2017–18 Swiss Promotion League


The 2017–18 Promotion League season is the 6th edition of the 3rd division of Swiss Football and is the third level of the football hierarchy in Switzerland, behind the Super League and the Challenge League. The Championship has 16 teams and each team plays 30 games.
FC Le Mont LS, which he had not received the license III in the1st instance, has decided not to appeal. The club also decides that the team will also not play in Promotion League. FC United Zurich, 15th in the 2016-2017 season, is maintained in Promotion League. The 2017-2018 season started on 2 August 2017 and will finish on 26 May 2018.

Teams

The 2017–18 season saw two new clubs in the league, Yverdon Sport FC and FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy which were all promoted from the 1. Liga Classic. No club was relegated from the Challenge League as FC Le Mont didn't get their league licence by the Swiss Football Association and subsequently relegated.
ClubCantonStadiumCapacity2016-2017 season results
SC KriensLucerneStadion Kleinfeld2nd
FC Bâle M21Bâle-VilleRankhof3rd
FC Stade NyonnaisVaudStade de Colovray4th
FC Zürich M21ZurichSportplatz Heerenschürli5th
FC BreitenrainBerneSpitalacker6th
SC Brühl Saint-GallSaint-GallPaul-Grüninger-Stadion7th
FC KönizBerneLiebefeld8th
FC La Chaux-de-FondsNeuchâtelStade de la Charrière9th
FC Sion M21ValaisStade de Tourbillon10th
SC ChamZougStadion Eizmoos11th
BSC Old BoysBâle-VilleSchützenmatte12th
SC YF JuventusZurichUtogrund13th
FC BavoisVaudTerrain des Peupliers14th
FC United ZürichZurichSportanlage Buchlern15th
Yverdon-SportVaudStade municipalwinner of group 1 of 1. Liga Classic
FC Stade Lausanne-OuchyVaudCentre sportif de Vidyrunner up of group 1 of 1. Liga Classic

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