1994–95 Nationalliga A

Overview

The 28 teams of the Swiss Football League (Nationalliga) were divided into two divisions. There were 12 teams who played in the Nationalliga A (NLA), the top-tier. There were 16 teams in the Nationalliga B (NLB), the second tier, these were divided into two groups, a West group 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 NLA/NLB promotion/relegation group, each group with eight teams, and a relegation group NLB/1. Liga, here with the remaining 12 teams. Because the format in the following NLB season would be reduced from two groups to just one group of only 12 teams, there were two be six relegations from the NLB to the 1. Liga (third tier).

Nationalliga A

Qualification phase

The qualification of the NLA began on 27 July 1994 and was completed on 4 December. The top eight teams in the qualification phase would advance to the championship group and the last four teams would play 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 26 February 1995 and was completed on 13 June.

Table

Results

Attendances

Source:

Nationalliga B

Qualification phase

The qualification of the NLB began on 30 July 1994 and was completed on 23 October. The top two teams in each group were qualified for the promotion/relegation group, they also competed in play-offs for the title of NLB champions. The bottom six teams in each group would play against relegation.

Table group West

halved points (rounded up) as bonus

Table group East

halved points (rounded up) as bonus

Play-off for NLB championship

The top two teams in the two groups were qualified for the promotion/relegation group. But in advance they played play-offs to decide the NLB championship. The two legged semi-finals were played on 6 and 13 November. The final for the championship and the decider for third place were played on 20 and 23 November 1994.

;Semi-finals

• Yverdon-Sport won 4–2 on aggregate and continued to the final.*
• Solothurn won 4–3 on aggregate and continued to the final.*

;Third place

• Winterthur won 4–2 on aggregate and declared third.*

;Final

• Yverdon-Sport won 2–1 on aggregate and declared NLB champions, Solothurn as runner-up*

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. The stage began on 26 February and was completed on 13 June 1995.

Table

Results

Relegation group NLB/1. Liga

The last six teams in each of the two qualification phase groups competed in the relegation group against relegation to the 1. Liga. The teams all entered the phase in one sole group. The teams took half of the points (rounded up to complete units) gained in the qualification as bonus with them. As the NLB was to be reduced to one single group the following season, six teams would be relegated to the 1995–96 Swiss 1. Liga. This stage began on 25 November 1994 and was completed on 17 June 1995.

Table

relegated to 1995–96 Swiss 1. Liga see note below

;Note: Because AC Bellinzona and FC Grenchen had their licenses for the following season revoked they were relegated to the 1. Liga. Therefore, FC Baden and Étoile Carouge remained in the NLB in the following season.

Further in Swiss football

• 1994–95 Swiss Cup
• 1994–95 Swiss 1. Liga

References

Sources

• Switzerland 1994–95 at RSSSF
• Switzerland - List of Champions rsssf.com

References

1. https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/sui/avesui95.htm
2. Erste Liga (SFV). (2018). "Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg ab Saison 1931/32 bis 2018". Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV.