2016–17 in Swiss football

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The following is a summary of the 2016–17 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Men's national team[edit]

The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.

  Win   Draw   Loss

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification[edit]

Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 10 9 0 1 32 4 +28 27 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup
2   Switzerland 10 9 0 1 23 7 +16 27 Advance to second round
3  Hungary 10 4 1 5 14 14 0 13
4  Faroe Islands 10 2 3 5 4 16 −12 9
5  Latvia 10 2 1 7 7 18 −11 7
6  Andorra 10 1 1 8 2 23 −21 4
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
6 September 2016 (2016-09-06) Switzerland  2 – 0  Portugal Basel, Switzerland
20:45 CEST Embolo 24'
Mehmedi 31' Yellow card 41'
Behrami Yellow card 68'
Xhaka Yellow card 90+3' Red card		 report Yellow card 30' Adrien Silva Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 36'000
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
7 October 2016 (2016-10-07) Hungary  2 – 3   Switzerland Budapest, Hungary
20:45 CEST Szalai 53', 71' report 51' Seferovic
67' Rodríguez
Yellow card 80' Džemaili
89' Stocker
Yellow card 90+2' Behrami		 Stadium: Groupama Arena
Attendance: 21'668
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
10 October 2016 (2016-10-10) Andorra  1 – 2   Switzerland Andorra la Vella, Andorra
20:45 CEST Lima Yellow card 19'
Rubio Yellow card 45+1'
Vales Yellow card 50'
A. Martínez 90+1'		 report 19' (pen.) Yellow card 50' Schär
77' Mehmedi
Yellow card 90+3' Lang		 Stadium: Estadi Nacional
Attendance: 2,014
Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)
13 November 2016 (2016-11-13) Switzerland  2 – 0  Faroe Islands Lucerne, Switzerland
18:00 CET Derdiyok 27'
Rodríguez Yellow card 73'
Lichtsteiner 83'		 report Yellow card 14' Olsen
Yellow card 60' Næs
Yellow card 60' Benjaminsen		 Stadium: Swissporarena
Attendance: 14,800
Referee: Sébastien Delferière (Belgium)
25 March 2017 (2017-03-25) Switzerland  1 – 0  Latvia Lancy, Switzerland
18:00 CET Fernandes Yellow card 48'
Schär Yellow card 52'
Drmić 66'		 Report Yellow card 28' Lazdiņš
Yellow card 53' Freimanis		 Stadium: Stade de Genève
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)
9 June 2017 (2017-06-09) Faroe Islands  0 – 2   Switzerland Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
20:45 CET Benjaminsen Yellow card 41'
Rólantsson Yellow card 90+1'		 Report 36' Xhaka
59' Shaqiri		 Stadium: Tórsvøllur
Attendance: 4'594
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy)

Friendly matches[edit]

1 June 2017 (2017-06-01) Switzerland  1 – 0  Belarus Neuchâtel, Switzerland
20:45 CEST Shaqiri 9' Report Stadium: Stade de la Maladière
Attendance: 10,200
Referee: Radek Příhoda (Czech Republic)

Women's national team[edit]

The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.

  Win   Draw   Loss

UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying[edit]

Main article: UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying Group 6
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Switzerland 8 8 0 0 34 3 +31 24 Final tournament
2  Italy 8 6 0 2 26 8 +18 18
3  Czech Republic 8 3 1 4 13 18 −5 10
4  Northern Ireland 8 2 1 5 10 22 −12 7
5  Georgia 8 0 0 8 2 34 −32 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
15 September 2016 (2016-09-15) Georgia  0 – 3  Switzerland Gori, Georgia
14:00 (CET) Report Crnogorčević 18' (pen.)
Humm 34'
Dickenmann 90+4'		 Stadium: Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium
Attendance: 350
Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza (Spain)
20 September 2016 (2016-09-20) Switzerland  4 – 0  Northern Ireland Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
19:00 (CET) Bernauer 17', 46'
Kiwic 42'
Rinast 54'		 Report Stadium: Tissot Arena
Attendance: 1,308
Referee: Tanja Subotič (Slovenia)

UEFA Women's Euro 2017[edit]

Main article: UEFA Women's Euro 2017 Group C
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Austria 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Knockout stage
2  France 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3  Switzerland 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Iceland 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
18 July 2017 (2017-07-18) Group Stage Austria  1 – 0  Switzerland Deventer, Netherlands
18:00 (CET) Burger 15' Report Stadium: De Adelaarshorst
Attendance: 4,781
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)
22 July 2017 (2017-07-22) Group Stage Iceland  1 – 2  Switzerland Doetinchem, Netherlands
18:00 (CET) Friðriksdóttir 33' Report 43' Dickenmann
52' Bachmann		 Stadium: De Vijverberg
Attendance: 5,647
Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)
26 July 2017 (2017-07-26) Group Stage Switzerland  1 – 1  France Breda, Netherlands
20:45 (CET) Crnogorčević 19' Report 76' Abily Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion
Attendance: 3,347
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)

2017 Cyprus Cup[edit]

Main article: 2017 Cyprus Cup

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Switzerland 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7
 North Korea 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
 Belgium 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4
 Italy 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0
Source: [citation needed]
1 March 2017 (2017-03-01) Group Stage Belgium  2 – 2  Switzerland Nicosia, Cyprus
17:30 (EET) Mermans 30'
Cayman 77'		 Report 26' Abbé
87' Kuster		 Stadium: Makario Stadium
3 March 2017 (2017-03-03) Group Stage Switzerland  1 – 0  North Korea Larnaca, Cyprus
14:30 (EET) Kiwic 88' Report Stadium: Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
6 March 2017 (2017-03-06) Group Stage Italy  0 – 6  Switzerland Larnaca, Cyprus
14:30 (EET) Report 5' Humm
21', 50' Reuteler
32' Wälti
83', 85' (pen.) Crnogorčević		 Stadium: Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
8 March 2017 (2017-03-08) Final Switzerland  1 – 0  South Korea Larnaca, Cyprus
18:30 (EET) Dickenmann 57' Report Stadium: AEK Arena

Friendly matches[edit]

20 October 2016 (2016-10-20) United States  4 – 0  Switzerland Sandy, UT, United States
03:00 (CET) Williams 46'
Heath 61'
Press 69'
Mewis 76'		 Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 14,336
Referee: Melissa Borjas Pastrana (Honduras)
23 October 2016 (2016-10-23) United States  5 – 1  Switzerland Minneapolis, MN, United States
19:00 (CET) Lloyd 25', 51'
Press 53'
Dunn 63'
Ohai 82'		 Report 7' Mauron Stadium: U.S. Bank Stadium
Attendance: 23,400
Referee: Margaret Domka (United States)
10 April 2017 (2017-04-10) Norway  2 – 1  Switzerland Skien, Norway
17:00 (CET) Hegerberg 8'
Minde 62'		 Report 61' Dickenmann Stadium: Skagerak Arena
10 June 2017 (2017-06-10) Switzerland  0 – 4  England Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
18:15 (CET) Report 30' Nobbs
40' Kirby
50', 62' Taylor		 Stadium: Tissot Arena
Referee: Marte Sørø (Norway)

Domestic season[edit]

Super League[edit]

Main article: 2016–17 Swiss Super League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Basel (C) 36 26 8 2 92 35 +57 86 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Young Boys 36 20 9 7 72 44 +28 69 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Lugano 36 15 8 13 52 61 −9 53 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
4 Sion 36 15 6 15 60 55 +5 51 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
5 Luzern 36 14 8 14 62 66 −4 50 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
6 Thun 36 11 12 13 58 63 −5 45
7 St. Gallen 36 11 8 17 43 57 −14 41
8 Grasshopper 36 10 8 18 47 61 −14 38
9 Lausanne-Sport 36 9 8 19 51 62 −11 35
10 Vaduz (R) 36 7 9 20 45 78 −33 30 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round and relegation to Challenge League[b]
Source: Swiss Super League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Draw.[1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2016–17 Swiss Cup, Basel, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Swiss Cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the third-placed team, the spot awarded to the third-placed team was passed to the fourth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the fourth-placed team was passed to the fifth-placed team.
  2. ^ Vaduz qualified for the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016–17 Liechtenstein Cup.

Challenge League[edit]

Main article: 2016–17 Swiss Challenge League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Zürich (C, P) 36 26 7 3 91 30 +61 85 Promotion to 2017–18 Swiss Super League
2 Neuchâtel Xamax 36 22 7 7 66 36 +30 73
3 Servette 36 18 8 10 55 43 +12 62
4 Schaffhausen 36 16 3 17 64 59 +5 51
5 Aarau 36 13 6 17 57 64 −7 45
6 Winterthur 36 11 8 17 45 62 −17 41
7 Wohlen 36 12 3 21 42 60 −18 39
8 Chiasso 36 9 10 17 43 63 −20 37
9 Le Mont[a] (R) 36 8 11 17 31 54 −23 35 Relegation to 2017–18 2. Liga Interregional
10 Wil[b] 36 10 7 19 35 58 −23 34
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) draw
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Le Mont will take voluntary relegation three steps down[2]
  2. ^ Wil were deducted three points for licence rules violation[3]

1. Liga Promotion[edit]

Main article: 2016–17 1. Liga Promotion
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 FC Rapperswil-Jona 30 18 8 4 60 29 +31 62 Swiss Promotion League Champion
Promotion to Challenge League
2 SC Kriens 30 17 6 7 65 31 +34 57
3 FC Basel U-21 30 16 7 7 64 37 +27 55
4 FC Stade Nyonnais 30 14 7 9 51 39 +12 49
5 FC Zürich U-21 30 13 9 8 54 52 +2 48
6 FC Breitenrain 30 13 6 11 46 49 −3 45
7 SC Brühl 30 11 7 12 56 54 +2 40
8 FC Köniz 30 11 7 12 40 43 −3 40
9 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 30 10 9 11 44 46 −2 39
10 FC Sion U-21 30 11 6 13 48 58 −10 39
11 SC Cham 30 9 10 11 47 46 +1 37
12 BSC Old Boys Basel 30 9 7 14 47 48 −1 34
13 SC Young Fellows Juventus 30 8 9 13 44 53 −9 33
14 FC Bavois 30 8 7 15 37 69 −32 31
15 FC United Zürich 30 8 3 19 32 61 −29 27
16 FC Tuggen 30 6 8 16 37 57 −20 26 Relegation to 2017–18 1. Liga Classic
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) draw

Swiss Cup[edit]

Main article: 2016–17 Swiss Cup
Final

Basel had beaten Winterthur 3–1 in the first semi-final and Sion had beaten Luzern 6–5 in the penalty shoot-out of the second semi-final. The winners of the semi-finals played against each other in the final. The match was played on 25 May 2017 at the Stade de Genève.[4]

Final
Basel3 – 0Sion
Doumbia Yellow card 44'
Delgado 47' (1:0)
Traoré 62' (2:0)
Lang Yellow card 77'
Lang 89' (3:0)
Xhaka Yellow card 79'		 ASF/SFV summary Yellow card 37' Salatic
Yellow card 90+5' Lüchinger
Attendance: 26,500
Teams
GK Czech Republic Tomáš Vaclík
DF Switzerland Michael Lang
DF Czech Republic Marek Suchý
DF Switzerland Manuel Akanji
DF Ivory Coast Adama Traoré
MF Albania Taulant Xhaka
MF Switzerland Luca Zuffi downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
MF Norway Mohamed Elyounoussi
MF Argentina Matías Delgado (cap) downward-facing red arrow 81'
MF Switzerland Renato Steffen
ST Ivory Coast Seydou Doumbia downward-facing red arrow 88'
Substitutes:
MF Ivory Coast Serey Die upward-facing green arrow 81'
ST Austria Marc Janko upward-facing green arrow 88'
MF Sweden Alexander Fransson upward-facing green arrow 90+3'
Manager:
Switzerland Urs Fischer
GK Russia Anton Mitryushkin
DF Switzerland Nicolas Lüchinger
DF Montenegro Elsad Zverotić (cap)
DF Switzerland Reto Ziegler
DF The Gambia Pa Modou Jagne downward-facing red arrow 63'
MF Switzerland Gregory Karlen downward-facing red arrow 70'
MF Switzerland Vero Salatić
MF Guinea Kévin Constant
ST Democratic Republic of the Congo Chadrac Akolo downward-facing red arrow 79'
ST Senegal Moussa Konaté
ST Angola Joaquim Adão
Substitutes:
MF Portugal Carlitos upward-facing green arrow 63'
MF Belgium Geoffrey Mujangi Bia upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF Brazil Léo Itaperuna upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Switzerland Sébastien Fournier

Swiss Clubs in Europe[edit]

Basel[edit]

Champions League group stage[edit]

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Champions League group stage
Matches
13 September 2016 (2016-09-13) Round 1 Basel Switzerland 1 – 1 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45 Steffen Yellow card 65'
Steffen 80' (1:1)		 UEFA report
FCB summary		 45' (0:1) Cafu
Yellow card 67' Wanderson
Yellow card 77' Natanael		 Attendance: 30,852[6]
Referee: Belarus Aleksei Kulbakov
28 September 2016 (2016-09-28) Round 2 Arsenal England 2 – 0 Switzerland Basel Emirates Stadium, London
20:45 Walcott 7' (1:0)
Walcott 26' (2:0)		 UEFA report
FCB summary		 Yellow card 21' Suchý
Yellow card 85' Elyounoussi		 Attendance: 59,993[7]
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
19 October 2016 (2016-10-19) Round 3 Paris Saint-Germain France 3 – 0 Switzerland Basel Parc des Princes, Paris
20:45 Di María 40' (1:0)
Lucas 62' (2:0)
Rabiot Yellow card 64'
Cavani 90+3' (pen. 3:0)		 UEFA report
FCB summary		 Yellow card 66' Steffen
Yellow card 76' Lang		 Attendance: 46,488[8]
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
1 November 2016 (2016-11-01) Round 4 Basel Switzerland 1 – 2 France Paris Saint-Germain St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45 Steffen Yellow card 45+2'
Zuffi 76' (1:1)
Serey Die Yellow card 77' Yellow-red card 85'		 UEFA report
FCB summary		 43' (0:1) Matuidi
Yellow card 86' Verratti
Yellow card 88' Kurzawa
90' (1:2) Meunier		 Attendance: 34,639[9]
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
23 November 2016 (2016-11-23) Round 5 Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria 0 – 0 Switzerland Basel Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
20:45 Xhaka Yellow card 63'
Suchý Yellow card 81'
Traoré Yellow card 87'		 UEFA report
FCB summary		 Yellow card 40' Anicet Abel
Yellow card 91' Cicinho		 Attendance: 20,821[10]
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
6 December 2016 (2016-12-06) Round 6 Basel Switzerland 1 – 4 England Arsenal St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45 Balanta Yellow card 66'
Doumbia 78' (1:4)		 UEFA report
FCB summary		 8' (0:1) Pérez
16' (0:2) Pérez
47' (0:3) Pérez
Yellow card 36' Gibbs
53' (0:4) Iwobi		 Attendance: 36,000[11]
Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal)
Final group table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 England Arsenal 6 4 2 0 18 6 +12 14 Advance to knockout phase
2 France Paris Saint-Germain 6 3 3 0 13 7 +6 12
3 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 6 0 3 3 6 15 −9 3 Transfer to Europa League
4 Switzerland Basel 6 0 2 4 3 12 −9 2
Source: UEFA

Young Boys[edit]

Champions League qualifying rounds[edit]

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Champions League § Third qualifying round
Third qualifying round
26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 2–0 Switzerland Young Boys Arena Lviv, Lviv
20:45
Report Attendance: 7,477
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
3 August 2016 (2016-08-03) Young Boys Switzerland 2–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Stade de Suisse, Bern
20:15 Kubo 54', 60' Report Attendance: 9,365<
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
Penalties

2–2 on aggregate; Young Boys won on penalties.

Play-off round
16 August 2016 (2016-08-16) Young Boys Switzerland 1–3 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach Stade de Suisse, Bern
20:45 Sulejmani 56' Report
Attendance: 30,224
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
24 August 2016 (2016-08-24) Borussia Mönchengladbach Germany 6–1 Switzerland Young Boys Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach
20:45
Report Ravet 79' Attendance: 43,302
Referee: Andre Marriner (England)

Borussia Mönchengladbach won 9–2 on aggregate.

Europa League group stage[edit]

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League group stage
Matches
15 September 2016 (2016-09-15) Young Boys Switzerland 0–1 Greece Olympiacos Stade de Suisse, Bern
19:00 Report Cambiasso 42' Attendance: 11,132[12]
Referee: Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine)
29 September 2016 (2016-09-29) Astana Kazakhstan 0–0 Switzerland Young Boys Astana Arena, Astana
17:00 Report Attendance: 21,328[13]
Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)
20 October 2016 (2016-10-20) Young Boys Switzerland 3–1 Cyprus APOEL Stade de Suisse, Bern
21:05 Hoarau 18', 52', 82' (pen.) Report Efrem 14' Attendance: 9,553[14]
Referee: Tobias Welz (Germany)
3 November 2016 (2016-11-03) APOEL Cyprus 1–0 Switzerland Young Boys GSP Stadium, Nicosia
19:00 Sotiriou 69' Report Attendance: 12,761[15]
Referee: Sébastien Delferière (Belgium)
24 November 2016 (2016-11-24) Olympiacos Greece 1–1 Switzerland Young Boys Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
21:05 Fortounis 48' Report Hoarau 58' Attendance: 24,131[16]
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic)
8 December 2016 (2016-12-08) Young Boys Switzerland 3–0 Kazakhstan Astana Stade de Suisse, Bern
19:00
Report Attendance: 7,616[17]
Referee: Clayton Pisani (Malta)
Final group table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cyprus APOEL 6 4 0 2 8 6 +2 12 Advance to knockout phase
2 Greece Olympiacos 6 2 2 2 7 6 +1 8
3 Switzerland Young Boys 6 2 2 2 7 4 +3 8
4 Kazakhstan Astana 6 1 2 3 5 11 −6 5
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Luzern[edit]

Europa League qualifying[edit]

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League
Third qualifying round
28 July 2016 (2016-07-28) Luzern Switzerland 1–1 Italy Sassuolo Swissporarena, Lucerne
19:45 M. Schneuwly 8' Report Berardi 42' (pen.) Attendance: 10,555
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
4 August 2016 (2016-08-04) Sassuolo Italy 3–0 Switzerland Luzern Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia
20:30
Report Attendance: 13,415
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)

Sassuolo won 4–1 on aggregate.

Grasshopper Club[edit]

Europa League qualifying[edit]

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League
Second qualifying round
14 July 2016 (2016-07-14) KR Iceland 3–3 Switzerland Grasshopper KR-völlur, Reykjavík
21:15
Report
Attendance: 767
Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen (Denmark)
21 July 2016 (2016-07-21) Grasshopper Switzerland 2–1 Iceland KR Letzigrund, Zürich
19:00 Sigurjónsson 45', 68' Report Andersen 52' Attendance: 3,940
Referee: Erez Papir (Israel)

Grasshopper won 5–4 on aggregate.

Third qualifing round
28 July 2016 (2016-07-28) Grasshopper Switzerland 2–1 Cyprus Apollon Limassol kybunpark, St. Gallen[note 1]
19:45
Report Guié Guié 76' Attendance: 2,330
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
4 August 2016 (2016-08-04) Apollon Limassol Cyprus 3–3 (a.e.t.) Switzerland Grasshopper GSP Stadium, Nicosia
19:00
Report
Attendance: 5,887
Referee: Andre Marriner (England)

Grasshopper won 5–4 on aggregate.

Play-off round
18 August 2016 (2016-08-18) Fenerbahçe Turkey 3–0 Switzerland Grasshopper Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul
20:00
Report Attendance: 16,280
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)
25 August 2016 (2016-08-25) Grasshopper Switzerland 0–2 Turkey Fenerbahçe Letzigrund, Zürich
19:00 Report
Attendance: 14,400
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Fenerbahçe won 5–0 on aggregate.

Vaduz[edit]

Europa League qualifying[edit]

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League
First qualifying round
30 June 2016 (2016-06-30) Vaduz Liechtenstein 3–1 North Macedonia Sileks Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
19:00
Report Mickov 86' Attendance: 928
Referee: Þóroddur Hjaltalín Jr. (Iceland)
7 July 2016 (2016-07-07) Sileks North Macedonia 1–2 Liechtenstein Vaduz Philip II Arena, Skopje[note 2]
20:00 Mickov 30' Report
Attendance: 450
Referee: Paul McLaughlin (Republic of Ireland)

Vaduz won 5–2 on aggregate.

second qualifying round
14 July 2016 (2016-07-14) Midtjylland Denmark 3–0 Liechtenstein Vaduz MCH Arena, Herning
18:30
Report Attendance: 4,455
Referee: Kirill Levnikov (Russia)
21 July 2016 (2016-07-21) Vaduz Liechtenstein 2–2 Denmark Midtjylland Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
19:00
Report Sisto 41', 68' Attendance: 842
Referee: Andrew Davey (Northern Ireland)

Midtjylland won 5–2 on aggregate.

Zürich[edit]

Europa League group stage[edit]

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League group stage
Matches
15 September 2016 (2016-09-15) Villarreal Spain 2–1 Switzerland Zürich El Madrigal, Villarreal
21:05
Report Sadiku 2' Attendance: 16,384[19]
Referee: Sébastien Delferière (Belgium)
29 September 2016 (2016-09-29) Zürich Switzerland 2–1 Turkey Osmanlıspor Letzigrund, Zürich
19:00
Report Maher 73' Attendance: 7,473[20]
Referee: Aleksei Eskov (Russia)
20 October 2016 (2016-10-20) Steaua București Romania 1–1 Switzerland Zürich Arena Națională, Bucharest
19:00 Golubović 63' Report Koné 86' Attendance: 13,154[21]
Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
3 November 2016 (2016-11-03) Zürich Switzerland 0–0 Romania Steaua București Letzigrund, Zürich
21:05 Report Attendance: 8,060[22]
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)
24 November 2016 (2016-11-24) Zürich Switzerland 1–1 Spain Villarreal Letzigrund, Zürich
19:00 Rodríguez 87' (pen.) Report Soriano 14' Attendance: 10,069[23]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
8 December 2016 (2016-12-08) Osmanlıspor Turkey 2–0 Switzerland Zürich Osmanlı Stadyumu, Ankara
17:00
Report Attendance: 10,250[24]
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

Final group table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Turkey Osmanlıspor 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10 Advance to knockout phase
2 Spain Villarreal 6 2 3 1 9 8 +1 9
3 Switzerland Zürich 6 1 3 2 5 7 −2 6
4 Romania Steaua București 6 1 3 2 5 7 −2 6
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Grasshopper played their third qualifying round home match at kybunpark, St. Gallen, instead of their regular stadium Letzigrund, Zürich, which is booked for a Bruce Springsteen concert.[18]
  2. ^ Sileks played their home match at Philip II Arena, Skopje, instead of their regular stadium City Stadium, Kratovo.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Super League 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Le Mont steigt aus der Challenge League ab" (in German). Schaffhauser Nachrichten. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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Preceded by
2015–16 		Seasons in
Swiss football 		Succeeded by
2017–18
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