1980–81 in Swiss football

Football in Switzerland
Season1980–81
Men's football
Nationalliga AZürich
Nationalliga BVevey-Sports
1. Liga1. Liga champions:
FC Ibach
Group 1:
FC Monthey
Group 2:
FC Aurore Bienne
Group 3:
FC Emmenbrücke
Group 4:
FC Locarno
Swiss CupLausanne-Sport
Swiss League CupZürich
Women's football
Swiss Women's Super LeagueSV Seebach Zürich
Swiss CupSV Seebach Zürich

The following is a summary of the 1980–81 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Nationalliga A

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Zürich[1] 26 18 4 4 57 28 +29 40 Champions, qualified for 1981–82 European Cup
and entered 1981 Intertoto Cup
2 Grasshopper Club 26 11 12 3 45 24 +21 34 qualified for 1981–82 UEFA Cup
and entered 1981 Intertoto Cup
3 Xamax 26 14 6 6 44 25 +19 34 qualified for 1981–82 UEFA Cup
4 Young Boys 26 11 11 4 46 33 +13 33 entered 1981 Intertoto Cup
5 Lausanne-Sport 26 12 6 8 40 29 +11 30 Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1981–82 Cup Winners' Cup
6 Basel[2] 26 9 10 7 48 44 +4 28
7 Servette 26 8 10 8 38 36 +2 26
8 Sion 26 8 8 10 35 42 −7 24
9 Luzern 26 6 10 10 39 46 −7 22 entered 1981 Intertoto Cup
10 St. Gallen 26 7 8 11 35 42 −7 22
11 Nordstern Basel 26 6 7 13 28 37 −9 19
12 Bellinzona 26 7 5 14 25 46 −21 19
13 Chiasso 26 5 8 13 28 46 −18 18
14 Chênois 26 3 9 14 23 53 −30 15 Relegated to 1981–82 Nationalliga B
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Nationalliga B

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Vevey-Sports 26 14 8 4 59 29 +30 50 NLB Champions promoted to 1981–82 Nationalliga A
2 FC Aarau[3] 26 14 7 5 55 37 +18 49 Promoted to 1981–82 Nationalliga A
3 FC Bulle 26 13 8 5 45 30 +15 47 Promoted to 1981–82 Nationalliga A
4 FC Wettingen 26 11 11 4 45 25 +20 44
5 FC Frauenfeld 26 11 9 6 47 29 +18 42
6 FC Bern 26 8 10 8 43 40 +3 34
7 FC Fribourg 26 7 11 8 24 33 −9 32
8 FC Winterthur 26 9 6 11 40 47 −7 33
9 FC Grenchen 26 10 3 13 32 42 −10 33
10 Lugano 26 6 10 10 42 56 −14 28
11 FC Biel-Bienne 26 8 5 13 41 52 −11 29
12 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 26 6 7 13 24 37 −13 25
13 Mendrisiostar 26 6 6 14 23 35 −12 24
14 SC Kriens[4] 26 4 9 13 31 59 −28 21 Relegated to 1981–82 1. Liga
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

