# 1988–89 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 1988–89 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

## Nationalliga A
### Qualification phase

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Luzern | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 28 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 2 | Grasshopper Club | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 27 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 3 | Bellinzona | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 25 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 4 | Sion | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 24 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 5 | Wettingen | 22 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 24 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 6 | Young Boys | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 23 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 7 | Xamax | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 23 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 8 | Servette | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 22 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 9 | Aarau | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 18 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |
| 10 | Lausanne-Sport | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 18 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |
| 11 | St. Gallen | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 16 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |
| 12 | Lugano | 22 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 46 | −23 | 16 | 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 | Luzern | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 14 | 33 | Swiss champions, qualified for 1989–90 European Cup and entered 1989 Intertoto Cup |
| 2 | Grasshopper Club | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 14 | 30 | Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1989–90 Cup Winners' Cup and entered 1989 Intertoto Cup |
| 3 | Sion | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 12 | 29 | Qualified for 1989–90 UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Wettingen | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 12 | 28 | Qualified for 1989–90 UEFA Cup and entered 1989 Intertoto Cup |
| 5 | Young Boys | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 12 | 27 | |
| 6 | Xamax | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 12 | 23 | |
| 7 | Bellinzona | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 26 | −17 | 13 | 21 | Entered 1989 Intertoto Cup |
| 8 | Servette | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 11 | 21 | |

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Basel | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 23 | +25 | 32 | Advance to promotion round |
| 2 | Locarno | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 58 | 28 | +30 | 30 | Advance to promotion round |
| 3 | Zürich | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 62 | 32 | +30 | 30 | Advance to promotion round |
| 4 | Baden | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 24 | Advance to promotion round |
| 5 | Old Boys | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 24 | Advance to promotion round |
| 6 | Chiasso | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 24 | Advance to promotion round |
| 7 | FC Schaffhausen | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 24 | Continue in relegation round |
| 8 | Winterthur | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 22 | Continue in relegation round |
| 9 | Emmenbrücke | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 19 | Continue in relegation round |
| 10 | Chur | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 54 | −27 | 16 | Continue in relegation round |
| 11 | SC Zug | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 47 | −33 | 11 | Continue in relegation round |
| 12 | FC Glarus | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 58 | −39 | 8 | Continue in relegation round |

#### Group East

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Yverdon-Sport FC | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 51 | 25 | +26 | 33 | Advance to promotion round |
| 2 | FC Grenchen | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 51 | 23 | +28 | 30 | Advance to promotion round |
| 3 | Etoile Carouge FC | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 28 | Advance to promotion round |
| 4 | ES FC Malley | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 27 | Advance to promotion round |
| 5 | FC Bulle | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 25 | +24 | 26 | Advance to promotion round |
| 6 | CS Chênois | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 25 | Advance to promotion round |
| 7 | Urania Genève Sport | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 21 | Continue in relegation round |
| 8 | FC Renens | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 19 | Continue in relegation round |
| 9 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 18 | Continue in relegation round |
| 10 | FC Martigny-Sports | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 16 | Continue in relegation round |
| 11 | FC Montreux-Sports | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 61 | −30 | 11 | Continue in relegation round |
| 12 | FC Biel-Bienne | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 30 | 69 | −39 | 10 | Continue in relegation round |

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC St. Gallen | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 23 | Remain in Nationalliga A 1989–90 |
| 2 | Lausanne Sports | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 8 | +34 | 22 | Remain in Nationalliga A 1989–90 |
| 3 | FC Zürich | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 14 | Remain in Nationalliga B |
| 4 | FC Basel | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 14 | Remain in Nationalliga B |
| 5 | CS Chênois | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 12 | Remain in Nationalliga B |
| 6 | FC Grenchen | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 10 | Remain in Nationalliga B |
| 7 | ES Malley | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 10 | Remain in Nationalliga B |
| 8 | BSC Old Boys Basel | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 38 | −25 | 7 | Remain in Nationalliga B |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | AC Lugano | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 10 | +19 | 23 | Remain in Nationalliga A 1989–90 |
| 2 | FC Aarau | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 23 | Remain in Nationalliga A 1989–90 |
| 3 | FC Locarno | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 15 | Remain in Nationalliga B |
| 4 | FC Baden | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 15 | Remain in Nationalliga B |
| 5 | Yverdon-Sport FC | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 14 | Remain in Nationalliga B |
| 6 | FC Bulle | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 9 | Remain in Nationalliga B |
| 7 | FC Chiasso | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 30 | −15 | 7 | Remain in Nationalliga B |
| 8 | Étoile Carouge FC | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 6 | Remain in Nationalliga B |

