# 1999–2000 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 1999–2000 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

## Nationalliga A
### Qualification phase

| 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 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 3 | Lausanne-Sport | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 36 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 4 | Grasshopper Club | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 34 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 5 | Yverdon-Sports | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 30 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 6 | Xamax | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 28 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 7 | Luzern | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 28 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 8 | Servette | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 28 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 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 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |
| 11 | Lugano | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 21 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |
| 12 | SR Delémont | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 48 | −24 | 17 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |

### Championship round

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 | |

## Nationalliga B
### Qualification phase

| 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 | Advance to promotion/relegation NLA/LNB round |
| 3 | Thun | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 38 | Advance to promotion/relegation NLA/LNB round |
| 4 | Baden | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 37 | Advance to promotion/relegation NLA/LNB round |
| 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 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 7 | Winterthur | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 30 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 8 | Wil | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 29 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 9 | Solothurn | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 23 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 10 | Young Boys | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 21 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 11 | Stade Nyonnais | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 30 | 53 | −23 | 18 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 12 | Schaffhausen | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 50 | −34 | 12 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |

### Promotion/relegation group NLA/NLB

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 | Remain in NLA |
| 5 | Bellinzona | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 20 | Remain in NLB |
| 6 | Thun | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 16 | Remain in NLB |
| 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 |

### Relegation group NLB/1. Liga

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 | Remain in NLB |
| 3 | Winterthur | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 15 | 37 | Remain in NLB |
| 4 | Young Boys | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 11 | 35 | Remain in NLB |
| 5 | Étoile Carouge | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 18 | 29 | Remain in NLB |
| 6 | Solothurn | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 12 | 27 | Remain in NLB |
| 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 | Relegated to 1. Liga |

## 1. Liga
### Group 1

| 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 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | Signal FC Bernex-Confignon | 26 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 27 | 88 | −61 | 9 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

#### Decider

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

| 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 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 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 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | SV Lyss | 26 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 69 | −51 | 6 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group 3

| 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 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 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 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | SC Cham | 25 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 47 | −23 | 17 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group 4

| 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 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 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 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | USV Eschen/Mauren | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 29 | 68 | −39 | 15 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Promotion play-off

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.
| 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.

## Swiss Cup

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.
Final

## Swiss Clubs in Europe

* Servette as 1998–99 Nationalliga A champions: Champions League third qualifying round
* Grasshopper Club as runners-up: UEFA Cup qualifying round
* Zürich as fourth placed team: UEFA Cup qualifying round
* Lausanne-Sport as 1998–99 Swiss Cup winners: UEFA Cup first round
* Basel: Intertoto Cup first round
* Xamax: Intertoto Cup first round
* Vaduz as 1998–99 Liechtenstein Cup winners: UEFA Cup qualifying round

### Servette
#### Champions League
##### Third qualifying round

Sturm Graz won 4–3 on aggregate.

#### UEFA Cup
##### First round

Aris won 3–2 on aggregate.

### Grasshoppers
#### UEFA Cup
##### Qualifying round

Grasshopper won 8–0 on aggregate.

##### First round

Grasshopper won 3–1 on aggregate.

##### Second round

Slavia Prague won 3–2 on aggregate.

### Zürich
#### UEFA Cup
##### Qualifying round

Zürich won 4–0 on aggregate.

##### First round

Zürich won 5–3 on aggregate.

##### Second round

Newcastle United won 5–2 on aggregate.

### Lausanne
#### UEFA Cup
##### First round

Celta Vigo won 6–3 on aggregate.

### Basel
#### Intertoto Cup
##### First round

Basel won 6–0 on aggregate.

##### Second round

Basel won 4–2 on aggregate.

##### Third round

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

### Xamax
#### Intertoto Cup
##### First round

Neuchâtel Xamax won 2–0 on aggregate.

##### Second round

Vasas won 3–0 on aggregate.

### Vaduz
#### UEFA Cup
##### Qualifying round

Bodø/Glimt won 3–1 on aggregate.