It feels like Young Boys have just become Swiss champions and with this title they opened the summer break in Swiss (men’s) football. But these days a new season is already beginning – and a lot has changed.
More teams, more games
For the first time since 2003, twelve teams will start the new season instead of ten. As a result, ammo is now 38 instead of 36 as before.
With 230 games played per season instead of 182, the winter break has been shortened. In addition, teams play more games during the week.
Scottish regime
To this end, the entire game operation has been turned on its head: this is known as “Scottish mode”. Because the season is divided into two phases. In the first, each team plays each opponent once at home and once away.
During the second phase, during the last five rounds, the league is divided in half. The top six in the table play for the championship in the last games, the last six in the table play for the league. But: All the points that the teams scored in the first phase, they take with them to the second phase.
Source: Archived video from May 20, 2023
What stays the same
What hasn’t changed is who gets out straight and who has to go to the barrier. In addition, who can play for European competitions. The last one in the table goes directly to the Challenge League. The second from the last – number 11 in the table – should go to the fence.
The Swiss champion and runner-up automatically qualify for the Champions League. Teams finishing 3rd and 4th can qualify for the Conference League. The fact that the cup holder plays in the Europa League qualification remains unchanged.
Collaboration: Ruch Menzie of CH Media Radio News Cloud
Source: FM 1 Today
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