# 1990–91 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 1990–91 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

## Nationalliga A
### Qualification phase

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sion | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 30 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 2 | Grasshopper Club | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 27 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 3 | Xamax | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 26 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 4 | Lausanne-Sport | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 26 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 5 | Lugano | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 25 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 6 | Servette | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 24 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 7 | Young Boys | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 23 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 8 | Luzern | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 23 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 9 | FC St. Gallen | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 22 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |
| 10 | Aarau | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 15 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |
| 11 | Zürich | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 45 | −24 | 12 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |
| 12 | FC Wettingen | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 50 | −26 | 11 | 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 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 14 | 33 | Swiss champions, qualified for 1991–92 European Cup and entered 1991 Intertoto Cup |
| 2 | Sion | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 15 | 29 | Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1991–92 Cup Winners' Cup |
| 3 | Xamax | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 13 | 29 | Qualified for 1991–92 UEFA Cup and entered 1991 Intertoto Cup |
| 4 | Lausanne-Sport | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 13 | 29 | Qualified for 1991–92 UEFA Cup and entered 1991 Intertoto Cup |
| 5 | Lugano | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 13 | 27 | Entered 1991 Intertoto Cup |
| 6 | Young Boys | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 12 | 24 | |
| 7 | Servette | 14 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 12 | 23 | |
| 8 | Luzern | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 12 | 22 | |

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Locarno | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 32 | Promotion round |
| 2 | Baden | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 19 | +22 | 31 | Promotion round |
| 3 | Schaffhausen | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 28 | Promotion round |
| 4 | Basel | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 26 | Promotion round |
| 5 | Zug | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 26 | Promotion round |
| 6 | Chiasso | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 25 | Promotion round |
| 7 | Bellinzona | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 20 | Relegation group |
| 8 | Winterthur | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 20 | Relegation group |
| 9 | Chur | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 17 | Relegation group |
| 10 | FC Glarus | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 58 | −35 | 14 | Relegation group |
| 11 | Emmenbrücke | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 39 | −21 | 13 | Relegation group |
| 12 | Kriens | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 47 | −25 | 12 | Relegation group |

#### Group West

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Yverdon-Sport | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 49 | 21 | +28 | 34 | Promotion round |
| 2 | BSC Old Boys | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 30 | Promotion round |
| 3 | Etoile Carouge | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 29 | Promotion round |
| 4 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 27 | Promotion round |
| 5 | FC Fribourg | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 54 | 36 | +18 | 24 | Promotion round |
| 6 | Urania Genève Sport | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 24 | Promotion round |
| 7 | FC Grenchen | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 23 | Relegation group |
| 8 | FC Bulle | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 20 | Relegation group |
| 9 | ES Malley | 22 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 18 | Relegation group |
| 10 | Montreux-Sports | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 15 | Relegation group |
| 11 | CS Chênois | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 53 | −34 | 11 | Relegation group |
| 12 | SC Burgdorf | 22 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 53 | −44 | 9 | Relegation group |

### Promotion/relegation round NLA/NLB
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | St. Gallen | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 11 | +22 | 22 | Remain in NLA 1991–92 |
| 2 | Wettingen | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 20 | Remain in NLA 1991–92 |
| 3 | Chiasso | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 16 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |
| 4 | Basel | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 12 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |
| 5 | Yverdon-Sports | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 12 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |
| 6 | Fribourg | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 11 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |
| 7 | Baden | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 11 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |
| 8 | Etoile Carouge | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 32 | −16 | 8 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Zürich | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 21 | Remain in NLA 1991–92 |
| 2 | FC Aarau | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 20 | Remain in NLA 1991–92 |
| 3 | FC Schaffhausen | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 18 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |
| 4 | FC Locarno | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 17 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |
| 5 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 12 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |
| 6 | Urania Genève Sport | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 11 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |
| 7 | SC Zug | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 7 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |
| 8 | BSC Old Boys | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 32 | −21 | 6 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |

### 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. The teams received ranking bonus points from their qualifying groups (7th place 6 pts; 8th place 5 pts; 9th place 4 pts; etc). 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 | BP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Winterthur | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 5 | 19 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |
| 2 | FC Grenchen | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 6 | 18 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |
| 3 | SC Kriens | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 1 | 14 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |
| 4 | ES FC Malley | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 4 | 12 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |
| 5 | FC Glarus | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 3 | 11 | Play-out against relegation |
| 6 | CS Chênois | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 2 | 7 | Relegated to 1991–92 1. Liga |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Bulle | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 5 | 20 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |
| 2 | AC Bellinzona | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 6 | 16 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |
| 3 | FC Chur | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 4 | 15 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |
| 4 | FC Emmenbrücke | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 2 | 11 | Remain in NLB 1991–92 |
| 5 | FC Montreux-Sports | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 3 | 10 | Play-out against relegation |
| 6 | SC Burgdorf | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 1 | 9 | Relegated to 1991–92 1. Liga |

### Relegation play-out

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Glarus | 2–1 | FC Montreux-Sports |
| FC Montreux-Sports | 3–1 | FC Glarus |
FC Montreux-Sports won 4–3 on aggregate. Glarus were originally relegated, however, because Montreux-Sports had their license revoked, Glarus remained in NLB 1991–92 and Montreux-Sports were demoted to the 1991–92 1. Liga.

