1995–96 FC Zürich season

FC Zürich 1995–96 Sven Hotz Sven Hotz Head-coach Raimondo Ponte Letzigrund Nationalliga AQualification round 11th of 12 Promotion/relegation group NLA/NLB 2nd of 8 1995–96 Swiss Cup Round 5 1994–95 1996–97 The 1995–96 season was FC Zürich's 99th season in their existence, since their foundation in 1896. It was their sixth consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football, following their promotion at the end of 1989–90 season. Overview The local businessman Sven Hotz was the club's chairman and patron at this time. He had taken over as club president at the AGM in 1986. Raimondo Ponte had been appointed as first team head-coach in March, during the previous season, and he continued in this function for this season. The FCZ first team competed in this years domestic first-tier 1995–96 Nationalliga A with the clear intention of retaining their top level status. This was the first season that three points were awarded to the winning team of each match, previously this had been two. The team also competed in 1995–96 Swiss Cup. They had not qualified for any of the UEFA European tournaments and they did not enter the 1995 Intertoto Cup. FCZ played their home games in the Letzigrund. 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 19 July 1995, but subsequently left the club after that date. SUI GK Patrick Abatangelo on loan to FC Bülach SUI GK Jörg Stiel league games: 36 SUI DF Pascal Castillo league games: 29 SUI DF Mark Disler league games: 10 SUI DF Urs Fischer league games: 33 SUI DF Giuseppe Gambino league games: 32 SUI DF Marc Hodel league games: 20 SUI DF Robert Huber league games: 27 SUI DF Giuseppe Mazzarelli league games: 22 SUI DF Kazik Nicolò league games: 3 SUI DF Aniello Tomeo league games: 1 SUI DF Carmelo Trande league games: 5 SUI DF Roland Widmer league games: 8 SUI MF Alijosa Aleksandrovic league games: 1 ITA MF Roberto Baldassarri league games: 23 SUI MF Francesco Di Jorio league games: 21 SUI MF Philipp Lehner league games: 1 SAF MF August Makalakalane league games: 31 ITA MF Giuseppe Nocita league games: 2 SUI MF Andreas Schmid league games: 1 SUI MF Jürg Studer league games: 31 SUI MF Daniel Tarone league games: 33 SUI MF Rony Ziegler league games: 6 NOR FW Jørn Andersen league games: 28 SUI FW Urs Güntensperger league games: 33 NED FW John Hoeks league games: 5 SUI FW Sinisa Metlar league games: 1 TRI FW Jerren Nixon league games: 29 DRC FW Shabani Nonda league games: 10 ENG FW Roger Walker league games: 10 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 DF Urs Isler to FC Frauenfeld SUI DF Martin Ninghetto reserves SUI DF Fabio Patera to SC Young Fellows Juventus ITA MF Mario Casamento to Baden SUI MF Gérard Favre to FC Bulle SUI MF Ralph Heydecker to Schaffhausen SUI MF Mario Kägi to Xamax DEN FW Peter Møller to Brøndby IF TUR FW Ercüment Şahin to Bursaspor YUG FW Haris Škoro to Baden GER FW Herbert Waas to Dynamo Dresden ITA FW Claudio Zambotti to Schaffhausen Results Legend #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #CCCCCC Postponed 1px solid #AAAAAA Nationalliga A 1995–96 Nationalliga A This was the first season that three points were awarded to the winning team of each match, previously this had been two. Qualification phase The first stage of the NLA began on 22 July 1995 and was completed on 3 December. The top eight teams in the qualification phase would advance to the championship group and the last four teams would play against relegation. Round 1 19 July 1995 19:30 Aarau 2–0 FCZ summaryFCA summary Zürich Wiederkehr 6 1:0Saibene 40Brugnoli 55Wiederkehr 56 2:0Markovic 78 18 Tarone30 Fischer82 Hoeks Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 5,600 SUI Andreas Schluchter (Schönenbuch) L Round 2 22 July 1995 16:00 Zürich 0–4 FCZ summary St. Gallen J. Studer 5Gambino 2 22 34Hodel 28 23 0:1 Tejeda30 Tejeda45 0:2 Milton72 0:3 Frick78 0:4 Zellweger Letzigrund, Zürich 5,200 SUI Kurt Zuppinger (Bremgarten) L Mazzarelli's 87th-minute goal was disallowed due to an offside. Round 3 29 July 1995 20:00 Luzern 1–0 FCZ summary Zürich Aleksandrov 10 1:0Aleksandrov 89 20 Widmer53 Güntensperger59 Disler89 Tarone Stadion Allmend, Luzern 9,000 SUI Serge Muhmenthaler (Grenchen) L Round 4 2 August 1995 20:00 Zürich 1–4 FCZ summary Grasshopper Club Disler 29Mazzarelli 47Güntensperger 61 1:3Fischer 79 30 0:1 Viscaal44 0:2 Ali Ibrahim51 0:3 Comisetti76 1:4 Viscaal 90+1′ Vogel Letzigrund, Zürich 10,000 SUI Serge Muhmenthaler (Grenchen) L Round 5 5 August 1995 16:00 Zürich 0–0 FCZ summaryFCB summary Basel Gambino 5Hoeks 52 Letzigrund, Zürich 13,500 SUI Hans Müller (Bern) D According to NZZ, mainly FCB fans at the Letzigrund. According to Baz, around 9,000 FCB supporters in the stadium. Corners: 4:4. Good referee. Round 6 19 August 1995 19:30 Lausanne-Sport 3–0 FCZ summary Zürich Küffer 27Biaggi 31 1:0Biaggi 35 2:0Dembiński 79 3:0Comisetti 82 4 Güntensperger37 Hodel67 Castillo Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne 4,800 SUI Claude Détruche (Thônex) L Round 7 26 August 1995 16:00 Zürich 1–3 FCZ summary Xamax Güntensperger 18Baldassari 88 1:3 52 0:1 Wittl66 0:2 Moldovan72 0:3 Bonalair Letzigrund, Zürich 2,600 SUI Kurt Zuppinger (Bremgarten) L Round 8 30 August 1995 20:00 Zürich 2–1 FCZ summary Servette Di Jorio 23 1:0Fischer 73Gambino 81 2:1 37 1:1 Sesa49 Němeček Letzigrund, Zürich 3,100 SUI Hans Müller (Bern) W Round 9 9 September 1995 20:00 Sion 2–2 FCZ summary Zürich Giallanza 10 1:0Vercruysse 62 2:2Vercruysse 64 43 1:1 Güntensperger51 Gambino53 Di Jorio55 1:2 Güntensperger82 Widmer90+2 Hodel Stade Tourbillon, Sion 8,500 SUI Dominique Tavel (Lonay) D Round 10 16 September 1995 20:30 Lugano 1–1 FCZ summary Zürich Penzavalli 57Manfreda 65 1:0 70 Baldassari81 1:1 Andersen Cornaredo, Lugano 3,000 SUI Werner Müller (Obererlinsbach) D Round 11 20 September 1995 20:00 Zürich 0–0 FCZ summary Young Boys Widmer 30Güntensperger 73 0 20 Streun44 Baumann52 Christensen82 Eich Letzigrund, Zürich 2,800 SUI Karl Strässle (Steinach) D Round 12 30 September 1995 16:00 Zürich 1–1 FCZ summary Aarau Güntensperger 40Nixon 64 1:1Di Jorio 85 34 Senn53 0:1 Allenspach74 Saibene Letzigrund, Zürich 3,500 SUI Freddy Philippoz (Sion) D Round 13 4 October 1995 20:00 St. Gallen 1–0 FCZ summary Zürich Brunner 5 1:0Tejeda 6Pédat 36Fonseca 45 65 Fischer85 Castillo Espenmoos, St. Gallen 7,500 SUI Claude Détruche (Thônex) L Round 14 14 October 1995 16:00 Zürich 0–1 FCZ summary Luzern 54 Gmür85 0:1 Wolf Letzigrund, Zürich 4.500 LIE Roland Beck (Triesenberg) L Round 15 21 October 1995 14:30 Grasshopper Club 2–0 FCZ summary Zürich Geiger 18 1:0Ali Ibrahim 84 2:0 32 Andersen51 Walker Hardturm, Zürich 7,550 SUI Urs Meier (Wettingen and Würenlos) L Round 16 28 October 1995 20:00 Basel 0–3 FCZ summaryFCB summary Zürich Smajić 88 10 Güntensperger44 Gambino85 Makalakalane 90 Castillo St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 13,500 SUI Werner Müller (Obererlinsbach) W FCB's first match after sacking head-coach Claude Andrey with Oldřich Šváb as interims coach on the side-line. Round 17 5 November 1995 16:00 Zürich 3–1 FCZ summary Lausanne-Sport Makalakalane 5 1:0Güntensperger 50 2:0Nixon 54 3:0 63 3:1 Biaggi Letzigrund, Zürich 3,200 SUI Hans Müller (Bern) W Round 18 12 November 1995 15:30 Xamax 0–2 FCZ summary Zürich 31 0:1 Güntensperger53 0:2 Güntensperger74 Kägi Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel 8,200 SUI Cornu W Round 19 19 November 1995 14:30 Servette 0–0 FCZ summary Zürich Barberis 71Duchosal 86 35 Castillo77 Baldassari Charmilles Stadium, Geneva 4,800 SUI Werner Müller (Obererlinsbach) D Round 20 36 November 1995 16:00 Zürich 0–1 FCZ summary Sion Güntensperger 68 22 Kombouaré47 Sylvestre87 0:1 La Placa Letzigrund, Zürich 4,800 SUI Andreas Schluchter (Schönenbuch) L Round 21 3 December 1995 14:30 Zürich 1–2 FCZ summary Lugano Castillo 45 1:1Gambino 73 4 0:1 Erceg90 1:2 Colombo Letzigrund, Zürich 1,900 SUI Cornu L Lugano player 16-year-old Mohamed Kallon (on loan from Inter Milan) has his NLA-debut. Round 22 10 December 1995 14:30 Young Boys 2–0 FCZ summary Zürich Gianinazzi 55 1:0Aebi 63Neqrouz 82 2:0 55 Mazzarelli63 Nixon Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 1,350 SUI Carlo Bertolini (Vira-Gambarogno) L Qualification league table main WDL First stage 5 Q GCZ Grasshopper Club 13 4 5 38 22 SIO Sion 13 3 6 37 28 NX Xamax 12 5 5 40 24 LUC Luzern 11 7 4 36 25 BAS Basel Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 2025 https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/rangliste?saison=1995/96 FCB Rangliste 1995/96 de-ch FCB Ranking 1995/96 Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 2025-11-16 9 3 10 23 29 SER Servette Daniel Reichmuth 2025 https://super-servette.ch/Doku/Resultate_Servette_1995-96.pdf Servette Rangliste 1995/96 Servette ranking 1995/96 super-servette-ch fr 2025-11-16 7 7 8 28 28 AAR Aarau Stephan Beck 2025 https://www.arowa.ch/index.php?page=ligatabelle&saison=96 Schweizer Meisterschaft 1995/96 FCA Rangliste de-ch Swiss Championship 1995/96 FCA Ranking arowa.ch 2025-11-16 7 6 9 36 27 STG St. Gallen 6 9 7 26 24 LS Lausanne-Sport 6 9 7 25 25 LUG Lugano 5 6 11 21 42 ZÜR Zürich (red) dbFCZ 2025 https://www.dbfcz.ch/saison.php?saison_id=11 FCZ Saison 1995/96 de-ch FCZ season 1995/96 dbFCZ 2025-11-16 4 6 12 17 32 YB Young Boys (red) BSC Young Boys AG 2025 https://www.bscyb.ch/archiv-1995-96 YB Saison 1995/96 YB season 1995/96 BSC Young Boys AG de-ch 2025-11-16 4 5 13 14 35 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 NLA/NLB 1995–96 Nationalliga A#Promotion/relegation_group_NLA/NLB The teams in the ninth to twelfth positions in Nationalliga A competed with the top four teams of the Nationalliga B in a NLA/NLB promotion/relegation round. The top four teams would play in the top-tier the following