# 1983–84 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 1983–84 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 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 59 | 32 | +27 | 44 | Championship play-off winners, qualified for 1984–85 European Cup |
| 2 | Servette | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 67 | 31 | +36 | 44 | Championship play-off loosers Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1984–85 Cup Winners' Cup |
| 3 | Sion | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 74 | 39 | +35 | 43 | qualified for 1984–85 UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Xamax | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 54 | 27 | +27 | 40 | qualified for 1984–85 UEFA Cup |
| 5 | St. Gallen | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 40 | entered 1984 Intertoto Cup |
| 6 | Lausanne-Sport | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 34 | |
| 7 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 33 | |
| 8 | Wettingen | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 30 | entered 1984 Intertoto Cup |
| 9 | Basel | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 28 | |
| 10 | Aarau | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 27 | |
| 11 | Young Boys | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 25 | |
| 12 | Zürich | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 24 | entered 1984 Intertoto Cup |
| 13 | Vevey-Sports | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 43 | 65 | −22 | 24 | |
| 14 | Luzern | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 22 | entered 1984 Intertoto Cup |
| 15 | Bellinzona | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 79 | −49 | 12 | Relegated to 1984–85 Nationalliga B |
| 16 | Chiasso | 30 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 82 | −56 | 10 | Relegated to 1984–85 Nationalliga B |

### Championship play-off
## Nationalliga B
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | SC Zug | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 64 | 33 | +31 | 41 | Promotion to 1984–85 Nationalliga A |
| 2 | FC Winterthur | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 56 | 43 | +13 | 41 | Promotion to 1984–85 Nationalliga A |
| 3 | Lugano | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 59 | 35 | +24 | 38 | |
| 4 | FC Martigny-Sports | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 33 | |
| 5 | FC Baden | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 60 | 53 | +7 | 33 | |
| 6 | FC Bulle | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 31 | |
| 7 | Mendrisiostar | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 30 | |
| 8 | FC Locarno | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 29 | |
| 9 | CS Chênois | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 29 | |
| 10 | FC Grenchen | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 28 | |
| 11 | FC Biel-Bienne | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 28 | |
| 12 | FC Laufen | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 28 | |
| 13 | FC Monthey | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 24 | To relegation play-out |
| 14 | FC Fribourg | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 51 | −13 | 24 | To relegation play-out |
| 15 | FC Nordstern Basel | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 60 | −22 | 23 | Relegation to 1984–85 Swiss 1. Liga |
| 16 | FC Red Star Zürich | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 20 | Relegation to 1984–85 Swiss 1. Liga |

### Play-out against relegation

The decider was played on 15 June in Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Monthey | 1–1 a.e.t. 4–3 pen. | FC Fribourg |
FC Monthey win after penalty shoot-out and remain in division. FC Fribourg are relegated to 1984–85 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 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 25 | +33 | 37 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | Yverdon-Sport FC | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 61 | 34 | +27 | 36 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Leytron | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 35 | |
| 4 | FC Montreux-Sports | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 32 | |
| 5 | ES FC Malley | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 29 | |
| 6 | FC Renens | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 27 | |
| 7 | FC Saint-Jean GE | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 26 | |
| 8 | FC Stade Lausanne | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 25 | |
| 9 | FC Fétigny | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 24 | |
| 10 | FC Savièse | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 54 | 62 | −8 | 24 | |
| 11 | FC Stade Payerne | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 24 | |
| 12 | FC Raron | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 20 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Boudry | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 52 | −24 | 17 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Stade Nyonnais | 26 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 33 | 70 | −37 | 8 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Köniz | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 37 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Breitenbach | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 31 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Concordia Basel | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 30 | |
| 4 | FC Lengnau | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 29 | |
| 5 | SR Delémont | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 28 | |
| 6 | US Boncourt | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 26 | |
| 7 | FC Bern | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 26 | |
| 8 | BSC Old Boys | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 25 | |
| 9 | SC Burgdorf | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 25 | |
| 10 | FC Thun | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 25 | |
| 11 | FC Le Locle | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 25 | |
| 12 | FC Solothurn | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 25 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Allschwil | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 21 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Aurore Bienne | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 52 | −34 | 11 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | SC Kriens | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 70 | 29 | +41 | 37 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Zug | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 58 | 22 | +36 | 37 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Olten | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 33 | |
| 4 | FC Suhr | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 31 | |
| 5 | FC Emmenbrücke | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 30 | |
| 6 | FC Klus-Balsthal | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 29 | |
| 7 | FC Bremgarten | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 27 | |
| 8 | FC Ibach | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 23 | |
| 9 | SC Reiden | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 23 | |
| 10 | FC Sursee | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 23 | |
| 11 | SC Buochs | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 22 | |
| 12 | FC Brugg | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 22 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Emmen | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 18 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Oberentfelden | 26 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 63 | −44 | 9 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Schaffhausen | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 60 | 25 | +35 | 41 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Vaduz | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 54 | 36 | +18 | 35 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Kreuzlingen | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 33 | |
| 4 | FC Rüti | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 33 | |
| 5 | FC Brüttisellen | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 32 | |
| 6 | FC Altstätten (St. Gallen) | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 26 | |
| 7 | FC Dübendorf | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 26 | |
| 8 | FC Einsiedeln | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 26 | |
| 9 | FC Frauenfeld | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 24 | |
| 10 | FC Turicum | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 21 | |
| 11 | FC Küsnacht | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 18 | |
| 12 | FC Rorschach | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 18 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Balzers | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 17 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Uzwil | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 56 | −23 | 14 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

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

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SC Kriens | 2–3 | Yverdon-Sport FC |
| Yverdon-Sport FC | 1–1 | SC Kriens |
Yverdon-Sport FC win 4–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Köniz | 2–3 | FC Zug |
| FC Zug | 3–2 | FC Köniz |
FC Zug win 6–4 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Breitenbach | 1–0 | FC Schaffhausen |
| FC Schaffhausen | 7–0 | FC Breitenbach |
FC Schaffhausen win 7–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Vaduz | 1–2 | Etoile Carouge FC |
| Etoile Carouge FC | 1–0 | FC Vaduz |
Etoile Carouge FC win 3–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

#### Final round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Schaffhausen | 2–1 | FC Zug |
| FC Zug | 1–3 | FC Schaffhausen |
FC Schaffhausen win 5–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1984–85 Nationalliga B.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Etoile Carouge FC | 1–0 | Yverdon-Sport FC |
| Yverdon-Sport FC | 2–1 | Etoile Carouge FC |
Etoile Carouge FC win on away goals and are promoted to 1984–85 Nationalliga B.

#### Decider for third place

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Zug | 1–1 | Yverdon-Sport FC |
| Yverdon-Sport FC | 2–1 a.e.t. | FC Zug |
Yverdon-Sport FC win 3–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1984–85 Nationalliga B. FC Zug remain in 1. Liga.

#### Decider for 1. Liga championship

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Schaffhausen | 1–0 | Etoile Carouge FC |
FC Schaffhausen win and are 1. Liga champions.

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

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Raron | 1–6 | FC Solothurn |
FC Raron continue to the final.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Brugg | 1–0 | FC Rorschach |
FC Rorschach continue to the final.

#### Final round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Raron | 1–1 | FC Rorschach |
| FC Rorschach | 2–0 | FC Raron |
FC Rorschach win 3–1 on aggregate and remain in division. FC Raron are relegated to 2. Liga.

## Swiss Cup
### Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were:
* Round 3: Martigny-Servette 1:2. Charmey-Lausanne 1:13.
* Round 4: La Chaux-de-Fonds-Servette 1:3. YB-Lausanne 2:4.
* Round 5: Servette-Sion 4:2. Grenchen-Lausanne 0:2.
* Quarter-finals: Servette-Chiasso 5:0. Lausanne-Zürich 3:2 a.e.t.
* Semi-finals: Aarau-Servette 0:0 a.e.t. Replay: Servette-Aarau 1:0. Lausanne-St. Gallen 1:0.

### Final
## Swiss Clubs in Europe

* Grasshopper Club as 1982–83 Nationalliga A champions: 1983–84 European Cup
* Servette as 1982–83 Swiss Cup finalist: 1983–84 Cup Winners' Cup
* St. Gallen: as league third placed team: 1983–84 UEFA Cup and entered 1983 Intertoto Cup
* Zürich: as league fourth placed team: 1983–84 UEFA Cup and entered 1983 Intertoto Cup
* Luzern: entered 1983 Intertoto Cup
* Young Boys: entered 1983 Intertoto Cup

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

Dinamo Minsk won 3–2 on aggregate.

### Servertte
#### Cup Winners' Cup
##### First round

Servette won 9–1 on aggregate.

##### Second

Shakhtar Donetsk won 3–1 on aggregate.

### St. Gallen
#### UEFA Cup
##### First round

Radnički Niš won 5–1 on aggregate.

#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PSZ | BRE | MAL | STG |
| 1 | Pogoń Szczecin | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| 2 | Werder Bremen | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 7 | 4–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| 3 | Malmö FF | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | St. Gallen | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 4 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | — |

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

Royal Antwerp won 8–3 on aggregate.

#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | TWE | STA | ZÜR | DÜS |
| 1 | Twente | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 9 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Standard Liège | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 8 | 4–2 | — | 3–0 | 4–3 |
| 3 | Zürich | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 3–4 | 2–1 | — | 5–2 |
| 4 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — |

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | MNE | AGF | LUZ | STA |
| 1 | Maccabi Netanya | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 10 | — | 3–1 | 6–3 | 3–0 |
| 2 | AGF | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 6 | 1–2 | — | 8–3 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Luzern | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 5 | 4–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 |
| 4 | Shimshon Tel Aviv | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — |

### Young Boys
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | YB | SLP | BRØ | SLS |
| 1 | Young Boys | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 | — | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Slavia Prague | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 6 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | 5–0 |
| 3 | Brøndby | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 5 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 |
| 4 | Slavia Sofia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 5 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | — |