2006–07 Swiss Challenge League

The 2006–07 Swiss Challenge League was the fourth season of the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of the Swiss football league pyramid. It began on 21 July 2006 and ended on 26 May 2007. The champions of this season, Neuchâtel Xamax, earned promotion to the 2007–08 Super League. The bottom tho teams, FC Baulmes and YF Juventus, were relegated to the 1. Liga.[1]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Neuchâtel Xamax (C, P) 34 23 7 4 73 28 +45 76 Promotion to 2007–08 Swiss Super League
2 Bellinzona 34 21 7 6 58 26 +32 70 Qualification for Promotion play-off
3 Kriens 34 20 7 7 65 36 +29 67
4 Chiasso 34 16 10 8 55 39 +16 58
5 Concordia Basel 34 17 6 11 59 49 +10 57
6 Winterthur 34 17 4 13 60 47 +13 55
7 Servette 34 15 8 11 63 51 +12 53
8 Wil 34 12 10 12 56 50 +6 46
9 Vaduz 34 12 10 12 57 52 +5 46
10 Chaux-de-Fonds 34 12 7 15 49 49 0 43
11 Locarno 34 11 9 14 44 58 −14 42
12 Yverdon-Sport 34 12 6 16 45 60 −15 42
13 Lugano 34 11 8 15 42 46 −4 41
14 Lausanne Sports 34 10 9 15 44 51 −7 39
15 Delémont 34 9 6 19 39 63 −24 33
16 Wohlen 34 7 10 17 39 64 −25 31
17 Baulmes (R) 34 7 9 18 30 63 −33 30 Relegated to 2007–08 Swiss 1. Liga
18 YF Juventus (R) 34 4 7 23 29 75 −46 19
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Promotion/relegation playoff

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As 9th-placed team of the 2006–07 Swiss Super League FC Aarau played a two-legged play-off against Challenge League runners-up AC Bellinzona for a spot in the 2007–08 Super League.

Bellinzona1–2Aarau
Gomes 47' Rogério 21'
Mesbah 36'
Attendance: 7,537

Aarau3–1Bellinzona
Mesbah 68', 89'
Sermeter 90+1'
Ianu 52'
Attendance: 9,250

Aarau won 5–2 on aggregate and retain their place in the Swiss Super League. Bellinzona remain in the Swiss Challenge League.

Top scorers

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Player Team Goals Penalty kick
1 Switzerland Moreno Merenda Neuchâtel Xamax 22 4
2 Romania Cristian Ianu Bellinzona 19 0
3 Argentina Raúl Bobadilla Concordia Basel 18 0
4 Nigeria Ikechukwu Kalu Chiasso 15 0
France Sid-Ahmed Bouziane Chaux-de-Fonds 15 5
6 Switzerland Julián Estéban Servette 14 2
France Kamel Boughanem Lugano 14 3
8 Nigeria Saidu Alade Adeshina Bellinzona 13 3
Senegal Matar Coly Neuchâtel Xamax 13 1
10 Argentina Dante Senger Locarno 12 1
Croatia Tomo Barlecaj Winterthur 12 0
Senegal Pape Omar Faye Vaduz 12 0
Serbia Samel Šabanović Wil 12 0
14 Switzerland Boban Maksimović Winterthur 11 6
Brazil Gelson Rodrigues Chiasso 11 0
Italy Alessandro Iandoli Concordia Basel 11 7
Argentina Juan Manuel Sara Vaduz (until January) 11 1
18 Portugal Bruno Valente Chaux-de-Fonds 10 0
Switzerland Sven Lüscher Kriens 10 2
20 Italy Giuseppe Nocita Kriens 9 0
Switzerland Marco Schneuwly Kriens 9 0
France Geoffrey Tréand Servette 9 2
Brazil Piu Kriens 9 0
France Mouellé Koum Yverdon 9 0
Germany Ifet Taljević Wil 9 3
Italy Dario Drago Baulmes 9 0
Albania Kristian Nushi Wil 9 0
France Johnny Szlykowicz SR Delémont
Neuchâtel Xamax
9 0

References

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  1. ^ "Switzerland 2006/07". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
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