Statistics of the Swiss National League in the 1982–83 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. This was the 86th season of top-tier and the 85th season of second-tier football in Switzerland.
Overview There were 32 member clubs in the Swiss Football Association (ASF/SFV), 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, 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 1983–84 European Cup, the runners-up and third placed team would qualify for the 1983–84 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 fourteen clubs from the previous season and the two sides promoted from the second level 1981–82 Nationalliga B (these being Winterthur and Wettingen). The first round was played on 14 August 1982. There was to be a winter break between 28 November and 27 February 1983. The season was completed on 11 June 1983.
Teams, locations
Team Town Canton Positionin 1981–82StadiumCapacityFC AarauAarau0077thStadion BrügglifeldFC BaselBasel0088th St. Jakob Stadium AC BellinzonaBellinzona01212thStadio Comunale BellinzonaFC BulleBulle01414th Stade de Bouleyres FC WinterthurWinterthur0151st in NLBSchützenwieseGrasshopper ClubZürich001Champions HardturmLausanne-SportsLausanne01313thPontaiseFC LuzernLucerne0099thStadion AllmendNeuchâtel XamaxNeuchâtel0044th Stade de la MaladièreFC WettingenWettingen0162nd in NLB Stadion Altenburg FC St. GallenSt. Gallen01010thEspenmoosServetteGeneva0022ndStade des CharmillesFC SionSion0066thStade de TourbillonVevey-SportsVevey01111thStade de CopetYoung BoysBern0055thWankdorf StadiumFC ZürichZürich0033rdLetzigrund
Final league table
Results
Nationalliga B The Nationalliga B (NLB) was contested by the clubs in third to thirteenth position last season, further by the two clubs relegated from the top-tier last season (Nordstern Basel and Chiasso) and by the three clubs that had been promoted from the 1981–82 1. Liga at the end of the previous season (these being FC Rüti, FC Baden and Laufen. The first round was played on 14 August 1982. There was to be a winter break between 28 November and 27 February 1983. The season was completed on 11 June 1983.
Teams, locations Team Town Canton Stadium Capacity FC Baden Baden Esp Stadium FC Bern Bern Stadion Neufeld FC Biel-Bienne Biel/Bienne Stadion Gurzelen CS Chênois Thônex Stade des Trois-Chêne FC Chiasso Chiasso Stadio Comunale Riva IV 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 Laufen Laufen Sportplatz Nau FC Locarno Locarno Stadio comunale Lido Lugano Lugano Cornaredo Stadium Mendrisiostar Mendrisio Centro Sportivo Comunale FC Monthey Monthey Stade Philippe Pottier FC Nordstern Basel Basel Rankhof FC Rüti Rüti Schützenwiese
Final league table
Further in Swiss football 1982–83 Swiss Cup 1982–83 Swiss 1. Liga
References
Sources Switzerland 1982–83 at RSSSF