# 1990–91 Nationalliga A

Statistics of the Swiss National League in the 1990–91 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B.

## Overview

The 36 teams of the Swiss Football League (Nationalliga) were divided into two tiers. In the top-tier, there were 12 teams that played in the Nationalliga A (NLA). There were 24 teams in the Nationalliga B (NLB), the second tier, these were divided into two groups, a West and an East group. Each team in each group played a double round-robin in the qualification phase. Thereafter the divisions were divided into a Swiss championship group with the top eight teams from the qualification and two promotion/relegation groups (NLA/NLB), both with eight teams. These were the bottom four teams from the NLA qualification and the top six teams from both of the NLB qualification groups. Further, there were two relegation groups (NLB/1. Liga), each group with six teams. The last team in each NLB relegation group were to be relegated directly and the two fifth placed teams in each group played a play-out against relegation to decide the third relegation.

## Nationalliga A
### Qualification phase

The qualification stage of the NLA began on 25 July 1990 and was completed on 16 December. The top eight teams in the qualification phase would advance to the championship group and the last four teams would play against relegation.

#### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sion | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 30 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 2 | Grasshopper Club | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 27 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 3 | Xamax | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 26 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 4 | Lausanne-Sport | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 26 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 5 | Lugano | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 25 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 6 | Servette | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 24 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 7 | Young Boys | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 23 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 8 | Luzern | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 23 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 9 | St. Gallen | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 22 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |
| 10 | Aarau | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 15 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |
| 11 | Zürich | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 45 | −24 | 12 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |
| 12 | Wettingen | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 50 | −26 | 11 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | AAR | GCZ | LS | LUG | LUZ | NX | SER | SIO | STG | WET | YB | ZÜR |
| Aarau | | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Grasshopper Club | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Lausanne-Sport | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 4–2 |
| Lugano | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Luzern | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 |
| Neuchâtel Xamax | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Servette | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| Sion | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| St. Gallen | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Wettingen | 4–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | | 4–0 | 2–2 |
| Young Boys | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 6–1 | | 5–1 |
| Zürich | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–3 | |

### Championship group

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. The championship group began on 3 March 1991 and was completed on 12 June.

#### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Grasshopper Club | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 14 | 33 | Swiss champions, qualified for 1991–92 European Cup and entered 1991 Intertoto Cup |
| 2 | Sion | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 15 | 29 | Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1991–92 Cup Winners' Cup |
| 3 | Xamax | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 13 | 29 | Qualified for 1991–92 UEFA Cup and entered 1991 Intertoto Cup |
| 4 | Lausanne-Sport | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 13 | 29 | Qualified for 1991–92 UEFA Cup and entered 1991 Intertoto Cup |
| 5 | Lugano | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 13 | 27 | Entered 1991 Intertoto Cup |
| 6 | Young Boys | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 12 | 24 | |
| 7 | Servette | 14 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 12 | 23 | |
| 8 | Luzern | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 12 | 22 | |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | GCZ | LS | LUG | LUZ | NX | SER | SIO | YB |
| Grasshopper Club | | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 |
| Lausanne-Sport | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Lugano | 3–3 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Luzern | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Neuchâtel Xamax | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Servette | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | | 0–0 | 2–4 |
| Sion | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 1–1 |
| Young Boys | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | |

## Nationalliga B
### Qualification phase

The qualification of the NLB began on 25 July 1990 and was completed on 22 December. The top six teams in each group were qualified to play in the two promotion/relegation groups. The bottom six teams in each group then played in the newly drawn groups against relegation.

#### Table group East

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Locarno | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 32 | Promotion round |
| 2 | Baden | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 19 | +22 | 31 | Promotion round |
| 3 | FC Schaffhausen | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 28 | Promotion round |
| 4 | Basel | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 26 | Promotion round |
| 5 | SC Zug | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 26 | Promotion round |
| 6 | Chiasso | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 25 | Promotion round |
| 7 | Bellinzona | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 20 | Relegation group |
| 8 | Winterthur | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 20 | Relegation group |
| 9 | Chur | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 17 | Relegation group |
| 10 | FC Glarus | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 58 | −35 | 14 | Relegation group |
| 11 | Emmenbrücke | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 39 | −21 | 13 | Relegation group |
| 12 | Kriens | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 47 | −25 | 12 | Relegation group |

