Ten teams took part in the competition, with FC Saint Gallen replacing relegated Rapperswil Jona.
It marked a reform in the competition system, with the introduction of a second stage comprising an eight-teams round-robin championship play-off and a promotion confronting the first stage's two bottom teams and the Nationalliga B's two top teams.
YB Frauen won its tenth title ten years later with an 18–6–1 record, qualifying for the 2011-12 Champions League.
2007 champion FFC Zuchwil and Rot-Schwarz Thun were relegated.
[1] YB Frauen's Veronica Maglia was the championship's top scorer with 16 goals.