# 1986–87 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 1986–87 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

## Nationalliga A
### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Xamax | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 75 | 27 | +48 | 48 | Swiss champions qualified for 1987–88 European Cup |
| 2 | Grasshopper Club | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 60 | 36 | +24 | 43 | qualified for 1987–88 UEFA Cup and entered 1987 Intertoto Cup |
| 3 | Sion | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 76 | 38 | +38 | 42 | qualified for 1987–88 UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Servette | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 65 | 44 | +21 | 36 | |
| 5 | Luzern | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 36 | |
| 6 | Zürich | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 36 | |
| 7 | St. Gallen | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 34 | |
| 8 | Lausanne-Sport | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 32 | entered 1987 Intertoto Cup |
| 9 | Bellinzona | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 31 | entered 1987 Intertoto Cup |
| 10 | Young Boys | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 28 | Swiss Cup winners qualified for 1987–88 Cup Winners' Cup |
| 11 | Aarau | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 26 | To Promotion/relegation play-off NLA/NLB |
| 12 | Basel | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 49 | 62 | −13 | 24 | To Promotion/relegation play-off NLA/NLB |
| 13 | Vevey Sports | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 72 | −41 | 20 | To Promotion/relegation play-off NLA/NLB |
| 14 | Wettingen | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 19 | To Promotion/relegation play-off NLA/NLB |
| 15 | Locarno | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 44 | 65 | −21 | 19 | Relegated to 1987–88 Nationalliga B |
| 16 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 30 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 97 | −75 | 6 | Relegated to 1987–88 Nationalliga B and entered 1987 Intertoto Cup |

## Nationalliga B
### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Grenchen | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 79 | 30 | +49 | 47 | NLB champions qualified promotion/relegation NLA/NLB play-offs |
| 2 | FC Lugano | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 76 | 30 | +46 | 42 | Qualified promotion/relegation play-offs NLA/NLB |
| 3 | FC Bulle | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 75 | 39 | +36 | 42 | Qualified promotion/relegation play-offs NLA/NLB |
| 4 | ES FC Malley | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 37 | Qualified promotion/relegation play-offs NLA/NLB |
| 5 | FC Baden | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 35 | |
| 6 | CS Chênois | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 34 | |
| 7 | FC Schaffhausen | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 54 | 55 | −1 | 33 | |
| 8 | FC Chiasso | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 27 | |
| 9 | SC Zug | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 26 | |
| 10 | FC Winterthur | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 25 | |
| 11 | FC Martigny-Sports | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 25 | |
| 12 | Etoile Carouge FC | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 25 | |
| 13 | FC Biel-Bienne | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 45 | 71 | −26 | 24 | Qualified promotion/relegation play-offs NLB/1. Liga |
| 14 | SC Kriens | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 23 | Qualified promotion/relegation play-offs NLB/1. Liga |
| 15 | FC Olten | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 36 | 68 | −32 | 18 | Qualified promotion/relegation play-offs NLB/1. Liga |
| 16 | FC Renens | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 34 | 69 | −35 | 17 | Qualified promotion/relegation play-offs NLB/1. Liga |

### Promotion/relegation play-off NLA/NLB

The four teams in eleventh to fourteenth position in the NLA competed a two-legged play-off round with the top four teams of the NLB to decide the last to slots in next season's NLA. The qualification games were played on 20 and 23 June and the finals on 27 and 30 June.

#### Qualification round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Aarau | 3–1 | ES Malley |
| ES Malley | 0–6 | Aarau |
Aarau win 9–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals. ES Malley remain in the NLB.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Basel | 2–2 | Bulle |
| Bulle | 2–2 (p. 3–5) | Basel |
Basel win in the penalty shoot-out and continue to the finals. Bulle remain in the NLB.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Vevey Sports | 1–1 | Lugano |
| Lugano | 1–0 | Vevey Sports |
FC Lugano win 2–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals. Vevey Sports are relegated to 1987–88 Nationalliga B.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Grenchen | 0–0 | Wettingen |
| Wettingen | 4–0 | Grenchen |
Wettingen win 4–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals. FC Grenchen remain in the NLB.

#### Final round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Wettingen | 2–1 | Basel |
| Basel | 7–0 | Wettingen |
Basel win 8–2 on aggregate and remain in the NLA. Wettingen are relegated to 1987–88 Nationalliga B
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Aarau | 5–0 | Lugano |
| Lugano | 1–0 | Aarau |
Aarau win 5–1 on aggregate and remain in the NLA. Lugano remain in the NLB.

## 1. Liga
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Montreux-Sports | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 36 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | Yverdon-Sport FC | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 36 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Fribourg | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 61 | 28 | +33 | 33 | |
| 4 | FC Echallens | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 32 | |
| 5 | FC Monthey | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 29 | |
| 6 | Grand-Lancy FC | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 26 | |
| 7 | FC Châtel-Saint-Denis | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 26 | |
| 8 | FC Leytron | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 26 | |
| 9 | FC Stade Lausanne | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 25 | |
| 10 | FC Vernier | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 21 | |
| 11 | Folgore Lausanne | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 21 | |
| 12 | FC Aigle | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 19 | |
| 13 | FC Saint-Jean GE | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 57 | −25 | 18 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Savièse | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 34 | 60 | −26 | 16 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | BSC Old Boys | 26 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 44 | 18 | +26 | 39 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Bern | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 32 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Thun | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 31 | |
| 4 | FC Colombier | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 28 | |
| 5 | SR Delémont | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 28 | |
| 6 | FC Dürrenast | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 27 | |
| 7 | FC Laufen | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 26 | |
| 8 | FC Le Locle | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 25 | |
| 9 | FC Breitenbach | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 24 | |
| 10 | SC Baudepartement Basel | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 23 | |
| 11 | FC Moutier | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 22 | |
| 12 | FC Köniz | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 21 | |
| 13 | FC Lengnau | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 60 | −24 | 20 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Nordstern Basel | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 18 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Solothurn | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 49 | 21 | +28 | 37 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | SC Buochs | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 36 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Mendrisio | 26 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 35 | |
| 4 | FC Zug | 26 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 28 | |
| 5 | SC Burgdorf | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 28 | |
| 6 | FC Klus-Balsthal | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 28 | |
| 7 | FC Emmenbrücke | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 27 | |
| 8 | FC Suhr | 26 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 26 | |
| 9 | FC Sursee | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 24 | |
| 10 | FC Altdorf (Uri) | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 22 | |
| 11 | FC Muri | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 19 | |
| 12 | FC Ascona | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 40 | −17 | 19 | |
| 13 | FC Ibach | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 18 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Langenthal | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 52 | −22 | 17 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Altstätten (St. Gallen) | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 35 | 14 | +21 | 37 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Red Star Zürich | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 34 | To decider for second place |
| 3 | FC Chur | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 34 | To decider for second place |
| 4 | FC Dübendorf | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 32 | |
| 5 | FC Brüttisellen | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 32 | |
| 6 | FC Einsiedeln | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 29 | |
| 7 | FC Vaduz | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 25 | |
| 8 | FC Rorschach | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 23 | |
| 9 | FC Stäfa | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 22 | |
| 10 | FC Herisau | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 22 | |
| 11 | FC Tuggen | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 21 | |
| 12 | FC Küsnacht | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 19 | |
| 13 | FC Gossau | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 17 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Rüti | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 47 | −24 | 17 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

#### Decider for second position

The decider was played on 2 June 1987 in Tuggen
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Chur | 2–2 a.e.t. 5–4 pen. | FC Red Star Zürich |
FC Chur win 5–4 in the penalty-shoot-out and advance to play-offs.

### Promotion play-off
#### First stage

First Stage between the winners and runner-up of the four groups
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Yverdon-Sport FC | 4–1 | FC Altstätten |
| FC Altstätten | 2–5 | Yverdon-Sport FC |
Yverdon-Sport FC win 9–3 on aggregate and are promoted to 1987–88 Nationalliga B. FC Altstätten continue in the final stage.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Solothurn | 0–0 | FC Bern |
| FC Bern | 1–2 | FC Solothurn |
FC Solothurn win 2–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1987–88 Nationalliga B. FC Bern continue in the final stage.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Montreux-Sports | 1–1 | SC Buochs |
| SC Buochs | 0–2 | FC Montreux-Sports |
FC Montreux-Sports win 3–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1987–88 Nationalliga B. SC Buochs continue in the final stage.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Chur | 0–1 | BSC Old Boys |
| BSC Old Boys | 0–2 | FC Chur |
FC Chur win 2–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1987–88 Nationalliga B. BSC Old Boys continue in the final stage.

#### Final stage

Second stage between the losers of the first stage and the last four teams from the NLB
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Altstätten | 2–2 | FC Olten |
| FC Olten | 2–1 | FC Altstätten |
FC Olten win 4–3 on aggregate and remain in the 1987–88 Nationalliga B. FC Altstätten remain in the division for the 1987–88 Swiss 1. Liga season..
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Bern | 3–2 | FC Biel-Bienne |
| FC Biel-Bienne | 5–2 a.e.t. | FC Bern |
FC Biel-Bienne win 7–5 on aggregate and remain in the 1987–88 Nationalliga B. FC Bern remain in the division for the 1987–88 Swiss 1. Liga season..
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Renens | 2–1 | SC Buochs |
| SC Buochs | 2–3 | FC Renens |
FC Renens win 5–3 on aggregate and remain in the 1987–88 Nationalliga B. SC Buochs remain in the division for the 1987–88 Swiss 1. Liga season..
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SC Kriens | 0–4 | BSC Old Boys |
| BSC Old Boys | 2–1 | SC Kriens |
BSC Old Boys win 6–1 on aggregate and are promoted to the 1987–88 Nationalliga B. SC Kriens are relegated to the 1987–88 Swiss 1. Liga season..

## Swiss Cup
### Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final, played on Whit Monday 8 June in Wankdorf Stadium in Bern:
* Round 3: Emmenbrücke-YB 1:4. Renens-Servette 1:2 a.e.t.
* Round 4: Bellinzona-YB 1:2. Servette-Lausanne 2:0.
* Round 5: GC-YB 0:3. Servette-La Chaux-de-Fonds 7:2.
* Quarter-finals: YB-Grenchen 1:0. Servette-Aarau 2:1.
* Semi-finals: Locarno-YB 1:4 a.e.t. Sion-Servette 1:1 a.e.t. Relay: Servette-Sion 3:1.

### Final
## Swiss Clubs in Europe

* Young Boys as 1985–86 Nationalliga A champions: 1986–87 European Cup and entered 1986 Intertoto Cup
* Sion as 1985–86 Swiss Cup winners: 1986–87 Cup Winners' Cup
* Xamax as league runners-up: 1986–87 UEFA Cup
* Luzern as league third placed team: 1986–87 UEFA Cup and entered 1986 Intertoto Cup
* Zürich: entered 1986 Intertoto Cup
* Grasshopper Club: entered 1986 Intertoto Cup
* Lausanne-Sport: entered 1986 Intertoto Cup
* St. Gallen: entered 1986 Intertoto Cup

### Young Boys
#### European Cup
##### First round

Real Madrid won 5–1 on aggregate.

#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SIG | HAN | LWA | YB |
| 1 | Sigma Olomouc | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 7 | — | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| 2 | Hannover 96 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Legia Warszawa | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 5–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 |
| 4 | Young Boys | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 5 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | — |

### Sion
#### Cup Winners' Cup
##### First round

Sion won 4–2 on aggregate.

##### Second round

Sion won 5–2 on aggregate.

##### Quarter-final

Lokomotive Leipzig won 2–0 on aggregate.

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

Neuchâtel Xamax won 5–1 on aggregate.

##### Second round

1–1 on aggregate; Groningen won on away goals.

### Luzern
#### UEFA Cup
##### First round

Spartak Moscow won 1–0 on aggregate.

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SLP | STU | LUZ | FER |
| 1 | Slavia Prague | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 10 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Sturm Graz | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 7 | 0–3 | — | 3–2 | 1–5 |
| 3 | Luzern | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 5 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — | 3–2 |
| 4 | Ferencváros | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | — |

### Zürich
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 10

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | GÖT | VIT | CSK | ZÜR |
| 1 | IFK Göteborg | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 8 | — | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Vítkovice | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 7 | 3–1 | — | 1–3 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Sredets Sofia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Zürich | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | — |

### GC
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ÚJP | AGF | GCZ | ADM |
| 1 | Újpest | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 10 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | AGF | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | 2–3 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Grasshopper Club | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0–1 | 4–1 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Admira Wacker Wein | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |

### Lausanne-Sport
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BER | UER | LS | STA |
| 1 | Union Berlin | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 9 | — | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| 2 | Bayer Uerdingen | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 8 | 3–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| 3 | Lausanne-Sport | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 3–1 |
| 4 | Standard Liège | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | — |

### St. Gallen
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 7

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BRØ | WID | MAG | STG |
| 1 | Brøndby | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 10 | — | 3–0 | 4–3 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Widzew Łódź | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 9 | 3–3 | — | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| 3 | Magdeburg | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 3 | 1–1 | 3–4 | — | 5–1 |
| 4 | St. Gallen | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | — |