# 1980–81 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 1980–81 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

## Nationalliga A
### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Zürich | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 28 | +29 | 40 | Champions, qualified for 1981–82 European Cup and entered 1981 Intertoto Cup |
| 2 | Grasshopper Club | 26 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 45 | 24 | +21 | 34 | qualified for 1981–82 UEFA Cup and entered 1981 Intertoto Cup |
| 3 | Xamax | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 34 | qualified for 1981–82 UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Young Boys | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 33 | entered 1981 Intertoto Cup |
| 5 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 30 | Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1981–82 Cup Winners' Cup |
| 6 | Basel | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 28 | |
| 7 | Servette | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 26 | |
| 8 | Sion | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 24 | |
| 9 | Luzern | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 22 | entered 1981 Intertoto Cup |
| 10 | St. Gallen | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 22 | |
| 11 | Nordstern Basel | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 19 | |
| 12 | Bellinzona | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 46 | −21 | 19 | |
| 13 | Chiasso | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 18 | |
| 14 | Chênois | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 53 | −30 | 15 | Relegated to 1981–82 Nationalliga B |

## Nationalliga B
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Vevey-Sports | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 59 | 29 | +30 | 50 | NLB Champions promoted to 1981–82 Nationalliga A |
| 2 | FC Aarau | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 49 | Promoted to 1981–82 Nationalliga A |
| 3 | FC Bulle | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 47 | Promoted to 1981–82 Nationalliga A |
| 4 | FC Wettingen | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 44 | |
| 5 | FC Frauenfeld | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 42 | |
| 6 | FC Bern | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 34 | |
| 7 | FC Fribourg | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 32 | |
| 8 | FC Winterthur | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 33 | |
| 9 | FC Grenchen | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 33 | |
| 10 | Lugano | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 56 | −14 | 28 | |
| 11 | FC Biel-Bienne | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 29 | |
| 12 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 25 | |
| 13 | Mendrisiostar | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 24 | |
| 14 | SC Kriens | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 59 | −28 | 21 | Relegated to 1981–82 1. Liga |

## 1. Liga
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Monthey | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 57 | 17 | +40 | 44 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Stade Lausanne | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 31 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | Etoile Carouge FC | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 30 | |
| 4 | FC Renens | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 29 | |
| 5 | FC Orbe | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 61 | 58 | +3 | 28 | |
| 6 | FC Martigny-Sports | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 27 | |
| 7 | FC Montreux-Sports | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 24 | |
| 8 | FC Raron | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 24 | |
| 9 | ES FC Malley | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 23 | |
| 10 | FC Fétigny | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 23 | |
| 11 | FC Leytron | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 22 | |
| 12 | FC Stade Nyonnais | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 21 | |
| 13 | FC Concordia Lausanne | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 19 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | Central Fribourg | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 19 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Aurore Bienne | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 54 | 29 | +25 | 34 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Birsfelden | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 33 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | SR Delémont | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 32 | |
| 4 | FC Laufen | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 31 | |
| 5 | FC Breitenbach | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 31 | |
| 6 | FC Köniz | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 28 | |
| 7 | FC Superga | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 27 | |
| 8 | FC Boudry | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 24 | |
| 9 | SC Derendingen | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 23 | |
| 10 | FC Solothurn | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 22 | |
| 11 | FC Allschwil | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 22 | |
| 12 | US Boncourt | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 22 | |
| 13 | SV Muttenz | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 20 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | SC Binningen | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 51 | −26 | 15 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Emmenbrücke | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 34 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Ibach | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 34 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | SC Zug | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 33 | |
| 4 | FC Sursee | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 32 | |
| 5 | SC Buochs | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 27 | |
| 6 | FC Oberentfelden | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 27 | |
| 7 | FC Suhr | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 26 | |
| 8 | FC Baden | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 25 | |
| 9 | SC Burgdorf | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 23 | |
| 10 | FC Emmen | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 23 | |
| 11 | FC Blue Stars Zürich | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 22 | |
| 12 | SC Young Fellows | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 22 | |
| 13 | FC Herzogenbuchsee | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 18 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Lerchenfeld | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 18 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Locarno | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 63 | 28 | +35 | 39 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Altstätten (St. Gallen) | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 37 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Vaduz | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 34 | |
| 4 | FC Schaffhausen | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 31 | |
| 5 | FC Gossau | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 30 | |
| 6 | FC Balzers | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 27 | |
| 7 | FC Küsnacht | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 27 | |
| 8 | FC Rüti | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 25 | |
| 9 | FC Turicum | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 25 | |
| 10 | FC Uzwil | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 23 | |
| 11 | FC Stäfa | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 19 | |
| 12 | US Morobbia Giubiasco | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 30 | 55 | −25 | 18 | |
| 13 | FC Morbio | 26 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 17 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Bad Ragaz | 26 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 27 | 65 | −38 | 12 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Promotion round
#### Group West

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Monthey | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 10 | Promotion to 1981–82 Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Aurore Bienne | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 9 | Promotion to 1981–82 Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Stade Lausanne | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 5 | Qualification for decider |
| 4 | FC Birsfelden | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 0 | |

#### Group East

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Ibach | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 7 | Promotion to 1981–82 Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Locarno | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 6 | To decider for second place |
| 3 | FC Altstätten (St. Gallen) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 6 | To decider for second place |
| 4 | FC Emmenbrücke | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 5 | |

##### Decider for second place in group East

The decider match for second group place was played on 29 June in Näfels
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Locarno | 2–1 | FC Altstätten |
FC Locarno win and are promoted to 1981–82 Nationalliga B. FC Altstätten continue to decider for fifth position.

