# 1985–86 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 1985–86 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

## Nationalliga A
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Young Boys | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 72 | 28 | +44 | 44 | Swiss champions, qualified for 1986–87 European Cup and entered 1986 Intertoto Cup |
| 2 | Xamax | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 78 | 32 | +46 | 42 | Qualified for 1986–87 UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Luzern | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 41 | Qualified for 1986–87 UEFA Cup and entered 1986 Intertoto Cup |
| 4 | Zürich | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 39 | Entered 1986 Intertoto Cup |
| 5 | Grasshopper Club | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 64 | 32 | +32 | 38 | Entered 1986 Intertoto Cup |
| 6 | Lausanne-Sport | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 35 | Entered 1986 Intertoto Cup |
| 7 | Aarau | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 62 | 47 | +15 | 34 | |
| 8 | Sion | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 33 | Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1986–87 Cup Winners' Cup |
| 9 | Servette | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 31 | |
| 10 | Basel | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 30 | |
| 11 | St. Gallen | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 30 | Entered 1986 Intertoto Cup |
| 12 | Wettingen | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 24 | |
| 13 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 30 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 24 | 61 | −37 | 18 | |
| 14 | Vevey-Sports | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 36 | 76 | −40 | 17 | |
| 15 | Grenchen | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 33 | 81 | −48 | 16 | Relegated to Nationalliga B |
| 16 | Baden | 30 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 14 | 86 | −72 | 8 | Relegated to Nationalliga B |

## Nationalliga B
### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Locarno | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 96 | 33 | +63 | 45 | NLB champions promoted to Nationalliga A |
| 2 | AC Bellinzona | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 58 | 24 | +34 | 45 | Promoted to Nationalliga A |
| 3 | Lugano | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 74 | 45 | +29 | 43 | |
| 4 | CS Chênois | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 71 | 44 | +27 | 41 | |
| 5 | FC Chiasso | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 35 | |
| 6 | FC Winterthur | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 31 | |
| 7 | FC Bulle | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 28 | |
| 8 | FC Biel-Bienne | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 27 | |
| 9 | FC Martigny-Sports | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 26 | |
| 10 | SC Zug | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 25 | |
| 11 | FC Renens | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 25 | |
| 12 | Etoile Carouge FC | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 25 | |
| 13 | FC Schaffhausen | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 25 | |
| 14 | FC Zug | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 23 | Relegated to 1. Liga |
| 15 | FC Laufen | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 42 | 70 | −28 | 20 | Relegated to 1. Liga |
| 16 | FC Le Locle | 30 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 39 | 89 | −50 | 16 | Relegated to 1. Liga |

## 1. Liga
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | ES FC Malley | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 79 | 39 | +40 | 38 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Fribourg | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 36 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | Grand-Lancy FC | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 31 | |
| 4 | Yverdon-Sport FC | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 31 | |
| 5 | FC Montreux-Sports | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 28 | |
| 6 | FC Monthey | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 27 | |
| 7 | FC Savièse | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 26 | |
| 8 | FC Saint-Jean GE | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 25 | |
| 9 | FC Stade Lausanne | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 24 | |
| 10 | FC Leytron | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 56 | −19 | 24 | |
| 11 | FC Echallens | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 22 | |
| 12 | FC Vernier | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 22 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Stade Payerne | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 63 | −26 | 19 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Stade Nyonnais | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 27 | 61 | −34 | 11 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Bern | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 16 | +28 | 38 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Lengnau | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 31 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Colombier | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 30 | |
| 4 | BSC Old Boys | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 27 | |
| 5 | SC Burgdorf | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 27 | |
| 6 | FC Breitenbach | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 25 | |
| 7 | FC Köniz | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 25 | |
| 8 | FC Thun | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 24 | |
| 9 | FC Solothurn | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 24 | |
| 10 | SR Delémont | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 24 | |
| 11 | FC Nordstern Basel | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 23 | |
| 12 | FC Langenthal | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 23 | Decider for twelfth place |
| 13 | FC Concordia Basel | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 23 | Decider for twelfth place |
| 14 | SC Bümpliz 78 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 20 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

#### Decider for twelfth place

The decider was played on 27 May at La Blancherie in Delémont.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Langenthal | 4–1 | FC Concordia Basel |
FC Langenthal win and continue in play-outs. FC Concordia Basel are relegated directly to 2. Liga Interregional.

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | SC Kriens | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 68 | 36 | +32 | 37 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Olten | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 31 | +26 | 37 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Mendrisio | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 48 | 23 | +25 | 35 | |
| 4 | SC Buochs | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 32 | |
| 5 | FC Sursee | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 30 | |
| 6 | FC Ibach | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 25 | |
| 7 | FC Ascona | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 24 | |
| 8 | FC Suhr | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 24 | |
| 9 | FC Emmenbrücke | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 23 | |
| 10 | FC Klus-Balsthal | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 23 | |
| 11 | FC Altdorf (Uri) | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 23 | |
| 12 | FC Muri | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 23 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | SC Reiden | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 48 | −20 | 15 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Tresa/Monteggio | 26 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 53 | −28 | 13 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Einsiedeln | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 52 | 30 | +22 | 36 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Red Star Zürich | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 35 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Rorschach | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 32 | |
| 4 | FC Vaduz | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 28 | |
| 5 | FC Gossau | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 27 | |
| 6 | FC Stäfa | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 26 | |
| 7 | FC Rüti | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 25 | |
| 8 | FC Dübendorf | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 23 | |
| 9 | FC Brüttisellen | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 23 | |
| 10 | FC Küsnacht | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 23 | |
| 11 | FC Altstätten (St. Gallen) | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 22 | |
| 12 | FC Frauenfeld | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 22 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Balzers | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 21 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | SC Brühl | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 21 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

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

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SC Kriens | 0–0 | FC Red Star Zürich |
| FC Red Star Zürich | 1–1 | SC Kriens |
SC Kriens win on away goals and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Lengnau | 3–3 | ES FC Malley |
| ES FC Malley | 4–1 | FC Lengnau |
ES FC Malley win 7–4 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Fribourg | 0–1 | FC Einsiedeln |
| FC Einsiedeln | 0–2 | FC Fribourg |
FC Fribourg win 2–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Bern | 0–3 | FC Olten |
| FC Olten | 7–0 | FC Bern |
FC Olten win 10–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

#### Final round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Olten | 3–0 | SC Kriens |
| SC Kriens | 1–1 | FC Olten |
FC Olten win 4–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1986–87 Nationalliga B.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Fribourg | 1–0 | ES FC Malley |
| ES FC Malley | 2–0 | FC Fribourg |
ES FC Malley win 2–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1986–87 Nationalliga B.

#### Decider for third place

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Fribourg | 2–1 | SC Kriens |
| SC Kriens | 3–1 | FC Fribourg |
SC Kriens win 4–3 on aggregate and are promoted to 1986–87 Nationalliga B. FC Fribourg remain in the division.

#### Final for championship

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Olten | 4–3 | ES FC Malley |
FC Olten win and are declaied 1. Liga champions.

### Relegation play-out

The four third-last placed teams from each group, competed a play-out against the ninth and last relegation spot.

#### First round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Langenthal | 0–0 a.e.t. 4–2 pen. | FC Vernier |
FC Vernier continue to the final round.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Muri | 2–1 | FC Frauenfeld |
FC Frauenfeld continue to the final round.

#### Final round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Frauenfeld | 0–1 | FC Vernier |
| FC Vernier | 4–0 | FC Frauenfeld |
FC Vernier win 5–0 on aggregate. FC Frauenfeld are relegated as ninth and final team to the 2. Liga.

## Swiss Cup
### Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final, played on
* Round 3: Malley-Sion 3:4 a.e.t. FC Lalden (4. Liga)-Servette 0:1.
* Round 4: Sion-Yverdon 6:1. Zug-Servette 1:2.
* Round 5: Sion-Vevey-Sports 4:2. Locarno-Servette 1:3.
* Quarter-finals: Sion-Wettingen 2:0. St. Gallen-Servette 0:0 a.e.t., 5:6 Pen.
* Semi-final: La Chaux-de-Fonds-Sion 0:2 a.e.t. Basel-Servette 3:4 (0:3, 3:3) a.e.t.

### Final

Record revenue from advance sales (CHF 630,000 for 26,217 tickets). Symbolic kick-off by film actor Jean-Paul Belmondo. Referee Mercier was replaced by Georg Sandoz after an injury in the 85th minute.

## Swiss Clubs in Europe

* Servette as 1984–85 Nationalliga A champions: 1985–86 European Cup
* Aarau as 1984–85 Swiss Cup winners: 1985–86 Cup Winners' Cup and entered 1985 Intertoto Cup
* Xamax as league third placed team: 1985–86 UEFA Cup
* St. Gallen as fourth third placed team: 1985–86 UEFA Cup and entered 1985 Intertoto Cup
* Zürich: entered 1985 Intertoto Cup
* Young Boys: entered 1985 Intertoto Cup

### Servette
#### European Cup
##### First round

Servette won 4–3 on aggregate.

##### Second round

Aberdeen won 1–0 on aggregate.

### Aarau
#### Cup Winners' Cup
##### First round

Red Star won 4–2 on aggregate.

#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 11

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | MTK | CHB | STA | AAR |
| 1 | MTK | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 10 | — | 5–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| 2 | Chernomorets Burgas | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 5 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| 3 | Start | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 5 | 3–3 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Aarau | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 4 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | — |

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

Neuchâtel Xamax won 7-4 on aggregate.

##### Second round

1–1 on aggregate; Neuchâtel Xamax won on away goals.

##### Third round

Neuchâtel Xamax won 4–3 on aggregate.

#### Quarter-finals

Real Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.

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

Internazionale won 5–1 on aggregate.

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | AIK | VID | B05 | STG |
| 1 | AIK | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 7 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| 2 | Videoton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 7 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Bohemians Prague | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 5 | 1–1 | 5–2 | — | 4–2 |
| 4 | St. Gallen | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 5 | 1–6 | 2–3 | 2–1 | — |

### Zürich
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SPA | LYN | LGD | ZÜR |
| 1 | Sparta Prague | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 8 | — | 6–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| 2 | Lyngby | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 1–4 | — | 4–1 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Lechia Gdańsk | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 5 | 3–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Zürich | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — |

### Young Boys
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 7

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | GÓR | ZAL | YB | AGF |
| 1 | Górnik Zabrze | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 11 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Zalaegerszegi | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 6 | 0–1 | — | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Young Boys | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 4 | 1–4 | 4–1 | — | 0–1 |
| 4 | AGF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 3 | 2–3 | 4–4 | 4–7 | — |