2022–23 Promotion League


The 2022–23 Swiss Promotion League is the 11th season of the 3rd tier of the Swiss football league system under its current format.

Overview

Starting from this season, eighteen teams will play in a round-robin league with home and away games. The sixteen teams of the previous season are joined by FC Baden and FC Bulle, who were promoted from the 1. Liga Classic, and SC Kriens, who were relegated from the Challenge League, replaced last season's champion AC Bellinzona. Furthermore, the number of under-21 teams allowed in the Promotion League is no longer restricted to four, starting with this season. This season features five U21 teams.
Due to an increase of teams in the Super League in the 2023–24 season, two teams are directly promoted to the Swiss Challenge League at the end of the season, subject to license validity. The third placed team will play a promotion play-off against the last place of the Challenge League.
Classification also acts as qualifier for the Swiss Cup. The seven highest ranked teams directly qualify to the first round of the 2023–24 Swiss Cup. U21 teams are not eligible for the Swiss Cup.
The season started on 6 August 2022 and the final matchday will be held on 27 May 2023. The league will be on winter break between 27 November 2022 and 18 February 2023. Following the end of the season, the two legs of the [|Promotion play-off] will be played on 31 May and 3 June 2023, respectively.

Teams

ClubCantonStadiumCapacity
FC BadenAargauEsp Stadium
Basel U-21Basel-CityStadion Rankhof or
Youth Campus Basel
FC BavoisVaudTerrain des Peupliers
FC Biel-BienneBernGurzelen Stadion
FC Breitenrain BernBernSpitalacker
SC BrühlSt. GallenPaul-Grüninger-Stadion
FC BulleFribourgStade de Bouleyres
SC ChamZugStadion Eizmoos
FC ChiassoTicinoStadio Comunale Riva IV
Étoile Carouge FCGenevaStade de la Fontenette
SC KriensLucerneStadion Kleinfeld
FC Luzern U-21LucerneSwissporarena or
Allmend Süd
FC Rapperswil-JonaSt. GallenStadion Grünfeld
FC Stade NyonnaisVaudStade de Colovray
St. Gallen U-21St. GallenEspenmoos or
Kybunpark
Young Boys U-21BernStadion Wankdorf
SC Young Fellows JuventusZürichUtogrund
Zürich U-21ZürichSportplatz Heerenschürli

League table


Top Scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Angelo CamposSC Brühl24
2Fabrizio CavegnFC St. Gallen II21
3Marin WiskemannSC Cham20
4Davide GiampaFC Baden17
5Robin GolliardFC Bulle15
5Théo GolliardYoung Boys II15
5Mihailo StevanovicFC Luzern II15
8Christian GomisStade Nyonnais13
8Christian KonanFC Rapperswil-Jona13
8Albin KrasniqiFC St. Gallen II13