## 1. Liga
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Martigny-Sports | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 66 | 39 | +27 | 37 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Châtel-Saint-Denis | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 53 | 24 | +29 | 36 | To decider for second place |
| 3 | FC Monthey | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 57 | 26 | +31 | 36 | To decider for second place |
| 4 | FC Savièse | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 41 | +10 | 31 | |
| 5 | FC Fully | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 28 | |
| 6 | FC Echallens | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 25 | |
| 7 | FC Versoix | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 25 | |
| 8 | FC Collex-Bossy | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 24 | |
| 9 | FC Renens | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 24 | |
| 10 | FC Aigle | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 24 | |
| 11 | FC Raron | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 23 | |
| 12 | Concordia/Folgore Lausanne | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 21 | Decider for twelfth place |
| 13 | Vevey Sports | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 21 | Decider for twelfth place |
| 14 | FC Jorat-Mezieres | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 26 | 84 | −58 | 9 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

#### Decider for second place

The decider was played on 21 May in Montreux
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Monthey | 0–1 | FC Châtel-Saint-Denis |
FC Châtel-Saint-Denis win and advance to play-offs.

#### Decider for twelfth place

The decider was played on 21 May in Renens
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Concordia/Folgore Lausanne | 1–0 | Vevey Sports |
Concordia/Folgore Lausanne win and advance to play-outs. Vevey Sports are relegation to 2. Liga Interregional.

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Colombier | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 63 | 23 | +40 | 40 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | SR Delémont | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 68 | 26 | +42 | 39 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Münsingen | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 29 | |
| 4 | FC Laufen | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 29 | |
| 5 | SV Lyss | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 28 | |
| 6 | SC Bümpliz 78 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 28 | |
| 7 | FC Lerchenfeld | 26 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 27 | |
| 8 | FC Moutier | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 24 | |
| 9 | FC Domdidier | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 24 | |
| 10 | FC Bern | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 23 | |
| 11 | FC Thun | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 23 | |
| 12 | FC Beauregard Fribourg | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 23 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Le Locle | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 20 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Breitenbach | 26 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 27 | 95 | −68 | 7 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Solothurn | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 48 | 23 | +25 | 36 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Pratteln | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 34 | To decider for second place |
| 3 | SC Buochs | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 34 | To decider for second place |
| 4 | FC Riehen | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 33 | |
| 5 | FC Mendrisio | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 29 | |
| 6 | FC Klus-Balsthal | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 27 | |
| 7 | FC Sursee | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 26 | |
| 8 | FC Ascona | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 26 | |
| 9 | FC Altstetten (Zürich) | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 26 | |
| 10 | FC Tresa/Monteggio | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 23 | |
| 11 | FC Zug | 26 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 23 | |
| 12 | FC Suhr | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 19 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Brugg | 26 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 39 | −23 | 14 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Nordstern Basel | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 60 | −30 | 14 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

#### Decider for second place

The decider was played on 21 May 1991 at the Stadion Schlottermilch in Sursee
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SC Buochs | 0–3 | FC Pratteln |
FC Pratteln win and advance to play-offs.

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Brüttisellen | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 55 | 18 | +37 | 40 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | SC Brühl | 26 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 39 | 14 | +25 | 40 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Young Fellows Zürich | 26 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 32 | |
| 4 | FC Rorschach | 26 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 32 | |
| 5 | FC Red Star Zürich | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 30 | |
| 6 | FC Tuggen | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 28 | |
| 7 | FC Herisau | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 28 | |
| 8 | FC Frauenfeld | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 28 | |
| 9 | FC Kreuzlingen | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 35 | 53 | −18 | 21 | |
| 10 | FC Altstätten (St. Gallen) | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 20 | |
| 11 | FC Balzers | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 20 | |
| 12 | SC Veltheim | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 45 | −18 | 18 | Decider for twelfth place |
| 13 | FC Einsiedeln | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 18 | Decider for twelfth place |
| 14 | FC Kilchberg | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 52 | −32 | 9 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

#### Decider for twelfth place

The decider was played on 21 May in Altstetten (Zürich)
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Einsiedeln | 1–2 | SC Veltheim |
SC Veltheim win and advance to play-outs. FC Einsiedeln are relegation to 2. Liga Interregional.

