# 1987–88 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 1987–88 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

## Nationalliga A
### Qualification phase

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Xamax | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 44 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 2 | Grasshopper Club | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 42 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 3 | Young Boys | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 33 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 4 | Aarau | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 34 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 5 | St. Gallen | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 32 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 6 | Luzern | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 30 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 7 | Servette | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 31 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 8 | Lausanne-Sport | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 31 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 9 | Sion | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 30 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |
| 10 | Bellinzona | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 17 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |
| 11 | Basel | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 55 | −28 | 17 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |
| 12 | Zürich | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 46 | −20 | 15 | 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 | Xamax | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 16 | 32 | Swiss champions, qualified for 1988–89 European Cup |
| 2 | Servette | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 12 | 30 | Qualified for 1988–89 UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Aarau | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 13 | 30 | Qualified for 1988–89 UEFA Cup and entered 1988 Intertoto Cup |
| 4 | Grasshopper Club | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 15 | 30 | Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1988–89 Cup Winners' Cup and entered 1988 Intertoto Cup |
| 5 | Luzern | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 27 | Entered 1989 Intertoto Cup |
| 6 | St. Gallen | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 12 | 23 | |
| 7 | Lausanne-Sport | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 12 | 23 | |
| 8 | Young Boys | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 31 | −13 | 13 | 22 | Entered 1989 Intertoto Cup |

## Nationalliga B
### Qualification phase
#### Group East

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Lugano | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 74 | 28 | +46 | 51 | Advance to promotion round |
| 2 | FC Wettingen | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 16 | +37 | 48 | Advance to promotion round |
| 3 | FC Locarno | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 47 | Advance to promotion round |
| 4 | FC Schaffhausen | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 38 | Advance to promotion round |
| 5 | FC Chiasso | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 37 | Advance to promotion round |
| 6 | BSC Old Boys | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 33 | Advance to promotion round |
| 7 | SC Zug | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 28 | Continue in relegation round |
| 8 | FC Winterthur | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 26 | Continue in relegation round |
| 9 | FC Chur | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 21 | Continue in relegation round |
| 10 | FC Olten | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 52 | −28 | 14 | Continue in relegation round |
| 11 | FC Solothurn | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 56 | −30 | 13 | Continue in relegation round |
| 12 | FC Baden | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 52 | −29 | 12 | Continue in relegation round |

#### Group East

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Etoile Carouge FC | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 44 | Advance to promotion round |
| 2 | FC Grenchen | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 25 | +31 | 41 | Advance to promotion round |
| 3 | FC Bulle | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 42 | Advance to promotion round |
| 4 | CS Chênois | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 39 | Advance to promotion round |
| 5 | ES FC Malley | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 38 | Advance to promotion round |
| 6 | FC Martigny-Sports | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 32 | Advance to promotion round |
| 7 | Yverdon-Sport FC | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 34 | Continue in relegation round |
| 8 | FC Biel-Bienne | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 24 | Continue in relegation round |
| 9 | Vevey Sports | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 53 | −19 | 22 | Continue in relegation round |
| 10 | FC Renens | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 18 | Continue in relegation round |
| 11 | FC Montreux-Sports | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 49 | −22 | 17 | Continue in relegation round |
| 12 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 24 | 47 | −23 | 16 | Continue in relegation round |

