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 Positionin 1980–81StadiumCapacityFC AarauAarau0152nd in NLBStadion BrügglifeldFC BaselBasel0066th St. Jakob Stadium AC BellinzonaBellinzona01212thStadio Comunale BellinzonaFC BulleBulle0163rd in NLB Stade de Bouleyres FC ChiassoChiasso01313th Stadio Comunale Riva IV Grasshopper ClubZürich0022nd HardturmLausanne-SportsLausanne0055thPontaiseFC LuzernLucerne0099thStadion AllmendNeuchâtel XamaxNeuchâtel0033rd Stade de la Maladière Nordstern Basel Basel 00311th Rankhof FC St. GallenSt. Gallen01010thEspenmoosServetteGeneva0077thStade des CharmillesFC SionSion0088thStade de TourbillonFC Vevey-SportsVevey0141st in NLB Stade de Copet Young BoysBern0044thWankdorf StadiumFC ZürichZürich001ChampionsLetzigrund
Final league table
Results
Top scorers RankScorerNat.ClubGoals1Claudio SulserGrasshopper Club222Marc SchnyderServette163Jean-Paul BriggerSion15Lucien FavreServette15Angelo EliaServette156Walter SeilerZürich14Roger HegiAarau148Ottmar HitzfeldLuzern139Franz PeterhansYoung Boys12Peter RisiLuzern12Don GivensXamax12Walter PellegriniXamax1213Jurica JerkovićZürich11Alfred HerberthAarau11Georges BregySion1116Hans-Peter ZwickerZürich10Mustapha YaghchaServette10Gerhard RitterSt. Gallen10Claude AndreyXamax10
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 FC Altstätten (St. Gallen) Altstätten Grüntal Altstätten FC Aurore Bienne Biel/Bienne Tilleul-Linde FC Bern Bern Stadion Neufeld FC Biel-Bienne Biel/Bienne Stadion Gurzelen CS Chênois Thônex Stade des Trois-Chêne FC Frauenfeld Frauenfeld Kleine Allmend FC Fribourg Fribourg Stade Universitaire FC Grenchen Grenchen Stadium Brühl FC Ibach Ibach Gerbihof FC La Chaux-de-Fonds La Chaux-de-Fonds Centre Sportif de la Charrière FC Locarno Locarno Stadio comunale Lido Lugano Lugano Cornaredo Stadium Mendrisiostar Mendrisio Centro Sportivo Comunale FC Monthey Monthey Stade Philippe Pottier FC Wettingen Wettingen Stadion Altenburg FC Winterthur Winterthur Schützenwiese
Final league table
Further in Swiss football 1981–82 Swiss Cup 1981–82 Swiss 1. Liga
References
Sources Switzerland 1981–82 at RSSSF