2020–21 Swiss Promotion League

Swiss Promotion League
Season2020–2021
ChampionsYverdon-Sport
PromotedYverdon-Sport
RelegatedKöniz
Münsingen
Matches played176

The 2020–21 Promotion League season was the 9th edition (the 7th since its name change).[1] The league is the third highest level in the Swiss football league system, behind the Super League and the Challenge League.

Format

The Championship had 16 teams, of which three were U-21 teams, the eldest youth teams of the Super or Challenge League clubs. The number of U-21 teams permitted in this division was limited to four (until 2022) and they were not eligible to promotion.[2] The top placed team, of those eligible, would be promoted and the two teams lowest in the table would be relegated. However, the start of the season was delayed and the format of the league was modified due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation. In the first stage each team played once against each of the other 15 teams in a round robin format. The table was then divided into two equal groups. The top eight teams again played once against the other seven for the promotion slot and the bottom eight played once against the others to decide relegation.

Teams

The previous season had been suspended and later cancelled due to the corona-virus measures. It was not rated and there were no promotions or relegations.[3] Therefore, the teams remained the same as in the previous period.

Club Canton Stadium Capacity
Basel U-21 Basel-City Stadion Rankhof or
Youth Campus Basel 		7,000
1,000
FC Bavois Vaud Terrain des Peupliers 659
AC Bellinzona Ticino Stadio Comunale Bellinzona 5,000
FC Black Stars Basel Basel-City Buschwilerhof 1,200
FC Breitenrain Bern Bern Spitalacker 1,450
SC Brühl St. Gallen Paul-Grüninger-Stadion 4,200
SC Cham Zug Stadion Eizmoos 1,800
Étoile Carouge FC Geneva Stade de la Fontenette 3,690
FC Köniz Bern Liebefeld 1,000
FC Münsingen Bern Sportanlage Sandreutenen 1,400
FC Stade Nyonnais Vaud Stade de Colovray 7,200
Rapperswil-Jona St. Gallen Stadion Grünfeld 2,500
Sion U-21 Valais Stade de Tourbillon 20,200
SC Young Fellows Juventus Zürich Utogrund 2,850
Yverdon-Sport FC Vaud Stade Municipal 8,200
Zürich U-21 Zürich Sportplatz Heerenschürli 1,120

First stage league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Yverdon-Sport 15 11 3 1 47 13 +34 36
2 Cham 15 9 3 3 27 15 +12 30
3 Brühl 15 7 6 2 25 16 +9 27
4 Étoile Carouge 15 8 2 5 26 21 +5 26
5 Rapperswil-Jona 15 7 3 5 32 20 +12 24
6 Bavois 15 7 3 5 16 19 −3 24
7 FC Stade Nyonnais 15 5 7 3 21 14 +7 22
8 Basel U-21 15 7 1 7 30 30 0 22
9 YF Juventus 15 6 4 5 23 31 −8 22
10 Breitenrain 15 5 5 5 22 26 −4 20
11 Sion U-21 15 5 3 7 16 17 −1 18
12 Black Stars 15 5 2 8 22 28 −6 17
13 Bellinzona 15 2 9 4 20 22 −2 15
14 Zürich U-21 15 4 3 8 25 33 −8 15
15 Köniz 15 3 1 11 18 40 −22 10
16 Münsingen 15 0 3 12 10 35 −25 3
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Promotion group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Yverdon-Sport 22 13 7 2 60 25 +35 46 Promotion to 2021–22 Challenge League
2 Cham 22 12 4 6 43 28 +15 40
3 Rapperswil-Jona 22 10 6 6 46 29 +17 36
4 Bavois 22 10 6 6 32 31 +1 36
5 Basel U-21 22 10 5 7 48 39 +9 35
6 Étoile Carouge 22 9 6 7 38 35 +3 33
7 Brühl 22 8 7 7 31 37 −6 31
8 FC Stade Nyonnais 22 6 9 7 29 27 +2 27
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Relegation group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bellinzona 22 7 10 5 33 28 +5 31
2 Black Stars 22 9 4 9 38 34 +4 31
3 Breitenrain 22 8 7 7 34 38 −4 31
4 YF Juventus 22 7 9 6 39 45 −6 30
5 Zürich U-21 22 8 4 10 37 40 −3 28
6 Sion U-21 22 6 6 10 30 36 −6 24
7 Köniz 22 4 4 14 24 52 −28 16 Relegation to 1. Liga Classic
8 Münsingen 22 0 4 18 14 52 −38 4
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

References

  1. ^ (si) (28 October 2013). "Promotion League: Neuer Name" [Promotion League: New name] (in Swiss High German). Walliser Bote [de]. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  2. ^ Swiss Football Verband (SFV) (2021). "Der SFV reformiert die Spielklassenstruktur und baut die Nachwuchsförderung weiter aus" [The SFV is reforming the league structure and further expanding the promotion of young talent] (in Swiss High German). SFV. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  3. ^ Archived 1 May 2020 at el-pl.ch (Error: unknown archive URL), Website der Ersten Liga.