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1997–98 Nationalliga A
101st season of top-tier Swiss football
101st season of top-tier Swiss football
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| season | 1997–98 |
| competition | Nationalliga A |
| winners | Grasshoppers |
| 25th title | |
| relegated | Étoile Carouge |
| Kriens | |
| league topscorer | Shabani Nonda (24 goals) |
| prevseason | 1996–97 |
| nextseason | 1998–99 |
25th title Kriens
SV Schaffhausen
Statistics of the Swiss National Leagues in the 1997–98 football season.
Overview
Both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B were contested by 12 teams, with each team playing a double round-robin in the qualification phase. There after the divisions were divided into a championship group, a NLA/NLB promotion/relegation group and a relegation group NLB/1. Liga.
Nationalliga A
At the end of the season Grasshopper Club won the championship.
Qualification phase
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 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.
Table
Results
Nationalliga B
Qualification phase
The NLB was contested by 12 teams with each team playing each other twice in the qualification phase. Then the division was separated into a NLA/NLB promotion/relegation group and a relegation group to the 1. Liga. The top four teams would play for promotion and the last eight teams would play against relegation.
Table
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.
Table
Results
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.
Table
Attendances
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basel | 10,128 |
| 2 | St. Gallen | 9,474 |
| 3 | Sion | 9,094 |
| 4 | Zürich | 8,161 |
| 5 | GCZ | 7,653 |
| 6 | Luzern | 7,219 |
| 7 | Lausanne | 6,598 |
| 8 | Xamax | 6,317 |
| 9 | Servette | 5,305 |
| 10 | Aarau | 4,267 |
| 11 | Kriens | 3,081 |
| 12 | Carouge | 1,827 |
Source:
References
Sources
References
- Erste Liga (SFV). (2018). "Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg ab Saison 1931/32 bis 2018". Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV.
- https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/sui/avesui98.htm
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