| Swiss Challenge League | |
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| Country |  Switzerland
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| Confederation | UEFA |
| Founded | 1897 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Promotion to | Swiss Super League |
| Relegation to | Swiss Promotion League |
| Levels on pyramid | 2 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Swiss Cup |
| Current champions | Grasshoppers (1st title) (2020–21) |
| Website | Official website |
 2021–22
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The Swiss Challenge League or Brack.ch Challenge League is the second highest tier of the Swiss football league system. Ten teams play in the Challenge League. The winners of the league are promoted to the Super League, the bottom team is relegated to the 1. Liga Promotion.
From 2003 to 2012, the second placed team entered a two-legged playoff against the 9th placed team in the Super League, with the winner playing in the higher division next season.
The league was named Nationalliga B until 2003 when it was changed to the "Challenge League."
During 2001–2008 and again from 2009–2013 Liechtenstein's FC Vaduz also played in the Challenge League as Liechtenstein does not have a league of its own.
Participating clubs 2021–2022[]
| Team | Foundation | Hometown | Venue | Capacity |
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| FC Aarau | 26/05/1902 | Aarau |
Stadion Brügglifeld | 8.000 |
| SC Kriens | 01/07/1944 | Kriens |
Kleinfeld | 5.360 |
| FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy | 2001 | Lausanne |
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise | 8.500 |
| Neuchâtel Xamax FCS | 1912 | Neuchâtel |
Stade de la Maladière | 12.000 |
| FC Schaffhausen | 01/07/1896 | Schaffhausen |
LIPO Park Schaffhausen | 8.085 |
| FC Thun | 04/05/1898 | Thun |
Stockhorn Arena | 10.000 |
| FC Vaduz | 14/02/1932 |  Vaduz |
Rheinpark Stadion | 7.584 |
| FC Wil 1900 | 1900 | Wil |
Sportpark Bergholz | 6.010 |
| FC Winterthur | 01/07/1896 | Winterthur |
Schützenwiese | 9.450 |
| Yverdon-Sport FC | 1948 | Yverdon-les-Bains |
Stade Municipal | 6.600 |
Promotion/Relegation from 2020–21 season[]
- FC Vaduz (10th) was relegated from the Swiss Super League.
- Grasshopper Club Zürich was promoted to the Swiss Super League.
- FC Chiasso was relegated to the Promotion League.
- Yverdon-Sport FC was promoted from the Promotion League.
External links[]
| Swiss Challenge League 2021-22 |
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Aarau · Kriens · Neuchâtel Xamax · Schaffhausen · Stade Lausanne Ouchy · Thun · Wil · Winterthur · Vaduz · Yverdon |
| Swiss Challenge League seasons |
| 1. Liga era, 1931–1944 |
| Nationalliga B era, 1944–2003 |
| Challenge League era, 2003–present |
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2014–15 · 2015–16 · 2016–17 · 2017–18 · 2018–19 · 2019–20 · 2020–21 · 2021–22 · 2022–23 · 2023–24 · 2024–25 · |
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