### 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 Schaffhausen | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 13 | Remain in NLB 1989–90 |
| 2 | SC Zug | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 11 | Remain in NLB 1989–90 |
| 3 | FC Martigny-Sports | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 11 | Remain in NLB 1989–90 |
| 4 | FC Emmenbrücke | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 10 | Remain in NLB 1989–90 |
| 5 | FC Biel-Bienne | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 8 | Play-out against relegation |
| 6 | FC Renens | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 7 | Relegated to 1989–90 1. Liga |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Glarus | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 15 | Remain in NLB 1989–90 |
| 2 | FC Winterthur | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 12 | Remain in NLB 1989–90 |
| 3 | FC Montreux-Sports | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 11 | Remain in NLB 1989–90 |
| 4 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 9 | Remain in NLB 1989–90 |
| 5 | FC Chur | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 7 | Play-out against relegation |
| 6 | Urania Genève Sport | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 6 | Relegated to 1989–90 1. Liga |

### Relegation play-out

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Biel-Bienne | 0–1 | FC Chur |
| FC Chur | 2–1 | FC Biel-Bienne |
FC Chur won 3–1 on aggregate and FC Biel-Bienne were relegated to 1989–90 1. Liga.

## 1. Liga
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Châtel-Saint-Denis | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 20 | +33 | 39 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Fribourg | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 34 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Echallens | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 30 | |
| 4 | FC Raron | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 29 | |
| 5 | FC Fully | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 27 | |
| 6 | FC Aigle | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 27 | |
| 7 | Vevey Sports | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 26 | |
| 8 | FC Monthey | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 25 | |
| 9 | FC Beauregard Fribourg | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 24 | |
| 10 | FC Stade Nyonnais | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 24 | |
| 11 | Concordia/Folgore Lausanne | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 22 | |
| 12 | FC Stade Lausanne | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 21 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | Grand-Lancy FC | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 20 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | Central Fribourg | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 55 | −26 | 16 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Laufen | 26 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 62 | 21 | +41 | 41 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Thun | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 72 | 36 | +36 | 37 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | SC Burgdorf | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 34 | |
| 4 | SV Lyss | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 32 | |
| 5 | FC Münsingen | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 30 | |
| 6 | FC Moutier | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 26 | +19 | 29 | |
| 7 | FC Colombier | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 28 | |
| 8 | FC Bern | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 26 | |
| 9 | FC Breitenbach | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 26 | |
| 10 | SR Delémont | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 21 | |
| 11 | FC Le Locle | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 21 | |
| 12 | FC Boudry | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 49 | −33 | 15 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Rapid Ostermundigen | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 40 | 75 | −35 | 14 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Köniz | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 25 | 74 | −49 | 10 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | SC Kriens | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 36 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Zug | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 33 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Ascona | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 32 | |
| 4 | FC Solothurn | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 30 | |
| 5 | SC Buochs | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 28 | |
| 6 | FC Mendrisio | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 28 | |
| 7 | FC Pratteln | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 28 | |
| 8 | FC Tresa/Monteggio | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 27 | |
| 9 | FC Muri | 26 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 25 | |
| 10 | FC Klus-Balsthal | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 25 | |
| 11 | FC Suhr | 26 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 23 | |
| 12 | FC Wohlen | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 19 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Olten | 26 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 35 | −18 | 17 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Altdorf (Uri) | 26 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 51 | −28 | 13 | 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 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 34 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Brüttisellen | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 32 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Herisau | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 30 | |
| 4 | FC Tuggen | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 29 | |
| 5 | FC Red Star Zürich | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 29 | |
| 6 | SC Veltheim | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 29 | |
| 7 | FC Landquart | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 28 | |
| 8 | FC Rorschach | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 25 | |
| 9 | FC Kilchberg | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 24 | |
| 10 | SC Brühl | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 23 | |
| 11 | FC Vaduz | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 21 | |
| 12 | FC Einsiedeln | 26 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 21 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Stäfa | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 21 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Frauenfeld | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 50 | −21 | 18 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

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

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Altstätten | 1–1 | FC Thun |
| FC Thun | 2–0 | Altstätten |
FC Thun win 3–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SC Kriens | 2–3 | FC Fribourg |
| FC Fribourg | 2–1 | SC Kriens |
FC Fribourg win 5–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Zug | 3–1 | Châtel-Saint-Denis |
| Châtel-Saint-Denis | 3–3 | FC Zug |
FC Zug win 6–4 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Laufen | 0–0 | Brüttisellen |
| Brüttisellen | 1–0 | FC Laufen |
Brüttisellen win 1–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

#### Final round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Brüttisellen | 2–1 | FC Fribourg |
| FC Fribourg | 2–0 | Brüttisellen |
FC Fribourg win 3–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1989–90 Nationalliga B.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Thun | 1–2 | FC Zug |
| FC Zug | 2–0 | FC Thun |
FC Zug win 4–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1989–90 Nationalliga B.

#### Decider for third place

The play-off for the third promotion place was played on 24 June 1989 in Burgdorf.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Brüttisellen | 2–2 a.e.t. 3–2 pen. | FC Thun |
FC Brüttisellen win after penalty shoot-out and are promoted to 1989–90 Nationalliga B

#### Decider for championship

The play-off for the championship was played on 24 June 1989.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Zug | 5–1 | FC Fribourg |
FC Zug win and are declared 1.Liga champions.

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

The first play-out against relegation was played on 4 June in Kilchberg.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Wohlen | 3–0 | Einsiedeln |
FC Wohlen win and Einsiedeln continue to the final.
The second play-out against relegation was played on 4 June in Echallens.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Stade Lausanne | 1–2 | FC Boudry |
FC Boudry win and FC Stade Lausanne continue to the final.

#### Final round

The play-out against relegation was played on 11 and 18 June 1989.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Stade Lausanne | 1–2 | Einsiedeln |
| Einsiedeln | 2–2 | FC Stade Lausanne |
Einsiedeln win 4–3 on aggregate. FC Stade Lausanne are relegated to 2. Liga.

## Swiss Cup
### Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final, played on 15 May 1989 at the Wankdorf in Bern:

#### Round 3

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 3 September 1988 |||
| FC Red Star Zürich | 0–6 | Grasshoppers |
| BSC Old Boys | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | FC Aarau |

#### Round 4

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 13 November 1988 |||
| Grasshoppers | 2–1 | FC St. Gallen |
| Yverdon-Sport FC | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | FC Aarau |

#### Round 5

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 11 March 1989 |||
| FC Aarau | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (p. 4–3) | FC Grenchen |
| 12 March 1989 |||
| FC Luzern | 2–3 | Grasshoppers |

#### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 12 April 1989 |||
| FC Basel | 0–2 | FC Aarau |
| FC Lausanne-Sport | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Grasshoppers |

#### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 18 April 1989 |||
| FC Aarau | 3–2 | FC Lugano |
| FC Sion | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (p. 3–4) | Grasshoppers |

### Final
## Swiss Clubs in Europe

* Xamax as 1987–88 Nationalliga A champions: 1988–89 European Cup
* Grasshopper Club as 1987–88 Swiss Cup winners: 1988–89 Cup Winners' Cup and entered 1988 Intertoto Cup
* Servette as league second placed team: 1988–89 UEFA Cup
* Aarau as league third placed team: 1988–89 UEFA Cup and entered 1988 Intertoto Cup
* Luzern: entered 1988 Intertoto Cup
* Young Boys: entered 1988 Intertoto Cup

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

3–3 on aggregate; Neuchâtel Xamax won on penalties.

##### Second round

Galatasaray won 5–3 on aggregate.

### Grasshopper Club
#### Cup Winners' Cup
##### First round

Eintracht Frankfurt won 1–0 on aggregate.

#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 9

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | GCZ | PÉC | PSZ | ÖST |
| 1 | Grasshopper Club | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 10 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| 2 | Pécsi Munkás Sport Club | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Pogoń Szczecin | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 5 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Östers IF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 0–0 | — |

### Servette
#### UEFA Cup
##### First round

Servette won 1–0 on aggregate.

##### Second round

Groningen won 3–1 on aggregate.

### Aarau
#### UEFA Cup
##### First round

Lokomotive Leipzig won 7–0 on aggregate.

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | GÖT | SIG | SLS | AAR |
| 1 | IFK Göteborg | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 8 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| 2 | Sigma Olomouc | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3–4 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Slavia Sofia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 5 | 0–2 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | FC Aarau | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | — |

### Young Boys
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | YBB | DAC | NOR | SZO |
| 1 | Young Boys | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 8 | — | 5–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 |
| 2 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 7 | 3–1 | — | 5–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | IFK Norrköping | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 5 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 |
| 4 | Szombathelyi Haladás | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 4 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — |

### Luzern
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | KAI | AWW | LUZ | ŁKS |
| 1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 9 | — | 1–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 |
| 2 | Admira Wacker Wien | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 7 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| 3 | FC Luzern | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 7 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 |
| 4 | ŁKS Łódź | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 1 | 2–4 | 2–6 | 1–3 | — |