# 2000–01 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 2000–01 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

## Nationalliga A
### Qualification phase

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Lugano | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 16 | +17 | 42 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 2 | St. Gallen | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 18 | +25 | 40 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 3 | Grasshopper | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 46 | 25 | +21 | 36 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 4 | Lausanne-Sport | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 35 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 5 | Basel | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 34 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 6 | Servette | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 33 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 7 | Sion | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 32 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 8 | Zürich | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 31 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 9 | Aarau | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 24 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |
| 10 | Yverdon-Sport | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 21 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |
| 11 | Xamax | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 53 | −32 | 20 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |
| 12 | Luzern | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 19 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |

### 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Grasshopper (C) | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 18 | 46 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Lugano | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 21 | 41 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | St. Gallen | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 20 | 40 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 4 | Basel | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 17 | 37 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
| 5 | Servette | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 17 | 37 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Lausanne-Sport | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 18 | 33 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 7 | Sion | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 16 | 32 | |
| 8 | Zürich | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 16 | 28 | |
* ↑ As 2000–01 Swiss Cup winner.

## Nationalliga B
### Qualification phase

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Young Boys | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 20 | +22 | 45 | Advance to promotion/relegation NLA/LNB round |
| 2 | Wil | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 45 | Advance to promotion/relegation NLA/LNB round |
| 3 | Winterthur | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 41 | Advance to promotion/relegation NLA/LNB round |
| 4 | Bellinzona | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 38 | Advance to promotion/relegation NLA/LNB round |
| 5 | Thun | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 35 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 6 | Delémont | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 31 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 7 | Kriens | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 25 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 8 | Locarno | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 24 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 9 | Wangen b.O. | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 22 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 10 | Baden | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 40 | −17 | 20 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 11 | Étoile Carouge | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 18 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 12 | Solothurn | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 40 | −24 | 18 | 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 27 | Remain in NLA |
| 2 | Aarau | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 24 | Remain in NLA |
| 3 | Luzern | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 24 | Remain in NLA |
| 4 | Young Boys | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 24 | Promoted to NLA |
| 5 | Yverdon-Sport | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 19 | Relegated to NLB |
| 6 | Winterthur | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 17 | Remain in NLB |
| 7 | Wil | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 11 | Remain in NLB |
| 8 | Bellinzona | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 28 | −20 | 6 | Remain in NLB |

### 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Delémont | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 16 | 39 | Remain in NLB |
| 2 | Thun | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 18 | 37 | Remain in NLB |
| 3 | Kriens | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 13 | 33 | Remain in NLB |
| 4 | Baden | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 10 | 32 | Remain in NLB |
| 5 | Locarno | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 12 | 31 | Remain in NLB |
| 6 | Étoile Carouge | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 9 | 28 | Remain in NLB |
| 7 | Wangen b.O. | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 11 | 27 | Relegated to 1. Liga |
| 8 | Solothurn | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 9 | 19 | Relegated to 1. Liga |

## 1. Liga
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Serrières | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 58 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 2 | FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 55 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 3 | Servette U-21 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 54 | |
| 4 | FC Colombier | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 51 | |
| 5 | CS Chênois | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 60 | 44 | +16 | 47 | |
| 6 | Vevey Sports | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 43 | |
| 7 | FC Bex | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 41 | |
| 8 | FC Meyrin | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 41 | |
| 9 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 40 | |
| 10 | FC Naters | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 39 | |
| 11 | Lausanne-Sport U-21 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 34 | |
| 12 | Grand-Lancy FC | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 34 | |
| 13 | FC Echallens | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 32 | |
| 14 | FC Stade Nyonnais | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 48 | 63 | −15 | 32 | |
| 15 | FC Martigny-Sports | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 31 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 16 | US Terre Sainte | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 64 | −33 | 25 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Concordia Basel | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 58 | 30 | +28 | 62 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 2 | FC Schaffhausen | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 55 | 26 | +29 | 60 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 3 | SC Young Fellows Juventus | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 56 | 35 | +21 | 55 | |
| 4 | FC Altstetten | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 53 | |
| 5 | FC Grenchen | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 60 | 34 | +26 | 47 | |
| 6 | FC Red Star Zürich | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 46 | |
| 7 | FC Fribourg | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 40 | |
| 8 | FC Münsingen | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 36 | |
| 9 | FC Biel-Bienne | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 35 | |
| 10 | FC Wohlen | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 34 | |
| 11 | FC Schwamendingen | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 59 | −14 | 34 | |
| 12 | FC Bulle | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 32 | |
| 13 | SV Schaffhausen | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 61 | −25 | 31 | |
| 14 | Grasshopper Club U-21 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 30 | |
| 15 | FC Horgen | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 42 | 57 | −15 | 29 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 16 | SV Muttenz | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 70 | −29 | 29 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Vaduz | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 78 | 31 | +47 | 64 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 2 | FC Schötz | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 61 | 32 | +29 | 58 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 3 | St. Gallen U-21 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 54 | |
| 4 | Zug 94 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 53 | |
| 5 | FC Gossau | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 48 | |
| 6 | FC Malcantone Agno | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 44 | |
| 7 | SC Buochs | 30 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 43 | |
| 8 | FC Tuggen | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 41 | |
| 9 | FC Kreuzlingen | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 38 | |
| 10 | FC Chiasso | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 37 | |
| 11 | FC Rapperswil-Jona | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 35 | |
| 12 | FC Freienbach | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 35 | |
| 13 | FC Rorschach | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 34 | |
| 14 | FC Mendrisio | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 30 | |
| 15 | FC Widnau | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 41 | 67 | −26 | 25 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 16 | FC Sursee | 30 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 34 | 77 | −43 | 16 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Promotion play-off

The three group winners and the runners-up contested this play-off for the two promotion slots.

#### Qualification round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Stade Lausanne Ouchy | 1–2 | Vaduz |
| Vaduz | 3–3 | Stade Lausanne Ouchy |
Vaduz win 5–4 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Schötz | 1–0 | Concordia |
| Concordia | 3–0 | Schötz |
Concordia win 3–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Schaffhausen | 3–2 | Serrières |
| Serrières | 2–1 | Schaffhausen |
4–4 on aggregate, Serrières win on away goals and continue to the finals.

#### Final round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Serrières | 1–3 | Vaduz |
| Vaduz | 0–1 | Concordia |
| Concordia | 0–0 | Serrières |

#### Final table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Concordia Basel | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | Promotion to Challenge League |
| 2 | FC Vaduz | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | Promotion to Challenge League |
| 3 | FC Serrières | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |

## Swiss Cup

The four winners of the quarter-finals played in the semi-finals. The winners of the first drawn semi-final is considered as home team in the final.
Final

## Swiss Clubs in Europe

* St. Gallen as 1999–2000 Nationalliga A champions: Champions League third qualifying round
* Lausanne-Sport as runners-up: UEFA Cup qualifying round
* Basel as third placed team: UEFA Cup qualifying round
* Luzern: Intertoto Cup first round
* Xamax: Intertoto Cup first round
* Zürich as 1999–2000 Swiss Cup winners: UEFA Cup first round
* Vaduz as 1999–2000 Liechtenstein Cup winners: UEFA Cup qualifying round

### St. Gallen
#### Champions League
##### Third qualifying round

Galatasaray won 4–3 on aggregate.

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

St. Gallen won 2–1 on aggregate.

##### Second round

Club Brugge win 3–2 on aggregate

### Lausanne-Sport
#### UEFA Cup
##### Qualifying round

Lausanne win 2–0 on aggregate.

##### First round

Lausanne won 5–2 on aggregate.

##### Second round

Lausanne win 3–2 on aggregate

##### Third round

Nantes win 7–4 on aggregate.

### Basel
#### UEFA Cup
##### Qualifying round

Basel win 12-1 on aggregate

##### First round

Basel won 7–6 on aggregate.

##### Second round

Feyenoord win 3–1 on aggregate

### Luzern
#### Intertoto Cup
##### First round

6–6 on aggregate, Leiftur won on away goals rule.

### Xamax
#### Intertoto Cup
##### First round

Neuchâtel Xamax won 5–4 on aggregate.

##### Second round

Stuttgart won 10–2 on aggregate.

### Zürich
#### UEFA Cup
##### First round

Genk won 4–1 on aggregate.

### Vaduz
#### UEFA Cup
##### Qualifying round

Amica Wronki win 6–3 on aggregate.