The 1994–95 season was FC Aarau's 92nd season in their existence, since their foundation in 1902. It was their thirteenth 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 The local businessman and architect Ernst Lämmli was the club's chairman and patron at this time. He held this position since the AGM in 1989. Lämmli had appointed the Austrian Rolf Fringer as head-coach two seasons earlier and after achieving the championship title in his first season with the team and qualifing for the UEFA Cup the previous season, his contract was extended.
The FCA first team competed in this season's domestic first-tier 1994–95 Nationalliga A with the clear intention of reaching the championship group and again to qualify for the European competitions. To achieve this would mean they would have to finish the qualifying stage under the top eight teams. The team had qualified for the 1994–95 UEFA Cup preliminary round and their aim here was to reach the main stage. The team also competed in the 1994–95 Swiss Cup. The first-tier teams from the NLA were granted byes for the first two cup rounds, eight of them competed in round three. The four teams that were engaged in the European competitions were granted byes for the third round and FCA competed in round four. FCA did not enter the 1994 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 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 The qualification of the NLA began on 27 July 1994, with the exception of Sion–Aarau that was played three days later, 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.
Qualification table
Championship group 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. The championship group began on 26 February 1995 and was completed on 13 June.
Final league table
Grasshopper Club won the championship title and this was GC's 23rd title to this date.
Swiss Cup In the 1994–95 Swiss Cup, the first-tier teams were granted byes for the first two cup rounds, eight of these teams joined the competition in round three. The four teams that were engaged im the European competitions were granted byes for the third round as well and therefore FCA joind the competition in round four.
Sion won the cup and this was the Sion's seventh cup title in their seventh final to this date.
UEFA Cup
FCA had ended the previous season in fourth position in the domestic league. The top three places in the table were the slots for the UEFA competitions, but because the 1993–94 Swiss Cup winners, the Grasshopper Club, ended the season in second position in the league the UEFA slots were handed down one position. FCA were thus qualified for 1994–95 UEFA Cup preliminary round.
Preliminary round
Aarau won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to first round
First round
Marítimo won 1–0 on aggregate
Sepione Cup
References
Sources Switzerland 1994–95 at RSSSF FCA squad 1994–95 at arowa.ch