#### Decider for fifth league position

The decider matches for fifth promotion place were played on 28 June and 1 July.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Altstätten | 3–0 | FC Stade Lausanne |
| FC Stade Lausanne | 0–1 | FC Altstätten |
FC Altstätten win and are promoted to 1981–82 Nationalliga B. FC Stade Lausanne remain in the division.

#### Decider for 1. Liga championship

The championship decider was played on 28 June in Ibach.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Ibach | 1–0 | FC Monthey |
FC Ibach win and are 1. Liga champions.

## Swiss Cup
### Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were:
* Round 3: Lengnau-Lausanne 0:1. Frauenfeld-Zürich 2:4.
* Round 4: Lausanne-Luzern 1:0. Bulle-Zürich 0:5.
* Quarter-finals: Nordstern Basel-Lausanne 2:2 (a.e.t.). replay: Lausanne-Nordstern 3:1. Zürich-Basel 3:0.
* Semi-finals: Lausanne-GC 1:1 (a.e.t.). replay: GC-Lausanne 1:3. Sion-Zürich 0:0 (a.e.t.). replay: Zürich-Sion 4:0.

### Final
## Swiss League Cup
### Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were:
* Round 1: Basel-Zürich 1:2. Lausanne-Sports-Xamax 4:0.
* Round 2: Chiasso-Zürich 0:2. Lausanne-Sports-FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 3:0.
* Quarter-finals: Servette-Zürich 1:2. Lausanne-Sports-Winterthur 1:0.
* Semi-finals: Zürich-St. Gallen 3:1. Lausanne-Sports-Sion 3:1.

### Final

Note: The return match of the final could not be played until September 1981 due to scheduling problems. Zürich won 2–1 on aggregate

## Swiss Clubs in Europe

* Basel as 1979–80 Nationalliga A champions: 1980–81 European Cup
* Sion as 1979–80 Swiss Cup winners: 1980–81 Cup Winners' Cup and entered 1980 Intertoto Cup
* Grasshopper Club: as league runners-up: 1980–81 UEFA Cup
* Servette: as league third placed team: 1980–81 UEFA Cup
* St. Gallen: entered 1980 Intertoto Cup
* Young Boys: entered 1980 Intertoto Cup
* Xamax: entered 1980 Intertoto Cup

### Basel
#### European Cup
##### First round

Basel won 5–1 on aggregate.

##### Second round

Red Star Belgrade won 2–1 on aggregate.

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

Haugar won 3–1 on aggregate.

#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 7

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | MAL | DUI | WIL | SIO |
| 1 | Malmö FF | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 10 | — | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Duisburg | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 8 | 4–2 | — | 1–3 | 6–2 |
| 3 | Willem II | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 5 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 4–3 |
| 4 | Sion | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — |

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

Grasshopper won 8–3 on aggregate.

##### Second round

Grasshoppers won 3–2 on aggregate.

##### Third round

3–3 on aggregate; Grasshoppers won 4–3 on penalties.

##### Quarter-finals

Sochaux won 2–1 on aggregate.

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

Grasshopper won 8–3 on aggregate.

##### Second round

Grasshoppers won 3–2 on aggregate.

##### Third round

3–3 on aggregate; Grasshoppers won 4–3 on penalties.

##### Quarter-finals

Sochaux won 2–1 on aggregate.

### St. Gallen
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SPA | ADO | STG | RWI |
| 1 | Sparta Prague | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 10 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Den Haag | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 | 2–1 | — | 1–4 | 1–0 |
| 3 | St. Gallen | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 4 | 0–2 | 3–0 | — | 1–2 |
| 4 | Rapid Wien | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | — |

### Young Boys
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | HAL | BRA | LNZ | YB |
| 1 | Halmstad | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 |
| 2 | Inter Bratislava | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 7 | 0–3 | — | 2–2 | 3–0 |
| 3 | VOEST Linz | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 7 | 2–3 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Young Boys | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — |

### Xamax
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | STA | DÜS | NEU | RJC |
| 1 | Standard Liège | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 10 | — | 5–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 |
| 2 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 6 | 3–3 | — | 1–5 | 3–1 |
| 3 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 5 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–3 |
| 4 | Roda JC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — |