1997–98 in Swiss football

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Football in Switzerland
Season1997–98
Men's football
Nationalliga AGrasshopper Club
Nationalliga BLugano
1. LigaOverall
Chiasso
Group 1:
Stade Nyonnais
Group 2:
Serrières
Group 3:
Chiasso
Group 4:
Red Star
Women's football
Swiss Women's Super LeagueSV Seebach Zürich
Swiss CupFFC Bern
← 1996–97 Switzerland 1998–99 →

The following is a summary of the 1997–98 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Nationalliga A[edit]

Main article: 1997–98 Nationalliga A

Qualification phase[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Grasshopper Club 22 14 4 4 59 23 +36 46 Advance to championship round
halved points (rounded up) as bonus
2 Lausanne-Sport 22 12 6 4 45 27 +18 42
3 Servette 22 11 6 5 45 33 +12 39
4 Aarau 22 10 5 7 38 31 +7 35
5 St. Gallen 22 7 9 6 38 34 +4 30
6 Zürich 22 7 9 6 31 28 +3 30
7 Sion 22 7 9 6 30 27 +3 30
8 Luzern 22 7 8 7 26 28 −2 29
9 Xamax 22 7 5 10 37 39 −2 26 Continue to promotion/relegation round
10 Kriens 22 5 7 10 23 41 −18 22
11 Basel 22 5 4 13 28 46 −18 19
12 Étoile Carouge 22 1 6 15 20 63 −43 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.

Championship round[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification
1 Grasshopper Club (C) 14 11 1 2 39 16 +23 23 57 Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2 Servette 14 5 6 3 18 15 +3 20 41 Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round
3 Lausanne-Sport 14 5 4 5 17 17 0 21 40 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
4 Zürich 14 6 5 3 27 17 +10 15 38 Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round
5 Sion 14 6 4 4 23 21 +2 15 37 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
6 St. Gallen 14 4 5 5 12 17 −5 15 32 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
7 Aarau 14 1 4 9 13 27 −14 18 25
8 Luzern 14 1 5 8 10 29 −19 15 23
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Position in the qualification.
(C) Champions

Nationalliga B[edit]

Main article: 1998–99 Nationalliga A § Nationalliga B

Qualification phase[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Young Boys 22 13 3 6 48 22 +26 42 Advance to promotion/relegation NLA/LNB round
2 Lugano 22 11 7 4 44 21 +23 40
3 Baden 22 12 3 7 42 31 +11 39
4 Solothurn 22 9 10 3 31 19 +12 37
5 Delémont 22 11 3 8 47 31 +16 36 Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga
halved points (rounded up) as bonus
6 Locarno 22 9 7 6 46 36 +10 34
7 Wil 22 8 10 4 31 26 +5 34
8 FC Schaffhausen 22 9 6 7 35 32 +3 33
9 Yverdon-Sport 22 7 9 6 37 33 +4 30
10 Winterthur 22 3 7 12 22 41 −19 16
11 SV Schaffhausen 22 1 6 15 12 63 −51 9
12 Thun 22 1 5 16 18 58 −40 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.

Promotion/relegation group NLA/NLB[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Xamax 14 7 5 2 35 22 +13 26 Remain in 1998–99 Nationalliga A
2 Lugano 14 6 5 3 15 12 +3 23 Promoted
3 Basel 14 6 4 4 27 22 +5 22 Remain in 1998–99 Nationalliga A
4 BSC Young Boys 14 6 4 4 20 23 −3 22 Promoted
5 Solothurn 14 6 3 5 17 15 +2 21 Remain in 1998–99 Nationalliga B
6 Kriens 14 4 4 6 19 25 −6 16 Relegated
7 Baden 14 3 3 8 15 23 −8 12 Remain in 1998–99 Nationalliga B
8 Étoile Carouge 14 3 2 9 13 19 −6 11 Relegated
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 group NLB/1. Liga[edit]

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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Yverdon-Sport 14 9 3 2 33 14 +19 15 45 Remain in NLB
2 Delémont 14 7 5 2 34 12 +22 18 44
3 FC Schaffhausen 14 5 5 4 17 17 0 17 37
4 Wil 14 4 5 5 23 17 +6 17 34
5 Locarno 14 5 1 8 17 24 −7 17 33
6 Thun 14 8 3 3 17 12 +5 4 31
7 Winterthur 14 4 3 7 17 22 −5 8 23 Relegated to 1. Liga
8 SV Schaffhausen 14 1 1 12 11 51 −40 5 9
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Position in the qualification.

1. Liga[edit]

Main article: 1997–98 Swiss 1. Liga

Group 1[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Stade Nyonnais 26 21 3 2 78 16 +62 66 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Meyrin 26 18 4 4 68 30 +38 58
3 CS Chênois 26 17 5 4 68 31 +37 56
4 FC Renens 26 14 2 10 54 42 +12 44
5 FC Naters 26 11 6 9 39 34 +5 39
6 FC Monthey 26 11 5 10 51 42 +9 38
7 FC Bex 26 11 5 10 46 50 −4 38
8 FC Martigny-Sports 26 9 8 9 41 39 +2 35
9 Vevey Sports 26 9 5 12 39 41 −2 32
10 FC Echallens 26 9 5 12 32 38 −6 32
11 FC Stade Lausanne 26 7 7 12 41 55 −14 28
12 Grand-Lancy FC 26 6 6 14 30 45 −15 24 Play-out against relegation
13 FC Gland[1] 26 2 5 19 24 79 −55 11 Relegation to 2. Liga
14 FC Le Mont[1] 26 2 4 20 22 91 −69 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.

Group 2[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Serrières 26 16 8 2 51 23 +28 56 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Münsingen 26 15 9 2 54 20 +34 54
3 FC Grenchen 26 16 4 6 43 21 +22 52
4 FC Wangen bei Olten 26 11 8 7 46 43 +3 41
5 FC Biel-Bienne 26 10 8 8 48 43 +5 38
6 FC Fribourg 26 10 7 9 53 39 +14 37
7 SC Bümpliz 78] 26 9 8 9 48 47 +1 35
8 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 26 8 7 11 37 40 −3 31
9 FC Colombier 26 6 11 9 22 29 −7 29
10 FC Bulle 26 6 10 10 33 32 +1 28
11 FC Köniz 26 6 9 11 33 48 −15 27
12 SV Lyss 26 4 10 12 35 44 −9 22 Play-out against relegation
13 FC Marly[1] 26 5 6 15 34 69 −35 21 Relegation to 2. Liga
14 FC Alle[1] 26 5 5 16 23 52 −29 20
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Group 3[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Chiasso 26 15 6 5 38 21 +17 51 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 SV Muttenz 26 14 7 5 49 23 +26 49
3 FC Schötz 26 14 4 8 48 37 +11 46
4 GC Biaschesi 26 12 8 6 41 26 +15 44
5 SC Buochs 26 12 7 7 42 30 +12 43
6 FC Concordia Basel 26 11 8 7 40 41 −1 41
7 FC Ascona 26 10 7 9 33 32 +1 37
8 AC Bellinzona 26 10 6 10 44 31 +13 36
9 FC Riehen 26 8 8 10 38 44 −6 32
10 FC Sursee 26 7 10 9 41 52 −11 31
11 FC Muri 26 6 8 12 22 54 −32 26
12 SC Dornach 26 7 4 15 35 51 −16 25 Play-out against relegation
13 FC Wohlen[1] 26 3 10 13 28 45 −17 19 Relegation to 2. Liga
14 FC Hochdorf[1] 26 4 5 17 22 54 −32 17
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Group 4[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Red Star Zürich 26 18 1 7 48 29 +19 55 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Gossau 26 14 8 4 56 26 +30 50 Decider for play-off
3 Zug 94 26 16 2 8 62 33 +29 50 Decider winners, play-off to Nationalliga B
4 FC Tuggen 26 15 5 6 46 27 +19 50
5 FC Frauenfeld 26 14 7 5 40 27 +13 49
6 FC Rapperswil-Jona 26 10 7 9 43 29 +14 37
7 SC Young Fellows Juventus 26 10 7 9 31 28 +3 37
8 FC Altstetten 26 10 7 9 33 35 −2 37
9 FC Vaduz 26 10 5 11 34 34 0 35
10 FC Kreuzlingen 26 10 5 11 38 41 −3 35
11 FC Rorschach 26 9 4 13 34 39 −5 31
12 FC Freienbach 26 6 4 16 39 64 −25 22 Play-out against relegation
13 FC Bülach[1] 26 4 6 16 28 57 −29 18 Relegation to 2. Liga
14 FC Schwamendingen[1] 26 1 2 23 20 83 −63 5
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Decider[edit]

Because the teams from FC Gossau and Zug 94 ended the season level on points they had to play a league positions decider. The match was played on a neutral ground and it took place on 19 May 1998 in Allmend Brunau (Zürich).

