1999–2000 In Swiss Football
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The following is a summary of the 1999–2000 season of competitive football in
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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
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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
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and
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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. ''
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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 , neighboring_municipalities= Ascona, Avegno, Cadenazzo, Cugnasco, Gerra (Verzasca), Gambarogno, Gordola, Lavertezzo, Losone, Minusio, Muralto, Orselina, Tegna, Tenero-Contra , twintowns =* Gagra, Georgia * Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic ...
win 4–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.'' '' 4–4 on aggregate,
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win on away goals and continue to the finals.'' '' 2–2 on aggregate,
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win on away goals and continue to the finals.'' ;Final round ''
Locarno , neighboring_municipalities= Ascona, Avegno, Cadenazzo, Cugnasco, Gerra (Verzasca), Gambarogno, Gordola, Lavertezzo, Losone, Minusio, Muralto, Orselina, Tegna, Tenero-Contra , twintowns =* Gagra, Georgia * Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic ...
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

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Servette Servette is a district of the city of Geneva, Switzerland. The district's name comes from the Latin word for forest, ''silva'', and means "little forest". Its name alludes to Servette's rural past, before Geneva grew beyond its walls and incorpora ...
as
1998–99 Nationalliga A Teams in the Swiss National League A played 22 games in the 1998–99 football season, with an eight-team playoff. Overview The Qualification Round to the League season 2001–02 was contested by twelve teams. The first eight teams of the First ...
champions: Champions League third qualifying round * Grasshopper Club as runners-up: UEFA Cup qualifying round *
Zürich Zürich () is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. As of January 2020, the municipality has 43 ...
as fourth placed team: UEFA Cup qualifying round *
Lausanne-Sport FC Lausanne–Sport (also referred to as LS) is a Swiss football club based in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud. Founded in 1896, Lausanne Sport played in the Swiss Super League in their most recent 2021-22 season, the highest tier of football i ...
as 1998–99 Swiss Cup winners: UEFA Cup first round *
Basel , french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese , neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...
: Intertoto Cup first round * Xamax: Intertoto Cup first round *
Vaduz Vaduz ( or , High Alemannic pronunciation: [])Hans Stricker, Toni Banzer, Herbert Hilbe: ''Liechtensteiner Namenbuch. Die Orts- und Flurnamen des Fürstentums Liechtenstein.'' Band 2: ''Die Namen der Gemeinden Triesenberg, Vaduz, Schaan.'' Hrsg. ...
as
1998–99 Liechtenstein Cup The 1998–99 Liechtenstein Cup was the fifty-fourth season of Liechtenstein's annual cup competition. Seven clubs competed with a total of sixteen teams for one spot in the qualifying round of the UEFA Cup. Defending champions were FC Vaduz, who ...
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



Cup finals at Fussball-Schweiz


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