1999–2000 in Swiss football

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Football in Switzerland
Season1999–2000
Men's football
Nationalliga ASt. Gallen
Nationalliga BSion
1. LigaGroup 1:
Chênois
Group 2:
Wangen b.O.
Group 3:
Locarno
Group 4:
Vaduz
Women's football
Swiss Women's Super LeagueFFC Bern
Swiss CupFFC Bern
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The following is a summary of the 1999–2000 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Nationalliga A[edit]

Qualification phase[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 St. Gallen 22 13 6 3 42 25 +17 45 Advance to championship round
halved points (rounded up) as bonus
2 Basel 22 9 10 3 31 21 +10 37
3 Lausanne-Sport 22 9 9 4 35 25 +10 36
4 Grasshopper Club 22 9 7 6 40 25 +15 34
5 Yverdon-Sports 22 7 9 6 28 25 +3 30
6 Xamax 22 7 7 8 34 33 +1 28
7 Luzern 22 8 4 10 28 29 −1 28
8 Servette 22 8 4 10 32 36 −4 28
9 Zürich 22 6 8 8 21 29 −8 26 Continue to promotion/relegation round
10 Aarau 22 7 5 10 30 42 −12 26
11 Lugano 22 5 6 11 27 34 −7 21
12 SR Delémont 22 4 5 13 24 48 −24 17
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Championship round[edit]

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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification
1 St. Gallen (C) 14 9 4 1 33 14 +19 23 54 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
2 Lausanne-Sport 14 8 2 4 22 13 +9 18 44 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
3 Basel 14 5 6 3 16 16 0 19 40 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
4 Grasshopper Club 14 5 5 4 30 26 +4 17 37 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
5 Luzern 14 5 2 7 17 30 −13 14 31
6 Servette 14 4 5 5 25 21 +4 14 31
7 Xamax 14 4 3 7 25 29 −4 14 29 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
8 Yverdon-Sports 14 2 1 11 16 35 −19 15 22
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Position in the qualification.
(C) Champions

Nationalliga B[edit]

Qualification phase[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bellinzona 22 13 5 4 43 17 +26 44 Advance to promotion/relegation NLA/LNB round
2 Sion 22 12 4 6 41 21 +20 40
3 Thun 22 10 8 4 34 24 +10 38
4 Baden 22 10 7 5 32 20 +12 37
5 Kriens 22 10 7 5 37 28 +9 37 Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga
halved points (rounded up) as bonus
6 Étoile Carouge 22 9 8 5 24 18 +6 35
7 Winterthur 22 9 3 10 30 33 −3 30
8 Wil 22 8 5 9 40 41 −1 29
9 Solothurn 22 7 2 13 29 37 −8 23
10 Young Boys 22 5 6 11 31 45 −14 21
11 Stade Nyonnais 22 5 3 14 30 53 −23 18
12 Schaffhausen 22 2 6 14 16 50 −34 12
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Promotion/relegation group NLA/NLB[edit]

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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Lugano 14 8 4 2 26 18 +8 28 Remain in NLA
2 Sion (P) 14 7 3 4 28 19 +9 24 Promoted to NLA
3 Zürich 14 7 3 4 17 12 +5 24 Remain in NLA
4 Aarau 14 6 4 4 23 16 +7 22
5 Bellinzona 14 4 8 2 21 14 +7 20 Remain in NLB
6 Thun 14 4 4 6 17 18 −1 16
7 Delémont (R) 14 4 2 8 18 29 −11 14 Relegated to NLB
8 Baden 14 1 2 11 7 31 −24 5 Remain in NLB
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

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 Relegation
1 Wil 14 6 6 2 20 12 +8 15 39 Remain in NLB
2 Kriens 14 5 4 5 17 19 −2 19 38
3 Winterthur 14 5 7 2 23 16 +7 15 37
4 Young Boys 14 6 6 2 22 13 +9 11 35
5 Étoile Carouge 14 1 8 5 10 17 −7 18 29
6 Solothurn 14 4 3 7 15 20 −5 12 27
7 Stade Nyonnais 14 3 5 6 19 27 −8 9 23 Relegated to 1. Liga
8 Schaffhausen 14 3 7 4 20 22 −2 6 22
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Position in the qualification.

