2015–16 in Swiss football

Football in SwitzerlandSeason| 2015–16

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Men's football
Super League| Basel
Challenge League| Lausanne
Promotion League| Servette
Swiss Cup| Zürich
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The following is a summary of the 2015–16 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

## Men's national team

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The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.

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### UEFA Euro 2016

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group A

Albania v  Switzerland 11 June 2016 (2016-06-11) |  Albania | 0 – 1|  Switzerland | Lens, France

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15:00 CEST | Cana 23'
Kaçe 63'
Kukeli 89'
Mavraj 90+2' | Summary | Schär 5' 13'
Behrami 67' | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 33,805
Referee:  Carlos Velasco Carballo

Romania v  Switzerland 15 June 2016 (2016-06-15) |  Romania | 1 – 1|  Switzerland | Paris, France

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18:00 CEST | Stancu 18' (pen.)
Prepeliță 22'
Chipciu 23'
Keșerü 37'
Grigore 76' | Summary | Xhaka 50'
Mehmedi 57'
Embolo 90+4' | Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 43,576
Referee:  Sergei Karasev

Switzerland v  France 19 June 2016 (2016-06-19) |  Switzerland | 0 – 0|  France | Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France

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21:00 CEST |  | Summary | Rami 25'
Koscielny 83' | Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 45,616
Referee:  Damir Skomina

Switzerland v  Poland 25 June 2016 Last 16|  Switzerland | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 5 p)|  Poland | Saint-Étienne, France

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15:00 CEST | Shaqiri 82' | Report | Błaszczykowski 39' | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 38,842
Referee:  Mark Clattenburg
| Penalties|
Lichsteiner
Xhaka
Shaqiri
Schär
Rodríguez |  |  Lewandowski
Milik
Glik
Błaszczykowski
Krychowiak

### UEFA Euro 2016 qualification

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group E

Switzerland v  Slovenia 5 September 2015 (2015-09-05) |  Switzerland | 3 – 2|  Slovenia | Basel, Switzerland

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20:45 CEST | Drmić 82', 90+5'
Stocker 84' | report |  45' Novaković
49' Cesar | Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 25'000
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

England v  Switzerland 8 September 2015 (2015-09-08) |  England | 2 – 0|  Switzerland | London, England

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20:45 CEST | Kane 67'
Rooney 84' (pen.) | report |  | Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 75'751
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Switzerland v  San Marino 9 October 2015 (2015-10-09) |  Switzerland | 7 – 0|  San Marino | St. Gallen, Switzerland

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20:45 CEST | Lang 16'
Inler 56' (pen.)
Mehmedi 66'
Djourou 72' (pen.)
Kasami 75'
Embolo 80'
Derdiyok 89' | report |  | Stadium: AFG Arena
Attendance: 16'200
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)

Estonia v  Switzerland 12 October 2015 (2015-10-12) |  Estonia | 0 – 1|  Switzerland | Tallinn, Estonia

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20:45 CEST |  | report |  90+4' (o.g.) Klavan | Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena
Attendance: 8'000
Referee: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)

### Friendly matches

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Slovakia v  Switzerland 13 November 2015 (2015-11-13) |  Slovakia | 3 – 2|  Switzerland | Trnava, Slovakia

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20:45 CET | Ďuriš 39', 48'
Mak 55' | report |  63' Derdiyok
67' Drmić | Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 17'582
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic)

Austria v  Switzerland 17 November 2015 (2015-11-17) |  Austria | 1 – 2|  Switzerland | Vienna, Austria

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20:45 CET | Alaba 14' | report |  10', 39' Seferovic | Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Attendance: 27'600
Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Germany)

Republic of Ireland v  Switzerland 25 March 2016 (2016-03-25) |  Republic of Ireland | 1 – 0|  Switzerland | Dublin, Ireland

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20:45 CET | Clark 2' | report |  | Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic)

