1990–91 Nationalliga A

Statistics of the Swiss National League in the 1990–91 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B.

Nationalliga A

Season	1990–91
Champions	Grasshopper Club
Relegated	none
Top goalscorer	Dario Zuffi, Young Boys, (17 goals)
← 1989–90 1991–92 →

Nationalliga B

Season	1990–91
Champions	No team was declared champions
Promoted	none
Relegated	Chênois SC Burgdorf FC Montreux-Sports
Top goalscorer	n/a
← 1989–90 1991–92 →

Overview

The 36 teams of the Swiss Football League (Nationalliga) were divided into two tiers. In the top-tier, there were 12 teams that played in the Nationalliga A (NLA). There were 24 teams in the Nationalliga B (NLB), the second tier, these were divided into two groups, a West and an East group. Each team in each group played a double round-robin in the qualification phase. Thereafter the divisions were divided into a Swiss championship group with the top eight teams from the qualification and two promotion/relegation groups (NLA/NLB), both with eight teams. These were the bottom four teams from the NLA qualification and the top six teams from both of the NLB qualification groups. Further, there were two relegation groups (NLB/1. Liga), each group with six teams. The last team in each NLB relegation group were to be relegated directly and the two fifth placed teams in each group played a play-out against relegation to decide the third relegation.

Nationalliga A

Qualification phase

The qualification stage of the NLA began on 25 July 1990 and was completed on 16 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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sion	22	10	10	2	31	20	+11	30	Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus
2	Grasshopper Club	22	9	9	4	29	17	+12	27
3	Xamax	22	8	10	4	25	15	+10	26
4	Lausanne-Sport	22	9	8	5	39	30	+9	26
5	Lugano	22	8	9	5	27	22	+5	25
6	Servette	22	9	6	7	30	27	+3	24
7	Young Boys	22	6	11	5	35	26	+9	23
8	Luzern	22	8	7	7	30	28	+2	23
9	St. Gallen	22	7	8	7	26	26	0	22	Continue to promotion/relegation round
10	Aarau	22	3	9	10	19	30	−11	15
11	Zürich	22	3	6	13	21	45	−24	12
12	Wettingen	22	3	5	14	24	50	−26	11

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

Home \ Away	AAR	GCZ	LS	LUG	LUZ	NX	SER	SIO	STG	WET	YB	ZÜR
Aarau		0–2	0–1	1–1	2–2	1–3	1–1	0–0	1–1	1–0	2–1	2–1
Grasshopper Club	0–0		1–1	2–0	0–0	1–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–2	0–0	1–2
Lausanne-Sport	1–0	0–0		3–0	3–3	1–0	2–0	3–4	3–1	4–0	1–4	4–2
Lugano	0–0	3–1	3–2		1–2	3–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	3–1	0–0	3–0
Luzern	2–0	0–2	2–2	0–1		0–1	1–3	0–0	3–1	0–0	3–2	5–1
Neuchâtel Xamax	2–0	0–0	5–1	1–1	1–1		0–0	1–1	1–0	2–0	0–0	0–1
Servette	1–0	1–3	0–3	0–1	2–3	0–0		2–1	0–2	1–0	3–0	3–2
Sion	2–1	2–1	2–1	3–0	1–0	2–2	2–1		1–1	3–2	2–0	1–0
St. Gallen	2–1	0–3	1–1	3–0	0–1	1–1	1–4	2–1		2–0	1–1	3–0
Wettingen	4–3	0–3	1–1	0–4	1–2	0–3	1–3	0–0	1–3		4–0	2–2
Young Boys	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	3–0	1–1	2–2	0–0	0–0	6–1		5–1
Zürich	1–1	1–2	0–0	1–1	1–0	0–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	0–3

Source: rsssf.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship group

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. The championship group began on 3 March 1991 and was completed on 12 June.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	BP	Pts	Qualification
1	Grasshopper Club	14	7	5	2	27	15	+12	14	33	Swiss champions, qualified for 1991–92 European Cup and entered 1991 Intertoto Cup
2	Sion	14	3	8	3	14	15	−1	15	29	Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1991–92 Cup Winners' Cup
3	Xamax	14	5	6	3	16	13	+3	13	29	Qualified for 1991–92 UEFA Cup and entered 1991 Intertoto Cup
4	Lausanne-Sport	14	5	6	3	15	13	+2	13	29	Qualified for 1991–92 UEFA Cup and entered 1991 Intertoto Cup
5	Lugano	14	5	4	5	16	15	+1	13	27	Entered 1991 Intertoto Cup
6	Young Boys	14	3	6	5	21	26	−5	12	24
7	Servette	14	1	9	4	16	24	−8	12	23
8	Luzern	14	3	4	7	16	20	−4	12	22

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Position in the qualification.

Results

Home \ Away	GCZ	LS	LUG	LUZ	NX	SER	SIO	YB
Grasshopper Club		0–1	2–0	3–2	1–1	1–1	3–2	2–2
Lausanne-Sport	0–0		2–0	3–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–3
Lugano	3–3	0–1		1–0	2–1	1–1	1–1	4–0
Luzern	0–3	0–1	0–1		1–1	0–0	2–0	1–1
Neuchâtel Xamax	0–2	1–1	1–0	2–0		1–0	1–1	2–1
Servette	1–5	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–4		0–0	2–4
Sion	1–0	1–0	1–0	2–3	0–0	1–1		1–1
Young Boys	1–2	1–1	0–1	1–5	2–0	2–2	2–2

Source: rsssf.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Nationalliga B

Qualification phase

The qualification of the NLB began on 25 July 1990 and was completed on 22 December. The top six teams in each group were qualified to play in the two promotion/relegation groups. The bottom six teams in each group then played in the newly drawn groups against relegation.

Table group East

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Locarno	22	13	6	3	44	23	+21	32	Promotion round
2	Baden	22	13	5	4	41	19	+22	31
3	FC Schaffhausen	22	12	4	6	45	29	+16	28
4	Basel[1]	22	9	8	5	40	30	+10	26
5	SC Zug	22	8	10	4	29	22	+7	26
6	Chiasso	22	10	5	7	43	26	+17	25
7	Bellinzona	22	7	6	9	34	32	+2	20	Relegation group
8	Winterthur	22	7	6	9	26	35	−9	20
9	Chur	22	5	7	10	20	25	−5	17
10	FC Glarus	22	4	6	12	23	58	−35	14
11	Emmenbrücke	22	3	7	12	18	39	−21	13
12	Kriens	22	4	4	14	22	47	−25	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.

Table group West

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Yverdon-Sport	22	14	6	2	49	21	+28	34	Promotion round
2	BSC Old Boys	22	12	6	4	56	38	+18	30
3	Etoile Carouge	22	11	7	4	38	31	+7	29
4	La Chaux-de-Fonds	22	9	9	4	52	37	+15	27
5	Fribourg	22	8	8	6	54	36	+18	24
6	Urania Genève Sport	22	9	6	7	45	33	+12	24
7	Grenchen	22	9	5	8	42	27	+15	23	Relegation group
8	Bulle	22	7	6	9	31	35	−4	20
9	ES Malley	22	3	12	7	22	33	−11	18
10	Montreux-Sports	22	4	7	11	27	47	−20	15
11	Chênois	22	2	7	13	19	53	−34	11
12	SC Burgdorf	22	1	7	14	9	53	−44	9

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.

Promotion/relegation round NLA/NLB

The promotion/relegation stage began on 2 March 1991 and was completed on 12 June.

Table group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	St. Gallen	14	10	2	2	33	11	+22	22	Remain in NLA 1991–92
2	Wettingen	14	9	2	3	25	15	+10	20
3	Chiasso	14	6	4	4	19	21	−2	16	Remain in NLB 1991–92
4	Basel[1]	14	4	4	6	18	17	+1	12
5	Yverdon-Sports	14	5	2	7	21	22	−1	12
6	Fribourg	14	4	3	7	18	25	−7	11
7	Baden	14	4	3	7	19	26	−7	11
8	Etoile Carouge	14	4	0	10	16	32	−16	8

