The 2026–27 Swiss Challenge League (referred to as the Dieci Challenge League for sponsoring reasons) is the 129th season of the second tier of competitive football in Switzerland and the 24th season under its current name.
Teams
On 23 May 2026, Kriens returned to the Challenge League after a 4-year absence. On 12 May 2026, Winterthur, relegated from the Super League, returned to the second series after a 4-year absence. They replace last season's Challenge League champions Vaduz, who returned to the top flight after a 5-year absence, and Bellinzona, who were relegated to the Swiss Promotion League after 4 seasons in the Challenge League.
Team changes Promoted from2025–26 Swiss Promotion LeagueRelegated from2025–26 Swiss Super LeaguePromoted to2026–27 Swiss Super LeagueRelegated to2026-27 Swiss Promotion LeagueKriensWinterthurVaduzBellinzona
Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity Ref FC Aarau Aarau Stadion Brügglifeld 8,000 Étoile Carouge FC Carouge Stade de la Fontenette 3,600 SC Kriens Kriens Stadion Kleinfeld 3,500 FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy Lausanne Stade Olympique 15,850 FC Rapperswil-Jona Rapperswil-Jona Stadion Grünfeld 3,200 FC Stade Nyonnais Nyon Stade de Colovray 7,200 FC Wil 1900 Wil Lidl Arena 6,958 FC Winterthur Winterthur Stadion Schützenwiese 8,700 Neuchâtel Xamax Neuchâtel Stade de la Maladière 11,997 Yverdon-Sport Yverdon Stade Municipal 4,200
Cantons Team(s)3 Lausanne Ouchy, Nyon, Yverdon-Sport2 Rapperswil-Jona, Wil1 Aarau Étoile Carouge Kriens Xamax Winterthur
Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorAarau Brunello Iacopetta Marco ThalerCraftAargauische KantonalbankÉtoile Carouge Pedro Nogueira Ricardo AlvesAdidasScrasaKriens Michael Winsauer Lukas RiedmannErimaSTSLausanne Ouchy Dalibor Stevanović Edmond AkichiMacronCronos FinanceNyon Aurélien Mioch Lucas RibeiroAdidasDieciRapperswil-Jona Selcuk Sasivari Lorik EminiMacronDieciWil Marco Hämmerli Yannick SchmidAdidasWeberPartnerWinterthur Patrick Rahmen Remo ArnoldJakoKellerXamax Bruno Berner Eris AbediniCapelliGroupe EYverdon-Sport Martin Andermatt Anthony SauthierMacronAON
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Date of departure Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointmentNyon Andrea Binotto30 June 2026Pre-season Aurélien Mioch1 July 2026Xamax Anthony Braizat Bruno Berner
Table
Results
First and second rounds
Third and Fourth Rounds
Season statistics
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Malko SartorettiLausanne-Ouchy52 Keasse BahLausanne-Ouchy4 Elio RufenerKriens Varol TasarYverdon5 Peter AmbroseXamax 3 Emilio KehrerWinterthur Albin KrasniqiKriens Elias MaluvunuWinterthur Liridon MulajXamax Yannis RyterRapperswil-Jona
Assists RankPlayerClubAssists1 Théo GolliardWinterthur4 Cobel SowLausanne Ouchy3 Valon FazliuYverdon3
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubCleansheets1 Laurent SejiLausanne-Ouchy52 Markus KusterWinterthur2 Ruben SalchliKriens
Discipline
Most yellow cards: 4 Enea Heiniger (Kriens)
Most red cards: 2 Djawal Kaiba (Wil)
Promotion play-off The promotion play-off will be played between the eleventh placed team of the 2026–27 Swiss Super League and the runner up of the Swiss Challenge League following the conclusion of the regular season. The play-off is held over two legs, played home and away.
References
External links
Soccerway