1983–84 FC Zürich season

FC Zürich 1983–84 Alfred Zweidler Alfred Zweidler Head coach Hans Kodric Letzigrund Nationalliga A 12th Swiss Cup Quarter-finals 1983–84 UEFA Cup Round 1 1983 Intertoto Cup 3rd in group Markus Schneider (10) Markus Schneider (12) 1982–83 1984–85 The 1983–84 season was FC Zürich's 87th season in their existence, since their foundation in 1896. It was their 25th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football, following their promotion at the end of the 1957–58 season. They played their home games in the Letzigrund. The stadium is located in the west of Zurich in the Altstetten district, about three kilometers from the city center. Overview The club's owner and chairman at this time was Alfred Zweidler. Hans Kodric was appointed as the new head-coach. FCZ first team competed in the domestic first-tier 1983–84 Nationalliga A and they also competed in 1983–84 Swiss Cup. As fourth placed team in the last season the team had qualified for 1983–84 UEFA Cup. They also entered the 1983 Intertoto Cup. FCZ started the season quite well. However, in the later stages of the autumn season and following a bad spell, as the team was defeated seven times in nine games, coach Kodric was sacked. Köbi Kuhn, who since 1979 was in charge of the FCZ youth set-up, was appointed for the second time as caretaker manager. This until the end of the season and he was able to keep the team above the relegation zone. 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 9 August 1983, but subsequently left the club after that date. 1 SUI GK Karl Grob league games: 24 SUI GK Hermann Rufli league games: 6 SUI DF Fritz Baur league games: 26 GER DF Gerhard Bold league games: 25 SUI DF Urs Fischer league games: 2 SUI DF Roland Häusermann league games: 16 SUI DF Ruedi Landolt league games: 29 SUI DF Heinz Lüdi league games: 23 SUI DF Urs Schönenberger league games: 21 SUI DF Peter Stoll league games: 12 SUI DF Gianpietro Zappa league games: 12 ITA MF Roberto Di Muro league games: 4 SUI MF Walter Iselin league games: 19 YUG MF Jurica Jerković league games: 27 SUI MF Roger Kundert league games: 19 SUI MF David Mautone league games: 10 SUI FW Massimo Alliata league games: 19 SUI FW Ruedi Elsener league games: 24 NZL FW Wynton Rufer league games: 22 SUI FW Markus Schneider league games: 25 SUI FW Antonio Paradiso league games: 3 Players who left the squad SUI DF Bruno Misteli to Baden SUI DF René Ruch to FC Zug NZL DF Shane Rufer to Lugano SUI DF Thomas Staub to Aarau SUI DF Ruedi Zahner to FC Zug SUI MF Daniel Jeandupeux as manager to Toulouse SUI FW Erni Maissen returned to Basel SUI FW Walter Seiler to Aarau SUI FW Hans-Peter Zwicker to Lausanne-Sport Results Legend #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #CCCCCC Postponed 1px solid #AAAAAA Nationalliga A 1983–84 Nationalliga A League matches Round 1 9 August 1983 20:00 Zürich 2–1 FCZ summaryFCA summary Aarau Rufer 49 1:1Iselin 55Schneider 57 1:0 39 0:1 Seiler63 Schär Letzigrund, Zürich 6,500 SUI Georges Sandoz (Corcelles-Cormondrèche, Neuchâtel) W Round 2 13 August 1983 20:30 Servette 5–3 FCZ summary Zürich Barberis 16 1:0Schnyder 27 2:0Barberis 36 3:0Schnyder 43 4:0Geiger 69 5:2 45 4:1 Rufer57 Rufer67 4:2 Jerković78 5:3 Schönenberger Charmilles Stadium, Geneva 7,500 SUI Bruno Galler (Kirchdorf, Bern) L Round 3 20 August 1983 20:00 Zürich 5–1 FCZ summary Chiasso Rufer 5 1:0Zappa 15 penKundert 29Schneider 39 3:1Schneider 65 4:1Jerković 67Schneider 74 5:1 12 1:1 Tami55 Mastrodonato79 Kalbermatter Letzigrund, Zürich 2,800 SUI Othmar Winter, (Martigny) W Round 4 23 August 1983 20:00 La Chaux-de-Fonds 2–2 FCZ summary Zürich Nogués 52 1:2Matthey 62 2:2 17 Schönenberger21 0:1 Elsener24 0:2 Schönenberger Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds 5,500 SUI Werner Liebi (Thun) D Round 5 27 August 1983 20:00 Zürich 1–0 FCZ summary Lausanne-Sport Iselin 79 1:0 Letzigrund, Zürich 5,200 SUI Alfred Heinis (Ammannsegg, Biberist) W Round 6 3 September 1983 20:00 Grasshopper Club 1–0 FCZ summary Zürich Ponte 53 1:0 87 Häusermann Hardturm, Zürich 15,800 SUI Gottlieb Barmettler (Luzern) L Round 7 17 September 1983 20:00 Zürich 2–1 FCZ summaryFCB summary Basel Jerković 13 1:1Landolt 33Rufer 75 2:1 3 0:1 Sutter81 Zbinden Letzigrund, Zürich 6,500 SUI André Daina (Éclépens) W Corners 6:3. Round 8 23 September 1983 20:00 Wettingen 4–3 FCZ summary Zürich Radaković 14 penBold 13Peterhans 34 2:1Traber 57 3:3Röthlisberger 65 4:3Schönenberger 10 0:1 Baur39 2:2 Schneider55 2:3 Schneider Stadion Altenburg, Wettingen 4,300 SUI Georges Sandoz (Corcelles-Cormondrèche, Neuchâtel) L Round 9 1 October 1983 20:00 Zürich 0–4 FCZ summary Sion Bold 68 4 Valentini24 0:1 Bregy35 0:2 Luisier48 0:3 Ben Brahim59 Ben Brahim89 0:4 Rössli Letzigrund, Zürich 4,300 SUI Renzo Peduzzi (Roveredo) L 66' Rufer's handball goal is disallowed after consultation between the referee and the linesman. Round 10 4 October 1983 Bellinzona 2–2 FCZ summary Zürich Tedeschi 15 1:1Schär 75 2:2 4 0:1 Schneider29 1:2 Schneider Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona 2,000 SUI Othmar Winter, (Martigny) D Round 11 22 October 1983 18:15 Xamax 2–1 FCZ summary Zürich Zaugg 20 1:0Sarrasin 40Küffer 55 2:0 40 Iselin44 Lüdi86 2:1 Rufer Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel 6,300 SUI Bruno Galler (Kirchdorf, Bern) L Round 12 30 October 1983 15:00 Zürich 0–1 FCZ summary Young Boys Landolt 80Baur 82 31 0:1 NickelFeuz 74 Letzigrund, Zürich 5,000 SUI Kurt Röthlisberger (Aarau) L FCZ goal in the 60th minute disallowed due to a foul on the goalkeeper. Round 13 12 November 1983 St. Gallen 2–0 FCZ summary Zürich Sengör 17 1:0Gisinger 84 pen 69 Schönenberger Espenmoos, St. Gallen 6,800 SUI Gottlieb