2004–05 Swiss Super League

Swiss Super League
Season2004–05
ChampionsBasel
11th title
RelegatedServette
Champions LeagueBasel
Thun
UEFA CupGrasshopper
Zurich
(via Swiss Cup)
Intertoto CupYoung Boys
Neuchâtel Xamax
Matches played170
Goals scored505 (2.97 per match)
Top goalscorerChristian Giménez (27)

The 2004–05 Swiss Super League was the 108th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. The competition was officially named AXPO Super League due to sponsoring purposes. It began on 17 July 2004 and has ended on 29 May 2005. This second season as Swiss Super League.

Overview

The Swiss Super League season 2004–05 was originally contested by ten teams. On 4 February 2005 the parent company of Servette FC was declared bankrupt. As a consequence of the bankruptcy Servette FC had their license revoked. The eighteen results from the team's first half of the season remained in the league table. The club's second half matches were cancelled entirely and so the second half of the season was competed with only nine clubs. These each played another double round-robin schedule. Each of the nine clubs had played 34 matches at the end of the season. Servettes parent company had run up debts of over 10 million Swiss francs and had not paid the players wages since the previous November. FC Servette were subsequently demoted to the Second Tier. The championship was won by FC Basel.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Basel (C) 34 21 7 6 81 45 +36 70 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
2 Thun 34 18 6 10 69 42 +27 60 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3 Grasshopper 34 12 14 8 51 50 +1 50 Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round
4 Young Boys 34 12 13 9 60 52 +8 49 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
5 Zürich 34 13 9 12 55 57 −2 48 Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round[a]
6 Neuchâtel Xamax 34 10 8 16 36 48 −12 38 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
7 St. Gallen 34 8 12 14 51 60 −9 36
8 Aarau 34 7 11 16 42 64 −22 32
9 Schaffhausen (O) 34 7 11 16 36 59 −23 32 Qualification to relegation play-off
10 Servette[b] (R, R) 18 6 5 7 24 28 −4 20 Not admitted to Swiss Challenge League and withdrew[c]
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ via 2004–05 Swiss Cup
  2. ^ Servette were docked three points for financial irregularities.
  3. ^ Servette was forced to withdraw from the championship at the end of the first round of the season and demoted to the Second Division.

Results

Relegation play-offs

Schaffhausen1–1Vaduz
dos Santos 8' Zarn 78'
Attendance: 4,000
Vaduz0–1Schaffhausen
Senn 73'
Attendance: 5,066

Schaffhausen won 2–1 on aggregate.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals[1]
1 Argentina Christian Giménez FC Basel 27
2 Switzerland Mauro Lustrinelli FC Thun 20
3 Switzerland Stéphane Chapuisat BSC Young Boys 15
4 Brazil Francisco Neri BSC Young Boys 13
5 Switzerland Thomas Häberli BSC Young Boys 12
6 Argentina Matías Delgado FC Basel 11
Guinea Alhassane Keita FC Zurich 11
Brazil Gelson Rodrigues FC Thun 11
9 Switzerland Mobulu M'Futi Neuchâtel Xamax 10

Sources

  1. ^ Torschützenliste Super League 2004/2005 sfl.ch