13 April Lugano - Basel 1-4 Sion - FCSG 1-1 Sion misses a chance to distance themselves from Luzern. Basel 66 YB 48 GCZ 42 Sion 38 Luzern 34 Thun 33 FCSG 31 FCZ 29 Vaduz 24 (-17 Goal Differential) Lugano 24 (-29 Goal Differential)
Basel need only 4 points to claim their 7th straight league title. They can win it with a YB draw or loss against Vaduz coupled with a win over St. Gallen.
16 April Sion - GCZ FCZ - Luzern 17 April Lugano - Thun YB - Vaduz FCSG - Basel Sion could get within 1 point of GCZ and the 1st EL spot. Lugano with a slight chance to get points this weekend from Thun, and Vaduz with a tall order against YB.
16 April Sion - GCZ 2-1 Sion closes in on GCZ. FCZ - Luzern 0-1 17 April Lugano - Thun 2-1 Lugano gets 3 points up on Vaduz. YB - Vaduz 5-4 Wild one in Bern. FCSG - Basel 0-7 Basel now has a +49 goal differential. This tied for the worst loss in the 137 year history of FCSG. 100 or so fans blocked the players exit of the stadium they were so upset about the way FCSG had played. Basel 69 With 30 points available, their magic number is 12. YB 51 GCZ 42 Sion 41 Luzern 37 Thun 33 FCSG 29 Lugano 27 Vaduz 24
19 April FCZ - GCZ 20 April Basel - Lugano FCSG - Sion Luzern - YB 21 April Thun - Vaduz I expect Basel to go for about 15 goals in their match. Sion could pass GCZ in the mid-week matches. Vaduz needs to get something from Thun.
19 April FCZ - GCZ 1-1 Basel 69* YB 51* GCZ 43 Sion 41* Luzern 37* Thun 33* FCSG 31* FCZ 30 Lugano 27* Vaduz 24* 20 April Basel - Lugano FCSG - Sion Luzern - YB
20 April Basel - Lugano 3-0 FCSG - Sion 2-1 Luzern - YB 2-3 Sion was the biggest loser of the night as they could not overcome FCSG and move ahead of GCZ. 21 April Thun - Vaduz
21 April Thun - Vaduz 2-2 Vaduz with a late goal to earn the draw. Basel 72 YB 54 GCZ 43 Sion 41 Luzern 37 Thun 34 FCSG 34 FCZ 30 Lugano 27 Vaduz 25 Quick turn-around this week. 23 April Sion - Lugano A must win for both teams for different reasons, Sion if they want to catch GCZ, Lugano to put further distance between them and Vaduz GCZ - FCSG 24 April Luzern - Thun YB - FCZ Vaduz - Basel
23 April Sion - Lugano 3-1 GCZ - FCSG 2-0 24 April Luzern - Thun 3-0 YB - FCZ 3-0 Vaduz - Basel 0-0 Basel 73 They have not clinched yet, this this upcoming weekend is likely. YB 57 GCZ 46 Sion 44 Luzern 40 Thun 34 FCSG 34 FCZ 30 Lugano 27 Vaduz 26 All 10 clubs received their license for next season.
30 April GCZ - YB Basel - Sion Top 4 teams all playing on the same day, nice! Also if YB looses or Basel win, Basel wins the league again. Actually all of the top 3 leagues can be decided this weekend in terms of champion. Basel, LS, Servette 1 May FCSG - Vaduz Thun - FCZ Lugano-Luzern All eyes on FCSG-Vaduz. Vaduz, as explained a few weeks ago usually plays well against FCSG. FCZ is still not out of the woods yet with regards to relegation maters.
Any word on whether GCZ will ever get there own stadium? A shame that the greatest team in Swiss football history are ground sharing.
