2019–20 Swiss Challenge League
The 2019–20 Swiss Challenge League (referred to as the Brack.ch Challenge League for sponsoring reasons) was the 17th season of the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of competitive football in Switzerland, under its current name. The season started on 20 July 2019 and was scheduled to end on 20 May 2020. The league was on winter break between 15 December 2019 and 24 January 2020.
| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Lausanne |
| Promoted | Lausanne Vaduz |
| Relegated | none |
| Europa League | Vaduz |
| Matches played | 180 |
| Goals scored | 595 (3.31 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Aldin Turkeš (22 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Lausanne-Sport 5–0 Lausanne-Ouchy Lausanne-Sport 5–0 Schaffhausen Lausanne-Sport 5–0 Wil Grasshopper 5–0 Aarau |
| Biggest away win | Winterthur 0–6 Lausanne-Sport Grasshopper 0–6 Winterthur |
| Highest scoring | Aarau 5–4 Lausanne-Sport |
| Highest attendance | 9'000 (Winterthur 1–1 Grasshopper) |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → | |
On 28 February Swiss Football League postponed all Super and Challenge League matches of matchdays 24, 25 and 26. Postponement came after the Swiss Federal Council banned all major events until 15 March due to the COVID-19 outbreak. On 13 March Super and Challenge League football was halted at least until the end of April. The league eventually resumed on 19 June. The last regular games were played on 2 August 2020.