2017–18 in Swiss football

Football in SwitzerlandSeason| 2017–18

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Men's football
Super League| Young Boys
Challenge League| Neuchâtel Xamax
Swiss Cup| Zürich
Women's football
Nationalliga A| Zürich
Swiss Cup| Zürich
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The following is a summary of the 2017–18 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.

Win Draw Loss

### 2018 FIFA World Cup

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Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group E

Pos | Team

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1  |  Brazil | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 5  | 1  | +4  | 7  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Switzerland | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 5  | 4  | +1  | 5
3  |  Serbia | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 4  | −2  | 3  |
4  |  Costa Rica | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 5  | −3  | 1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Brazil v  Switzerland 17 June 2018 (2018-06-17) Group phase|  Brazil | 1–1|  Switzerland | Rostov-on-Don, Russia

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20:00 CEST |

* Coutinho 20'

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* 50' Zuber

| Stadium: Rostov Arena
Attendance: 43,109
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)

Serbia v  Switzerland 22 June 2018 (2018-06-22) Group phase|  Serbia | 1–2|  Switzerland | Kaliningrad, Russia

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20:00 CEST |

* Mitrović 5'

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* 52' Xhaka
* 90' Shaqiri

| Stadium: Kaliningrad Stadium
Attendance: 33,187
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Switzerland v  Costa Rica 27 June 2018 (2018-06-27) Group phase|  Switzerland | 2–2|  Costa Rica | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

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20:00 CEST |

* Džemaili 31'
* Drmić 88'

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* 56' Waston
* 90+3' (o.g.) Sommer

| Stadium: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Attendance: 43,319
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Sweden v  Switzerland 3 July 2018 (2018-07-03) Round of 16|  Sweden | 1–0|  Switzerland | Saint Petersburg, Russia

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16:00 CEST |

* Forsberg 66'

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* 90+4' Lang

| Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 64,042
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

### 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

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Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B

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1  |  Portugal | 10  | 9  | 0  | 1  | 32  | 4  | +28  | 27  | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup
2  |  Switzerland | 10  | 9  | 0  | 1  | 23  | 7  | +16  | 27  | Advance to second round
3  |  Hungary | 10  | 4  | 1  | 5  | 14  | 14  | 0  | 13  |
4  |  Faroe Islands | 10  | 2  | 3  | 5  | 4  | 16  | −12  | 9
5  |  Latvia | 10  | 2  | 1  | 7  | 7  | 18  | −11  | 7
6  |  Andorra | 10  | 1  | 1  | 8  | 2  | 23  | −21  | 4

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Switzerland v  Andorra 31 August 2017 (2017-08-31) Group phase|  Switzerland | 3 – 0|  Andorra | St. Gallen, Switzerland

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20:45 CEST | Seferovic 43', 63'
Lichtsteiner 68' | Report |  39' Aláez
50' Clemente
61' Gómes | Stadium: Kybunpark
Attendance: 13,600
Referee: Tore Hansen (Norway)

Latvia v  Switzerland 3 September 2017 (2017-09-03) Group phase|  Latvia | 0 – 3|  Switzerland | Riga, Latvia

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20:45 CEST | Indrāns  37'
Dubra 56'
Solovjovs 58'
Vardanjans  69' | Report |  9' Seferovic
55' Džemaili
58' (pen.) Rodríguez | Stadium: Skonto Stadium
Attendance: 7,587
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

Switzerland v  Hungary 7 October 2017 (2017-10-07) Group phase|  Switzerland | 5 – 2|  Hungary | Basel, Switzerland

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20:45 CET | Xhaka 18'
Frei 20'
Zuber 43', 49'
Lichtsteiner 83' | Report |  35' 89' Ugrai
44' Elek
58' Guzmics | Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 32,018
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)

Portugal v  Switzerland 10 October 2017 (2017-10-10) Group phase|  Portugal | 2 – 0|  Switzerland | Lisbon, Portugal

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20:45 CET | Djourou 43' (o.g.)
André Silva 57' | Report |  | Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 61,500
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Northern Ireland v  Switzerland 9 November 2017 (2017-11-09) Playoffs|  Northern Ireland | 0–1|  Switzerland | Belfast, Northern Ireland

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20:45 CET |  | Report |

* 59' (pen.) Rodríguez

| Stadium: Windsor Park
Attendance: 18,269
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Switzerland v  Northern Ireland 12 November 2017 (2017-11-12) Playoffs|  Switzerland | 0–0|  Northern Ireland | Basel, Switzerland

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18:00 CET |  | Report |  | Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 36'210
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Switzerland won 1–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

### Friendly matches

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Greece v  Switzerland 23 March 2018 (2018-03-23) |  Greece | 0–1|  Switzerland | Athens, Greece

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19:00 CET |  | Report |

* 59' Džemaili

| Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 5,487
Referee: Hugo Miguel (Portugal)

Switzerland v  Panama 27 March 2018 (2018-03-27) |  Switzerland | 6–0|  Panama | Lucerne, Switzerland

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19:00 CET |

* Džemaili 22'
* Xhaka 32' (pen.)
* Embolo 33'
* Zuber 39'
* Gavranović 49'
* Frei 68'

| Report |  | Stadium: Swissporarena
Attendance: 8,600
Referee: Oliver Drachta (Austria)

Spain v  Switzerland 3 June 2018 (2018-06-03) |  Spain | 1–1|  Switzerland | Villarreal, Spain

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21:00 CET |

* Odriozola 29'

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* 62' Rodríguez

| Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 23,500
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Switzerland v  Japan 8 June 2018 (2018-06-08) |  Switzerland | 1–1|  Japan | Lugano, Switzerland

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19:00 CET |

* Rodríguez 42'
* Seferovic 82'

| Report |  | Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium
Attendance: 7,010
Referee: Amaury Delure (France)

## 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

### FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 qualification

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Main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2

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1  |  Scotland | 8  | 7  | 0  | 1  | 19  | 7  | +12  | 21  | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
2  |  Switzerland | 8  | 6  | 1  | 1  | 21  | 5  | +16  | 19  | Play-offs
3  |  Poland | 8  | 3  | 2  | 3  | 16  | 12  | +4  | 11  |
4  |  Albania | 8  | 1  | 1  | 6  | 6  | 22  | −16  | 4
5  |  Belarus | 8  | 1  | 0  | 7  | 5  | 21  | −16  | 3

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Albania v  Switzerland 15 September 2017 (2017-09-15) |  Albania | 1 – 4|  Switzerland | Elbasan, Albania

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17:00 CET | Begolli 81' | Report |  23' Brunner
39' Bachmann
41' (pen.) Crnogorčević
67' Dickenmann | Stadium: Elbasan Arena
Referee: Amy Rayner (England)

Switzerland v  Poland 19 September 2017 (2017-09-19) |  Switzerland | 2 – 1|  Poland | Biel/Bienne, Switzerland

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19:00 CET | Bernauer 20'
Dickenmann 39' | Report | Pajor 34' | Stadium: Tissot Arena
Attendance: 800
Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)

Switzerland v  Belarus 24 November 2017 (2017-11-24) |  Switzerland | 3–0|  Belarus | Schaffhausen, Switzerland

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19:00 CET |

* Calligaris 17'
* Wälti 18'
* Reuteler 56'

| Report |  | Stadium: LIPO Park
Attendance: 2'017
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)

Switzerland v  Albania 28 November 2017 (2017-11-28) |  Switzerland | 5–1|  Albania | Biel/Bienne, Switzerland

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19:00 CET |

* Ismaili 8', 87'
* Bachmann 35'
* Kiwic 73'
* Calligaris 80'

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* Krasniqi 29'

| Stadium: Tissot Arena
Attendance: 1'215
Referee: Petra Pavlikova (Slovakia)

Switzerland v  Scotland 5 April 2018 (2018-04-05) |  Switzerland | 1–0|  Scotland | Schaffhausen, Switzerland

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19:00 CET |

* Dickenmann 32'

| Report |  | Stadium: LIPO Park
Attendance: 2'504
Referee: Olga Zadinová (Czech Republic)

Belarus v  Switzerland 12 June 2018 (2018-06-12) |  Belarus | 0–5|  Switzerland | Minsk, Belarus

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17:00 CET |  | Report |

* Crnogorčević 5' (pen.)
* Dickenmann 18', 55'
* Karachun 34' (o.g.)
* Calligaris 76'

| Stadium: FC Minsk Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Viola Raudziņa (Latvia)

### 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup

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Main article: 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup

Italy v  Switzerland 28 February 2018 (2018-02-28) Group A|  Italy | 0–3|  Switzerland | Larnaca, Cyprus

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17:00 CET |  | Report |

* 4' Bonansea
* 33' Bergamaschi
* 87' Girelli

| Stadium: Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium

Switzerland v  Finland 2 March 2018 (2018-03-02) Group A|  Switzerland | 4–0|  Finland | Larnaca, Cyprus

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17:00 CET |

* Lehmann 17'
* Widmer 52'
* Crnogorčević 68'
* Bernauer 77'

| Report |  | Stadium: GSZ Stadium

Switzerland v  Wales 5 March 2018 (2018-03-05) Group A|  Switzerland | 0–0|  Wales | Larnaca, Cyprus

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12:00 CET |  | Report |  | Stadium: GSZ Stadium

North Korea v  Switzerland 7 March 2018 (2018-03-07) 3rd Place|  North Korea | 2–1|  Switzerland | Paralimni, Cyprus

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13:00 CET |

* Yu Jong-hui 22'
* Kim Yun-mi 90+1'

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* 90+3' Rinast

| Stadium: Tasos Markos Stadium

### Friendly matches

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Japan v  Switzerland 22 October 2017 (2017-10-22) MS&AD Cup|  Japan | 2 – 0|  Switzerland | Nagano, Japan

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09:30 CET | Nakajima 69'
Tanaka 90+3' | Report |  | Stadium: Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium
Attendance: 6,261
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

## Domestic season

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### Super League

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Main article: 2017–18 Swiss Super League

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1  | Young Boys (C) | 36  | 26  | 6  | 4  | 84  | 41  | +43  | 84  | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2  | Basel | 36  | 20  | 9  | 7  | 72  | 36  | +36  | 69  | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3  | Luzern | 36  | 15  | 9  | 12  | 51  | 51  | 0  | 54  | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
4  | Zürich | 36  | 12  | 13  | 11  | 50  | 44  | +6  | 49  | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
5  | St. Gallen | 36  | 14  | 3  | 19  | 52  | 72  | −20  | 45  | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
6  | Sion | 36  | 11  | 9  | 16  | 53  | 56  | −3  | 42  |
7  | Thun | 36  | 12  | 6  | 18  | 53  | 68  | −15  | 42
8  | Lugano | 36  | 12  | 6  | 18  | 38  | 55  | −17  | 42
9  | Grasshopper | 36  | 10  | 9  | 17  | 43  | 52  | −9  | 39
10  | Lausanne-Sport (R) | 36  | 9  | 8  | 19  | 46  | 67  | −21  | 35  | Relegation to Swiss Challenge League

Source: Swiss Super League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.[1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. ^ Zürich qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2017–18 Swiss Cup.

### Challenge League

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Main article: 2017–18 Swiss Challenge League

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

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1  | Neuchâtel Xamax (C, P) | 36  | 26  | 7  | 3  | 82  | 39  | +43  | 85  | Promotion to 2018–19 Swiss Super League
2  | Schaffhausen | 36  | 21  | 1  | 14  | 70  | 51  | +19  | 64  |
3  | Servette | 36  | 17  | 11  | 8  | 56  | 38  | +18  | 62
4  | Vaduz[a] | 36  | 16  | 11  | 9  | 66  | 50  | +16  | 59  | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
5  | Rapperswil-Jona | 36  | 16  | 8  | 12  | 53  | 45  | +8  | 56  |
6  | Aarau | 36  | 12  | 8  | 16  | 53  | 62  | −9  | 44
7  | Wil | 36  | 9  | 12  | 15  | 40  | 50  | −10  | 39
8  | Chiasso[b] | 36  | 11  | 6  | 19  | 42  | 60  | −18  | 36
9  | Winterthur | 36  | 7  | 11  | 18  | 45  | 60  | −15  | 32
10  | Wohlen[c] (R) | 36  | 3  | 9  | 24  | 41  | 93  | −52  | 18  | Relegation to 2018-19 Swiss Promotion League

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.[5]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. ^ Vaduz qualified for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League as winners of the 2017–18 Liechtenstein Cup.
2. ^ Chiasso were deducted three points for licence rules violation[2]
3. ^ Wohlen waived license application and will not continue professional football in the 2018–19 season.[3][4]

### Promotion League

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Main article: 2017–18 Swiss Promotion League

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

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1  | SC Kriens (C, P) | 30  | 22  | 3  | 5  | 76  | 31  | +45  | 69  | 2017/2018 Promotion League Champion
2  | FC Stade Nyonnais | 30  | 20  | 4  | 6  | 64  | 33  | +31  | 64  | directly qualified for 2018/2019 Swiss Cup
3  | Yverdon-Sport | 30  | 18  | 2  | 10  | 64  | 48  | +16  | 56
4  | FC Basel U-21 | 30  | 12  | 9  | 9  | 53  | 44  | +9  | 45  |
5  | FC Zürich U-21 | 30  | 11  | 10  | 9  | 60  | 50  | +10  | 43
6  | FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 30  | 12  | 7  | 11  | 56  | 57  | −1  | 43
7  | FC Köniz | 30  | 12  | 6  | 12  | 56  | 53  | +3  | 42
8  | SC Brühl | 30  | 10  | 10  | 10  | 51  | 45  | +6  | 40
9  | FC Breitenrain | 30  | 11  | 6  | 13  | 56  | 61  | −5  | 39
10  | FC Sion U-21 | 30  | 9  | 11  | 10  | 47  | 46  | +1  | 38
11  | SC Cham | 30  | 9  | 11  | 10  | 50  | 58  | −8  | 38
12  | SC YF Juventus | 30  | 10  | 6  | 14  | 48  | 57  | −9  | 36
13  | FC Bavois | 29  | 9  | 7  | 13  | 38  | 56  | −18  | 34
14  | BSC Old Boys[a] (R) | 30  | 8  | 7  | 15  | 48  | 61  | −13  | 31  | Relegation to 2018–19 1\. Liga Classic
15  | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 31  | 8  | 6  | 17  | 37  | 50  | −13  | 30  |
16  | FC United Zürich (R) | 30  | 5  | 3  | 22  | 35  | 89  | −54  | 18  | Relegation to 2018–19 1\. Liga Classic

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. ^ BSC Old Boys Basel voluntarily relegated at the end of the season.

### Swiss Cup

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Main article: 2017–18 Swiss Cup

FC Zürich beat Grasshopper Club Zürich 2–1 in the first drawn semi-final and were considered as home team for the final. BSC Young Boys beat FC Basel 2–0 in the other semi-final. The match was played on 27 May 2018 at the Stade de Suisse in Bern.[6]

Final

27 May 2018

14:00 (CEST)

Zürich| 2–1| Young Boys

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Frey 11' 24'
Sarr 59' 67'
Marchesano 75'
Thelander 83'
Brecher 89' | SFV summary | Nuhu 15'
Sanogo 24'
Sulejmani 80'

Stade de Suisse, Bern

Attendance: 30,000

Referee:  Adrien Jaccottet

## Swiss Clubs in Europe

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### BSC Young Boys

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#### UEFA Champions League qualifying phase

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Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round

Dynamo Kyiv v  Young Boys 26 July 2017 (2017-07-26) CL Qualification R3|  Dynamo Kyiv | 3 – 1|  Young Boys | Kyiv, Ukraine

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18:30 (CET) | Yarmolenko 15'
Mbokani 34'
Harmash 90+3' | Report |  90+1' Fassnacht | Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium
Attendance: 36,341
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

Young Boys v  Dynamo Kyiv 2 August 2017 (2017-08-02) CL Qualification R3|  Young Boys | 2 – 0|  Dynamo Kyiv | Bern, Switzerland

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20:15 (CET) | Hoarau 13' (pen.)
Lotomba 90' | Report |  | Stadium: Stade de Suisse
Attendance: 13,303
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)

3–3 on aggregate. Young Boys won on away goals.

Young Boys v  CSKA Moscow 15 August 2017 (2017-08-15) CL Qualification PO|  Young Boys | 0 – 1|  CSKA Moscow | Bern, Switzerland

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20:45 (CET) |  | Report |  90+1' (o.g.) Nuhu | Stadium: Stade de Suisse
Attendance: 20,003
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)

CSKA Moscow v  Young Boys 23 August 2017 (2017-08-23) CL Qualification PO|  CSKA Moscow | 2 – 0|  Young Boys | Moscow, Russia

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20:45 (CET) | Shchennikov 45'
Dzagoev 64' | Report |  | Stadium: VEB Arena
Attendance: 15,560
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

CSKA Moscow won 3–0 on aggregate.

#### UEFA Europa League group stage

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Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage

Young Boys v  Partizan 14 September 2017 (2017-09-14) Group B|  Young Boys | 1–1|  Partizan | Bern, Switzerland

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19:00 (CET) | Fassnacht 45' | Report |  11' Janković | Stadium: Stade de Suisse
Attendance: 13,004
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Skënderbeu Korçë v  Young Boys 18 September 2017 (2017-09-18) Group B|  Skënderbeu Korçë | 1–1|  Young Boys | Elbasan, Albania

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21:05 (CET) | Sowe 65' | Report |  72' Assalé | Stadium: Elbasan Arena
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)

Dynamo Kyiv v  Young Boys 19 October 2017 (2017-10-19) Group B|  Dynamo Kyiv | 2–2|  Young Boys | Kyiv, Ukraine

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21:05 (CET) |

* Mbokani 34'
* Morozyuk 49'

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* 17', 40' Assalé

| Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium
Attendance: 21,789
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)

Young Boys v  Dynamo Kyiv 2 November 2017 (2017-11-02) Group B|  Young Boys | 0–1|  Dynamo Kyiv | Bern, Switzerland

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19:00 (CET) |  | Report |

* 70' Buyalskyi

| Stadium: Stade de Suisse
Attendance: 10,077
Referee: Tony Chapron (France)

Partizan v  Young Boys 23 November 2017 (2017-11-23) Group B|  Partizan | 2–1|  Young Boys | Belgrade, Serbia

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21:05 (CET) |

* Tawamba 12'
* Ožegović 53'

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* 25' Ngamaleu

| Stadium: Partizan Stadium
Attendance: 20,568
Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)

Young Boys v  Skënderbeu Korçë 7 December 2017 (2017-12-07) Group B|  Young Boys | 2–1|  Skënderbeu Korçë | Bern, Switzerland

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19:00 (CET) |

* Hoarau 55'
* Assalé 90+5'

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* 51' Gavazaj

| Stadium: Stade de Suisse
Attendance: 8,209
Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)

### FC Basel

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#### UEFA Champions League group stage

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Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage

Manchester United v  Basel 12 September 2017 (2017-09-12) Group A|  Manchester United | 3–0|  Basel | Manchester, England

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20:45 (CET) | Fellaini 35'
Lukaku 53'
Rashford 84' | Report |  | Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 73,854
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Basel v  Benfica 27 September 2017 (2017-09-27) Group A|  Basel | 5–0|  Benfica | Basel, Switzerland

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20:45 (CET) | Lang 2'
Oberlin 20', 69'
Van Wolfswinkel 60' (pen.)
Riveros 76' | Report |  | Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 34,111
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

CSKA Moscow v  Basel 18 October 2017 (2017-10-18) Group A|  CSKA Moscow | 0–2|  Basel | Moscow, Russia

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20:45 (CET) |  | Report |  29' Xhaka
90' Oberlin | Stadium: VEB Arena
Attendance: 27,996
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Basel v  CSKA Moscow 31 October 2017 (2017-10-31) Group A|  Basel | 1–2|  CSKA Moscow | Basel, Switzerland

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20:45 (CET) | Zuffi 32' | Report |  63' Dzagoev
79' Wernbloom | Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 33'303
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

Basel v  Manchester United 22 November 2017 (2017-11-22) Group A|  Basel | 1–0|  Manchester United | Basel, Switzerland

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20:45 (CET) |

* Lang 89'

| Report |  | Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Benfica v  Basel 5 December 2017 (2017-12-05) Group A|  Benfica | 0–2|  Basel | Lisbon, Portugal

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* 5' Elyounoussi
* 65' Oberlin

| Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 22,470
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

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Basel v  Manchester City 13 February 2018 (2018-02-13) Round of 16|  Basel | 0–4|  Manchester City | Basel, Switzerland

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* 14', 53' Gündoğan
* 18' B. Silva
* 23' Agüero

| Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

Manchester City v  Basel 7 March 2018 (2018-03-07) Round of 16|  Manchester City | 1–2|  Basel | Manchester, England

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* Gabriel Jesus 8'

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* 17' Elyounoussi
* 71' Lang

| Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 49,411
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

Manchester City won 5–2 on aggregate.

### FC Lugano

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Hapoel Be'er Sheva v  Lugano 14 September 2017 (2017-09-14) Group G|  Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2–1|  Lugano | Be'er Sheva, Israel

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21:05 (CET) | Einbinder 2'
Tzedek 60' (pen.) | Report |  67' (o.g.) Tzedek | Stadium: Turner Stadium
Attendance: 14'752
Referee: Tony Chapron (France)

Lugano v  Steaua București 28 September 2017 (2017-09-28) Group G|  Lugano | 1–2|  Steaua București | Lucerne, Switzerland

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19:00 (CET) | Bottani 14' | Report |  58' Budescu
64' Júnior Morais | Stadium: Swissporarena
Attendance: 2,680
Referee: Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine)

Lugano v  Viktoria Plzeň 19 October 2017 (2017-10-19) Group G|  Lugano | 3–2|  Viktoria Plzeň | Lucerne, Switzerland

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* Bottani 63'
* Carlinhos 69'
* Gerndt 89'

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* 76' Krmenčík
* 90' Bakoš

| Stadium: Swissporarena
Attendance: 2,530
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

Viktoria Plzeň v  Lugano 2 November 2017 (2017-11-02) Group G|  Viktoria Plzeň | 4–1|  Lugano | Plzeň, Czech Republic

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* Krmenčík 4', 19'
* Hořava 45'
* Čermák 56'

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* 56' Mariani

| Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 9,483
Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium

Lugano v  Hapoel Be'er Sheva 23 November 2017 (2017-11-23) Group G|  Lugano | 1–0|  Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Lucerne, Switzerland

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* Carlinhos 50'

| Report |  | Stadium: Swissporarena
Attendance: 3,011
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)

Steaua București v  Lugano 7 December 2017 (2017-12-07) Group G|  Steaua București | 1–2|  Lugano | Bucharest, Romania

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* Gnohéré 60'

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* 3' Daprelà
* 32' Vécsei

| Stadium: Arena Națională
Attendance: 10,542
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)

### FC Luzern

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Osijek v  Luzern 13 July 2017 (2017-07-13) EL Qualification R2|  Osijek | 2 – 0|  Luzern | Osijek, Croatia

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20:45 (CET) | Ejupi 66'
Grezda 79' | Report |  | Stadium: Stadion Gradski vrt
Attendance: 7,542
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

Luzern v  Osijek 20 July 2017 (2017-07-20) EL Qualification R2|  Luzern | 2 – 1|  Osijek | Lucerne, Switzerland

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19:45 (CET) | Juric 19', 62' | Report |  72' Ejupi | Stadium: Swissporarena
Attendance: 8,483
Referee: Martin Lundby (Norway)

Osijek won 3–2 on aggregate.

### FC Sion

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#### UEFA Europa League qualifying phase

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Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round

Sūduva Marijampolė v  Sion 27 July 2017 (2017-07-27) EL Qualification R3|  Sūduva Marijampolė | 3 – 0|  Sion | Marijampolė, Lithuania

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Janušauskas  9'
Laukžemis  90+1' | Report |  | Stadium: Sūduva Stadium
Attendance: 3,167
Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)

Sion v  Sūduva Marijampolė 2 August 2017 (2017-08-02) EL Qualification R3|  Sion | 1 – 1|  Sūduva Marijampolė | Lancy, Switzerland

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18:00 (CET) | Konaté 55' | Report |  80' Vėževičius | Stadium: Stade de Genève
Attendance: 410
Referee: Antony Gautier (France)

Sūduva Marijampolė won 4–1 on aggregate.

## References

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1. ^ "Règlement de la compétition de la SFL" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
2. ^ "Drei Punkte Abzug für Chiasso" (in German). Luzerner Zeitung. 18 September 2017. Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
3. ^ "Der FC Wohlen verabschiedet sich nach 16 Spielzeiten aus dem Spitzensport" (PDF) (Press release) (in German). FC Wohlen AG. 2018-01-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-24. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
4. ^ Wendel, Sebastian (7 March 2018). "Jetzt ist es amtlich: Der Abstieg des FC Wohlen aus der Challenge League ist besiegelt" (in German). Aargauer Zeitung. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
5. ^ "Règlement de la compétition de la SFL" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-07. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
6. ^ "Final des Helvetia Schweizer Cups 2018 findet in Bern statt". SFV (in German). Retrieved 1 March 2018.

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| Domestic leagues|

* Super League
* Challenge League
* Promotion League
* 1\. Liga
* 2\. Liga Interregional
* 2\. Liga

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Domestic cups|

* Swiss Cup

International club
competitions|

| Men|

* Champions League
* Europa League

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Women|

* Women's Champions League

Related to
national teams|

| Men|

* 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (Group B)
* 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification (Group 8)

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Women|

* UEFA Women's Euro 2017 (Group C) 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (Group 2)
* 2017 Cyprus Cup

Club seasons

Super League|

* Basel
* Grasshopper Club
* Lausanne
* Lugano
* Luzern
* St. Gallen
* Sion
* Thun
* Young Boys
* Zürich

Challenge League|

* Aarau
* Chiasso
* Neuchâtel
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* Schaffhausen
* Servette
* Vaduz
* Wil
* Winterthur
* Wohlen

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