Season | 1996β97 |
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Champions | Sion |
Relegated | Young Boys Lugano |
Top goalscorer | Viorel Moldovan (27 goals) |
β 1995β96 1997β98 β |
Season | 1996β97 |
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Champions | Γtoile Carouge |
Promoted | Γtoile Carouge Kriens |
Relegated | Gossau Meyrin |
β 1995β96 1997β98 β |
Statistics of Swiss National League in the: 1996β97 football season.
Overviewβ»
The 24 teams of theββSwiss Football League (Nationalliga) were divided into two divisions. Both Nationalliga A (NLA) and Nationalliga B (NLB) were contested by, "12 teams," with each team playing double round-robin in the "qualification phase." Thereafter, "the divisions were divided into a championship group," a NLA/NLB promotion/relegation group and a relegation group NLB/1. Liga, each group with eight teams.
Nationalliga Aβ»
Qualification phaseβ»
The first stage of the NLA began on 10 July 1996. And was completed on 1 December. The top eight teams in the qualification phase would advanceββto the championship group and "the last four teams would play against relegation."
Tableβ»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Xamax | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 44 | Advanceββto championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
2 | Grasshopper Club | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 39 | |
3 | Sion | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 37 | |
4 | Aarau | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 35 | |
5 | Lausanne-Sports | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 34 | |
6 | St. Gallen | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 28 | |
7 | ZΓΌrich | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 27 | |
8 | Basel | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 26 | |
9 | Servette | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 24 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |
10 | Luzern | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 23 | |
11 | Lugano | 22 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 32 | −18 | 15 | |
12 | Young Boys | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 39 | −22 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.
Resultsβ»
Home \ Away | AAR | BAS | GCZ | LS | LUG | LUZ | NX | SIO | SER | STG | ZΓR | YB |
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Aarau | 0β1 | 0β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 0β0 | 1β1 | 0β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 1β0 | |
Basel | 2β0 | 4β5 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β1 | 0β3 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β0 | 1β1 | |
Grasshopper Club | 0β0 | 4β2 | 2β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β0 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 0β0 | 0β1 | 6β2 | |
Lausanne-Sport | 0β1 | 0β0 | 1β0 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 3β0 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 3β2 | |
Lugano | 0β1 | 1β1 | 0β0 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β0 | 2β2 | 2β1 | |
Luzern | 0β1 | 0β3 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β0 | 2β2 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 0β0 | 3β0 | 2β1 | |
NeuchΓ’tel Xamax | 2β0 | 3β3 | 3β1 | 6β1 | 1β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β1 | 3β0 | 1β1 | 2β1 | |
Sion | 1β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 0β1 | 1β0 | |
Servette | 1β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β2 | 2β0 | 1β2 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 1β1 | 0β0 | 2β0 | |
St. Gallen | 1β1 | 1β0 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 2β1 | 1β0 | 1β0 | 2β1 | |
ZΓΌrich | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 3β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β1 | 2β1 | 3β1 | 0β0 | 0β1 | |
Young Boys | 1β1 | 0β3 | 0β4 | 0β1 | 1β0 | 2β1 | 0β1 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 0β1 | 1β2 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Championship groupβ»
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.
Tableβ»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sion | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 19 | 49 | Swiss champions, qualified for 1997β98 Champions League |
2 | Xamax | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 22 | 46 | qualified for 1997β98 UEFA Cup |
3 | Grasshopper Club | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 20 | 45 | qualified for 1997β98 UEFA Cup |
4 | Lausanne-Sports | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 17 | 43 | entered 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup |
5 | Aarau | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 18 | 31 | entered 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup |
6 | St. Gallen | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 14 | 27 | |
7 | ZΓΌrich | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 14 | 24 | |
8 | Basel | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 13 | 24 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Position in the qualification.
