# 1984–85 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 1984–85 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

## Nationalliga A
### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Servette | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 71 | 28 | +43 | 46 | Swiss Champions qualified for 1985–86 European Cup |
| 2 | Aarau | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 42 | Swiss Cup winners qualified for 1985–86 Cup Winners' Cup and entered 1985 Intertoto Cup |
| 3 | Xamax | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 59 | 34 | +25 | 39 | Qualified for 1985–86 UEFA Cup |
| 4 | St. Gallen | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 66 | 32 | +34 | 37 | Qualified for 1985–86 UEFA Cup and entered 1985 Intertoto Cup |
| 5 | Sion | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 36 | Entered 1985 Intertoto Cup |
| 6 | Grasshopper Club | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 32 | |
| 7 | Zürich | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 31 | |
| 8 | Basel | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 31 | |
| 9 | Young Boys | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 30 | Entered 1985 Intertoto Cup |
| 10 | Lausanne-Sport | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 29 | |
| 11 | Wettingen | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 26 | |
| 12 | Luzern | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 53 | −20 | 26 | |
| 13 | Vevey-Sports | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 24 | |
| 14 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 24 | |
| 15 | SC Zug | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 71 | −44 | 14 | Relegated to 1985–86 Nationalliga B |
| 16 | Winterthur | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 32 | 72 | −40 | 13 | Relegated to 1985–86 Nationalliga B |

## Nationalliga B
### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Grenchen | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 55 | 28 | +27 | 40 | Promotion to 1985–86 Nationalliga A |
| 2 | FC Baden | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 40 | Promotion to 1985–86 Nationalliga A |
| 3 | Etoile Carouge FC | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 37 | |
| 4 | FC Biel-Bienne | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 37 | |
| 5 | FC Schaffhausen | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 35 | |
| 6 | Lugano | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 34 | |
| 7 | FC Bulle | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 34 | |
| 8 | FC Martigny-Sports | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 33 | |
| 9 | FC Locarno | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 31 | |
| 10 | CS Chênois | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 31 | |
| 11 | FC Chiasso | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 29 | |
| 12 | AC Bellinzona | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 29 | |
| 13 | FC Laufen | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 29 | |
| 14 | Mendrisiostar | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 28 | Relegation to 1985–86 1. Liga |
| 15 | Yverdon-Sport FC | 30 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 29 | 84 | −55 | 9 | Relegation to 1985–86 1. Liga |
| 16 | FC Monthey | 30 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 30 | 98 | −68 | 4 | Relegation to 1985–86 1. Liga |

## 1. Liga
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Le Locle | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 69 | 36 | +33 | 39 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Renens | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 33 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Fribourg | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 33 | |
| 4 | FC Stade Lausanne | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 31 | |
| 5 | FC Saint-Jean GE | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 29 | |
| 6 | FC Montreux-Sports | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 27 | |
| 7 | FC Stade Payerne | 26 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 25 | |
| 8 | ES FC Malley | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 25 | |
| 9 | FC Savièse | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 24 | |
| 10 | FC Vernier | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 24 | |
| 11 | FC Leytron | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 24 | |
| 12 | FC Echallens | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 24 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Fétigny | 26 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 51 | −26 | 16 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Lalden | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 58 | −36 | 10 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Lengnau | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 68 | 32 | +36 | 38 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | BSC Old Boys | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 53 | 35 | +18 | 33 | To decider for second place |
| 3 | FC Concordia Basel | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 33 | To decider for second place |
| 4 | SR Delémont | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 29 | |
| 5 | FC Köniz | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 28 | |
| 6 | FC Langenthal | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 26 | |
| 7 | SC Burgdorf | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 26 | |
| 8 | FC Breitenbach | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 25 | |
| 9 | FC Bern | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 25 | |
| 10 | FC Nordstern Basel | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 24 | |
| 11 | FC Solothurn | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 23 | |
| 12 | FC Thun | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 22 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | US Boncourt | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 21 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Rapid Ostermundigen | 26 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 22 | 49 | −27 | 11 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

#### Decider for second position

The decider was played on 21 May 1985 in the Stadion Rankhof in Basel.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| BSC Old Boys | 1–1 a.e.t. 4–2 Pen. | FC Concordia Basel |
BSC Old Boys win after penalty shoot-out and advance to play-offs.

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | SC Kriens | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 54 | 26 | +28 | 40 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Zug | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 50 | 23 | +27 | 39 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Suhr | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 31 | |
| 4 | FC Sursee | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 30 | |
| 5 | FC Olten | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 29 | |
| 6 | FC Ibach | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 26 | |
| 7 | FC Klus-Balsthal | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 26 | |
| 8 | FC Emmenbrücke | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 25 | |
| 9 | SC Buochs | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 23 | |
| 10 | FC Ascona | 26 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 23 | |
| 11 | SC Reiden | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 22 | |
| 12 | FC Brugg | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 49 | −21 | 18 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Littau | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 62 | −30 | 18 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Bremgarten | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 58 | −30 | 14 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Red Star Zürich | 26 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 51 | 15 | +36 | 44 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Stäfa | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 33 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Gossau | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 32 | |
| 4 | FC Altstätten (St. Gallen) | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 31 | |
| 5 | FC Dübendorf | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 27 | |
| 6 | FC Brüttisellen | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 26 | |
| 7 | FC Vaduz | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 24 | |
| 8 | FC Rorschach | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 24 | |
| 9 | FC Frauenfeld | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 23 | |
| 10 | FC Rüti | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 22 | |
| 11 | FC Küsnacht | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 22 | |
| 12 | FC Einsiedeln | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 20 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Kreuzlingen | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 19 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Turicum | 26 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 45 | −20 | 17 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

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

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Renens | 3–2 | FC Lengnau |
| FC Lengnau | 0–2 | FC Renens |
FC Renens win 5–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Red Star Zürich | 1–3 | FC Zug |
| FC Zug | 1–2 | FC Red Star Zürich |
FC Zug win 4–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| BSC Old Boys | 1–0 | FC Le Locle |
| FC Le Locle | 4–0 | BSC Old Boys |
FC Le Locle win 4–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SC Kriens | 2–1 | FC Stäfa |
| FC Stäfa | 1–2 | SC Kriens |
| SC Kriens | 1–2 | FC Stäfa |
3–3 on aggregate. FC Stäfa win the replay and continue to the finals.

#### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Le Locle | 3–1 | FC Stäfa |
| FC Stäfa | 2–1 | FC Le Locle |
FC Le Locle win 4–3 on aggregate and are promoted to 1985–86 Nationalliga B.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Zug | 1–0 | FC Renens |
| FC Renens | 1–0 | FC Zug |
| FC Zug | 3–0 | FC Renens |
1–1 on aggregate. FC Zug the replay and are promoted to 1985–86 Nationalliga B.

#### Decider for third place

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Renens | 4–0 | FC Stäfa |
| FC Stäfa | 0–4 | FC Renens |
FC Renens win 8–0 on aggregate and are promoted to 1985–86 Nationalliga B. FC Stäfa remain in 1. Liga.

#### Decider for 1. Liga championship

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Le Locle | 2–5 | FC Zug |
FC Zug win and are declaied 1. Liga champions.

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

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Echallens | 3–0 | FC Thun |
FC Thun continue to the play-out final.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Brugg | 1–5 | FC Einsiedeln |
FC Brugg continue to the play-out final.

#### Final round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Brugg | 3–2 | FC Thun |
| FC Thun | 2–1 | FC Brugg |
FC Thun win and FC Brugg are relegated to 2. Liga.

## Swiss Cup
### Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were:
* Round 3: Baden-Aarau 1:2. Fribourg-Xamax 1:5.
* Round 4: Kriens-Aarau 0:1. Le Locle-Xamax 0:4.
* Round 5: YB-Aarau 2:3 a.e.t. Schaffhausen-Xamax 0:4.
* Quarter-finals: Aarau-Grenchen 2:0. Xamax-Vevey-Sports 4:1.
* Semi-finals: Aarau-Servette 3:1. Xamax-Lausanne 3:2.

### Final

Note: Fair game no bookings, yellow cards

## Swiss Clubs in Europe

* Grasshopper Club as 1983–84 Nationalliga A champions: 1984–85 European Cup
* Servette as 1983–84 Swiss Cup winners: 1984–85 Cup Winners' Cup
* Sion: as league third placed team: 1984–85 UEFA Cup
* Xamax: as league fourth placed team: 1984–85 UEFA Cup
* St. Gallen: entered 1984 Intertoto Cup
* Wettingen: entered 1984 Intertoto Cup
* Zürich: entered 1984 Intertoto Cup
* Luzern: entered 1984 Intertoto Cup

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

Grasshopper Club won 4–3 on aggregate.

##### Second round

Juventus won 6–2 on aggregate.

### Servette
#### Cup Winners' Cup
##### First round

Servette won 6–1 on aggregate.

##### Second round

AEL won 3–1 on aggregate.

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

Sion won 4–2 on aggregate.

##### Second round

Željezničar won 3–2 on aggregate.

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

Olympiacos won 3–2 on aggregate.

### St. Gallen
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | B05 | STG | MÖN | LYN |
| 1 | Bohemians Prague | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 10 | — | 5–0 | 4–2 | 5–1 |
| 2 | St. Gallen | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 6 | 3–2 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 5–0 |
| 4 | Lyngby | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | — |

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | MNE | ADM | WET | BEI |
| 1 | Maccabi Netanya | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 9 | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 |
| 2 | Admira/Wacker Wien | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 8 | 6–0 | — | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| 3 | Wettingen | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Beitar Jerusalem | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | — |

### Zürich
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 9

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ZÜR | TRV | FER | KLA |
| 1 | Zürich | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Spartak Trnava | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 7 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| 3 | Ferencváros | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | 3–0 | 3–1 | — | 0–0 |
| 4 | Austria Klagenfurt | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 3 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | — |

### Luzern
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | MAL | KMS | STU | LUZ |
| 1 | Malmö FF | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 9 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 8 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 5–0 |
| 3 | Sturm Graz | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Luzern | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — |