1993–94 Nationalliga A

Overview

The 32 teams of the Swiss Football League (Nationalliga) were divided into two tiers. In the top-tier, there were 12 teams that played in the Nationalliga A (NLA). There were 20 teams in the Nationalliga B (NLB), the second tier, these were divided into two groups, a West 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 promotion/relegation group (NLA/NLB) and two relegation groups (NLB/1. Liga), each group with eight teams. Due to a system change, the format of the following NLB season was to reduce the number of teams to just 16. Therefore, there were to be seven relegations from the NLB to next season's 1. Liga (third tier), with only three promotions in the opposite direction.

Nationalliga A

Qualification phase

The qualification of the NLA began on 28 July 1993 and was completed on 12 December. Twelve teams competed in this first NLA stage. The top eight teams in the qualification phase then advanced to the championship group and the last four teams played against relegation.

Table

halved points (rounded up) as bonus

Results

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 20 February 1994 and was completed on 10 May.

Table

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Results

Nationalliga B

Qualification phase

The qualification of the NLB began on 28 July 1993 and was completed on 21 November. The top two teams in each group were qualified for the promotion/relegation group. The bottom eight teams in each group then played in newly drawn groups against relegation.

Table group West

according to their rank, the teams would receive bonus points in the next stage

Table group East

according to their rank, the teams would receive bonus points in the next stage

Promotion/relegation group NLA/NLB

The teams in the ninth to twelfth positions in Nationalliga A competed with the top two teams of both Nationalliga B groups in a NLA/NLB promotion/relegation round. The stage began on 20 February and was completed on 9 May 1994.

Table

Results

Relegation groups NLB/1. Liga

The last eight teams in each of the two qualification phase groups competed in two relegation groups against relegation to the 1. Liga 1994–95. The teams were drawn into these two groups and received ranking bonus points from their qualifying groups (3rd place 8 pts; 4th place 7 pts; 5th place 6 pts; etc). There were three direct relegations and a relegation play-out between the two fifth placed teams. This stage began on 5 March 1993 and was completed on 25 May.

Table group A

Table group B

Play-out against relegation

• Gossau win 2–1 on aggregate. Chiasso is relegated to 1. Liga 1994–95.*

Attendances

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Further in Swiss football

• 1993–94 Swiss Cup
• 1993–94 Swiss 1. Liga

References

Sources

• Switzerland 1993–94 at RSSSF

References

1. Erste Liga (SFV). (2018). "Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg ab Saison 1931/32 bis 2018". Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV.
2. https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/sui/avesui94.htm