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Zug 94 3–0 FC Gossau

Zug 94 win the decider and advance to play-offs.

Promotion play-offs[edit]

Qualification round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Muttenz 1–1 Red Star
Red Star 1–5 Muttenz

Muttenz win 6–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Münsingen 1–0 Stade Nyonnais
Stade Nyonnais 2–0 Münsingen

Stade Nyonnais win 2–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Zug 94 0–0 Chiasso
Chiasso 2–1 Zug 94

Chiasso win 2–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Meyrin 2–2 Serrières
Serrières 2–2
5–3 a.e.t. 		FC Meyrin

Aggregate 4–4. Serrières win in overtime and continue to the finals.

Final round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Stade Nyonnais 3–2 Muttenz
Muttenz 0–1 Stade Nyonnais

Stade Nyonnais win 4–2 on aggregate and are promoted to Nationalliga B.[1]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Serrières 0–1 Chiasso
Chiasso 3–0 Serrières

Chiasso win 4–0 on aggregate and are promoted to Nationalliga B.[1]

Relegation play-out[edit]

First round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Grand-Lancy 2–1 SV Lyss

SV Lyss continue to the final.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Freienbach 4–1 Dornach

Dornach continue to the final.

Final round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
SV Lyss 4–0 Dornach
Dornach 1–3 SV Lyss

SV Lyss win 7–1 on aggregate. Dornach relegated to 2. Liga.[1]

Swiss Cup[edit]

Main article: 1997–98 Swiss Cup

The route of the finalists to the final:

  • Round 5: Young Boys-Lausanne-Sport 1–4. Bellinzona-St. Gallen 1–3.
  • Round 6: Winterthur-Lausanne-Sport 1–3. Sion-St. Gallen 1–2 a.e.t.
  • Quarter-finals: Lausanne-Sport-Xamax 1–1 a.e.t., 4–1 in penalties. Thun-St. Gallen 0–5.
  • Semi-finals: Wil-Lausanne-Sport 0–2. St. Gallen-Lugano 2–1.

The winners of the first drawn semi-final is considered as home team in the final.

Final[edit]

Lausanne-Sport2–2 (a.e.t.)St. Gallen
Rehn 58'
Thurre 89'		 Report 30', 48' Vurens
Penalties
Celestini soccer ball with check mark
Londono soccer ball with check mark
Douglas soccer ball with check mark
Puce soccer ball with check mark		 4 – 3 soccer ball with check mark Hellinga
soccer ball with check mark Sène
soccer ball with check mark Fiechter
soccer ball with red X Zwyssig
soccer ball with red X Bühlmann
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Switzerland Andreas Schluchter (Schönenbuch)

Swiss Clubs in Europe[edit]

Sion[edit]

Champions League[edit]

Main article: 1997–98 UEFA Champions League
First qualifying round[edit]
23 July 1997 First leg Sion Switzerland 4–0 Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch Stade Tourbillon, Sion
20:00 Lipawsky 5', 45'
Seoane 15'
Derivaz 61'		 Report Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Amit Klein (Israel)
30 July 1997 Second leg Jeunesse Esch Luxembourg 0–1 Switzerland Sion Stade de la Frontière, Esch-sur-Alzette
Report Zambaz 89' Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Pavlín Jirků (Czech Republic)

Sion won 5–0 on aggregate.

Second qualifying round[edit]
13 August 1997 First leg Sion Switzerland 1–4 Turkey Galatasaray Sion
Lonfat 32' (Report) Luiz de Sousa Milton 4'
Erdem 9'
Ilie 60'
Kaya 85'		 Stadium: Stade Tourbillon
Referee: Russia Nikolay Levnikov
27 August 1997 Second leg Galatasaray Turkey 4–1 Switzerland Sion Istanbul
Ilie 40', 52', 56'
Akyel 62'		 (UEFA report) Ouattara 70' Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı
Referee: Netherlands Mario Van Der Ende

Galatasaray won 8–2 on aggregate. Sion transfer to UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup[edit]

Main article: 1997–98 UEFA Cup
First round[edit]
16 September 1997 First leg Sion Switzerland 0–1 Russia Spartak Moscow Sion
19:00 Report Kechinov 73' Attendance: 6,000
15 October 1997 Second leg Spartak Moscow Russia 5–1 Switzerland Sion Moscow
17:00 Buznikin 6'
Titov 34'
Kechinov 41'
Tikhonov 60'
Romaschenko 83'		 Report Camadini 65' Attendance: 29,000
Note: The original 2nd leg game finished 2–2 (scorers: Shirko, Alenichev – Lota 2x) on 30 September (Report), but had to be replayed because the goal posts were 8 cm short of the prescribed height.

Spartak Moscow won 6–1 on aggregate.

Luzern[edit]

Cup Winners' Cup[edit]

Main article: 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
First round[edit]
18 September 1997 First leg Slavia Prague Czech Republic 4–2 Switzerland Luzern Stadion Eden, Prague
20:00 Ašanin 4'
Vácha 13'
Vágner 48'
Labant 53'		 Lineups Aleksandrov 6'
Koilov 74'		 Attendance: 5,614
Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi (Italy)
2 October 1997 Second leg Luzern Switzerland 0–2 Czech Republic Slavia Prague Stadion Allmend, Luzern
20:00 Lineups Koilov 55' (o.g.)
Vágner 74'		 Attendance: 5,614[2]
Referee: Mikko Vuorela (Finland)

Slavia Prague won 6–2 on aggregate.

Xamax[edit]

UEFA Cup[edit]

Main article: 1997–98 UEFA Cup
First qualifying round[edit]
23 July 1997 First leg Xamax Switzerland 7–0 Moldova Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchatel
20:00 Isabella 9', 16'
Kunz 15'
Sandjak 70'
Perret 72'
Rothenbühler 76'
Gigon 90'		 Report Referee: Dobrinov Bulgaria
30 July 1997 Second leg Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol Moldova 1–3 Switzerland Xamax Tiraspol
17:00 Lukianchikov 14' Report Sandjak 11'
Martin 28'
Jeanneret 80'

Neuchâtel Xamax won 10–1 on aggregate.

Second qualifying round[edit]
12 August 1997 First leg Xamax Switzerland 3–0 Norway Viking Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel
20:00 Sandjak 54', 81'
Fuglestad 58' (o.g.)		 Report Attendance: 6,100
Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)
26 August 1997 Second leg Viking Norway 2–1 Switzerland Xamax Stavanger Stadion, Stavanger
19:00 Skogheim 54'
Mansson 85'		 Report Kunz 48' Attendance: 1,877
Referee: Miroslav Radoman (FR Yugoslavia)

Neuchâtel Xamax won 4–2 on aggregate.

First round[edit]
16 September 1997 First leg Internazionale Italy 2–0 Switzerland Xamax San Siro, Milan
20:45 Ronaldo 59'
Zé Elias 71'		 Report Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)
30 September 1997 Second leg Xamax Switzerland 0–2 Italy Internazionale Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel
20:45 Report Moriero 26'
Ganz 69'		 Attendance: 15,000

Internazionale won 4–0 on aggregate.

Grasshopper Club[edit]

UEFA Cup[edit]

Main article: 1997–98 UEFA Cup
First qualifying round[edit]
23 July 1997 First leg Grasshopper Club Switzerland 3–0 Northern Ireland Coleraine Hardturm, Zürich
H. Yakin 33'
Aspinall 36' (o.g.)
Subiat 80'		 Report Referee: Bazzoli Italy
30 July 1997 Second leg Coleraine Northern Ireland 1–7 Switzerland Grasshopper Club Coleraine
20:30 O'Dowd 22' Report Magnin 15'
Esposito 27'
Ahinful 33'
Shiels 51' (o.g.)
Tikva 63'
H. Yakin 64'
Aspinall 83' (o.g.)

Grasshoppers won 10–1 on aggregate.

Second qualifying round[edit]
12 August 1997 First leg Grasshopper Club Switzerland 3–0 Norway Brann Hardturm, Zürich
19:30 Magnin 50'
Türkyilmaz 65'
Thüler 83'		 Report
26 August 1997 Second leg Brann Norway 2–0 Switzerland Grasshopper Club Bergen
Paldan 41', 44' Report

Grasshoppers won 3–2 on aggregate.

First round[edit]
16 September 1997 First leg Croatia Zagreb Croatia 4–4 Switzerland Grasshopper Club Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
20:15 Šarić 23'
Viduka 41'
Prosinečki 58' (pen.)
Cvitanović 78'		 Report Moldovan 20', 79'
Esposito 62'
Türkyilmaz 65'		 Attendance: 35,000
30 September 1997 Second leg Grasshopper Club Switzerland 0–5 Croatia Croatia Zagreb Hardturm, Zürich
20:00 Report Cvitanović 25', 32', 89'
Prosinečki 86' (pen.), 90' (pen.)		 Attendance: 16,000

Croatia Zagreb won 9–4 on aggregate.

Lausanne-Sport[edit]

Intertoto Cup[edit]

Main article: 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup
Group 3[edit]
22 June 1997 (1997-06-22) Matchday 1 Lausanne Sports Switzerland 4–1 Cyprus Nea Salamis Famagusta Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
Iglesias 20'
Hänzi 56'
N'Kufo 59', 81'		 Mihić 90' Attendance: 800
Referee: Grujica Tomić (Croatia)
28 June 1997 (1997-06-28) Matchday 2 Auxerre France 1–1 Switzerland Lausanne Sports Stade Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre
Guivarc'h 38' Ohrel 45' (pen.) Attendance: 3,917
Referee: Emanuel Zammit (Malta)
13 July 1997 (1997-07-13) Matchday 4 Lausanne Sports Switzerland 6–0 Northern Ireland Ards Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
Hänzi 28', 38'
Iglesias 52'
Carrasco 72'
Celestini 76' (pen.)
Douglas 79' (pen.)		 Attendance: 1,070
Referee: Vladimir Antonov (Moldova)
20 July 1997 (1997-07-20) Matchday 5 Royal Antwerp Belgium 2–2 Switzerland Lausanne Sports Bosuilstadion, Antwerp
da Silva 58'
Kiekens 73' (pen.)		 Douglas 39'
Thurre 62'		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Igor Horozhankin (Ukraine)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 France Auxerre 4 3 1 0 19 2 +17 10 Advanced to semi-finals
2 Switzerland Lausanne Sports 4 2 2 0 13 4 +9 8
3 Belgium Royal Antwerp 4 2 1 1 7 7 0 7
4 Cyprus Nea Salamis Famagusta 4 1 0 3 6 19 −13 3
5 Northern Ireland Ards 4 0 0 4 1 14 −13 0
Source: rsssf.com

Aarau[edit]

Intertoto Cup[edit]

Main article: 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup
Group 4[edit]
22 June 1997 (1997-06-22) Matchday 1 Standard Liège Belgium 0–0 Switzerland Aarau Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège
Attendance: 2,412
Referee: Livio Bazzoli (Italy)
29 June 1997 (1997-06-29) Matchday 2 Aarau Switzerland 0–1 Israel Maccabi Petah Tikva Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau
Biala 74' Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Marcel Lică (Romania)
6 July 1997 (1997-07-06) Matchday 3 Köln Germany 3–0 Switzerland Aarau Südstadion, Cologne
Vlădoiu 22', 29', 84' Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Milan Mitrović (Slovenia)
19 July 1997 (1997-07-19) Matchday 5 Aarau Switzerland 0–0 Republic of Ireland Cork City Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau
Attendance: 700
Referee: Željko Širić (Croatia)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Germany Köln 4 3 1 0 9 2 +7 10 Advanced to semi-finals
2 Israel Maccabi Petah Tikva 4 1 2 1 2 3 −1 5
3 Belgium Standard Liège 4 0 4 0 1 1 0 4
4 Republic of Ireland Cork City 4 0 3 1 0 2 −2 3
5 Switzerland Aarau 4 0 2 2 0 4 −4 2
Source: rsssf.com

Balzers[edit]

Cup Winners' Cup[edit]

Main article: 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Qualifying round[edit]
14 August 1997 First leg Balzers Liechtenstein 1–3 Hungary BVSC Budapest Sportplatz Rheinau, Balzers
18:00 Wörnhard 38' Lineups Telser 50' (o.g.)
Füzi 76'
Csordás 84'		 Attendance: 660
Referee: Ante Kulušić (Croatia)
28 August 1997 Second leg BVSC Budapest Hungary 2–0 Liechtenstein Balzers Szőnyi úti Stadion, Budapest
19:00 Komlósi 12'
Bükszegi 90'		 Lineups Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Richard O'Hanlon (Republic of Ireland)

BVSC won 5–1 on aggregate.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 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 13 (in German). Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  2. ^ "Luzern v Slavia Prague, 2 October 1997" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

Sources[edit]

Preceded by
1996–97 		Seasons in
Swiss football 		Succeeded by
1998–99

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