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

Home \ Away	BAD	BAS	CHI	ÉTO	FRI	STG	WET	YS
Baden		1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	0–1	1–3	2–1
Basel	1–4		3–0	3–1	0–0	0–1	1–2	3–0
Chiasso	3–2	0–0		1–0	2–0	0–3	1–5	2–0
Étoile Carouge	2–1	2–1	2–3		3–2	1–5	0–1	0–5
Fribourg	0–1	2–2	1–3	2–1		1–2	2–0	2–0
St. Gallen	2–0	1–0	1–1	2–3	6–1		3–0	1–1
Wettingen	5–1	1–3	1–1	1–0	2–0	2–1		1–0
Yverdon-Sport	4–1	2–0	2–1	3–1	1–3	1–4	1–1

Source: rsssf.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Table group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Zürich	14	7	7	0	28	10	+18	21	Remain in NLA 1991–92
2	Aarau	14	7	6	1	28	12	+16	20
3	FC Schaffhausen	14	8	2	4	19	12	+7	18	Remain in NLB 1991–92
4	Locarno	14	6	5	3	18	13	+5	17
5	La Chaux-de-Fonds	14	5	2	7	27	26	+1	12
6	Urania Genève Sport	14	2	7	5	16	27	−11	11
7	SC Zug	14	2	3	9	14	29	−15	7
8	BSC Old Boys	14	2	2	10	11	32	−21	6

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

Home \ Away	AAR	CDF	LOC	OBB	SHA	URA	ZUG	ZÜR
Aarau		3–1	1–2	4–0	2–1	2–2	2–0	2–2
La Chaux-de-Fonds	0–0		5–1	0–3	2–3	6–0	5–2	0–4
Locarno	0–0	1–1		1–0	1–0	1–1	3–0	0–0
Old Boys	2–6	2–3	0–4		0–1	2–1	0–3	2–2
FC Schaffhausen	0–1	1–0	1–0	3–0		4–1	2–1	0–0
Urania Genève Sport	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1		1–1	0–2
SC Zug	1–4	2–3	0–2	2–0	1–2	0–0		1–1
Zürich	0–0	2–1	3–1	0–0	2–0	6–3	4–0

Source: rsssf.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation round NLB/1. Liga

The last six teams in each of the two qualification phase groups competed in two relegation groups against relegation to the 1. Liga 1991–92. The teams received ranking bonus points from their qualifying groups (7th place 6 pts; 8th place 5 pts; 9th place 4 pts; etc). There was to be one direct relegation in each group, plus a play-out against relegation between both second last placed teams. The relegation stage began on 17 March 1991 and was completed on 25 May.

Table group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	BP	Pts	Qualification
1	Winterthur	10	5	4	1	14	6	+8	5	19	Remain in NLB 1991–92
2	Grenchen	10	5	2	3	16	14	+2	6	18
3	Kriens	10	6	1	3	17	13	+4	1	14
4	ES Malley	10	3	2	5	8	10	−2	4	12
5	FC Glarus	10	2	4	4	13	17	−4	3	11	Play-out against relegation
6	Chênois[2]	10	1	3	6	10	18	−8	2	7	Relegated to 1991–92 1. Liga

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.

Table group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	BP	Pts	Qualification
1	Bulle	10	6	3	1	26	7	+19	5	20	Remain in NLB 1991–92
2	Bellinzona	10	3	4	3	14	15	−1	6	16
3	FC Chur	10	3	5	2	10	7	+3	4	15
4	Emmenbrücke	10	4	1	5	13	15	−2	2	11
5	Montreux-Sports	10	1	5	4	4	16	−12	3	10	Play-out against relegation
6	SC Burgdorf[2]	10	1	6	3	8	15	−7	1	9	Relegated to 1991–92 1. Liga

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.

Relegation play-out

The two legged play-out against relegation between both second last placed teams was played on 1 and 8 June 1991.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Glarus	2–1	Montreux-Sports
Montreux-Sports	3–1	FC Glarus

Montreux-Sports won 4–3 on aggregate. Glarus were originally relegated, however, because Montreux-Sports had their license revoked, Glarus remained in NLB 1991–92 and Montreux-Sports were demoted to the 1991–92 1. Liga.^[2]

Further in Swiss football

• 1990–91 Swiss Cup
• 1990–91 Swiss 1. Liga