Statistics of the
Swiss National League in the 1988–89 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B.
Overview
The 36 clubs of the
Swiss Football League
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(Nationalliga) were divided into two tiers. In the top-tier, there were 12 teams that played in the Nationalliga A (NLA). There were 24 teams in the Nationalliga B (NLB), the second tier, these were divided into two groups, a West and an East group. Each team in each group played a double
round-robin in the qualification phase. Thereafter the divisions were divided into a Swiss championship group with the top eight teams from the qualification and two promotion/relegation groups (NLA/NLB), both with eight teams. These were the bottom four teams from the NLA qualification and the top six teams from both of the NLB qualification groups. Further, there were two relegation groups (NLB/1. Liga), each group with six teams. The last team in each NLB relegation group were to be relegated directly and the two fifth placed teams in each group played a play-out against relegation to decide the third relegation slot.
Nationalliga A
Qualification phase
The qualification stage of the NLA began on 23 July 1988 and was completed on 11 December. The top eight teams in the qualification phase would advance to the championship group and the last four teams would play against relegation.
Table
Results
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.
Final league table
Results
Nationalliga B
Qualification phase
The qualification of the NLB began on 23 July 1988 and was completed by 11 December. The top six teams in each group were qualified to play in the two promotion/relegation groups. The bottom six teams in each group then played in newly drawn groups against relegation.
Table group East
Table group West
Promotion/relegation round NLA/NLB
The promotion/relegation stage began on 18 March 1989 and was completed by 7 June.
Table group A
Results
Table group B
Results
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. This stage began on 23 March and was completed on 27 May.
Table group A
Table group B
Relegation play-out
The two games of the two-legged play-out against relegation between both second last placed teams were played on 3 and 10 June 1989.
'' FC Chur won 3–1 on aggregate and FC Biel-Bienne
FC Biel-Bienne is a Swiss association football
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were relegated to 1989–90 1. Liga.''
Further in Swiss football
* 1988–89 Swiss Cup
* 1988–89 Swiss 1. Liga
The 1988–89 Swiss 1. Liga was the 57th season of this league since its creation in 1931. At this time, the Swiss 1. Liga (football), 1. Liga was the third tier of the Swiss football league system and it was the highest level of amateur football. ...
References
Sources
Switzerland 1988–89 at RSSSF
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Swiss Football League seasons
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1988–89 in Swiss football