1988–89 FC Zürich season

FC Zürich 1988–89 Sven Hotz Sven Hotz Head-coach Hannes Bongartz Letzigrund Nationalliga B 3rd Promotion/relegation round 3rd 1988–89 Swiss Cup Round 3 Ercüment Şahin (31) Ercüment Şahin (33) 1987–88 1989–90 The 1988–89 season was FC Zürich's 92nd season in their existence, since their foundation in 1896. It was their first season in the second flight of Swiss football, following their relegation at the end of last 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 Since the AGM in 1986 the local businessman Sven Hotz was the club's chairman and patron. As the team suffered relegation the previous season, Hotz did not prolong the contract as head-coach with Friedhelm Konietzka. Many players also left the team. Hotz appointed the German Hannes Bongartz as head-coach. Bongartz had been a free agent, after spending two years coaching 1. FC Kaiserslautern. The FCZ first team competed in this years domestic second-tier Nationalliga B with the clear intention of achieving re-promotion. The team also competed in 1988–89 Swiss Cup. They had not qualified for any of the UEFA European tournaments and they did not enter the 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 23 July 1988, but subsequently left the club after that date. SUI GK Stefan Knutti league games: 36 SUI GK Urs Suter league games: 1 SUI DF Salvatore Andracchio league games: 26 GER DF Norbert Eder league games: 24 SUI DF Vincent Fournier league games: 35 SUI DF Christoph Gilli league games: 34 SUI DF Christian Hedinger league games: 3 SUI DF Ruedi Landolt league games: 33 SUI DF Beat Studer league games: 19 SUI DF Pierre Thévenaz league games: 11 SUI DF Mario Uccella league games: 12 CZE MF Jan Berger league games: 14 NED MF Robert Kok league games: 14 SUI MF Daniele Moro league games: 13 SUI MF René Müller league games: 36 SUI MF Salvatore Paradiso league games: 30 ROM MF Marcel Răducanu league games: 33 SUI MF Stefan Schlumpf league games: 5 SUI MF Roger Stoop league games: 1 SUI MF Jürg Studer league games: 18 SUI FW Michel Maiano league games: 27 TUR FW Ercüment Şahin league games: 34 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 Patrick Tornare retired SUI DF Renato Hächler retired SUI DF Heinz Lüdi to Xamax SUI DF Daniel Perisset to SC Zug NZL DF Shane Rufer to Bellinzona SUI DF Peter Stoll to Schaffhausen SUI MF Thomas Bickel to Grasshopper Club SUI MF Marcel Gamper reserves SUI MF Urs Jakob Huber reserves SUI MF Roger Kundert to Wettingen ITA MF Marco Mautone to Grenchen SUI MF Michael Mazenauer reserves SUI MF Norbert Sonderegger resereves SUI MF Marcel Stoob to FC Chur SWE MF Jonas Thern to Malmö FF SUI MF Dragan Vojnovic reserves SUI FW Massimo Alliata retired ENG FW John Linford to FC Utrecht ITA FW Salvatore Romano to Wettingen GER FW Wolfgang Vöge retired Results Legend #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #CCCCCC Postponed 1px solid #AAAAAA Nationalliga B 1988–89 Nationalliga A#Nationalliga B Qualification phase group East Round 1 23 July 1988 20:00 Zürich 1–1 FCZ summaryFCB