1996–97 Nationalliga A

Nationalliga A
Season1996–97
ChampionsSion
RelegatedYoung Boys
Lugano
Top goalscorerViorel Moldovan (27 goals)


Nationalliga B
Season1996–97
ChampionsÉtoile Carouge
PromotedÉtoile Carouge
Kriens
RelegatedGossau
Meyrin

Statistics of Swiss National League in the 1996–97 football season.

Overview

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The 24 teams of the Swiss 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 a 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 A

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Qualification phase

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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 advance to the championship group and the last four teams would play against relegation.

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Xamax 22 12 8 2 36 20 +16 44 Advance to 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 Zürich 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
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Results

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Home \ Away AAR BAS GCZ LS LUG LUZ NX SIO SER STG ZÜR YB
Aarau 0–1 0–1 2–0 4–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–0
Basel 2–0 4–5 2–4 2–0 2–2 0–1 0–3 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–1
Grasshopper Club 0–0 4–2 2–1 2–0 2–2 0–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 0–1 6–2
Lausanne-Sport 0–1 0–0 1–0 4–0 2–2 3–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 3–2 3–2
Lugano 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 2–1
Luzern 0–1 0–3 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–2 3–3 0–2 0–0 3–0 2–1
Neuchâtel Xamax 2–0 3–3 3–1 6–1 1–0 1–1 1–3 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–1
Sion 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 0–1 1–0
Servette 1–2 2–0 2–2 1–2 2–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–0
St. Gallen 1–1 1–0 2–3 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–3 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–1
Zürich 1–1 1–1 2–4 3–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 3–1 0–0 0–1
Young Boys 1–1 0–3 0–4 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–2
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship group

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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.

Table

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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 1997–98 Champions League
2 Xamax 14 6 6 2 22 14 +8 22 46 qualified for 1997–98 UEFA Cup
3 Grasshopper Club 14 7 4 3 37 18 +19 20 45 qualified for 1997–98 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 Zürich 14 1 7 6 9 18 −9 14 24
8 Basel 14 3 2 9 16 28 −12 13 24
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Position in the qualification.

Results

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Home \ Away AAR BAS GCZ LS NX SIO STG ZÜR
Aarau 2–1 0–1 2–0 2–3 1–1 1–2 1–1
Basel 3–2 3–3 3–2 1–3 0–1 1–2 1–0
Grasshopper Club 4–2 4–1 5–0 1–1 1–2 8–0 1–1
Lausanne-Sport 2–0 2–0 3–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–0
Neuchâtel Xamax 2–1 3–0 2–3 0–0 0–0 2–0 3–1
Sion 2–3 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 3–1
St. Gallen 0–0 2–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–1 1–2
Zürich 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–1
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Nationalliga B

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Qualification phase

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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.

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Étoile 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 Delémont 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
Source: RSSSF
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/NLB

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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.

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Servette 14 7 4 3 18 10 +8 25 Remain in 1997–98 Nationalliga A
2 Étoile Carouge 14 7 3 4 15 13 +2 24 Promoted
3 Luzern 14 6 5 3 16 12 +4 23 Remain in 1997–98 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
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Results

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Home \ Away ÉTO KRI LUG LUZ SHA SER SOL YB
Étoile Carouge 0–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–3 2–0 1–1
Kriens 0–0 2–1 3–0 6–2 1–2 2–0 1–1
Lugano 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 2–3 1–2
Luzern 0–1 2–0 3–0 0–3 0–0 2–0 1–1
Schaffhausen 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–3 1–0 0–0 1–3
Servette 0–1 4–0 0–0 1–3 2–0 1–0 0–0
Solothurn 0–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0
Young Boys 4–2 0–3 0–1 1–1 3–2 0–2 3–0
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation group NLB/1. Liga

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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.

Table

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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 Delémont 14 5 5 4 28 24 +4 10 30
7 Gossau[1] 14 5 1 8 15 23 −8 8 24 Relegated to 1. Liga
8 Meyrin[1] 14 1 6 7 13 23 −10 5 14
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Position in the qualification.

References

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  1. ^ a b Erste Liga (SFV) (2018). "Statistik der Ersten Liga über 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.

Sources

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