1986–87 in Swiss football

Football in Switzerland
Season1986–87
Men's football
Nationalliga AXamax
Nationalliga BFC Grenchen
1. LigaGroup 1:
FC Montreux-Sports
Group 2:
BSC Old Boys
Group 3:
FC Solothurn
Group 4:
FC Altstätten (St. Gallen)
Swiss CupYoung Boys
Women's football
Swiss Women's Super LeagueSV Seebach Zürich
Swiss CupSV Seebach Zürich
← 1985–86 Switzerland 1987–88 →

The following is a summary of the 1986–87 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Nationalliga A

Main article: 1986–87 Nationalliga A

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Xamax 30 21 6 3 75 27 +48 48 Swiss champions qualified for 1987–88 European Cup
2 Grasshopper Club 30 19 5 6 60 36 +24 43 qualified for 1987–88 UEFA Cup
and entered 1987 Intertoto Cup
3 Sion 30 17 8 5 76 38 +38 42 qualified for 1987–88 UEFA Cup
4 Servette 30 16 4 10 65 44 +21 36
5 Luzern 30 12 12 6 55 38 +17 36
6 Zürich[1] 30 12 12 6 52 44 +8 36
7 St. Gallen 30 14 6 10 50 43 +7 34
8 Lausanne-Sport 30 13 6 11 64 60 +4 32 entered 1987 Intertoto Cup
9 Bellinzona 30 10 11 9 42 39 +3 31 entered 1987 Intertoto Cup
10 Young Boys 30 10 8 12 47 45 +2 28 Swiss Cup winners qualified for 1987–88 Cup Winners' Cup
11 Aarau[2] 30 9 8 13 37 42 −5 26 To Promotion/relegation play-off NLA/NLB
12 Basel[3] 30 9 6 15 49 62 −13 24
13 Vevey Sports 30 6 8 16 31 72 −41 20
14 Wettingen 30 6 7 17 31 48 −17 19
15 Locarno 30 6 7 17 44 65 −21 19 Relegated to 1987–88 Nationalliga B
16 La Chaux-de-Fonds 30 1 4 25 22 97 −75 6 Relegated to 1987–88 Nationalliga B
and entered 1987 Intertoto Cup
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.

Nationalliga B

Main article: 1986–87 Nationalliga A § Nationalliga B

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Grenchen 30 20 7 3 79 30 +49 47 NLB champions qualified promotion/relegation NLA/NLB play-offs
2 FC Lugano 30 17 8 5 76 30 +46 42 Qualified promotion/relegation play-offs NLA/NLB
3 FC Bulle 30 18 6 6 75 39 +36 42
4 ES FC Malley 30 14 9 7 53 42 +11 37
5 FC Baden 30 15 5 10 60 46 +14 35
6 CS Chênois 30 13 8 9 66 57 +9 34
7 FC Schaffhausen 30 13 7 10 54 55 −1 33
8 FC Chiasso 30 9 9 12 39 49 −10 27
9 SC Zug 30 7 12 11 32 44 −12 26
10 FC Winterthur 30 7 11 12 37 41 −4 25
11 FC Martigny-Sports 30 9 7 14 37 48 −11 25
12 Etoile Carouge FC 30 9 7 14 36 52 −16 25
13 FC Biel-Bienne 30 9 6 15 45 71 −26 24 Qualified promotion/relegation play-offs NLB/1. Liga
14 SC Kriens 30 7 9 14 40 58 −18 23
15 FC Olten 30 7 4 19 36 68 −32 18
16 FC Renens 30 6 5 19 34 69 −35 17
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 play-off NLA/NLB

The four teams in eleventh to fourteenth position in the NLA competed a two-legged play-off round with the top four teams of the NLB to decide the last to slots in next season's NLA. The qualification games were played on 20 and 23 June and the finals on 27 and 30 June.

Qualification round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Aarau 3–1 ES Malley
ES Malley 0–6 Aarau

Aarau win 9–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals. ES Malley remain in the NLB.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Basel 2–2 Bulle
Bulle 2–2 (p. 3–5) Basel

Basel win in the penalty shoot-out and continue to the finals. Bulle remain in the NLB.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Vevey Sports 1–1 Lugano
Lugano 1–0 Vevey Sports

FC Lugano win 2–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals. Vevey Sports are relegated to 1987–88 Nationalliga B.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Grenchen 0–0 Wettingen
Wettingen 4–0 Grenchen

Wettingen win 4–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals. FC Grenchen remain in the NLB.

Final round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Wettingen 2–1 Basel
Basel 7–0 Wettingen

Basel win 8–2 on aggregate and remain in the NLA. Wettingen are relegated to 1987–88 Nationalliga B

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Aarau 5–0 Lugano
Lugano 1–0 Aarau

Aarau win 5–1 on aggregate and remain in the NLA. Lugano remain in the NLB.

1. Liga

Main article: 1986–87 Swiss 1. Liga

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Montreux-Sports 26 15 6 5 59 33 +26 36 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 Yverdon-Sport FC 26 16 4 6 56 37 +19 36
3 FC Fribourg 26 12 9 5 61 28 +33 33
4 FC Echallens 26 12 8 6 47 33 +14 32
5 FC Monthey 26 14 1 11 53 50 +3 29
6 Grand-Lancy FC 26 12 2 12 49 47 +2 26
7 FC Châtel-Saint-Denis 26 11 4 11 44 46 −2 26
8 FC Leytron 26 9 8 9 35 46 −11 26
9 FC Stade Lausanne 26 8 9 9 39 39 0 25
10 FC Vernier 26 7 7 12 44 47 −3 21
11 Folgore Lausanne 26 7 7 12 34 54 −20 21
12 FC Aigle 26 7 5 14 50 60 −10 19
13 FC Saint-Jean GE[4] 26 7 4 15 32 57 −25 18 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
14 FC Savièse[4] 26 5 6 15 34 60 −26 16
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 BSC Old Boys 26 14 11 1 44 18 +26 39 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Bern 26 12 8 6 40 28 +12 32
3 FC Thun 26 13 5 8 54 35 +19 31
4 FC Colombier 26 11 6 9 38 39 −1 28
5 SR Delémont 26 11 6 9 41 42 −1 28
6 FC Dürrenast 26 12 3 11 48 45 +3 27
7 FC Laufen 26 10 6 10 45 36 +9 26
8 FC Le Locle 26 8 9 9 29 30 −1 25
9 FC Breitenbach 26 9 6 11 34 38 −4 24
10 SC Baudepartement Basel 26 8 7 11 33 39 −6 23
11 FC Moutier 26 5 12 9 32 40 −8 22
12 FC Köniz 26 6 9 11 35 44 −9 21
13 FC Lengnau[4] 26 6 8 12 36 60 −24 20 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
14 FC Nordstern Basel[4] 26 5 8 13 35 50 −15 18
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Solothurn 26 15 7 4 49 21 +28 37 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 SC Buochs 26 15 6 5 49 28 +21 36
3 FC Mendrisio 26 12 11 3 38 22 +16 35
4 FC Zug 26 7 14 5 31 22 +9 28
5 SC Burgdorf 26 9 10 7 37 33 +4 28
6 FC Klus-Balsthal 26 11 6 9 39 37 +2 28
7 FC Emmenbrücke 26 10 7 9 32 35 −3 27
8 FC Suhr 26 6 14 6 32 27 +5 26
9 FC Sursee 26 6 12 8 32 32 0 24
10 FC Altdorf (Uri) 26 7 8 11 35 43 −8 22
11 FC Muri 26 4 11 11 29 42 −13 19
12 FC Ascona 26 6 7 13 23 40 −17 19
13 FC Ibach[4] 26 5 8 13 29 51 −22 18 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
14 FC Langenthal[4] 26 4 9 13 30 52 −22 17
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Altstätten (St. Gallen) 26 13 11 2 35 14 +21 37 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Red Star Zürich 26 13 8 5 38 24 +14 34 To decider for second place
3 FC Chur 26 15 4 7 57 45 +12 34
4 FC Dübendorf 26 11 10 5 44 31 +13 32
5 FC Brüttisellen 26 11 10 5 33 22 +11 32
6 FC Einsiedeln 26 12 5 9 45 39 +6 29
7 FC Vaduz 26 11 3 12 53 51 +2 25
8 FC Rorschach 26 8 7 11 40 40 0 23
9 FC Stäfa 26 9 4 13 36 44 −8 22
10 FC Herisau 26 8 6 12 30 40 −10 22
11 FC Tuggen 26 8 5 13 32 42 −10 21
12 FC Küsnacht 26 5 9 12 27 42 −15 19
13 FC Gossau[4] 26 6 5 15 25 37 −12 17 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
14 FC Rüti[4] 26 4 9 13 23 47 −24 17
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Decider for second position

The decider was played on 2 June 1987 in Tuggen

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Chur 2–2 a.e.t.
5–4 pen. 		FC Red Star Zürich

FC Chur win 5–4 in the penalty-shoot-out and advance to play-offs.

Promotion play-off

First stage

First Stage between the winners and runner-up of the four groups

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Yverdon-Sport FC 4–1 FC Altstätten
FC Altstätten 2–5 Yverdon-Sport FC

Yverdon-Sport FC win 9–3 on aggregate and are promoted to 1987–88 Nationalliga B.[4] FC Altstätten continue in the final stage.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Solothurn 0–0 FC Bern
FC Bern 1–2 FC Solothurn

FC Solothurn win 2–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1987–88 Nationalliga B.[4] FC Bern continue in the final stage.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Montreux-Sports 1–1 SC Buochs
SC Buochs 0–2 FC Montreux-Sports

FC Montreux-Sports win 3–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1987–88 Nationalliga B.[4] SC Buochs continue in the final stage.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Chur 0–1 BSC Old Boys
BSC Old Boys 0–2 FC Chur

FC Chur win 2–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1987–88 Nationalliga B.[4] BSC Old Boys continue in the final stage.

Final stage

Second stage between the losers of the first stage and the last four teams from the NLB

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Altstätten 2–2 FC Olten
FC Olten 2–1 FC Altstätten

FC Olten win 4–3 on aggregate and remain in the 1987–88 Nationalliga B. FC Altstätten remain in the division for the 1987–88 Swiss 1. Liga season.[4].

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Bern 3–2 FC Biel-Bienne
FC Biel-Bienne 5–2 a.e.t. FC Bern

FC Biel-Bienne win 7–5 on aggregate and remain in the 1987–88 Nationalliga B. FC Bern remain in the division for the 1987–88 Swiss 1. Liga season.[4].

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Renens 2–1 SC Buochs
SC Buochs 2–3 FC Renens

FC Renens win 5–3 on aggregate and remain in the 1987–88 Nationalliga B. SC Buochs remain in the division for the 1987–88 Swiss 1. Liga season.[4].

Team 1  Score  Team 2
SC Kriens 0–4 BSC Old Boys
BSC Old Boys 2–1 SC Kriens

BSC Old Boys win 6–1 on aggregate and are promoted to the 1987–88 Nationalliga B. SC Kriens are relegated to the 1987–88 Swiss 1. Liga season.[4].

Swiss Cup

Main article: 1986–87 Swiss Cup

Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final, played on Whit Monday 8 June in Wankdorf Stadium in Bern:

  • Round 3: Emmenbrücke-YB 1:4. Renens-Servette 1:2 a.e.t.
  • Round 4: Bellinzona-YB 1:2. Servette-Lausanne 2:0.
  • Round 5: GC-YB 0:3. Servette-La Chaux-de-Fonds 7:2.
  • Quarter-finals: YB-Grenchen 1:0. Servette-Aarau 2:1.
  • Semi-finals: Locarno-YB 1:4 a.e.t. Sion-Servette 1:1 a.e.t. Relay: Servette-Sion 3:1.

Final

Young Boys4–2 (a.e.t.)Servette
Zuffi 18'
Prytz 55' (pen.)
Siwek 93'
Gertschen 117'		 Report 17' Schnyder
67' Decastel
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Georges Sandoz (Auvernier)

Swiss Clubs in Europe

Young Boys

European Cup

Main article: 1986–87 European Cup
First round
17 September 1986 First leg Young Boys Switzerland 1–0 Spain Real Madrid Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
19:00 Bamert 2' Report Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Paolo Casarin (Italy)
1 October 1986 Second leg Real Madrid Spain 5–0 Switzerland Young Boys Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
20:000 Santillana 36'
Valdano 72'
Sánchez 78'
Butragueño 80', 82'		 Report Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Karl-Josef Assenmacher (West Germany)

Real Madrid won 5–1 on aggregate.

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1986 Intertoto Cup
Group 5
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts SIG HAN LWA YB
1 Czechoslovakia Sigma Olomouc 6 3 1 2 12 11 +1 7 — 3–2 3–0 3–1
2 West Germany Hannover 96 6 2 2 2 10 10 0 6 1–1 — 2–2 2–1
3 Poland Legia Warszawa 6 2 2 2 9 9 0 6 5–1 1–0 — 0–0
4 Switzerland Young Boys 6 2 1 3 9 10 −1 5 2–1 2–3 3–1 —
Source: mogiel.net
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Sion

Cup Winners' Cup

Main article: 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup
First round
17 September 1986 First leg Aberdeen Scotland 2–1 Switzerland Sion Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
Bett 73' (pen.)
Wright 81'		 Report Débonnaire 40' Attendance: 12,312
Referee: Einar Halle (Norway)
1 October 1986 Second leg Sion Switzerland 3–0 Scotland Aberdeen Stade Tourbillon, Sion
Leighton 5' (o.g.)
Bouderbala 29'
Brigger 88'		 Report Attendance: 11,807
Referee: Bep Thomas (Netherlands)

Sion won 4–2 on aggregate.

Second round
22 October 1986 First leg Katowice Poland 2–2 Switzerland Sion Stadion Śląski, Chorzów
Koniarek 10', 12' Report Brigger 74'
Cina 78'		 Attendance: 10,176
Referee: Greece Antonios Vassaras
5 November 1986 Second leg Sion Switzerland 3–0 Poland Katowice Stade de Tourbillon, Sion
Bregy 57' (pen.)
Cina 58'
Brigger 82'		 Report Attendance: 9,950
Referee: Portugal Vitor M. Fernandes Correia

Sion won 5–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-final
4 March 1987 First leg Lokomotive Leipzig East Germany 2–0 Switzerland Sion Zentralstadion, Leipzig
Marschall 87'
Richter 90'		 Report Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Henning Lund-Sørensen (Denmark)
18 March 1987 Second leg Sion Switzerland 0–0 East Germany Lokomotive Leipzig Stade de Tourbillon, Sion
Report Attendance: 12,200
Referee: Romania Ioan Igna

Lokomotive Leipzig won 2–0 on aggregate.

Xamax

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1986–87 UEFA Cup
First round
16 September 1986 First leg Neuchâtel Xamax Switzerland 2–0 Denmark Lyngby Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
20:00 Jacobacci 29'
Stielike 82'		 Report Attendance: 8,200
Referee: José Guedes (Portugal)
1 October 1986 Second leg Lyngby Denmark 1–3 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax Lyngby Stadium, Kongens Lyngby
19:00 Jørgensen 72' Report Jacobacci 2'
Lüthi 38', 44'		 Attendance: 4,062
Referee: Klaus Peschel (East Germany)

Neuchâtel Xamax won 5–1 on aggregate.

Second round
22 October 1986 First leg Groningen Netherlands 0–0 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax Stadion Oosterpark, Groningen
20:00 Report Attendance: 15,302
Referee: Thorbjørn Aas (Norway)
5 November 1986 Second leg Neuchâtel Xamax Switzerland 1–1 Netherlands Groningen Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
20:00 Sutter 39' Report van Dijk 44' Attendance: 11,600
Referee: Lajos Németh (Hungary)

1–1 on aggregate; Groningen won on away goals.

