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2010–11 Swiss Super League

The 2010–11 Swiss Super League was the 114th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. It began on 17 July 2010 and ended on 25 May 2011.[1] The league comprised ten teams.

FC Basel successfully defended their league title, maintaining a one-point edge over runners-up FC Zürich at the end of the season. It was the 14th league title overall for the club.

Teams

FC Aarau were relegated after finishing in last place of the table after the 2009–10 season. They were replaced by 2009–10 Challenge League champions FC Thun.

Ninth-placed AC Bellinzona and Challenge League runners-up FC Lugano competed in a two-legged relegation play-off after the end of the 2009–10 season. Bellinzona won 2–1 on aggregate and thus retained their Super League spot.

Stadia and locations

2010–11 Swiss Super League is located in Switzerland
Basel
Bellinzona
Grasshopper
FC Zürich
Luzern
Neuchâtel
Sion
Sion
St. Gallen
Thun
Thun
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Location of teams in the 2010–11 Swiss Super League

League table

Source: Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Due to the winners of 2010–11 UEFA Champions League, Barcelona, having qualified for the 2011-12 UEFA Champions League group phase via their domestic leagues and the subsequent vacation of the title holder spot, Basel as Swiss champions were moved up from the third qualification round into the group stage.
  2. ^ By winning the 2010–11 Swiss Cup were won the qualification to Europa League play-off round. However, after the two play-off games had been played the following season, the team was disqualified from the Europa League following Celtic's successful protest over the team's use of ineligible players.

Results

Teams played each other four times over the course of the season, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 36 matches per team.

Relegation play-offs

Bellinzona as 9th-placed Super League team played a two-legged play-off against 2010–11 Challenge League runners-up Servette.

Stadio Comunale Bellinzona
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Alain Bieri
Stade de Genève
Attendance: 23,338
Referee: Hänni Nikolaj

Servette won 3–2 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers

Source: Swiss Football League

References

  1. ^ "Super League - Results and fixtures". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 April 2011.

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