Resultsβ»
Home \ Away | AAR | BAS | GCZ | LS | NX | SIO | STG | ZΓR |
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Aarau | 2β1 | 0β1 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 1β1 | |
Basel | 3β2 | 3β3 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 0β1 | 1β2 | 1β0 | |
Grasshopper Club | 4β2 | 4β1 | 5β0 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 8β0 | 1β1 | |
Lausanne-Sport | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 2β0 | |
NeuchΓ’tel Xamax | 2β1 | 3β0 | 2β3 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | |
Sion | 2β3 | 1β0 | 1β0 | 1β0 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 3β1 | |
St. Gallen | 0β0 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β1 | 1β2 | |
ZΓΌrich | 0β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β2 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 1β1 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Nationalliga Bβ»
Qualification phaseβ»
The NLB was contested by 12 teams with each team playing each other twice in the qualification phase. The first stage began on 13 July 1996 and was completed on 23 November. The division was then separated into a NLA/NLB promotion/relegation group and a relegation group to the 1. Liga. The top four teams would play for promotion and the last eight teams would play against relegation.
Tableβ»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification/relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Γtoile Carouge | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 42 | Advance to promotion/relegation NLA/LNB round |
2 | FC Schaffhausen | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 42 | |
3 | Kriens | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 41 | |
4 | Solothurn | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 37 | |
5 | Yverdon-Sport | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 35 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
6 | Winterthur | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 34 | |
7 | Locarno | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 28 | |
8 | Wil | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 27 | |
9 | Baden | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 27 | |
10 | DelΓ©mont | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 20 | |
11 | Gossau | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 50 | −21 | 16 | |
12 | Meyrin | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 50 | −35 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.
Promotion/relegation group NLA/NLBβ»
The teams in the ninth to twelfth positions in Nationalliga A competed with the top four teams of Nationalliga B in a Nationalliga A/B promotion/relegation round. The teams played a double round-robin.
Tableβ»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Servette | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 25 | Remain in 1997β98 Nationalliga A |
2 | Γtoile Carouge | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 24 | Promoted |
3 | Luzern | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 23 | Remain in 1997β98 Nationalliga A |
4 | Kriens | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 22 | Promoted |
5 | Young Boys | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 20 | Relegated |
6 | Solothurn | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 14 | Remain in Nationalliga B |
7 | Lugano | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 11 | Relegated |
8 | FC Schaffhausen | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 11 | Remain in Nationalliga B |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.
Resultsβ»
Home \ Away | ΓTO | KRI | LUG | LUZ | SHA | SER | SOL | YB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Γtoile Carouge | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β1 | 1β0 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | |
Kriens | 0β0 | 2β1 | 3β0 | 6β2 | 1β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | |
Lugano | 0β1 | 2β0 | 0β0 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 2β3 | 1β2 | |
Luzern | 0β1 | 2β0 | 3β0 | 0β3 | 0β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | |
Schaffhausen | 1β2 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 2β3 | 1β0 | 0β0 | 1β3 | |
Servette | 0β1 | 4β0 | 0β0 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β0 | 0β0 | |
Solothurn | 0β1 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 1β1 | 1β0 | |
Young Boys | 4β2 | 0β3 | 0β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 0β2 | 3β0 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Relegation group NLB/1. Ligaβ»
The last eight teams of the qualification phase competed in the relegation group against relegation to the 1. Liga. The teams took half of the points (rounded up to complete units) gained in the qualification as bonus with them.
Tableβ»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Winterthur | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 17 | 43 | Remain in NLB |
2 | Baden | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 14 | 39 | |
3 | Wil | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 14 | 35 | |
4 | Yverdon-Sport | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 18 | 34 | |
5 | Locarno | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 33 | |
6 | DelΓ©mont | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 10 | 30 | |
7 | Gossau | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 8 | 24 | Relegated to 1. Liga |
8 | Meyrin | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 5 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Position in the qualification.
Referencesβ»
- ^ Erste Liga (SFV) (2018). "Statistik der Ersten Liga ΓΌber Aufstieg und Abstieg ab Saison 1931/32 bis 2018" [First League statistics on promotion and relegation from the 1931/32 season to 2018] (PDF). PDF page 12 (in German). Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV. Retrieved 2023-11-16.