2018-19 Swiss Challenge League [R]

Discussion in 'Austria & Switzerland' started by KensingtonSC, Jul 15, 2018.

  1. KensingtonSC

    KensingtonSC Still Lazy After All These Years

    FC Vaduz / Philadelphia Union
    Jan 7, 2010
    Andalusia, PA
    Club:
    FC Vaduz
    #1 KensingtonSC, Jul 15, 2018
    Last edited: Jul 15, 2018
    Hooray!! The Scramble is back!! With the Scramble returning, we're going to see a much more competitive Challenge League. Truth be told, there isn't a clear cut favorite this year. Lausanne has made some decent moves while Servette looks to be a very strong Challenge League side. Vaduz will be looking to throw a wrench into things, as will Aarau. Also, Kriens is moving into a brand new stadium which was crowdsourced by the Kriens supporters!

    The schedule changes a bit this year, too. No more Montag Nacht Fussball. Only Freitag Nacht Fussball. In addition to this, all Challenge League games not on Friday can start at any time, so no more rigid scheduling against Super League games. This is good for people like me who had to pick between some good Challenge League games and their Super League counterparts.

    It's going to be a fun year!! Let the season commence!!
     
  2. KensingtonSC

    KensingtonSC Still Lazy After All These Years

    FC Vaduz / Philadelphia Union
    Jan 7, 2010
    Andalusia, PA
    Club:
    FC Vaduz
    Runde 1

    20 July
    Lausanne - Kriens (Teleclub Zoom)

    21 July
    Wil - Winterthur
    Rapperswi-Jona - Schaffhausen
    Aarau - Servette

    22 July
    Chiasso - Vaduz
     
  3. KensingtonSC

    KensingtonSC Still Lazy After All These Years

    FC Vaduz / Philadelphia Union
    Jan 7, 2010
    Andalusia, PA
    Club:
    FC Vaduz
    My Predictions

    1 - Lausanne-Sport
    2 - Servette
    3 - Vaduz
    4 - Aarau
    5 - Schaffhausen
    6 - Wil
    7 - Rapperswil-Jona
    8 - Kriens
    9 - Chiasso
    10 - Winterthur
     
  4. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
    Club:
    Rochester Rhinos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    My predictions

    1 - Servette
    2 - LS
    3 - Vaduz
    4 - Aarau
    5 - Schaffhausen
    6 - Rapperswil-Jona
    7 - Wil
    8 - Kriens
    9 - Chiasso - But Chiasso will not get a license and will be releagated
    10 - Winterthur
     
  5. KensingtonSC

    KensingtonSC Still Lazy After All These Years

    FC Vaduz / Philadelphia Union
    Jan 7, 2010
    Andalusia, PA
    Club:
    FC Vaduz
    I recall reading somewhere that Chiasso keeps getting licensed because the SFL wants at least one Ticino club in the Challenge League. I can't remember why, though. I think if Lugano went down, they'd probably lose their license.
     
  6. Arrows

    Arrows Member

    Vitoria SC/Belenenses/Aarau
    Portugal
    Oct 29, 2013
    Canada
    Club:
    FC Aarau
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    My predictions

    1 - LS
    2 - Aarau
    3 - Wil
    4 - Servette
    5 - Schaffhausen
    6 - Kriens
    7 - Rapperswil-Jona
    8 - Winterthur
    9 - Vaduz
    10 - Chiasso

    Despite themselves LS will go up. Aarau sadly will lose the play-off with the RSL team.
     
  7. Arrows

    Arrows Member

    Vitoria SC/Belenenses/Aarau
    Portugal
    Oct 29, 2013
    Canada
    Club:
    FC Aarau
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    Honestly other than Vaduz and Chiasso I like the other 8 BCL teams and would be happy to see any of them go up. I have always said I am big supporter of most Swiss clubs. Have never liked Basel, Luzern, Vaduz or Chiasso but am cool with the rest.
     
  8. KensingtonSC

    KensingtonSC Still Lazy After All These Years

    FC Vaduz / Philadelphia Union
    Jan 7, 2010
    Andalusia, PA
    Club:
    FC Vaduz
    What? They have, basically, the same squad as last year. There's no way they're worse than Winterthur. Winti drew a team of amateur players in the 6th tier in England on Saturday. At home, no less! With only a week to go before the season! I can't even...
     
  9. KensingtonSC

    KensingtonSC Still Lazy After All These Years

    FC Vaduz / Philadelphia Union
    Jan 7, 2010
    Andalusia, PA
    Club:
    FC Vaduz
    Why do hate Vaduz and Chiasso? Vaduz I can see because they're not Swiss, but Chiasso? Even people from Lugano don't hate Chiasso. They're just about the most harmless club you can find. Poor Chiasso.
     
  10. Arrows

    Arrows Member

    Vitoria SC/Belenenses/Aarau
    Portugal
    Oct 29, 2013
    Canada
    Club:
    FC Aarau
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    Hate is a strong word... I just don't care for them... now I feel bad...Poor Chiasso!
     
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  11. Arrows

    Arrows Member

    Vitoria SC/Belenenses/Aarau
    Portugal
    Oct 29, 2013
    Canada
    Club:
    FC Aarau
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    Aarau knocked off Basel 4-1... maybe I should change them to automatic promotion? Pre-season means little...I stick by Winterthur staying up.
     
  12. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
    Club:
    Rochester Rhinos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    20 July
    LS - Kriens 1-1 Kriens looked good in this one. Now is that because LS is bad, or is Kriens good. Ir it might simply be all the rain that they had.

    21 July
    Wil - Winterthur 2-0
    Rapperswil-Jona - Schaffhausen 3-0 Nice win for RJ
    Aarau - Servette 0-2 Two early goals helped Servette, Aarau looked dangerous though.

    22 July
    Chiasso - Vaduz 1-3

    RJ 3
    Vaduz 3
    Servette 3
    Wil 3
    Kriens 1
    LS 1
    Chiasso 0
    Aarau 0
    Winterthur 0
    Schaffhausen 0
     
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  13. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
    Club:
    Rochester Rhinos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Goalscoring leaders:
    2 - Carlos Silvio - Wil
    1 - 11 players

    Assist Leaders:
    2- Sergio Cortelezzi - Wil
    1 - 7 players


    Attendance:
    Aarau (1) 3,481
    LS (1) 1,454
    RJ (1) 1,422
    Wil (1) 1,100
    Chiasso (1) 550
    Kriens
    Vaduz
    Winterthur
    Schaffhausen
    Servette

    The Chiasso number is worrying, again. Usually there is a good crowd on opening day.
     
  14. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
    Club:
    Rochester Rhinos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    LS is hosting Valencia in Crans-Montana today. It is on ESPN3 for anyone who gets it. Odd to see this match streamed.
     
  15. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
    Club:
    Rochester Rhinos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    27 July
    Winterthur - Aarau Will Aarau bounce back from last weeks defeat to Servette?

    28 Jul
    Kriens - RJ Better test for both teams this week. Is RJ that good, was LS that bad?
    Schaffhausen - Will, these two could be near the bottom all season.
    Chiasso - Servette - Can Servette start the season with two away wins?

    29 Jul
    Vaduz - LS - Important match for LS, they need to come out strong.
     
  16. IASocFan

    IASocFan Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 13, 2000
    IOWA
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    July 27
    Winterthur 3 - 1 Aarau

    July 28
    Kriens 1 - 4 FC Rapperswil-Jona
    Schaffhausen 2 - 0 Wil
    Chiasso 0 - 3 Servette

    July 29
    FC Vaduz 1 - 2 Lausanne
     
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  17. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
    Club:
    Rochester Rhinos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Aarau 0 points from the first two matches is understandable, but Winterthur? That is a surprise.

    RJ looked strong at Kriens, LS with a good win at Vaduz.

    Rapperswil-Jona 6
    Servette 6
    LS 4
    Vaduz 3
    Winterthur 3
    Wil 3
    Schaffhausen 3
    Kriens 1
    Aarau 0
    Chiasso 0

    Servette has done well in their first two matches of the 4 match away swing to start the season.
     
  18. Arrows

    Arrows Member

    Vitoria SC/Belenenses/Aarau
    Portugal
    Oct 29, 2013
    Canada
    Club:
    FC Aarau
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    it's only 2 games but I'm a little worried. Also GCZ looks bad...yet on paper?
     
  19. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
    Club:
    Rochester Rhinos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Goalscoring leaders:
    3 - Aldn Turkes - RJ
    2 - Davide Calla - Winterthur
    2 - Carlos Silvio - Wil
    2 - Milan Gajic - Vaduz
    2 - Mychell Chagas - Servette
    2 - Sebastien Wuthrich - Servette

    Assist Leaders:
    2 - Alex Schalk - Servette
    2- Diego Ciccone - RJ
    2 - Sergio Cortelezzi - Wil


    Attendance:
    Aarau (1) 3,481
    Winterthur (1) 3,400
    Vaduz (1) 1,466
    LS (1) 1,454
    RJ (1) 1,422
    Kriens (1) 1,300
    Wil (1) 1,100
    Schaffhausen (1) 857 - That is not a good number, good team, nice stadium.
    Chiasso (2) 560 They actually had 20 more people for the 2nd week, than the first. If they keep that trend they could end up around 900 for the final match of the season!
    Servette
     
  20. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
    Club:
    Rochester Rhinos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    3 Aug
    Wil - Servette Can Servette make it 3 in a row on the road?

    4 Aug
    RJ - Winterthur
    LS - Chiasso
    Aarau - Kriens Can Aarau get their first point?

    5 Aug
    Schaffhausen - Vaduz
     
  21. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
    Club:
    Rochester Rhinos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    3 Aug
    Wil - Servette 2-1 It seems that Servette can not win in Wil.

    4 Aug
    RJ - Winterthur 0-4
    LS - Chiasso 5-1
    Aarau - Kriens 0-2

    5 Aug
    Schaffhausen - Vaduz 4-1

    Kind of a crazy weekend. Poor Chiasso, they look terrible. If you would have told me that after 3 matches Aarau would have 0 points and two home losses I would have been very surprised. There are 6 teams with 6 or more points.

    LS 7
    Winterthur 6
    Servette 6
    RJ 6
    Schaffhausen 6
    Wil 6
    Kriens 4
    Vaduz 3
    Aarau 0
    Chiasso 0
     
  22. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
    Club:
    Rochester Rhinos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Goalscoring leaders:
    3 - Miguel Castroman - Schaffhausen
    3 - Aldn Turkes - RJ
    2 -9 players with 2 goals

    Assist Leaders:
    3 - Karim Barry - Schaffhausen
    3 - Sergio Cortelezzi - Wil
    2 - Six players with 2 assists


    Attendance:
    Winterthur (1) 3,400
    Aarau (2) 3,300
    LS (2) 1,705
    RJ (2) 1,540
    Vaduz (1) 1,466
    Kriens (1) 1,300
    Wil (2) 1,120
    Schaffhausen (2) 908
    Chiasso (2) 560
    Servette (0) ---
     
  23. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
    Club:
    Rochester Rhinos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    10 Aug
    Chiasso - Schaffahusen - This could be another sad result for Chiasso.

    11 Aug
    Wil - Aarau Aarau needs to get a point here
    Winterthur - Kriens
    LS - RJ

    12 Aug
    Vaduz - Servette - 4 away game in a row to start the season for Servette
     
  24. KensingtonSC

    KensingtonSC Still Lazy After All These Years

    FC Vaduz / Philadelphia Union
    Jan 7, 2010
    Andalusia, PA
    Club:
    FC Vaduz
    Poor Chiasso is right. They just look overmatched right now, and the defense looks non-existent.

    Give credit to Kriens for their performance against Aarau. They never looked like they were going to lose.

    Aarau needs to do better if they're going to make a push this year. I know it's only 3 games, but you don't want to fall too far behind.

    Can you play center back? If you do, Vaduz is looking for you!! Seriously, the backline consists of Wieser and Muntwiler. They're center mids. They're not center backs. The lack of true depth is going to hamper this team. They look like they want to try to simply outscore their opposition, but they're not creating enough quality chances to do that right now. All 4 goals were conceded because of poor defending on Vaduz's part. It's not going to get any easier against Servette, so they really need to get their act together on the backline.

    At the end of the day, this is still one of the most unpredictable leagues in Europe.
     
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  25. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
    Club:
    Rochester Rhinos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I think that will make it a very interesting season because of that. With potentially two promotion spots, but with the majority of teams not being able to be promoted, it should be a really fun season.
     

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