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Swiss Challenge League

FM20 Update

Competition
95 / 200Reputation
—League games
10Clubs
£73,013,250Total squad value

Competition

Code
CL
Nation
Switzerland
Confederation
Europe
Type
Standard division
Level
1
Reputation
95 / 200
Status
Active
Season
2013-07-13 – 2014-05-18
Colours
—
Short name
Challenge League
Parent competition
—
Crowd tendencies
36

Format

Partial export
Teams
10
League games
—
Promoted in
—
Relegated
—
Champions League
—
Europa League
—
Conference League
—
Play-offs
—
Maximum games
0
Joined since 2018–19
FC Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy from Swiss Promotion League, Grasshopper-Club Zürich from Swiss Super League
Left since 2018–19
FC Rapperswil-Jona now in Swiss Promotion League, Servette Football Club now in Swiss Super League

Squad rules

Partial export
Registered squad
—
Home-grown
—
Club-trained
—
Foreign players
—
Under-21
—
Loans
—

Most titles

38 recorded titlesFMDB calculation
3FC Lugano2015, 1998, 1988
3Yverdon Sport FC2005, 2002, 1996
2Neuchâtel Xamax FCS2018, 2007
2FC Zürich2017, 1990
2FC Lausanne-Sport2016, 2011
2FC Vaduz2014, 2008
2FC St. Gallen2012, 2009
2FC Luzern2006, 1993
2FC Schaffhausen2004, 1991
2FC Locarno1989, 1986
2FC Grenchen 151987, 1985
1Servette Football Club2019
1FC Aarau2013
1FC Thun2010
1FC Concordia Basel2003
1BSC Young Boys2001
1FC Sion2000
1SR Delémont1999
1FC Etoile-Carouge1997
1SC Kriens1995
1FC Basel1994
1FC Chiasso1992
1Zug 941984
1FC La Chaux-de-Fonds1983
1FC Winterthur1982

Counted over every recorded season of this competition, not the page of the roll of honour below. Placings point at teams rather than clubs, because international tournaments are won by national teams. Confirmed overall winners in every recorded season; abandoned, cancelled and no-data seasons are excluded and stage placings are counted separately.

Season table

In the export
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Points
1 Servette Football Club 36 24 7 5 90 37 53 79
2 FC Aarau 36 19 7 10 63 46 17 64
3 FC Lausanne-Sport 36 16 15 5 64 37 27 63
4 FC Winterthur 36 16 8 12 57 51 6 56
5 FC Wil 1900 36 10 12 14 33 47 -14 42
6 FC Vaduz 36 11 9 16 48 70 -22 42
7 FC Schaffhausen 36 10 9 17 43 62 -19 39
8 SC Kriens 36 7 15 14 46 58 -12 36
9 FC Chiasso 36 9 9 18 46 58 -12 36
10 FC Rapperswil-Jona 36 10 5 21 47 59 -12 35

Points are shown as the database stores them, including deductions, so they will not always match a total derived from wins and draws — and wins, draws and losses need not add up to games played. A blank cell is a figure the source does not record; it is never a zero.

2018–19 — full season table. Showing 10 of 10 recorded rows. Points are shown as stored.

League strength

FMDB calculation
Columns

Columns
FC Aarau52008910211823.0£7,706,797£33,990—92502800
FC Chiasso4250829010822.4£5,222,226£49,349—11168590
FC Lausanne-Sport54008811012121.8£12,521,842£92,383—157703058
FC Schaffhausen4950869511122.7£6,401,956£39,498—80851350
FC Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy4050869510425.7£7,397,737£31,364—4000450
FC Vaduz5100789611122.4£5,677,467£38,723£28,750,34078381650
FC Wil 19004700909310822.3£5,044,145£41,799−£590,281,98460101200
FC Winterthur48009410011523.2£6,927,800£29,600−£586,741,76094643400
Grasshopper-Club Zürich56008410612419.8£10,895,090£100,616—260005639
SC Kriens4100879110424.5£5,218,190£38,588—34001300

Every club naming this competition as its current division, with the squad of the team that shares the club uid. Average ability, CA16, PA16, average age, squad value and wage bill are the FMDB's own figures over each club's whole squad; hover one for the population it was computed from. CA16 and PA16 are the means of the sixteen highest abilities and potentials, a coded potential counted at its band midpoint as on the club page. Ages are taken at 1 July 2019, the start of the 2019–20 season. Balance is the club's authored club_finance_detail.cash; reputation, capacity and attendance are stored club figures.