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

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Pratteln | 2–0 | FC Brüttisellen |
| FC Brüttisellen | 3–0 | FC Pratteln |
FC Brüttisellen win 3–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SC Brühl | 0–0 | FC Solothurn |
| FC Solothurn | 0–1 | SC Brühl |
SC Brühl win 1–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SR Delémont | 5–0 | FC Martigny-Sports |
| FC Martigny-Sports | 2–3 | SR Delémont |
SR Delémont win 8–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Châtel-Saint-Denis | 3–1 | FC Colombier |
| FC Colombier | 1–2 | FC Châtel-Saint-Denis |
FC Châtel-Saint-Denis win 5–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

#### Final round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SC Brühl | 0–1 | FC Châtel-Saint-Denis |
| FC Châtel-Saint-Denis | 1–1 | SC Brühl |
FC Châtel-Saint-Denis win 2–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1991–92 Nationalliga B.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Brüttisellen | 1–5 | SR Delémont |
| SR Delémont | 3–0 | FC Brüttisellen |
SR Delémont win 8–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1991–92 Nationalliga B.

#### Play-off for third place

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Brüttisellen | 0–0 a.e.t. 5–3 pen. | SC Brühl |
FC Brüttisellen win after penalty shoot-out and are promoted to 1991–92 Nationalliga B.

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

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Concordia/Folgore Lausanne | 2–2 a.e.t. 3–1 pen. | FC Beauregard Fribourg |
Concordia/Folgore Lausanne win after penalty shoot-out. FC Beauregard Fribourg continue to the final.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SC Veltheim | 1–1 a.e.t. 0–3 pen. | FC Suhr |
FC Suhr win after penalty shoot-out. SC Veltheim continue to the final.

#### Final round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Beauregard Fribourg | 2–2 | SC Veltheim |
| SC Veltheim | 2–1 | FC Beauregard Fribourg |
SC Veltheim win 4–3 on aggregate. FC Beauregard Fribourg are relegated to 2. Liga.

## Swiss Cup
### Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final, played on 8 June 1992 at the Wankdorf in Bern:

#### Round 3

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 30 September 1990 |||
| FC Fully | 1–3 | FC Sion |
| FC Bassecourt | 0–7 | BSC Young Boys |

#### Round 4

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 24 March 1991 |||
| FC Raron | 0–2 | FC Sion |
| FC Fribourg | 0–1 | BSC Young Boys |

#### Round 5

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 9 April 1991 |||
| FC Locarno | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | FC Sion |
| BSC Young Boys | 3–0 | FC Schaffhausen |

#### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 23 April 1991 |||
| FC Sion | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | FC St. Gallen |
| BSC Young Boys | 2–0 | Grasshoppers |

#### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 7 May 1991 |||
| FC Sion | 2–1 | FC Chiasso |
| BSC Young Boys | 4–1 | FC Zürich |

### Final
## Swiss Clubs in Europe

* Grasshopper Club as 1989–90 Nationalliga A champions: 1990–91 European Cup and entered 1990 Intertoto Cup
* Lausanne-Sport as league second placed team: 1990–91 UEFA Cup
* Xamax as Swiss Cup finalist qualified for 1990–91 Cup Winners' Cup and entered 1990 Intertoto Cup
* Luzern as league second placed team: 1990–91 UEFA Cup and entered 1990 Intertoto Cup
* St. Gallen: entered 1990 Intertoto Cup

### Grasshopper Club
#### European Cup
##### First round

Red Star Belgrade won 5–2 on aggregate.

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | UER | OLI | DYN | GCZ |
| 1 | Bayer Uerdingen | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 8 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 |
| 2 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 6 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| 3 | FC Berlin | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Grasshopper Club | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 5 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | — |

### Lausanne-Sport
#### UEFA Cup
##### First round

3–3 on aggregate; Real Sociedad won on away goals.

### Xamax
#### Cup Winners' Cup
##### First round

2–2 on aggregate. Estrela da Amadora won 4–3 on penalties.

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | NEU | SPA | LYN | ADM |
| 1 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 10 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Sparta Prague | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 9 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| 3 | Lyngby BK | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 4 | 1–2 | 2–4 | — | 4–2 |
| 4 | Admira Wacker Wien | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | — |

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

Luzern won 3–2 on aggregate.

##### Second round

Admira Wacker won 2–1 on aggregate.

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | LUZ | NIT | ÖRE | TAT |
| 1 | Luzern | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 9 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| 2 | Plastika Nitra | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| 3 | Örebro | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 5–1 |
| 4 | Tatabánya | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 2 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — |

### St. Gallen
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | TIN | BOC | STG | SLS |
| 1 | Tirol Innsbruck | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| 2 | Bochum | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 | 2–3 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| 3 | St. Gallen | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Slavia Sofia | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — |