Challenge League 2012/13

Challenge League 2012/13
master	FC Aarau
Climbers	FC Aarau
Relegated	AC Bellinzona (forced relegation)
Teams	10
Games	180
Gates	523  (ø 2.91 per game)
spectator	261 649  (ø 1454 per game)
Top scorer	Armando Sadiku ( FC Lugano ) (20)
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↑ Super League 2012/13 1st league promotion 2012/13 ↓

The 2012/13 Challenge League was the 116th season of the second highest Swiss division in men's football. After the reduction, ten teams took part in the Challenge League, all of which had already played in the Challenge League in the previous season, as there were no promoted teams due to the reduction and no relegated team due to the bankruptcy of Neuchâtel Xamax in the previous season. The FC Aarau won the championship with a big lead and increased end season in the Super League. The table runner-up AC Bellinzona did not receive a game license for the Challenge League at the end of the season and had to relegate to the 1st league promotion instead of FC Locarno .

mode

AC Bellinzona FC Lugano FC Vaduz FC Wil 1900 FC Chiasso FC Biel-Bienne FC Wohlen FC Aarau FC Winterthur FC Locarno

Venues

The Challenge League was reduced from 16 to 10 teams this season.

As in the Super League, the ten clubs each competed four times against each opponent, twice at home and twice away. In total, each team played 36 games.

The first placed rose to the Super League at the end of the season, the last placed into the 1st division promotion.

statistics

table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	FC Aarau	36	24	6th	6th	076:410	+35	78
2.	AC Bellinzona 1	36	21st	8th	7th	062:370	+25	64
3.	FC Winterthur	36	19th	5	12	061:430	+18	62
4th	FC Wil 1900	36	15th	6th	15th	059:650	−6	51
5.	FC Biel-Bienne	36	13	8th	15th	059:590	± 0	47
6th	FC Chiasso	36	13	8th	15th	042:510	−9	47
7th	FC Lugano	36	11	11	14th	052:500	+2	44
8th.	FC Wohlen	36	9	12	15th	039:580	−19	39
9.	FC Vaduz	36	10	7th	19th	041:520	−11	37
10.	FC Locarno 2	36	5	9	22nd	032:680	−36	24

¹The AC Bellinzona were deducted seven points due to financial irregularities. In addition, the Swiss Football League refused the club the license for the Challenge League on June 3, so that AC Bellinzona is determined to be relegated.

²The FC Locarno remains instead of the AC Bellinzona in the Challenge League.

Legend
	Promotion to the Super League
	Relegation to the 1st division promotion
(A)	Relegated in the 2011/12 season
(N)	Newcomers of the 2011/12 season

Season course

League leader

Color legend

FC Winterthur FC Lugano FC Aarau

Bottom of the table

Color legend

FC Wil 1900 FC Locarno

Crosstab

The crosstab shows the results of all games this season. The home team is listed in the middle column and the visiting team in the top row.

First round (rounds 1–18)										2012/13	Second half of the season (rounds 19-36)
										society
	0: 1	4: 1	0-0	1: 1	3: 1	4: 2	3: 1	5: 3	2: 1	FC Aarau		0: 1	6-0	1-0	3-0	3: 2	2: 1	3: 1	3: 3	1-0
1: 2		3: 2	1-0	2: 1	3: 1	2: 3	1: 5	1-0	1-0	AC Bellinzona	2: 2		2-0	1: 3	0-0	0-0	8-0	3: 1	2: 2	0-0
5: 1	1: 2		3: 1	1: 1	1: 1	1: 2	3: 2	2-0	4: 2	FC Biel-Bienne	0: 2	0: 1		5: 2	4-0	0: 1	1: 2	2: 4	7-0	2: 1
0: 1	3: 2	1: 1		1-0	2: 1	2: 3	0: 1	1: 3	0: 1	FC Chiasso	2: 1	1: 1	2-0		3: 1	0: 2	2: 2	0: 1	0: 3	2: 1
0: 1	0: 2	2: 2	1: 3		0: 3	0: 3	0: 5	1-0	0: 1	FC Locarno	0: 3	2: 6	0: 1	1: 2		3-0 F	2: 3	2: 1	1: 2	0: 1
3: 3	0: 1	4-0	0-0	0-0		3: 1	1: 2	4: 1	3: 1	FC Lugano	2: 1	4: 3	1: 2	2-0	1: 1		2: 3	0: 2	2-0	3: 3
0: 3	0: 1	2-0	4: 1	3: 1	1: 1		4-0	0: 3 F	3: 1	FC Wil	0: 1	2: 3	0: 1	0: 1	2: 2	1: 1		1-0	1: 2	2: 3
0-0	1-0	4: 1	1: 1	2: 1	3: 1	2: 3		0: 1	2-0	FC Winterthur	1-0	0: 2	2: 2	3: 1	2: 3	2: 1	3-0		1-0	2-0
0: 1	0-0	0-0	0: 1	0-0	1: 1	3: 3	1: 1		1-0	FC Wohlen	1: 3	0: 1	1-0	2: 2	2: 2	1: 1	0-0	0: 2		1: 3
5: 3	0-0	2: 2	0-0	2-0	1-0	1: 2	1-0	5-0		FC Vaduz	1: 3	1: 2	0-0	1: 2	0: 3	0: 1	0: 2	1: 1	1: 2

List of goalscorers

Pl.	Surname	team	Gates
1.	Armando Sadiku	FC Lugano	20th
2.	Davide Callà	FC Aarau	19th
3.	Luis Pimenta	FC Chiasso	14th
4th	Patrick Bengondo	FC Winterthur	12
	Kristian Kuzmanović	FC Winterthur	12
6th	Sven Lüscher	FC Winterthur	11
	Giuseppe Morello	FC Biel-Bienne	11
	Charles Doudin	FC Biel-Bienne	11
	Drilon Pacarizi	FC Locarno	9
10.	Matar Coly	FC Biel-Bienne	9
	Landry Mouangue	FC Wil 1900	9
	Stefano Milani	FC Wohlen	9
Final score

Venues, venues and spectators

city	Residents	society	Stadion	capacity	total	cut	± to 2011/12
Aarau	019 6520	FC Aarau	Brügglifeld	09 249	49 850	2,932	- 08.17%
Bellinzona	017 3230	AC Bellinzona	Stadio Comunale	10,000	35 470	1 971	- 20.40%
Biel / Bienne	050 4550	FC Biel-Bienne	Stade de la Maladière ¹	12 500	09 261	0 545	- 49.26%
Chiasso	007 7630	FC Chiasso	Stadio Comunale	11 168	14 351	0 797	- 22.92%
Locarno	015 1850	FC Locarno	Stadio Lido	11,000	11 360	0 668	- 38.32%
Lugano	055 0600	FC Lugano	Cornaredo Stadium	15,000	29 735	1 749	- 03.32%
Vaduz	005 2040	FC Vaduz	Rheinpark Stadium	07 838	17 874	1 051	- 15.58%
Wil SG	017 7340	FC Wil	AFG Arena ¹	19 694	16 310	0 906	- 34.25%
Winterthur	101 2030	FC Winterthur	Schützenwiese stadium	08 550	43,000	2,389	+ 06.99%
Well	014 4830	FC Wohlen	Niedermatten Stadium	05 315	24 770	1 376	- 02.20%
Final score

¹ Stadion Gurzelen was not granted a license; Bergholz Stadium is being rebuilt

Individual evidence

1. ↑ List of goalscorers sfl.ch
2. ↑ Audience numbers Challenge League sfl.ch