2005–06 in Swiss football

Football in Switzerland
Season2005–06
Men's football
Super LeagueZürich
Challenge LeagueLuzern
1. LigaGroup 1:
Servette
Group 2:
Biel-Bienne
Group 3:
Tuggen
Swiss CupSion
Women's football
Swiss Women's Super LeagueSC LUwin.ch Luzern
Swiss CupFFC Zürich Seebach
← 2004–05 Switzerland 2006–07 →

The following is a summary of the 2005–06 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Super League

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Zürich (C) 36 23 9 4 86 36 +50 78 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Basel 36 23 9 4 87 42 +45 78 Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3 Young Boys 36 17 11 8 60 46 +14 62
4 Grasshopper 36 14 13 9 44 33 +11 55 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
5 Thun 36 14 7 15 50 53 −3 49
6 St. Gallen 36 11 7 18 51 56 −5 40
7 Aarau 36 8 11 17 29 63 −34 35
8 Schaffhausen 36 7 12 17 32 55 −23 33
9 Neuchâtel Xamax (R) 36 9 6 21 41 70 −29 33 Qualification to relegation play-off
10 Yverdon-Sport (R) 36 9 5 22 38 64 −26 32 Relegation to Swiss Challenge League
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Challenge League

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 FC Luzern (C, P) 34 24 7 3 69 33 +36 79 Promotion to 2006–07 Swiss Super League
2 FC Sion (P) 34 22 6 6 61 24 +37 72 Qualification for Promotion play-off
3 FC Lausanne-Sport 34 20 8 6 64 42 +22 68
4 FC Chiasso 34 17 8 9 51 31 +20 59
5 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 34 15 13 6 60 44 +16 58
6 FC Wohlen 34 15 7 12 50 40 +10 52
7 FC Wil 34 14 9 11 61 55 +6 51
8 FC Vaduz 34 13 7 14 57 54 +3 46
9 AC Bellinzona 34 12 10 12 43 45 −2 46
10 AC Lugano 34 10 11 13 41 52 −11 41
11 FC Baulmes 34 9 13 12 36 45 −9 40
12 FC Concordia Basel 34 10 9 15 44 57 −13 39
13 SC Kriens 34 9 12 13 42 56 −14 39
14 FC Winterthur 34 10 7 17 62 53 +9 37
15 SC YF Juventus 34 8 14 12 39 53 −14 35[a]
16 FC Locarno 34 7 7 20 35 60 −25 28
17 FC Baden (R) 34 6 9 19 30 59 −29 27 Relegated to 2006–07 Swiss 1. Liga
18 FC Meyrin (R) 34 1 11 22 26 68 −42 14
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ 3 points deducted?

Promotion/relegation play-offs

The ninth-placed team in the 2005–06 Swiss Super League, Neuchâtel Xamax, played a two-legged play-off against the Challenge League runners-up, Sion, for a spot in the 2006–07 Super League.

Sion0–0Neuchâtel Xamax
Attendance: 12,300
Neuchâtel Xamax0–3Sion
Vogt 38', 59'
Gaspoz 68'
Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: René Rogalla

Sion won 3–0 on aggregate and are promoted. Neuchâtel Xamax lose and are relegated.

1. Liga

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Servette FC 30 21 5 4 82 32 +50 68 Play-off to Challenge League
2 Étoile Carouge FC 30 16 8 6 66 27 +39 56
3 Urania Genève Sport 30 16 7 7 55 39 +16 55
4 ES FC Malley 30 16 6 8 61 34 +27 54
5 FC Stade Nyonnais 30 14 6 10 57 51 +6 48
6 FC Echallens 30 11 11 8 47 43 +4 44
7 CS Chênois 30 11 8 11 50 54 −4 41
8 FC Bulle 30 11 7 12 46 50 −4 40
9 FC Fribourg 30 9 12 9 50 48 +2 39
10 FC Serrières 30 9 11 10 33 33 0 38
11 FC Martigny-Sports 30 10 7 13 40 50 −10 37
12 FC Bex 30 10 7 13 39 56 −17 37
13 SC Düdingen 30 8 7 15 41 65 −24 31
14 FC Naters 30 7 7 16 42 60 −18 28
15 Signal FC Bernex-Confignon 30 3 12 15 37 62 −25 21 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
16 Grand-Lancy FC 30 4 7 19 30 72 −42 19
Source: Erste Liga official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league or play-off if for qualifiers.

