1990–91 Nationalliga A

Swiss football season 1990–91 Nationalliga A Grasshopper Club none Dario Zuffi,Young Boys, (17 goals) 1989–90 1991–92 1990–91 Nationalliga B No team was declared champions none ChênoisSC BurgdorfFC Montreux-Sports n/a 1989–90 1991–92 Statistics of the Swiss National League in the 1990–91 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. Overview The 36 teams of the Swiss Football League (Nationalliga) were divided into two tiers. In the top-tier, there were 12 teams that played in the Nationalliga A (NLA). There were 24 teams in the Nationalliga B (NLB), the second tier, these were divided into two groups, a West and an East group. Each team in each group played a double round-robin in the qualification phase. Thereafter the divisions were divided into a Swiss championship group with the top eight teams from the qualification and two promotion/relegation groups (NLA/NLB), both with eight teams. These were the bottom four teams from the NLA qualification and the top six teams from both of the NLB qualification groups. Further, there were two relegation groups (NLB/1. Liga), each group with six teams. The last team in each NLB relegation group were to be relegated directly and the two fifth placed teams in each group played a play-out against relegation to decide the third relegation. Nationalliga A Qualification phase The qualification stage of the NLA began on 25 July 1990 and was completed on 16 December. The top eight teams in the qualification phase would advance to the championship group and the last four teams would play against relegation. 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 9 6 7 30 27 YB Young Boys 6 11 5 35 26 LUC Luzern 8 7 7 30 28 STG St. Gallen 7 8 7 26 26 AAR Aarau 3 9 10 19 30 ZÜR Zürich 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 Results main FBR grey AAR GCZ LS LUG LUZ NX SER SIO STG WET YB ZÜR Sion 2–1 2–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–2 Grasshopper Club 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 2–2 Neuchâtel Xamax 1–1 0–0 5–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–0 Lausanne-Sport 3–4 0–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–4 3–3 3–1 1–0 4–2 4–0 Lugano 0–0 3–1 3–0 3–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 3–0 3–1 Servette 2–1 1–3 0–0 0–3 0–1 3–0 2–3 0–2 1–0 3–2 1–0 Young Boys 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 3–0 0–0 2–2 5–1 6–1 Luzern 0–0 0–2 0–1 2–2 0–1 1–3 3–2 3–1 2–0 5–1 0–0 St. Gallen 2–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–4 1–1 0–1 2–1 3–0 2–0 Aarau 0–0 0–2 1–3 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 Zürich 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–3 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–4 Wettingen 0–0 0–3 0–3 1–1 0–4 1–3 4–0 1–2 1–3 4–3 2–2 complete rsssf.com Championship group The first eight teams of the qualification phase competed in the Championship round. The teams took half of the points (rounded up to complete units) gained in the qualification as bonus with them. The championship group began on 3 March 1991 and was completed on 12 June. Table main WDL Champions group 5 Q 2 y GCZ Grasshopper Club 7 5 2 27 15 14 SIO Sion 3 8 3 14 15 15 NX Xamax 5 6 3 16 13 13 LS Lausanne-Sport 5 6 3 15 13 13 LUG Lugano 5 4 5 16 15 13 YB Young Boys 3 6 5 21 26 12 SER Servette 1 9 4 16 24 12 LUZ Luzern 3 4 7 16 20 12 green1 Swiss champions, qualified for 1991–92 European Cupand entered 1991 Intertoto Cup EC yellow1 Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1991–92 Cup Winners' Cup CW blue1 Qualified for 1991–92 UEFA Cupand entered 1991 Intertoto Cup UC1 blue1 Qualified for 1991–92 UEFA Cupand entered 1991 Intertoto Cup UC2 blue3 Entered 1991 Intertoto Cup IT1 1) points; 2) Position in the qualification. complete rsssf.com Results main FBR grey GCZ LS LUG LUZ NX SER SIO YB Grasshopper Club 3–2 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 3–2 Sion 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–3 Neuchâtel Xamax 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 Lausanne-Sport 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–3 3–1 Lugano 3–3 1–1 2–1 0–1 4–0 1–1 1–0 Young Boys 1–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–5 Servette 1–5 0–0 1–4 1–1 2–2 2–4 1–1 Luzern 0–3 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 complete rsssf.com Nationalliga B Qualification phase The qualification of the NLB began on 25 July 1990 and was completed on 22 December. The top six teams in each group were qualified to play in the two promotion/relegation groups. The bottom six teams in each group then played in the newly drawn groups against relegation. Table group East main WDL Q 2 LOC Locarno 13 6 3 44 23 BAD Baden 13 5 4 41 19 SCH FC Schaffhausen 12 4 6 45 29 BSL Basel Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 1991 https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/rangliste?saison=1990/91 FCB Rangliste Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" de-ch FCB Ranking 2023-11-16 9 8 5 40 30 ZUG SC Zug 8 10 4 29 22 CHI Chiasso 10 5 7 43 26 BEL Bellinzona 7 6 9 34 32 WIN Winterthur 7 6 9 26 35 CHU Chur 5 7 10 20 25 GLA FC Glarus 4 6 12 23 58 EMM Emmenbrücke 3 7 12 18 39 KRI Kriens 4 4 14 22 47 yes green3 Promotion round QP QP QP QP QP QP red3 Relegation group QR QR QR QR QR QR 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw. complete rsssf.com Table group West main WDL Q 2 YVE Yverdon-Sport 14 6 2 49 21 OBO BSC Old Boys 12 6 4 56 38 ETO Etoile Carouge 11 7 4 38 31 CdF La Chaux-de-Fonds 9 9 4 52 37 FRI Fribourg 8 8 6 54 36 UGS Urania Genève Sport 9 6 7 45 33 GRE Grenchen 9 5 8 42 27 BUL Bulle 7 6 9 31 35 ESM ES Malley 3 12 7 22 33 MOS Montreux-Sports 4 7 11 27 47 CHE Chênois 2 7 13 19 53 BUR SC Burgdorf 1 7 14 9 53 yes green3 Promotion round QP QP QP QP QP QP red3 Relegation group QR QR QR QR QR QR 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw. complete rsssf.com Promotion/relegation round NLA/NLB The promotion/relegation stage began on 2 March 1991 and was completed on 12 June. Table group A main WDL Group A Q 2 STG St. Gallen 10 2 2 33 11 WET Wettingen 9 2 3 25 15 CHI Chiasso 6 4 4 19 21 BAS Basel 4 4 6 18 17 YVE Yverdon-Sports 5 2 7 21 22 FRI Fribourg 4 3 7 18 25 BAD Baden 4 3 7 19 26 ÉTO Etoile Carouge 4 0 10 16 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 Results main FBR grey BAD BAS CHI ÉTO FRI STG WET YS St. Gallen 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 6–1 2–0 2–3 Wettingen 2–1 1–1 1–3 1–0 2–0 5–1 1–0 Chiasso 0–3 1–5 0–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 1–0 Basel 0–1 1–2 3–0 3–0 0–0 1–4 3–1 Yverdon-Sport 1–4 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–3 4–1 3–1 Fribourg 1–2 2–0 1–3 2–2 2–0 0–1 2–1 Baden 0–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 Étoile Carouge 1–5 0–1 2–3 2–1 0–5 3–2 2–1 complete rsssf.com Table group B 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 Results main FBR grey AAR CDF LOC OBB SHA URA ZUG ZÜR Zürich 0–0 2–0 3–1 2–1 6–3 4–0 0–0 Aarau 2–2 2–1 1–2 3–1 2–2 2–0 4–0 FC Schaffhausen 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 4–1 2–1 3–0 Locarno 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 La Chaux-de-Fonds 0–4 0–0 2–3 5–1 6–0 5–2 0–3 Urania Genève Sport 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 SC Zug 1–1 1–4 1–2 0–2 2–3 0–0 2–0 Old Boys 2–2 2–6 0–1 0–4 2–3 2–1 0–3 complete rsssf.com Relegation round NLB/1. Liga The last six teams in each of the two qualification phase groups competed in two relegation groups against relegation to the 1. Liga 1991–92. The teams received ranking bonus points from their qualifying groups (7th place 6 pts; 8th place 5 pts; 9th place 4 pts; etc). There was to be one direct relegation in each group, plus a play-out against relegation between both second last placed teams. The relegation stage began on 17 March 1991 and was completed on 25 May. Table group A main WDL Group A Q 2 y WIN Winterthur 5 4 1 14 6 5 GRE Grenchen 5 2 3 16 14 6 KRI Kriens 6 1 3 17 13 1 ESM ES Malley 3 2 5 8 10 4 GLA FC Glarus 2 4 4 13 17 3 CHE Chênois Erste Liga (SFV) 2018 https://www.el-pl.ch/PortalData/3/Resources/saison_2019_2020/Statistik-Auf-Absteiger-Juni-2019.pdf Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg ab Saison 1931/32 bis 2018 PDF page 11 First League statistics on promotion and relegation from the 1931/32 season to 2018 Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV de 2023-11-16 1 3 6 10 18 2 yes green3 Remain in NLB 1991–92 RB RB RB RB red3 Play-out against relegation PO red1 Relegated to 1991–92 1. Liga R1L 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw. complete rsssf.com Table group B main WDL Group A Q 2 y BUL Bulle 6 3 1 26 7 5 BEL Bellinzona 3 4 3 14 15 6 CHU FC Chur 3 5 2 10 7 4 EMM Emmenbrücke 4 1 5 13 15 2 MOS Montreux-Sports 1 5 4 4 16 3 BUR SC Burgdorf 1 6 3 8 15 1 yes green3 Remain in NLB 1991–92 RB RB RB RB red3 Play-out against relegation PO red1 Relegated to 1991–92 1. Liga R1L 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw. complete rsssf.com Relegation play-out The two legged play-out against relegation between both second last placed teams was played on 1 and 8 June 1991. FC Glarus 2–1 Montreux-Sports Montreux-Sports 3–1 FC Glarus Montreux-Sports won 4–3 on aggregate. Glarus were originally relegated, however, because Montreux-Sports had their license revoked, Glarus remained in NLB 1991–92 and Montreux-Sports were demoted to the 1991–92 1. Liga. Attendances # Club Average 1 Sion 9,678 2 Luzern 9,167 3 Lausanne 9,150 4 Xamax 9,061 5 GCZ 6,694 6 St. Gallen 6,556 7 Servette 6,017 8 Young Boys 5,544 9 Zürich 5,089 10 Lugano 3,767 11 Aarau 3,531 12 Wettingen 3,072 Source:Historical attendances https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/sui/avesui91.htm 2026-08-01 www.european-football-statistics.co.uk Further in Swiss football 1990–91 Swiss Cup 1990–91 Swiss 1. Liga References Sources Switzerland 1990–91 at RSSSF Nationalligaseasons inSwitzerland 1989–90 1991–92 Category:Swiss Football League seasons Swiss Category:1990–91 in Swiss football