1987–88 FC Zürich season

April 2026 FC Zürich 1987–88 football season FC Zürich 1987–88 Sven Hotz Sven Hotz Head coachand from then: Hermann Stessluntil September 1987Friedhelm Konietzka Letzigrund 1987–88 Nationalliga A 12th of 12 Promotion/relegation 6th of 8, relegated 1987–88 Swiss Cup Quarter-finals Thomas Bickel (9) Thomas Bickel (14) 1986–87 1988–89 The 1987–88 season was FC Zürich's 91st season in their existence, since their foundation in 1896. It was their 29th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football, following their promotion at the end of the 1957–58 season. 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. Overview ASF/SFV There had been modifications to the Swiss Football Association (ASF/SFV) in advance of this season and the format of the Swiss Football League (Nationalliga) was changed accordingly. Now the number of clubs had now been increased from 32 to 36. As of this season there were 12 teams in the top-tier, the Nationalliga A (NLA). There were 24 teams in the second-tier, Nationalliga B (NLB), and these were divided into two groups, a West and an East group. The season was divided into two stages. In the first stage, the qualification phase, each team in each group played a double round-robin to decide their table positions. The top eight teams from the NLA qualification phase would advance to the championship group and would decide the championship and over the qualification slots to next season's UEFA European competitions. The last four NLA teams would play against relegation, this against the top six teams in each group of the NLB who were also qualified to play in two promotion/relegation groups. The top two teams in each of these groups would play the following season in the NLA, the others would contest in the NLB. Club Since the 1986 AGM the local businessman Sven Hotz took over as chairman and patron of the club. He had a successful property management company and had been vice-president of the club for the previous two years. The Austrian Hermann Stessl remained the first team head coach. The FCZ first team competed in this years domestic first-tier 1987–88 Nationalliga A and they competed in 1987–88 Swiss Cup. The team had not qualified for the UEFA European tournaments and they did not enter the Intertoto Cup. Toward the end of September, after a bad start to the season and a string of defeats, Stessl was sacked. Friedhelm Konietzka was appointed as head coach in the hope that he could quide the team from the relegation area. 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 8 August 1987, but subsequently left the club after that date. SUI GK Stefan Knutti league games: 23 SUI GK Patrick Tornare league games: 13 SUI DF Salvatore Andracchio league games: 33 SUI DF Renato Hächler league games: 15 SUI DF Christian Hedinger league games: 21 SUI DF Ruedi Landolt league games: 34 SUI DF Heinz Lüdi league games: 3 SUI DF Daniel Perisset league games: 7 NZL DF Shane Rufer league games: 33 SUI DF Peter Stoll league games: 10 SUI DF Beat Studer league games: 6 SUI DF Mario Uccella league games: 13 CZE MF Jan Berger league games: 14 SUI MF Thomas Bickel league games: 33 SUI MF Marcel Gamper league games: 2 SUI MF Urs Jakob Huber league games: 2 SUI MF Roger Kundert league games: 26 ITA MF Marco Mautone league games: 1 SUI MF Michael Mazenauer league games: 1 SUI MF Salvatore Paradiso league games: 9 SUI MF Stefan Schlumpf league games: 17 SUI MF Norbert Sonderegger league games: 5 SUI MF Marcel Stoob league games: 20 SUI MF Roger Stoop league games: 5 SUI MF Jürg Studer league games: 30 SWE MF Jonas Thern league games: 5 SUI MF Dragan Vojnovic league games: 1 SUI FW Massimo Alliata league games: 3 ENG FW John Linford league games: 11 ITA FW Salvatore Romano league games: 29 TUR FW Ercüment Şahin league games: 15 GER FW Wolfgang Vöge league games: 13 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 Karl Grob to Biel-Bienne SUI DF Urs Fischer to St. Gallen SUI DF Roland Häusermann to Wettingen AUT MF Andreas Gretschnig to Wiener Sport-Club SUI MF Urs Kühni to Aarau SUI FW Adilson de Almeida to Grenchen SUI FW Antonio Paradiso to Chiasso SUI FW Walter Pellegrini to Bellinzona NZL FW Wynton Rufer to Aarau Results Legend #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #CCCCCC Postponed 1px solid #AAAAAA Nationalliga A 1987–88 Nationalliga A Qualification phase Round 1 8 August 1987 20:00 Lausanne-Sport 3–1 FCZ summary Zürich Antognoni 43 1:0Tachet 71 2:1Thychosen 83 3:1 62 1:1 J. Studer J. Studer Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne 6,800 SUI Franz Gächter (Aarau, Suhr, Aargau) L Round 2 12 August 1987 20:00 Zürich 0–2 FCZ summary Xamax Kundert Andracchio Berger 47 1:0 van der Gijp56 2:0 Mottiez Kaltaveridis Letzigrund, Zürich 8,300 SUI Freddy Philippoz, Sion L Round 3 15 August 1987 20:00 Aarau 2–2 FCZ summary Zürich Nazar 22 1:0Wassmer 36 2:0Schär 75 14 Andracchio46 2:1 J. Studer85 2:2 Rufer Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 8,000 SUI Sangsue (Reconvillier) D Round 4 22 August 1987 20:00 Zürich 3–0 FCZ summary Sion Kundert 61 1:0Vöge 84 2:0Romano 88 3:0Rufer Landolt Débonnaire Letzigrund, Zürich 4,300 SUI Serge Muhmenthaler (Grenchen) W 250th league appearance for Rudolf Landolt Round 5 29 August 1987 20:00 Bellinzona 1–2 FCZ summary Zürich Türkyilmaz 47 1:0Schär 48 1:1 Romano53 1:2 Bickel Romano Landolt Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona 5,000 SUI Philippe Mercier (Pully) W Round 6 2 September 1987 20:00 Zürich 0–1 FCZ summary Grasshopper Club Kundert J. Studer Landolt 68 0:1 Paulo César Gren Sforza Ponte Letzigrund, Zürich 11,800 SUI Bruno Galler (Kirchdorf, Bern and Untersiggenthal) L Round 7 5 September 1987 20:00 Zürich 0–1 FCZ summary Servette Andracchio 69 29 0:1 Besnard62 Grossenbacher Letzigrund, Zürich 3,800 SUI Daniel Roduit Sion L Round 8 8 September 1987 20:00 Young Boys 1–1 FCZ summary Zürich Weber 29(Kundert) 37 ogHächler 2 44 70 9 0:1 Vöge54 Stoop0 72 Kundert Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 