1. Liga

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Monthey 26 20 4 2 57 17 +40 44 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Stade Lausanne 26 12 7 7 54 43 +11 31
3 Etoile Carouge FC 26 11 8 7 54 39 +15 30
4 FC Renens 26 10 9 7 47 35 +12 29
5 FC Orbe 26 11 6 9 61 58 +3 28
6 FC Martigny-Sports 26 11 5 10 46 42 +4 27
7 FC Montreux-Sports 26 10 4 12 46 45 +1 24
8 FC Raron 26 7 10 9 28 30 −2 24
9 ES FC Malley 26 8 7 11 35 44 −9 23
10 FC Fétigny 26 8 7 11 38 53 −15 23
11 FC Leytron 26 7 8 11 42 55 −13 22
12 FC Stade Nyonnais 26 7 7 12 37 49 −12 21
13 FC Concordia Lausanne[4] 26 7 5 14 50 66 −16 19 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
14 Central Fribourg[4] 26 7 5 14 43 62 −19 19
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 FC Aurore Bienne 26 13 8 5 54 29 +25 34 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Birsfelden 26 12 9 5 34 26 +8 33
3 SR Delémont 26 12 8 6 39 24 +15 32
4 FC Laufen 26 11 9 6 39 26 +13 31
5 FC Breitenbach 26 12 7 7 32 28 +4 31
6 FC Köniz 26 10 8 8 41 44 −3 28
7 FC Superga 26 9 9 8 33 31 +2 27
8 FC Boudry 26 9 6 11 34 40 −6 24
9 SC Derendingen 26 8 7 11 31 36 −5 23
10 FC Solothurn 26 8 6 12 40 47 −7 22
11 FC Allschwil 26 6 10 10 33 40 −7 22
12 US Boncourt 26 5 12 9 33 43 −10 22
13 SV Muttenz[4] 26 8 4 14 38 41 −3 20 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
14 SC Binningen[4] 26 4 7 15 25 51 −26 15
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 Emmenbrücke 26 14 6 6 60 37 +23 34 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Ibach 26 12 10 4 38 20 +18 34
3 SC Zug 26 11 11 4 52 32 +20 33
4 FC Sursee 26 12 8 6 42 35 +7 32
5 SC Buochs 26 9 9 8 45 37 +8 27
6 FC Oberentfelden 26 9 9 8 37 41 −4 27
7 FC Suhr 26 11 4 11 41 48 −7 26
8 FC Baden 26 8 9 9 34 35 −1 25
9 SC Burgdorf 26 8 7 11 32 36 −4 23
10 FC Emmen 26 6 11 9 39 47 −8 23
11 FC Blue Stars Zürich 26 6 10 10 31 40 −9 22
12 SC Young Fellows 26 7 8 11 29 44 −15 22
13 FC Herzogenbuchsee[4] 26 5 8 13 27 42 −15 18 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
14 FC Lerchenfeld[4] 26 6 6 14 37 50 −13 18
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 Locarno 26 17 5 4 63 28 +35 39 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Altstätten (St. Gallen) 26 14 9 3 40 21 +19 37
3 FC Vaduz 26 15 4 7 52 35 +17 34
4 FC Schaffhausen 26 12 7 7 37 25 +12 31
5 FC Gossau 26 14 2 10 52 41 +11 30
6 FC Balzers 26 10 7 9 46 35 +11 27
7 FC Küsnacht 26 8 11 7 25 23 +2 27
8 FC Rüti 26 10 5 11 32 35 −3 25
9 FC Turicum 26 8 9 9 31 39 −8 25
10 FC Uzwil 26 8 7 11 42 48 −6 23
11 FC Stäfa 26 4 11 11 21 33 −12 19
12 US Morobbia Giubiasco 26 7 4 15 30 55 −25 18
13 FC Morbio[4] 26 3 11 12 27 42 −15 17 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
14 FC Bad Ragaz[4] 26 5 2 19 27 65 −38 12
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Promotion round

Group West

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Monthey[4] 6 4 2 0 11 6 +5 10 Promotion to 1981–82 Nationalliga B
2 FC Aurore Bienne[4] 6 4 1 1 13 6 +7 9
3 FC Stade Lausanne 6 2 1 3 21 16 +5 5 Qualification for decider
4 FC Birsfelden 6 0 0 6 3 20 −17 0
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Group East

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Ibach[4] 6 3 1 2 9 5 +4 7 Promotion to 1981–82 Nationalliga B
2 FC Locarno 6 2 2 2 10 8 +2 6 To decider for second place
3 FC Altstätten (St. Gallen) 6 2 2 2 9 12 −3 6
4 FC Emmenbrücke 6 2 1 3 8 11 −3 5
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.
Decider for second place in group East

The decider match for second group place was played on 29 June in Näfels

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Locarno 2–1 FC Altstätten

FC Locarno win and are promoted to 1981–82 Nationalliga B.[4] FC Altstätten continue to decider for fifth position.

Decider for fifth league position

The decider matches for fifth promotion place were played on 28 June and 1 July.

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

FC Altstätten win and are promoted to 1981–82 Nationalliga B.[4] FC Stade Lausanne remain in the division.

Decider for 1. Liga championship

The championship decider was played on 28 June in Ibach.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Ibach 1–0 FC Monthey

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

Swiss Cup

Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were:

  • Round 3: Lengnau-Lausanne 0:1. Frauenfeld-Zürich 2:4.
  • Round 4: Lausanne-Luzern 1:0. Bulle-Zürich 0:5.
  • Quarter-finals: Nordstern Basel-Lausanne 2:2 (a.e.t.). replay: Lausanne-Nordstern 3:1. Zürich-Basel 3:0.
  • Semi-finals: Lausanne-GC 1:1 (a.e.t.). replay: GC-Lausanne 1:3. Sion-Zürich 0:0 (a.e.t.). replay: Zürich-Sion 4:0.

Final


Final
Lausanne-Sport4–3 (a.e.t.)Zürich
Raczinsky  4'
Kok 47'
Mauron 65'
Crescenzi 97'
Crescenzi 99'
Report 38' Lüdi
52' (pen.) Zappa
 76' Zappa
 98' Iselin
107' Peterhans
 116' Lüdi
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Jakob Baumann (Schaffhausen)

Swiss League Cup

Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were:

  • Round 1: Basel-Zürich 1:2. Lausanne-Sports-Xamax 4:0.
  • Round 2: Chiasso-Zürich 0:2. Lausanne-Sports-FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 3:0.
  • Quarter-finals: Servette-Zürich 1:2. Lausanne-Sports-Winterthur 1:0.
  • Semi-finals: Zürich-St. Gallen 3:1. Lausanne-Sports-Sion 3:1.

Final


First leg
Lausanne-Sport 1–2Zürich
Tachet 52' Summary 21' Zwicker
36' Peterhans
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Alfred Heinis (Ammannsegg)

Second leg
Zürich0–0Lausanne-Sport
Summary
Attendance: 1,050
Referee: Othmar Winter (Martigny)

Note: The return match of the final could not be played until September 1981 due to scheduling problems. Zürich won 2–1 on aggregate

Swiss Clubs in Europe

Basel

European Cup

First round
17 September 1980 First leg Club Brugge 0 – 1 Basel Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
20:00 UEFA summary
FCB summary
 55' Schleiffer
65' Maissen
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Adolf Mathias
1 October 1980 Second leg Basel 4 – 1 Club Brugge St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Marti  3'
Tanner 14'
Stohler 48' (pen.)
von Wartburg 55'
Geisser 81'
UEFA summary
FCB summary
4' Ceulemans
 12' Meeuws
 17' Barth (Goalkeeper)
 44' Leekens
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Ángel Franco Martínez

Basel won 5–1 on aggregate.

Second round
22 October 1980 First leg Basel 1 – 0 Red Star Belgrade St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Lauscher 33'
Tanner  35'
UEFA summary
FCB Summary
 22' Jurišić
 50' Janković
Attendance: 30,500
Referee: António Garrido
5 November 1980 Second leg Red Star Belgrade 2 – 0 Basel Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
17:00 Repčić 6'
Janjanin 18'
Rajković  68'
Blagojević  87'
UEFA summary
FCB summary
Attendance: 75,000 - 80,000
Referee: John Carpenter

Red Star Belgrade won 2–1 on aggregate.

Sion

Cup Winners' Cup

First round
17 September 1980 First leg Sion 1–1 Haugar Stade Tourbillon, Sion
Brigger 65' summary 41' Osborne Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Johannes Peters
28 September 1980 Second leg Haugar 2–0 Sion Haugesund Stadion, Haugesund
Nilsen 40'
Christophersen 47' (pen.)
summary Attendance: 4,238
Referee: Erik Steen Jensen

Haugar won 3–1 on aggregate.

Intertoto Cup

Group 7
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts MAL DUI WIL SIO
1 Malmö FF 6 5 0 1 15 8 +7 10 4–1 1–0 2–0
2 Duisburg 6 4 0 2 15 11 +4 8 4–2 1–3 6–2
3 Willem II 6 2 1 3 8 9 −1 5 1–2 0–2 4–3
4 Sion 6 0 1 5 7 17 −10 1 2–4 0–1 0–0
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.

Grasshopper Club

UEFA Cup

First round
17 September 1980 (1980-09-17) First leg Grasshopper Club 3–1 KB Hardturm, Zürich
Meyer 19', 53', 55' Report Eigenbrod 67' Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Adolf Prokop (East Germany)
1 October 1980 (1980-10-01) Second leg KB 2–5 Grasshopper Club Frederiksberg Idrætspark, Frederiksberg
Fosgaard 29'
Tune-Hansen 86'
report Hermann 51', 60', 75'
Zanetti 57'
Sulser 77'
Referee: Martti Hirviniemi (Finland)

Grasshopper won 8–3 on aggregate.

Second round
22 October 1980 (1980-10-22) First leg Porto 2–0 Grasshopper Club Estádio das Antas, Porto
Teixeira 36'
Sousa 54'
report Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Egbert Mulder (Netherlands)
5 November 1980 (1980-11-05) Second leg Grasshopper Club 3–0 (a.e.t.) Porto Hardturm, Zürich
Sulser 26'
Wehrli 66'
Pfister 118'
report Attendance: 8,100
Referee: Bogdan Dochev (Bulgaria)

Grasshoppers won 3–2 on aggregate.

Third round

3–3 on aggregate; Grasshoppers won 4–3 on penalties.

Quarter-finals
4 March 1981 (1981-03-04) First leg Grasshopper Club 0–0 Sochaux Hardturm, Zürich
Report Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Eldar Azimzade (Soviet Union)
18 March 1981 (1981-03-18) Second leg Sochaux 2–1 Grasshopper Club Stade Auguste Bonal, Montbéliard
Durkalić 24'
Genghini 84'
Report Koller 10' Attendance: 13,453
Referee: Jan Redelfs (West Germany)

Sochaux won 2–1 on aggregate.

Grasshopper Club

UEFA Cup

First round
17 September 1980 (1980-09-17) First leg Grasshopper Club 3–1 KB Hardturm, Zürich
Meyer 19', 53', 55' Report Eigenbrod 67' Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Adolf Prokop (East Germany)
1 October 1980 (1980-10-01) Second leg KB 2–5 Grasshopper Club Frederiksberg Idrætspark, Frederiksberg
Fosgaard 29'
Tune-Hansen 86'
report Hermann 51', 60', 75'
Zanetti 57'
Sulser 77'
Referee: Martti Hirviniemi (Finland)

Grasshopper won 8–3 on aggregate.

Second round
22 October 1980 (1980-10-22) First leg Porto 2–0 Grasshopper Club Estádio das Antas, Porto
Teixeira 36'
Sousa 54'
report Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Egbert Mulder (Netherlands)
5 November 1980 (1980-11-05) Second leg Grasshopper Club 3–0 (a.e.t.) Porto Hardturm, Zürich
Sulser 26'
Wehrli 66'
Pfister 118'
report Attendance: 8,100
Referee: Bogdan Dochev (Bulgaria)

Grasshoppers won 3–2 on aggregate.

Third round

3–3 on aggregate; Grasshoppers won 4–3 on penalties.

Quarter-finals
4 March 1981 (1981-03-04) First leg Grasshopper Club 0–0 Sochaux Hardturm, Zürich
Report Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Eldar Azimzade (Soviet Union)
18 March 1981 (1981-03-18) Second leg Sochaux 2–1 Grasshopper Club Stade Auguste Bonal, Montbéliard
Durkalić 24'
Genghini 84'
Report Koller 10' Attendance: 13,453
Referee: Jan Redelfs (West Germany)

Sochaux won 2–1 on aggregate.

St. Gallen

Intertoto Cup

Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts SPA ADO STG RWI
1 Sparta Prague 6 5 0 1 8 3 +5 10 2–1 1–0 1–0
2 Den Haag 6 3 0 3 7 10 −3 6 2–1 1–4 1–0
3 St. Gallen 6 2 0 4 10 9 +1 4 0–2 3–0 1–2
4 Rapid Wien 6 2 0 4 5 8 −3 4 0–1 0–2 3–2
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.

Young Boys

Intertoto Cup

Group 6
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts HAL BRA LNZ YB
1 Halmstad 6 3 3 0 12 6 +6 9 1–1 0–0 4–2
2 Inter Bratislava 6 2 3 1 11 8 +3 7 0–3 2–2 3–0
3 VOEST Linz 6 2 3 1 9 7 +2 7 2–3 2–2 2–0
4 Young Boys 6 0 1 5 3 14 −11 1 1–1 0–3 0–1
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

Intertoto Cup

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts STA DÜS NEU RJC
1 Standard Liège 6 4 2 0 17 8 +9 10 5–1 2–2 4–1
2 Fortuna Düsseldorf 6 2 2 2 12 17 −5 6 3–3 1–5 3–1
3 Neuchâtel Xamax 6 1 3 2 13 11 +2 5 0–1 2–2 3–3
4 Roda JC 6 1 1 4 9 15 −6 3 1–2 1–2 2–1
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 1980/1981" (in German). dbFCZ. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  2. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (1982). "1980/81 Rangliste" [1980/81 Ranking] (in Swiss High German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  3. ^ Beck, Stephan (2023). "Schweizer Meisterschaft 1980/81 Nationalliga B" [Swiss Championship 1980/81 Nationalliga B] (in German). arowa.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o 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 9 (in German). Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

Sources

Preceded by
1979–80
Seasons in
Swiss football
Succeeded by
1981–82