2013–14 Swiss Super League

Swiss Super League
Season2013–14
Dates13 July 2013 – 18 May 2014
ChampionsBasel
17th title
RelegatedLausanne
Champions LeagueBasel
Grasshoppers
Europa LeagueZürich
Young Boys
Luzern
Matches180
Goals520 (2.89 per match)
Top goalscorerShkelzen Gashi
(19 goals)
Biggest home winBasel 5–0 Aarau
(16 March 2014)
Grasshoppers 5–0 Young Boys
(4 May 2014)
Biggest away winGrasshoppers 0–5 Thun
(16 April 2014)
Highest scoringYoung Boys 5–3 Lausanne
(16 February 2014)
Highest attendance34,172[1]
Basel 1–1 Grasshoppers
(27 April 2014)
Lowest attendance1,050[1](8 May 2014)
Average attendance10,772[2]

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.

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

Club Location Stadium Capacity
AarauAarauStadion Brügglifeld9,249
BaselBaselSt. Jakob-Park38,512
GrasshopperZürichLetzigrund23,605
Lausanne-SportLausanneStade Olympique de la Pontaise15,850
LuzernLucerneSwissporarena17,500
SionSionStade Tourbillon16,500
St. GallenSt. GallenAFG Arena19,694
ThunThunArena Thun10,000
Young BoysBernStade de Suisse31,783
ZürichZürichLetzigrund23,605

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Aarau Switzerland René Weiler Switzerland Sandro Burki Nike Zehnder Group AG
Basel Switzerland Murat Yakin Switzerland Marco Streller adidas Novartis
Grasshopper Germany Michael Skibbe Switzerland Vero Salatić Puma FROMM/adt innova
Lausanne-Sport France Henri Atamaniuk Spain Gabri adidas Banque cantonale vaudoise
Luzern Switzerland Carlos Bernegger Switzerland Florian Stahel adidas Otto's
Sion France Laurent Roussey Hungary Vilmos Vanczák Erreà Les Fils Maye SA
St. Gallen Luxembourg Jeff Saibene Switzerland Philippe Montandon Jako St. Galler Kantonalbank
Thun Switzerland Urs Fischer Switzerland Roland Bättig Erima Panorama Center/Sky Work
Young Boys Switzerland Uli Forte Switzerland Christoph Spycher Jako Laureus Foundation Switzerland
Zürich Switzerland Urs Meier Switzerland 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 for the Champions League group stage
2 Grasshopper 36 19 8 9 67 43 +24 65 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Young Boys 36 17 8 11 59 50 +9 59 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
4 Luzern 36 15 6 15 48 54 −6 51 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
5 Zürich 36 14 8 14 51 52 −1 50 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[a]
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 Swiss Challenge League
Source: Swiss Super League (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (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

Season statistics

As of 21 May 2014

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Albania Shkëlzen Gashi Grasshopper 19
2 Brazil Caio Alves Grasshopper 13
Switzerland Mario Gavranović Zürich 13
Switzerland Valentin Stocker Basel 13
5 Bulgaria Dimitar Rangelov Luzern 11
6 Venezuela Josef Martínez Thun/Young Boys 10
Switzerland Marco Schneuwly Thun 10
Switzerland Marco Streller Basel 10
9 Switzerland Davide Callà Basel/Aarau 9
Israel Munas Dabbur Grasshopper 9
Switzerland Michael Frey Young Boys 9
Switzerland Goran Karanović St. Gallen 9
Brazil Pedro Henrique Zürich 9
Ivory Coast Giovanni Sio Basel 9

Source:[4]

Awards

Annual awards

Swiss Football League Awards 2013[5]
Award[6] Winner Club
Player of the Season Egypt Mohammed Salah Basel
«Mon joueur» Fans' Player of the Year Egypt Mohammed Salah Basel
Young Player of the Season Switzerland Michael Frey Young Boys
Coach of the Season Switzerland Murat Yakin Basel
Goal of the Season Switzerland Sven Lüscher Arau
Team of the Year[6]
Goalkeeper Switzerland Yann Sommer (Basel)
Defence Switzerland Michael Lang (GC) Serbia Milan Vilotić (GC) Switzerland Fabian Schär (Basel) Switzerland Kay Voser (Basel)
Midfield

Egypt Mohammed Salah (Basel)

Switzerland Alexander Frei (Basel)

Bosnia and Herzegovina Vero Salatić (GC)

Switzerland Valentin Stocker (Basel)

Attack Venezuela Josef Martínez (Thun) Switzerland Marco Streller (Basel)

Attendances

#ClubAverage
1Basel27,841
2Young Boys17,553
3St. Gallen13,388
4Luzern11,291
5Zürich9,564
6GCZ7,235
7Sion6,122
8Thun5,605
9Aarau5,413
10Lausanne3,709

Source:[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "hattrick.ch – Super League – Zuschauer". Hattrick.ch (in German). Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Zuschauerzahlen – Raiffeisen Super League". Swiss Super League (in German). Archived from the original on 8 December 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Matchcenter | Super League 2021/2022". Sfl.ch. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Torschützenliste – Raiffeisen Super League". Swiss Super League (in German). Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Wall of Fame | Swiss Football League". sfl.ch. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Super League – Salah zum SL-"Spieler des Jahres" gewählt". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 27 January 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "Historical attendances". European-football-statistics.co.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2026.