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1980–81 Nationalliga A

84th season of top-tier Swiss football

Field	Value
season	1980–81
competition	Nationalliga A
winners	Zürich
relegated	Chênois
continentalcup1	European Cup
continentalcup1 qualifiers	Zürich
continentalcup2	Cup Winners' Cup
continentalcup2 qualifiers	Lausanne-Sport
continentalcup3	UEFA Cup
continentalcup3 qualifiers	Grasshopper Club
Xamax
league topscorer	Peter Risi
(Luzern) 18 goals
prevseason	1979–80
nextseason	1981–82

Xamax (Luzern) 18 goals FC Aarau FC Bulle Patrick Gavillet (Vevey) both 20 goals

The following is the summary of the Swiss National League in the 1980–81 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. This was the 85th season of top-tier and the 84th season of second-tier football in Switzerland.

Overview

The Swiss Football Association (ASF/SFV) had 28 members at this time. The clubs were divided into two tiers of 14 teams each. The top tier was named Nationalliga A (NLA) and the second tier was named Nationalliga B (NLB). The format in both divisions was that the teams played a double round-robin to decide their table positions. Each club playing every other club twice (home and away) for a total of 26 rounds. Two points were awarded for a win and one point was awarded for a draw. The Swiss champions would qualify for the 1981–82 European Cup, the runners-up and third placed team would qualify for the 1981–82 UEFA Cup.

There was to be an expansion from 28 to 32 members of the ASF/SFV at the end of this season, with new 16 teams in each division. Therefore, this season would only see one club from the NLA relegated to the second-tier. The top three placed teams in the NLB would be promoted to the top tier. Only one team from the NLB was relegated to next season's 1. Liga. Five teams from this season's 1. Liga would be promoted to make up the numbers.

Nationalliga A

The first round of the NLA was played on 23 August 1980. There was a winter break between 6 December and 28 February 1981. The season was completed on 13 June 1981.

Teams, locations

Team	Town	Canton	Stadium
FC Basel	Basel	Basel-Stadt	St. Jakob Stadium
AC Bellinzona	Bellinzona	Ticino	Stadio Comunale Bellinzona
CS Chênois	Thônex	Geneva	Stade des Trois-Chêne
FC Chiasso	Chiasso	Ticino	Stadio Comunale Riva IV
Grasshopper Club	Zürich	Zürich	Hardturm
Lausanne-Sports	Lausanne	Vaud	Pontaise
FC Luzern	Lucerne	Lucerne	Stadion Allmend
Neuchâtel Xamax	Neuchâtel	Neuchâtel	Stade de la Maladière
Nordstern Basel	Basel	Basel-Stadt	Rankhof
FC St. Gallen	St. Gallen	St. Gallen	Espenmoos
Servette	Geneva	Geneva	Stade des Charmilles
FC Sion	Sion	Valais	Stade de Tourbillon
Young Boys	Bern	Bern	Wankdorf Stadium
FC Zürich	Zürich	Zürich	Letzigrund

Final league table

and entered 1981 Intertoto Cup and entered 1981 Intertoto Cup

Results

Attendances

Source:

#	Club	Average attendance	Highest attendance
1	Young Boys	10,838	25,000
2	Luzern	8,146	12,000
3	Zürich	7,292	14,000
4	Basel	6,631	17,500
5	St. Gallen	6,238	11,000
6	GCZ	5,444	17,000
7	Xamax	5,185	10,200
8	Lausanne	4,000	8,500
9	Sion	3,954	10,300
10	Servette	3,738	5,500
11	Bellinzona	3,492	7,000
12	Nordstern Basel	2,654	6,500
13	Chiasso	2,415	9,200
14	Chênois	2,115	5,500

Nationalliga B

The first round of the NLB was played on 23 August 1980. There was a winter break between 6 December and 28 February 1981. The season was completed on 13 June 1981.

Teams, locations

Team	Town	Canton	Stadium
FC Aarau	Aarau	Aargau	Stadion Brügglifeld
FC Bern	Bern	Bern	Stadion Neufeld
FC Biel-Bienne	Biel/Bienne	Bern	Stadion Gurzelen
FC Bulle	Bulle	Fribourg	Stade de Bouleyres
FC Frauenfeld	Frauenfeld	Thurgau	Kleine Allmend
FC Fribourg	Fribourg	Fribourg	Stade Universitaire
FC Grenchen	Grenchen	Solothurn	Stadium Brühl
SC Kriens	Kriens	Lucerne	Stadion Kleinfeld
FC La Chaux-de-Fonds	La Chaux-de-Fonds	Neuchâtel	Centre Sportif de la Charrière
FC Lugano	Lugano	Ticino	Cornaredo Stadium
Mendrisiostar	Mendrisio	Ticino	Centro Sportivo Comunale
Vevey Sports	Vevey	Vaud	Stade de Copet
FC Wettingen	Wettingen	Aargau	Stadion Altenburg
FC Winterthur	Winterthur	Zürich	Schützenwiese

Final league table

Further in Swiss football

References

Sources

Switzerland 1980–81 at RSSSF

seasons in Switzerland

References

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Erste Liga (SFV). (2018). "Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg ab Saison 1931/32 bis 2018". Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV.

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