2025–26 Promotion League

Promotion League
Season2025–26
Dates2 August 2025 – 30 May 2026
ChampionsSC Kriens
PromotedSC Kriens
RelegatedFC Lausanne-Sport II
Vevey-Sports
Matches306
Top goalscorerOmer Dzonlagic (29)
Biggest home winKriens 8-0 Vevey-Sports
Biggest away winLugano II 0-6 Young Boys II
Total attendance4,963
Average attendance496
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 27 July 2026.

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 under its current format.

Overview

Eighteen teams competed in the league, 15 from the previous season, one team relegated from the 2024–25 Swiss Challenge League and two teams promoted from the 2024–25 Swiss 1. Liga Classic.

Team changes

Outgoing

Relegated to 2025–26 1. Liga Classic

Incoming

Relegated from 2024-2025 Swiss Challenge League

Teams

Club Canton Stadium Capacity
FC Basel II Basel-City Stadion Rankhof or
Youth Campus Basel		 7,000
1,000
FC Bavois Vaud Terrain des Peupliers 659
FC Biel-Bienne Biel/Bienne Tissot Arena 5,200
FC Breitenrain Bern Bern Spitalacker 1,450
SC Brühl St. Gallen Paul-Grüninger-Stadion 4,200
FC Bulle Fribourg Stade de Bouleyres 7,000
SC Cham Zug Stadion Eizmoos 1,800
Grand-Saconnex Geneva Stade du Blanché 1,000
SC Kriens Lucerne Stadion Kleinfeld 5,360
FC Kreuzlingen Thurgau Sportplatz Hafenareal 1,200
Lausanne-Sport II Vaud Stade du Bois-Gentil 3,500
FC Lugano II Ticino Cornaredo Stadium 6,330
FC Luzern II Lucerne Swissporarena or
Allmend Süd		 16,800
2,000
FC Paradiso Ticino Campo Pian Scairolo 1,000
FC Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Berformance Arena 8,200
Vevey-Sports Vaud Stade de Copet 4,000
BSC Young Boys II Bern Stadion Wankdorf 32,000
FC Zürich II Zürich Sportplatz Heerenschürli 1,120

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Kriens (C, P) 34 25 4 5 100 43 +57 79 Promotion to Challenge League and qualification for Swiss Cup
2 Brühl 34 22 6 6 89 46 +43 72 Qualification for Swiss Cup
3 Biel-Bienne 34 19 7 8 78 46 +32 64
4 Basel II 34 17 8 9 65 48 +17 59 Ineligible for promotion
5 Bavois 34 17 4 13 64 53 +11 55 Qualification for Swiss Cup
6 Young Boys II 34 15 9 10 66 52 +14 54 Ineligible for promotion
7 Schaffhausen 34 16 5 13 51 46 +5 53 Qualification for Swiss Cup
8 Bulle 34 15 6 13 70 64 +6 51
9 Cham 34 14 8 12 62 61 +1 50
10 Grand-Saconnex 34 11 10 13 71 69 +2 43
11 Zürich II 34 11 8 15 59 62 −3 41 Ineligible for promotion
12 Breitenrain 34 11 8 15 47 51 −4 41
13 Luzern II 34 10 10 14 80 83 −3 40 Ineligible for promotion
14 Kreuzlingen 34 8 13 13 43 66 −23 37
15 Lugano II 34 8 12 14 45 75 −30 36 Ineligible for promotion
16 Paradiso 34 8 11 15 51 65 −14 35
17 Lausanne-Sport II (R) 34 9 4 21 60 84 −24 31 Relegation to the 1. Liga Classic
18 Vevey-Sports (R) 34 1 5 28 28 115 −87 5[a]
Source: Erste Liga/Premiere Ligue/Prima Lega - Match center
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ A 3-point deduction was set for Vevey-Sports due to non-compliance with the specific rules governing the league.

Results

Home \ Away BAS BAV BIE BRE BRU BUL CHA GSA KRE KRI LS LUG LUZ PAR FCS VEV YB ZUR
Basel II — 1–4 1–3 0–0 2–2 2–1 3–0 0–1 2–4 3–1 2–1 3–2 3–2 5–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 4–4
Bavois 0–2 — 3–2 1–1 1–2 0–0 3–2 2–0 1–3 2–0 2–1 4–1 3–1 3–2 3–0 3–1 0–0 2–3
Biel-Bienne 1–2 5–2 — 3–1 1–0 4–1 3–1 1–1 4–0 3–1 4–1 1–1 4–2 0–0 1–0 4–1 3–2 2–4
Breitenrain 1–0 1–0 2–2 — 1–3 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 2–3 2–3 0–1 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–1
Brühl 1–0 3–1 2–0 1–0 — 2–1 4–0 4–3 5–0 4–1 3–1 4–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 7–1 2–2 3–1
Bulle 2–3 3–0 1–4 1–0 3–1 — 2–4 3–1 1–2 1–2 5–1 2–0 4–2 2–1 2–0 5–0 3–4 1–3
Cham 1–1 0–2 3–2 2–2 0–5 4–1 — 2–1 2–2 2–2 3–5 6–0 3–1 2–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 2–0
Grand-Saconnex 1–1 1–3 3–2 1–1 3–1 3–4 1–0 — 6–3 3–4 1–1 2–3 3–2 2–3 3–0 7–0 2–3 3–2
Kreuzlingen 2–2 4–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–2 — 1–5 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–2 2–1 0–2 1–3
Kriens 3–2 2–1 2–0 5–1 4–0 2–2 2–3 4–1 5–1 — 3–0 5–2 4–0 4–0 2–1 8–0 2–1 6–2
Lausanne-Sport II 0–1 1–4 2–2 3–1 3–5 1–1 0–2 5–1 3–0 4–5 — 2–0 5–0 2–1 2–1 2–4 0–4
Lugano II 4–2 1–1 1–0 0–4 4–2 1–1 0–3 0–3 1–0 1–1 2–2 — 2–2 2–2 0–0 0–0 0–6 0–0
Luzern II 1–1 3–1 1–4 2–3 2–2 2–3 3–3 4–4 3–0 2–2 4–2 4–2 — 2–2 3–2 8–1 0–4 0–0
Paradiso 2–3 2–1 2–2 4–0 2–5 3–3 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–1 3–0 1–1 7–5 — 1–2 3–0 2–4 1–2
Schaffhausen 1–6 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–0 3–0 1–0 0–2 2–1 4–2 2–1 1–0 — 4–0 0–1 2–0
Vevey-Sports 2–1 0–4 1–3 2–2 0–1 2–3 1–2 1–3 1–2 0–2 4–5 1–3 2–3 0–2 0–2 — 0–0 1–1
Young Boys II 0–0 0–2 0–2 3–2 4–2 4–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 3–2 3–2 1–1 3–5 4–1 — 0–3
Zürich II 0–1 2–3 1–3 1–0 1–3 2–3 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–4 2–1 1–2 2–3 1–1 0–1 8–1 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2025. Source: Erste Liga - Match center
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics

References

  1. ↑ "Rapperswil-Jona with a win in the Challenge League". blue News. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Match center Saison 2024/2025". Erste Liga. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Kriens president rages against the league and refuses to accept the decision". blue News. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
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