# 1982–83 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 1982–83 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

## Nationalliga A
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Grasshopper Club | 30 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 86 | 29 | +57 | 49 | Swiss champions, qualified for 1983–84 European Cup |
| 2 | Servette | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 65 | 24 | +41 | 48 | Swiss Cup finalist, qualified for 1983–84 Cup Winners' Cup |
| 3 | St. Gallen | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 61 | 31 | +30 | 40 | qualified for 1983–84 UEFA Cup and entered 1983 Intertoto Cup |
| 4 | Zürich | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 38 | qualified for 1983–84 UEFA Cup and entered 1983 Intertoto Cup |
| 5 | Lausanne-Sport | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 37 | |
| 6 | Xamax | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 61 | 40 | +21 | 37 | |
| 7 | Sion | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 35 | |
| 8 | Luzern | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 31 | entered 1983 Intertoto Cup |
| 9 | Young Boys | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 30 | entered 1983 Intertoto Cup |
| 10 | Wettingen | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 25 | |
| 11 | Basel | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 25 | |
| 12 | Vevey | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 42 | 61 | −19 | 22 | |
| 13 | AC Bellinzona | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 74 | −38 | 21 | |
| 14 | Aarau | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 32 | 52 | −20 | 20 | |
| 15 | Bulle | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 27 | 87 | −60 | 12 | Relegated to 1983–84 Nationalliga B |
| 16 | Winterthur | 30 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 30 | 74 | −44 | 10 | Relegated to 1983–84 Nationalliga B |

## Nationalliga B
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 76 | 20 | +56 | 48 | Promotion to 1983–84 Nationalliga A |
| 2 | FC Chiasso | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 62 | 35 | +27 | 43 | Promotion to 1983–84 Nationalliga A |
| 3 | CS Chênois | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 40 | |
| 4 | Lugano | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 36 | |
| 5 | FC Biel-Bienne | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 64 | 51 | +13 | 36 | |
| 6 | FC Nordstern Basel | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 55 | 43 | +12 | 35 | |
| 7 | FC Fribourg | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 56 | 43 | +13 | 34 | |
| 8 | FC Monthey | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 63 | 51 | +12 | 31 | |
| 9 | FC Laufen | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 31 | |
| 10 | FC Grenchen | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 28 | |
| 11 | Mendrisiostar | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 28 | |
| 12 | FC Baden | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 27 | |
| 13 | FC Locarno | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 24 | |
| 14 | FC Bern | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 45 | 63 | −18 | 21 | Relegation to 1983–84 Swiss 1. Liga |
| 15 | FC Ibach | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 29 | 75 | −46 | 13 | Relegation to 1983–84 Swiss 1. Liga |
| 16 | FC Rüti | 30 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 31 | 85 | −54 | 5 | Relegation to 1983–84 Swiss 1. Liga |

## 1. Liga
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Etoile Carouge FC | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 66 | 20 | +46 | 41 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Martigny-Sports | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 85 | 36 | +49 | 37 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | Yverdon-Sport FC | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 31 | |
| 4 | FC Renens | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 31 | |
| 5 | FC Montreux-Sports | 26 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 30 | |
| 6 | FC Saint-Jean GE | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 30 | |
| 7 | ES FC Malley | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 27 | |
| 8 | FC Stade Nyonnais | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 25 | |
| 9 | FC Stade Lausanne | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 25 | |
| 10 | FC Leytron | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 21 | |
| 11 | FC Fétigny | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 20 | |
| 12 | FC Raron | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 45 | −21 | 20 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Orbe | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 67 | −35 | 16 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Sierre | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 63 | −44 | 10 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | BSC Old Boys | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 57 | 36 | +21 | 35 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | SR Delémont | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 32 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Boudry | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 31 | |
| 4 | FC Breitenbach | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 30 | |
| 5 | FC Aurore Bienne | 26 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 29 | |
| 6 | SC Burgdorf | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 61 | 42 | +19 | 28 | |
| 7 | FC Concordia Basel | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 27 | |
| 8 | US Boncourt | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 26 | |
| 9 | FC Köniz | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 25 | |
| 10 | FC Solothurn | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 25 | |
| 11 | FC Allschwil | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 24 | |
| 12 | FC Birsfelden | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 23 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Bôle | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 44 | 63 | −19 | 19 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Superga | 26 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 71 | −51 | 8 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
The game Superga-Köniz was not played, the game was valued 0–0 but no points were awarded.

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | SC Kriens | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 63 | 27 | +36 | 41 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | SC Zug | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 62 | 29 | +33 | 40 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Olten | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 34 | |
| 4 | FC Suhr | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 30 | |
| 5 | FC Emmen | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 30 | |
| 6 | FC Zug | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 28 | |
| 7 | FC Klus-Balsthal | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 24 | |
| 8 | FC Emmenbrücke | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 23 | |
| 9 | FC Brugg | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 23 | |
| 10 | FC Sursee | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 22 | |
| 11 | SC Buochs | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 58 | −24 | 20 | |
| 12 | FC Oberentfelden | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 18 | Decider for twelfth place |
| 13 | FC Tresa | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 52 | −25 | 18 | Decider for twelfth place |
| 14 | US Giubiasco | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 67 | −32 | 13 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

#### Decider for twelfth place

The decider was played on 29 May in Zug.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Oberentfelden | 2–1 | FC Tresa |
FC Oberentfelden win and continue in play-outs. FC Tresa are relegated directly to 2. Liga Interregional.

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Altstätten (St. Gallen) | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 80 | 31 | +49 | 45 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Red Star Zürich | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 65 | 31 | +34 | 39 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Schaffhausen | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 67 | 36 | +31 | 36 | |
| 4 | FC Turicum | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 29 | |
| 5 | FC Brüttisellen | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 27 | |
| 6 | FC Küsnacht | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 26 | |
| 7 | FC Kreuzlingen | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 25 | |
| 8 | FC Balzers | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 24 | |
| 9 | FC Einsiedeln | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 49 | 64 | −15 | 22 | |
| 10 | FC Frauenfeld | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 21 | |
| 11 | FC Vaduz | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 20 | |
| 12 | FC Uzwil | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 53 | −22 | 19 | Decider for twelfth place |
| 13 | FC Blue Stars Zürich | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 19 | Decider for twelfth place |
| 14 | FC Widnau | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 33 | 80 | −47 | 12 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

#### Decider for twelfth place

The decider was played on 29 May in Frauenfeld.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Uzwil | 4–2 | FC Blue Stars Zürich |
FC Uzwil win and continue in play-outs. FC Blue Stars Zürich are relegated directly to 2. Liga Interregional.

### Promotion play-off
#### Qualification round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Martigny-Sports | 2–1 | FC Altstätten (St. Gallen) |
| FC Altstätten (St. Gallen) | 1–2 | FC Martigny-Sports |
FC Martigny-Sports win 4–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Etoile Carouge FC | 1–1 | FC Red Star Zürich |
| FC Red Star Zürich | 3–1 | Etoile Carouge FC |
FC Red Star Zürich win 4–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SC Zug | 3–0 | BSC Old Boys |
| BSC Old Boys | 1–2 | SC Zug |
SC Zug win 5–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SR Delémont | 0–0 | SC Kriens |
| SC Kriens | 0–0 | SR Delémont |
| SR Delémont | 0–2 | SC Kriens |
SC Kriens win the replay and continue to the finals.

#### Final round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Red Star Zürich | 1–2 | SC Zug |
| SC Zug | 2–1 | FC Red Star Zürich |
SC Zug win 4–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1983–84 Nationalliga B.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Martigny-Sports | 3–2 | SC Kriens |
| SC Kriens | 2–2 | FC Martigny-Sports |
FC Martigny-Sports win 5–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1983–84 Nationalliga B.