#### Table group West

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Yverdon-Sport | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 49 | 21 | +28 | 34 | Promotion round |
| 2 | BSC Old Boys | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 30 | Promotion round |
| 3 | Etoile Carouge | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 29 | Promotion round |
| 4 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 27 | Promotion round |
| 5 | Fribourg | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 54 | 36 | +18 | 24 | Promotion round |
| 6 | Urania Genève Sport | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 24 | Promotion round |
| 7 | Grenchen | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 23 | Relegation group |
| 8 | Bulle | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 20 | Relegation group |
| 9 | ES Malley | 22 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 18 | Relegation group |
| 10 | Montreux-Sports | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 15 | Relegation group |
| 11 | Chênois | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 53 | −34 | 11 | Relegation group |
| 12 | SC Burgdorf | 22 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 53 | −44 | 9 | Relegation group |

### Promotion/relegation round NLA/NLB

The promotion/relegation stage began on 2 March 1991 and was completed on 12 June.

#### Table group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | St. Gallen | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 11 | +22 | 22 | Remain in NLA 1991–92 |
| 2 | Wettingen | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 20 | Remain in NLA 1991–92 |
| 3 | Chiasso | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 16 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |
| 4 | Basel | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 12 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |
| 5 | Yverdon-Sports | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 12 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |
| 6 | Fribourg | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 11 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |
| 7 | Baden | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 11 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |
| 8 | Etoile Carouge | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 32 | −16 | 8 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | BAD | BAS | CHI | ÉTO | FRI | STG | WET | YS |
| Baden | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 |
| Basel | 1–4 | | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| Chiasso | 3–2 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 2–0 |
| Étoile Carouge | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | | 3–2 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 0–5 |
| Fribourg | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| St. Gallen | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 6–1 | | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Wettingen | 5–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 1–0 |
| Yverdon-Sport | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | |

#### Table group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Zürich | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 21 | Remain in NLA 1991–92 |
| 2 | Aarau | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 20 | Remain in NLA 1991–92 |
| 3 | FC Schaffhausen | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 18 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |
| 4 | Locarno | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 17 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |
| 5 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 12 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |
| 6 | Urania Genève Sport | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 11 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |
| 7 | SC Zug | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 7 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |
| 8 | BSC Old Boys | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 32 | −21 | 6 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | AAR | CDF | LOC | OBB | SHA | URA | ZUG | ZÜR |
| Aarau | | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 0–0 | | 5–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 6–0 | 5–2 | 0–4 |
| Locarno | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| Old Boys | 2–6 | 2–3 | 0–4 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 |
| FC Schaffhausen | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Urania Genève Sport | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| SC Zug | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | | 1–1 |
| Zürich | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 6–3 | 4–0 | |

### Relegation round NLB/1. Liga

The last six teams in each of the two qualification phase groups competed in two relegation groups against relegation to the 1. Liga 1991–92. The teams received ranking bonus points from their qualifying groups (7th place 6 pts; 8th place 5 pts; 9th place 4 pts; etc). There was to be one direct relegation in each group, plus a play-out against relegation between both second last placed teams. The relegation stage began on 17 March 1991 and was completed on 25 May.

#### Table group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Winterthur | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 5 | 19 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |
| 2 | Grenchen | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 6 | 18 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |
| 3 | Kriens | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 1 | 14 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |
| 4 | ES Malley | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 4 | 12 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |
| 5 | FC Glarus | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 3 | 11 | Play-out against relegation |
| 6 | Chênois | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 2 | 7 | Relegated to 1991–92 1. Liga |

#### Table group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bulle | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 5 | 20 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |
| 2 | Bellinzona | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 6 | 16 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |
| 3 | FC Chur | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 4 | 15 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |
| 4 | Emmenbrücke | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 2 | 11 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |
| 5 | Montreux-Sports | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 3 | 10 | Play-out against relegation |
| 6 | SC Burgdorf | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 1 | 9 | Relegated to 1991–92 1. Liga |

#### Relegation play-out

The two legged play-out against relegation between both second last placed teams was played on 1 and 8 June 1991.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Glarus | 2–1 | Montreux-Sports |
| Montreux-Sports | 3–1 | FC Glarus |
Montreux-Sports won 4–3 on aggregate. Glarus were originally relegated, however, because Montreux-Sports had their license revoked, Glarus remained in NLB 1991–92 and Montreux-Sports were demoted to the 1991–92 1. Liga.

## Further in Swiss football

* 1990–91 Swiss Cup
* 1990–91 Swiss 1. Liga