# 1995–96 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 1995–96 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

## Nationalliga A
### Qualification phase

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Grasshopper Club | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 43 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 2 | Sion | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 42 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 3 | Xamax | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 41 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 4 | Luzern | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 40 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 5 | Basel | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 30 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 6 | Servette | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 28 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 7 | Aarau | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 27 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 8 | St. Gallen | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 27 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 9 | Lausanne-Sport | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 27 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |
| 10 | Lugano | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 42 | −21 | 21 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |
| 11 | Zürich | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 18 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |
| 12 | Young Boys | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 35 | −21 | 17 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |

### 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Grasshopper Club | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 22 | 52 | Swiss champions, qualified for 1996–97 Champions League |
| 2 | Sion | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 21 | 47 | Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1996–97 Cup Winners' Cup |
| 3 | Xamax | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 21 | 43 | qualified for 1996–97 UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Aarau | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 14 | 39 | qualified for 1996–97 UEFA Cup |
| 5 | Luzern | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 20 | 35 | entered 1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup |
| 6 | Basel | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 15 | 28 | entered 1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup |
| 7 | Servette | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 14 | 25 | |
| 8 | St. Gallen | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 34 | −23 | 14 | 23 | |

## Nationalliga B
### Qualification phase

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kriens | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 23 | +20 | 44 | Advance to promotion/relegation NLA/LNB round |
| 2 | Yverdon-Sport | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 38 | Advance to promotion/relegation NLA/LNB round |
| 3 | Delémont | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 38 | Advance to promotion/relegation NLA/LNB round |
| 4 | Étoile Carouge | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 35 | Advance to promotion/relegation NLA/LNB round |
| 5 | Winterthur | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 32 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 6 | Baden | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 32 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 7 | FC Schaffhausen | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 28 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 8 | Wil | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 28 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 9 | Chiasso | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 25 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 10 | Solothurn | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 23 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 11 | Locarno | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 21 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 12 | Naters | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 42 | −26 | 18 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |

### Promotion/relegation group NLA/NLB

The teams in the ninth to twelfth positions in Nationalliga A competed with the top four teams of Nationalliga B in a Nationalliga A/B promotion/relegation round.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Young Boys | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 33 | Remain in 1996–97 Nationalliga A |
| 2 | Zürich | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 28 | Remain in 1996–97 Nationalliga A |
| 3 | Lausanne-Sport | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 27 | Remain in 1996–97 Nationalliga A |
| 4 | Lugano | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 17 | Remain in 1996–97 Nationalliga A |
| 5 | Yverdon-Sport | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 13 | Remain in Nationalliga B |
| 6 | Delémont | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 13 | Remain in Nationalliga B |
| 7 | Kriens | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 11 | Remain in Nationalliga B |
| 8 | Etoile-Carouge | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 8 | Remain in Nationalliga B |

### Relegation group NLB/1. Liga

The last eight teams of the qualification phase competed in the relegation group against relegation to the 1. Liga. The teams took half of the points (rounded up to complete units) gained in the qualification as bonus with them.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Winterthur | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 16 | 42 | Remain in NLB |
| 2 | Baden | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 16 | 38 | Remain in NLB |
| 3 | Wil | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 14 | 37 | Remain in NLB |
| 4 | FC Schaffhausen | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 14 | 36 | Remain in NLB |
| 5 | Solothurn | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 12 | 28 | Remain in NLB |
| 6 | Locarno | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 11 | 26 | Remain in NLB |
| 7 | Naters | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 9 | 26 | Relegated to 1. Liga |
| 8 | Chiasso | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 13 | 22 | Relegated to 1. Liga |