Barmettler (Luzern) L Lüdi's act of violence against Bischofberger (kicking the lying opponent on the shin) was not seen by the referee. Round 14 20 November 1983 14:30 Vevey-Sports 4–1 FCZ summary Zürich Franz 32 penDiserens 39 2:0Diserens 68 3:0Jacobacci 78 4:0 75 Lüdi80 4:1 Schneider Stade de Copet, Vevey 3,400 SUI Alfred Heinis (Ammannsegg, Biberist) L 85th minute: Schönenberger elbowed Débonnaire, which was not seen by the linesman. Round 15 27 November 1983 15:30 Zürich 1–0 FCZ summary Luzern Schönenberger 39 1:0 Letzigrund, Zürich 5,800 SUI André Daina (Éclépens) W The game started 30 minutes late because referee Daina was stuck en route due to a storm. Round 16 26 February 1984 14:30 Luzern 1–0 FCZ summary Zürich Lauscher 35 1:0Wildisen 63 72 Iselin Stadion Allmend, Luzern 7,500 SUI Georges Sandoz (Corcelles-Cormondrèche, Neuchâtel) L Round 17 4 March 1984 20:00 Zürich P–P Vevey-Sports Letzigrund, Zürich P Pitch unplayable. Round 18 11 March 1984 15:00 Zürich 0–0 FCZ summary St. Gallen Letzigrund, Zürich 6,200 SUI Claude Gachoud (Rolle) D Round 17 14 March 1984 20:00 Zürich 3–0 FCZ summary Vevey-Sports Jerković 37 1:0Kundert 60 2:0Bold 85 3:0 Letzigrund, Zürich 2,000 SUI Ulrich Nyffenegger (Nidau) W Postponed match from 4 March 1984 because pitch was unplayable. Round 19 18 March 1984 14:30 Young Boys 0–0 FCZ summary Zürich Gertschen 78 57 Stoll Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 5,000 SUI Kurt Röthlisberger (Aarau) D Landolt honoured for 150 league games. Round 20 24 March 1984 20:00 Zürich 1–1 FCZ summary Xamax Rufer 76 1:1Zappa 77 45 Bianchi74 0:1 Lüthi Letzigrund, Zürich 4,300 SUI Walter Nussbaumer (Crans-près-Céligny) D Round 21 4 April 1984 20:15 Zürich 2–1 FCZ summary Bellinzona Baur 45Bold 47 1:0Jerković 56 2:0Rufer 90 47 Weidle86 2:1 Cerutti Letzigrund, Zürich 1,800 SUI Charles-Henri Morex (Bex) W Round 22 7 April 1984 20:15 Sion 6–1 FCZ summary Zürich Cina 2 1:0Bonvin 27 2:1Cina 40 3:1Cina 61 4:1Bonvin 76 5:1Bonvin 79 6:1 8 Kundert26 1:1 Stoll Stade Tourbillon, Sion 7,000 SUI Franz Gächter (Aarau, Suhr, Aargau) L Round 23 15 April 1984 15:00 Zürich 0–2 FCZ summary Wettingen Iselin 60 43 0:1 Peterhans0 44 Traber70 0:2 Schneider Letzigrund, Zürich 4,100 SUI Jean-Marie Macheret, (Rueyres-St-Laurent) L Round 24 28 April 1984 20:00 Basel 3–0 Summary Zürich Sutter 3 1:0Zbinden 5 2:0Nadig 22 3:0 St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 7,000 SUI Bruno Galler (Kirchdorf, Bern) L Round 25 5 May 1984 20:00 Zürich 3–2 FCZ summary Grasshopper Club Häusermann 18 1:0Mautone 25Jerković 60 2:1Rufer 64 3:1 29 1:1 Koller79 3:2 Hermann Letzigrund, Zürich 15,000 SUI Ulrich Nyffenegger (Nidau) W Round 26 12 May 1984 20:30 Lausanne-Sport 1–1 FCZ summary Zürich Hertig 17 1:0 25 1:1 Rufer83 Schönenberger Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne 3,600 SUI Rolf Blattmann (Zeiningen) D