#### Decider for third place

The decider was played on 25 and 28 June.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SC Kriens | 0–4 | FC Red Star Zürich |
| FC Red Star Zürich | 2–1 | SC Kriens |
FC Red Star Zürich win 6–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1983–84 Nationalliga B. SC Kriens remain in 1. Liga.

#### Decider for 1. Liga championship

The decider was played on 24 June in Martigny.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Martigny-Sports | 4–1 | SC Zug |
FC Martigny-Sports win and are 1. Liga champions.

### Relegation play-out
#### First round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Raron | 2–0 | FC Birsfelden |
| FC Birsfelden | 0–2 | FC Raron |
FC Raron win 4–2 on aggregate. FC Birsfelden continue to the final.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Uzwil | 3–1 | FC Oberentfelden |
| FC Oberentfelden | 1–1 | FC Uzwil |
FC Uzwil win 4–2 on aggregate. FC Oberentfelden continue to the final.

#### Final round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Oberentfelden | 2–3 | FC Birsfelden |
| FC Birsfelden | 1–3 | FC Oberentfelden |
FC Oberentfelden win 5–4 on aggregate. FC Birsfelden are relegated to 2. Liga.

## Swiss Cup
### Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were:
* Round 3: Küsnacht-GC 1:3. Leytron-Servette 0:2.
* Round 4: GC-Laufen 3:0. Fribourg-Servette 1:4.
* Round 5: Neuchâtel Xamax-GC 1:1 a.e.t. Replay: GC-Xamax 0:0 a.e.t. 4:2 after penalties. Bern-Servette 0:3.
* Quarter-finals: St. Gallen-GC 0:1. Servette-Mendrisio 4:1.
* Semi-finals: GC-Zürich 5:1. YB-Servette 0:1.

### Final
## Swiss Clubs in Europe

* Grasshopper Club as 1981–82 Nationalliga A champions: 1982–83 European Cup
* Sion as 1981–82 Swiss Cup winners: 1982–83 Cup Winners' Cup
* Servette as league runners-up: 1982–83 UEFA Cup
* Zürich as league third placed team: 1982–83 UEFA Cup and entered 1982 Intertoto Cup
* Young Boys: entered 1982 Intertoto Cup
* Luzern: entered 1982 Intertoto Cup
* St. Gallen: entered 1982 Intertoto Cup

### Grasshopper Club
#### European Cup
##### First round

Dynamo Kyiv won 4–0 on aggregate

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

Servette won 4–0 on aggregate.

##### Second Round

Servette won 7–1 on aggregate.

##### Third round

Bohemians won 4–3 on aggregate.

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

Zürich won 3–2 on aggregate.

##### Second Round

FC Zürich won 2–1 on aggregate.

##### Third round

Benfica won 5–1 on aggregate.

#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 8

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ÖST | BRN | ŁKS | ZÜR |
| 1 | Öster | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 9 | — | 2–0 | 4–3 | 3–0 |
| 1 | Zbrojovka Brno | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 9 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 4–1 |
| 3 | ŁKS Łódź | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 |
| 4 | Zürich | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | — |

### Young Boys
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | B05 | GWA | YB | LIN |
| 1 | Bohemians Prague | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 12 | — | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Gwardia Warsaw | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 5 | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Young Boys | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 5 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — | 0–2 |
| 4 | LASK | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–3 | — |

### Luzern
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | LYN | DUI | MOL | LUZ |
| 1 | Lyngby | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 8 | — | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Duisburg | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 7 | 1–2 | — | 4–1 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Motor Lublin | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 5 | 2–2 | 3–2 | — | 2–2 |
| 4 | Luzern | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 4 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — |

### St. Gallen
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | WID | BIE | STG | LIÈ |
| 1 | Widzew Łódź | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| 2 | Arminia Bielefeld | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| 3 | St. Gallen | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Liège | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 5 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | — |