Promotion League

Promotion League
Full name	Cerutti il ​​Caffè Promotion League
abbreviation	PL
Association	Swiss Football Association
First edition	2012
hierarchy	3rd league
Teams	16
master	SC Kriens
Current season	2020/21
Website	www.el-pl.ch
^ Challenge League ↓ 1st division

The Promotion League has been the third division in Swiss football since the 2012/13 season . The introduction of the league was decided by the Swiss Football Association on November 12, 2010 as part of the reform of the Challenge League , which was confirmed on May 21, 2011. Until it was renamed in summer 2014, it was initially called the 1st division promotion .

history

founding

The new league was formed from 16 teams. Five clubs from the Challenge League of the 2011/12 season were relegated. In addition, there were the seven best teams from the 1st League Classic and the four best U21 teams from the 1st League. These 16 clubs carried out the first season. The first champion of the 1st league promotion was FC Schaffhausen on May 25, 2013 , which was promoted to the Challenge League.

Future development

In June 2014 it was decided to work out changes to the regulations that would mean an increase in the Promotion League from 16 to 18 teams today. However, the changes were discarded in November 2014 at the general assembly of the 1st division.

Teams

FC Basel II FC La-Chaux-de-Fonds Nyonnais Stadium FC Breitenrain FC Zurich II FC Sion II FC Köniz FC Münsingen SC Cham SC Brühl YF Juventus FC Bavois Yverdon sport Lausanne-Ouchy stadium AC Bellinzona

Qualifying teams' venues

In the 2018/19 season the following 16 clubs form the Promotion League:

	team	Trainer	Stadion	capacity	Placement season 2017/18
	FC Wohlen	Ranko Jakovljevic	Niedermatten Stadium	03,734	12. Challenge League , relegated
	Nyonnais Stadium	Oscar Londono	Center sportif de Colovray	07'200	2.
	Yverdon-Sport FC	Anthony Braizat	Stade Municipal	06,600	3.
	FC Basel II	Arjan Peco	Rankhof stadium	07,600	4th
	FC Zurich II	Marinko Jurendic	Heerenschürli sports field	01,120	5.
	FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy	Andrea Binotto	Center sportif de Vidy	03,200	6th
	FC Köniz	Bernard Powder	Liebefeld-Hessgut sports field	02,000	7th
	SC Brühl St. Gallen	Uwe Wegmann	Paul Grüninger Stadium	04,200	8th.
	FC Breitenrain Bern	Gian-Luca Privitelli	Hospital field	01,450	9.
	FC Sion II	Alessandro Recenti	div. u. a. Tourbillon Stadium	15,500	10.
	SC Cham	Jörg Portmann	Eizmoss	01,800	11.
	SC YF Juventus Zurich	Salve Andracchio	Sports facility Juchhof 1	01,000	12.
	FC Bavois	Bekim Uka	Terrains Communaux	00659	13.
	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds	Christophe Caschili	Stade de la Charriere	12,700	15th
	AC Bellinzona	Luigi Tirapelle	Stadio Comunale	05,500	Winner of the promotion round / champions 1st division
	FC Münsingen	Kurt Feuz	Sandreutenen sports complex	01,400	Winner of the first division promotion round

mode

The first place in the Promotion League is promoted to the Challenge League . Two clubs enter the first division , which forms the fourth level. The 16 clubs play a round-trip round, so a total of 30 games.

Season overview

year	Climbers	1. Relegated	2. Relegated
2012/13	FC Schaffhausen	Yverdon-Sport FC	FC Friborg
2013/14	FC Le Mont-sur-Lausanne	AC Bellinzona (bankruptcy)	SC Kriens
2014/15	Neuchâtel Xamax	SR Delémont	FC Locarno
2015/16	Servette FC Genève	Étoile Carouge FC	FC St. Gallen II
2016/17	FC Rapperswil-Jona	FC Tuggen	no 2nd relegation
2017/18	SC Kriens	BSC Old Boys Basel (voluntary relegation)	FC United Zurich
2018/19	FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy	FC Wohlen	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
2019/20	none	none	none

swell

1. ^ Swiss Football League: "Challenge League will be reduced" , media release of May 21, 2011
2. ↑ Swiss Football League: “Challenge League is being slimmed down” , 20min.ch of May 21, 2011
3. ↑ FC Schaffhausen back in the Challenge League. Tages-Anzeiger , May 25, 2013, accessed May 25, 2013 . 
4. ↑ First league clubs instruct their committee to change the regulations