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1981–82 Nationalliga A

85th season of top-tier Swiss football

Field	Value
season	1981–82
competition	Nationalliga A
winners	Grasshopper Club
(18th title)
relegated	Nordstern Basel
Chiasso
continentalcup1	European Cup
continentalcup1 qualifiers	Grasshopper Club
continentalcup2	Cup Winners' Cup
continentalcup2 qualifiers	Sion
continentalcup3	UEFA Cup
continentalcup3 qualifiers	Servette
Zürich
league topscorer	Claudio Sulser
(GC) 23 goals
prevseason	1980–81
nextseason	1982–83

(18th title) Chiasso Zürich (GC) 23 goals Wettingen FC Altstätten Frauenfeld (La Chaux-de-Fonds) 21 goals

Statistics of the Swiss National League in the 1981–82 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) was expanded during the 1980–81 season from 28 to 32 member clubs. These were divided into two tiers of 16 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 30 rounds. Two points were awarded for a win and one point was awarded for a draw. The Swiss champions would qualify for the 1982–83 European Cup, the runners-up and third placed team would qualify for the 1982–83 UEFA Cup. The last two placed teams in the NLA were relegated to the NLB for the following season. The top two placed teams in the NLB would be promoted to the top tier. The last three teams in the NLB were relegated to next season's 1. Liga and would be replaced by the best three teams from this season's 1. Liga.

Nationalliga A

The top-tier, Nationalliga A (NLA), was contested by the top thirteen clubs from the previous season and three sides promoted from the second level 1980–81 Nationalliga B, these being Vevey-Sports, FC Aarau and FC Bulle. The first round was played on 15 August 1981. There was a winter break between 5 December and 27 February 1982. The season was completed on 9 June 1982.

Teams, locations

Team	Town	Canton	Position
in 1980–81	Stadium	Capacity
FC Aarau	Aarau	Aargau	0152nd in NLB	Stadion Brügglifeld
FC Basel	Basel	Basel-Stadt	0066th	St. Jakob Stadium
AC Bellinzona	Bellinzona	Ticino	01212th	Stadio Comunale Bellinzona
FC Bulle	Bulle	Fribourg	0163rd in NLB	Stade de Bouleyres
FC Chiasso	Chiasso	Ticino	01313th	Stadio Comunale Riva IV
Grasshopper Club	Zürich	Zürich	0022nd	Hardturm
Lausanne-Sports	Lausanne	Vaud	0055th	Pontaise
FC Luzern	Lucerne	Lucerne	0099th	Stadion Allmend
Neuchâtel Xamax	Neuchâtel	Neuchâtel	0033rd	Stade de la Maladière
Nordstern Basel	Basel	Basel-Stadt	00311th	Rankhof
FC St. Gallen	St. Gallen	St. Gallen	01010th	Espenmoos
Servette	Geneva	Geneva	0077th	Stade des Charmilles
FC Sion	Sion	Valais	0088th	Stade de Tourbillon
FC Vevey-Sports	Vevey	Vaud	0141st in NLB	Stade de Copet
Young Boys	Bern	Bern	0044th	Wankdorf Stadium
FC Zürich	Zürich	Zürich	001Champions	Letzigrund

Final league table

and entered 1982 Intertoto Cup

Results

Top scorers

Rank	Scorer	Nat.	Club	Goals
1	Claudio Sulser	SUI	Grasshopper Club	22
2	Marc Schnyder	SUI	Servette	16
3	Jean-Paul Brigger	SUI	Sion	15
Lucien Favre	SUI	Servette	15
Angelo Elia	SUI	Servette	15
6	Walter Seiler	SUI	Zürich	14
Roger Hegi	SUI	Aarau	14
8	Ottmar Hitzfeld	FRG	Luzern	13
9	Franz Peterhans	SUI	Young Boys	12
Peter Risi	SUI	Luzern	12
Don Givens	IRL	Xamax	12
Walter Pellegrini	SUI	Xamax	12
13	Jurica Jerković	YUG	Zürich	11
Alfred Herberth	FRG	Aarau	11
Georges Bregy	SUI	Sion	11
16	Hans-Peter Zwicker	SUI	Zürich	10
Mustapha Yaghcha	MAR	Servette	10
Gerhard Ritter	AUT	St. Gallen	10
Claude Andrey	SUI	Xamax	10

Nationalliga B

The first round was played on 15 August 1981. There was a winter break between 5 December and 27 February 1982. The season was completed on 9 June 1982.

Teams, locations

Team	Town	Canton	Stadium	Capacity
last = (red) Ostschweizer Fussballverband	author-link =	year = 2023	url = https://matchcenter.ofv.swiss/default.aspx?v=1691&oid=9&lng=1	title = FC Altstätten	format =	trans-title =	publisher = Ostschweizer Fussballverband - ofv.swiss	language = de	access-date = 2023-11-16}}	Altstätten	St. Gallen	Grüntal Altstätten
last = (red) Fussballverband Bern/Jura	author-link =	year = 2023	url = https://matchcenter.fvbj-afbj.ch/default.aspx?v=1283&oid=6&lng=1	title = FC Aurore Bienne	format =	trans-title =	publisher = Fussballverband Bern/Jura	language = de	access-date = 2023-11-16}}	Biel/Bienne	Bern	Tilleul-Linde
FC Bern	Bern	Bern	Stadion Neufeld
FC Biel-Bienne	Biel/Bienne	Bern	Stadion Gurzelen
CS Chênois	Thônex	Geneva	Stade des Trois-Chêne
FC Frauenfeld	Frauenfeld	Thurgau	Kleine Allmend
FC Fribourg	Fribourg	Fribourg	Stade Universitaire
FC Grenchen	Grenchen	Solothurn	Stadium Brühl
FC Ibach	Ibach	Schwyz	Gerbihof
FC La Chaux-de-Fonds	La Chaux-de-Fonds	Neuchâtel	Centre Sportif de la Charrière
FC Locarno	Locarno	Ticino	Stadio comunale Lido
Lugano	Lugano	Ticino	Cornaredo Stadium
Mendrisiostar	Mendrisio	Ticino	Centro Sportivo Comunale
FC Monthey	Monthey	Valais	Stade Philippe Pottier
FC Wettingen	Wettingen	Aargau	Stadion Altenburg
FC Winterthur	Winterthur	Zürich	Schützenwiese

Final league table

Further in Swiss football

References

Sources

Switzerland 1981–82 at RSSSF

seasons in Switzerland

References

"Switzerland Final League Tables of the Nationalliga A and B 1930-2000".
(red) dbFCZ. (2006–2023). "FCZ 1981/1982". dbFCZ.
Beck, Stephan. (2023). "Schweizer Meisterschaft 1981/82 Nationalliga B". arowa.ch.
Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". (1982). "1981/82 Rangliste". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv".
(red) Ostschweizer Fussballverband. (2023). "FC Altstätten". Ostschweizer Fussballverband - ofv.swiss.
(red) Fussballverband Bern/Jura. (2023). "FC Aurore Bienne". Fussballverband Bern/Jura.
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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