Switzerland v  Bosnia and Herzegovina 29 March 2016 (2016-03-29) |  Switzerland | 0 – 2|  Bosnia and Herzegovina | Zürich, Switzerland

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20:30 CET |  | report |  14' Džeko
57' Pjanić | Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Sébastien Delferière (Belgium)

Switzerland v  Belgium 28 May 2016 (2016-05-28) |  Switzerland | 1 – 2|  Belgium | Lancy, Switzerland

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16:15 CET | Džemaili 32'
Seferovic 81' | report |  34' Lukaku
83' De Bruyne | Stadium: Stade de Genève
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy)

Switzerland v  Moldova 11 June 2016 (2016-06-11) |  Switzerland | 2 – 1|  Moldova | Lugano, Switzerland

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18:00 CET | Namașco 12' (o.g.)
Mehmedi 75' | report |  70' Gînsari | Stadium: Stadio Cornaredo
Attendance: 5,700
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)

## Women's national team

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The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.

Win Draw Loss

### UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying

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Main article: UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying Group 6

Italy v  Switzerland 24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) |  Italy | 0 – 3|  Switzerland | Cesena, Italy

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15:00 (CET) |  | report |  59', 62' Bachmann
87' Crnogorčević | Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi
Attendance: 2'500
Referee: Pernilla Larsson (Sweden)

Switzerland v  Georgia 27 October 2015 (2015-10-27) |  Switzerland | 4 – 0|  Georgia | Biel/Bienne, Switzerland

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18:30 (CET) | Skhirtladze 9' (o.g.)
Crnogorčević 34'
Dickenmann 50'
Humm 74' | report |  | Stadium: Tissot Arena
Attendance: 2'252
Referee: Sofia Karagiori (Cyprus)

Northern Ireland v  Switzerland 27 November 2015 (2015-11-27) |  Northern Ireland | 1 – 8|  Switzerland | Lurgan, Northern Ireland

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20:00 (CET) | Furness 37' | report |  14', 35' Humm
28' Kiwic
33' Moser
36' Ismaili
59' Crnogorčević
74' Deplazes
85' Dickenmann | Stadium: Mourneview Park
Attendance: 250
Referee: Zuzana Kováčová (Slovakia)

Switzerland v  Czech Republic 1 December 2015 (2015-12-01) |  Switzerland | 5 – 1|  Czech Republic | Neuchâtel, Switzerland

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19:00 (CET) | Bürki 23'
Humm 28'
Bachmann 33'
Crnogorčević 42'
Terchoun 84' | report | Svitková 73' | Stadium: Stade de la Maladière
Attendance: 2'008
Referee: Kateryna Zora (Ukraine)

Switzerland v  Italy 9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) |  Switzerland | 2 – 1|  Italy | Biel/Bienne, Switzerland

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17:30 | Bachmann 7'
Terchoun 36' | Report | Parisi 65' | Stadium: Tissot Arena
Attendance: 2,208
Referee: Morag Pirie (Scotland)

Czech Republic v  Switzerland 4 June 2016 (2016-06-04) |  Czech Republic | 5 – 0|  Switzerland | Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic

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17:00 |  | Report | Humm 4'
Moser 35', 90+3'
Crnogorčević 40', 66' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadion Střelnice
Attendance: 632
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)

### 2016 UEFA Women's Olympic qualifying tournament

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Main article: 2016 UEFA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Switzerland v  Netherlands 2 March 2016 (2016-03-02) |  Switzerland | 3 – 4|  Netherlands | The Hague, Netherlands

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| Humm 4'
Kiwic 74'
Bachmann 83' | Report | Melis 29' (pen.)
Miedema 56'
Van den Berg 61'
Van de Sanden 63' | Stadium: Kyocera Stadion
Attendance: 6,658
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

Sweden v  Switzerland 5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) |  Sweden | 1–0|  Switzerland | Rotterdam, Netherlands

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| Seger 44' | Report |  | Stadium: Stadion Woudestein
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)