8,000 SUI Renzo Peduzzi (Roveredo) D Round 9 12 September 1987 20:00 Basel 5–4 FCZ summarySummary Zürich Steiner 4 1:0Steiner 24 2:2Nadig 35 3:2Thoma 57 4:2Thoma 82 5:3 9 1:1 Landolt67 Romano15 1:2 Vöge78 4:3 Andracchio86 5:4 Romano90 Paradiso St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 6,200 SUI Kurt Röthlisberger (Suhr, Aargau) NLA debut for both Remo Steiner and Ercument Sahin. Corners: 0:2 L Round 10 19 September 1987 20:00 Zürich 1–3 FCZ summary St. Gallen Alliata 58 1:0Rufer 65 24 Moscatelli61 1:1 Metzler71 1:2 Zwicker81 1:3 Zwicker Letzigrund, Zürich 4,900 SUI Manfred Schlup, (Grenchen) L Round 11 23 September 1987 20:00 Luzern 1–0 FCZ summary Zürich Mohr 81 1:0 30 Stoob77 Rufer Stadion Allmend, Luzern 6,400 SUI Francis Fischer, Arch L Round 12 26 September 1987 20:00 Zürich 0–0 FCZ summary Lausanne-Sport Milani Fernandez Letzigrund, Zürich 3,200 SUI Willy Hänni, (Cugy) D Round 13 3 October 1987 20:00 Xamax 5–2 FCZ summary Zürich Lüthi 2 1:0Lei-Ravello 63 2:2van der Gijp 71 3:2Hermann 74 4:2Sutter 76 5:2 34 1:1 Kundert49 1:2 Kundert Andracchio Vöge Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel 9,800 SUI Rolf Blattmann (Zeiningen) L 70th minute: Wolfgang Vöge left the field with a broken leg, which would later mean that he had to end his active career. Round 14 10 October 1987 20:00 Zürich 2–0 FCZ summaryFCA summary Aarau J. Studer 49 1:0Romano 71 2:0Landolt Rindlisbacher Wyss Letzigrund, Zürich 5,200 SUI Marcel Despland (Yverdon-les-Bains) W Round 15 13 October 1987 20:00 Sion 2–0 FCZ summary Zürich Brigger 10 1:0Bonvin 70 2:0 Balet Bregy Stade Tourbillon, Sion 4,500 GER Manfred Neuner (Leimen) L Round 16 24 October 1987 Zürich 4–2 FCZ summary Bellinzona Alliata 7 1:0Bickel 33 2:2Hächler 51 3:2Kundert 76 4:2Linford 18 1:1 Aeby28 1:2 Zbinden Degiovannini Jakubec Zbinden Letzigrund, Zürich 2,800 SUI Serge Muhmenthaler (Grenchen) W Round 17 31 October 1987 17:30 Grasshopper Club 1–0 FCZ summary Zürich Ponte 26 1:0Egli 39Brunner 68 39 Linford Hardturm, Zürich 10,000 SUI Bruno Klötzli (Bévilard) L Round 18 7 November 1987 17:30 Servette 2–1 FCZ summary Zürich Eriksen 20 1:0Eriksen 31 2:0 36 2:1 Linford B. Studer Linford Charmilles Stadium, Geneva 4,500 SUI Franz Gächter (Aarau, Suhr, Aargau) L Round 19 22 November 1987 14:30 Zürich 2–3 FCZ summary Young Boys Hächler 18Landolt 25 1:1Linford 32 2:1Stoob 2 38 66 5 0:1 JeitzinerJeitziner 3037 2:2 Zuffi56 Fimian83 2:3 Sutter Letzigrund, Zürich 4,200 SUI Manfred Schlup, (Grenchen) L Round 20 28 November 1987 14:30 Zürich 0–4 FCZ summaryFCB summary Basel Rufer 36 12 0:1 Nadig37 pen. 0:2 Knup51 Bützer63 0:3 Knup71 0:4 Knup81 Hauser Letzigrund, Zürich 2,700 SUI Kurt Röthlisberger (Suhr) L Round 21 6 December 1987 14:30 St. Gallen 4–1 FCZ summary Zürich Hegi 40 1:1Gämperle 54 2:1Zwicker 80 3:1Zwicker 86 4:1Metzler 19 0:1 Romano Linford Espenmoos, St. Gallen 7,500 SUI Renzo Peduzzi (Roveredo) L Round 22 13 December 1987 14:30 Zürich 0–3 FCZ summary Luzern B. Studer 10 40 