Round 27 15 May 1984 20:00 Zürich 1–1 FCZ summary La Chaux-de-Fonds Kundert 28 1:0 86 og. 1:1 (Di Muro) Letzigrund, Zürich 1,800 SUI Othmar Winter, (Martigny) D Round 28 19 May 1984 20:30 Chiasso 3–3 FCZ summary Zürich Werner 15 1:1Sordelli 33Ceccaroni 48 2:2Werner 58 3:3 5 pen Kundert31 2:1 Jerković53 2:3 Schneider Stadio Comunale Riva IV, Chiasso 300 SUI Philippe Mercier (Pully) D Round 29 2 Junw 1984 20:00 Zürich 0–1 FCZ summary Servette Baur 75Lüdi 78′ 34 0:1 Barberis Letzigrund, Zürich 7,500 SUI Charles-Henri Morex (Bex) L 78' Burgener holds Lüdi's penalty. Round 30 6 Juni 1984 Aarau 4–1 FCZ summaryFCA summary Zürich Seiler 24 1:0Seiler 40 2:0Hegi 64 3:1Müller 76 4:1 55 2:1 Di Muro Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 3,300 SUI Othmar Winter, (Martigny) L Final league table main WDL Q 5 2 GCZ Grasshopper Club SER Servette Daniel Reichmuth 2025 https://super-servette.ch/Doku/Resultate_Servette_1983-84.pdf Servette Rangliste 1983/84 Servette ranking 1983/84 super-servette-ch fr 2025-11-16 SIO Sion NX Xamax STG St. Gallen LS Lausanne-Sport CDF La Chaux-de-Fonds WET Wettingen BAS Basel Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 1984 https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/rangliste?saison=1983/84 1983/84 Rangliste Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" de-ch 1983/84 Ranking 2025-11-16 AAR Aarau Stephan Beck 2023 https://www.arowa.ch/index.php?page=ligatabelle&saison=84 Schweizer Meisterschaft 1983/1984 Nationalliga B Swiss Championship 1983/1984 Nationalliga B arowa.ch de 2025-11-16 YB Young Boys (red) BSC Young Boys AG 2025 https://www.bscyb.ch/archiv-1983-84 YB Saison 1983/84 YB season 1983/84 BSC Young Boys AG de-ch 2025-11-16 ZÜR Zürich (red) dbFCZ 2006–2023 https://www.dbfcz.ch/saison.php?saison_id=23&m=0&c=0&i=0&f=0&s=0&pord=0 FCZ 1983/1984 dbFCZ de 2025-11-16 VEV Vevey-Sports LUC Luzern BEL Bellinzona CHI Chiasso yes 19 6 5 59 32 19 6 5 67 31 18 7 5 74 39 15 10 5 54 27 16 8 6 57 41 13 8 9 49 37 12 9 9 52 47 12 6 12 43 43 11 6 13 55 59 9 9 12 50 42 8 9 13 39 40 8 8 14 39 56 9 6 15 43 65 9 4 17 35 52 4 4 22 30 79 4 2 24 26 82 green1 Championship play-off winners,qualified for 1984–85 European Cup EC yellow1 Championship play-off loosersSwiss Cup winners, qualified for 1984–85 Cup Winners' Cup CWC blue1 qualified for 1984–85 UEFA Cup UC1 blue1 qualified for 1984–85 UEFA Cup UC2 blue3 entered 1984 Intertoto Cup IT1 blue3 entered 1984 Intertoto Cup IT2 blue3 entered 1984 Intertoto Cup IT3 blue3 entered 1984 Intertoto Cup IT4 red1 Relegated to 1984–85 Nationalliga B R1 R1 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers; complete rsssf.com Swiss Cup 1983–84 Swiss Cup Round 3 10 September 1983 Ibach 1–5 yes FCZ summary Zürich Waltenspühl 37Büeler 85Ruhstaller 104 50 og Schmidig101 Bold105 Bold110 Bold116 Rufer104 Rufer Gerbihof, Ibach 1,300 SUI Arturo Martino (Neukirch an der Thur) W Ibach spielte in der Saison 1983/84 in der 1. Liga (third-tier). Round 4 16 October 1983 16:00 Baden 1–3 FCZ summary Zürich Hadewicz 6 1:1 1 0:1 Bold48 1:2 Lüdi52 Landolt1:3 Schneider Esp Stadium, Fislisbach 2,200 SUI Alfred Heinis (Ammannsegg, Biberist) W Round 5 1 April 1984 15:00 Zürich 5–1 FCZ summary Wettingen Elsener 12 1:0Graf 21 ogJerković 32 3:0Lüdi 45 penRufer 72 5:1 41 pen Radaković Letzigrund, Zürich 3,500 SUI Manfred Schlup (Grenchen) W Trauerminute für Bundesrat Ritschard Quarter-final 23 April 1984 15:00 Lausanne-Sport 3–2 yes FCZ summary Zürich Andrey 24 1:2Andrey 27 2:2Andrey 111 3:2 10 0:1 Jerković22 0:2 Jerković63 Jerković104 Baur Pontaise, Lausanne 15,000 SUI Renzo Peduzzi (Roveredo) L UEFA Cup 1983–84 UEFA Cup First round1st leg 14 September 1983 20:00 FC Zürich SUI 1–4 UEFA reportFCZ summary BEL Royal Antwerp Baur 28 1:2 Pétursson 13 0:1Pétursson 17 0:2Cnops 79Pétursson 88 1:3Cnops 90+1 1:4 Letzigrund, Zürich 6,350 Miklós Nagy (Hungary) L First roundreturn leg 27 September 1983 20:00 Royal Antwerp BEL 4–2 UEFA rportFCZ summary SUI FC Zürich Fazekas 50 pen. 1:0Petrović 74 2:1Van Der Linden 76 3:1Fazekas 84 4:2 Landolt 69 1:1Rufer 80 3:2 Bosuilstadion, Antwerp 12,500 Howard King (Wales) L Royal Antwerp won 8–3 on aggregate. Intertoto Cup 1983 Intertoto Cup Group 1 matches Matches Round 1 2 July 1983 Fortuna Düsseldorf FRG 2–2 FCZ summary SUI Zürich Wenzel 27 1:1(Baur) 48 og 26 0:1 Alliata75 pen Zappa Schönenberger Stoll Ratingen 4,000 FRG Ahlenfelder D Round 2 7 July 1983 Twente NED 1–1 FCZ summaryTwente report SUI Zürich Ashcroft 87 1:1 77 0:1 Elsener Diekman Stadion, Enschede 4,000 NED Jan Manuel D Round 3 9 July 1983 Standard Liège BEL 3–0 FCZ summary SUI Zürich Plessers 57 1:0Tahamata 86 2:0Daerden 89 3:0 Kundert Stade de Sclessin, Liège 6,000 BEL Richard Magerat L Round 4 16 July 1983 Zürich SUI 3–4 FCZ summaryTwente report NED Twente Jerković 3 1:0Kundert 7Zappa 28 2:0Bold 31 3:1 30 2:1 Birkedal42 Plasmans58 3:2 Rutten77 3:3 Roord83 3:4 Plasmans Letzigrund, Zürich 1,800 SUI Rudolf Renggli (Stans/Luzern) L Round 5 23 July 1983 Zürich SUI 5–2 FCZ summary FRG Fortuna Düsseldorf Bold 16 1:0Bold 28 2:1Alliata 49 3:1Alliata 51 4:2Landolt 89 5:2 24 1:1 Bockenfeld51 4:2 Eðvaldsson88 Dusend Letzigrund, Zürich 1,700 SUI Franz Gächter (Aarau / Suhr) W Round 6 27 July 1983 Zürich SUI 2–1 FCZ summary BEL Standard Liège Bold 48 1:0Schneider 79 2:0 35 Delangre36 Bosman79 Preud'homme87 2:1 Wintacq Letzigrund, Zürich 2,700 SUI Jakob Baumann (Schaffhausen) W Standard goalkeeper Preud'homme substituted in as a field player! Final group table main WDL Q 2 TWE NED Twente STA BEL Standard Liège ZÜR SUI Zürich DÜS FRG Fortuna Düsseldorf 4 1 1 14 10 4 0 2 13 9 2 2 2 13 13 0 1 5 9 17 2–0 1–1 1–0 4–2 3–0 4–3 3–4 2–1 5–2 2–4 0–1 2–2 y noflag 