The following is a summary of the 1999–2000 season of competitive football in Switzerland.
Nationalliga A
Qualification phase
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.
Nationalliga B
Qualification phase
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.
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.
1. Liga
Group 1
Decider Due the fact that the club FC Bex had infrastructural deficiencies, they were not eligible to enter the play-offs for promotion to the Nationalliga B, this right was passed down to the third placed club in the division. Because the teams from Naters and Meyrin ended the season level on points they had to play a league positions decider. The match was played on a neutral ground and it took place on May 24, 2000, in Martigny.
Meyrin win the decider and advance to play-offs.
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Promotion play-off The four group winners and the four runners-up played in the qualification round of the play-offs. The winners here would advance to the two finals. Both final winners would be promoted to the Nationalliga B.
Qualification round
Wangen b.O. win 5–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
Locarno win 4–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
4–4 on aggregate, Zug 94 win on away goals and continue to the finals.
2–2 on aggregate, Wohlen win on away goals and continue to the finals.
Final round
Locarno win 6–4 on aggregate and are promoted to Nationalliga B.
Wangen b.O. win 3–2 on aggregate and are promoted to Nationalliga B.
Swiss Cup The four winners of the quarter-finals played in the semi-finals. The winners of the first drawn semi-final is considered as home team in the final.
Final
Swiss Clubs in Europe Servette as 1998–99 Nationalliga A champions: Champions League third qualifying round Grasshopper Club as runners-up: UEFA Cup qualifying round Zürich as fourth placed team: UEFA Cup qualifying round Lausanne-Sport as 1998–99 Swiss Cup winners: UEFA Cup first round Basel: Intertoto Cup first round Xamax: Intertoto Cup first round Vaduz as 1998–99 Liechtenstein Cup winners: UEFA Cup qualifying round
Servette Champions League
Third qualifying round
Sturm Graz won 4–3 on aggregate.
UEFA Cup
First round
Aris won 3–2 on aggregate.
Grasshoppers UEFA Cup
Qualifying round
Grasshopper won 8–0 on aggregate.
First round
Grasshopper won 3–1 on aggregate.
Second round
Slavia Prague won 3–2 on aggregate.
Zürich UEFA Cup
Qualifying round
Zürich won 4–0 on aggregate.
First round
Zürich won 5–3 on aggregate.
Second round
Newcastle United won 5–2 on aggregate.
Lausanne UEFA Cup
First round
Celta Vigo won 6–3 on aggregate.
Basel Intertoto Cup
First round
Basel won 6–0 on aggregate.
Second round
Basel won 4–2 on aggregate.
Third round
3–3 on aggregate, Hamburg won on away goals rule.
Xamax Intertoto Cup
First round
Neuchâtel Xamax won 2–0 on aggregate.
Second round
Vasas won 3–0 on aggregate.
Vaduz UEFA Cup
Qualifying round
Bodø/Glimt won 3–1 on aggregate.
References
Sources Switzerland 1999–2000 at RSSSF 1. Liga season 1999–2000 at the official website Switzerland Cup 1999–2000 at RSSSF Cup finals at Fussball-Schweiz UEFA Intertoto Cup 1999 at RSSSF