| Country | Switzerland |
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| Confederation | UEFA |
| Founded | 1897 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Super League |
| Relegation to | 1. Liga Promotion |
| Domestic cup(s) | Swiss Cup |
| Current champions | FC Lausanne-Sport (2015–16) |
| Website | Official Site |
 2015–16 Season |
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The Swiss Challenge League or Brack.ch Challenge League is the second highest tier of the Swiss football league system. Ten teams play in the Challenge League. The winners of the league are promoted to the Super League, the bottom team is relegated to the 1. Liga Promotion.
From 2003 to 2012, the second placed team entered a two-legged playoff against the 9th placed team in the Super League, with the winner playing in the higher division next season.
The league was named Nationalliga B until 2003 when it was changed to the "Challenge League."
During 2001–2008 and again from 2009–2013 Liechtenstein's FC Vaduz also played in the Challenge League as Liechtenstein does not have a league of its own.
Contents
Participating clubs 2015–16
| Team | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| FC Aarau | Stadion Brügglifeld | 8,000 |
| FC Biel-Bienne | Gurzelen Stadion | 15,000 |
| FC Chiasso | Stadio Comunale | 11,160 |
| FC Lausanne-Sport | Pontaise | 15,850 |
| FC Le Mont | Stade Sous-Ville | 4,000 |
| Neuchâtel Xamax | Stade de la Maladière | 12,000 |
| FC Schaffhausen | Stadion Breite | 7,300 |
| FC Wil | Stadion Bergholz | 6,958 |
| FC Winterthur | Schützenwiese | 8,550 |
| FC Wohlen | Stadion Niedermatten | 5,000 |
History
Nationalliga B Era
1 FC Lugano and FC Lausanne-Sport went bankrupt which meant that no team was relegated due to their league position. FC Sion were not awarded a license for the 2003-04 season resulted in an extra team being promoted.
Challenge League Era
The league statistics of the Challenge League area:[1][2]
| 1Sion were admitted to the league on October 29, 2003, after the season had already begun which brought the number of teams in the division to 17. Only one club was relegated and two were promoted to extend the league to 18 clubs for the 2004–05 season. 2Baden were not relegated due to Servette being demoted to 1. Liga because of financial difficulties. |
See also
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