Switzerland v  Norway 9 March 2016 (2016-03-09) |  Switzerland | 2–1|  Norway | Rotterdam, Netherlands

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19:30 | Mauron 32'
Kiwic 90+3' | Report | C. Hansen 10' | Stadium: Stadion Woudestein
Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania)

### Friendly matches

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Switzerland v  Denmark 22 September 2015 (2015-09-22) |  Switzerland | 4 – 1|  Denmark | Biel/Bienne, Switzerland

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18:30 (CET) | Crnogorčević 7', 82'
Sørensen 12' (o.g.)
Bachmann 34' | report |  50' Larsen | Stadium: Tissot Arena
Attendance: 687

## Domestic season

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### Super League

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Main article: 2015–16 Swiss Super League

Pos | Team

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1  | Basel (C) | 36  | 26  | 5  | 5  | 88  | 38  | +50  | 83  | Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2  | Young Boys | 36  | 20  | 9  | 7  | 78  | 47  | +31  | 69  | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3  | Luzern | 36  | 15  | 9  | 12  | 59  | 50  | +9  | 54  | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
4  | Grasshopper | 36  | 15  | 8  | 13  | 65  | 56  | +9  | 53  | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
5  | Sion | 36  | 14  | 8  | 14  | 52  | 49  | +3  | 50  |
6  | Thun | 36  | 10  | 11  | 15  | 45  | 54  | −9  | 41
7  | St. Gallen | 36  | 10  | 8  | 18  | 41  | 66  | −25  | 38
8  | Vaduz | 36  | 7  | 15  | 14  | 44  | 60  | −16  | 36  | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
9  | Lugano | 36  | 9  | 8  | 19  | 46  | 75  | −29  | 35  |
10  | Zürich (R) | 36  | 7  | 13  | 16  | 48  | 71  | −23  | 34  | Qualification for the Europa League group stage and relegation to Challenge League[b]

Source: Swiss Super League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points 5) Draw.[1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. ^ Vaduz qualified for the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Liechtenstein Cup.
2. ^ Zürich qualified for the UEFA Europa League group stage by winning the 2015–16 Swiss Cup.

### Challenge League

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Main article: 2015–16 Swiss Challenge League

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation

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1  | Lausanne-Sport (C, P) | 34  | 19  | 8  | 7  | 61  | 39  | +22  | 65  | Promotion to 2016–17 Swiss Super League
2  | Neuchâtel Xamax | 34  | 15  | 9  | 10  | 53  | 42  | +11  | 54  |
3  | Wil | 34  | 14  | 11  | 9  | 60  | 49  | +11  | 53
4  | Aarau | 34  | 12  | 14  | 8  | 44  | 39  | +5  | 50
5  | Schaffhausen | 34  | 14  | 5  | 15  | 43  | 45  | −2  | 47
6  | Winterthur | 34  | 12  | 7  | 15  | 40  | 49  | −9  | 43
7  | Chiasso | 34  | 7  | 16  | 11  | 39  | 44  | −5  | 37
8  | Wohlen | 34  | 9  | 9  | 16  | 35  | 52  | −17  | 36
9  | Le Mont | 34  | 7  | 11  | 16  | 36  | 50  | −14  | 32
10  | Biel-Bienne[a] (R) | 34  | 5  | 22  | 7  | 28  | 30  | −2  | 16  | Relegation to 2016–17 1. Liga Promotion

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) draw[6]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
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1. ^ FC Biel-Bienne were deducted one point for licence violation.[2] On 22 April Biel-Bienne were deducted four more points.[3] On 27 April licence committee of the Swiss Football League stripped Biel-Bienne of their league licence. Results of Biel-Bienne's second half of the season were converted to 0-0 draws that award no points.[4][5]

### Promotion League

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation

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1  | Servette FC (C, P) | 30  | 20  | 6  | 4  | 61  | 26  | +35  | 66  | Promotion to Challenge League
2  | SC Cham | 30  | 16  | 8  | 6  | 72  | 48  | +24  | 56  |
3  | SC Kriens | 30  | 17  | 3  | 10  | 47  | 36  | +11  | 54
4  | FC Basel II | 30  | 15  | 5  | 10  | 65  | 52  | +13  | 50
5  | BSC Old Boys Basel | 30  | 15  | 4  | 11  | 60  | 49  | +11  | 49
6  | FC Rapperswil-Jona | 30  | 12  | 10  | 8  | 41  | 33  | +8  | 46
7  | Stade Nyonnais | 30  | 11  | 6  | 13  | 46  | 45  | +1  | 39
8  | FC Breitenrain | 30  | 9  | 12  | 9  | 48  | 49  | −1  | 39
9  | SC Brühl | 30  | 10  | 8  | 12  | 52  | 52  | 0  | 38
10  | SC Young Fellows Juventus | 30  | 9  | 9  | 12  | 47  | 55  | −8  | 36
11  | FC Zürich II | 30  | 10  | 5  | 15  | 57  | 65  | −8  | 35
12  | FC Tuggen | 30  | 9  | 8  | 13  | 42  | 59  | −17  | 35
13  | FC Köniz | 30  | 8  | 10  | 12  | 49  | 52  | −3  | 34
14  | FC Sion II | 30  | 8  | 7  | 15  | 27  | 47  | −20  | 31
15  | FC St. Gallen II (R) | 30  | 8  | 6  | 16  | 40  | 51  | −11  | 30  | Relegation to 1\. Liga Classic
16  | Étoile Carouge (R) | 30  | 6  | 7  | 17  | 33  | 68  | −35  | 25

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

### Swiss Cup Final

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Main article: 2015–16 Swiss Cup

Lugano beat Luzern 2–1 in the first semi-final and Zürich beat Sion 3–0 in the other final. The winners of the semi-finals played against each other in the final. The match was played on 29 May 2016 the Letzigrund in Zürich.Fussball-Schweiz [7]

29 May 2016

16:15

FC Lugano| 0–1| FC Zürich

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| SFV summary |  40' Sarr

Letzigrund, Zürich

Attendance: 21,500

Referee: Alain Bieri[8]

## Swiss Clubs in Europe

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* Basel: Champions League third qualifying round
* Young Boys: Champions League third qualifying round
* Zürich: Europa League third qualifying round
* Thun: Europa League second qualifying round
* Sion: Europa League group stage
* Vaduz: Europa League first qualifying round

### Basel

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#### Champions League

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Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round

Lech Poznań v  Basel 29 July 2015 First leg|  Lech Poznań | 1 – 3|  Basel | INEA Stadion, Poznań

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20:45 | Thomalla 36'
Thomalla 49'
Kędziora 66'
Linetty 69'
Kádár 82' | FCB summary
UEFA summary |  34' Lang
77' Janko
90+2' Callà
90+3' T. Xhaka | Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Basel v  Lech Poznań 5 August 2015 Second leg|  Basel | 1 – 0
(4 – 1 agg.)|  Lech Poznań | St. Jakob-Park, Basel

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20:15 | Suchý 44'
Lang 55'
Callà 80'
Bjarnason 90+1' | FCB summary
UEFA summary |  44' Linetty
56' Kamiński
86' Douglas | Attendance: 18,196
Referee:  Ruddy Buquet

Basel won 4-1 on aggregate.

Play-off round

Basel v  Maccabi Tel Aviv 19 August 2015 First leg|  Basel | 2 – 2|  Maccabi Tel Aviv | St. Jakob-Park, Basel

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20:45 CET | Elneny 19'
Delgado 39' (pen.), 1:1'
Suchý 60'
Embolo 88' (2:1) | FCB summary
UEFA summary |  31' (0:1) Zahavi
70' Igiebor
77' Alberman
90+6' (2:2) Zahavi | Attendance: 15,620
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

Maccabi Tel Aviv v  Basel 25 August 2015 Second leg|  Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1 – 1
(a 3 – 3 agg.)|  Basel | Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv

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20:45 CET | Zahavi 24'
Rikan 62' | FCB summary
UEFA summary |  11' Zuffi
49' Safari
74' Zuffi
84' T. Xhaka
85' Suchý | Attendance: 13,350
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Maccabi Tel Aviv won on away goals rule.

#### Europa League

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Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group I

Fiorentina v  Basel 17 September 2015 Round 1|  Fiorentina | 1 – 2|  Basel | Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence

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21:05 | Kalinić 4' (1:0)
Roncaglia 35'
Rodríguez 65' | FCB summary
UEFA summary |  34' Xhaka
56' Suchý
71' (1:1) Bjarnason
79' (1:2) Elneny
83' Janko | Attendance: 15,212
Referee:  Michael Oliver

Basel v  Lech Poznań 1 October 2015 Round 2|  Basel | 2 – 0|  Lech Poznań | St. Jakob-Park, Basel

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19:00 | Samuel 41'
Bjarnason 55' (1:0)
Embolo 90' (2:0) | FCB summary
UEFA summary |  42' 59' Linetty | Attendance: 17,567
Referee:  Ognjen Valjić

Basel v  Belenenses 22 October 2015 Round 3|  Basel | 1 – 2|  Belenenses | St. Jakob-Park, Basel

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19:00 | Lang 15' (1:0)
Suchý 73' | FCB summary
UEFA summary |  27' (1:1) Leal
34' Ferreira
45+1' (1:2) Kuca
87' Leal | Attendance: 17,275[9]
Referee:  Simon Lee Evans (Wales)

Belenenses v  Basel 5 November 2015 Round 4|  Belenenses | 0 – 2|  Basel | Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon

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21:05 | Silva 65'
Pinto 66'
Caeiro 70' | FCB summary
UEFA summary |  45+1' (pen. 0:1) Janko
60' Elneny
64' (0:2) Embolo
66' Janko
89' Lang | Attendance: 4,802
Referee:  Tamás Bognár (Hungary)

Basel v  Fiorentina 26 November 2015 Round 5|  Basel | 2 – 2|  Fiorentina | St. Jakob-Park, Basel

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19:00 | Safari 26'
Bjarnason 29'
Suchý 40' (1:2)
Janko 45+1'
Suchý 65'
Elneny 74' (2:2)
Zuffi 78' | FCB summary
UEFA summary |  23' (0:1) Bernardeschi
36' (0:2) Bernardeschi
26' Roncaglia
45+1' Rodríguez
45+3' Badelj
75' Valero | Attendance: 22,550
Referee:  Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

Lech Poznań v  Basel 10 December 2015 Round 6|  Lech Poznań | 0 – 1|  Basel | INEA Stadion, Poznań

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21:05 |  | FCB summary
UEFA summary |  50' (0:1) Boëtius | Attendance: 10,457
Referee:  Bobby Madden (Scotland)
Note: Fair game, no yellow cards

Final group table

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Basel | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 10  | 5  | +5  | 13  | Advance to knockout phase
2  |  Fiorentina | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 11  | 6  | +5  | 10
3  |  Lech Poznań | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 2  | 6  | −4  | 5  |
4  |  Belenenses | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 2  | 8  | −6  | 5

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Knockout phase

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

Round of 32

Saint-Étienne v  Basel 18 February 2016 First Leg|  Saint-Étienne | 3 – 2|  Basel | Saint-Étienne, France

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19:00 | Sall 9' (1:0)
Monnet-Paquet 39' (2:0)
Tannane 60'
Pajot 72'
Bahebeck 77' (3:2) | FCB summary
UEFA summary |  25' Steffen
44' (2:1) Samuel
56' (pen. 2:2) Janko
60' Xhaka
74' Samuel
88' Janko | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 27,013
Referee:  Tasos Sidiropoulos (Greece)

Basel v  Saint-Étienne 25 February 2016 Second leg|  Basel | 2 – 1|  Saint-Étienne | St. Jakob-Park, Basel

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21:05 | Zuffi 15' (1:0)
Embolo 55' 84'
Zuffi 90+2' (2:1) | FCB summary
UEFA summary |  31' Tannane
63' Pogba
82' 82' Eysseric
90' Sall | Attendance: 20,976
Referee:  Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

4-4 on aggregate. Basel won on away goals.

Round of 16

Basel v  Sevilla 10 March 2016 (2016-03-10) First leg|  Basel | 0 – 0|  Sevilla | St. Jakob-Park, Basel

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19:00 | Samuel 8'
Steffen 90' | FCB summary
UEFA summary |  37' Banega
41' Cristóforo
85' Trémoulinas
75' 87' Nzonzi | Attendance: 22,403
Referee:  Anthony Taylor (England)

Sevilla v  Basel 17 March 2016 (2016-03-17) Second leg|  Sevilla | 3 – 0|  Basel | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville

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21:05 | Kolodziejczak 7'
Rami 35' (1:0)
Gameiro 44' (2:0)
Gameiro 45' (3:0) | FCB summary
UEFA summary |  39' Steffen
90+4' Embolo | Attendance: 35,546[10]
Referee:  Deniz Aytekin (Germany)

Sevilla won 3-0 on aggregate.

### Young Boys

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#### Champions League

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Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round

Young Boys v  Monaco 28 July 2015 (2015-07-28) First leg|  Young Boys | 1–3|  Monaco | Stade de Suisse, Bern

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20:15 | Nuzzolo 74' | Report | Kurzawa 64'
Carrillo 72'
Pašalić 75' | Attendance: 16,079
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

Monaco v  Young Boys 4 August 2015 (2015-08-04) Second leg|  Monaco | 4–0|  Young Boys | Stade Louis II, Monaco

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20:45 | Cavaleiro 54'
Kurzawa 64'
Martial 70'
El Shaarawy 77' | Report |  | Attendance: 10,457
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Monaco won 7–1 on aggregate.

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Play-off round

Young Boys v  Qarabağ 20 August 2015 (2015-08-20) First leg|  Young Boys | 0–1|  Qarabağ | Stade de Suisse, Bern

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20:00 |  | Report | Almeida 67' | Attendance: 6,700
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)

Qarabağ v  Young Boys 27 August 2015 (2015-08-27) Second leg|  Qarabağ | 3–0|  Young Boys | Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku

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18:00 | Almeida 4' (pen.)
Reynaldo 43'
Ismayilov 61' | Report |  | Attendance: 29,620
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania)

Qarabağ won 4–0 on aggregate.

### Zürich

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Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League

Third qualifying round

Zürich v  Dinamo Minsk 30 July 2015 (2015-07-30) First leg|  Zürich | 0–1|  Dinamo Minsk | Letzigrund, Zürich

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19:30 |  | Report | Bećiraj 63' (pen.) | Attendance: 3,587
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)

Dinamo Minsk v  Zürich 6 August 2015 (2015-08-06) Second leg|  Dinamo Minsk | 1–1 (a.e.t.)|  Zürich | OSK Brestskiy, Brest[note 1]

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19:15 | Bećiraj 118' | Report | Chermiti 4' | Attendance: 9,437
Referee: Marcin Borski (Poland)

Dinamo Minsk won 2–1 on aggregate.

### Thun

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Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League

Second qualifying round

Hapoel Be'er Sheva v  Thun 16 July 2015 (2015-07-16) First leg|  Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 1–1|  Thun | Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem[note 2]

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19:00 | Hoban 26' | Report | Frontino 87' (pen.) | Attendance: 11,796
Referee: Bart Vertenten (Belgium)

Thun v  Hapoel Be'er Sheva 23 July 2015 (2015-07-23) Second leg|  Thun | 2–1|  Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Stockhorn Arena, Thun

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19:30 | Ferreira 40', 72' | Report | Ogu 6' | Attendance: 4,017
Referee: Craig Pawson (England)

Thun won 3–2 on aggregate.

Third qualifying round

Thun v  Vaduz 30 July 2015 (2015-07-30) First leg|  Thun | 0–0|  Vaduz | Stockhorn Arena, Thun

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19:30 |  | Report |  | Attendance: 3,407
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)

Vaduz v  Thun 6 August 2015 (2015-08-06) Second leg|  Vaduz | 2–2|  Thun | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz

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19:30 | Costanzo 32'
Neumayr 45+1' | Report | Rojas 38'
Buess 65' | Attendance: 2,788
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

2–2 on aggregate. Thun won on away goals.

Play-off round

Sparta Prague v  Thun 20 August 2015 (2015-08-20) First leg|  Sparta Prague | 3–1|  Thun | Generali Arena, Prague

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19:00 | Costa 43'
Dočkal 45+1', 90+4' | Report | Sutter 5' | Attendance: 12,448
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Thun v  Sparta Prague 27 August 2015 (2015-08-27) Second leg|  Thun | 3–3|  Sparta Prague | Stockhorn Arena, Thun

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19:30 | Ferreira 33', 81'
Munsy 50' | Report | Dočkal 10'
Hušbauer 21'
Costa 71' | Attendance: 6,024
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Sparta Prague won 6–4 on aggregate.

### Sion

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Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group B

Sion v  Rubin Kazan 17 September 2015 (2015-09-17) Matchday 1|  Sion | 2–1|  Rubin Kazan | Stade de Tourbillon, Sion

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19:00 | Konaté 11', 82' | Report | Kanunnikov 65' | Attendance: 7,000[11]
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

Liverpool v  Sion 1 October 2015 (2015-10-01) Matchday 2|  Liverpool | 1–1|  Sion | Anfield, Liverpool

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21:05 | Lallana 4' | Report | Assifuah 18' | Attendance: 37,252[12]
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Bordeaux v  Sion 22 October 2015 (2015-10-22) Matchday 3|  Bordeaux | 0–1|  Sion | Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux

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21:05 |  | Report | Lacroix 21' | Attendance: 18,318[13]
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)

Sion v  Bordeaux 5 November 2015 (2015-11-05) Matchday 4|  Sion | 1–1|  Bordeaux | Stade de Tourbillon, Sion

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19:00 | Chantôme 90+4' (o.g.) | Report | Touré 67' | Attendance: 9,000[14]
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

Rubin Kazan v  Sion 26 November 2015 (2015-11-26) Matchday 5|  Rubin Kazan | 2–0|  Sion | Kazan Arena, Kazan

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17:00 | Georgiev 72'
Dević 90' | Report |  | Attendance: 15,116[15]
Referee: Halis Özkahya (Turkey)

Sion v  Liverpool 10 December 2015 (2015-12-10) Matchday 6|  Sion | 0–0|  Liverpool | Stade de Tourbillon, Sion

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19:00 |  | Report |  | Attendance: 10,000[16]
Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Greece)

Final group table

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Liverpool | 6  | 2  | 4  | 0  | 6  | 4  | +2  | 10  | Advance to knockout phase
2  |  Sion | 6  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 5  | 5  | 0  | 9
3  |  Rubin Kazan | 6  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 6  | 6  | 0  | 6  |
4  |  Bordeaux | 6  | 0  | 4  | 2  | 5  | 7  | −2  | 4

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Knockout phase

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

Round of 32

Sion v  Braga 18 February 2016 (2016-02-18) First leg|  Sion | 1–2|  Braga | Stade de Tourbillon, Sion

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21:05 | Konaté 53' | Report | Stojiljković 13'
Rafa 61' | Attendance: 9,000[17]
Referee: Yevhen Aranovsky (Ukraine)

Braga  v  Sion 24 February 2016 (2016-02-24) Second leg|  Braga  | 2–2|  Sion | Estádio Municipal, Braga

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18:00 | Josué 27' (pen.)
Stojiljković 48' | Report | Gekas 16', 29' | Attendance: 6,759[18]
Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)

Braga won 4–3 on aggregate.