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Biel-Bienne 30 20 8 2 65 20 +45 68 Play-off to Challenge League
2 SR Delémont 30 14 10 6 56 40 +16 52
3 Basel U-21 30 14 7 9 78 48 +30 49
4 FC Kickers Luzern 30 13 10 7 49 41 +8 49
5 FC Solothurn 30 12 10 8 51 40 +11 46
6 SC Zofingen 30 10 10 10 52 55 −3 40
7 FC Grenchen 30 9 11 10 51 46 +5 38
8 FC Wangen bei Olten 30 10 8 12 51 55 −4 38
9 FC Laufen 30 9 9 12 37 45 −8 36
10 Young Boys U-21 30 8 11 11 44 45 −1 35
11 FC Münsingen 30 7 14 9 37 42 −5 35
12 SC Dornach 30 10 5 15 42 63 −21 35
13 SV Muttenz 30 9 8 13 43 67 −24 35
14 Luzern U-21 30 8 10 12 45 53 −8 34
15 FC Schötz 30 7 10 13 46 64 −18 31 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
16 SC Buochs 30 5 9 16 39 62 −23 24
Source: Erste Liga official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league or play-off if for qualifiers.

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Tuggen 30 21 4 5 76 35 +41 67 Play-off to Challenge League
2 FC Red Star Zürich 30 16 8 6 57 41 +16 56
3 FC Herisau 30 15 8 7 55 32 +23 53
4 FC Kreuzlingen 30 15 5 10 49 44 +5 50
5 Zürich U-21 30 13 10 7 52 32 +20 49
6 Zug 94 30 14 7 9 67 57 +10 49
7 Grasshopper Club U-21 30 13 6 11 60 41 +19 45
8 FC Seefeld Zürich 30 12 7 11 42 41 +1 43
9 GC Biaschesi 30 12 5 13 44 49 −5 41
10 SC Cham 30 10 10 10 50 49 +1 40
11 FC Brugg 30 11 6 13 37 39 −2 39
12 FC Rapperswil-Jona 30 10 6 14 46 55 −9 36
13 St. Gallen U-21 30 9 7 14 44 52 −8 34
14 FC Mendrisio 30 8 10 12 35 49 −14 34
15 FC Altstetten 30 6 6 18 36 74 −38 24 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
16 FC Frauenfeld 30 1 3 26 29 89 −60 6
Source: Erste Liga official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league or play-off if for qualifiers.

Promotion play-offs

Qualification round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Herisau 1–3 Servette
Servette 3–0 Herisau

Servette win 6–1 on aggregate

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Delémont 3–0 Tuggen
Tuggen 0–4 Delémont

Delémont win 7–0 on aggregate

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Red Star 1–0 Étoile Carouge
Étoile Carouge 4–1 Red Star

Étoile Carouge win 4–2 on aggregate

Team 1  Score  Team 2
UGS 2–0 Biel-Bienne
Biel-Bienne 3–1 UGS

3–3 on aggregate UGS win on away goals

Final round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Delémont 1–0 Étoile Carouge
Étoile Carouge 1–1 Delémont

Delémont win 2–1 on aggregate and are promoted to the 2006–07 Challenge League.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
UGS 0–3 Servette
Servette 2–1 UGS

Servette win 5–1 on aggregate and are promoted to the 2006–07 Challenge League.

Swiss Cup

BSC Young Boys beat FC Zürich 4–1 in the first drawn semi-final and FC Sion beat FC Winterthur 1–0 in the second semi-final. The winner of the first drawn semi-final is considered as home team. The final was played on 17 April 2006 and took place at Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf in the Swiss capital Bern.

Final

BSC Young Boys1 – 1 (a.e.t.)FC Sion
Varela 16' SFL summary 55' Obradović
Penalties
João Paulo soccer ball with red X
H. Yakin soccer ball with check mark
Calvano soccer ball with check mark
Raimondi soccer ball with check mark		 3 – 5 soccer ball with check mark Obradović
soccer ball with check mark Di Zenzo
soccer ball with check mark Crettenand
soccer ball with check mark Gaspoz
soccer ball with check mark Regazzoni
Attendance: 30,659
Referee: Switzerland Reto Rutz

Swiss Clubs in Europe

Basel

Champions League

Third qualifying round
Basel Switzerland v Germany Werder Bremen
10 August 2005 First Leg Basel Switzerland 2 – 1 Germany Werder Bremen St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45 D. Degen 28' (1:0)
Rossi 52' (2:0)
Quennoz Yellow card 84'		 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 Yellow card 23' Jelle Van Damme
Yellow card 62' Davala
74' (2:1) Klose		 Attendance: 28,101
Referee: Belgium Paul Allaerts, (KBVB)
Werder Bremen Germany v Switzerland Basel
24 August 2005 Second Leg Werder Bremen Germany 3 – 0 Switzerland Basel Weserstadion, Bremen
20:45 Klose Yellow card 28' Yellow-red card 79'
Klasnić 65' (1:0)
Borowski 68' (pen. 2:0)
Klasnić 73' (3:0)		 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 Yellow card 2' D. Degen
Yellow card 40' Eduardo		 Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Denmark Kim Milton Nielsen (DBU)

Werder Bremen won 4–2 on aggregate. Basel transfer to 2005–06 UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup

First round
Basel Switzerland v Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg
15 September 2005 First Leg Basel Switzerland 5 – 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30 Delgado 10' (1:0)
Ergić 70' (2:0)
Delgado 78' (3:0)
Eduardo 85' (4:0)
Delgado 88' (5:0)		 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 Yellow card 15' Yellow-red card 53' Rezic
Yellow card 23' Kozul		 Attendance: 14,458
Referee: Hungary Zsolt Szabo (MLSZ)
Široki Brijeg Bosnia and Herzegovina v Switzerland Basel
29 September 2005 Second Leg Široki Brijeg Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 – 1 Switzerland Basel Stadion Pecara, Široki Brijeg
19:30 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 Petrić 8' (0:1) Referee: Finland Tony Asumaa (SPL)

Basel won 6-0 on aggregate.

Group stage / Group E
Basel Switzerland v France Strasbourg
20 October 2005 Matchday 1 Basel Switzerland 0 – 2 France Strasbourg St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30 Müller Red card 30'
Degen Yellow card 55'
Chipperfield Yellow card 76'		 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 15' (0:1) Diané
25' (0:2) Boka
Yellow card 68' Johansen		 Attendance: 16,623
Referee: England Mark Halsey (FA)
Red Star Belgrade Serbia and Montenegro v Switzerland Basel
3 November 2005 Matchday 2 Red Star Belgrade Serbia and Montenegro 1 – 2 Switzerland Basel Stadion FK Crvena zvezda, Belgrade
17:00 Purović 25' (1:0)
MladenovićYellow card 54'
BastaYellow card 59'
Dudić Yellow card 65'		 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 30' (pen. 1:1) Delgado
Yellow card 57' Delgado
Yellow card 77' Zanni
88' (1:2) Rossi		 Attendance: 0 (closed doors)
Referee: Denmark Knud Erik Fisker (DBU)
Basel Switzerland v Norway Tromsø
1 December 2005 Matchday 4 Basel Switzerland 4 – 3 Norway Tromsø St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45 Petrić 17' (1:1)
Delgado 61' (2:3)
Chipperfield 67' (3:3)
Degen 75' (4:3)		 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 2' (0:1) Strand
19' (1:2) Årst
29' (1:3) Strand
Yellow card 82' Kibebe		 Attendance: 14,887
Referee: Poland Krzysztof Slupik (PZPN)
Roma Italy v Switzerland Basel
14 December 2005 Matchday 5 Roma Italy 3 – 1 Switzerland Basel Stadio Olimpico, Rome
20:45 Taddei 12' (1:0)
Totti 45' (2:0)
Nonda 49' (3:0)
Chivu Yellow card 61'		 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 78' (3:1) Petrić
Yellow card 82' Eduardo		 Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Germany Helmut Fleischer (DFB)

Pos Team
  • v
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification STR ROM BSL RSB TRO
1 France Strasbourg 4 2 2 0 7 3 +4 8 Advance to knockout stage — — — 2–2 2–0
2 Italy Roma 4 2 1 1 7 6 +1 7 1–1 — 3–1 — —
3 Switzerland Basel 4 2 0 2 7 9 −2 6 0–2 — — — 4–3
4 Serbia and Montenegro Red Star Belgrade 4 1 1 2 7 8 −1 4 — 3–1 1–2 — —
5 Norway Tromsø 4 1 0 3 7 9 −2 3 — 1–2 — 3–1 —
Source: [citation needed]
Round of 32
Basel Switzerland v France Monaco
15 February 2006 First Leg Basel Switzerland 1 – 0 France Monaco St. Jakob-Park, Basel
18:00 Degen 78' (1:0) UEFA summary
FCB summary		 Attendance: 14,143
Referee: Netherlands Pieter Vink (KNVB)
Note: No yellow cards
Monaco France v Switzerland Basel
23 February 2006 Second Leg Monaco France 1 – 1 Switzerland Basel Stade Louis II, Monaco
20:45 Bernardi Yellow card 9'
Vieri 21' (pen. 1:0)
Chevantón Yellow card 76'		 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 Yellow card 38' Smiljanić
56' (1:1) Majstorović
Yellow card 56' Majstorović
Yellow card 71' Zanni		 Attendance: 11,955
Referee: Cyprus Costas Kapitanis (CFA)

Basel won 2–1 on aggregate.

Round of 16
Basel Switzerland v France Strasbourg
9 March 2006 First Leg Basel Switzerland 2 – 0 France Strasbourg St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:15 Delgado 8' (1:0)
Ba Yellow card 22'
Kuzmanović 89' (2:0)		 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 Yellow card 14' P. Farnerud
Yellow card 57' Lacour
Yellow card 69' Deroff
Yellow card 73' Abdessadki
Yellow card 90+2' Bellaïd		 Attendance: 14,243
Referee: Italy Stefano Farina (FIGC)
Strasbourg France v Switzerland Basel
15 March 2006 Second Leg Strasbourg France 2 – 2 Switzerland Basel Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg
18:00 Carlier 11' (1:1)
Kanté 78' (2:2)		 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 3' (0:1) Eduardo
26' (1:2) Eduardo		 Referee: Portugal Olegário Benquerença (FPF)
Note: No yellow cards

Basel won 4-2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals
Basel Switzerland v England Middlesbrough
30 March 2006 First Leg Basel Switzerland 2 – 0 England Middlesbrough St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45 D. Degen Yellow card 29'
Majstorović Yellow card 40'
Delgado 43'
D. Degen 45+1'		 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 Yellow card 53' Downing
Yellow card 77' Riggott		 Attendance: 23,639
Referee: Italy Roberto Rosetti (FIGC)
Middlesbrough England v Switzerland Basel
6 April 2006 Second Leg Middlesbrough England 4 – 1 Switzerland Basel Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
21:00 Riggott Yellow card 24'
Viduka 33' (1:1)
Parnaby Yellow card 44'
Viduka 57' (2:1)
Hasselbaink 79' (3:1)
Maccarone 90' (4:1)
Maccarone Yellow card 90+1'		 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 23' (0:1) Eduardo
Yellow card 55' Yellow-red card 74' Majstorović
Yellow card 58' D. Degen
Yellow card 90+3' Zuberbühler		 Attendance: 24,521
Referee: Russia Yuri Baskakov (RFS)

Middlesbrough won 4-3 on aggregate.

Thun

Champions League

Second qualifying round
Thun Switzerland v Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
3 August 2005 Second leg Thun Switzerland 1–0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
Bernardini 90+'
Third qualifying round
Malmö FF Sweden v Switzerland Thun
10 August 2005 First leg Malmö FF Sweden 0–1 Switzerland Thun Malmö Stadion, Malmö
Pimenta 34'
Thun Switzerland v Sweden Malmö FF
23 August 2005 Second leg Thun Switzerland 3–0 Sweden Malmö FF Stade de Suisse Wankdorf, Bern
Bernardini 26'
Lustrinelli 40', 66'
Group stage / Group B
Arsenal England v Switzerland Thun
14 September 2005 Matchday 1 Arsenal England 2–1 Switzerland Thun Highbury, London
20:45 Gilberto 51'
Bergkamp 90+2'		 Report Ferreira 53' Attendance: 34,500
Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)
Thun Switzerland v Czech Republic Sparta Prague
27 September 2005 Matchday 2 Thun Switzerland 1–0 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Stade de Suisse, Bern
20:45 Hodžić 89' Report Attendance: 30,800
Referee: Bertrand Layec (France)
Ajax Netherlands v Switzerland Thun
18 October 2005 Matchday 3 Ajax Netherlands 2–0 Switzerland Thun Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
20:45 Anastasiou 36', 55' Report Attendance: 44,775
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
Thun Switzerland v Netherlands Ajax
2 November 2005 Matchday 4 Thun Switzerland 2–4 Netherlands Ajax Stade de Suisse, Bern
20:45 Lustrinelli 56'
Adriano 74'		 Report Sneijder 27'
Anastasiou 63'
de Jong 90+1'
Boukhari 90+3'		 Attendance: 30,120
Referee: Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia)
Thun Switzerland v England Arsenal
22 November 2005 Matchday 5 Thun Switzerland 0–1 England Arsenal Stade de Suisse, Bern
20:45 Report Pires 88' (pen.) Attendance: 31,330
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)
Sparta Prague Czech Republic v Switzerland Thun
7 December 2005 Matchday 6 Sparta Prague Czech Republic 0–0 Switzerland Thun Sparta Stadium, Prague
20:45 Report Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Mike Riley (England)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARS AJA THU SPR
1 England Arsenal 6 5 1 0 10 2 +8 16 Advance to knockout stage — 0–0 2–1 3–0
2 Netherlands Ajax 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 1–2 — 2–0 2–1
3 Switzerland Thun 6 1 1 4 4 9 −5 4 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0–1 2–4 — 1–0
4 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 6 0 2 4 2 9 −7 2 0–2 1–1 0–0 —
Source: RSSSF

UEFA Cup

Round of 32
Thun Switzerland v Germany Hamburg
15 February 2006 First leg Thun Switzerland 1–0 Germany Hamburg Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf, Bern
18:30 Adriano 30' Report Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)
Hamburg Germany v Switzerland Thun
23 February 2006 Second leg Hamburg Germany 2–0 Switzerland Thun Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
18:30 Van Buyten 2', 33' Report Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)

Grasshoppers

UEFA Cup

Second qualifying round
Grasshoppers Switzerland v Poland Wisła Płock
11 August 2005 First leg Grasshoppers Switzerland 1–0 Poland Wisła Płock Hardturm, Zürich
19:30 Eduardo 68' Report Referee: Duarte Gomes (Portugal)
Wisła Płock Poland v Switzerland Grasshoppers
25 August 2005 Second leg Wisła Płock Poland 3–2 Switzerland Grasshoppers Kazimierz Górski Stadium, Płock
18:00 Gęsior 35', 38'
Zilić 69'		 Report António 30'
Eduardo 83'		 Referee: Egill Mar Markusson (Iceland)

3–3 on aggregate, Grasshoppers win on away goals

First round
Grasshoppers Switzerland v Finland MyPa
15 September 2005 First leg Grasshoppers Switzerland 1–1 Finland MyPa Hardturm, Zürich
19:30 Salatić 1' Report Marco Manso 19' Referee: Dougie McDonald (Scotland)
MyPa Finland v Switzerland Grasshoppers
29 September 2005 Second leg MyPa Finland 0–3 Switzerland Grasshoppers Pohjola Stadion, Vantaa
18:30 Report Touré 75'
Salatić 80'
Rogério 86'		 Referee: Vitaliy Godulyan (Ukraine)

Grasshoppers won 4-1 on aggregate.

Group stage / Group D
Grasshoppers Switzerland v England Middlesbrough
20 October 2005 Matchday 1 Grasshoppers Switzerland 0–1 England Middlesbrough Hardturm, Zürich
21:00 Report Hasselbaink 10' Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Espen Berntsen (Norway)
Litex Lovech Bulgaria v Switzerland Grasshoppers
3 November 2005 Matchday 2 Litex Lovech Bulgaria 2–1 Switzerland Grasshoppers Lovech Stadium, Lovech
16:00 Novaković 13'
Sandrinho 81'		 Report António 90' Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis (Greece)
Grasshoppers Switzerland v Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
30 November 2005 Matchday 4 Grasshoppers Switzerland 2–3 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Hardturm, Zürich
20:45 Touré 85'
Renggli 90'		 Report Nazarenko 39'
Kravchenko 61'
Mykhaylenko 84'		 Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Edo Trivković (Croatia)
AZ Netherlands v Switzerland Grasshoppers
15 December 2005 Matchday 5 AZ Netherlands 1–0 Switzerland Grasshoppers Alkmaarderhout, Alkmaar
20:45 Koevermans 70' Report Attendance: 8,153
Referee: Hervé Piccirillo (France)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MID AZ LIT DNI GRA
1 England Middlesbrough 4 3 1 0 6 0 +6 10 Advance to knockout stage — — 2–0 3–0 —
2 Netherlands AZ 4 3 1 0 5 1 +4 10 0–0 — — — 1–0
3 Bulgaria Litex Lovech 4 2 0 2 4 5 −1 6 — 0–2 — — 2–1
4 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 4 1 0 3 4 9 −5 3 — 1–2 0–2 — —
5 Switzerland Grasshoppers 4 0 0 4 3 7 −4 0 0–1 — — 2–3 —
Source: [citation needed]

Zürich

UEFA Cup

Second qualifying round
Legia Warsaw Poland v Switzerland Zürich
11 August 2005 First leg Legia Warsaw Poland 0–1 Switzerland Zürich Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw
18:00 Report Raffael 90+1' Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti (Italy)
Zürich Switzerland v Poland Legia Warsaw
25 August 2005 Second leg Zürich Switzerland 4–1 Poland Legia Warsaw Letzigrund, Zürich
20:00 Keita 25', 64'
Džemaili 29'
Cesar 78' (p)		 Report Szałachowski 18' Attendance: 9,600
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Zürich win 5–1 on aggregate

Third qualifying round
Brøndby Denmark v Switzerland Zürich
15 September 2005 First leg Brøndby Denmark 2–0 Switzerland Zürich Brøndby Stadium, Brøndby
20:15 Skoubo 46'
Johansen 72'		 Report Attendance: 13,614
Referee: Romans Lajuks (Latvia)
Zürich Switzerland v Denmark Brøndby
29 September 2005 Second leg Zürich Switzerland 2–1 Denmark Brøndby Letzigrund, Zürich
20:15 Raffael 15', 80' Report Elmander 42' Attendance: 8,600
Referee: Claude Colombo (France)

Brøndby won 3–2 on aggregate.

Young Boys

Intertoto Cup

Second qualifying round
Lokeren Belgium v Switzerland Young Boys
2 July 2005 First leg Lokeren Belgium 1–4 Switzerland Young Boys Het Kuipje, Westerlo
Deschacht 70' Steinsson 4'
Neri 25'
Varela 49'
Häberli 67'		 Attendance: 545
Referee: Brage Sandmoen (Norway)
Young Boys Switzerland v Belgium Lokeren
10 July 2005 Second leg Young Boys Switzerland 2–1
(6–2 agg.)		 Belgium Lokeren Stadion Neufeld, Bern
Steinsson 79'
Sermeter 81' (pen.)		 Grétarsson 62' (pen.) Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Ian Stokes (Republic of Ireland)

Young Boys won 6–2 on aggregate.

Third qualifying round
Young Boys Switzerland v France Marseille
16 July 2005 First leg Young Boys Switzerland 2–3 France Marseille Stade de Suisse, Bern
Raimondi 61'
Yakin 74'		 Oruma 15'
Niang 35'
Taiwo 82'		 Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
Marseille France v Switzerland Young Boys
23 July 2005 Second leg Marseille France 2–1
(5–3 agg.)		 Switzerland Young Boys Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Luyindula 70' (pen.)
Nasri 83'		 Raimondi 43' Attendance: 18,708
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Marseille won 5–3 on aggregate.

Xamax

Intertoto Cup

First qualifying round
Lernagorts-Ararat Armenia v Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax
18 June 2005 First leg Lernagorts-Ararat Armenia 1–3 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan
Navoyan 27' Griffiths 2', 32'
Muñoz 90'		 Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Ioannis Tsaheilidis (Greece)
Neuchâtel Xamax Switzerland v Armenia Lernagorts-Ararat
25 June 2005 Second leg Neuchâtel Xamax Switzerland 6–0
(9–1 agg.)		 Armenia Lernagorts-Ararat Stade de Genève, Geneva
Baumann 14'
Oppliger 17'
Maraninchi 36'
Doudin 39'
Griffiths 64'
Cordonnier 86'		 Attendance: 800
Referee: Hristo Ristoskov (Bulgaria)

Neuchâtel Xamax won 9–1 on aggregate.

Second qualifying round
Saint-Étienne France v Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax
2 July 2005 First leg Saint-Étienne France 1–1 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Sablé 71' Lombardo 57' Attendance: 32,021
Referee: Richard Havrilla (Slovakia)
Neuchâtel Xamax Switzerland v France Saint-Étienne
10 July 2005 Second leg Neuchâtel Xamax Switzerland 1–2
(2–3 agg.)		 France Saint-Étienne Stade de Genève, Geneva
Maraninchi 80' Mazure 60'
Feindouno 70'		 Attendance: 11,273
Referee: Marian Mircea Salomir (Romania)

Saint-Étienne won 3–2 on aggregate.

Vaduz

UEFA Cup

First qualifying round
Vaduz Liechtenstein v Moldova Dacia Chişinău
14 July 2005 First leg Vaduz Liechtenstein 2–0 Moldova Dacia Chişinău Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
19:30 Gohouri 53'
Gaspar 71'		 Report Attendance: 850
Referee: Lassin Isaksen (Faroe Islands)
Dacia Chişinău Moldova v Liechtenstein Vaduz
28 July 2005 Second leg Dacia Chişinău Moldova 1–0
(1–2 agg.)		 Liechtenstein Vaduz Stadionul Republican, Chişinău
17:30 Japalau 63' Report Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Emil Laursen (Denmark)

Vaduz won 2–1 on aggregate

Second qualifying round
Vaduz Liechtenstein v Turkey Beşiktaş
11 August 2005 First leg Vaduz Liechtenstein 0–1 Turkey Beşiktaş Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
19:30 Report Buruk 12' Attendance: 2,650
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Beşiktaş Turkey v Liechtenstein Vaduz
25 August 2005 Second leg Beşiktaş Turkey 5–1
(6–1 agg.)		 Liechtenstein Vaduz BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul
20:00 Aílton 35'
Hassan 61'
Dursun 83' (p)
Dursun 89'
Pancu 90+2'		 Report Gaspar 28' Attendance: 15,120
Referee: Igor Egorov (Russia)

Beşiktaş win 6–1 on aggregate

References

Sources

  • Switzerland Cup 2005–06 at RSSSF
  • 1. Liga season 2005–06 at the official website
  • Cup finals at Fussball-Schweiz
  • Josef Zindel (2018). FC Basel 1893. Die ersten 125 Jahre (in German). Basel: Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5.
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