2025–26 Swiss Challenge League

The 2025–26 Swiss Challenge League is the 128th season of the second tier of competitive football in Switzerland and the 23rd season under its current name.

Schedule

The season started on 25 July 2025.

Teams

On 24 May 2025, Rapperswil-Jona returned to the Challenge League after a 6 year absence. On 22 May 2025, Yverdon-Sport, relegated from the Super League, returned to the second series after a two year absence. They replace last season's Challenge League champions Thun, who returned to the top flight after a 5 year absence, and Schaffhausen, who were relegated to the Swiss Promotion League after 12 seasons in the Challenge League.

Stadia and locations

Team

Location

Stadium

Capacity

Ref

8,000

5,000

Stade de la Fontenette

3,600

FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy

15,850

Stadion Grünfeld

3,200

7,200

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Table

Season statistics

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Valon Fazliu	Aarau	Nyon	4-5	22 August 2025
Joris Manquant	Nyon	Aarau	4-5	22 August 2025
Nathan Garcia	Lausanne-Ouchy	Nyon	3-3	1 November 2025

Discipline

Most yellow cards: 7
* Néhemie Lusuena
Most red cards: 1
* Warren Caddy
* Lorik Emini
* Luca Gelato
* Juan Ghia
* Djawal Kaiba
* Jhildrey Lasso
* Néhemie Lusuena
* Joris Manquant
* Guillermo Padula
* Manuel Polster
* Gilles Richard
* Coli Saco

Promotion play-off

The relegation play-off will be played in a two-legged game between the eleventh placed team of the Super League and the second placed team of the Challenge League. The winner of the tie will play in the 2026–27 Swiss Super League.