2013–14 Swiss Super League

The 2013–14 Swiss Super League was the 117th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. It began on 13 July 2013 and ended on 18 May 2014.^[3] Basel successfully defended their title for a record fifth time in a row.

Swiss Super League

Season	2013–14
Dates	13 July 2013 – 18 May 2014
Champions	Basel 17th title
Relegated	Lausanne
Champions League	Basel Grasshoppers
Europa League	Zürich Young Boys Luzern
Matches played	180
Goals scored	520 (2.89 per match)
Top goalscorer	Shkelzen Gashi (19 goals)
Biggest home win	Basel 5–0 Aarau (16 March 2014) Grasshoppers 5–0 Young Boys (4 May 2014)
Biggest away win	Grasshoppers 0–5 Thun (16 April 2014)
Highest scoring	Young Boys 5–3 Lausanne (16 February 2014)
Highest attendance	34,172[1] Basel 1–1 Grasshoppers (27 April 2014)
Lowest attendance	1,050[1](8 May 2014)
Average attendance	10,772[2]
← 2012–13 2014–15 →

A total of 10 teams competed in the league. The 9 best teams from the 2012–13 season and the 2012–13 Swiss Challenge League champion FC Aarau.

Teams

Stadia and locations

Aarau

Basel

Grasshopper

Lausanne-Sport

Luzern

Sion

St. Gallen

Thun

Young Boys

Zürich

Location of the 2013–14 Swiss Super League teams

Club	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Aarau	Aarau	Stadion Brügglifeld	9,249
Basel	Basel	St. Jakob-Park	38,512
Grasshopper	Zürich	Letzigrund	23,605
Lausanne-Sport	Lausanne	Stade Olympique de la Pontaise	15,850
Luzern	Lucerne	Swissporarena	17,500
Sion	Sion	Stade Tourbillon	16,500
St. Gallen	St. Gallen	AFG Arena	19,694
Thun	Thun	Arena Thun	10,000
Young Boys	Bern	Stade de Suisse	31,783
Zürich	Zürich	Letzigrund	23,605

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Aarau	René Weiler	Sandro Burki	Nike	Zehnder Group AG
Basel	Murat Yakin	Marco Streller	adidas	Novartis
Grasshopper	Michael Skibbe	Vero Salatić	Puma	FROMM/adt innova
Lausanne-Sport	Henri Atamaniuk	Gabri	adidas	Banque cantonale vaudoise
Luzern	Carlos Bernegger	Florian Stahel	adidas	Otto's
Sion	Laurent Roussey	Vilmos Vanczák	Erreà	Les Fils Maye SA
St. Gallen	Jeff Saibene	Philippe Montandon	Jako	St. Galler Kantonalbank
Thun	Urs Fischer	Roland Bättig	Erima	Panorama Center/Sky Work
Young Boys	Uli Forte	Christoph Spycher	Jako	Laureus Foundation Switzerland
Zürich	Urs Meier	Philippe Koch	Nike	Netstream AG

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Basel (C)	36	19	15	2	70	34	+36	72	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Grasshopper	36	19	8	9	67	43	+24	65	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3	Young Boys	36	17	8	11	59	50	+9	59	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
4	Luzern	36	15	6	15	48	54	−6	51	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
5	Zürich	36	14	8	14	51	52	−1	50	Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[a]
6	Thun	36	13	9	14	57	53	+4	48
7	St. Gallen	36	11	12	13	37	47	−10	45
8	Sion	36	12	7	17	38	45	−7	43
9	Aarau	36	12	6	18	55	71	−16	42
10	Lausanne-Sport (R)	36	7	3	26	38	71	−33	24	Relegation to Swiss Challenge League

Source: Swiss Super League (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Zürich won the 2013–14 Swiss Cup, so therefore qualified for the Play-off round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.

Results

First and Second Round Home \ Away AAR BAS GCZ LS LUZ SIO STG THU YB ZÜR Aarau 1–1 2–4 2–3 4–2 0–1 2–2 2–1 0–4 5–1 Basel 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 3–0 4–1 2–1 1–2 Grasshopper 4–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 Lausanne-Sport 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 3–1 0–3 0–2 1–3 1–2 Luzern 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 Sion 1–2 1–3 2–0 2–1 3–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 0–0 St. Gallen 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 4–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 Thun 2–2 0–2 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–0 2–1 Young Boys 3–0 2–2 1–2 3–2 0–1 2–0 1–0 3–2 0–1 Zürich 1–2 0–0 1–1 4–0 0–2 4–1 0–0 3–2 1–3 Source: Swiss Super League Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third and Fourth Round Home \ Away AAR BAS GCZ LS LUZ SIO STG THU YB ZÜR Aarau 1–3 4–0 3–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–4 2–1 1–2 Basel 5–0 1–1 4–2 3–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–2 4–2 Grasshopper 1–2 1–1 2–1 4–1 4–2 2–0 0–5 5–0 2–0 Lausanne-Sport 0–1 1–3 0–2 1–0 0–1 3–0 1–3 0–1 0–1 Luzern 3–2 0–2 1–3 3–4 0–1 1–0 3–0 1–2 1–0 Sion 2–0 0–1 3–1 1–2 3–2 1–1 3–1 3–0 1–0 St. Gallen 4–1 0–3 1–5 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 Thun 2–0 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–1 3–1 4–0 0–3 1–2 Young Boys 2–2 3–1 0–4 5–3 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–3 Zürich 2–2 0–0 3–1 0–3 1–2 1–0 2–2 3–1 2–2 Source: [citation needed] Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

As of 21 May 2014

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Shkëlzen Gashi	Grasshopper	19
2	Caio Alves	Grasshopper	13
	Mario Gavranović	Zürich	13
	Valentin Stocker	Basel	13
5	Dimitar Rangelov	Luzern	11
6	Josef Martínez	Thun/Young Boys	10
	Marco Schneuwly	Thun	10
	Marco Streller	Basel	10
9	Davide Callà	Basel/Aarau	9
	Munas Dabbur	Grasshopper	9
	Michael Frey	Young Boys	9
	Goran Karanović	St. Gallen	9
	Pedro Henrique	Zürich	9
	Giovanni Sio	Basel	9

Source:^[4]

Awards

Annual awards

Award[5]	Winner	Club
Player of the Season	Mohammed Salah	Basel
Young Player of the Season	Michael Frey	Young Boys
Coach of the Season	Murat Yakin	Basel
Goal of the Season	Sven Lüscher	Arau

Team of the Year[5]
Goalkeeper	Yann Sommer (Basel)
Defence	Michael Lang (GC)			Milan Vilotić (GC)			Fabian Schär (Basel)			Kay Voser (Basel)
Midfield	Mohammed Salah (Basel)			Alexander Frei (Basel)			Vero Salatić (GC)			Valentin Stocker (Basel)
Attack	Josef Martínez (Thun)						Marco Streller (Basel)