### Vaduz

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First qualifying round

La Fiorita v  Vaduz 2 July 2015 (2015-07-02) First leg|  La Fiorita | 0–5|  Vaduz | San Marino Stadium, Serravalle

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20:30 |  | Report | Schürpf 5'
Sutter 26'
Pergl 41'
Abegglen 78'
Ciccone 90+2' | Attendance: 649
Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Vaduz  v  La Fiorita 9 July 2015 (2015-07-09) Second leg|  Vaduz  | 5–1|  La Fiorita | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz

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19:45 | Kamber 25', 33'
Schürpf 41'
Muntwiler 71'
Lang 84' | Report | Tommasi 74' | Attendance: 727
Referee: Suren Baliyan (Armenia)

Vaduz won 10–1 on aggregate.

Second qualifying round

Vaduz v  Nõmme Kalju 16 July 2015 (2015-07-16) First leg|  Vaduz | 3–1|  Nõmme Kalju | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz

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19:45 | Ciccone 20'
Neumayr 53', 90+2' | Report | Wakui 86' | Attendance: 912
Referee: Petur Reinert (Faroe Islands)

Nõmme Kalju  v  Vaduz 23 July 2015 (2015-07-23) Second leg|  Nõmme Kalju  | 0–2|  Vaduz | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn[note 3]

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18:00 |  | Report | Caballero 59'
Aliji 74' | Attendance: 1,030
Referee: Raymond Crangle (Northern Ireland)

Vaduz won 5–1 on aggregate.

Third qualifying round

Thun v  Vaduz 30 July 2015 (2015-07-30) First leg|  Thun | 0–0|  Vaduz | Stockhorn Arena, Thun

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19:30 |  | Report |  | Attendance: 3,407
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)

Vaduz  v  Thun 6 August 2015 (2015-08-06) Second leg|  Vaduz  | 2–2|  Thun | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz

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19:30 | Costanzo 32'
Neumayr 45+1' | Report | Rojas 38'
Buess 65' | Attendance: 2,788
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

2–2 on aggregate. Thun won on away goals.

## Notes

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1. ^ Dinamo Minsk played their third qualifying round home match at OSK Brestskiy, Brest, instead of their temporary stadium Traktor Stadium, Minsk.
2. ^ Hapoel Be'er Sheva played their home match at Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem, instead of their regular stadium Turner Stadium, Be'er Sheva.
3. ^ Nõmme Kalju played their home matches at A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, instead of their regular stadium Hiiu Stadium, Tallinn.

## References

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1. ^ "Super League 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
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4. ^ "Die aktuelle CL-Tabelle nach dem Biel-Entscheid". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
5. ^ "Disziplinarkommission entzieht FC Biel die Lizenz". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
6. ^ "Challenge League:Season Rules". scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
7. ^ Fussball-Schweiz (29 May 2016). "91. Schweizer Cupfinal, FC Lugano-FC Zürich 0:1 (0:1)" [91st Swiss Cup Final] (in German). daniel schaub medienbüro gmbh. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
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10. ^ "Sevilla v Basel". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
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12. ^ "Liverpool vs. Sion". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
13. ^ "Bordeaux vs. Sion". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
14. ^ "Sion vs. Bordeaux". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
15. ^ "Rubin Kazan vs. Sion". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
16. ^ "Sion vs. Liverpool". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
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18. ^ "Braga vs. Sion". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 February 2016.

## Sources

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* Josef Zindel (2018). FC Basel 1893. Die ersten 125 Jahre (in German). Basel: Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5.
* Switzerland 2014/15 RSSSF

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