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2008–09 Swiss Super League

Swiss Super League
Season 2008–09
Champions FC Zürich
12th title
Relegated FC Vaduz
UEFA Champions League FC Zürich
UEFA Europa League FC Basel
BSC Young Boys
FC Sion (via domestic cup)
Goals scored 525 (after 35 matchdays)
Average goals/game 3
Top goalscorer Seydou Doumbia (20)
Biggest home win Young Boys 6–0 Vaduz
Biggest away win Vaduz 1–7 Zürich
Highest scoring Bellinzona 6–2 Grasshopper
Vaduz 3–5 Zürich
Vaduz 1–7 Zürich

Swiss Super League 2008–09 is the 112th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. The competition is officially named AXPO Super League due to sponsoring purposes. It began on 18 July 2008 with a match between Young Boys Bern and reigning champions FC Basel, which the latter won by 2–1. The last matches were played in May 2009.

FC Thun were relegated after finishing in 10th and last place in Swiss Super League 2007-08. They were replaced by Challenge League 2007–08 champions FC Vaduz, who are the first team from Liechtenstein participating in Switzerland's top football league.

9th placed FC St. Gallen and Challenge League runners-up AC Bellinzona competed in a two-legged relegation play-off after the end of last season. Bellinzona won 5–2 on aggregate and thus earned promotion, while St. Gallen were relegated.

Source: axposuperleague.ch (German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Sion won the Swiss Cup 2008–09 and thereby qualified for the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League.
2Being a Liechtenstein club, Vaduz are not eligible for qualification to European competitions via the Swiss league system. They did, however, qualify for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League by winning their domestic Liechtenstein Cup 2008–09.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.


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