summary Basel Landolt 6 1:1Landolt 27 3 0:1 Esposito24 Baumann63 Moscatelli Letzigrund, Zürich 5,300 SUI Francesco Bianchi D Goalie Urs Suter left the field in the 45th minute with a torn Achilles tendon. Round 2 27 July 1988 20:00 Baden 3–2 FCZ summary Zürich Schneider 19 1:0Wiesner 48 penHumbel 80 3:2Haller 87 46 Landolt65 2:1 Landolt77 2:2 Maiano Esp Stadium, Fislisbach 2,200 SUI Peter Bochsler (Basel) L Round 3 30 July 1988 20:00 Zürich 5–1 FCZ summary FC Emmenbrücke J. Studer 17 1:0Şahin 44 2:0Şahin 45 3:0Şahin 63 4:0Müller 67 penGilli 75 5:1 Roth Hölzgen Greber Letzigrund, Zürich 2,100 SUI Willy Hänni, (Cugy) W Round 4 6 August 1988 20:00 Chiasso 3–2 FCZ summary Zürich Bordoli 4 1:0Airaghi 41Di Muro 81 penDi Muro 83 3:2 51 1:1 Maiano57 J. Studer75 1:2 Landolt Stadio Comunale, Chiasso 1,300 SUI Jean-Claude Craviolini L Round 5 10 August 1988 20:00 Zürich 4–0 FCZ summary Winterthur J. Studer 33 1:0Şahin 55 2:0Maiano 65 3:0Müller 68 pen 25 Güntensperger51 Isler Letzigrund, Zürich 4,600 SUI Serge Muhmenthaler (Grenchen) W Round 6 12 August 1988 19:30 SC Zug 1–5 FCZ summary Zürich Schwarz 57Ferrari 64 1:1Sidler 71 31 Paradiso37 0:1 Paradiso74 1:2 Maiano77 1:3 Şahin75 Gilli88 1:4 Maiano89 1:5 Paradiso Herti Allmend Stadion, Zug 1,200 SUI Flavio Scalena (Montagnola) W Round 7 16 August 1988 20:00 FC Chur 1–1 FCZ summary Zürich Caviezel 14Stoob 22Ferrari 69 1:1Manetsch 80 40 0:1 Eder58 Maiano73 Răducanu Ringstrasse, Chur 2,000 SUI Werner Müller (Obererlinsbach) D Round 8 27 August 1988 20:00 Zürich 7–1 FCZ summary FC Glarus (red) Ostschweizer Fussballverband 2025 https://matchcenter.ofv.swiss/default.aspx?lng=1&cxxlnus=1&v=1804& FC Glarus Ostschweizer Fussballverband - ofv.swiss de 2025-11-16 Müller 25 penMüller 45 penŞahin 63 3:1Gilli 65 4:1Landolt 70 5:173 6:1Şahin 84 7:1 27 1:1 Lötscher Letzigrund, Zürich 5,100 SUI Andreas Weber (Bern) W Round 9 31 August 1988 20:00 Zürich 6–2 FCZ summary Locarno Răducanu 6 1:0Maiano 8 2:0Răducanu 41 3:1Şahin 52 4:1Müller 77 penMaiano {86 6:2Andracchio 29 2:1 Kurz54 4:2 Niedermayer Forestier Laydu Letzigrund, Zürich 2,600 SUI Marcel Despland (Yverdon-les-Bains) W Round 10 10 September 1988 20:00 Old Boys 3–0 FCZ summary Zürich Kägi 45Hauser 66 1:0Hauser 74 2:0Hauser 80Hauser 86 3:0 38 Maiano65 Eder Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel 1,300 SUI Robert Grisch (Schaanwald) L Despite the victory, Old Boys coach Marcel Hottiger was dismissed after the game due to unmet objectives. Round 11 17 September 1988 20:00 Zürich 3–1 FCZ summary Schaffhausen Şahin 55 1:0Andracchio 59 2:0Răducanu 65Şahin 69 3:0 40 Sengör66 2:1 Krebs67 Mercanti Letzigrund, Zürich 2,600 SUI Pierre-Alain Vuillemin (Geneva) W Round 12 24 September 1988 20:00 Basel 2–2 FCZ summaryFCB summary Zürich Esposito 18 1:1Mata 58 2:1Dittus 62 4 0:1 Şahin8 Şahin59 B. Studer63 2:2 J. Studer85 Gilli St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 8,500 SUI Ludwig Zurkirchen (Zell, Lucerne) D Round 13 1 October 1988 20:00 Zürich 2–1 FCZ summary Baden Landolt 51 1:1Landolt 85 2:1B. Studer 0 21 Born42 