The 1994–95 season was FC Zürich's 98th season in their existence, since their foundation in 1896. It was their fifth consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football, following their promotion at the end of 1989–90 season.
Overview The local businessman Sven Hotz was the club's chairman and patron at this time. He had taken over as club president at the AGM in 1986. Englishman Bob Houghton had been appointed as first team head-coach in April during the previous season and he continued in this function for this season. The FCZ first team competed in this years domestic first-tier 1994–95 Nationalliga A with the clear intention of retaining their top level status. The team also competed in 1994–95 Swiss Cup. They had not qualified for any of the UEFA European tournaments and they did not enter the 1994 Intertoto Cup. FCZ played their home games in the Letzigrund. the stadium is located in the west of Zurich in the district of Altstetten, which is about three kilometers from the city center.
The qualification of the NLA began on 27 July 1994 and was completed on 4 December. The top eight teams in the qualification phase would advance to the championship group and the last four teams would play against relegation. At the end of the qualification phase, FCZ slipped into the relegation zone With the defeat on the final matchday against Luzern their opponents secured themselves a slot in the championship group and left FCZ below the split, to play against relegation. Hotz held on to his head-coach, but after the third match day in the relegation group the moods changed and Bob Houghton lost his job. He was replaced by Raimondo Ponte who at that time was head-coach by the FCZ farm-team FC Baden.
Players The following is the list of the FCZ first team squad this season. It also includes players that were in the squad the day the domestic league season started, on 27 July 1994, but subsequently left the club after that date.
Players who left the squad The following is the list of the FCZ first team players that left the squad during the previous season or in the off-season, before the new domestic season began.
Results Legend
Nationalliga A
Qualification phase
Qualification table
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. The stage began on 26 February and was completed on 13 June 1995.
Final table <onlyinclude>
Swiss Cup
The first-tier teams from the 1994–95 Nationalliga A were granted byes for the first two rounds, eight of them joined the competition in this round. The four that were engaged im the European competitions were granted byes for this round as well. The eight participating teams were seeded and cound not be drawn against each other. The draw respected regionalities, when possible, and the lower classed team was granted home advantage.
Friendly matches Pre-season
Winter break
References
Sources dbFCZ Homepage Switzerland 1994–95 at RSSSF