2016–17 Swiss Super League
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The 2016–17 Swiss Super League, also known as the Raiffeisen Super League for sponsoring purposes, was the 120th season of top-tier football in Switzerland and the 14th in the current format. Basel were the defending champions. The fixtures were published on 17 June 2016.[2]
Season | 2016–17 |
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Dates | 23 July 2016 – 2 June 2017 |
Champions | Basel 20th title 8th consecutive title |
Relegated | Vaduz |
Champions League | Basel Young Boys |
Europa League | Lugano Sion Luzern Vaduz |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 582 (3.23 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Seydou Doumbia (20 goals)[1] |
Biggest home win | Basel 6–0 Vaduz (19 November 2016) |
Biggest away win | Vaduz 1–5 Basel (31 July 2016) |
Highest scoring | Young Boys 7–2 Lausanne-Sport[1] (20 August 2016) |
Longest winning run | Basel (9 games) |
Longest unbeaten run | Basel (16 games) |
Longest winless run | Lausanne-Sport (14 games) |
Longest losing run | Lausanne-Sport (7 games) |
Highest attendance | 31,120 Young Boys 4–1 Thun[1] (6 August 2016) |
Total attendance | 1,789,873[1] |
Average attendance | 9,944[1] |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → |
A total of 10 teams competed in the league: the 9 best teams from the 2015–16 season and the 2015–16 Swiss Challenge League champion Lausanne-Sport. The season started on the weekend of 23 and 24 July 2016 and ended on 2 June 2017.
On 28 April 2017, Basel won their 20th league title following their 2–1 away win against Luzern, with six games to spare.[3] It is also their 8th consecutive title.