The following is a summary of the 1988–89 season of competitive football in
Switzerland
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.
Nationalliga A
Qualification phase
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.
Nationalliga B
Qualification phase
;Group East
;Group East
Promotion/relegation round
;Group A
;Group B
Relegation round NLB/1. Liga
The last six teams in each of the two qualification phase groups competed in two relegation groups against relegation to the
1. Liga 1991–92. There was to be one direct relegation in each group, plus a play-out against relegation between both second last placed teams.
;Group A
;Group B
Relegation play-out
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FC Chur won 3–1 on aggregate and
FC Biel-Bienne
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were relegated to
1989–90 1. Liga.''
1. Liga
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Promotion play-off
;Qualification round
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FC Thun
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win 3–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.''
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FC Fribourg
FC Fribourg is a Swiss football club from the town of Fribourg in the Canton of Fribourg. In the 2022–23 season, the team plays in 2. Liga Interregional, the fifth highest tier in the Swiss football pyramid.
History
The club was founded ...
win 5–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals.''
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FC Zug win 6–4 on aggregate and continue to the finals.''
'' Brüttisellen win 1–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.''
;Final round
''
FC Fribourg
FC Fribourg is a Swiss football club from the town of Fribourg in the Canton of Fribourg. In the 2022–23 season, the team plays in 2. Liga Interregional, the fifth highest tier in the Swiss football pyramid.
History
The club was founded ...
win 3–2 on aggregate and are promoted to
1989–90 Nationalliga B.
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FC Zug win 4–1 on aggregate and are promoted to
1989–90 Nationalliga B.
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;Decider for third place
The play-off for the third promotion place was played on 24 June 1989 in
Burgdorf.
'' FC Brüttisellen win after penalty shoot-out and are promoted to
1989–90 Nationalliga B''
;Decider for championship
The play-off for the championship was played on 24 June 1989.
''
FC Zug win and are declared 1.Liga champions.
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Relegation play-out
;First round
The first play-out against relegation was played on 4 June in Kilchberg.
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FC Wohlen
FC Wohlen is a Swiss football club based in the town Wohlen in Canton Aargau. They play in the Swiss 1. Liga, the fourth tier of football in the country.
The club was founded in May 1904 and holds the honour of being the oldest football club i ...
win and Einsiedeln continue to the final.''
The second play-out against relegation was played on 4 June in Echallens.
'' FC Boudry win and
FC Stade Lausanne continue to the final.''
;Final round
The play-out against relegation was played on 11 and 18 June 1989.
'' Einsiedeln win 4–3 on aggregate.
FC Stade Lausanne are relegated to
2. Liga.
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Swiss Cup
Early rounds
The routes of the finalists to the final, played on 15 May 1989 at the
Wankdorf in
Bern
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:
;Round 3
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;Round 4
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;Round 5
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, -
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;Quarter-finals
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;Semi-finals
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Final
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Swiss Clubs in Europe
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Xamax as
1987–88 Nationalliga A
Statistics of the Swiss National League in the 1987–88 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B.
Overview
There had been modifications to the Swiss Football Association (ASF/SFV) in advance of this season and the format of th ...
champions:
1988–89 European Cup
The 1988–89 European Cup was the 34th season of the European Cup football club tournament. The competition was won by Milan, the first time since 1969 and third time overall, comfortably defeated former winners Steaua București in the final. ...
*
Grasshopper Club as
1987–88 Swiss Cup winners:
1988–89 Cup Winners' Cup and entered
1988 Intertoto Cup
In the 1988 Intertoto Cup no knock-out rounds were contested, and therefore no winner was declared.
Group stage
The teams were divided into eleven groups of four teams each.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Gr ...
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Servette
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as league second placed team:
1988–89 UEFA Cup
The 1988–89 UEFA Cup was the 18th season of the UEFA Cup, the secondary club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The final was played over two legs at the Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy, and ...
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Aarau
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as league third placed team:
1988–89 UEFA Cup
The 1988–89 UEFA Cup was the 18th season of the UEFA Cup, the secondary club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The final was played over two legs at the Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy, and ...
and entered
1988 Intertoto Cup
In the 1988 Intertoto Cup no knock-out rounds were contested, and therefore no winner was declared.
Group stage
The teams were divided into eleven groups of four teams each.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Gr ...
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Luzern
Lucerne ( ) or Luzern ()Other languages: ; ; ; . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the Lucerne (district), di ...
: entered
1988 Intertoto Cup
In the 1988 Intertoto Cup no knock-out rounds were contested, and therefore no winner was declared.
Group stage
The teams were divided into eleven groups of four teams each.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Gr ...
*
Young Boys: entered
1988 Intertoto Cup
In the 1988 Intertoto Cup no knock-out rounds were contested, and therefore no winner was declared.
Group stage
The teams were divided into eleven groups of four teams each.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Gr ...
Xamax
European Cup
=First round
=
''3–3 on aggregate; Neuchâtel Xamax won on penalties.''
=Second round
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''Galatasaray won 5–3 on aggregate.''
Grasshopper Club
Cup Winners' Cup
=First round
=
''Eintracht Frankfurt won 1–0 on aggregate.''
Intertoto Cup
=Group 9
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Servette
UEFA Cup
=First round
=
''Servette won 1–0 on aggregate.''
=Second round
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''Groningen won 3–1 on aggregate.''
Aarau
UEFA Cup
=First round
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''Lokomotive Leipzig won 7–0 on aggregate.''
Intertoto Cup
=Group 2
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Young Boys
Intertoto Cup
=Group 5
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Luzern
Intertoto Cup
=Group 6
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References
Sources
Switzerland 1988–89 at RSSSFCup finals at Fussball-SchweizIntertoto history at Pawel Mogielnicki's Page*
{{DEFAULTSORT:1989-90 in Swiss football
Seasons in Swiss football