1990–91 FC Zürich season

FC Zürich 1990–91 Sven Hotz Sven Hotz Head-coach Herbert Neumann Letzigrund 1990–91 Nationalliga A 11th of 12 Promotion/relegation round Group winners 1990–91 Swiss Cup Semi-final Robert Kok (11) Robert Kok (14) 1989–90 1991–92 The 1990–91 season was FC Zürich's 94th season in their existence, since their foundation in 1896. It was their first season in the top flight of Swiss football, following their promotion at the end of last season. Overview Since the AGM in 1986 the local businessman Sven Hotz was the club's chairman and patron. Herbert Neumann had been appointed as head-coach for the previous season, Walter Iselin was his assistant, and the pair continued in charge of the FCZ first team this season. The FCZ first team competed in this years domestic first-tier 1990–91 Nationalliga A with the clear intention of retaining their top level standing. The team also competed in 1990–91 Swiss Cup. They had not qualified for any of the UEFA European tournaments and they did not enter the Intertoto Cup. FCZ played their home games in the Letzigrund and the stadium is located in the west of Zurich in the district of Altstetten, which is about three kilometers from the city center. Players The following is the list of the FCZ first team squad this season. It also includes players that were in the squad the day the domestic league season started, on 25 July 1990, but subsequently left the club after that date. SUI GK Joël Corminbœuf league games: 14 SUI GK Urs Suter league games: 22 SUI DF Vincent Fournier league games: 33 SUI DF Christoph Gilli league games: 34 SUI DF Marcel Hotz league games: 25 SUI DF Ruedi Landolt league games: 15 SWE DF Roger Ljung league games: 33 SUI DF Giuseppe Mazzarelli league games: 1 SUI DF Jürgen Pitsch league games: 5 SUI DF Beat Studer league games: 34 SUI MF Matthias Bärlocher league games: 19 SUI MF Enrico Bizzotto league games: 13 SUI MF Roberto Fregno league games: 32 SUI MF Ralph Heydecker league games: 4 SUI MF Luca Lurati league games: 1 SAF MF Thomas Madigage league games: 1 SAF MF August Makalakalane league games: 34 SUI MF Michael Mazenauer league games: 24 SUI MF Daniele Moro league games: 15 MAR MF Chouaib Saykouk league games: 11 SUI FW Marco Grassi league games: 7 NED FW Robert Kok league games: 32 TUR FW Ercüment Şahin league games: 6 SUI FW David Sesa league games: 0 COL FW John Jairo Tréllez league games: 26 Players who left the squad The following is the list of the FCZ first team players that left the squad during the previous season or in the off-season, before the new domestic season began. SUI GK Stefan Knutti to Grenchen SUI DF Salvatore Andracchio retired SUI DF Christian Hedinger to FC Glarus (red) Ostschweizer Fussballverband 2025 https://matchcenter.ofv.swiss/default.aspx?lng=1&cxxlnus=1&v=1804& FC Glarus Ostschweizer Fussballverband - ofv.swiss de 2025-11-16 YUG DF Jochen Kalauz to SC Zug NED DF Willy Scheepers to FC Glarus CZE MF Jan Berger to FC Zug SUI MF René Müller to FC Herisau as player-coach SUI MF Salvatore Paradiso to Chiasso ROM MF Marcel Răducanu retired SUI FW Michel Maiano to Winterthur Results Legend #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #CCCCCC Postponed 1px solid #AAAAAA Nationalliga A 1990–91 Nationalliga A Qualification phase Round 1 25 July 1990 20:00 Grasshopper Club 1–2 FCZ summary Zürich Gämperle 32Közle 56 1:2In-Albon 87 27 0:1 Makalakalane48 0:2 Fregno Hardturm, Zürich 18,800 SUI Bruno Galler (Kirchdorf, Bern) W Round 2 28 July 1990 20:00 Zürich 1–1 FCZ summaryFCA summary Aarau Fregno 60 1:1 28 0:1 Wassmer Letzigrund, Zürich 8,500 SUI Gottfried Friedrich (Seedorf, Uri) D Round 3 4 August 1990 20:00 Xamax 0–1 FCZ summary Zürich 50 0:1 Makalakalane Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds 8,200 SUI Andreas Weber (Bern) W Due to work on the ground, it was not possible to play at the Maladière. Round 4 8 August 1990 20:00 Zürich 1–1 FCZ summary Lugano Makalakalane 30 1:1 29 0:1 Güntensperger85 Fornera Letzigrund, Zürich 8,100 SUI Arturo Martino (Neukirch an der Thur) D Round 5 8 August 1990 20:00 Lausanne-Sport 4–2 FCZ summary Zürich Schürmann 12 1:0Aeby 51 2:1Schürmann 57 3:1Douglas 71 4:1 42 1:1 Kok86 4:2 Tréllez Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne 10,600 SUI Rolf Blattmann (Zeiningen) L Round 6 18 August 1990 20:00 Zürich 1–1 FCZ summary Sion Tréllez 34 1:0 68 1:1 Orlando Letzigrund, Zürich 6,800 SUI Kurt Röthlisberger (Suhr, Aargau) D Round 7 25 August 1990 20:00 Wettingen 2–2 FCZ summary Zürich Andermatt 27 1:1Heldmann 45Fasel 61Fink 87 2:2 6 og (Közle)54 1:2 Kok73 Bizzotto74 B. Studer Stadion Altenburg, Wettingen 5,200 SUI Manfred Schlup, (Grenchen) D Round 8 31 August 1990 20:00 Zürich 0–3 FCZ summary Young Boys Fregno Lurati 12 0:1 Zuffi55 0:2 Christensen82 0:3 Löbmann Letzigrund, Zürich 5,700 SUI Werner Müller (Obererlinsbach) L Round 9 5 September 1990 20:00 Servette 3–2 FCZ summary Zürich Türkyilmaz 14 1:0Türkyilmaz 60 2:1Hermann 77 3:2 21 1:1 Makalakalane61 2:2 Kok Charmilles Stadium, Geneva 4,200 SUI Gottfried Friedrich (Seedorf, Uri) L Round 10 15 September 1990 20:00 Luzern 5–1 (FCZ summary Zürich Hotz) 11 ogKnup 31 2:0Eriksen 67 3:0Moser 81Baumann 82 4:1Moser 85 5:1 2 58 63 Fregno69 3:1 Madigage Stadion Allmend, Luzern 11,600 SUI Marcel Despland (Yverdon-les-Bains) L Round 11 22 September 1990 20:00 Zürich 1–1 FCZ summary St. Gallen Kok 22 Kok 88 pen 61 0:1 Fischer71 Sidler88 Cardozo90 Balmer2 90+1 90+2 Irizik Letzigrund, Zürich 5,900 SUI Manfred Schlup, (Grenchen) D Round 12 16 October 1990 20:00 Zürich 1–2 FCZ summary Grasshopper Club Tréllez 25Gilli 55Moro 77 1:2Fournier 78 4 Gämperle47 0:1 Strudal72 0:2 Strudal Letzigrund, Zürich 13,500 SUI Arturo Martino (Neukirch an der Thur) L Round 13 10 October 1990 20:00 Aarau 2–1 FCZ summaryFCA summary Zürich Juchli 22Mapuata 62 1:1Rossi 67 2:1Rossi 84 57 0:1 Kok74 Makalakalane Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 3,800 SUI Freddy Philippoz (Sion) L Round 14 20 October 1990 17:30 Zürich 0–1 FCZ summary Xamax Gilli 20 0:1 Sutter0 28 Ramzy Lönn Letzigrund, Zürich 3,400 SUI Francesco Bianchi (Chiasso) L Round 15 27 October 1990 20:00 Lugano 3–0 FCZ summary Zürich Galvão 21 1:0Bloch Jensen 56 2:0Bloch Jensen 73 3:0Pelosi 86 20 Kok Cornaredo, Lugano 1,500 SUI Paul-Louis Christe (Lausanne) L Round 16 4 November 1990 14:30 Zürich 0–0 FCZ summary Lausanne-Sport Tréllez 58 75 Ohrel Letzigrund, Zürich 4,100 SUI Daniel Roduit (Sion) D Round 17 10 November 1990 20:00 Sion 1–0 FCZ summary Zürich Geiger 56 1:0 75 Tréllez Stade Tourbillon, Sion 5,900 SUI Karl Strässle (Steinach) L Round 18 18 November 1990 14:30 Zürich 2–4 FCZ summary Wettingen Fournier 13 1:0B. Studer 59Makalakalane 89 2:4 18 1:1 Larsen32 Brunner41 1:2 Larsen51 1:3 Mathy75 1:4 Fink Letzigrund, Zürich 2,700 SUI Andreas Weber (Bern) L Round 19 25 November 1990 14:30 Young Boys 5–1 FCZ summary Zürich Jakobsen 8Zuffi 18 penChristensen 20 2:0Bohinen 28 3:0Zuffi 46 4:1Bohinen 51 5:1Wittwer 82 24 Hotz30 3:1 Kok Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 4,600 SUI Serge Muhmenthaler (Grenchen) L Round 20 2 December 1990 14:30 Zürich 1–2 FCZ summary Servette B. Studer 19 1:0 45 1:1 Sinval70 1:2 Jacobacci Letzigrund, Zürich 1,500 SUI Jean-Claude Craviolini L Round 21 9 December 1990 14:30 Zürich 1–0 FCZ summary Luzern Tréllez 43Makalakalane 70 1:0Gilli 85 84 Van Eck Letzigrund, Zürich 2,300 SUI Andreas Weber (Bern) W Christoph Gilli deliberately gets his third yellow card of the season in the 85th minute so that he can serve his suspension in the last match of the qualifying phase. Round 22 16 December 1990 14:30 St. Gallen 3–0 FCZ summary Zürich Irizik 24Mauerhofer 62 1:0Hugo Rubio 78 2:0Hugo Rubio 89 3:0 39 Fournier88 Landolt Espenmoos, St. Gallen 7,000 SUI Gottfried Friedrich (Seedorf, Uri) L Qualification table main WDL First stage 5 Q 2 SIO Sion 10 10 2 31 20 GCZ Grasshopper Club 9 9 4 29 17 NX Xamax 8 10 4 25 15 LS Lausanne-Sport 9 8 5 39 30 LUG Lugano 8 9 5 27 22 SER Servette Daniel Reichmuth 2025 https://super-servette.ch/Doku/Resultate_Servette_1990-91.pdf Servette Rangliste 1990/91 Servette ranking 1990/91 super-servette-ch fr 2025-11-16 9 6 7 30 27 YB Young Boys (red) BSC Young Boys AG 2025 https://www.bscyb.ch/archiv-1990-91 YB Saison 1990/91 YB season 1990/91 BSC Young Boys AG de-ch 2025-11-16 6 11 5 35 26 LUC Luzern 8 7 7 30 28 STG St. Gallen 7 8 7 26 26 AAR Aarau Stephan Beck 2025 https://www.arowa.ch/index.php?page=ligatabelle&saison=91 Schweizer Meisterschaft 1990/91 FCA Rangliste de-ch Swiss Championship 1990/91 FCA Ranking arowa.ch 2025-11-16 3 9 10 19 30 ZÜR Zürich (red) dbFCZ 2025 https://www.dbfcz.ch/saison.php?saison_id=16 FCZ Saison 1990/91 de-ch FCZ season 1990/91 dbFCZ 2025-11-16 3 6 13 21 45 WET Wettingen 3 5 14 24 50 yes green3 Advance to championship roundhalved points (rounded up) as bonus CP CP CP CP CP CP CP CP red3 Continue to promotion/relegation round RP RP RP RP 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw. complete rsssf.com Promotion/relegation phase, group B Round 1 6 March 1991 14:30 Schaffhausen 0–0 FCZ summary Zürich Bossi 44Engesser 54Thoma 0 67 2 31 47 Hotz61 Ljung Stadion Breite, Schaffhausen 3,000 SUI Arturo Martino (Neukirch an der Thur) D Round 2 10 March 1991 14:30 Zürich 3–1 FCZ summary Locarno B. Studer 14 1:1Saykouk 37Bärlocher 74 2:1Kok 82 3:1 11 0:1 Vera33 Costas87 Omini Letzigrund, Zürich 3,300 SUI Freddy Philippoz (Sion) W Round 3 16 March 1991 14:30 Urania Genève Sport 0–2 FCZ summary Zürich Domine 53 28 Grassi69 0:1 Grassi74 0:2 Grassi Stade de Frontenex, Geneva 1,100 SUI Kurt Röthlisberger (Suhr, Aargau) W Round 4 27 March 1991 20:00 Zürich 0–0 FCZ summaryFCA summary Aarau B. Studer 53Fregno 86 33 Sutter44 Koch Letzigrund, Zürich 4,100 SUI Andreas Weber (Bern) D Round 5 6 April 1991 20:00 Zürich 4–0 FCZ summary SC Zug Grassi 15 1:0Grassi 28 2:0Fregno 42 3:0Mazenauer 73 4:0 54 Kaltaveridis Letzigrund, Zürich 2,100 SUI Karl Strässle (Steinach) W Round 6 13 April 1991 17:30 La Chaux-de-Fonds 0–4 FCZ summary Zürich Maranesi 70 18 0:1 Fregno58 0:2 Fregno65 0:3 Fregno81 0:4 Şahin Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds 2,200 SUI Bruno Galler (Kirchdorf, Bern) W Round 7 20 April 1991 20:00 Old Boys 2–2 FCZ summary Zürich Kägi 6Meisel 13Kägi 45 1:0Lüthi 67 2:0Ferrari 72 0 6 Makalakalane69 2:1 Kok88 2:2 Saykouk Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel 700 SUI Urs Meier (Würenlos) D Round 8 4 May 1991 20:00 Zürich 0–0 FCZ summary Old Boys Gilli 74 13 Kägi30 Lüthi39 Paul Letzigrund, Zürich 1,500 SUI Francesco Bianchi (Chiasso) D Round 9 11 May 1991 20:00 Zürich 2–1 FCZ summary La Chaux-de-Fonds Kok 28 1:0Kok 76 2:1 18 Lovis41 og (Mazenauer) Letzigrund, Zürich 1,200 SUI Karl Strässle (Steinach) W Round 10 17 May 1991 20:00 SC Zug 1–1 FCZ summary Zürich Adams 18Winiger 28Kaltaveridis Büeler 80 1:1 41 0:1 Tréllez Allmend Stadion, Zug 800 SUI Werner Müller (Obererlinsbach) D Round 11 25 May 1991 17:30 Aarau 2–2 FCZ summary Zürich Sutter 36 1:2Komornicki 65 2:2 6 0:1 Fregno9 0:2 Kok36 Gilli50 Fournier Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 4,200 SUI Marcel Despland (Yverdon-les-Bains) D Round 12 1 June 1991 20:00 Zürich 6–3 FCZ summary Urania Genève Sport Tréllez 17 1:2Hotz 28 2:2Tréllez 44 3:2Mazenauer 64 4:2Tréllez 85 5:3Makalakalane 89 6:3 2 0:1 Detraz13 0:2 Besnard23 Beti71 4:3 Detraz Letzigrund, Zürich 1,700 SUI Urs Meier (Würenlos) W Round 13 8 June 1991 20:00 Locarno 0–0 FCZ summary Zürich Bützer 2 88 90 60 Makalakalane75 Gilli Stadio del Lido, Locarno 3,750 SUI Karl Strässle (Steinach) D Round 14 12 June 1991 20:00 Zürich 2–0 FCZ summary Schaffhausen Fregno 11Hotz 37Tréllez 83 1:0Tréllez 90 2:0 38 Beer Letzigrund, Zürich 14,700 SUI Kurt Röthlisberger (Suhr, Aargau) W Final group table main WDL Group B Q 2 FCZ Zürich 7 7 0 28 10 AAR Aarau 7 6 1 28 12 FCS FC Schaffhausen 8 2 4 19 12 LOC Locarno 6 5 3 18 13 CdF La Chaux-de-Fonds 5 2 7 27 26 UGS Urania Genève Sport 2 7 5 16 27 ZUG SC Zug 2 3 9 14 29 OBO BSC Old Boys 2 2 10 11 32 yes green3 Remain in NLA 1991–92 A A red3 Remain in NLB 1991–92 B B B B B B 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw. complete rsssf.com Swiss Cup 1989–90 Swiss Cup Round 3 30 September 1990 FC Fehraltorf (red) Fussballverband Region Zürich 2025 https://matchcenter.fvrz.ch/default.aspx?v=1477&oid=11&lng=1 FC Fehraltorf FC Fehraltorf Fussballverband Region Zürich de 2025-11-16 0–7 FCZ summary Zürich 35 0:1 Tréllez57 0:2 Tréllez58 0:3 Lurati65 0:4 Ljung80 0:5 Landolt87 0:7 Tréllez90 0:6 Lurati Hüttenwis, Fehraltorf 2,000 SUI Walter Nussbaumer (Siebnen) W Round 4 24 March 1991 FC Pratteln (red) Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz 2024 https://matchcenter.fvnws.ch/default.aspx?lng=1&cxxlnus=1&v=501& FC Pratteln Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz - fvnws.ch de 2025-11-16 0–1 FCZ summary Zürich 63 0:1 Mazenauer In den Sandgruben, Pratteln 2,700 SUI Urs Meier (Wettingen, Würenlos) W Round 5 9 April 1991 Étoile-Carouge 1–3 yes FCZ summary Zürich Celso 26 1:0Thome 30Besnard 96 35 Studer41 Grassi54 1:1 Bärlocher81 Kok95 pen 1:2 Kok115 1:3 Kok Stade de la Fontenette, Carouge 1,900 SUI Fredy Philippoz (Sion) W Quarter-final 3 April 1991 20:00 Zürich 4–1 yes FCZ summary La Chaux-de-Fonds Grassi 24 1:0Kok 94 2:1Tréllez 114 3:1Grassi 120 4:1 45 pen. 1:1 Haatrecht Letzigrund, Zürich 2,350 SUI Daniel Roduit Sion, Switzerland W Semi-final 7 May 1991 Young Boys 4–1 YB summaryFCZ summary Zürich Jakobsen 25 1:0Bregy 39 pen. 2:0Bregy 41Bohinen 57 3:0Jakobsen 65 4:0Wittwer 73Hänzi 90 5:0 41 Grassi43 Fournier73 4:1 Bärlocher Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 7,000 SUI Bruno Galler (Kirchdorf, Bern) L Friendly matches Pre-season Exhibition game 28 June 1990 Grenchen 0–2 FCZ summary Zürich 50 0:1 Kok85 0:2 Şahin Derendingen, Switzerland W Exhibition game 30 June 1990 Zürich 1–0 FCZ summary Schaffhausen Kok 50 1:0 Hardhof, Zürich 100 SUI Gottlieb Barmettler (Luzern) W Exhibition game 4 July 1990 Chiasso 2–0 FCZ summary Zürich Stadio Comunale, Chiasso L Exhibition game 6 JUly 1990 Bellinzona 0–1 FCZ summary Zürich 30 0:1 Moro Personico W Exhibition game 12 July 1990 Grenchen 2–2 4–2 FCZ summary Zürich Przybylo 70 1:2Przybylo 72 2:2 35 0:1 B. Studer64 0:2 Fournier Moos, Balsthal 400 SUI Willi Rudin (Liestal) L Sempione-Cup, semi-final. Exhibition game 14 July 1990 17:00 Basel 1–2 FCZ summaryFCB summary Zürich Zbinden 6 pen. 1:0 14 1:1 Tréllez49 1:2 Kok Moos, Balsthal 500 SUI Urs Meier (Würenlos) W Sempione-Cup, match for third place. Uhrencup 16 July 1990 Zürich 0–1 FCZ summary Lugano 60 0:1 Güntensperger Stadion Brühl, Grenchen 1,200 SUI Gottfried Friedrich (Seedorf, Uri) L Uhrencup preliminary round Uhrencup 19 July 1990 20:00 Basel 3–1 FCZ summaryFCB summary Zürich Bertelsen 29 1:0Gottardi 31Maissen 52 2:0Zbinden 90 3:1 63 Gilli80 2:1 Kok Stadion Brühl, Grenchen 1,000 SUI Urs Meier (Würenlos) L Uhrencup, match for third place. Winter break and mid-season Exhibition game 26 January 1991 Zürich 6–2 FCZ summary TSV Ofterdingen 3x Grassi Hardhof, Zürich W Exhibition game 30 January 1991 Lugano 2–2 FCZ summary Zürich Gorter 38 1:1Bloch Jensen 87 2:2 13 0:1 Grassi42 1:2 Bizzotto Cornaredo, Lugano 150 D Exhibition game 31 January 1991 FC Mendrisio 1–3 FCZ summary Zürich Tréllez Makalakalane Makalakalane Centro Sportivo Comunale, Mendrisio 80 W First half 45 minutes, second half 35 minutes. Exhibition game 11 February 1991 Zürich 3–0 FCZ summary ES FC Malley Kok 26 1:0Makalakalane 45 2:0Tréllez 49 3:0 Mandelieu (France) W The training camp took place in the south of France, as Marbella was ruled out due to the Gulf War. Exhibition game 14 February 1991 Zürich 3–2 FCZ summary Stade Brestois 29 Fregno 63 1:1Tréllez 75 2:1Tréllez 81 3:2 40 0:1 Ferrer80 2:2 Martins Mandelieu (France) W The training camp took place in the south of France, as Marbella was ruled out due to the Gulf War. Exhibition game 20 February 1991 Luzern 4–1 FCZ summary Zürich Wolf 21 1:0Eriksen 23 2:1Nadig 39 3:1Knup 69 4:1 23 1:1 Grassi Schmidguet, Ebikon 300 SUI Schuler (Einsiedeln) L The game was abandoned in the 80th minute due to fog. Exhibition game 23 February 1991 Zürich 2–1 FCZ summary Winterthur Kok 32 1:1Grassi 53 2:1 28 0:1 Pisarev Letzigrund, Zürich 250 SUI Schuler (Einsiedeln) W Mid-season 16 April 1991 FC Uznach (red) Ostschweizer Fussballverband 2025 https://matchcenter.ofv.swiss/default.aspx?lng=1&cxxlnus=1&v=1750& FC Uznach Ostschweizer Fussballverband - ofv.swiss de 2025-11-16 0–3 FCZ summary Zürich 60 0:1 Sesa73 0:2 Grassi84 0:3 Kok Benknerstrasse, Uznach 1,200 SUI Karl Strässle (Steinach) W References Sources dbFCZ Homepage Switzerland 1990–91 at RSSSF FC Zürichseasons 1989–90 1991–92 Category:FC Zürich seasons Zürich