Challenge League 2011/12
| Challenge League 2011/12 | |
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| master | FC St. Gallen |
| Climbers | FC St. Gallen |
| Relegation ↑ |
FC Aarau (3-0 and 1-0 against FC Sion ) |
| Relegated |
Stade Nyonnais Étoile Carouge FC SR Delémont SC Kriens SC Brühl St. Gallen |
| Teams | 16 |
| Top scorer |
 Armando Sadiku ( FC Locarno ) (19) |
| ← Challenge League 2010/11 | |
| ↑ Super League 2011/12 | |
The 2011/12 Challenge League was the 115th season of the second-highest Swiss division in men's football. It started on July 22, 2011 and ended on May 23, 2012.
16 teams took part in the Challenge League, two teams each met twice. In the transition phase to the 2012/13 season, when only ten clubs were admitted to the Challenge League, five teams relegated to the newly created league 1. League Promotion .
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Venues |
| rank | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Pt. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC St. Gallen (A) | 30th | 19th | 7th | 4th | 67:31 | +36 | 64 |
| 2. | FC Aarau | 30th | 18th | 5 | 7th | 64:34 | +30 | 59 |
| 3. | AC Bellinzona (A) | 30th | 18th | 5 | 7th | 49:21 | +28 | 59 |
| 4th | FC Winterthur | 30th | 15th | 8th | 7th | 44:29 | +15 | 53 |
| 5. | FC Lugano | 30th | 14th | 7th | 9 | 44:38 | + 6 | 49 |
| 6th | FC Wil 1900 | 30th | 12 | 10 | 8th | 59:41 | +18 | 46 |
| 7th | FC Chiasso | 30th | 11 | 12 | 7th | 34:23 | +11 | 45 |
| 8th. |
 FC Vaduz
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30th | 13 | 6th | 11 | 54:45 | + 9 | 45 |
| 9. | FC Locarno | 30th | 12 | 9 | 9 | 47:44 | + 3 | 45 |
| 10. | FC Biel-Bienne | 30th | 12 | 7th | 11 | 55:54 | + 1 | 43 |
| 11. | FC Wohlen | 30th | 9 | 9 | 12 | 39:44 | - 5th | 36 |
| 12. | Nyonnais Stadium | 30th | 8th | 10 | 12 | 41:49 | - 8 | 34 |
| 13. | Étoile Carouge FC (N) | 30th | 8th | 6th | 16 | 25:56 | −31 | 30th |
| 14th | SR Delémont | 30th | 4th | 8th | 18th | 24:60 | −36 | 20th |
| 15th | SC Kriens | 30th | 4th | 5 | 21st | 37:66 | −29 | 17th |
| 16. | SC Brühl St. Gallen (N) | 30th | 4th | 4th | 22nd | 30:79 | −48 | 16 |
| Source: | ||||||||
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Promotion to the Axpo Super League | |
| Barrage games against the ninth of the Axpo Super League | |
| Relegation to the first division promotion | |
| (A) | Relegated last season |
| (N) | Newcomers last season |
List of goalscorers
If the number of hits is the same, the players are sorted alphabetically.
| Pl. | Surname | team | Gates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Armando Sadiku
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FC Locarno | 19th |
| 2. |
 Shkelzen Gashi
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FC Aarau | 17th |
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Moreno Merenda
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FC Vaduz | ||
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Igor Tadić
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SC Kriens | ||
| 5. |
 Adis Jahović
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FC Wil | 16 |
| 6th |
 Ezequiel Scarione
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FC St. Gallen | 15th |
| 7th |
Alessandro Ciarrocchi
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AC Bellinzona | 14th |
 Gaspar
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FC Chiasso | ||
 Giuseppe Morello
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FC Biel-Bienne | ||
| 10. |
 Džengis Čavušević
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FC Wil | 13 |
| Final score | |||
Venues, venues and spectators
source
| city | Residents | society | Stadion | capacity | total | cut | ± to 2010/11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aarau | 19 652 | FC Aarau | Brügglifeld | 9 249 | 47 900 | 3 193 | + 13.50% |
| Bellinzona | 17 323 | AC Bellinzona | Stadio Comunale | 10,000 | 34 670 | 2,476 | −26.02% |
| Biel / Bienne | 50 455 | FC Biel-Bienne | Gurzelen Stadium | 10,000 | 16 120 | 1 074 | +21.76% |
| Carouge | 20 116 | Étoile Carouge FC | Stade de la Fontenette | 7 200 | 7 900 | 526 | (N) |
| Chiasso | 7 763 | FC Chiasso | Stadio Comunale | 11 168 | 15 511 | 1 034 | +21.79% |
| Delémont | 11 590 | SR Delémont | La Blancherie | 5,200 | 14 560 | 970 | −37.10% |
| Kriens | 26 211 | SC Kriens | Kleinfeld Stadium | 5 100 | 9 900 | 660 | +21.77% |
| Locarno | 15 185 | FC Locarno | Stadio Lido | 11,000 | 15 950 | 1 063 | +29.95% |
| Lugano | 55 060 | FC Lugano | Cornaredo Stadium | 15,000 | 27 136 | 1 809 | −26.76% |
| Nyon | 18 469 | Nyonnais Stadium | Center sportif de Colovray | 7 200 | 10 048 | 669 | −12.66% |
| St. Gallen | 72 642 | FC St. Gallen | AFG Arena | 19 694 | 160 670 | 10 711 | −16.06% |
| St. Gallen | 72 642 | SC Brühl St. Gallen | Paul Grüninger Stadium | 4,200 | 23 738 | 1 582 | (N) |
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Vaduz
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5 204 | FC Vaduz | Rheinpark Stadium | 7 838 | 18 686 | 1 245 | + 18.01% |
| Wil SG | 17 734 | FC Wil | Bergholz Stadium | 5,400 | 20 670 | 1 378 | + 44.90% |
| Winterthur | 101 203 | FC Winterthur | Schützenwiese stadium | 8 550 | 33 500 | 2 233 | + 12.44% |
| Well | 14 483 | FC Wohlen | Niedermatten Stadium | 5 315 | 21 110 | 1 407 | + 23.96% |
Barrage games
| date | total | First leg | Return leg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26./28. May 2012 | FC Sion | 3: 1 | FC Aarau | 3: 0 (0: 0) | 0: 1 (0: 0) |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Challenge League is reduced in size , www.tagesanzeiger.ch, accessed on May 26, 2011
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: Ranking list of the Challenge League on the Swiss Football League website
- ↑ List of goalscorers for the Challenge League on the Swiss Football League website
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