Statistics of the Swiss National League in the 1983–84 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. This was the 87th season of top-tier and the 86th 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). In both divisions the teams played a double round-robin to decide their table positions. The Swiss champions would qualify for the 1984–85 European Cup, the runners-up and third placed team would qualify for the 1984–85 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.
Nationalliga A The first round was played on 9 August 1983. There was to be a winter break between 27 November and 25 February 1984. The season was completed on 6 June 1984. Because the top two teams finished level on points, a championship play-off match was required and this took place on 15 June at the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern.
Teams Team Town Canton StadiumCapacity Aarau Aarau Stadion Brügglifeld Basel Basel St. Jakob Stadium Bellinzona Bellinzona Stadio Comunale Bellinzona Chiasso Chiasso Stadio Comunale Riva IV Grasshopper Club Zürich Hardturm La Chaux-de-Fonds La Chaux-de-Fonds Centre Sportif de la Charrière Lausanne-Sports Lausanne Pontaise Luzern Lucerne Stadion Allmend St. Gallen St. Gallen Espenmoos Servette Geneva Stade des Charmilles Sion Sion Stade de Tourbillon Vevey-Sports Vevey Stade de Copet Wettingen Wettingen Stadion Altenburg Xamax Neuchâtel Stade de la Maladière Young Boys Bern Wankdorf Stadium Zürich Zürich Letzigrund
Final league table
Results
Championship play-off
Nationalliga B The first round was played on 9 August 1983. There was to be a winter break between 27 November and 25 February 1984. The season was completed on 6 June 1984. Because two teams finished level on points in 13th and 14th position, a relegation play-out match was required and this took place on 15 June at the Olympique de la Pontaise in Lausanne.
Teams, locations Team Town Canton Stadium Capacity FC Baden Baden Esp Stadium FC Biel-Bienne Biel/Bienne Stadion Gurzelen FC Bulle Bulle Stade de Bouleyres CS Chênois Thônex Stade des Trois-Chêne FC Fribourg Fribourg Stade Universitaire FC Grenchen Grenchen Stadium Brühl FC Laufen Laufen Sportplatz Nau FC Locarno Locarno Stadio comunale Lido Lugano Lugano Cornaredo Stadium FC Martigny-Sports Martigny Stade d'Octodure Mendrisiostar Mendrisio Centro Sportivo Comunale FC Monthey Monthey Stade Philippe Pottier FC Nordstern Basel Basel Rankhof FC Red Star Zürich Zürich Allmend Brunau FC Winterthur Winterthur Schützenwiese Zug Zug Herti Allmend Stadion
Final league table <onlyinclude>
Play-out against relegation The decider was played on 15 June in Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne.
FC Monthey win after penalty shoot-out and remain in division. FC Fribourg were relegated to 1984–85 Swiss 1. Liga.
Attendances
# Club Average 1 St. Gallen 7,660 2 Luzern 7,300 3 Xamax 6,787 4 Sion 6,773 5 Servette 6,753 6 Lausanne 6,687 7 Basel 5,553 8 GCZ 5,373 9 Zürich 5,253 10 Aarau 4,787 11 Young Boys 4,573 12 La Chaux-de-Fonds 3,960 13 Wettingen 3,293 14 Vevey 2,917 15 Bellinzona 2,147 16 Chiasso 1,353Source:
Further in Swiss football 1983–84 Swiss Cup 1983–84 Swiss 1. Liga
References
Sources Switzerland 1983–84 at RSSSF