2017–18 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 2017–18 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Football in Switzerland

Season	2017–18
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Men's national team

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

  Win   Draw   Loss

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	10	9	0	1	32	4	+28	27	Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup
2	Switzerland	10	9	0	1	23	7	+16	27	Advance to second round
3	Hungary	10	4	1	5	14	14	0	13
4	Faroe Islands	10	2	3	5	4	16	−12	9
5	Latvia	10	2	1	7	7	18	−11	7
6	Andorra	10	1	1	8	2	23	−21	4

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Switzerland   v  Andorra

31 August 2017 (2017-08-31) Group phase	Switzerland	3 – 0	Andorra	St. Gallen, Switzerland
20:45 CEST	Seferović  43', 63' Lichtsteiner  68'	Report	39' Aláez  50' Clemente  61' Gómes	Stadium: Kybunpark Attendance: 13,600 Referee: Tore Hansen (Norway)

Latvia  v   Switzerland

3 September 2017 (2017-09-03) Group phase	Latvia	0 – 3	Switzerland	Riga, Latvia
20:45 CEST	Indrāns  37' Dubra  56' Solovjovs  58' Vardanjans  69'	Report	9' Seferović  55' Džemaili  58' (pen.) Rodríguez	Stadium: Skonto Stadium Attendance: 7,587 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

Switzerland   v  Hungary

7 October 2017 (2017-10-07) Group phase	Switzerland	5 – 2	Hungary	Basel, Switzerland
20:45 CET	Xhaka  18' Frei  20' Zuber  43', 49' Lichtsteiner  83'	Report	35' 89' Ugrai  44' Elek  58' Guzmics	Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 32,018 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)

Portugal  v   Switzerland

10 October 2017 (2017-10-10) Group phase	Portugal	2 – 0	Switzerland	Lisbon, Portugal
20:45 CET	Djourou  43' (o.g.) André Silva  57'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 61,500 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Northern Ireland  v   Switzerland

9 November 2017 (2017-11-09) Playoffs	Northern Ireland	0-1	Switzerland	Belfast, Northern Ireland
20:45 CET	Rodriguez (pen)			Stadium: Windsor Park

Switzerland   v  Northern Ireland

12 November 2017 (2017-11-12) Playoffs	Switzerland	0-0 (1-0 aggregate)	Northern Ireland	Basel, Switzerland
18:00 CET				Stadium: St. Jakob-Park

Women's national team

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

  Win   Draw   Loss

FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 qualification

Main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Scotland	8	7	0	1	19	7	+12	21	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
2	Switzerland	8	6	1	1	21	5	+16	19	Play-offs
3	Poland	8	3	2	3	16	12	+4	11
4	Albania	8	1	1	6	6	22	−16	4
5	Belarus	8	1	0	7	5	21	−16	3

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Albania  v   Switzerland

15 September 2017 (2017-09-15)	Albania	1 – 4	Switzerland	Elbasan, Albania
17:00 CET	Begolli  81'	Report	23' Brunner  39' Bachmann  41' (pen.) Crnogorčević  67' Dickenmann	Stadium: Elbasan Arena Referee: Amy Rayner (England)

Switzerland   v  Poland

19 September 2017 (2017-09-19)	Switzerland	2 – 1	Poland	Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
19:00 CET	Bernauer  20' Dickenmann  39'	Report	Pajor  34'	Stadium: Tissot Arena Attendance: 800 Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)

Switzerland   v  Belarus

24 November 2017 (2017-11-24)	Switzerland	v	Belarus	Schaffhausen, Switzerland
19:00 CET				Stadium: LIPO Park

Switzerland   v  Albania

28 November 2017 (2017-11-28)	Switzerland	v	Albania	Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
19:00 CET				Stadium: Tissot Arena

Switzerland   v  Scotland

5 April 2018 (2018-04-05)	Switzerland	v	Scotland
CET

Belarus  v   Switzerland

12 June 2018 (2018-06-12)	Belarus	v	Switzerland
CET

2018 Cyprus Women's Cup

Friendly matches

Japan  v   Switzerland

22 October 2017 (2017-10-22) MS&AD Cup	Japan	2 – 0	Switzerland	Nagano, Japan
09:30 CET	Nakajima  69' Tanaka  90+3'	Report		Stadium: Nagano U Stadium Attendance: 6,261 Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

League standings

Raiffeisen Super League

Main article: 2017–18 Swiss Super League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Young Boys (C)	36	26	6	4	84	41	+43	84	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2	Basel	36	20	9	7	72	36	+36	69	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3	Luzern	36	15	9	12	51	51	0	54	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
4	Zürich	36	12	13	11	50	44	+6	49	Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
5	St. Gallen	36	14	3	19	52	72	−20	45	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
6	Sion	36	11	9	16	53	56	−3	42
7	Thun	36	12	6	18	53	68	−15	42
8	Lugano	36	12	6	18	38	55	−17	42
9	Grasshopper	36	10	9	17	43	52	−9	39
10	Lausanne-Sport (R)	36	9	8	19	46	67	−21	35	Relegation to the Swiss Challenge League

Source: Swiss Super League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.[1]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. Zürich qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2017–18 Swiss Cup.

Brack.ch Challenge League

Main article: 2017–18 Swiss Challenge League

Swiss Clubs in Europe

BSC Young Boys

UEFA Champions League qualifying phase

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round

Dynamo Kyiv v Young Boys

26 July 2017 (2017-07-26) CL Qualification R3	Dynamo Kyiv	3 – 1	Young Boys	Kiev, Ukraine
18:30 (CET)	Yarmolenko  15' Mbokani  34' Harmash  90+3'	Report	90+1' Fassnacht	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium Attendance: 36,341 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

Young Boys v Dynamo Kyiv

2 August 2017 (2017-08-02) CL Qualification R3	Young Boys	2 – 0	Dynamo Kyiv	Bern, Switzerland
20:15 (CET)	Hoarau  13' (pen.) Lotomba  90'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 13,303 Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)

3–3 on aggregate. Young Boys won on away goals.

Young Boys v CSKA Moscow

15 August 2017 (2017-08-15) CL Qualification PO	Young Boys	0 – 1	CSKA Moscow	Bern, Switzerland
20:45 (CET)		Report	90+1' (o.g.) Nuhu	Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 20,003 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)

CSKA Moscow v Young Boys

23 August 2017 (2017-08-23) CL Qualification PO	CSKA Moscow	2 – 0	Young Boys	Moscow, Russia
20:45 (CET)	Shchennikov  45' Dzagoev  64'	Report		Stadium: VEB Arena Attendance: 15,560 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

CSKA Moscow won 3–0 on aggregate.

UEFA Europa League group stage

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage

Young Boys v Partizan

14 September 2017 (2017-09-14) Group B	Young Boys	1 – 1	Partizan	Bern, Switzerland
19:00 (CET)	Fassnacht  45'	Report	11' Janković	Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 13,004 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Skënderbeu Korçë v Young Boys

18 September 2017 (2017-09-18) Group B	Skënderbeu Korçë	1 – 1	Young Boys	Elbasan, Albania
21:05 (CET)	Sowe  65'	Report	72' Assalé	Stadium: Elbasan Arena Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)

Dynamo Kyiv v Young Boys

19 October 2017 (2017-10-19) Group B	Dynamo Kyiv	v	Young Boys	Kiev, Ukraine
21:05 (CET)				Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium

Young Boys v Dynamo Kyiv

2 November 2017 (2017-11-02) Group B	Young Boys	v	Dynamo Kyiv	Bern, Switzerland
19:00 (CET)				Stadium: Stade de Suisse

Partizan v Young Boys

23 November 2017 (2017-11-23) Group B	Partizan	v	Young Boys	Belgrade, Serbia
21:05 (CET)				Stadium: Partizan Stadium

Young Boys v Skënderbeu Korçë

7 December 2017 (2017-12-07) Group B	Young Boys	v	Skënderbeu Korçë	Bern, Switzerland
19:00 (CET)				Stadium: Stade de Suisse

FC Basel

UEFA Champions League group stage

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage

Manchester United v Basel

12 September 2017 (2017-09-12) Group A	Manchester United	3 – 0	Basel	Manchester, England
20:45 (CET)	Fellaini  35' Lukaku  53' Rashford  84'	Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,854 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Basel v Benfica

