1985–86 Nationalliga A


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Statistics of the Swiss National League in the 1985–86 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. This was the 89th season of top-tier Swiss football.

Nationalliga A
Season1985–86
ChampionsYoung Boys
RelegatedGrenchen
Baden
Top goalscorerSteen Thychosen
Lausanne-Sport (21 goals)
Nationalliga B
Season1985–86
ChampionsFC Locarno
PromotedFC Locarno
AC Bellinzona
RelegatedFC Zug
FC Laufen
FC Le Locle
Top goalscorerWolfgang Vöge
Lugano (29 goals)

There were 32 member clubs in the Swiss Football Association (ASF/SFV), divided into two tiers of 16 teams each. The top tier was named Nationalliga A (NLA) and the second tier was named Nationalliga B (NLB). In both divisions the teams played a double round-robin to decide their table positions. The Swiss champions would qualify for the 1986–87 European Cup, the runners-up and third placed team would qualify for the 1986–87 UEFA Cup. The last two placed teams in the NLA would be directly relegated to the NLB for the following season. The top two placed teams in the NLB would be promoted to the top tier. The last three teams in the NLB would be relegated to next season's 1. Liga.[1]

The first round was played on 7 August 1985. There was to be a winter break between 23 November and 2 March 1986. The season was completed on 27 May 1987.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Young Boys 30 18 8 4 72 28 +44 44 Swiss champions, qualified for 1986–87 European Cup
and entered 1986 Intertoto Cup
2 Xamax 30 18 6 6 78 32 +46 42 Qualified for 1986–87 UEFA Cup
3 Luzern 30 16 9 5 56 39 +17 41 Qualified for 1986–87 UEFA Cup
and entered 1986 Intertoto Cup
4 Zürich 30 15 9 6 64 43 +21 39 Entered 1986 Intertoto Cup
5 Grasshopper Club 30 15 8 7 64 32 +32 38 Entered 1986 Intertoto Cup
6 Lausanne-Sport 30 13 9 8 59 50 +9 35 Entered 1986 Intertoto Cup
7 Aarau 30 14 6 10 62 47 +15 34
8 Sion 30 14 5 11 54 39 +15 33 Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1986–87 Cup Winners' Cup
9 Servette 30 14 3 13 49 50 −1 31
10 Basel[2] 30 10 10 10 44 40 +4 30
11 St. Gallen 30 12 6 12 48 46 +2 30 Entered 1986 Intertoto Cup
12 Wettingen 30 8 8 14 35 42 −7 24
13 La Chaux-de-Fonds 30 3 12 15 24 61 −37 18
14 Vevey-Sports 30 6 5 19 36 76 −40 17
15 Grenchen 30 5 6 19 33 81 −48 16 Relegated to 1986–87 Nationalliga B
16 Baden 30 1 6 23 14 86 −72 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.

Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

The first round was played on 3 August 1985. There was to be a winter break between 24 November and 2 March 1986. The season was completed on 28 May 1986.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Locarno 30 20 5 5 96 33 +63 45 NLB champions, promoted to 1986–87 Nationalliga A
2 AC Bellinzona 30 18 9 3 58 24 +34 45 Promoted to 1986–87 Nationalliga A
3 Lugano 30 19 5 6 74 45 +29 43
4 CS Chênois 30 15 11 4 71 44 +27 41
5 FC Chiasso 30 13 9 8 48 41 +7 35
6 FC Winterthur 30 12 7 11 57 56 +1 31
7 FC Bulle 30 10 8 12 45 51 −6 28
8 FC Biel-Bienne 30 9 9 12 45 55 −10 27
9 FC Martigny-Sports 30 10 6 14 48 56 −8 26
10 SC Zug 30 8 9 13 41 49 −8 25
11 FC Renens 30 10 5 15 42 53 −11 25
12 Etoile Carouge FC 30 8 9 13 34 47 −13 25
13 FC Schaffhausen 30 8 9 13 36 51 −15 25
14 FC Zug[3] 30 7 9 14 39 51 −12 23 Relegated to 1986–87 1. Liga
15 FC Laufen[3] 30 6 8 16 42 70 −28 20
16 FC Le Locle[3] 30 7 2 21 39 89 −50 16

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.

  1. ^ "Switzerland Final League Tables of the Nationalliga A and B 1930-2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  2. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (1986). "1985/86 Rangliste" [1985/86 Ranking] (in Swiss High German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  3. ^ a b c 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 8 (in German). Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
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