2013–14 Swiss Super League

The 2013–14 Swiss Super League, was the 117th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. It began on 13 July 2013 and ended on 18 May 2014.[3] Basel successfully defended their title for a record fifth time in a row.

Swiss Super League

Season	2013–14
Champions	Basel 17th title
Relegated	Lausanne
Champions League	Basel Grasshoppers
Europa League	Zürich Young Boys Luzern
Matches played	180
Goals scored	520 (2.89 per match)
Top goalscorer	Shkelzen Gashi (19 goals)
Biggest home win	Basel 5–0 Aarau (16 March 2014) Grasshoppers 5–0 Young Boys (4 May 2014)
Biggest away win	Grasshoppers 0–5 Thun (16 April 2014)
Highest scoring	Young Boys 5–3 Lausanne (16 February 2014)
Highest attendance	34,172[1] Basel 1–1 Grasshoppers (27 April 2014)
Lowest attendance	1,050[1](8 May 2014)
Average attendance	10,772[2]
← 2012–13 2014–15 →

A total of 10 teams competed in the league. The 9 best teams from the 2012–13 season and the 2012–13 Swiss Challenge League champion FC Aarau.

Teams

Stadia and locations

Aarau

Basel

Grasshopper

Lausanne-Sport

Luzern

Sion

St. Gallen

Thun

Young Boys

Zürich

Location of the 2013–14 Swiss Super League teams

Club	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Aarau	Aarau	Stadion Brügglifeld	9,249
Basel	Basel	St. Jakob-Park	38,512
Grasshopper	Zürich	Letzigrund	23,605
Lausanne-Sport	Lausanne	Stade Olympique de la Pontaise	15,850
Luzern	Lucerne	Swissporarena	17,500
Sion	Sion	Stade Tourbillon	16,500
St. Gallen	St. Gallen	AFG Arena	19,694
Thun	Thun	Arena Thun	10,000
Young Boys	Bern	Stade de Suisse	31,783
Zürich	Zürich	Letzigrund	23,605

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Aarau	René Weiler	Sandro Burki	Nike	Zehnder Group AG
Basel	Murat Yakin	Marco Streller	adidas	Novartis
Grasshopper	Michael Skibbe	Vero Salatić	Puma	FROMM/adt innova
Lausanne-Sport	Henri Atamaniuk	Gabri	adidas	Banque cantonale vaudoise
Luzern	Carlos Bernegger	Florian Stahel	adidas	Otto's
Sion	Laurent Roussey	Vilmos Vanczák	Erreà	Les Fils Maye SA
St. Gallen	Jeff Saibene	Philippe Montandon	Jako	St. Galler Kantonalbank
Thun	Urs Fischer	Roland Bättig	Erima	Panorama Center/Sky Work
Young Boys	Uli Forte	Christoph Spycher	Jako	Laureus Foundation Switzerland
Zürich	Urs Meier	Philippe Koch	Nike	Netstream AG

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Basel (C)	36	19	15	2	70	34	+36	72	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	Grasshopper	36	19	8	9	67	43	+24	65	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3	Young Boys	36	17	8	11	59	50	+9	59	Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
4	Luzern	36	15	6	15	48	54	−6	51	Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
5	Zürich	36	14	8	14	51	52	−1	50	Qualification to Europa League play-off round[lower-alpha 1]
6	Thun	36	13	9	14	57	53	+4	48
7	St. Gallen	36	11	12	13	37	47	−10	45
8	Sion	36	12	7	17	38	45	−7	43
9	Aarau	36	12	6	18	55	71	−16	42
10	Lausanne-Sport (R)	36	7	3	26	38	71	−33	24	Relegation to the Swiss Challenge League

Source: Swiss Super League (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. Zürich won the 2013–14 Swiss Cup, so therefore qualified for the Play-off round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.

Results

First and Second Round Home \ Away AAR BAS GCZ LS LUZ SIO STG THU YB ZÜR Aarau 1–1 2–4 2–3 4–2 0–1 2–2 2–1 0–4 5–1 Basel 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 3–0 4–1 2–1 1–2 Grasshopper 4–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 Lausanne-Sport 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 3–1 0–3 0–2 1–3 1–2 Luzern 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 Sion 1–2 1–3 2–0 2–1 3–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 0–0 St. Gallen 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 4–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 Thun 2–2 0–2 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–0 2–1 Young Boys 3–0 2–2 1–2 3–2 0–1 2–0 1–0 3–2 0–1 Zürich 1–2 0–0 1–1 4–0 0–2 4–1 0–0 3–2 1–3 Source: Swiss Super League Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third and Fourth Round Home \ Away AAR BAS GCZ LS LUZ SIO STG THU YB ZÜR Aarau 1–3 4–0 3–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–4 2–1 1–2 Basel 5–0 1–1 4–2 3–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–2 4–2 Grasshopper 1–2 1–1 2–1 4–1 4–2 2–0 0–5 5–0 2–0 Lausanne-Sport 0–1 1–3 0–2 1–0 0–1 3–0 1–3 0–1 0–1 Luzern 3–2 0–2 1–3 3–4 0–1 1–0 3–0 1–2 1–0 Sion 2–0 0–1 3–1 1–2 3–2 1–1 3–1 3–0 1–0 St. Gallen 4–1 0–3 1–5 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 Thun 2–0 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–1 3–1 4–0 0–3 1–2 Young Boys 2–2 3–1 0–4 5–3 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–3 Zürich 2–2 0–0 3–1 0–3 1–2 1–0 2–2 3–1 2–2 Source: Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

As of 21 May 2014

Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 Shkëlzen Gashi Grasshopper 19 2 Caio Alves Grasshopper 13 Mario Gavranović Zürich 13 Valentin Stocker Basel 13 5 Dimitar Rangelov Luzern 11 6 Josef Martínez Thun/Young Boys 10 Marco Schneuwly Thun 10 Marco Streller Basel 10 9 Davide Callà Basel/Aarau 9 Munas Dabbur Grasshopper 9 Michael Frey Young Boys 9 Goran Karanović St. Gallen 9 Pedro Henrique Zürich 9 Giovanni Sio Basel 9 Source:[4] References "hattrick.ch - Super League - Zuschauer". Hattrick.ch (in German). Retrieved 21 May 2014. "Zuschauerzahlen – Raiffeisen Super League". Swiss Super League (in German). Retrieved 21 May 2014. http://www.sfl.ch/superleague/matchcenter/ "Torschützenliste – Raiffeisen Super League". Swiss Super League (in German). Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014. External links Official website (in German) Official website (in French)