## 1. Liga
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Renens | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 57 | 23 | +34 | 56 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Meyrin | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 57 | 25 | +32 | 56 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | CS Chênois | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 56 | 26 | +30 | 55 | |
| 4 | FC Stade Nyonnais | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 69 | 30 | +39 | 52 | |
| 5 | FC Bulle | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 42 | |
| 6 | FC Monthey | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 41 | |
| 7 | FC Martigny-Sports | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 38 | |
| 8 | Grand-Lancy FC | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 36 | |
| 9 | FC Echallens | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 31 | |
| 10 | FC Stade Lausanne | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 30 | |
| 11 | FC Montreux-Sports | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 26 | |
| 12 | Vevey Sports | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 53 | −22 | 22 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Fully | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 37 | 80 | −43 | 16 | Relegation to 2. Liga |
| 14 | FC Raron | 26 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 69 | −50 | 6 | Relegation to 2. Liga |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Fribourg | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 66 | 18 | +48 | 66 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Münsingen | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 47 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Grenchen | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 46 | |
| 4 | FC Thun | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 44 | |
| 5 | FC Biel-Bienne | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 39 | |
| 6 | FC Colombier | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 39 | |
| 7 | SV Lyss | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 38 | |
| 8 | FC Serrières | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 34 | |
| 9 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 31 | |
| 10 | SC Bümpliz 78] | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 30 | |
| 11 | FC Concordia Basel | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 29 | |
| 12 | FC Riehen | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 28 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | BSC Old Boys | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 58 | −28 | 23 | Relegation to 2. Liga |
| 14 | FC Le Locle | 26 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 62 | −49 | 12 | Relegation to 2. Liga |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | AC Bellinzona | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 66 | 13 | +53 | 65 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Ascona | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 52 | Decider winners, play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | SC Buochs | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 50 | 22 | +28 | 52 | Decider for play-off |
| 4 | Zug 94 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 43 | |
| 5 | FC Freienbach | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 41 | |
| 6 | FC Muri | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 31 | |
| 7 | FC Suhr | 26 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 31 | |
| 8 | FC Klus-Balsthal | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 31 | |
| 9 | FC Sursee | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 30 | |
| 10 | FC Hochdorf | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 29 | |
| 11 | FC Mendrisio | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 29 | |
| 12 | FC Emmenbrücke | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 47 | −18 | 28 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Tresa-Monteggio | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 24 | Relegation to 2. Liga |
| 14 | FC Kölliken | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 56 | −37 | 13 | Relegation to 2. Liga |

#### Decider

The decider for second position in the table was played 21 May 1996 in Stadio Comunale Bellinzona.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Ascona | 2–0 | SC Buochs |
FC Ascona advance to play-offs.

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Gossau | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 66 | 29 | +37 | 52 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Altstetten | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 47 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Tuggen | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 45 | |
| 4 | FC Frauenfeld | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 40 | |
| 5 | FC Rorschach | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 38 | |
| 6 | FC Dübendorf | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 36 | |
| 7 | FC Red Star Zürich | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 36 | |
| 8 | SC Young Fellows Juventus | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 35 | |
| 9 | FC Glarus | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 35 | |
| 10 | FC Bülach | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 34 | |
| 11 | SV Schaffhausen | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 32 | |
| 12 | FC Vaduz | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 29 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | SC Brühl | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 34 | 60 | −26 | 23 | Relegation to 2. Liga |
| 14 | FC Stäfa | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 48 | −22 | 16 | Relegation to 2. Liga |

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

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Altstetten | 0–1 | AC Bellinzona |
| AC Bellinzona | 1–1 | FC Altstetten |
AC Bellinzona win 2–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Ascona | 1–1 | FC Gossau |
| FC Gossau | 4–3 | FC Ascona |
FC Gossau win 5–4 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Münsingen | 1–0 | FC Renens |
| FC Renens | 1–0 | FC Münsingen |
1–1 on aggregate. FC Renens win 6–5 in penalties and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Meyrin | 0–0 | FC Fribourg |
| FC Fribourg | 0–2 | FC Meyrin |
FC Meyrin win 2–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

#### Final round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Gossau | 1–0 | AC Bellinzona |
| AC Bellinzona | 0–3 | FC Gossau |
FC Gossau win 4–0 on aggregate and are promoted to Nationalliga B.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Meyrin | 2–2 | FC Renens |
| FC Renens | 2–6 | FC Meyrin |
FC Meyrin win 8–4 on aggregate and are promoted to Nationalliga B.

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

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Vaduz | 5–0 | FC Emmenbrücke |
FC Emmenbrücke continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Riehen | 4–0 | Vevey Sports |
Vevey Sports continue to the finals.

#### Final round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Vevey Sports | 1–1 | FC Emmenbrücke |
| FC Emmenbrücke | 1–6 | Vevey Sports |
Vevey Sports win 7–2 on aggregate and remain in the 1. Liga. FC Emmenbrücke are relegated to 2. Liga.

## Swiss Cup

The route of the finalists to the final:
* Round 3: Sion bye. CS Chênois-Servette 0–2.
* Round 4: Sion-FC Bulle 3–0. FC Renens-Servette 0–1.
* Round 5: SR Delémont-Sion 1–2 . Servette-BSC Young Boys 3–1.
* Quarter-finals: Sion-FC Luzern 2–0. FC Aarau-Servette 1–4.
* Semi-finals: Sion-FC St. Gallen 2–1. Neuchâtel Xamax FC-Servette 0–1 a.e.t.
The winners of the first drawn semi-final is considered as home team in the final.

### Final
## Swiss Clubs in Europe

* Grasshopper Club as 1994–95 Nationalliga A champions: 1995–96 UEFA Champions League qualifying round
* Lugano as league runners-up: 1995–96 UEFA Cup Preliminary round
* Xamax as third placed team: 1995–96 UEFA Cup Preliminary round
* Sion as 1994–95 Swiss Cup winners: 1995–96 Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
* Aarau: 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup
* Luzern: 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup
* Basel: 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup
* Vaduz as 1994–95 Liechtenstein Cup winners: 1995–96 Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round

### Grasshopper Club
#### Champions League
##### Qualifying round

Grasshopper Club won 2–1 on aggregate

##### Group stage
###### Final table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AJA | RM | FER | GC |
| 1 | Ajax | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 16 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | 0–2 | — | 6–1 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Ferencváros | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 5 | | 1–5 | 1–1 | — | 3–3 |
| 4 | Grasshopper Club | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 2 | | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | — |

### Lugano
#### UEFA Cup
##### Preliminary round

Lugano won 4-0 on aggregate.

##### First round

Lugano won 2–1 on aggregate.

##### Second round

Slavia Prague won 3–1 on aggregate.

### Xamax
#### UEFA Cup
##### Preliminary round

Xamax won 1–0 on aggregate.

##### First round

Roma won 5–1 on aggregate.

### Sion
#### Cup Winners' Cup
##### Qualifying round

Sion won 3–2 on aggregate.

##### First round

AEK Athens won 4–2 on aggregate.

### Aarau
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 3
###### Final table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AAR | GER | TRO | TÓR | UCL |
| 1 | Aarau | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 8 | Advanced to round of 16 | — | — | 2–2 | 6–1 | — |
| 2 | Germinal Ekeren | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 8 | | 3–3 | — | — | — | 4–1 |
| 3 | Tromsø | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 7 | | — | 0–2 | — | 10–0 | — |
| 4 | HB Tórshavn | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 2 | | — | 1–1 | — | — | 0–0 |
| 5 | Universitatea Cluj | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 | | 2–3 | — | 0–1 | — | — |

##### Round of 16
### Luzern
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 2

$^1$Played at Brighton & Hove Albion's Goldstone Ground as White Hart Lane was unavailable

###### Final table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KÖL | LUZ | ÖST | TOT | RUD |
| 1 | Köln | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 8 | Advanced to round of 16 | — | 2–2 | — | 8–0 | — |
| 2 | Luzern | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 8 | | — | — | 3–2 | — | 1–1 |
| 3 | Öster | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | | 0–0 | — | — | — | 3–1 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 3 | | — | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | — |
| 5 | Rudar Velenje | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 | | 0–1 | — | — | 1–2 | — |

### Basel
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 1
###### Final table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KAR | SHW | BAS | AAR | GÓR |
| 1 | Karlsruhe | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 10 | Advanced to round of 16 | — | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | — |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | | — | — | — | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| 3 | Basel | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | 2–3 | 1–0 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Aarhus GF | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | | — | — | 2–1 | — | 4–1 |
| 5 | Górnik Zabrze | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 0 | | 1–6 | — | 1–2 | — | — |

### Vaduz
#### Cup Winners' Cup
##### Qualifying round

Hradec Králové won 14–1 on aggregate.