The 1991–92 season was FC Aarau's 89th season in their existence, since their foundation in 1902. It was their tenth season in the top flight of Swiss football, following their promotion at the end of 1980–81 season. FCA played their home games in the Stadion Brügglifeld and the stadium is located on the southern outskirts of Aarau, in the territory of the neighboring municipality of Suhr. It is about one and a half kilometers from Aarau city center and the railway station.
Overview Since the AGM in 1989 the local businessman Ernst Lämmli was the club's chairman and patron. Lämmli was an architect and ran his own architectural firm. He had appointed Roger Wehrli as player-coach the previous season and Wehrli continued in this position for this season as well. The FCA first team competed in this years domestic first-tier 1991–92 Nationalliga A with the clear intention of retaining their top level status. The team also competed in 1991–92 Swiss Cup. They had not qualified for any of the UEFA European tournaments and they did not enter the Intertoto Cup.
Players The following is the list of the FCA first team squad this season. It also includes players that were in the squad the day the domestic league season started, on 24 July 1991, but subsequently left the club after that date.
Results Legend
Nationalliga A
Qualification phase The first stage of the NLA began on 24 July 1991 and was completed on 8 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 table
Promotion/relegation Phase Group A The first eight teams of the NLA qualification phase competed in the Championship round. The teams in nineth to twelfth in the qualification phase competed in the promotion/relegation round together with the best six teams of both of the NLB qualification groups. FC Aarau were drawn into Group A. The promotion/relegation phase began on 29 February 1992 and was completed on 30 May.
League table Group A
Swiss Cup
The 1991–92 Swiss Cup was the 67th season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. It began on 17 August with the first games of Round 1 and ended on Whit Monday 8 June 1992 with the Final held at Wankdorf, Bern. The winners earned a place in the first round of the Cup Winners' Cup. The 12 clubs from the NLA were granted byes for the first two rounds and they joined the competition in the third round. These 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.
Luzern won the cup and this was the club's second cup title to this date.
Friendly matches Pre-season
References
Sources Switzerland 1991–92 at RSSSF FCA squad 1991–92 at arowa.ch