Sion

Despite recording the fewest wins (8) in the entire top flight this season and sitting in last place with just 1 game of the regular season left Sion somehow survived. From very early on it was clear that the lack of creativity in midfield would cause problems and Sion were able to win just once in their opening 11 games (D5 D5). Still the amount of draws registered kept the team out of trouble up until Christmas, but in 2021 others started playing better while Sion continued to struggle. It must be said that injuries and COVID outbreaks also impacted the season a lot. Twice Sion had to quarantine the entire squad for 2 weeks, while for most of the games in 2021 a minimum of 6 players were out injured. Sion first collapsed in last place in February after 5-game winless run (D3 L2) and coach Grosso got sacked after the first weekend of March brought another defeat. Marco Walker took his place but he also struggled to improve things with only 1 win in his first 7 games in charge (D3 L3). This led to Sion entering the last round in last place but then 4:0 home win over Basel combined with defeat for Vaduz meant that White and Reds avoided direct relegation at the last possible minute. Inspired by that Sion went on to beat Thun 4:1 away in the first leg of the play-off for survival and despite 2:3 home loss in the return game the top flight status was protected. Walker is expected to restructure his squad in the summer as he hardly had time to do that since taking charge. Also he will have to re-evaluate the training practices as most of the injury issues occurred there.

Player of the Season: Anto Grgic