# 1997–98 Nationalliga A

Statistics of the Swiss National Leagues in the 1997–98 football season.

## Overview

Both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B were contested by 12 teams, with each team playing a double round-robin in the qualification phase. There after the divisions were divided into a championship group, a NLA/NLB promotion/relegation group and a relegation group NLB/1. Liga.

## Nationalliga A

At the end of the season Grasshopper Club won the championship.

### Qualification phase

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 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 59 | 23 | +36 | 46 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 2 | Lausanne-Sport | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 42 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 3 | Servette | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 39 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 4 | Aarau | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 35 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 5 | St. Gallen | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 30 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 6 | Zürich | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 30 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 7 | Sion | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 30 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 8 | Luzern | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 29 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 9 | Xamax | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 26 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |
| 10 | Kriens | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 41 | −18 | 22 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |
| 11 | Basel | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 19 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |
| 12 | Étoile Carouge | 22 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 63 | −43 | 9 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | AAR | BAS | ÉTO | GCZ | KRI | LS | LUZ | NX | SER | SIO | STG | ZÜR |
| Aarau | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Basel | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–3 |
| Étoile Carouge | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 0–6 | 0–2 | 3–7 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 |
| Grasshopper | 4–1 | 3–2 | 6–0 | | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 7–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 |
| Kriens | 3–5 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 1–1 |
| Lausanne-Sport | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 |
| Luzern | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Neuchâtel Xamax | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Servette | 2–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–5 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 |
| Sion | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 2–4 | 3–1 |
| St. Gallen | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 1–1 |
| Zürich | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | |

### Championship round

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.

#### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Grasshopper Club (C) | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 16 | +23 | 23 | 57 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Servette | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 20 | 41 | Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 3 | Lausanne-Sport | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 40 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
| 4 | Zürich | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 15 | 38 | Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 5 | Sion | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 15 | 37 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 6 | St. Gallen | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 15 | 32 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 7 | Aarau | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 27 | −14 | 18 | 25 | |
| 8 | Luzern | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 29 | −19 | 15 | 23 | |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | AAR | GCZ | LS | LUZ | SER | SIO | STG | ZÜR |
| Aarau | | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Grasshopper | 5–3 | | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Lausanne-Sport | 4–1 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 |
| Luzern | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Servette | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Sion | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | | 0–0 | 3–2 |
| St. Gallen | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 0–0 |
| Zürich | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | |

## Nationalliga B
### Qualification phase

The NLB was contested by 12 teams with each team playing each other twice in the qualification phase. Then the division was separated into a NLA/NLB promotion/relegation group and a relegation group to the 1. Liga. The top four teams would play for promotion and the last eight teams would play against relegation.

#### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Young Boys | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 48 | 22 | +26 | 42 | Advance to promotion/relegation NLA/LNB round |
| 2 | Lugano | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 40 | Advance to promotion/relegation NLA/LNB round |
| 3 | Baden | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 39 | Advance to promotion/relegation NLA/LNB round |
| 4 | Solothurn | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 37 | Advance to promotion/relegation NLA/LNB round |
| 5 | Delémont | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 36 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 6 | Locarno | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 34 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 7 | Wil | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 34 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 8 | FC Schaffhausen | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 33 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 9 | Yverdon-Sport | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 30 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 10 | Winterthur | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 41 | −19 | 16 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 11 | SV Schaffhausen | 22 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 63 | −51 | 9 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 12 | Thun | 22 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 58 | −40 | 8 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |

### 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.

#### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Xamax | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 26 | Remain in 1998–99 Nationalliga A |
| 2 | Lugano | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 23 | Promoted |
| 3 | Basel | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 22 | Remain in 1998–99 Nationalliga A |
| 4 | BSC Young Boys | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 22 | Promoted |
| 5 | Solothurn | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 21 | Remain in 1998–99 Nationalliga B |
| 6 | Kriens | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 16 | Relegated |
| 7 | Baden | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 12 | Remain in 1998–99 Nationalliga B |
| 8 | Étoile Carouge | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 11 | Relegated |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | BAD | BAS | ÉTO | KRI | NX | LUG | SOL | YB |
| Baden | | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Basel | 0–0 | | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–6 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 |
| Étoile Carouge | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 |
| Kriens | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | | 4–4 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Neuchâtel Xamax | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 |
| Lugano | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Solothurn | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | | 1–2 |
| Young Boys | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |

### Relegation group NLB/1. Liga

The last eight teams of the qualification phase competed in the relegation group against relegation to the 1. Liga. The teams took half of the points (rounded up to complete units) gained in the qualification as bonus with them.

#### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Yverdon-Sport | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 14 | +19 | 15 | 45 | Remain in NLB |
| 2 | Delémont | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 12 | +22 | 18 | 44 | Remain in NLB |
| 3 | FC Schaffhausen | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 37 | Remain in NLB |
| 4 | Wil | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 17 | 34 | Remain in NLB |
| 5 | Locarno | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 17 | 33 | Remain in NLB |
| 6 | Thun | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 4 | 31 | Remain in NLB |
| 7 | Winterthur | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 8 | 23 | Relegated to 1. Liga |
| 8 | SV Schaffhausen | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 51 | −40 | 5 | 9 | Relegated to 1. Liga |