SWISS CHALLENGE LEAGUE

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The Swiss 'Challenge League' is the second highest tier of the Swiss Football League. 18 teams play in the Challenge League. The winners of the league are promoted to the Swiss Super League, and the bottom two teams are relegated to the 1. Liga. The second placed team play in a two-legged playoff against the 9th placed team in the Super League, the winner playing in the higher division next season. Alongside the Swiss teams, FC Vaduz from Liechtenstein also play in the Challenge League.

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History

Participating Clubs 2007-08

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History

Year	1st Position	2nd Position	Playoff result	17th Position	18th Position
2004	FC Schaffhausen	FC Vaduz	Neuchâtel Xamax 2:0 FC VaduzFC Vaduz 2:1 Neuchâtel Xamax'Neuchâtel Xamax' won 3:2 on aggregate	SR Delémont1
2005	Yverdon-Sport FC	FC Vaduz	FC Schaffhausen 1:1 FC VaduzFC Vaduz 0:1 FC Schaffhausen'FC Schaffhausen' won 2:1 on aggregate	FC Baden2	FC Bulle
2006	FC Luzern	FC Sion	FC Sion 0:0 Neuchâtel XamaxNeuchâtel Xamax 0:3 FC Sion'FC Sion' won 3:0 on aggregate	FC Baden	FC Meyrin
2007	Neuchâtel Xamax	AC Bellinzona	AC Bellinzona 1:2 FC AarauFC Aarau 3:1 AC Bellinzona'FC Aarau' won 5:2 on aggregate	FC Baulmes	SC Young Fellows Juventus

1FC Sion were admitted to the league on October 29th,2003. Only one club to be relegated and two promoted to extend the league to 18 clubs in 2004/05.2FC Baden were not relegated due to Servette FC being demoted to 1. Liga because of financial difficulties.

Participating Clubs 2007-08

★ AC Bellinzona ★ SC Cham ★ FC La Chaux-de-Fonds ★ FC Chiasso ★ FC Concordia Basel ★ SR Delémont ★ FC Gossau ★ SC Kriens ★ FC Lausanne-Sport

★ FC Locarno ★ AC Lugano ★ FC Schaffhausen ★ Servette FC ★ FC Vaduz ★ FC Wil ★ FC Winterthur ★ FC Wohlen ★ Yverdon-Sport FC

See also

★ Sports league attendances