2006–07 Swiss Super League

The 2006–07 Swiss Super League was the 110th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. The competition was officially named AXPO Super League due to sponsoring purposes. It began on 19 July 2006 and has ended on 24 May 2007.

Swiss Super League
Season2006–07
Dates19 July 2006 – 24 May 2007
ChampionsZürich
11th title
RelegatedSchaffhausen
Champions LeagueZürich
UEFA CupBasel
Sion
Young Boys
Intertoto CupSt. Gallen
Matches played180
Goals scored470 (2.61 per match)
Top goalscorerMladen Petrić (19 goals)

Teams

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Location of teams in the 2006–07 Swiss Super League

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Zürich (C) 36 23 6 7 67 32 +35 75 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
2 Basel 36 22 8 6 77 40 +37 74 Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round
3 Sion 36 17 9 10 57 42 +15 60
4 Young Boys 36 17 8 11 52 42 +10 59 Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round
5 St. Gallen 36 14 13 9 47 44 +3 55 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
6 Grasshopper 36 13 11 12 54 41 +13 50
7 Thun 36 10 7 19 30 58 −28 37
8 Luzern 36 8 9 19 31 58 −27 33
9 Aarau 36 6 8 22 28 55 −27 26 Qualification to relegation play-off
10 Schaffhausen (R) 36 4 13 19 27 58 −31 25 Relegation to Swiss Challenge League
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team played every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season.

Relegation play-offs

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FC Aarau as 9th-placed team of the Super League were played a two-legged play-off against Challenge League runners-up AC Bellinzona.

Bellinzona1–2Aarau
Gomes   47' Rogério   21'
Mesbah   36'
Attendance: 7,537

Aarau3–1Bellinzona
Mesbah   68', 89'
Sermeter   90+1'
Ianu   52'
Attendance: 9,250

Aarau won 5–2 on aggregate and retain their place in the Swiss Super League.

Top goal scorers

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Last updated on May 20, 2007

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Mladen Petrić FC Basel 19
2   Francisco Aguirre FC St. Gallen 16
3   Raffael FC Zürich 14
4   Álvaro Saborío FC Sion 13
  Alex Tachie-Mensah FC St. Gallen 13
6   Sanel Kuljić FC Sion 12
7   Ivan Rakitić FC Basel 11
  Jean-Michel Tchouga FC Luzern 11
9   Thomas Häberli BSC Young Boys 10
  Hakan Yakin BSC Young Boys 10
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