30 April GCZ - YB 1-2 Basel - Sion 2-1 1 May FCSG - Vaduz 1-3 Thun - FCZ 4-0 Lugano-Luzern 1-1 Vaduz does it again. Basel wins their 7th straight. This ties them with Lyon for the most consecutive domestic titles. Basel 76 YB 60 GCZ 46 Sion 44 Luzern 41 Thun 37 FCSG 34 FCZ 30 Vaduz 29 Lugano 28 Lugano vs Vaduz will be a very interesting one. For Vaduz too bad they do not play FCSG each week.
Unlike in the BCL where everything is decided, there are still quite a few unknowns in the RSL. Champion - Basel 2nd CL spot - YB 2 Europa League spots - GCZ, Sion, Luzern all have chances Relegation - Lugano, Vaduz, FCZ As an aside, the Swiss Cup final between Lugano and FCZ could allow a BCL team to play in the Europa League next season. 7 May FCZ - Basel Thun - FCSG 9 May Vaduz - Luzern Lugano - GCZ Sion - YB One interesting note on the Sion-YB match, there will be a Austrian referee in the center of this match. The league is trying to avoid the situation that happened last time these two clubs met.
And Vaduz has already qualified for the Europa League with their 11-0 win over Schaan in the Liechtensteiner Pokal.
7 May FCZ - Basel 2-3 Thun - FCSG 2-2 8 May Vaduz - Luzern 1-2 Lugano - GCZ 0-1 Sion - YB 2-1 Basel 79 YB 60 GCZ 49 Sion 47 Luzern 44 Thun 38 FCSG 35 FCZ 30 Vaduz 29 Lugano 28 Luzern could still sneak into a Europa League spot.
10 May Basel - Thun 11 May Vaduz - Sion Luzern - GCZ FCZ - Lugano 12 May YB - FCSG Lots of very important matches on 11 May. FCZ vs Lugano could very well determine who is relegated.
11 May Vaduz - Sion 2-0 Luzern - GCZ 3-0 FCZ - Lugano 0-4 Sion and GCZ both loose and do not change spots. Luzern is not equal with Sion and now only 2 points behind GCZ. FCZ was the big looser and now find themselves in the relegation place.
FCZ fired Sami Hyypia after they got dismantled. The FCZ ultras this morning went to their practice sight and hassled the players. The situation is looking dire for FCZ.
The relegation battle Vaduz - at GCZ, vs Lugano, at FCZ Lugano - vs YB, at Vaduz, vs FCSG FCZ - at FCSG, at Sion, vs Vaduz FCZ looks to have the most difficult schedule. Vaduz controls their own fate. It's definitely coming down to the last game between FCZ and Vaduz, even for Lugano.
12 May YB - FCSG 3-1 Uli Forte is the manager of FCZ for the last three matches. Basel 80 YB 63 GCZ 49 Sion 47 Luzern 47 Thun 39 FCSG 35 Vaduz 32 Lugano 31 FCZ 30 16 May GCZ - Vaduz Lugano - YB Luzern - Basel FCSG - FCZ Thun - Sion
16 May GCZ - Vaduz 1-2 Lugano - YB 1-3 Luzern - Basel 4-0 FCSG - FCZ 3-0 Thun - Sion 1-1 Basel 80 YB 66 Luzern 50 GCZ 49 Sion 48 Thun 40 FCSG 38 Vaduz 35 Lugano 31 FCZ 30 Luzern continues their run of good play and are now in 3rd place. Vaduz looks to be safe. Lugano and FCZ are in a dog fight for the relegation spot. Both will then play in the Swiss Cup, and FCZ has lost their starting keeper for 9 months due to injury. Matches on 22 and 25 May 22 May Vaduz - Lugano GCZ - Thun Sion - FCZ FCSG - Luzern YB - Basel 25 May Basel - GCZ FCZ - Vaduz Lugnao - FCSG Luzern - Sion Thun - YB I love the 25 May match with Luzern-Sion, this could be for a Europa League spot. GCZ with two tough matches left to hold onto a Europa Leauge spot. Relegation: FCZ - @ Sion, vs Vaduz Lugano - @ Vaduz, vs FCSG There is a good chance that FCSG will have nothing to play for on 25 May. Interesting to think that Vaduz could be the team that decides who is relegated!