1980–81 Nationalliga A

Nationalliga A
Season1980–81
ChampionsZürich
RelegatedChênois
European CupZürich
Cup Winners' CupLausanne-Sport
UEFA CupGrasshopper Club
Xamax
Top goalscorerPeter Risi
(Luzern) 18 goals
Nationalliga B
Season1980–81
ChampionsVevey-Sports
PromotedVevey-Sports
FC Aarau
FC Bulle
RelegatedSC Kriens
Top goalscorerRoland Blanchard (Bulle)
Patrick Gavillet (Vevey)
both 20 goals

The following is the summary of the Swiss National League in the 1980–81 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. This was the 85th season of top-tier and the 84th season of second-tier football in Switzerland.

Overview

The Swiss Football Association (ASF/SFV) had 28 members at this time. The clubs were divided into two tiers of 14 teams each. The top tier was named Nationalliga A (NLA) and the second tier was named Nationalliga B (NLB). The format in both divisions was that the teams played a double round-robin to decide their table positions. Each club playing every other club twice (home and away) for a total of 26 rounds. Two points were awarded for a win and one point was awarded for a draw. The Swiss champions would qualify for the 1981–82 European Cup, the runners-up and third placed team would qualify for the 1981–82 UEFA Cup.

There was to be an expansion from 28 to 32 members of the ASF/SFV at the end of this season, with new 16 teams in each division. Therefore, this season would only see one club from the NLA relegated to the second-tier. The top three placed teams in the NLB would be promoted to the top tier. Only one team from the NLB was relegated to next season's 1. Liga. Five teams from this season's 1. Liga would be promoted to make up the numbers.[1]

Nationalliga A

The first round of the NLA was played on 23 August 1980. There was a winter break between 6 December and 28 February 1981. The season was completed on 13 June 1981.

Teams, locations

Team Town Canton Stadium Capacity
FC Basel Basel  Basel-Stadt St. Jakob Stadium 36,800
AC Bellinzona Bellinzona  Ticino Stadio Comunale Bellinzona 5,000
CS Chênois Thônex  Geneva Stade des Trois-Chêne 8,000
FC Chiasso Chiasso  Ticino Stadio Comunale Riva IV 4,000
Grasshopper Club Zürich  Zürich Hardturm 20,000
Lausanne-Sports Lausanne  Vaud Pontaise 15,700
FC Luzern Lucerne  Lucerne Stadion Allmend 25,000
Neuchâtel Xamax Neuchâtel  Neuchâtel Stade de la Maladière 25,500
Nordstern Basel Basel  Basel-Stadt Rankhof 7,600
FC St. Gallen St. Gallen  St. Gallen Espenmoos 11,000
Servette Geneva  Geneva Stade des Charmilles 27,000
FC Sion Sion  Valais Stade de Tourbillon 16,000
Young Boys Bern  Bern Wankdorf Stadium 56,000
FC Zürich Zürich  Zürich Letzigrund 25,000

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Zürich[2] 26 18 4 4 57 28 +29 40 Champions, qualified for 1981–82 European Cup
and entered 1981 Intertoto Cup
2 Grasshopper Club 26 11 12 3 45 24 +21 34 qualified for 1981–82 UEFA Cup
and entered 1981 Intertoto Cup
3 Xamax 26 14 6 6 44 25 +19 34 qualified for 1981–82 UEFA Cup
4 Young Boys 26 11 11 4 46 33 +13 33 entered 1981 Intertoto Cup
5 Lausanne-Sport 26 12 6 8 40 29 +11 30 Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1981–82 Cup Winners' Cup
6 Basel[3] 26 9 10 7 48 44 +4 28
7 Servette 26 8 10 8 38 36 +2 26
8 Sion 26 8 8 10 35 42 −7 24
9 Luzern 26 6 10 10 39 46 −7 22 entered 1981 Intertoto Cup
10 St. Gallen 26 7 8 11 35 42 −7 22
11 Nordstern Basel 26 6 7 13 28 37 −9 19
12 Bellinzona 26 7 5 14 25 46 −21 19
13 Chiasso 26 5 8 13 28 46 −18 18
14 Chênois 26 3 9 14 23 53 −30 15 Relegated to 1981–82 Nationalliga B
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away BAS BEL CHÊ CHI GCZ LS LUZ NX NOR SER SIO STG YB ZÜR
Basel 4–0 0–0 3–0 1–5 3–2 4–4 1–2 1–1 2–2 4–1 1–0 2–2 2–0
Bellinzona 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–3 4–1
Chênois 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–3 1–4 0–0 0–4 0–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–3
Chiasso 3–0 5–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–3 1–1 2–4 1–2 1–1 0–1
Grasshopper 2–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 1–1
Lausanne-Sports 2–2 3–0 4–1 0–1 0–2 2–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–2
Luzern 3–1 3–2 2–1 1–2 2–2 2–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1
Neuchâtel Xamax 3–2 3–0 4–0 2–0 0–0 4–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–2 1–0 0–2
Nordstern Basel 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–0 0–3 1–2 1–3 0–0 1–1 4–0 0–0 1–1 1–2
Servette 2–1 0–1 3–1 4–2 2–1 0–0 2–2 0–2 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–4 1–2
Sion 1–1 3–1 2–2 5–0 2–2 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–3 4–1 2–1 1–3
St. Gallen 1–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–2 5–4 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 3–1
Young Boys 3–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–4 3–2 3–1 2–2 3–2 0–0 3–1 0–0
Zürich 1–3 3–1 6–0 4–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 5–1 3–2 3–1 3–1 4–0
Source: rsssf.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Nationalliga B

The first round of the NLB was played on 23 August 1980. There was a winter break between 6 December and 28 February 1981. The season was completed on 13 June 1981.

Teams, locations

Team Town Canton Stadium Capacity
FC Aarau Aarau  Aargau Stadion Brügglifeld 9,240
FC Bern Bern  Bern Stadion Neufeld 14,000
FC Biel-Bienne Biel/Bienne  Bern Stadion Gurzelen 15,000
FC Bulle Bulle  Fribourg Stade de Bouleyres 7,000
FC Frauenfeld Frauenfeld  Thurgau Kleine Allmend 6,370
FC Fribourg Fribourg  Fribourg Stade Universitaire 9,000
FC Grenchen Grenchen  Solothurn Stadium Brühl 15,100
SC Kriens Kriens  Lucerne Stadion Kleinfeld 5,100
FC La Chaux-de-Fonds La Chaux-de-Fonds  Neuchâtel Centre Sportif de la Charrière 12,700
FC Lugano Lugano  Ticino Cornaredo Stadium 6,330
Mendrisiostar Mendrisio  Ticino Centro Sportivo Comunale 4,000
Vevey Sports Vevey  Vaud Stade de Copet 4,000
FC Wettingen Wettingen  Aargau Stadion Altenburg 10,000
FC Winterthur Winterthur  Zürich Schützenwiese 8,550

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Vevey-Sports 26 14 8 4 59 29 +30 50 NLB Champions promoted to 1981–82 Nationalliga A
2 FC Aarau[4] 26 14 7 5 55 37 +18 49 Promoted to 1981–82 Nationalliga A
3 FC Bulle 26 13 8 5 45 30 +15 47 Promoted to 1981–82 Nationalliga A
4 FC Wettingen 26 11 11 4 45 25 +20 44
5 FC Frauenfeld 26 11 9 6 47 29 +18 42
6 FC Bern 26 8 10 8 43 40 +3 34
7 FC Fribourg 26 7 11 8 24 33 −9 32
8 FC Winterthur 26 9 6 11 40 47 −7 33
9 FC Grenchen 26 10 3 13 32 42 −10 33
10 Lugano 26 6 10 10 42 56 −14 28
11 FC Biel-Bienne 26 8 5 13 41 52 −11 29
12 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 26 6 7 13 24 37 −13 25
13 Mendrisiostar 26 6 6 14 23 35 −12 24
14 SC Kriens[5] 26 4 9 13 31 59 −28 21 Relegated to 1981–82 1. Liga
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Further in Swiss football

References

  1. ^ "Switzerland Final League Tables of the Nationalliga A and B 1930-2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  2. ^ (red) dbFCZ (2006–2023). "FCZ 1980/1981" (in German). dbFCZ. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  3. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (1982). "1980/81 Rangliste" [1980/81 Ranking] (in Swiss High German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  4. ^ Beck, Stephan (2023). "Schweizer Meisterschaft 1980/81 Nationalliga B" [Swiss Championship 1980/81 Nationalliga B] (in German). arowa.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  5. ^ 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 9 (in German). Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

Sources

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