The 1995–96 season was FC Zürich's 99th season in their existence, since their foundation in 1896. It was their sixth 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. Raimondo Ponte had been appointed as first team head-coach in March, during the previous season, and he continued in this function for this season. The FCZ first team competed in this years domestic first-tier 1995–96 Nationalliga A with the clear intention of retaining their top level status. This was the first season that three points were awarded to the winning team of each match, previously this had been two. The team also competed in 1995–96 Swiss Cup. They had not qualified for any of the UEFA European tournaments and they did not enter the 1995 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.
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 19 July 1995, 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
This was the first season that three points were awarded to the winning team of each match, previously this had been two.
Qualification phase The first stage of the NLA began on 22 July 1995 and was completed on 3 December. The top eight teams in the qualification phase would advance to the championship group and the last four teams would play against relegation.
Qualification league table
Promotion/relegation NLA/NLB
The teams in the ninth to twelfth positions in Nationalliga A competed with the top four teams of the Nationalliga B in a NLA/NLB promotion/relegation round. The top four teams would play in the top-tier the following season, the other four would play in the second tier. This stage began on 25 February 1996 and ended on 14 May.
Promotion/relegation table
Swiss Cup The first-tier clubs from the 1995–96 Nationalliga A were granted byes for the first two rounds, eight of them joined the competition in this round The four clubs that were competing in the UEFA European competitions were granted byes for the third round as well. The eight participating first-tier 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 1995–96 at RSSSF