R. Müller60 0:1 R. Müller62 Burri77 0:2 M. Müller84 0:3 Bernaschina Letzigrund, Zürich 10,500 SUI Peter Bochsler (Basel) L Qualification table main WDL First stage 5 Q NX Xamax GCZ Grasshopper Club YB Young Boys (red) BSC Young Boys AG 2025 https://www.bscyb.ch/archiv-1987-88#mnc_516 YB Saison 1987/88 YB season 1987/88 BSC Young Boys AG de-ch 2025-11-16 AAR Aarau Stephan Beck 2023 https://www.arowa.ch/index.php?page=ligatabelle&saison=88 Schweizer Meisterschaft 1987/88 FCA Rangliste de-ch Swiss Championship 1987/88 FCA Ranking arowa.ch 2025-11-16 STG St. Gallen LUC Luzern SER Servette Daniel Reichmuth 2025 https://super-servette.ch/Doku/Resultate_Servette_1987-88.pdf Servette Rangliste 1987/88 Servette ranking 1987/88 super-servette-ch fr 2025-11-16 LS Lausanne-Sport SIO Sion BEL Bellinzona BAS Basel Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 1988 https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/rangliste?saison=1987/88 FCB 1987/88 Rangliste Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" de-ch FCB 1987/88 Ranking 2023-11-16 ZÜR Zürich (red) dbFCZ 2023 https://www.dbfcz.ch/saison.php?saison_id=19 FCZ Saison 1987/88 de-ch FCZ season 1987/88 dbFCZ 2025-11-16 13 5 4 53 28 12 6 4 30 16 7 12 3 37 28 9 7 6 28 24 9 5 8 28 27 7 9 6 30 29 8 7 7 32 31 8 7 7 39 39 8 6 8 42 36 3 8 11 25 38 4 5 13 27 55 4 3 15 26 46 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 group B Round 1 6 March 1988 14:30 Zürich 3–1 FCZ summary Martigny-Sports Linford 2 1:0Thern 10 2:0J. Studer 85 3:1Rufer Kundert 78 2:1 Marchand Letzigrund, Zürich 1,500 SUI Bruno Klötzli (Bévilard) W Pitch partly covered with snow. Round 2 20 March 1988 14:30 Chênois 3–2 FCZ summary Zürich Navarro 7 1:0Celso da Silva 35 2:0Oranci 69 3:2Oranci 43 2:1 Linford63 2:2 Landolt Hedinger Stade des Trois-Chêne, Thônex 1,700 SUI Peter Bochsler (Basel) L Round 3 22 March 1988 20:00 Zürich 0–2 FCZ summary Lugano 75 0:1 Pelosi83 0:2 Colombo Letzigrund, Zürich 2,200 SUI Rudolf Michlig (Ostermundigen) L Round 4 30 March 1988 20:00 Zürich 2–3 FCZ summary Sion Bickel 60 1:3Şahin 83 2:3Landolt 7 0:1 Brigger24 0:2 Brigger42 0:3 Cina Letzigrund, Zürich 2,300 SUI Philippe Mercier (Pully) L Round 5 4 April 1988 14:30 Chiasso 5–3 FCZ summary Zürich Lurati 23 1:0Leva 36 2:0Bordoli 79 3:3Lurati 88 4:3Leva 90 5:3 39 2:1 Bickel53 og (Sordelli)72 2:3 Schlumpf Stadio Comunale Riva IV, Chiasso 600 SUI Marcel Despland (Yverdon-les-Bains) L Round 6 9 April 1988 20:00 Locarno 0–0 FCZ summary Zürich Giani Perisset Thern Stadio del Lido, Locarno 2,600 SUI Charles-Henri Morex (Bex) D Round 7 16 April 1988 20:00 Zürich 2–0 FCZ summary Grenchen Kundert 31 1:0Bickel 56 2:0 Letzigrund, Zürich 1,200 SUI Peter Bochsler (Basel) W Round 8 24 April 1988 14:30 Martigny-Sports 4–1 FCZ summary Zürich Zwygart 20 1:0Moulin 31 2:0Bregy 51 3:0Ben Brahim 72 4:1 2 36 36 Andracchio61 3:1 Şahin Stade d'Octodure, Martigny 1,200 SUI Philippe Mercier (Pully) L Round 9 30 April 1988 20:00 Zürich 1–2 FCZ summary Chênois Landolt 24 1:1 5 og (Stoob)83 1:2 Oranci Letzigrund, Zürich 1,000 SUI Paul-Louis Christe (Lausanne) L Round 10 3 May 1988 20:00 Lugano 2–1 FCZ summary Zürich Elia 30 1:0Gorter 73 2:0 62 Uccella65 Landolt84 2:1 J. Studer Cornaredo, Lugano 2,500 SUI Bruno Klötzli (Bévilard) L At the start of the game: a minute's silence in memory of the late Louis Maurer, who had coached both teams during his career. Round 11 7 May 1988 20:00 Sion 6–1 FCZ summary Zürich Brigger 6 1:0Carlos Manuel 21 penCina 31 3:1Brigger 40 4:1Cina 43 5:1Brigger 57 6:1 8 1:1 Romano Stade Tourbillon, Sion 6,000 SUI Arturo Martino (Neukirch an der Thur) L Round 12 13 May 1988 20:00 Zürich 3–2 FCZ summary Chiasso Şahin 7 1:0Bickel 112:0Bickel 61 3:1 42 og (Stoob)77 3:2 Neumann Letzigrund, Zürich 800 SUI Francis Fischer (Arch) W Round 13 19 May 1988 20:00 Zürich 3–1 FCZ summary Locarno Landolt 23 1:0Romano 41 2:0Stoob 54Romano 89 3:1 48 Giani88 2:1 Kurz Letzigrund, Zürich 700 SUI Daniel Roduit (Sion) W Round 14 24 May 1988 20:00 Grenchen 3–2 FCZ summary Zürich Lüthi 61 1:0Fluri 24 2:1Ciołek 71 3:2 8 1:1 Bickel32 Lüdi37 2:2 J. Studer Stadion Brühl, Grenchen 1,100 SUI Bruno Galler (Kirchdorf, Bern) L Final group table main WDL Group A Q 2 LUG Lugano SIO Sion GRE Grenchen CHÊ Chênois CHI Chiasso ZÜR Zürich MAR Martigny-Sports LOC Locarno 13 0 1 47 15 11 1 2 49 14 7 1 6 27 24 6 2 6 21 30 5 1 8 21 34 4 1 9 24 34 3 2 9 16 37 1 4 9 16 33 green1 Promotion to Nationalliga A 1988–89 P green3 Remain in Nationalliga A 1988–89 A yellow3 Remain in Nationalliga B 1988–89 B B B B B red1 Relegation to Nationalliga B 1988–89 R 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw. complete rsssf.com Swiss Cup Round 3 18 November 1987 Chiasso 0–4 FCZ summary Zürich Sordelli 15 0:1 Bickel37 pen Bickel60 0:3 Bickel87 0:4 Kundert Uccella Stadio Comunale Riva IV, Chiasso 1,200 SUI Georges Sandoz (Corcelles-Cormondrèche, Neuchâtel) W Chiasso played the 1987/88 season in the NLB (second-tier). Round 4 13 March 1988 Zürich 6–1 FCZ summary FC Dübendorf (red) Fussballverband Region Zürich 2024 https://matchcenter.fvrz.ch/default.aspx?lng=1&cxxlnus=1&v=1470& FC Dübendorf Fussballverband Region Zürich - fvrz.ch de 2024-11-16 Linford 21 1:0Kundert 36 penStuder 54 3:0Rufer 54Perisset 68 4:0Studer 74 5:0Bickel 80 6:1 76 5:1 Metschl Letzigrund, Zürich 1,100 SUI Bruno Galler (Kirchdorf, Bern) W Dübendorf played the 1987/88 season in the 1. Liga (third-tier). Round 5 26 March 1988 20:00 Lausanne-Sport 0–1 FCZ summary Zürich 41 0:1 Bickel Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne 2.200 SUI Kurt Röthlisberger (Suhr) W Quarter-final 19 April 1988 20:00 Zürich 1–2 FCZ summary Grasshopper Club Hedinger 40Şahin 53 1:0Stoob 88 60 Egli67 1:1 Gren76 og (Uccella) Letzigrund, Zürich 8,100 SUI Manfred Schlup (Grenchen) L Friendly matches Pre-season Exhibition game 11 July 1987 FC Albisrieden 3–10 FCZ summary Zürich Güntensperger 64 1:5Bouli 79 pen- 2:887 3:10 6 0:1 Vöge12 0:2 Romano15 0:3 Vöge20 0:4 Bickel22 0:5 Kundert67 1:6 Vöge68 1:7 Andracchio72 1:8 Romano81 2:9 Uccella82 2:10 J. Studer Letzigrund trainings pitch, Zürich SUI B. Neukom (Zürich) W Exhibition game 14 July 1987 SSV Ulm 3–2 FCZ summary Zürich 1:22:22:3 0:1 Berger0:2 J. Studer Ulm L Exhibition game 18 July 1987 Zürich 5–0 FCZ summary Rangers Bickel 11 1:0Romano 27 2:0Bickel 53 3:0Berger 71 4:0Vöge 90 5:0Hächler McGregor Roberts Letzigrund, Zürich 1,200 SUI Kurt Röthlisberger (Suhr, Aargau) W Exhibition game 22 July 1987 Amateur selection Sindelfingen 1–7 FCZ summary Zürich Vöge Vöge Vöge J. Studer J. Studer Berger Hächler Darmsheim, Sindelfingen W Exhibition game 25 July 1987 Freiburger FC 2–2 FCZ summary Zürich Möslestadion, Freiburg im Breisgau D Exhibition game 29 July 1987 Zürich 2–1 FCZ summary Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) Vöge 31 1:1Romano 60 2:1 30 0:1 Maloumidis Letzigrund, Zürich 700 SUI Marino Paggiola (Appenzell) W Exhibition game 1 August 1987 FC Bülach 0–16 FCZ summary Zürich Vöge Vöge Vöge Vöge Vöge J. Studer J. Studer J. Studer J. Studer Bickel Bickel Bickel Bickel Romano Romano Berger Stadion Erachfeld, Bülach 550 SUI Dossenbach (Effretikon) W Exhibition game 8 August 1987 FC Töss (Winterthur) (red) Fussballverband Region Zürich 2025 https://matchcenter.fvrz.ch/default.aspx?v=1554&oid=11&lng=1 FC Töss Fussballverband Region Zürich de-ch 2025-11-16 0–12 FCZ summary Zürich 0:1 Stoop0:2 Romano0:3 J. Studer0:4 J. Studer0:5 J. Studer0:6 Andracchio0:7 Bickel0:8 Vöge0:9 Vöge0:10 Andracchio0:11 Bickel0:12 Landolt Reitplatz, Winterthur 200 W Winter break Exhibition game 21 January 1988 Olhanense 1–1 FCZ summary Zürich 79 1:1 78 0:1 J. Studer Olhão, Algarve D First match during the training camp in Portugal. Olhanense played in the Portuguese second division in 1987/88. Exhibition game 28 January 1988 Farense 1–1 FCZ summary Zürich 85 1:1 0:1 Thern Faro, Algarve D Second match during the training camp in Portugal. In 1987/88 Farense played in the Portuguese First Division. Exhibition game 13 February 1988 SC Zug 2–2 FCZ summary Zürich Allmend, Zug D The match was played on a difficult-to-play and heavily sanded pitch. Exhibition game 14 February 1988 Zürich 0–2 FCZ summary Winterthur og (B. Studer) Letzigrund trainings pitch, Zürich L Exhibition game 20 February 1988 FC Tresa 2–4 FCZ summary Zürich W Exhibition game 21 February 1988 FC Ascona (red) Amateur Liga 2025 https://matchcenter.al-la.ch/default.aspx?lng=1&cxxlnus=1&v=532& FC Ascona Amateur Liga - al-la.ch de 2025-11-16 0–0 FCZ summary Zürich D Exhibition game 27 February 1988 Chiasso 2–1 FCZ summary Zürich Bordoli 1:0Leva 2:0 2:1 Romano Stadio Comunale, Chiasso L Exhibition game 28 February 1988 FC Mendrisio 1–3 FCZ summary Zürich 3 og Schlumpf Schlumpf Centro Sportivo Comunale, Mendrisio W Exhibition game 1 March 1988 Bellinzona 3–0 FCZ summary Zürich Fregno 1:0Türkyilmaz 2:0Jakubec 3:0 Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona L References Sources dbFCZ Homepage Switzerland 1987–88 at RSSSF FC Zürichseasons 1986–87 1988–89 Category:FC Zürich seasons Zürich