season, the other four would play in the second tier. This stage began on 25 February 1996 and ended on 14 May. Round 1 25 February 1996 14:30 Zürich 4–1 FCZ summary Young Boys Castillo 8 1:0Castillo 14 2:0Nixon 24 3:1Tarone 42Güntensperger 56Nonda 82 4:1 14 Sermeter 15 2:1 Sermeter83 Neqrouz Letzigrund, Zürich 2,400 SUI Andreas Schluchter (Schönenbuch) W Round 2 3 March 1996 14:30 Étoile Carouge 0–1 FCZ summary Zürich 13 Makalakalane40 Mazzarelli72 Widmer86 0:1 Nixon Stade de la Fontenette, Carouge 1,600 SUI Dieter Schoch (Attiswil) W Round 3 17 March 1996 14:30 Zürich 2–2 FCZ summary Lausanne-Sport Tarone 34 1:1Nonda 59 2:1 32 0:1 Sané83 og 2:2 (Andersen) Letzigrund, Zürich 2,450 SUI Kurt Röthlisberger (Suhr, Aargau) D Round 4 24 March 1996 14:30 Lugano 0–2 FCZ summary Zürich Penzavalli 34Carrasco 40Walker 76 18 J. Studer34 Makalakalane46 0:1 J. Studer84 0:2 Castillo Cornaredo, Lugano 2,200 SUI Urs Meier (Wettingen and Würenlos) W Round 5 31 March 1996 14:30 Kriens 0–1 FCZ summary Zürich Stoop 77 88 0:1 Nonda Stadion Kleinfeld, Kriens 1,400 SUI Markus Nobs (Wohlen bei Bern) W Round 6 6 April 1996 20:00 Zürich 1–1 FCZ summary Yverdon-Sports Andersen 44Castillo 72 1:0 35 Innis78 1:1 Innis86 Langel Letzigrund, Zürich 1,600 SUI Andreas Schluchter (Schönenbuch) D Round 7 14 April 1996 20:00 SR Delémont 0–1 FCZ summary Zürich Poulard 5Varga 74 13 Huber52 0:1 J. Studer La Blancherie, Delémont 2,100 SUI Karl Strässle (Steinach) W Round 8 18 April 1996 20:00 Zürich 1–1 FCZ summary SR Delémont Güntensperger 45 1:0 17 Kohler80 1:1 Boudouma88 Gigon Letzigrund, Zürich 1,300 SUI Cornu D Round 9 21 April 1996 14:30 Yverdon-Sports 1–2 FCZ summary Zürich Sutter 28Benson 76 1:2 18 0:1 Güntensperger47 pen Güntensperger90 Walker Stade Municipal, Yverdon 1,550 SUI Carlo Bertolini (Vira-Gambarogno) W Round 10 27 April 1996 20:00 Zürich 2–1 FCZ summary Kriens Hodel 17 1:1Güntensperger 64 pen 2:1 9 0:1 Zwyssig18 Londono Letzigrund, Zürich 1,700 SUI Jürg Herrmann (Hinterkapplen) W Round 11 30 April 1996 20:00 Zürich 1–1 FCZ summary Lugano Castillo 39 1:0Tarone 41Andersen 65 47 pen. 1:1 Galvão60 Magnin62 Modica Letzigrund, Zürich 1,500 SUI Vincent Dafflon D In advance of the match FCZ announced the contract extension with head-coach Raimondo Ponte for a further year. The team was assured to remain in the top-tier for the next season 1996–97 Nationalliga A Round 12 4 May 1996 20:00 Lausanne-Sport 2–0 FCZ summary Zürich Sané 68 1:0Hänzi 72 2:0 60 J. Studer Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne 1,300 LIE Roland Beck (Triesenberg) L Round 13 11 May 1996 17:30 Zürich 2–0 FCZ summary Étoile Carouge Nonda 21 1:0Güntensperger 67 penGüntensperger 83 Letzigrund, Zürich 1,200 SUI Philippe Leuba (Chexbres) W Round 14 14 May 1996 20:00 Young Boys 2–1 FCZ summary Zürich Sermeter 4 1:0Prytz 24 2:0 39 Tarone72 2:1 J. Studer Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 4,716 SUI Ivan Delgrosso L Promotion/relegation table main WDL Relegation group Q 5 YB Young Boys 10 3 1 28 13 ZÜR Zürich 8 4 2 21 12 LS Lausanne-Sport 7 6 1 24 10 LUG Lugano 4 5 5 13 17 YVE Yverdon-Sport 3 4 7 16 22 DEL Delémont 3 4 7 17 26 KRI Kriens 2 5 7 14 22 ÉTO Etoile-Carouge 1 5 8 9 20 yes green4 Remain in 1996–97 Nationalliga A S1 S1 S1 S1 red4 Remain