List of Swiss football transfers winter 2015–16

This is a list of Swiss football transfers winter 2015–16, only the Swiss Super League and the Swiss Challenge League are included

Swiss Super League

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Basel

In:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
9	FW	SVN	Andraž Šporar (from Olimpija)^[1]
15	MF	SWE	Alexander Fransson (from Norrköping)^[2]
24	MF	SUI	Renato Steffen (from Young Boys)^[3]

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
11	MF	ALB	Shkëlzen Gashi (to Colorado Rapids)^[4]
14	FW	JPN	Yoichiro Kakitani (to Cerezo Osaka)^[5]
15	DF	BUL	Ivan Ivanov (released)^[6]
20	MF	SRB	Veljko Simić (on loan to Schaffhausen)^[7]
22	MF	SRB	Zdravko Kuzmanović (on loan to Udinese)^[8]
23	GK	SUI	Mirko Salvi (on loan to Lugano)^[9]
33	MF	EGY	Mohamed Elneny (to Arsenal)^[10]
35	FW	PRK	Pak Kwang-ryong (to Lausanne)^[11]
38	FW	ALB	Albian Ajeti (to FC Augsburg)^[12]

Grasshopper

In:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	DF	SUI	Philippe Senderos (free agent)^[13]
17	MF	BUL	Georgi Milanov (on loan from CSKA Moscow)^[14]
19	FW	SUI	Haris Tabakovic (from Young Boys)^[15]
30	FW	SUI	Shani Tarashaj (on loan from Everton)^[16]

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	FRA	Yoric Ravet (to Young Boys)^[15]
30	FW	SUI	Shani Tarashaj (to Everton)^[16]
33	GK	SEN	Timothy Dieng (to MSV Duisburg)^[17]

Lugano

In:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
7	DF	MKD	Ezgjan Alioski (on loan from Schaffhausen)^[18]
11	FW	SUI	Karim Rossi (from Spezia)^[19]
23	GK	SUI	Mirko Salvi (on loan from Basel)^[9]

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
7	FW	SUI	Patrick Rossini (on loan to Aarau)^[20]
30	GK	ITA	Francesco Russo (on loan to Aarau)^[20]
31	DF	KOS	Denis Markaj (loan return to Aarau)^[21]
36	MF	ITA	Alessandro Mastalli (loan return to Milan)^[22]

Luzern

In:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	SUI	Christian Schneuwly (from Zürich)^[23]
77	MF	GER	Markus Neumayr (from Vaduz)^[24]

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	PAR	Dario Lezcano (to FC Ingolstadt 04)^[25]
26	MF	SUI	Remo Freuler (to Atalanta)^[26]

Sion

In:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	GK	RUS	Anton Mitryushkin (from Spartak Moscow)^[27]
45	FW	SVK	Lukáš Čmelík (on loan from MŠK Žilina)^[28]

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
6	MF	CIV	Xavier Kouassi (to New England Revolution)^[29]

St. Gallen

In:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
28	MF	GER	Gianluca Gaudino (on loan from Bayern Munich)^[30]
29	DF	FRA	Florent Hanin (free agent)^[31]

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
5	MF	BRA	Everton Luiz (to Partizan)^[32]
31	MF	SRB	Dejan Janjatović (to Vaduz)^[33]

Thun

In:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Vaduz

In:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	FW	ALB	Armando Sadiku (on loan from Zürich)^[34]
37	MF	SRB	Dejan Janjatović (from St. Gallen)^[33]

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	MF	SUI	Ramon Cecchini (on loan to Winterthur)^[35]
23	MF	GER	Markus Neumayr (to Luzern)^[24]

Young Boys

In:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
10	MF	FRA	Yoric Ravet (from Grasshopper)^[15]
17	DF	SUI	Benjamin Kololli (on loan from Biel-Bienne)^[36]
44	FW	AUT	Philipp Zulechner (on loan from SC Freiburg)^[37]

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	VEN	David González (to Huesca)^[38]
11	MF	SUI	Renato Steffen (to Basel)^[3]
31	FW	SUI	Haris Tabakovic (to Grasshopper)^[15]
77	FW	GHA	Samuel Afum (on loan to Neuchâtel Xamax)^[39]

Zürich

In:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
5	DF	ARG	Leonardo Sánchez (from Unión)^[40]
72	FW	RUS	Aleksandr Kerzhakov (on loan from Zenit)^{[citation needed]}

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
5	DF	ALB	Berat Djimsiti (to Atalanta)^[41]
7	FW	SUI	Mario Gavranović (to Rijeka)^[42]
8	MF	SUI	Christian Schneuwly (to Luzern)^[23]
11	FW	ALB	Armando Sadiku (on loan to Vaduz)^[34]

Swiss Challenge League

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Aarau

In:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
11	FW	SUI	Zoran Josipovic (on loan from Juventus)^[43]
47	FW	SUI	Patrick Rossini (on loan from Lugano)^[20]
81	GK	ITA	Francesco Russo (on loan from Lugano)^[20]
—	DF	KOS	Denis Markaj (loan return from Lugano)^[21]

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Biel-Bienne

In:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	DF	SUI	Benjamin Kololli (on loan to Young Boys)^[36]

Chiasso

In:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
92	FW	USA	Giuseppe Gentile (to Fort Lauderdale Strikers)^[44]

Lausanne-Sport

In:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	PRK	Pak Kwang-ryong (from Basel)^[11]
—	FW	URU	Kevin Méndez (on loan from Roma)^[45]

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Le Mont

In:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Neuchâtel Xamax

In:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	GHA	Samuel Afum (on loan from Young Boys)^[39]

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Schaffhausen

In:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	SRB	Veljko Simić (on loan from Basel)^[7]

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	MKD	Ezgjan Alioski (on loan to Lugano)^[18]

Wil

In:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Winterthur

In:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SUI	Ramon Cecchini (on loan from Vaudz)^[35]

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Wohlen

In:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

References

^ "FCB verpflichtet den Slowenen Andraz Sporar". www.fcb.ch (in German). FC Basel. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Alexander Fransson wechselt zum FC Basel 1893". www.fcb.ch (in German). FC Basel. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
^ ^a ^b "RENATO STEFFEN WECHSELT ZUM FCB". www.fcb.ch (in German). FC Basel. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
^ "Colorado Rapids sign Albanian international Shkëlzen Gashi from Swiss club FC Basel". www.mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
^ "YOICHIRO KAKITANI KEHRT ZURÜCK NACH JAPAN". www.fcb.ch (in German). FC Basel. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
^ "FCB und Ivanov lösen Vertrag vorzeitig auf". www.fcb.ch (in German). FC Basel. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
^ ^a ^b "SIMIC LEIHWEISE ZUM FC SCHAFFHAUSEN". www.fcb.ch (in German). FC Basel. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
^ "Zdravko Kuzmanovic leihweise zu Udinese Calcio". www.fcb.ch (in German). FC Basel. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b "MIRKO SALVI LEIHWEISE ZUM FC LUGANO". www.fcb.ch (in German). FC Basel. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
^ "Mohamed Elneny: Arsenal confirm signing from Basel". www.bbc.com/sport/. BBC Sport. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Pak wechselt zum FC Lausanne-Sport". www.fcbiel-bienne.ch (in German). FC Biel-Bienne. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
^ "FCA nimmt Albian Ajeti unter Vertrag" [FCA signs Albian Ajeti]. www.fcaugsburg.de (in German). FC Augsburg. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
^ "Philippe Senderos signs for Swiss club Grasshoppers". www.espnfc.us. ESPN. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
^ "GC VERPFLICHTET GEORGI MILANOV". www.gcz.ch (in German). Grasshopper Club Zürich. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Ravet zu YB, Tabakovic zu GC". www.bscyb.ch (in German). BSC Young Boys. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Shani Tarashaj: Everton sign Switzerland Under-21 striker". www.bbc.com/sport/. BBC Sport. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
^ "MSV verpflichtet Baris Özbek und Torhüter Seny Timothy Dieng" [MSV signs Baris Özbek und goalkeeper Seny Timothy Dieng]. www.msv-duisburg.de (in German). MSV Duisburg. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Alioski in prestito al Lugano". www.fclugano.com (in German). FC Lugano. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
^ "Karim Rossi al Lugano". www.fclugano.com (in German). FC Lugano. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Rossini e Russo in prestito all'Aarau". www.fclugano.com (in German). FC Lugano. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Markaj verso Le Mont". www.fclugano.com (in German). FC Lugano. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
^ "Il ritorno di Malvino". www.fclugano.com (in German). FC Lugano. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Nun ist alles unterschrieben: Christian Schneuwly wechselt zum FC Luzern". www.fcz.ch (in German). FC Zürich. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Neumayr zum FC Luzern". www.fcvaduz.li (in German). FC Vaduz. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
^ "Tinte Trocken: Lezcano zu den Schanzern" [Ink Dry: Lezcano to Schanzern]. www.fcingolstadt.de (in German). FC Ingolstadt 04. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
^ "LO SVIZZERO REMO FREULER ALL'ATALANTA". www.atalanta.it (in Italian). Atalanta B.C. 19 January 2016. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
^ "LE FC SION OFFICIALISE L'ARRIVÉE DE GEKAS ET DE MITRYUSHKIN". www.fc-sion.ch (in French). FC Sion. 1 February 2016. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
^ Article title^[usurped] LE FC SION ANNONCE L’ARRIVÉE DU JEUNE LUKÁŠ ČMELÍK
^ "New England Revolution sign midfielder Xavier Kouassi from FC Sion to Designated Player contract". www.mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
^ "Gaudino auf Leihbasis in die Schweiz" [Gaudino on loan to Switzerland]. www.fcbayern.de (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
^ "Bonjour Hanin - adeus Everton!". www.tagblatt.ch (in German). Tagblatt. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
^ "Brazilski vezista Everton Luiz potpisao za Partizan!". www.sr.partizan.rs (in Serbian). FK Partizan. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Janjatovic zum FC Vaduz". www.fcvaduz.li (in German). FC Vaduz. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Armando Sadiku leihweise zum FC Vaduz". www.fcz.ch (in German). FC Zürich. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Cecchini nach Winterthur". www.fcvaduz.li (in German). FC Vaduz. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Benjamin Kololli wechselt von Biel zu YB". www.bscyb.ch (in German). BSC Young Boys. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
^ "Philipp Zulechner zu YB" [Philipp Zulechner joins YB]. www.bscyb.ch (in German). BSC Young Boys Bern. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
^ "Alexander Gonzalez per sofort zu SD Huesca". www.bscyb.ch (in German). BSC Young Boys. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Samuel Afum wechselt zu Xamax". www.bscyb.ch (in German). BSC Young Boys. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
^ "FC Zurich Sign Argentine Center Back". www.fcz.ch/en/. FC Zürich. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
^ "Official: Atalanta sign Djimsiti". www.football-italia.net. Football Italia. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
^ "Mario Gavranovic wechselt zum kroatischen Club HNK Rijeka". www.fcz.ch (in German). FC Zürich. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
^ "Josipovic wechselt leihweise zu Aarau". www.fcaarau.ch (in German). FC Aarau. 12 January 2016. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
^ "STRIKERS INK QUARTET OF EXPERIENCED NASL PLAYERS". www.strikers.com. Fort Lauderdale Strikers. 29 December 2015. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
^ "Le altre operazioni di mercato dell'AS Roma". www.asroma.com (in Italian). A.S. Roma. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.

[1] "FCB verpflichtet den Slowenen Andraz Sporar". www.fcb.ch (in German). FC Basel. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "Alexander Fransson wechselt zum FC Basel 1893". www.fcb.ch (in German). FC Basel. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.

[Steffen-3] "RENATO STEFFEN WECHSELT ZUM FCB". www.fcb.ch (in German). FC Basel. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

[4] "Colorado Rapids sign Albanian international Shkëlzen Gashi from Swiss club FC Basel". www.mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.

[5] "YOICHIRO KAKITANI KEHRT ZURÜCK NACH JAPAN". www.fcb.ch (in German). FC Basel. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

[6] "FCB und Ivanov lösen Vertrag vorzeitig auf". www.fcb.ch (in German). FC Basel. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.

[Simic-7] "SIMIC LEIHWEISE ZUM FC SCHAFFHAUSEN". www.fcb.ch (in German). FC Basel. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

[8] "Zdravko Kuzmanovic leihweise zu Udinese Calcio". www.fcb.ch (in German). FC Basel. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.

[Salvi-9] "MIRKO SALVI LEIHWEISE ZUM FC LUGANO". www.fcb.ch (in German). FC Basel. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

[10] "Mohamed Elneny: Arsenal confirm signing from Basel". www.bbc.com/sport/. BBC Sport. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

[Pak-11] "Pak wechselt zum FC Lausanne-Sport". www.fcbiel-bienne.ch (in German). FC Biel-Bienne. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.

[12] "FCA nimmt Albian Ajeti unter Vertrag" [FCA signs Albian Ajeti]. www.fcaugsburg.de (in German). FC Augsburg. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

[13] "Philippe Senderos signs for Swiss club Grasshoppers". www.espnfc.us. ESPN. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.

[14] "GC VERPFLICHTET GEORGI MILANOV". www.gcz.ch (in German). Grasshopper Club Zürich. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.

[Ravet-15] "Ravet zu YB, Tabakovic zu GC". www.bscyb.ch (in German). BSC Young Boys. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.

[Tarashaj-16] "Shani Tarashaj: Everton sign Switzerland Under-21 striker". www.bbc.com/sport/. BBC Sport. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.

[17] "MSV verpflichtet Baris Özbek und Torhüter Seny Timothy Dieng" [MSV signs Baris Özbek und goalkeeper Seny Timothy Dieng]. www.msv-duisburg.de (in German). MSV Duisburg. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.

[Alioski-18] "Alioski in prestito al Lugano". www.fclugano.com (in German). FC Lugano. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.

[19] "Karim Rossi al Lugano". www.fclugano.com (in German). FC Lugano. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.

[Aarau-20] "Rossini e Russo in prestito all'Aarau". www.fclugano.com (in German). FC Lugano. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.

[Denis-21] "Markaj verso Le Mont". www.fclugano.com (in German). FC Lugano. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.

[22] "Il ritorno di Malvino". www.fclugano.com (in German). FC Lugano. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

[Luzern-23] "Nun ist alles unterschrieben: Christian Schneuwly wechselt zum FC Luzern". www.fcz.ch (in German). FC Zürich. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.

[Neumayr-24] "Neumayr zum FC Luzern". www.fcvaduz.li (in German). FC Vaduz. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.

[25] "Tinte Trocken: Lezcano zu den Schanzern" [Ink Dry: Lezcano to Schanzern]. www.fcingolstadt.de (in German). FC Ingolstadt 04. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.

[26] "LO SVIZZERO REMO FREULER ALL'ATALANTA". www.atalanta.it (in Italian). Atalanta B.C. 19 January 2016. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

[27] "LE FC SION OFFICIALISE L'ARRIVÉE DE GEKAS ET DE MITRYUSHKIN". www.fc-sion.ch (in French). FC Sion. 1 February 2016. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2016.

[28] Article title^[usurped] LE FC SION ANNONCE L’ARRIVÉE DU JEUNE LUKÁŠ ČMELÍK

[29] "New England Revolution sign midfielder Xavier Kouassi from FC Sion to Designated Player contract". www.mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.

[30] "Gaudino auf Leihbasis in die Schweiz" [Gaudino on loan to Switzerland]. www.fcbayern.de (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.

[31] "Bonjour Hanin - adeus Everton!". www.tagblatt.ch (in German). Tagblatt. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

[32] "Brazilski vezista Everton Luiz potpisao za Partizan!". www.sr.partizan.rs (in Serbian). FK Partizan. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.

[Dejan-33] "Janjatovic zum FC Vaduz". www.fcvaduz.li (in German). FC Vaduz. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.

[Sadiku-34] "Armando Sadiku leihweise zum FC Vaduz". www.fcz.ch (in German). FC Zürich. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.

[Cecchini-35] "Cecchini nach Winterthur". www.fcvaduz.li (in German). FC Vaduz. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.

[Kololli-36] "Benjamin Kololli wechselt von Biel zu YB". www.bscyb.ch (in German). BSC Young Boys. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.

[37] "Philipp Zulechner zu YB" [Philipp Zulechner joins YB]. www.bscyb.ch (in German). BSC Young Boys Bern. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.

[38] "Alexander Gonzalez per sofort zu SD Huesca". www.bscyb.ch (in German). BSC Young Boys. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.

[Afum-39] "Samuel Afum wechselt zu Xamax". www.bscyb.ch (in German). BSC Young Boys. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.

[40] "FC Zurich Sign Argentine Center Back". www.fcz.ch/en/. FC Zürich. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.

[41] "Official: Atalanta sign Djimsiti". www.football-italia.net. Football Italia. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

[42] "Mario Gavranovic wechselt zum kroatischen Club HNK Rijeka". www.fcz.ch (in German). FC Zürich. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.

[43] "Josipovic wechselt leihweise zu Aarau". www.fcaarau.ch (in German). FC Aarau. 12 January 2016. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

[44] "STRIKERS INK QUARTET OF EXPERIENCED NASL PLAYERS". www.strikers.com. Fort Lauderdale Strikers. 29 December 2015. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

[45] "Le altre operazioni di mercato dell'AS Roma". www.asroma.com (in Italian). A.S. Roma. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.

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