The 2004–05 Swiss Super League was the 108th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. The competition was officially named AXPO Super League due to sponsoring purposes. It began on 17 July 2004 and has ended on 29 May 2005. This second season as Swiss Super League.
| Season | 2004–05 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Basel 11th title |
| Relegated | Servette |
| Champions League | Basel Thun |
| UEFA Cup | Grasshopper Zurich (via Swiss Cup) |
| Intertoto Cup | Young Boys Neuchâtel Xamax |
| Matches played | 170 |
| Goals scored | 505 (2.97 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Christian Giménez (27) |
← 2003–04 2005–06 → | |
Overview edit
The Swiss Super League season 2004–05 was originally contested by ten teams. On 4 February 2005 the parent company of Servette FC was declared bankrupt. As a consequence of the bankruptcy Servette FC had their license revoked. The eighteen results from the team's first half of the season remained in the league table. The club's second half matches were cancelled entirely and so the second half of the season was competed with only nine clubs. These each played another double round-robin schedule. Each of the nine clubs had played 34 matches at the end of the season. Servettes parent company had run up debts of over 10 million Swiss francs and had not paid the players wages since the previous November. FC Servette were subsequently demoted to the Second Tier. The championship was won by FC Basel.
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basel (C) | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 81 | 45 | +36 | 70 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Thun | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 69 | 42 | +27 | 60 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Grasshopper | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 50 | Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 4 | Young Boys | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 49 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
| 5 | Zürich | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 48 | Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round[a] |
| 6 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 38 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 7 | St. Gallen | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 51 | 60 | −9 | 36 | |
| 8 | Aarau | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 42 | 64 | −22 | 32 | |
| 9 | Schaffhausen (O) | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 59 | −23 | 32 | Qualification to relegation play-off |
| 10 | Servette[b] (R, R) | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 20 | Not admitted to Swiss Challenge League and withdrew[c] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ via 2004–05 Swiss Cup
- ^ Servette were docked three points for financial irregularities.
- ^ Servette was forced to withdraw from the championship at the end of the first round of the season and demoted to the Second Division.
Results edit
Relegation play-offs edit
| Schaffhausen | 1–1 | Vaduz |
|---|---|---|
dos Santos  8' |
Zarn 78' |
| Vaduz | 0–1 | Schaffhausen |
|---|---|---|
| Senn 73' |
Schaffhausen won 2–1 on aggregate.
Season statistics edit
Top goalscorers edit
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Christian Giménez
|
FC Basel | 27 |
| 2 |  Mauro Lustrinelli
|
FC Thun | 20 |
| 3 | Stéphane Chapuisat
|
BSC Young Boys | 15 |
| 4 |  Francisco Neri
|
BSC Young Boys | 13 |
| 5 | Thomas Häberli
|
BSC Young Boys | 12 |
| 6 | Matías Delgado
|
FC Basel | 11 |
 Alhassane Keita
|
FC Zurich | 11 | |
| Gelson Rodrigues
|
FC Thun | 11 | |
| 9 | Mobulu M'Futi
|
Neuchâtel Xamax | 10 |