1. Liga[edit]

Group 1[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 CS Chênois 26 14 8 4 57 34 +23 50 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Bex 26 15 3 8 54 42 +12 48 Not eligible for play-offs
3 FC Naters 26 12 9 5 55 28 +27 45 Decider for play-off
4 FC Meyrin 26 12 9 5 39 33 +6 45 Decider winners, play-off to Nationalliga B
5 Vevey Sports 26 12 8 6 53 31 +22 44
6 FC Echallens 26 11 7 8 58 40 +18 40
7 FC Martigny-Sports 26 10 7 9 43 41 +2 37
8 FC Bulle 26 11 4 11 38 43 −5 37
9 Grand-Lancy FC 26 9 7 10 42 41 +1 34
10 FC Stade Lausanne 26 8 10 8 45 47 −2 34
11 US Terre Sainte 26 9 5 12 35 34 +1 32
12 FC Renes 26 9 4 13 46 58 −12 31 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
13 FC Visp 26 4 4 18 29 61 −32 16
14 Signal FC Bernex-Confignon 26 2 3 21 27 88 −61 9
Source: Erste Liga official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but play-off for qualifiers.

Decider[edit]

Due the fact that the club FC Bex had infrastructural deficiencies, they were not eligible to enter the play-offs for promotion to the Nationalliga B, this right was passed down to the third placed club in the division. Because the teams from Naters and Meyrin 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 May 24, 2000, in Martigny.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Meyrin 2–0 Naters

Meyrin win the decider and advance to play-offs.

Group 2[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Wangen bei Olten 26 18 5 3 52 23 +29 59 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Wohlen 26 14 9 3 34 12 +22 51
3 FC Fribourg 26 14 6 6 61 28 +33 48
4 FC Serrières 26 13 9 4 38 20 +18 48
5 FC Biel-Bienne 26 11 10 5 42 37 +5 43
6 FC Münsingen 26 12 5 9 41 28 +13 41
7 FC Colombier 26 9 11 6 41 25 +16 38
8 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 26 11 5 10 31 35 −4 38
9 FC Grenchen 26 8 8 10 33 35 −2 32
10 FC Concordia Basel 26 8 6 12 26 42 −16 30
11 SV Muttenz 26 7 4 15 33 48 −15 25
12 SC Bümpliz 78 26 6 5 15 29 48 −19 23 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
13 FC Stade Payerne 26 4 6 16 27 56 −29 18
14 SV Lyss 26 1 3 22 18 69 −51 6
Source: Erste Liga official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but play-off for qualifiers.

Group 3[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Locarno 26 19 3 4 57 21 +36 60 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 Zug 94 26 14 6 6 46 25 +21 48
3 FC Tuggen 26 14 5 7 59 30 +29 47
4 FC Malcantone Agno 26 14 5 7 42 31 +11 47
5 FC Chiasso 25 13 4 8 39 31 +8 43
6 FC Schötz 26 12 5 9 52 41 +11 41
7 SC Buochs 26 10 10 6 57 48 +9 40
8 FC Rapperswil-Jona 26 9 8 9 42 43 −1 35
9 FC Mendrisio 26 8 3 15 36 48 −12 27
10 FC Freienbach 26 8 3 15 32 53 −21 27
11 FC Sursee 26 7 5 14 36 63 −27 26
12 FC Küsnacht 26 5 7 14 31 57 −26 22 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
13 FC Ascona 26 4 9 13 32 47 −15 21
14 SC Cham 25 2 11 12 24 47 −23 17
Source: Erste Liga official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but play-off for qualifiers.

Group 4[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Vaduz 26 16 6 4 65 22 +43 54 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Red Star Zürich 26 15 6 5 56 26 +30 51
3 SC Young Fellows Juventus 26 14 7 5 64 32 +32 49
4 FC Kreuzlingen 26 13 7 6 39 21 +18 46
5 FC Gossau 26 13 7 6 37 24 +13 46
6 FC Altstetten 26 12 8 6 47 25 +22 44
7 FC Horgen 26 11 4 11 42 48 −6 37
8 FC Rorschach 26 9 5 12 32 48 −16 32
9 FC Widnau 26 8 6 12 38 38 0 30
10 SV Schaffhausen 26 9 3 14 30 52 −22 30
11 FC Schwamendingen 26 7 5 14 41 65 −24 26
12 FC Wülflingen 26 5 8 13 36 67 −31 23 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
13 FC Frauenfeld 26 5 7 14 31 51 −20 22
14 USV Eschen/Mauren 26 4 3 19 29 68 −39 15
Source: Erste Liga official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but play-off for qualifiers.

Promotion play-off[edit]

The four group winners and the four runners-up played in the qualification round of the play-offs. The winners here would advance to the two finals. Both final winners would be promoted to the Nationalliga B.

Qualification round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Meyrin 0–4 Wangen b.O.
Wangen b.O. 1–2 Meyrin

Wangen b.O. win 5–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Red Star 0–2 Locarno
Locarno 2–1 Red Star

Locarno win 4–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Zug 94 2–1 Vaduz
Vaduz 3–2 Zug 94

4–4 on aggregate, Zug 94 win on away goals and continue to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Wohlen 0–1 Chênois
Chênois 1–2 Wohlen

2–2 on aggregate, Wohlen win on away goals and continue to the finals.

Final round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Locarno 3–1 Wohlen
Wohlen 3–3 Locarno

Locarno win 6–4 on aggregate and are promoted to Nationalliga B.[1]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Zug 94 2–1 Wangen b.O.
Wangen b.O. 2–0 Zug 94

Wangen b.O. win 3–2 on aggregate and are promoted to Nationalliga B.[1]

Swiss Cup[edit]

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


First semi-final
FC Zürich7 – 2 (a.e.t.)FC Luzern
Bartlett 18', 79', 94'
Frick 98'
Del Signore 107' (pen.)
Jamarauli 113'
Chassot 116'
Sportalbum summary 7' Frei
78' Red card 117' Gian
Yellow card 78' Branca
Attendance: 7,300
Referee: Switzerland Markus Nobs (Wohlen)

Second semi-final
FC Lausanne-Sport3 – 2FC Lugano
Kuźba 8', 20', 60' 79' Gaspoz
81' Rothenbühler

Final



Swiss Clubs in Europe[edit]

Servette[edit]

Champions League[edit]

Third qualifying round[edit]
11 August 1999 First leg Sturm Graz Austria 2–1 Switzerland Servette Stadion Graz-Liebenau, Graz
21:15 (CET) Vastić 33'
Martens 45'
Report Lonfat 45+3' Attendance: 10,688
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)
25 August 1999 Second leg Servette Switzerland 2–2 Austria Sturm Graz Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
20:45 (CET) Juárez 50'
Thurre 89'
Report Kocijan 54'
Vastić 78'
Attendance: 8,400
Referee: Graham Barber (England)

Sturm Graz won 4–3 on aggregate.

UEFA Cup[edit]

First round[edit]
16 September 1999 First leg Aris Greece 1–1 Switzerland Servette Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium, Thessaloniki
20:00 Mantzios 11' Report Petrov 88' Attendance: 17,127
Referee: Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark)
30 September 1999 Second leg Servette Switzerland 1–2 (a.e.t.) Greece Aris Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
20:30 Lonfat 35' Report Paulo Andrioli 37'
Kyzeridis 97'
Attendance: 5,228
Referee: René Temmink (Netherlands)

Aris won 3–2 on aggregate.

Grasshoppers[edit]

UEFA Cup[edit]

Qualifying round[edit]
12 August 1999 First leg Grasshopper Switzerland 4–0 Republic of Ireland Bray Wanderers Hardturm, Zürich
19:30 Chapuisat 30', 62'
Isabella 77', 84'
Report Attendance: 5,600
Referee: Marian Salomir (Romania)
26 August 1999 Second leg Bray Wanderers Republic of Ireland 0–4 Switzerland Grasshopper Tolka Park, Dublin
20:00 Report Tikva 6', 38'
de Napoli 53'
Muff 65'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Anton Stredák (Slovakia)

Grasshopper won 8–0 on aggregate.

First round[edit]
16 September 1999 First leg AB Copenhagen Denmark 0–2 Switzerland Grasshopper Gladsaxe Stadium, Gladsaxe
20:30 Report Bjur 50' (o.g.)
Ekoku 82'
Attendance: 3,297
Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)
30 September 1999 Second leg Grasshopper Switzerland 1–1 Denmark AB Copenhagen Hardturm, Zürich
20:35 Magro 80' Report Daugaard 31' Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Mika Peltola (Finland)

Grasshopper won 3–1 on aggregate.

Second round[edit]
21 October 1999 First leg Slavia Prague Czech Republic 3–1 Switzerland Grasshopper Stadion Evžena Rošického, Prague
17:00 Ulich 19', 50'
Kuchař 40'
Report Yakin 23' Attendance: 4,555
Referee: Éric Poulat (France)
4 November 1999 Second leg Grasshopper Switzerland 1–0 Czech Republic Slavia Prague Hardturm, Zürich
19:00 Yakin 76' Report Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Luc Huyghe (Belgium)

Slavia Prague won 3–2 on aggregate.

Zürich[edit]

UEFA Cup[edit]

Qualifying round[edit]
12 August 1999 First leg Sliema Wanderers Malta 0–3 Switzerland Zürich Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali
19:30 Report Kavelashvili 35'
Bartlett 79'
Keke 90'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
26 August 1999 Second leg Zürich Switzerland 1–0 Malta Sliema Wanderers Letzigrund, Zürich
19:30 Douglas 69' Report Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Luan Zylfo (Albania)

Zürich won 4–0 on aggregate.

First round[edit]
16 September 1999 First leg Zürich Switzerland 1–0 Belgium Lierse Letzigrund, Zürich
20:00 Jamarauli 29' Report Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Michael McCurry (Scotland)
30 September 1999 Second leg Lierse Belgium 3–4 Switzerland Zürich Het Lisp, Lier
20:00 Van Meir 16'
Huysegems 72'
Zdebel 83'
Report Jamarauli 2'
Frick 57'
Eydelie 86'
Daems 90' (o.g.)
Attendance: 4,936
Referee: Erol Ersoy (Turkey)

Zürich won 5–3 on aggregate.

Second round[edit]
21 October 1999 First leg Zürich Switzerland 1–2 England Newcastle United Letzigrund, Zürich
20:15 Castillo 68' Report Marić 51'
Shearer 60'
Attendance: 9,600
Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)
4 November 1999 Second leg Newcastle United England 3–1 Switzerland Zürich St James' Park, Newcastle
21:00 Marić 33'
Ferguson 58'
Speed 61'
Report Jamarauli 17' Attendance: 34,502
Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy)

Newcastle United won 5–2 on aggregate.

Lausanne[edit]

UEFA Cup[edit]

First round[edit]
16 September 1999 First leg Lausanne-Sports Switzerland 3–2 Spain Celta Vigo Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
20:15 Kuzba 20'
Mazzoni 21', 57'
Report Revivo 62'
Karpin 66' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,770
Referee: Gary Willard (England)
30 September 1999 Second leg Celta Vigo Spain 4–0 Switzerland Lausanne-Sports Balaídos, Vigo
20:00 McCarthy 11', 84', 90+2'
Mostovoi 76'
Report Attendance: 12,840
Referee: Stéphane Bré (France)

Celta Vigo won 6–3 on aggregate.

Basel[edit]

Intertoto Cup[edit]

First round[edit]
20 June 1999 First leg Korotan Prevalje Slovenia 0 – 0 Switzerland Basel Stadion na Prevaljah, Prevalje
17:00 Benedejcic Yellow card 4'
Ristic Yellow card 71'
Summary Yellow card 69' Cantaluppi
Yellow card 73' Huggel
Yellow card 77' Ceccaroni
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis (Greece)
26 June 1999 Second leg Basel Switzerland 6 – 0
(6 – 0 agg.)
Slovenia Korotan Prevalje Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
17:30 Kreuzer 10' (pen. 1:0)
Koumantarakis 18' (2:0)
Koumantarakis 24' (3:0)
Ceccaroni Yellow card 38'
Koumantarakis 43' (4:0)
Cantaluppi 58' (5:0)
Koumantarakis 78' (6:0)
Summary Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Costas Kapitanis (Cyprus)

Basel won 6–0 on aggregate.

Second round[edit]
4 July 1999 First leg Basel Switzerland 0 – 0 Czech Republic Boby Brno Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
17:30 Summary Yellow card 75' Zubek
Yellow card 80' Zbončák
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Sorin Corpodean (Romania)
11 July 1999 Second leg Boby Brno Czech Republic 2 – 4
(2 – 4 agg.)
Switzerland Basel Stadion Za Lužánkami, Brno
18:00 Křivánek Yellow card 9'
Křivánek 19' (1:1)
Patrik Holomek Yellow card 46'
Siegl Yellow card 50'
Zbončák 51' (2:2)
Cihlar Yellow card 84'
Summary 10' (pen. 0:1) Tholot
Yellow card 24' Güner
37' (1:2) Cantaluppi
71' (2:3) Savić
Yellow card 79' Pérez
89' (2:4)Kehrli
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González (Spain)

Basel won 4–2 on aggregate.

Third round[edit]
18 July 1999 First leg Hamburg Germany 0 – 1 Switzerland Basel Lohmühle, Lübeck
18:00 Hoogma Yellow card 65' Summary 15' Koumantarakis
Yellow card 47' Quennoz
Yellow card 72' Zuberbühler
Attendance: 8,192
Referee: Miroslav Radoman (FR Yugoslavia)
24 July 1999 Second leg Basel Switzerland 2 – 3
(3 – 3 agg.)
Germany Hamburg Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
16:45 Quennoz Yellow card 29'
Koumantarakis 50' (1:3)
Koumantarakis 57' (2:3)
Koumantarakis Yellow card 84'
Huggel Yellow card 90+3'
Summary 37' (0:1) Fischer
44' (0:2) Groth
48' (0:3) Yeboah
Yellow card 62' Grammozis
Yellow card 64' Hashemian
Attendance: 3,756
Referee: René Temmink (Netherlands)

3–3 on aggregate, Hamburg won on away goals rule.[3]

Xamax[edit]

Intertoto Cup[edit]

First round[edit]
20 June 1999 First leg Shelbourne Republic of Ireland 0–0 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax Tolka Park, Dublin
Attendance: 1,612
Referee: Ferenc Bede (Hungary)
27 June 1999 Second leg Neuchâtel Xamax Switzerland 2–0 Republic of Ireland Shelbourne Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
N'Diaye 71'
Perret 79'
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Edo Trivković (Croatia)

Neuchâtel Xamax won 2–0 on aggregate.

Second round[edit]
3 July 1999 First leg Neuchâtel Xamax Switzerland 0–2 Hungary Vasas Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
Aranyos 21'
Szilveszter 30'
Attendance: 750
Referee: Paulo Costa (Portugal)
10 July 1999 Second leg Vasas Hungary 1–0 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax Stadion Rudolf Illovszky, Budapest
Sowunmi 31' Attendance: 500
Referee: Johnny Ditlefsen (Norway)

Vasas won 3–0 on aggregate.[3]

Vaduz[edit]

UEFA Cup[edit]

Qualifying round[edit]
12 August 1999 First leg Bodø/Glimt Norway 1–0 Liechtenstein Vaduz Aspmyra Stadion, Bodø
18:00 Staurvik 28' Report Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Darius Miezelis (Lithuania)
26 August 1999 Second leg Vaduz Liechtenstein 1–2 Norway Bodø/Glimt Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
19:00 Wegmann 38' Report Sæternes 29', 83' Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Kevin Parry (Wales)

Bodø/Glimt won 3–1 on aggregate.

References[edit]

  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 14 (in German). Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  2. ^ Swissinfo.ch (2000). "Late-Zurich-goal-deluge-sinks-Lucerne". Swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  3. ^ a b Karel Stokkermans. "Intertoto Cup-1999". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2020-11-16.

Sources[edit]

Preceded by
1998–99
Seasons in
Swiss football
Succeeded by
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