Luzern

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1986–87 UEFA Cup
First round
17 September 1986 First leg Spartak Moscow Soviet Union 0–0 Switzerland Luzern Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow
17:00 Report Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Aron Schmidhuber (West Germany)
1 October 1986 Second leg Luzern Switzerland 0–1 Soviet Union Spartak Moscow Stadion Allmend, Lucerne
20:15 Report Kuzhlev 87' Attendance: 17,300
Referee: Jozef Marko (Czechoslovakia)

Spartak Moscow won 1–0 on aggregate.

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1986 Intertoto Cup
Group 11
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts SLP STU LUZ FER
1 Czechoslovakia Slavia Prague 6 4 2 0 11 2 +9 10 — 1–1 1–1 2–0
2 Austria Sturm Graz 6 3 1 2 7 11 −4 7 0–3 — 3–2 1–5
3 Switzerland Luzern 6 2 1 3 10 12 −2 5 0–3 0–1 — 3–2
4 Hungary Ferencváros 6 1 0 5 9 12 −3 2 0–1 0–1 2–4 —
Source: mogiel.net
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Zürich

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1986 Intertoto Cup
Group 10
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts GÖT VIT CSK ZÜR
1 Sweden IFK Göteborg 6 4 0 2 13 7 +6 8 — 5–0 1–0 3–0
2 Czechoslovakia Vítkovice 6 3 1 2 9 12 −3 7 3–1 — 1–3 2–1
3 Bulgaria Sredets Sofia 6 3 0 3 8 6 +2 6 2–0 0–1 — 2–0
4 Switzerland Zürich 6 1 1 4 8 13 −5 3 2–3 2–2 3–1 —
Source: mogiel.net
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

GC

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1986 Intertoto Cup
Group 6
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts ÚJP AGF GCZ ADM
1 Hungary Újpest 6 5 0 1 12 6 +6 10 — 1–0 3–1 2–0
2 Denmark AGF 6 3 0 3 8 9 −1 6 2–3 — 2–1 1–0
3 Switzerland Grasshopper Club 6 2 1 3 9 9 0 5 0–1 4–1 — 2–1
4 Austria Admira Wacker Wein 6 1 1 4 5 10 −5 3 3–2 0–2 1–1 —
Source: mogiel.net
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Lausanne-Sport

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1986 Intertoto Cup
Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts BER UER LS STA
1 East Germany Union Berlin 6 4 1 1 11 8 +3 9 — 3–2 1–0 4–1
2 West Germany Bayer Uerdingen 6 4 0 2 13 8 +5 8 3–0 — 2–1 3–1
3 Switzerland Lausanne-Sport 6 2 1 3 7 6 +1 5 1–1 2–0 — 3–1
4 Belgium Standard Liège 6 1 0 5 6 15 −9 2 1–2 1–3 1–0 —
Source: mogiel.net
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

St. Gallen

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1986 Intertoto Cup
Group 7
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts BRØ WID MAG STG
1 Denmark Brøndby 6 4 2 0 16 8 +8 10 — 3–0 4–3 3–0
2 Poland Widzew Łódź 6 4 1 1 16 11 +5 9 3–3 — 3–0 3–2
3 East Germany Magdeburg 6 1 1 4 12 15 −3 3 1–1 3–4 — 5–1
4 Switzerland St. Gallen 6 1 0 5 6 16 −10 2 1–2 0–3 2–0 —
Source: mogiel.net
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

  1. ^ (red) dbFCZ (2006–2023). "FCZ 1986/1987" (in German). dbFCZ. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  2. ^ Beck, Stephan (2023). "Schweizer Meisterschaft 1986/1987 Nationalliga B" [Swiss Championship 1986/1987 Nationalliga B] (in German). arowa.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  3. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (1987). "1986/87 Rangliste" [1986/87 Ranking] (in Swiss High German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p 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 10 (in German). Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

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