27 September 2017 (2017-09-27) Group A	Basel	5 – 0	Benfica	Basel, Switzerland
20:45 (CET)	Lang  2' Oberlin  20', 69' Van Wolfswinkel  60' (pen.) Riveros  76'	Report		Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 34,111 Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

CSKA Moscow v Basel

18 October 2017 (2017-10-18) Group A	CSKA Moscow	0 – 2	Basel	Moscow, Russia
20:45 (CET)		Report	29' Xhaka  90' Oberlin	Stadium: VEB Arena Attendance: 27,996 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Basel v CSKA Moscow

31 October 2017 (2017-10-31) Group A	Basel	1 – 2	CSKA Moscow	Basel, Switzerland
20:45 (CET)	Zuffi  32'	Report	63' Dzagoev  79' Wernbloom	Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 33'303 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

Basel v Manchester United

22 November 2017 (2017-11-22) Group A	Basel	v	Manchester United	Basel, Switzerland
20:45 (CET)				Stadium: St. Jakob-Park

Benfica v Basel

5 December 2017 (2017-12-05) Group A	Benfica	v	Basel	Lisbon, Portugal
20:45 (CET)				Stadium: Estádio da Luz

FC Lugano

UEFA Europa League group stage

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage

Hapoel Be'er Sheva v Lugano

14 September 2017 (2017-09-14) Group G	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	2 – 1	Lugano	Be'er Sheva, Israel
21:05 (CET)	Einbinder  2' Tzedek  60' (pen.)	Report	67' (o.g.) Tzedek	Stadium: Turner Stadium Attendance: 14'752 Referee: Tony Chapron (France)

Lugano v Steaua București

28 September 2017 (2017-09-28) Group G	Lugano	1 – 2	Steaua București	Lucerne, Switzerland
19:00 (CET)	Bottani  14'	Report	58' Budescu  64' Júnior Morais	Stadium: Swissporarena Attendance: 2,680 Referee: Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine)

Lugano v Viktoria Plzeň

19 October 2017 (2017-10-19) Group G	Lugano	v	Viktoria Plzeň	Lucerne, Switzerland
19:00 (CET)				Stadium: Swissporarena

Viktoria Plzeň v Lugano

2 November 2017 (2017-11-02) Group G	Viktoria Plzeň	v	Lugano	Plzeň, Czech Republic
21:05 (CET)				Stadium: Doosan Arena

Lugano v Hapoel Be'er Sheva

23 November 2017 (2017-11-23) Group G	Lugano	v	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	Lucerne, Switzerland
19:00 (CET)				Stadium: Swissporarena

Steaua București v Lugano

7 December 2017 (2017-12-07) Group G	Steaua București	v	Lugano	Bucharest, Romania
21:05 (CET)				Stadium: Arena Națională

FC Luzern

UEFA Europa League qualifying phase

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round

Osijek v Luzern

13 July 2017 (2017-07-13) EL Qualification R2	Osijek	2 – 0	Luzern	Osijek, Croatia
20:45 (CET)	Ejupi  66' Grezda  79'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Gradski vrt Attendance: 7,542 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

Luzern v Osijek

20 July 2017 (2017-07-20) EL Qualification R2	Luzern	2 – 1	Osijek	Lucerne, Switzerland
19:45 (CET)	Juric  19', 62'	Report	72' Ejupi	Stadium: Swissporarena Attendance: 8,483 Referee: Martin Lundby (Norway)

Osijek won 3–2 on aggregate.

FC Sion

UEFA Europa League qualifying phase

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round

Sūduva Marijampolė v Sion

27 July 2017 (2017-07-27) EL Qualification R3	Sūduva Marijampolė	3 – 0	Sion	Marijampolė, Lithuania
19:00 (CET)	Ricardo  3' (o.g.) Janušauskas  9' Laukžemis  90+1'	Report		Stadium: Sūduva Stadium Attendance: 3,167 Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)

Sion v Sūduva Marijampolė

2 August 2017 (2017-08-02) EL Qualification R3	Sion	1 – 1	Sūduva Marijampolė	Lancy, Switzerland
18:00 (CET)	Konaté  55'	Report	80' Vėževičius	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 410 Referee: Antony Gautier (France)

Sūduva Marijampolė won 4–1 on aggregate.

References

1. "Règlement de la compétition de la SFL" (PDF) (in French). sfl.ch. Retrieved 30 May 2017.