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2021–22 Swiss Promotion League

The 2021–22 Swiss Promotion League is the 10th season (8th under its current name) of the 3rd tier of the Swiss football league system under its current format.

Swiss Promotion League
Season2021–22
ChampionsBellinzona
PromotedBellinzona
RelegatedBlack Stars
Sion U-21

Format

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The Championship had 16 teams, of which four were U-21 teams, the eldest youth teams of the Super or Challenge League clubs. The number of U-21 teams permitted in this division was limited to four (this rule would be would be removed for the following season).[1] The U-21 teams are not eligible to promotion or for a slot in the Swiss Cup. The top placed team, of those eligible, would be promoted and the two teams lowest in the table would be relegated. The season was to be played in two stages. In the first stage each team played a double round robin, one at home and one away against each of the other 15 teams. The table was then divided into three groups the teams taking points and goal difference with them. The top six teams played a single round robin, against the other five, for the promotion slot. The following six teams played once against each other for three Swiss Cup slots. The bottom four teams played twice against the others to decide relegation.

The classification also acts as qualifier for the Swiss Cup. The seven highest ranked (eligible) teams qualify directly to the first round of the 2022–23 Swiss Cup. U-21 teams are not eligible for the Swiss Cup.

Teams

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In the previous season Yverdon-Sport became division champions and had been promoted. Münsingen had ended the season in last position and Köniz in second last position and they were both relegated. Therefore, the 2021–22 season saw three new clubs join the division, Chiasso, after suffering relegation from the 2020–21 Swiss Challenge League, and Young Boys U-21 and Biel-Bienne, who had both been promoted from the 1. Liga.

Club Canton Stadium Capacity
Basel U-21 Basel-City Stadion Rankhof or
Youth Campus Basel 		7,000
1,000
FC Bavois Vaud Terrain des Peupliers 659
AC Bellinzona Ticino Stadio Comunale Bellinzona 5,000
FC Biel-Bienne Bern Gurzelen Stadion 5,500
FC Black Stars Basel Basel-City Buschwilerhof 1,200
FC Breitenrain Bern Bern Spitalacker 1,450
SC Brühl St. Gallen Paul-Grüninger-Stadion 4,200
SC Cham Zug Stadion Eizmoos 1,800
FC Chiasso Ticino Stadio Comunale Riva IV 4,000
Étoile Carouge FC Geneva Stade de la Fontenette 3,690
FC Stade Nyonnais Vaud Stade de Colovray 7,200
FC Rapperswil-Jona St. Gallen Stadion Grünfeld 2,500
Sion U-21 Valais Stade de Tourbillon 20,200
Young Boys U-21 Bern Stadion Wankdorf 32,000
SC Young Fellows Juventus Zürich Utogrund 2,850
Zürich U-21 Zürich Sportplatz Heerenschürli 1,120

League tables

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First stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Breitenrain 30 20 7 3 60 29 +31 67 Promotion group
2 Bellinzona 30 19 6 5 58 31 +27 63
3 Chiasso 30 16 9 5 54 30 +24 57
4 Stade Nyonnais 30 16 6 8 67 43 +24 54
5 Zürich U-21 30 12 10 8 46 34 +12 46 Not eligible to promotion
6 Étoile Carouge FC 30 11 11 8 38 36 +2 44 Promotion group
7 FC Bavois 30 12 7 11 44 41 +3 43 Play-off for Swiss Cup slot
8 Cham 30 11 9 10 52 53 −1 42
9 Young Boys U-21 30 10 8 12 48 51 −3 38 Not eligible for Swiss Cup
10 Rapperswil-Jona 30 9 10 11 38 43 −5 37 Play-off for Swiss Cup slot
11 FC Biel-Bienne 30 9 7 14 44 50 −6 34
12 Basel U-21 30 8 6 16 52 71 −19 30 Not eligible for Swiss Cup
13 Black Stars 30 7 8 15 29 49 −20 29 Relegation group
14 YF Juventus 30 7 7 16 40 55 −15 28
15 SC Brühl 30 5 8 17 39 59 −20 23
16 Sion U-21 30 6 5 19 37 71 −34 23
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Promotion group

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bellinzona 35 23 7 5 67 35 +32 76 Promotion to 2022–23 Swiss Challenge League
2 Breitenrain 35 22 8 5 66 37 +29 74 Qualification to Swiss Cup
3 Chiasso 35 18 11 6 64 38 +26 65
4 Stade Nyonnais 35 17 7 11 73 50 +23 58
5 Zürich U-21 35 14 10 11 54 42 +12 52 Not eligible for Swiss Cup
6 Étoile Carouge FC 35 12 12 11 45 47 −2 48 Qualification to Swiss Cup
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Qualification group

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First stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Bavois 35 15 7 13 50 51 −1 52 Qualification for Swiss Cup
2 Cham 35 14 9 12 63 62 +1 51
3 Rapperswil-Jona 35 11 11 13 52 57 −5 44
4 Young Boys U-21 35 11 9 15 55 64 −9 42 Not eligible for Swiss Cup
5 FC Biel-Bienne 35 11 7 17 56 61 −5 40
6 Basel U-21 35 11 6 18 72 84 −12 39 Not eligible for Swiss Cup
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Relegation group

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 SC Brühl 36 10 9 17 52 64 −12 39
2 YF Juventus 36 9 10 17 54 65 −11 37
3 Black Stars 36 7 10 19 35 61 −26 31 Relegated
4 Sion U-21 36 8 5 23 48 88 −40 29
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

References

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  1. ^ Swiss Football Verband (SFV) (2021). "Der SFV reformiert die Spielklassenstruktur und baut die Nachwuchsförderung weiter aus" [The SFV is reforming the league structure and further expanding the promotion of young talent] (in Swiss High German). SFV. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
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