in 1996–97 Nationalliga B RB2 RB2 RB2 RB2 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw. complete rsssf.com Swiss Cup The first-tier clubs from the 1995–96 Nationalliga A were granted byes for the first two rounds, eight of them joined the competition in this round The four clubs that were competing in the UEFA European competitions were granted byes for the third round as well. The eight participating first-tier teams were seeded and cound not be drawn against each other. The draw respected regionalities, when possible, and the lower classed team was granted home advantage. Round 3 24 September 1995 Red Star 1–4 FCZ summary Zürich Kocatürk 27 1:1Waldvogel Righetti 3 0:1 Andersen0 27 Tarone32 1:2 Andersen34 1:3 Di Jorio80 1:4 Castillo Andersen Allmend Brunau, Zürich 1,500 SUI Marcel Vollenweider (Rüti, Zürich) W Round 4 9 March 1996 Tuggen 0–2 FCZ summary Zürich Wild 65 40 0:1 Hodel64 Andersen70 Hodel82 0:2 Di Jorio Linthstrasse, Tuggen 2,100 SUI Hans Stadler W Round 5 21 March 1996 Aarau 2–0 FCZ summaryFCA summary Zürich Ćirić 1 1:0Ćirić 18Ćirić 57 2:0 2 29 72 Walker68 Nonda Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 2,800 SUI Kurt Zuppinger (Bremgarten, Aargau) L Friendly matches Pre-season Exhibition game 3 July 1995 Kriens 2–2 FCZ summary Zürich Ndlovu 4 1:0Esposito 70 2:1 43 1:1 Nixon76 2:2 Di Jorio Littau 450 D Exhibition game 7 July 1995 Zürich 3–1 FCZ summary St. Gallen Baldassari 51 1:1Fischer 75 2:1Disler 77Gambino 86 3:1 17 0:1 Fonseca40 Galič45 Winkler57 Tejeda68 Mouidi Sportanlage Frohberg, Stäfa 700 SUI Karl Strässle (Steinach) W Exhibition game 9 July 1995 Grasshopper Club 1–0 FCZ summary Zürich Gämperle 54Udi 72Udi 84 penVega 87 67 Makalakalane Sportanlage Frohberg, Stäfa 1,800 SUI Marcel Vollenweider (Rüti and Wald) L Exhibition game 11 July 1995 FC Bülach 0–3 FCZ summary Zürich 22 0:1 Makalakalane48 pen Tarone75 0:3 Di Jorio Stadion Erachfeld, Bülach 700 SUI Gugler W 2-day international tournament in Bülach, semi-final Exhibition game 12 July 1995 Zürich 4–1 FCZ summary Baden Hoeks 29 1:0Mazzarelli 60 2:1Hoeks 68 3:1Hoeks 69 4:1 45 pen Stadion Erachfeld, Bülach 800 W 2-day international tournament in Bülach, final Exhibition game 14 July 1995 Schaffhausen 0–2 FCZ summary Zürich 75 0:1 Güntensperger85 0:2 Nixon Stadion Breite, Schaffhausen 350 W Winter break Exhibition game 4 February 1996 Sion 3–3 FCZ summary Zürich Mirandinha 23 1:1Vidmar 38 2:3Zambaz 57 3:3 2 0:1 Baldassari29 1:2 Baldassari30 1:3 Nonda Stade des Plantys, Vétroz 1,300 D Exhibition game 7 February 1996 Zürich 2–2 FCZ summary Grazer AK Nixon Güntensperger Telese Terme d Exhibition game 10 February 1996 US Salernitana 1–1 FCZ summary Zürich 30 Güntensperger Chiasso D Exhibition game 11 February 1996 Chiasso 2–0 FCZ summary Zürich Stadio Riva Quarto, Chiasso L Exhibition game 14 February 1996 14:30 Basel 1–1 FCZ summaryFCB summary Zürich Moser 1 1:0 82 1:1 Nonda Athletics Stadium, Basel 500 SUI Kurt Röthlisberger (Suhr) D Exhibition game 18 February 1996 Grasshopper Club 0–1 FCZ summary Zürich 3 0:1 Nonda Förrlibuck (Training grounds GC), Zürich 500 SUI Andreas Schluchter (Schönenbuch) W References Sources dbFCZ Homepage Switzerland 1995–96 at RSSSF FC Zürichseasons 1994–95 1996–97 Category:FC Zürich seasons Zürich