Swiss Challenge League

Challenge League
Founded1898; 126 years ago (1898)
as Swiss Serie B[1]
1944; 80 years ago (1944)
as Nationalliga B[2]
Country Switzerland (9 teams)
Other club(s) from Liechtenstein (1 team)
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams10
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toSuper League
Relegation toPromotion League
Domestic cup(s)Swiss Cup
Current championsSion
(2023–24)
Websitesfl.ch/challengeleague
Current: 2024–25 Challenge League

The Challenge League (known as the Dieci Challenge League for sponsorship reasons) is the second-highest tier of the Swiss football league system and lower of two professional leagues in the country.[3] Ten teams play in the Challenge League; the winners of the league are promoted to the Super League, while the bottom-placed team is relegated to the Promotion League.

  1. ^ Swiss Serie B. RSSSF.
  2. ^ Swiss Football League – Nationalliga B. RSSSF.
  3. ^ "Live Sport und News". sport.ch. Retrieved 2022-01-19.