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw. complete mogiel.net Friendly matches Pre- and mid-season Pre-season 3 July 1983 15:30 Basel 1–2 FCZ summarySummary Zürich Sutter 9 1:0 18 1:1 Iselin88 1:2 Bold Linden, Gunzwil 1,000 bis 1,500 SUI Rudolf Renggli (Stans and Luzern) W Uhrencup 29 July 1983 Biel-Bienne 3–4 FCZ summary Zürich Vöhringer 28 1:0Büttiker 62 2:2Uva 82 3:2 38 1:1 Schneider49 1:2 RuferStoll 5188 3:3 Bold89 3:4 Bold Stadion Brühl, Grenchen 1,100 W Semi-final of the annual Uhrencup Exhibition game 31 July 1983 Zürich 3–5 FCZ summary 1. FC Nürnberg Elsener 5 1:0Schneider 73 2:5Bold 89 3:5 10 1:1 Burgsmüller13 1:2 Dreßel25 1:3 Dreßel28 1:4 Lottermann51 1:5 Dreßel Sportplatz Wiggis, Netstal 1,600 SUI Willi Jaus (Feldmeilen) L Match as part of the opening ceremony of the Wiggis sports field. Uhrencup 4 August 1983 20:00 Basel 1–0 FCZ summarySummary Zürich Maradan 60 pen Stadion Brühl, Grenchen 3,400 SUI Werner Liebi (Thun) L Final of the annual Uhrencup. Federal Councillor Willi Ritschard was among the guests of honor. Mid-season 8 November 1983 Zürich 3–0 FCZ summary SC Freiburg Mautone 13 1:0Schneider 31 2:0Jerković 65 3:0 Letzigrund, Zürich 300 SUI Willi Jaus (Feldmeilen) W Winter break Exhibition game 25 January 1984 Maghreb of Fez 2–0 FCZ summary Zürich Behonji 60 1:0Aziz 74 2:0 Bold Fez Stadium 10,000 MAR Bahhou (Fez, Morocco) L A farewell match for Guezzar. The friendly was broadcast live on Moroccan television. Exhibition game 28 January 1984 Wydad AC 1–1 FCZ summary Zürich Bregga 83 1:1 81 1:0 Elsener Jerković Casablanca 4,000 MAR Feshi (Rabat) D Exhibition game 2 Februar 1984 Tihad AS 0–4 FCZ summary Zürich 5 0:1 Schneider7 0:2 Schneider22 0:3 Elsener43 0:4 Jerković Baur Zappa Casablanca 300 MAR Sabri (Casablanca) W Exhibition game 11 February 1984 Lugano 1–3 FCZ summary Zürich Roncari 7 1:0 8 1:1 Schneider85 1:2 Schneider86 pen Lüdi Cornaredo, Lugano 100 SUI Francesco Bianchi (Chiasso) W Exhibition game 11 Februar 1984 Chiasso 2–2 FCZ summary Zürich Werner 8 1:0Tami 80 2:2 48 1:1 Schneider63 1:2 Jerković Stadio Comunale Riva IV, Chiasso 300 SUI Marco Raveglia (San Vittore) D Exhibition game 15 February 1984 Aarau 5–2 FCZ summary Zürich Osterwalder 25 1:0Rietmann 27 2:0Marti 30 3:0Kaltaveridis 47 4:1Marti 79 5:2 44 3:1 Lüdi63 4:2 Jerković Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 400 SUI Bruno Galler (Kirchdorf, Bern) L Exhibition game 18 February 1984 Baden 2–2 FCZ summary Zürich Zimmermann 83 penWürmli 87 2:2 4 0:1 Schneider8 0:2 Elsener Esp Stadium, Fislisbach 200 SUI Willi Jaus (Feldmeilen) D Mid season 7 March 1984 SC Zug 2–3 FCZ summary Zürich Wieczorek 24 1:1Wieczorek 33 pen 5 0:1 Lüdi55 og83 2:3 Alliata Herti Allmend Stadion, Zug 100 SUI Gottlieb Barmettler (Luzern) W References Sources dbFCZ Homepage Switzerland 1983–84 at RSSSF FC Zürichseasons 1982–83 1984–85 Category:FC Zürich seasons Zürich