### Promotion/relegation round
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Wettingen | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 22 | Promotion to Nationalliga A 1988–89 |
| 2 | Bellinzona | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 17 | Remain in Nationalliga A 1988–89 |
| 3 | FC Schaffhausen | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 15 | Remain in Nationalliga B 1988–89 |
| 4 | ES Malley | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 15 | Remain in Nationalliga B 1988–89 |
| 5 | Basel | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 14 | Relegation to Nationalliga B1988–89 |
| 6 | Bulle | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 14 | Remain in Nationalliga B 1988–89 |
| 7 | Etoile Carouge | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 33 | −19 | 9 | Remain in Nationalliga B 1988–89 |
| 8 | Old Boys | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 31 | −20 | 6 | Remain in Nationalliga B 1988–89 |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Lugano | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 15 | +32 | 26 | Promotion to Nationalliga A 1988–89 |
| 2 | Sion | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 14 | +35 | 23 | Remain in Nationalliga A 1988–89 |
| 3 | Grenchen | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 15 | Remain in Nationalliga B 1988–89 |
| 4 | Chênois | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 14 | Remain in Nationalliga B 1988–89 |
| 5 | Chiasso | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 34 | −13 | 11 | Remain in Nationalliga B 1988–89 |
| 6 | Zürich | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 9 | Relegation to Nationalliga B 1988–89 |
| 7 | Martigny-Sports | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 37 | −21 | 8 | Remain in Nationalliga B 1988–89 |
| 8 | Locarno | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 33 | −17 | 6 | Remain in Nationalliga B 1988–89 |

### Relegation round NLB/1. Liga

The last six teams in each of the two qualification phase groups competed in two relegation groups against relegation to the 1. Liga 1991–92. There was to be one direct relegation in each group, plus a play-out against relegation between both second last placed teams.

#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 15 | Remain in NLB 1989–90 |
| 2 | SC Zug | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 10 | Remain in NLB 1989–90 |
| 3 | FC Biel-Bienne | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 10 | Remain in NLB 1989–90 |
| 4 | FC Chur | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 9 | Remain in NLB 1989–90 |
| 5 | FC Renens | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 8 | Play-out against relegation |
| 6 | FC Solothurn | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 8 | Relegated to 1989–90 1. Liga |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Yverdon-Sport FC | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 12 | Remain in NLB 1989–90 |
| 2 | FC Winterthur | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 11 | Remain in NLB 1989–90 |
| 3 | FC Baden | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 10 | Remain in NLB 1989–90 |
| 4 | FC Montreux-Sports | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 10 | Remain in NLB 1989–90 |
| 5 | Vevey Sports | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 9 | Play-out against relegation |
| 6 | FC Olten | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 8 | Relegated to 1989–90 1. Liga |

### Decider against relegation

The decider was played on in .
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Renens | 1–1 | Vevey Sports |
| Vevey Sports | 1–3 | FC Renens |
FC Renens win and remain in the division. Vevey Sports are relegated to 1989–90 1. Liga.

## 1. Liga
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Urania Genève Sport | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 60 | 32 | +28 | 38 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Châtel-Saint-Denis | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 38 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Raron | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 32 | |
| 4 | FC Echallens | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 29 | |
| 5 | FC Le Locle | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 27 | |
| 6 | FC Stade Lausanne | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 27 | |
| 7 | FC Aigle | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 25 | |
| 8 | Concordia/Folgore Lausanne | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 18 | |
| 9 | FC Colombier | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 24 | |
| 10 | FC Monthey | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 23 | |
| 11 | Grand-Lancy FC | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 23 | |
| 12 | FC Boudry | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 23 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Leytron | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 47 | −18 | 18 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Vernier | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 33 | 57 | −24 | 13 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | SV Lyss | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 43 | 20 | +23 | 36 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Thun | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 68 | 36 | +32 | 35 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Laufen | 26 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 30 | |
| 4 | SC Burgdorf | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 27 | |
| 5 | FC Rapid Ostermundigen | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 27 | |
| 6 | FC Bern | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 26 | |
| 7 | Central Fribourg | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 25 | |
| 8 | FC Breitenbach | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 24 | |
| 9 | FC Moutier | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 24 | |
| 10 | SR Delémont | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 57 | 65 | −8 | 23 | |
| 11 | FC Fribourg | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 23 | |
| 12 | FC Dürrenast | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 22 | Decider for twelfth place |
| 13 | FC Köniz | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 22 | Decider for twelfth place |
| 14 | SC Baudepartement Basel | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 20 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

#### Decider for twelfth position

The play-out match for twelfth position was played on 24 May 1988 in Stadion Neumatt in Burgdorf.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Dürrenast | 0–1 | FC Köniz |
FC Köniz win and continued in the play-outs. FC Dürrenast are directly relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Emmenbrücke | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 54 | 18 | +36 | 36 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | SC Buochs | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 36 | To decider for second place |
| 3 | FC Suhr | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 36 | To decider for second place |
| 4 | SC Kriens | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 34 | |
| 5 | FC Einsiedeln | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 29 | |
| 6 | FC Zug | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 28 | |
| 7 | FC Ascona | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 27 | |
| 8 | FC Muri | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 25 | |
| 9 | FC Klus-Balsthal | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 25 | |
| 10 | FC Mendrisio | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 24 | |
| 11 | FC Tresa/Monteggio | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 21 | |
| 12 | FC Altdorf (Uri) | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 52 | −20 | 20 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Sursee | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 15 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | SC Goldau | 26 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 25 | 74 | −49 | 8 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

#### Decider for second position

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Suhr | 1–2 | SC Buochs |
SC Buochs win and advance to play-offs.

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Glarus | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 32 | 12 | +20 | 37 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Herisau | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 31 | To decider for second place |
| 3 | FC Rorschach | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 31 | To decider for second place |
| 4 | FC Vaduz | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 30 | |
| 5 | FC Kilchberg | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 29 | |
| 6 | FC Altstätten (St. Gallen) | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 28 | |
| 7 | FC Red Star Zürich | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 27 | |
| 8 | FC Tuggen | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 26 | |
| 9 | FC Brüttisellen | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 25 | |
| 10 | FC Frauenfeld | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 24 | |
| 11 | FC Stäfa | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 22 | |
| 12 | FC Küsnacht | 26 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 20 | Decider for twelfth place |
| 13 | FC Dübendorf | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 20 | Decider for twelfth place |
| 14 | FC Embrach | 26 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 41 | −27 | 14 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

#### Decider for second place

The decider was played on 24 May 1988 in St. Gallen
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Rorschach | 2–2 | FC Herisau |
FC Rorschach win and advance to play-offs.

#### Decider for twelfth place

The decider was played on 24 May 1988 in Kilchberg
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Dübendorf | 3–2 | FC Küsnacht |
FC Dübendorf win and continued in the play-outs. FC Küsnacht are relegated directly to 2. Liga Interregional.

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

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Thun | 4–4 | FC Emmenbrücke |
| FC Emmenbrücke | 4–1 | FC Thun |
FC Emmenbrücke win 8–5 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Châtel-Saint-Denis | 1–1 | Glarus |
| Glarus | 3–0 | Châtel-Saint-Denis |
Glarus win 4–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Urania Genève Sport | 5–1 | SC Buochs |
| SC Buochs | 1–1 | Urania Genève Sport |
Urania Genève Sport win 6–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Rorschach | 2–0 | SV Lyss |
| SV Lyss | 2–1 | FC Rorschach |
FC Rorschach win 3–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

#### Final round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Urania Genève Sport | 0–0 | Glarus |
| Glarus | 1–2 | Urania Genève Sport |
Urania Genève Sport win 2–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1988–89 Nationalliga B.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Emmenbrücke | 1–0 | FC Rorschach |
| FC Rorschach | 2–1 | FC Emmenbrücke |
FC Emmenbrücke win on away goals and are promoted to 1988–89 Nationalliga B.

#### Decider for third place

The play-offs for the third promotion place was played on 25 June and on 2 July.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Glarus | 3–1 | FC Rorschach |
| FC Rorschach | 1–5 | Glarus |
Glarus win 8–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1988–89 Nationalliga B.

#### Decider for championship

The play-off for the championship should have taken place on 25 June.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Emmenbrücke | not played | Urania Genève Sport |
Urania Genève Sport rejected the offer to play a championship final, thus FC Emmenbrücke were declared as 1. Liga champions for the 1987–88 season.

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

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Altdorf | 3–1 | FC Dübendorf |
continue to the final.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Boudry | 4–1 | FC Köniz |
continue to the final.

#### Final round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Köniz | 2–0 | FC Dübendorf |
| FC Dübendorf | 1–2 | FC Köniz |
FC Köniz win 4–1 on aggregate. FC Dübendorf are relegated to 2. Liga.

## Swiss Cup
### Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final, played on Whit Monday 23 May 1988 at the Wankdorf in Bern:

#### Round 3

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 18 October 1987 |||
| FC Bütschwil | 0–6 | Grasshopper Club |
| 13 March 1988 |||
| FC Schaffhausen | 4–0 | AC Bellinzona |

#### Round 4

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 13 March 1988 |||
| Grasshopper Club | 2–0 | FC Wettingen |
| 27 March 1988 |||
| FC Schaffhausen | 1–0 | FC Baden |

#### Round 5

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 26 March 1988 |||
| Grasshopper Club | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (p. 2–1) | Servette FC |
| 9 April 1988 |||
| FC Schaffhausen | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | FC Echallens |

#### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 19 April 1988 |||
| FC Zürich | 1–2 | Grasshopper Club |
| 26 April 1988 |||
| FC Schaffhausen | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | FC St. Gallen |

#### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 10 May 1988 |||
| Étoile-Carouge FC | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Grasshopper Club |
| BSC Young Boys | 0–1 | FC Schaffhausen |

### Final

The trophy was presented to GC captain Andy Egli by Federal Councilor Adolf Ogi.

## Swiss Clubs in Europe

* Xamax as 1986–87 Nationalliga A champions: 1987–88 European Cup
* Young Boys as 1986–87 Swiss Cup winners: 1987–88 Cup Winners' Cup
* Grasshopper Club as league runners-up: 1987–88 UEFA Cup and entered 1987 Intertoto Cup
* Sion as league third placed team: 1987–88 UEFA Cup
* Lausanne-Sport: entered 1987 Intertoto Cup
* Bellinzona: entered 1987 Intertoto Cup
* La Chaux-de-Fonds: entered 1987 Intertoto Cup

### Xamax
#### European Cup
##### First round

Neuchâtel Xamax won 6–2 on aggregate.

##### Second round

Bayern Munich won 3–2 on aggregate.

### Young Boys
#### Cup Winners' Cup
##### First round

Young Boys won 4–3 on aggregate.

##### Second round

2–2 on aggregate. Young Boys won on away goals.

##### Quarter-finals

Ajax won 2–0 on aggregate.

### Grasshopper Club
#### UEFA Cup
##### First round

Dynamo Moscow won 5–0 on aggregate.

#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | MAL | GCZ | VID | B05 |
| 1 | Malmö | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 7 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Grasshopper Club | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 7 | 2–2 | — | 3–3 | 3–1 |
| 3 | Videoton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 5 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 4–1 |
| 4 | Bohemians Prague | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 5 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — |

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

Velež Mostar won 5–3 on aggregate.

### Lausanne-Sport
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | JEN | AGF | VAS | LS |
| 1 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 7 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 |
| 2 | AGF | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Vasas | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 5 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 5–3 |
| 4 | Lausanne-Sport | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 5 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — |

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | TAT | NÆS | BEL | DAC |
| 1 | Tatabánya | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 10 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 |
| 2 | Næstved | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 7 | 0–4 | — | 7–0 | 3–2 |
| 3 | Bellinzona | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 4 | 1–0 | 2–3 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | — |

### La Chaux-de-Fonds
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PSZ | MAG | HAM | CDF |
| 1 | Pogoń Szczecin | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 10 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | 6–3 |
| 2 | Magdeburg | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 5–1 |
| 3 | Hammarby | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 2–3 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–3 | — |