Gallen earned their first title in 97 years at the turn of the millennium. In 1992вЂ“93 Aarau won the championship the first time in 79 years, while St. In 1985, the number of foreigners on a team was increased from one to two, promptly leading to a new transfer record of 1.3 million francs with Servette acquiring Mats Magnusson. The 1980s and 1990s saw Grasshoppers dominate and NeuchГўtel Xamax, FC Luzern, and FC Sion win their first titles in 1986вЂ“87, 1988вЂ“89, and 1991вЂ“92. As a result, the broadcaster and the league reached a compromise, where the former would only show sponsors in reports lasting a maximum of 6 minutes, and teams would be obligated to wear neutral jerseys for longer appearances. As shirt sponsors first appeared by 1976, the SRG SSR refused to broadcast teams that wore advertisements on their kits. The 1966вЂ“67 season first saw the emergence of Basel as a dominant team, as they won 7 of the following 14 seasons.

For the 1956вЂ“57 season, jersey numbers were declared mandatory, with Young Boys initiating an unprecedented streak of four titles the same season. In 1954, broadcasting rights were sold to SRG SSR for the first time, with the company initially being restricted in showing games on TV. The 1946вЂ“47, 1947вЂ“48, 1952вЂ“53, and 1953вЂ“54 seasons saw further maiden victories achieved by FC Biel-Bienne, AC Bellinzona, FC Basel, and FC La-Chaux-de-Fonds, respectively. The 1944вЂ“45 season saw the separation of the league into the Nationalliga A and B, with the winner of the former declared Swiss champion. Contrary to its neighboring countries, national football was not suspended during World War II due to Switzerland's neutrality, but the post-war years nevertheless brought change. The league composition thereafter varied on several occasions, ranging from 12 to 16 teams competing in a single group. The league was reformed into the Nationalliga in 1931 and initially changed from three regional groups to two groups with 9 teams each. FC Bern was the exception in 1923 however, their championship was denied after the use of an unauthorized player.

During the 1920s and 1930s, championships were achieved almost exclusively by modern Super League regulars, namely Grasshoppers, Servette, ZГјrich, Young Boys, Lausanne-Sport, and FC Lugano. Over the next decade, FC Aarau, Montriond LS (now Lausanne-Sport), SC BrГјhl, and Cantonal NeuchГўtel FC each won their first title as nobody managed to monopolize the league.

Gallen, and Young Boys, who subsequently also won three in a row from 1908вЂ“1911. Other champions from that time included Servette, St. Teams from the canton of ZГјrich continued to dominate the league until 1907вЂ“08, with Grasshoppers winning a further three, FC Winterthur winning two, and FC ZГјrich winning a single title. It was, however, only competed by Swiss-German teams (with the exception of a team from NeuchГўtel) until 1900, due to a dispute about playing on Sundays. The inaugural official championship was therefore organized for the following season, in 1898вЂ“99, and won by Anglo-American Club against Old Boys Basel. It was mainly contested by teams from the French-speaking area, with the exception of FC ZГјrich and Grasshopper Club ZГјrich, the latter of which eventually won the tournament. The first inofficial championship, competed for the Ruinart Cup, was organized by Genevan newspaper La Suisse sportive as a response in 1897. The Swiss Football Association was founded in 1895, but were initially unable to organize an annual competition, citing the teams' travel costs. History Previous namesДЄnglo-American Club, winners of the first championship organized by the Swiss Football Association. Matches in the Super League employ the use of a video assistant referee. The club finishing in 9th place will compete against the second-placed team of the Challenge League in a relegation play-off over two games, home and away, for a spot in the succeeding tournament.

The bottom team will be relegated to the Challenge League and replaced by the respective champion for the next season. Relative to their league coefficient ranking the highest-placed teams will compete in UEFA competitions-again with exception of teams from Liechtenstein, who qualify through the Liechtenstein Cup. Each team plays each other four times, twice at home and twice away, in a round-robin.ДЄs teams from both Switzerland and Liechtenstein participate in the Swiss football leagues, only a Swiss club finishing in first place will be crowned champion-should a team from Liechtenstein win, this honor will go to the highest-placed Swiss team. The Super League is played over 36 rounds from the end of July to May, with a winter break from mid-December to the first week of February.

4.2 Performance by club (professional era only).

3.2 Promotion/Relegation from 2019вЂ“20 season.

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