1986–87 FC Zürich season

The 1986–87 season was FC Zürich's 90th season in their existence, since their foundation in 1896. It was their 28th 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 == At the 1986 AGM local businessman Sven Hotz took over as chairman and patron of the club. Hotz was a trained bricklayer, initially worked as a cinema operator and then entered the construction and real estate industry, where he had entrepreneurial success with the property management company Sven Hotz AG. He had been vice-president for the previous two years. One of Hotz's first official acts was to employ a new head coach for the first team and he gave the Austrian Hermann Stessl a two-year contract. The FCZ first team competed in the domestic first-tier 1986–87 Nationalliga A and they competed in 1986–87 Swiss Cup. The team had not qualified for the UEFA European tournaments, but they entered the 1986 Intertoto Cup. == 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 1986, but subsequently left the club after that date. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. 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. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. == Results == Legend Win Draw Loss Postponed === Nationalliga A === The Swiss champions would qualify for the 1987–88 European Cup, the runners-up and third placed team would qualify for the 1987–88 UEFA Cup. The Swiss Football Association (ASF/SFV) had decided to reduce the size of the top tier NLA by four teams. The last two placed teams in the NLA would be directly relegated. The four teams in eleventh to fourteenth position would compete a play-out round with the top four teams of the NLB to decide the last two slots in next season's NLA. ==== League matches ==== ==== Final league table ==== === Swiss Cup === === Intertoto Cup === ==== Group 10 matches ==== ==== Final group table ==== === Friendly matches === ==== Pre- and mid-season ==== ==== Winter break ==== == References == == Sources == dbFCZ Homepage Switzerland 1986–87 at RSSSF