2015–16 Swiss Challenge League
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| Season | 2015–16 |
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| Champions | Lausanne-Sport |
| Promoted | Lausanne-Sport |
| Top goalscorer | Jocelyn Roux (20 goals) |
| Highest scoring | Lausanne-Sport 5–4 Biel-Bienne (18 July 2015) |
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The 2015-16 Brack.ch Challenge League is the 13th season of the Brack.ch Challenge League, the second tier in the Swiss football pyramid. It began on 18 July 2015 and is scheduled to end on 27 May 2016.[1] After the 18th matchday the league will be on winter break between 7 December 2015 and 6 February 2016.
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Participating Teams
2014–15 Swiss Challenge League champions FC Lugano were promoted to the 2015–16 Swiss Super League. They were replaced by FC Aarau, who were relegated after last place finish in the 2014–15 Swiss Super League. Last placed team of the 2014–15 Challenge League season FC Biel-Bienne were spared from relegation as Servette FC failed to obtain a license for the 2015-16 season and were relegated to the 1. Liga Promotion.[2] Servette were replaced by 1. Liga Promotion champion Neuchâtel Xamax.
Stadia and locations
| Team | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| FC Aarau | Stadion Brügglifeld | 8,000 |
| FC Biel-Bienne | Tissot Arena | 5,200 |
| FC Chiasso | Stadio Comunale | 5,000 |
| FC Lausanne-Sport | Pontaise | 8,500 |
| FC Le Mont | Stade Sous-Ville | 4,000 |
| Neuchâtel Xamax | Stade de la Maladière | 12,000 |
| FC Schaffhausen | Stadion Breite | 4,200 |
| FC Wil | IGP Arena | 6,958 |
| FC Winterthur | Schützenwiese | 8,550 |
| FC Wohlen | Stadion Niedermatten | 3,624 |
Personnel and kits
| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Aarau |  Marco Schällibaum |
Nike | Zehnder Group AG |
| FC Biel-Bienne |  Zlatko Petričević |
Nike | Fors |
| FC Chiasso |  Giancarlo Camolese |
Primato | Caffè Chicco D'Oro |
| FC Lausanne-Sport | Fabio Celestini |
Adidas | BCV |
| FC Le Mont |  Claude Gross |
Joma | AQUATIS |
| Neuchâtel Xamax | Michel Decastel |
Erima | Video2000 Viteos |
| FC Schaffhausen | Maurizio Jacobacci |
gpard | Ersparniskasse Schaffhausen Methabau |
| FC Wil |  Kevin Cooper |
Nike | Hans Eisenring |
| FC Winterthur | Sven Christ |
Spard | Keller |
| FC Wohlen | Martin Rueda |
Adidas | IBW |
Managerial changes
| Club | Name | Date of departure | Replacement | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aarau | Livio Bordoli |
13 October 2015[3] | Marco Schällibaum |
18 October 2015[4] |
| Chiasso | Marco Schällibaum |
18 October 2015 | Giancarlo Camolese |
20 October 2015[5] |
| Neuchâtel Xamax | Roberto Cattilaz |
20 October 2015[6] | Michel Decastel |
21 October 2015 |
| Wil |  Fuat Çapa |
23 October 2015[7][8] | Philipp Dux (Interim) |
23 October 2015 |
| Wil | Philipp Dux (Interim) |
4 November 2015 | Kevin Cooper |
4 November 2015[9] |
| Winterthur |  Jürgen Seeberger |
26 November 2015[10] | Dario Zuffi (interim)[11] |
26 November 2015 |
| Winterthur | Dario Zuffi (interim) |
28 December 2015 | Sven Christ |
28 December 2015[12] |
| Biel-Bienne | Patrick Rahmen |
24 February[13] |  Petar Aleksandrow (interim) |
25 February |
| Biel-Bienne | Petar Aleksandrow (interim) |
29 March | Zlatko Petričević |
29 March[14] |
League table
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Results
First and Second Round
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. |
Third and Fourth Round
Source: Swiss Challenge League 1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. |
1Lausanne was awarded a 3–0 w/o win due to Biel-Bienne fielding more foreign players (5) than allowed (4). Match originally ended in a 3–2 win for Lausanne.[15]
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jocelyn Roux |
Wil / Lausanne-Sport | 20 |
| 2 | Antonio Marchesano |
Biel-Bienne | 13 |
| Charles-André Doudin |
Neuchâtel Xamax | ||
| 4 |  Deniz Mujic |
Schaffhausen | 11 |
| 5 | Patrick Rossini |
Aarau | 10 |
 Pak Kwang-ryong |
Lausanne-Sport / Biel-Bienne |
- As of 27 May 2016[16]
References
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External links
- Official website (German) (French)
- Soccerway
