1981–82 in Swiss football

Football in Switzerland
Season1981–82
Men's football
Nationalliga AGrasshopper Club
Nationalliga BWinterthur
1. Liga1. Liga champions:
FC Laufen
Group 1:
Etoile Carouge FC
Group 2:
FC Laufen
Group 3:
FC Baden
Group 4:
FC Schaffhausen
Swiss CupSion
Swiss League CupAarau
Women's football
Swiss Women's Super LeagueSV Seebach Zürich
Swiss CupDFC Bern
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The following is a summary of the 1981–82 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Nationalliga A

Main article: 1981–82 Nationalliga A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Grasshopper Club 30 21 7 2 72 24 +48 49 Swiss champions, qualified for 1982–83 European Cup
2 Servette 30 20 6 4 76 32 +44 46 Qualified for 1982–83 UEFA Cup
3 Zürich[1] 30 18 10 2 62 25 +37 46 Qualified for 1982–83 UEFA Cup
and entered 1982 Intertoto Cup
4 Xamax 30 18 9 3 67 30 +37 45
5 Young Boys 30 15 9 6 52 40 +12 39 Entered 1982 Intertoto Cup
6 Sion 30 12 7 11 51 46 +5 31 Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1982–83 Cup Winners' Cup
7 Aarau[2] 30 10 8 12 51 55 −4 28
8 Basel[3] 30 11 6 13 47 51 −4 28
9 Luzern 30 10 7 13 54 59 −5 27 Entered 1982 Intertoto Cup
10 St. Gallen 30 10 5 15 40 45 −5 25 Entered 1982 Intertoto Cup
11 Vevey-Sports 30 6 11 13 44 57 −13 23
12 Bellinzona 30 7 7 16 34 66 −32 21
13 Lausanne-Sport 30 6 8 16 39 52 −13 20
14 Bulle 30 5 9 16 29 58 −29 19
15 Nordstern Basel 30 6 5 19 29 69 −40 17 Relegated to 1982–83 Nationalliga B
16 Chiasso 30 4 8 18 25 63 −38 16
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Nationalliga B

Main article: 1981–82 Nationalliga A § Nationalliga B

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Winterthur 30 19 7 4 65 26 +39 45 Promoted to 1982–83 Nationalliga A
2 Wettingen 30 17 10 3 60 29 +31 44
3 Chênois 30 16 8 6 52 30 +22 40
4 La Chaux-de-Fonds 30 14 9 7 64 36 +28 37
5 Grenchen 30 11 12 7 46 34 +12 34
6 Mendrisiostar 30 14 6 10 45 53 −8 34
7 Lugano 30 11 9 10 55 49 +6 31
8 Locarno 30 11 8 11 54 40 +14 30
9 Biel-Bienne 30 8 14 8 51 47 +4 30
10 Bern 30 9 8 13 45 57 −12 26
11 Ibach 30 6 13 11 36 47 −11 25
12 Fribourg 30 7 10 13 37 47 −10 24
13 Monthey 30 8 7 15 34 47 −13 23
14 FC Aurore Bienne[4] 30 7 8 15 26 64 −38 22 Relegated to 1982–83 1. Liga
15 FC Altstätten (St. Gallen)[4] 30 4 12 14 25 56 −31 20
16 Frauenfeld[4] 30 3 9 18 26 59 −33 15
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

1. Liga

Main article: 1981–82 Swiss 1. Liga

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Etoile Carouge FC 26 18 2 6 68 31 +37 38 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 Yverdon-Sport FC 26 17 2 7 51 32 +19 36 To decider for second place
3 FC Renens 26 15 6 5 48 35 +13 36
4 FC Martigny-Sports 26 13 4 9 64 45 +19 30
5 FC Orbe 26 12 5 9 68 59 +9 29
6 FC Boudry 26 12 4 10 44 46 −2 28
7 FC Leytron 26 10 6 10 50 56 −6 26
8 FC Raron 26 9 7 10 31 33 −2 25
9 FC Montreux-Sports 26 10 4 12 40 33 +7 24
10 FC Stade Nyonnais 26 9 5 12 38 44 −6 23
11 ES FC Malley 26 7 7 12 44 58 −14 21
12 FC Stade Lausanne 26 8 3 15 38 61 −23 19 Decider for twelfth place
13 FC Onex 26 7 5 14 26 39 −13 19
14 CS La Tour-de-Peilz[4] 26 4 2 20 39 77 −38 10 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Decider for second place

The decider match for second place was played on 26 May in Martigny.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Yverdon-Sport FC 1–0 FC Renens

Yverdon-Sport FC win and advance to play-offs. FC Renens remain in the division.

Decider for twelfth place

The decider match for twelfth was played on 26 May in Nyon.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Stade Lausanne 5–1 FC Onex

FC Stade Lausanne win and continue in the play-outs. FC Onex are relegated directly to 2. Liga Interregional.[4]

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Laufen 26 16 9 1 50 16 +34 41 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 SR Delémont 26 15 6 5 57 27 +30 36
3 SC Burgdorf 26 14 7 5 56 39 +17 35
4 BSC Old Boys 26 9 8 9 62 50 +12 26
5 FC Allschwil 26 7 12 7 31 30 +1 26
6 FC Köniz 26 10 6 10 34 42 −8 26
7 FC Superga 26 8 9 9 27 32 −5 25
8 FC Solothurn 26 10 4 12 38 51 −13 24
9 US Boncourt 26 8 7 11 41 38 +3 23
10 FC Fétigny 26 8 7 11 32 40 −8 23
11 FC Birsfelden 26 9 4 13 34 44 −10 22
12 FC Breitenbach 26 5 11 10 29 35 −6 21 Play-out against relegation
13 FC Estavayer-le-Lac[4] 26 7 6 13 43 67 −24 20 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
14 SC Derendingen[4] 26 5 6 15 27 50 −23 16
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 Baden 26 14 6 6 56 30 +26 34 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 SC Zug 26 15 4 7 53 28 +25 34
3 FC Emmenbrücke 26 15 3 8 52 33 +19 33
4 FC Sursee 26 9 11 6 34 36 −2 29
5 SC Kriens 26 11 6 9 44 37 +7 28
6 FC Emmen 26 11 6 9 51 48 +3 28
7 FC Suhr 26 9 9 8 33 29 +4 27
8 FC Zug 26 10 6 10 44 38 +6 26
9 FC Olten 26 9 8 9 44 42 +2 26
10 FC Oberentfelden 26 8 8 10 32 40 −8 24
11 US Giubiasco 26 6 9 11 36 41 −5 21
12 SC Buochs 26 9 3 14 31 45 −14 21 Play-out against relegation
13 Morobbia Giubiasco[4] 26 7 6 13 34 59 −25 20 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
14 FC Buchs (AG)[4] 26 4 5 17 26 64 −38 13
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 Schaffhausen 26 15 6 5 49 21 +28 36 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Red Star Zürich 26 13 8 5 52 30 +22 34 To decider for second place
3 FC Rüti 26 11 12 3 46 30 +16 34
4 FC Kreuzlingen 26 11 8 7 36 31 +5 30
5 FC Balzers 26 10 7 9 31 22 +9 27
6 FC Blue Stars Zürich 26 12 3 11 31 33 −2 27
7 FC Turicum 26 9 7 10 37 36 +1 25
8 FC Brüttisellen 26 10 5 11 43 47 −4 25
9 FC Vaduz 26 10 5 11 40 47 −7 25
10 FC Küsnacht 26 7 9 10 28 36 −8 23
11 FC Uzwil 26 5 10 11 23 39 −16 20
12 FC Young Fellows Zürich 26 9 2 15 38 58 −20 20 Play-out against relegation
13 FC Gossau[4] 26 5 9 12 41 51 −10 19 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
14 FC Stäfa[4] 26 5 9 12 28 42 −14 19
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Decider for second place

The decider match for second place was played on 26 May in Wallisellen

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Rüti 2–1 a.e.t. FC Blue Stars Zürich

FC Rüti win and advance to play-offs. FC Blue Stars Zürich remain in the division.

Promotion play-off

Qualification round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
SC Zug 1–1 FC Laufen
FC Laufen 0–0 SC Zug

FC Laufen win on away goals and continue to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Baden 3–1 Yverdon-Sport FC
Yverdon-Sport FC 0–2 FC Baden

FC Baden win 5–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Rüti 0–0 Etoile Carouge FC
Etoile Carouge FC 3–4 FC Rüti

FC Rüti win 4–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Schaffhausen 1–1 SR Delémont
SR Delémont 0–0 FC Schaffhausen

SR Delémont win on away goals and continue to the finals.

Final round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Laufen 3–1 SR Delémont
SR Delémont 0–0 FC Laufen

FC Laufen win 3–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1982–83 Nationalliga B.[4]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Baden 1–0 FC Rüti
FC Rüti 1–0 FC Baden
FC Baden 1–0 FC Rüti

FC Baden win the replay and are promoted to 1982–83 Nationalliga B.[4]

Decider for third place

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Rüti 3–1 SR Delémont
SR Delémont 1–1 FC Rüti

FC Rüti win 4–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1982–83 Nationalliga B. SR Delémont remain in 1. Liga.[4]

Decider for 1. Liga championship

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Laufen 3–1 FC Baden

FC Laufen win and are 1. Liga champions.[4]

Relegation play-out

First round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Breitenbach 3–1 FC Stade Lausanne
FC Stade Lausanne 3–0 FC Breitenbach

FC Stade Lausanne win 4–3 on aggregate and remain in division. FC Breitenbach continue to the final.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
SC Buochs 1–1 FC Young Fellows Zürich
FC Young Fellows Zürich 0–3 SC Buochs

SC Buochs win 4–1 on aggregate and remain in division. FC Young Fellows Zürich continue to the final.

Final round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Young Fellows Zürich 0–2 FC Breitenbach
FC Breitenbach 2–1 FC Young Fellows Zürich

FC Breitenbach win 4–1 on aggregate and remain in division. FC Young Fellows Zürich are relegated to 2. Liga.[4]

Swiss Cup

Main article: 1981–82 Swiss Cup

Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were:

  • Round 3: Monthey-Sion 0:1. Sursee-Basel 1:9.
  • Round 4: Sion-Servette 3:2 n.V. Bellinzona-Basel 0:1.
  • Round 5: Sion-Winterthur 3:1. Aarau-Basel 2:3.
  • Quarter-finals: Sion-Wettingen 2:0. Basel-Lausanne 2:1.
  • Semi-finals: Sion-YB 2:0. Basel-Delémont 3:0.

Final

Final
Sion1 – 0Basel
Balet 23' (1:0)
BregyYellow card 59'		 Summary Yellow card 63' Lüthi
Attendance: 44,000
Referee: Switzerland Jean-Marie Macheret

Swiss League Cup

Main article: Swiss League Cup

Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were:

  • Round 1: Bern-Aarau 1:2. Zürich-St. Gallen 0:1
  • Round 2: Aarau-GC 4:3 a.e.t. St. Gallen-Mendrisiostar 4:2
  • Quarter-finals: Aarau-Basel 1:0. Servette-St. Gallen 1:2
  • Semi-finals: Aarau-Luzern 4:1. St. Gallen-Winterthur 1:1 a.e.t. 4:3 penalties.

Final

First leg
St. Gallen0–1Aarau
summary 75' Rietmann[5]
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Gottlieb Barmettler (Luzern)
Second leg
Aarau0–0St. Gallen
summary
Attendance: 5,700
Referee: Alfred Heinis (Biberist)

Swiss Clubs in Europe

Zürich

European Cup

Main article: 1981–82 European Cup
First round
16 September 1981 First leg BFC Dynamo East Germany 2–0 Switzerland Zürich Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Stadion, East Berlin
Schulz 53'
Riediger 59'		 Report Attendance: 28,000[6]
Referee: Enzo Barbaresco (Italy)
30 September 1981 Second leg Zürich Switzerland 3–1 East Germany BFC Dynamo Letzigrund, Zürich
Jerković 2', 22', 87' Report Ullrich 47' Attendance: 7,800
Referee: César Correia (Portugal)

3–3 on aggregate; BFC Dynamo won on away goals.

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1981 Intertoto Cup
Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts BRE MAL SPL ZÜR
1 West Germany Werder Bremen 6 5 1 0 15 6 +9 11 — 1–0 1–0 3–1
2 Sweden Malmö FF 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 6 2–2 — 3–1 2–1
3 Bulgaria Spartak Pleven 6 2 0 4 9 11 −2 4 2–3 2–0 — 4–1
4 Switzerland Zürich 6 1 1 4 7 14 −7 3 1–5 0–0 3–0 —
Source: mogiel.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Lausanne

Cup Winners' Cup

Main article: 1981–82 European Cup Winners' Cup
First round
16 September 1981 First leg Lausanne-Sport Switzerland 2–1 Sweden Kalmar Stade olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
Parietti 7'
Kok 82'		 Report Magnusson 35' Attendance: 6,400
30 September 1981 Second leg Kalmar Sweden 3–2 Switzerland Lausanne-Sport Fredriksskans, Kalmar
Persson 10'
Ohlsson-Nordenhem 35'
Ryf 42' (o.g.)		 Report Parietti 15'
Kok 62'		 Attendance: 3,654

4–4 on aggregate; Lausanne won on away goals.

Second round
21 October 1981 First leg Legia Warsaw Poland 2–1 Switzerland Lausanne-Sport Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw
Adamczyk 8'
Baran 32'		 Report Kok 22' Attendance: 12,000
4 November 1981 Second leg Lausanne-Sport Switzerland 1–1 Poland Legia Warsaw Stade olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
Lei-Ravello 85' Report Baran 48' Attendance: 10,000

Legia Warsaw won 3–2 on aggregate.

GC

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1981–82 UEFA Cup
First round
16 September 1981 First leg Grasshopper Club Switzerland 1–0 England West Bromwich Albion Hardturm, Zürich
20:00 Fimian 39' Referee: Franz Wöhrer (Austria)
30 September 1981 Second leg West Bromwich Albion England 1–3 Switzerland Grasshopper Club The Hawthorns, West Bromwich
19:30 Robertson 49' Fimian 11'
Koller 15'
Jara 74'		 Referee: Günter Linn (West Germany)

Grasshoppers won 4–1 on aggregate.

Second round
21 October 1981 First leg Grasshopper Club Switzerland 2–0 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radnički Niš Hardturm, Zürich
Jara 17'
Sulser 78' (pen.)		 Referee: Emmanuel Platopoulos (Greece)
4 November 1981 Second leg Radnički Niš Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 2–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–0 p)		 Switzerland Grasshopper Club Niš
13:30 Đorđević 39' (pen.)
Savić 65'		 Stadium: Čair Stadium
Referee: Dušan Krchnak (Czechoslovakia)

2–2 on aggregate; Radnički Niš won 3–0 on penalties.

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1981 Intertoto Cup
Group 7
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts GÖT HER B05 GCZ
1 Sweden IFK Göteborg 6 5 0 1 12 6 +6 10 — 1–0 2–1 2–1
2 West Germany Hertha Berlin 6 4 0 2 12 6 +6 8 1–2 — 2–0 5–1
3 Czechoslovakia Bohemians Prague 6 3 0 3 10 8 +2 6 2–1 1–2 — 3–1
4 Switzerland Grasshopper Club 6 0 0 6 5 19 −14 0 1–4 1–2 0–3 —
Source: mogiel.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Xamax

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1981–82 UEFA Cup
First round
15 September 1981 First leg Neuchâtel Xamax Switzerland 4–0 Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
20:00 Lüthi 8', 80'
Pellegrini 22'
Trinchero 30' (pen.)		 Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Luigi Angolin (Italy)
29 September 1981 Second leg Sparta Prague Czechoslovakia 3–2 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax Stadion Letná, Prague
17:00 Chovanec 51'
Straka 72' (pen.)
Kotal 84'		 Trinchero 24' (pen.)
Lüthi 41'		 Referee: Heinz Fahnler (Austria)

Neuchâtel Xamax won 6–3 on aggregate.

Second round
21 October 1981 First leg Malmö FF Sweden 0–1 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax Malmö IP, Malmö
19:00 Pellegrini 9' Referee: Juhani Smolander (Finland)
3 November 1981 Second leg Neuchâtel Xamax Switzerland 1–0 Sweden Malmö FF Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
20:00 Pellegrini 58' Referee: Augusto Marques Pires (Portugal)

Neuchâtel Xamax won 2–0 on aggregate.

Third round
25 November 1981 First leg Sporting CP Portugal 0–0 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Attendance: 42,500
Referee: Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany)
9 December 1981 Second leg Neuchâtel Xamax Switzerland 1–0 Portugal Sporting CP Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
20:00 Andrey 27' Attendance: 17,187
Referee: Bogdan Dochev (Bulgaria)

Neuchâtel Xamax won 1–0 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals
3 March 1982 First leg Hamburger SV West Germany 3–2 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
20:00 Bastrup 32'
Memering 71'
Von Heesen 75'		 Givens 36'
Lüthi 52'		 Referee: Anders Mattsson (Finland)
17 March 1982 Second leg Neuchâtel Xamax Switzerland 0–0 West Germany Hamburger SV Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
20:00 Referee: Alojzy Jarguz (Poland)

Hamburger SV won 3–2 on aggregate.

Young Boys

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1981 Intertoto Cup
Group 6
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts MOL BRY SPA YB
1 Belgium Molenbeek 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3 8 — 2–1 2–2 3–1
2 Norway Bryne 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 6 0–0 — 0–3 0–0
3 Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague 6 2 1 3 8 8 0 5 3–2 0–2 — 0–1
4 Switzerland Young Boys 6 2 1 3 4 6 −2 5 0–1 1–2 1–0 —
Source: mogiel.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Luzern

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1981 Intertoto Cup
Group 9
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts CHE ANT NÆS LUZ
1 Czechoslovakia Cheb 6 3 2 1 15 9 +6 8 — 2–0 1–1 6–0
2 Belgium Royal Antwerp 6 3 1 2 12 7 +5 7 4–1 — 0–1 2–2
3 Denmark Næstved 6 3 1 2 7 8 −1 7 2–3 0–3 — 1–0
4 Switzerland Luzern 6 0 2 4 6 16 −10 2 2–2 1–3 1–2 —
Source: mogiel.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

References

  1. ^ (red) dbFCZ (2006–2023). "FCZ 1981/1982" (in German). dbFCZ. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  2. ^ Beck, Stephan (2023). "Schweizer Meisterschaft 1981/82 Nationalliga B" [Swiss Championship 1981/82 Nationalliga B] (in German). arowa.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  3. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (1982). "1984/85 Rangliste" [1981/82 Ranking] (in Swiss High German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.
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