The following is a summary of the 1989–90 season of competitive football in
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. 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 West
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. The teams received ranking bonus points from their qualifying groups (7th place 6 pts; 8th place 5 pts; 9th place 4 pts; etc). 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
'' FC Montreux-Sports
FC Montreux-Sports is a professional football club based in Montreux, Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to t ...
won 7–1 on aggregate and FC Zug were relegated to 1990–91 1. Liga.''
1. Liga
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Promotion play-off
;Qualification round
'' Urania Genève Sport
Urania Genève Sport is a Swiss omnisport club based in Geneva. Its football section was founded in 1896.
The current club was born in 1922 through a merger between FC Urania and FC Genève.
Its main title is the Swiss cup, won in 1929 against ...
win 2–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.''
'' Concordia/Folgore Lausanne win 2–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.''
'' SC Burgdorf win 4–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.''
'' SC Kriens win 3–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.''
;Final round
'' SC Burgdorf win 6–3 on aggregate and are promoted to Nationalliga B.''Urania Genève Sport
Urania Genève Sport is a Swiss omnisport club based in Geneva. Its football section was founded in 1896.
The current club was born in 1922 through a merger between FC Urania and FC Genève.
Its main title is the Swiss cup, won in 1929 against ...
win 7–4 on aggregate and are promoted to Nationalliga B.''Urania Genève Sport
Urania Genève Sport is a Swiss omnisport club based in Geneva. Its football section was founded in 1896.
The current club was born in 1922 through a merger between FC Urania and FC Genève.
Its main title is the Swiss cup, won in 1929 against ...
win and become 1. Liga champions.''
Relegation play-out
;First round
''FC Raron continue to the final.''
'' FC Vaduz continue to the final.''
;Final round
'' FC Raron win 4–3 on aggregate and remain in the division. FC Vaduz are relegated to 2. Liga.''
Swiss Cup
Early rounds
The routes of the finalists to the final, played on 4 June 1990 at the Wankdorf in Bern
Bern (), or Berne (), ; ; ; . is the ''de facto'' Capital city, capital of Switzerland, referred to as the "federal city".; ; ; . According to the Swiss constitution, the Swiss Confederation intentionally has no "capital", but Bern has gov ...
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;Round 3
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;Round 4
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;Round 5
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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
* 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 ...
as 1988–89 Nationalliga A champions: 1989–90 European Cup
The 1989–90 European Cup was the 35th edition of Europe's premier club football tournament, the European Cup. The final was played at the Praterstadion in Vienna on 23 May 1990. The final was contested by Italian defending champions Milan an ...
and entered 1989 Intertoto Cup
* Grasshopper Club as 1988–89 Swiss Cup winners: 1989–90 Cup Winners' Cup and entered 1989 Intertoto Cup
* Sion as league third placed team: 1989–90 UEFA Cup
The 1989–90 UEFA Cup was the 19th 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 Comunale Vittorio Pozzo, Turi ...
* Wettingen
Wettingen is a residential community in the district of Baden in the Swiss canton of Aargau. With a population about 20,000, Wettingen is the second-largest municipality in the canton.
Geography
Wettingen is located on the right bank of the Li ...
as league fourth placed team: 1989–90 UEFA Cup
The 1989–90 UEFA Cup was the 19th 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 Comunale Vittorio Pozzo, Turi ...
and entered 1989 Intertoto Cup
* Bellinzona
Bellinzona ( , ; ; is a municipality, a List of towns in Switzerland, historic Swiss town, and the capital of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The town is famous for its Three Castles of Bellinzona, three castles (Castelgrande, Montebello, Sa ...
: entered 1989 Intertoto Cup
Luzern
European Cup
=First round
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''PSV Eindhoven won 5–0 on aggregate.''
Intertoto Cup
=Group 1
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Grasshopper Club
Cup Winners' Cup
=First round
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''Grasshopper Club won 4–3 on aggregate.''
=Second round
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''Grasshopper Club won 4–1 on aggregate.''
=Quarter-finals
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''Sampdoria won 4–1 on aggregate.''
Intertoto Cup
=Group 4
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Sion
UEFA Cup
=First round
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''Sion won 2–1 on aggregate.''
=Second round
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''Karl-Marx-Stadt won 5–3 on aggregate.''
Wettingen
UEFA Cup
=First round
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''Wettingen won 5–0 on aggregate.''
=Second round
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''Napoli won 2–1 on aggregate.''
Intertoto Cup
=Group 7
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Bellinzona
Intertoto Cup
=Group 3
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References
Sources
Switzerland 1989–90 at RSSSF
Cup finals at Fussball-Schweiz
Intertoto history at Pawel Mogielnicki's Page
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