0:1 Humbel Haller Humbel Schneider Letzigrund, Zürich 2,100 SUI Manfred Schlup, (Grenchen) W Round 14 9 October 1988 14:30 FC Emmenbrücke 3–3 FCZ summary Zürich Roth 35 1:3Greber 56 2:3Hölzgen 77 3:3 6 0:1 Şahin27 0:2 Şahin33 0:3 Şahin56 Landolt81 Şahin Stadion Gersag, Emmen 1,500 SUI Marco Raveglia (San Vittore) D Round 15 16 October 1988 14:30 Zürich 2–2 FCZ summary Chiasso Eder 10 1:0Eder 33Paradiso 70 2:2 15 1:1 Bordoli27 1:2 Bordoli39 Zjajo65 Malnati69 Kalbermatter Letzigrund, Zürich 2,800 SUI Paul-Louis Christe (Lausanne) D Round 16 23 October 1988 14:30 Winterthur 1–1 FCZ summary Zürich Jakovljev 62Gurrieri 65 1:1 55 0:1 Landolt64 Uccella Schützenwiese, Winterthur 4,700 SUI Willi Rudin (Liestal) D Round 17 30 October 1988 14:30 Zürich 1–0 FCZ summary SC Zug Şahin 28 1:0Landolt 63Gilli 81 20 Nussbaumer67 Schwarz82 Pekas Letzigrund, Zürich 2,300 SUI Flavio Scalena (Montagnola) W Round 18 6 November 1988 14:30 Zürich 9–2 FCZ summary FC Chur Müller 10 penMoro 19 2:0Şahin 22 3:0Andracchio 39 4:0Şahin 59 5:0Răducanu 62 6:0Şahin 73 7:0J. Studer 87 8:3Şahin 89 9:1 75 7:1 Ferrari83 pen. 7:3 Sitek Verveer Strebel Manetsch Letzigrund, Zürich 2,200 SUI André Reck (Birsfelden) W Round 19 20 November 1988 20:00 FC Glarus 1–2 FCZ summary Zürich Di Renzo 26 1:151 Berger67 Noser71 Lötscher 24 0:1 Şahin60 Knutti66 Landolt80 1:2 Răducanu Buchholz, Glarus 2,100 SUI Charles-Henri Morex (Bex) W Round 20 27 November 1988 14:30 Locarno 2–2 FCZ summary Zürich Schönwetter 66 1:2Laydu 75Omini 87 2:2 71 Uccella33 0:1 Uccella62 0:2 Müller90 Landolt Stadio del Lido, Locarno 2,000 SUI Freddy Philippoz (Sion) D Round 21 4 December 1988 14:30 Zürich 1–0 FCZ summary Old Boys Eder 46Maiano 57 1:0 Letzigrund, Zürich 1,900 SUI Marino Paggiola (Appenzell) W Round 22 11 December 1988 14:30 Schaffhausen 1–1 FCZ summary Zürich Sengör 15Mercanti 36Sengör 80 1:1 1 0:1 Şahin14 Andracchio Stadion Breite, Schaffhausen 3,000 SUI Serge Muhmenthaler (Grenchen) D Qualification table main WDL Q 2 BSL Basel Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 1990 https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/rangliste?saison=1988/89 FCB 1988/89 Rangliste Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" de-ch FCB 1988/89 Ranking 2025-11-16 LOC Locarno ZÜR Zürich (red) dbFCZ 2025 https://www.dbfcz.ch/saison.php?saison_id=18&m=0&c=0&i=0&p=0&f=0&s=0&pord=0 FCZ Saison 1988/89 de-ch FCZ season 1988/89 dbFCZ 2025-11-16 BAD Baden OBB Old Boys CHI Chiasso SCH FC Schaffhausen WIN Winterthur EMM Emmenbrücke CHU Chur ZUG SC Zug GLA FC Glarus 14 4 4 48 23 12 6 4 58 28 11 8 3 62 32 10 4 8 44 29 10 4 8 37 29 8 8 6 35 33 9 6 7 32 36 8 6 8 39 36 7 5 10 31 41 4 8 10 27 54 3 5 14 14 47 2 4 16 19 58 yes green3 Advance to promotion round QP QP QP QP QP QP red3 Continue in relegation round 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 group A Round 1 18 March 1989 17:30 Zürich 2–1 FCZ summary Grenchen Gilli 24 1:1B. Studer 88 2:1 4 og (Landolt) Letzigrund, Zürich 3,300 SUI Francesco Bianchi (Chiasso) W Round 2 27 March 1989 14:30 Basel 1–1 FCZ summaryFCB summary Zürich Moscatelli 68 1:0Hodel 83 71 1:1 Maiano St. Jakob-Park, Basel 12,000 SUI Bruno Galler (Kirchdorf, Bern) D Corners: 8:5 Round 3 1 April 1989 20:00 Zürich 1–1 FCZ summary Lausanne-Sport (Herr) 32 ogMüller 43Maiano 80 23 Fernandez37 Hottiger71 1:1 Hartmann Letzigrund, Zürich 7,200 SUI Bruno Klötzli (Bévilard) D Round 4 8 April 1989 17:30 ES Malley 0–1 FCZ summary Zürich Gavillet 34 64 0:1 Răducanu90 Landolt Stade du Bois-Gentil, Lausanne 2,100 SUI Willi Rudin (Liestal) W Round 5 15 April 1989 20:00 Zürich 3–0 FCZ summary Chênois Şahin 6 1:0Müller 51Şahin 72 2:0Răducanu 84 3:0 80 Esterházy Letzigrund, Zürich 3,500 SUI Marco Raveglia (San Vittore) W Before the start of the game, a minute's silence was observed for the victims of the Hillsborough disaster in Sheffield. Round 6 29 April 1989 20:00 Zürich 2–3 FCZ summary St. Gallen Thévenaz 24Şahin 27 1:2Landolt 64 2:3Paradiso 68 Maiano 73 2 0:1 Zamorano12 0:2 Zamorano2 20 67 Pitsch28 Irizik32 1:3 Gambino40 Hengartner64 Fischer Letzigrund, Zürich 8,500 SUI Serge Muhmenthaler (Grenchen) L Round 7 6 May 1989 20:00 Old Boys 1–6 FCZ summary Zürich Erlachner 38 1:2 14 0:1 Şahin33 0:2 Răducanu48 1:3 Maiano57 Landolt57 1:4 B. Studer62 1:5 B. Studer66 1:6 Şahin Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel 1,500 SUI Jean-Claude Craviolini W Round 8 15 May 1989 17:30 Grenchen 2–0 FCZ summary Zürich Hirschi 41Jäggi 76 1:0Wenger 90 2:0 85 Andracchio Stadion Brühl, Grenchen 1,500 SUI Marco Raveglia (San Vittore) L Round 9 20 May 1989 20:00 Zürich 0–2 FCZ summaryFCB summary Basel Şahin 21 6 Ceccaroni18 0:1 Syfrig52 Mata78 Moscatelli80 Bernauer89 0:2 Moscatelli Letzigrund, Zürich 6,000 SUI Freddy Philippoz (Sion) L Round 10 23 May 1989 20:00 Lausanne-Sport 6–1 FCZ summary Zürich (Landolt) 24 ogSchürmann 26 2:0Hartmann 60 3:0Thychosen 77 4:1Hartmann 79 5:1Aeby 82 pen 74 pen Müller Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne 4,000 SUI Kurt Röthlisberger (Suhr, Aargau) L Round 11 27 May 1989 20:00 Zürich 9–1 FCZ summary ES Malley Răducanu 15 1:0Müller 17 2:0Maiano 24 3:0Andracchio 35 4:0Şahin 59 5:0Müller 68 6:0Şahin 70 7:0Răducanu 77 8:1Kok 86 9:1 72 pen Gavillet Letzigrund, Zürich 1,137 SUI Peter Bochsler (Basel) W Round 12 3 June 1989 20:00 Chênois 2–0 FCZ summary Zürich Esterházy 21 1:0Navarro 90 2:0 Stade des Trois-Chêne, Thônex 600 SUI Manfred Schlup, (Grenchen) L Round 14 6 June 1989 20:00 Zürich 2–1 FCZ summary Old Boys Şahin 15 1:0Şahin 47 2:0 60 2:1 Erlachner Letzigrund, Zürich 550 SUI Francis Fischer (Arch) W Regarding the number of spectators, the Tages-Anzeiger (June 7, 1989) noted: “Officially there were 550, in reality perhaps half.” Round 13 10 June 1989 17:30 St. Gallen 2–1 FCZ summary Zürich Lehnherr 68 1:1Metzler 90 2:1 55 0:1 Müller Espenmoos, St. Gallen 5,200 SUI Bruno Klötzli (Bévilard) L Thanks to sponsors, entry prices reduced by up to 70%. Table group A main WDL Group A Q 5 2 STG St. Gallen LS Lausanne-Sport ZUR Zürich BAS Basel CHE Chênois GRE Grenchen MAL ES Malley OBB Old Boys 10 3 1 30 13 9 4 1 42 8 6 2 6 29 23 4 6 4 19 21 4 4 6 22 29 3 4 7 17 26 2 6 6 15 29 3 1 10 13 38 yes green3 Remain in Nationalliga A 1989–90 A A red3 Remain in 1989–90 Nationalliga B 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 Swiss Cup 1988–89 Swiss Cup Round 2 20 August 1988 FC Rorschach (red) Ostschweizer Fussballverband 2025 https://matchcenter.ofv.swiss/default.aspx?v=1318140&oid=9&lng=1 FC Rorschach-Goldach 17 Ostschweizer Fussballverband - ofv.swiss de-ch 2025-11-16 0–8 FCZ summary Zürich 7 0:1 Studer24 0:2 Müller43 0:3 Landolt48 0:4 Gilli57 0:5 Şahin59 0:6 Maiano82 0:7 Răducanu89 0:8 Landolt Sportplatz Pestalozzi, Rorschach 1,500 SUI Gritsch (Schaanwald W Round 3 3 September 1988 Zürich 1–2 FCZ summary St. Gallen Şahin 10 1:0 8 Fischer36 Metzler64 1:1 Piserchia73 1:2 Braschler Braschler Letzigrund, Zürich 5,200 SUI Franz Gächter (Aarau, Suhr, Aargau) L Due to a power fail, the half-time break lasted 22 minutes. Friendly matches Pre-season Exhibition game 26 June 1988 Zürich 2–0 FCZ summary Bellinzona Schlumpf 6 1:0Schlumpf 75 2:0 Utogrund, Zürich 1,000 W Exhibition game 6 July 1988 La Chaux-de-Fonds 1–1 FCZ summary Zürich Lovis 4 1:0 40 1:1 J. Studer Noiraigue D Exhibition game 10 July 1988 ES Malley 5–1 FCZ summary Zürich Malley L Exhibition game 16 July 1988 Young Boys 1–2 FCZ summary Zürich Sutter 1:0 1:1 J. Studer1:2 Moro Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 2,000 W Nissan-Cup, Semi-final. Exhibition game 19 July 1988 Twente Enschede 0–0 5–4 FCZ summary Zürich Stoob missed the decisive penalty. Wankdorf Stadium, Bern L Nissan-Cup, Final Mid-season 26 September 1988 Zürich 1–4 FCZ summary Darmstadt Şahin 45 1:1 30 0:1 Trares55 1:2 Prinzen61 1:3 Eichenauer63 1:4 Sánchez Letzigrund, Zürich 500 SUI René Kellenberger (Herisau und Zollikon) L Darmstadt played in the 2nd Bundesliga in 1988. Winter break Exhibition game 18 February 1989 Lugano 1–1 FCZ summary Zürich Sylvestre 32 1:1 5 0:2 Müller Cornaredo, Lugano 500 SUI Rossi (Ascona) D Exhibition game 19 February 1989 Locarno 0–5 FCZ summary Zürich 19 0:1 Paradiso35 0:2 Şahin53 0:2 Uccella56 0:4 Şahin85 0:5 Paradiso Stadio del Lido, Locarno 1,100 SUI Marco Raveglia (San Vittore) W Exhibition game 23 February 1989 Rot-Weiss Essen 0–1 FCZ summary Zürich 50 0:1 Thévenaz Stadion im Sportzentrum, Hennef W Exhibition game 23 February 1989 Bayer 04 Leverkusen Amateure 1–1 FCZ summary Zürich 1:1 0:1 Kok Stadion im Sportzentrum, Hennef D Exhibition game 5 March 1989 Bellinzona 4–1 FCZ summary Zürich Rössli 9 1:0Türkyilmaz 21 2:1Türkyilmaz 40 3:1Jacobacci 50 4:1 20 1:1 Landolt Stadio Comunale Bellinzona, Bellinzona 400 L Exhibition game 8 March 1989 Zürich 1–5 FCZ summary Wettingen Paradiso 17 1:2 2 0:1 Heldmann10 0:2 Bertelsen44 1:3 Pellegrini49 pen Rueda74 1:5 Peterhans Letzigrund, Zürich 350 SUI René Kellenberger (Herisau) L Exhibition game 12 March 1989 Bulle 0–0 FCZ summary Zürich Stade de Bouleyres, Bulle 300 SUI Willy Hänni, (Cugy) D References Sources dbFCZ Homepage Switzerland 1988–89 at RSSSF FC Zürichseasons 1987–88 1989–90 Category:FC Zürich seasons Zürich