# 1994–95 Nationalliga A

Statistics of the Swiss National League in the 1994–95 football season. This was the final season in which two points were awarded for a win; going forward this changed to three points.

## Overview

The 28 teams of the Swiss Football League (Nationalliga) were divided into two divisions. There were 12 teams who played in the Nationalliga A (NLA), the top-tier. There were 16 teams in the Nationalliga B (NLB), the second tier, these were divided into two groups, a West group and an East group. Each team in each group played a double round-robin in the qualification phase. Thereafter the divisions were divided into a Swiss championship group, a NLA/NLB promotion/relegation group, each group with eight teams, and a relegation group NLB/1. Liga, here with the remaining 12 teams. Because the format in the following NLB season would be reduced from two groups to just one group of only 12 teams, there were two be six relegations from the NLB to the 1. Liga (third tier).

## Nationalliga A
### Qualification phase

The qualification of the NLA began on 27 July 1994 and was completed on 4 December. The top eight teams in the qualification phase would advance to the championship group and the last four teams would play against relegation.

#### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Grasshopper Club | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 31 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 2 | Lugano | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 25 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 3 | Aarau | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 25 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 4 | Xamax | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 24 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 5 | Lausanne-Sport | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 24 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 6 | Sion | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 23 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 7 | Basel | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 20 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 8 | Luzern | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 20 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 9 | Zürich | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 19 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |
| 10 | Servette | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 18 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |
| 11 | St. Gallen | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 18 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |
| 12 | Young Boys | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 17 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | AAR | BAS | GCZ | LS | LUG | LUZ | NX | SER | SIO | STG | YB | ZÜR |
| Aarau | | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Basel | 0–2 | | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Grasshopper | 1–0 | 0–3 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Lausanne-Sport | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 |
| Lugano | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 |
| Luzern | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Neuchâtel Xamax | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 |
| Servette | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Sion | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| St. Gallen | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Young Boys | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | | 4–0 |
| Zürich | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |

### 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. The championship group began on 26 February 1995 and was completed on 13 June.

#### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Grasshopper Club | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 16 | 37 | Swiss champions, qualified for 1995–96 Champions League |
| 2 | Lugano | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 13 | 30 | qualified for 1995–96 UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Xamax | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 12 | 28 | qualified for 1995–96 UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Aarau | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 13 | 27 | entered 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup |
| 5 | Luzern | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 10 | 25 | entered 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup |
| 6 | Sion | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 12 | 24 | Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1995–96 Cup Winners' Cup |
| 7 | Basel | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 10 | 24 | entered 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup |
| 8 | Lausanne-Sport | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 35 | −24 | 12 | 15 | |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | AAR | BAS | GCZ | LS | LUG | LUZ | NX | SIO |
| Aarau | | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Basel | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 |
| Grasshopper | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 4–1 | 0–4 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Lausanne-Sport | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 |
| Lugano | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 |
| Luzern | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| Neuchâtel Xamax | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 3–3 | | 0–2 |
| Sion | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |

## Nationalliga B
### Qualification phase

The qualification of the NLB began on 30 July 1994 and was completed on 23 October. The top two teams in each group were qualified for the promotion/relegation group, they also competed in play-offs for the title of NLB champions. The bottom six teams in each group would play against relegation.

#### Table group West

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Yverdon-Sport | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 18 | +27 | 22 | Advance to promotion/relegation NLA/LNB round |
| 2 | Solothurn | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 16 | Advance to promotion/relegation NLA/LNB round |
| 3 | Étoile Carouge | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 16 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 4 | Grenchen | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 15 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 5 | Baden | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 14 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 6 | Delémont | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 13 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 7 | Echallens | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 8 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 8 | Chênois | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 28 | −14 | 8 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |

#### Table group East

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kriens | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 20 | Advance to promotion/relegation NLA/LNB round |
| 2 | Winterthur | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 19 | Advance to promotion/relegation NLA/LNB round |
| 3 | Locarno | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 17 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 4 | Bellinzona | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 16 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 5 | Wil | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 15 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 6 | FC Schaffhausen | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 15 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 7 | Tuggen | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 31 | −21 | 5 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 8 | Gossau | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 41 | −29 | 5 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |

### Play-off for NLB championship

The top two teams in the two groups were qualified for the promotion/relegation group. But in advance they played play-offs to decide the NLB championship. The two legged semi-finals were played on 6 and 13 November. The final for the championship and the decider for third place were played on 20 and 23 November 1994.

#### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Winterthur | 1–3 | Yverdon-Sport |
| Yverdon-Sport | 1–1 | Winterthur |
Yverdon-Sport won 4–2 on aggregate and continued to the final.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Solothurn | 2–1 | Kriens |
| Kriens | 2–2 a.e.t. | Solothurn |
Solothurn won 4–3 on aggregate and continued to the final.

#### Third place

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Kriens | 2–2 | Winterthur |
| Winterthur | 2–0 | Kriens |
Winterthur won 4–2 on aggregate and declared third.

#### Final

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Yverdon-Sport | 0–0 | Solothurn |
| Solothurn | 1–2 | Yverdon-Sport |
Yverdon-Sport won 2–1 on aggregate and declared NLB champions, Solothurn as runner-up

### Promotion/relegation group NLA/NLB

The teams in the ninth to twelfth positions in Nationalliga A competed with the top four teams of Nationalliga B in a Nationalliga A/B promotion/relegation round. The stage began on 26 February and was completed on 13 June 1995.

#### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | BSC Young Boys | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 17 | Remain in 1995–96 Nationalliga A |
| 2 | FC St. Gallen | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 16 | Remain in 1995–96 Nationalliga A |
| 3 | FC Zürich | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 16 | Remain in 1995–96 Nationalliga A |
| 4 | Servette FC | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 16 | Remain in 1995–96 Nationalliga A |
| 5 | SC Kriens | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 15 | Remain in Nationalliga B |
| 6 | Yverdon-Sport FC | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 15 | Remain in Nationalliga B |
| 7 | FC Winterthur | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | Remain in Nationalliga B |
| 8 | FC Solothurn | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 31 | −27 | 4 | Remain in Nationalliga B |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | KRI | SER | SOL | STG | WIN | YB | YS | ZÜR |
| Kriens | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Servette | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 |
| Solothurn | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| St. Gallen | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Winterthur | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Young Boys | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| Yverdon-Sport | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
| Zürich | 1–5 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |

### Relegation group NLB/1. Liga

The last six teams in each of the two qualification phase groups competed in the relegation group against relegation to the 1. Liga. The teams all entered the phase in one sole group. The teams took half of the points (rounded up to complete units) gained in the qualification as bonus with them. As the NLB was to be reduced to one single group the following season, six teams would be relegated to the 1995–96 Swiss 1. Liga. This stage began on 25 November 1994 and was completed on 17 June 1995.

#### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Schaffhausen | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 8 | 36 | Remain in NLB |
| 2 | SR Delémont | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 7 | 36 | Remain in NLB |
| 3 | Wil | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 8 | 36 | Remain in NLB |
| 4 | AC Bellinzona | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 8 | 36 | Licence revoked, relegated to 1995–96 Swiss 1. Liga |
| 5 | FC Locarno | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 9 | 33 | Remain in NLB |
| 6 | FC Grenchen | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 33 | Licence revoked, relegated to 1995–96 Swiss 1. Liga |
| 7 | FC Baden | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 7 | 31 | Remain in NLB, see note below |
| 8 | Étoile Carouge | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 8 | 28 | Remain in NLB, see note below |
| 9 | FC Gossau | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 3 | 24 | Relegated to 1995–96 Swiss 1. Liga |
| 10 | CS Chênois | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 4 | 21 | Relegated to 1995–96 Swiss 1. Liga |
| 11 | FC Echallens | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 37 | −24 | 4 | 16 | Relegated to 1995–96 Swiss 1. Liga |
| 12 | FC Tuggen | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 50 | −32 | 3 | 11 | Relegated to 1995–96 Swiss 1. Liga |

##### Note

Because AC Bellinzona and FC Grenchen had their licenses for the following season revoked they were relegated to the 1. Liga. Therefore, FC Baden and Étoile Carouge remained in the NLB in the following season.

## Further in Swiss football

* 1994–95 Swiss Cup
* 1994–95 Swiss 1. Liga