Best in the league

FMDB calculation
# Player Club Pos CA
1Oliver BuffGrasshopper-Club Zürich—118
2Stjepan KukuruzovicFC Lausanne-Sport—116
3Thomas CastellaFC Lausanne-Sport—116
4Aldin TurkesFC Lausanne-Sport—115
5Per-Egil FloFC Lausanne-Sport—114
6Veroljub SalaticGrasshopper-Club Zürich—114
7Rafidine Saïd AbdullahFC Stade-Lausanne-OuchyDMC114
8Nassim Ben KhalifaGrasshopper-Club Zürich—114
9Mohamed CoulibalyFC Vaduz—113
10Christian SchneuwlyFC Lausanne-Sport—113

Roll of honour

Placings point at teams, not clubs
Season Winner Runner-up Third Top scorer From awards Player of the season See awards
2019Servette Football ClubFC AarauFC Lausanne-SportNico Siegrist (16)SC Kriens—
2018Neuchâtel Xamax FCSFC SchaffhausenServette Football ClubRaphaël Nuzzolo (26)Neuchâtel Xamax FCS—
2017FC ZürichNeuchâtel Xamax FCSServette Football ClubJean-Pierre Junior Nsame (23)Servette Football Club—
2016FC Lausanne-SportNeuchâtel Xamax FCSFC Wil 1900Jocelyn Roux (20)FC Lausanne-Sport—
2015FC LuganoServette Football ClubFC WohlenIgor Tadic (19)FC Schaffhausen—
2014FC VaduzFC LuganoFC Wil 1900Patrick Rossini (22)FC Schaffhausen—
2013FC AarauAC BellinzonaFC WinterthurArmando Sadiku (20)FC Lugano—
2012FC St. GallenFC AarauAC BellinzonaArmando Sadiku (19)FC Locarno—
2011FC Lausanne-SportServette Football ClubFC LuganoMickaël Rodriguez (18)SR Delémont—
2010FC ThunFC LuganoFC WinterthurNick Proschwitz (23)FC Vaduz—
2009FC St. GallenFC LuganoFC Wil 1900Vincenzo Rennella (24)FC Lugano—
2008FC VaduzAC BellinzonaFC Wil 1900Odirlei de Souza (31)FC Vaduz—
2007Neuchâtel Xamax FCSAC BellinzonaSC KriensMoreno Merenda (22)Neuchâtel Xamax FCS—
2006FC LuzernFC SionFC Lausanne-SportJean-Michel Tchouga (27)FC Luzern—
2005Yverdon Sport FCFC VaduzFC SionFrancisco Aguirre (24)Yverdon Sport FC—
2004FC SchaffhausenFC VaduzFC ChiassoFrancisco Neri (17)FC Schaffhausen—
2003FC Concordia BaselFC BadenFC SchaffhausenFrancisco Aguirre (24)Yverdon Sport FC—
2002Yverdon Sport FCFC VaduzAC Bellinzona——
2001BSC Young BoysFC Wil 1900FC Winterthur——
2000FC SionAC BellinzonaFC Thun——
1999SR DelémontYverdon Sport FCFC Wil 1900——
1998FC LuganoBSC Young BoysFC Solothurn——
1997FC Etoile-CarougeSC KriensFC Solothurn——
1996Yverdon Sport FCSR DelémontSC Kriens——
1995SC KriensYverdon Sport FCFC Winterthur——

A season links to its league table only where team_league_history records one. The top scorer is the rank-1 winner of the one award of type “Most goals scored” scoped to this competition, with the goals it records; no single award can be identified as the player of the season, so that column points to the Awards panel.

Across versions

Recorded
Swiss Challenge League reputation across versions0100200 CM0102 RFM06 RFM10 RFM13 RFM16 RFM19 RFM22 RFM26 UReputation, CM0203 Release: 6 Reputation, CM0304 Release: 8 Reputation, CM0304 Update: 8 Reputation, FM05 Release: 110 Reputation, FM05 Update: 110 Reputation, FM06 Release: 90 Reputation, FM07 Release: 90 Reputation, FM07 Update: 90 Reputation, FM08 Release: 80 Reputation, FM09 Release: 95 Reputation, FM09 Update: 95 Reputation, FM10 Release: 95 Reputation, FM10 Update: 95 Reputation, FM11 Release: 95 Reputation, FM11 Update: 95 Reputation, FM12 Release: 95 Reputation, FM12 Update: 95 Reputation, FM13 Release: 95 Reputation, FM13 Update: 95 Reputation, FM14 Release: 95 Reputation, FM14 Update: 117 Reputation, FM15 Release: 117 Reputation, FM15 Update: 117 Reputation, FM16 Release: 99 Reputation, FM16 Update: 99 Reputation, FM17 Release: 99 Reputation, FM17 Update: 99 Reputation, FM18 Release: 96 Reputation, FM18 Update: 96 Reputation, FM19 Release: 97 Reputation, FM19 Update: 97 Reputation, FM20 Release: 95 Reputation, FM20 Update: 95 Reputation, FM21 Release: 95 Reputation, FM21 Update: 94 Reputation, FM22 Release: 105 Reputation, FM23 Release: 102 Reputation, FM24 Release: 103 Reputation, FM26 Release: 104 Reputation, FM26 Update: 104
Recorded reputation in each database where this uid resolves. Missing values remain gaps. Raw export scales may differ between versions.
Version Name as recorded
CM0102 ReleaseSwiss National Division B
CM0203 ReleaseSwiss National Division B
CM0304 ReleaseSwiss Challenge League
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Recorded competition names are shown for each version where the identity resolves.

Awards

15 scoped to this competitionRecorded
Award Type Editions Latest Latest winner Value
Challenge League Player of the SeasonHighest average rating62019Miroslav StevanovicServette Football Club—
Challenge League Top Goalscorer of the SeasonMost goals scored172019Nico SiegristSC Kriens16
Challenge League Defender of the YearHighest average rating0———
Challenge League Fair Play AwardFair play0———
Challenge League Foreign Player of the SeasonIgnore0———
Challenge League Goal Of The MonthBest goal0———
Challenge League Goalkeeper of the SeasonIgnore0———
Challenge League Goalkeeper of the YearHighest average rating0———
Challenge League Manager of the MonthIgnore0———
Challenge League Manager of the YearBest manager0———
Challenge League Midfielder of the YearHighest average rating0———
Challenge League Player of the MonthIgnore0———
Challenge League Striker of the YearHighest average rating0———
Challenge League Team of the SeasonHighest average rating0———
Challenge League Youngster of the YearHighest average rating0———

Awards whose award_scope names this competition. Editions flagged as having no data or not taking place are not counted. “Latest” is the award's stored season year; where that season has several editions — one per slot of a team of the year — the award page lists them.

Media prediction

Recorded
Predicted Club Last position
—No member club carries a recorded prediction.—

The predicted finish is the authored club_media_expectation.expected_league_finish. Last position is club_team.last_position as stored, in whatever competition the team last played, so for a club that has just joined it is not a place in this division.

Derbies in this division

0 between member clubs
Derby Clubs W–D–L National reputation
No derby in this version is between two of this competition's clubs.

Derbies between two clubs that both name this competition as their current division. derby.competition_uid is empty in every loaded export, so this is the only way a derby belongs to a league. W–D–L is the first-named club's record as stored.

All-time records

FMDB calculation

Most goals and appearances in this division, summed from the playing history of every person this database records.

It counts only the people the export carries, it can include seasons the source files under this competition from before it took its current form, and some players are listed by uid because their person record is missing. The page states each of these.

See the all-time records

Member teams

10 clubs name this as their division

Last position is club_team.last_position as stored. The manager is the current staff_history spell at the club — the one whose end date is absent or in the future, most recent join first — never club_team.manager_index, which is a raw internal index that joins to nothing.

Team Membership Last position Manager
FC Lausanne-SportPrevious season3Diego Sessolo
Servette Football ClubPrevious season1Luigi Pisino
FC Wil 1900Previous season3Ciriaco Sforza
FC SchaffhausenPrevious season5Murat Yakin
FC ChiassoPrevious season8Alessandro Lupi
FC Rapperswil-JonaPrevious season10Pedro Alexandre Mota da Silva
FC WinterthurPrevious season4Ralf Loose
FC VaduzPrevious season4Mario Frick
FC Le Mont LSPrevious season9—

Data wishlist for this page

13 data pointsWhole site
  • club_media_expectation, club_finance_detail Media prediction and club balances across the division Now liveThe predicted finish of every member club and each club's authored cash balance, where the version exports them.
  • player_history.division_uid All-time goals and appearances in the division Now liveAn FMDB sum over the people this database records, on its own page. Players with no person record are listed by uid; seasons the source files under this competition before it took its current form are included and dated.
  • derby, club.division_uid Derbies between member clubs Now livederby.competition_uid is empty in every export, so a derby belongs to a division when both its clubs name that division.
  • comps_competition, comps_stage and stage promotion, relegation and play-off tables Format, promotion, relegation, play-offs and qualification Needs source dataThe comps.dbc archive tables are empty in every loaded export. The format panel shows the clubs that joined and left since the latest recorded season table as an FMDB comparison, which is not a count of promotion places.
  • competition rules, nation_foreign_rule, nation_agreement Registration size, home-grown quotas, foreign-player limits and age rules Partial exportNation foreign/non-foreign definitions and agreements are exported, but do not supply the complete competition registration rules.
  • competition income and prize schedules Prize money, television distributions and sponsor Needs source dataThe current catalog does not provide these competition-level schedules and contracts.
  • competition.champions_club_uid, parent_division_uid, league_body_club_uid Current champions, parent division and organising body Needs source dataThe parent division is displayed. The champions and organising-body columns are empty in all 41 loaded databases.
  • team_league_history Recorded season tables Now liveSeason links are offered only where rows exist; stored points and missing results are preserved.
  • club.division_uid, stadium and primary-team squads League strength and leading players Now liveStrength and ability rankings use clubs naming this division, with a 100-club cap. League totals are withheld on overflow.
  • person.date_of_birth, export_meta.game_start_year Best young players in the league Now liveUnder-21s at 1 July of the exported game start year, ranked on recorded potential. Versions without a start year say so; coded potential bands are not ranked.
  • award_scope, award_type, award_history_winner Top scorer and player-of-season awards by season Now liveScoped awards are listed with their latest winner and the top scorer fills the roll of honour where exactly one most-goals award is scoped. No award type identifies a single player of the season, so that column stays empty. CSV-era exports have no award scope.
  • comp_history and Honours Titles per team over recorded history Now liveCounts use the bounded history query, not just the displayed page, and apply available edition and stage flags. Coverage is stated.
  • competition across versions, export_value_scale Recorded names and reputation across versions Now liveThese are real version records. Reputation is shown against its stated 1–200 scale where the export records one; the cross-version chart still plots raw values.

Reviewed 30 September 2026 against the current schema and page implementation. “Now live” means implemented where data is recorded; “Exported; UI pending” means the schema has data this page does not yet use. Tables and coverage vary by version. Missing values stay blank.