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Statistics of the Swiss National League in the 1991–92 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B.


Overview

The 36 teams of the
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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.


Nationalliga A


Qualification phase

The first stage of the NLA began on 24 July 1991 and was completed on 8 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. The championship group began on 1 March 1992 and was completed on 30 May.


Table


Results


Nationalliga B


Qualification phase

The qualification of the NLB began on 28 July 1993 and was completed on 21 November. 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 the newly drawn groups against relegation.


Table group East


Table group West


Promotion/relegation round


Group A


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Group B


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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 1992–93. The teams were drawn into these two groups and 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. This stage began on 8 March 1992 and was completed on 23 May.


Table group A

Note: because
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had their license revoked FC Emmenbrücke remained in NLB 1992–93


Table group B


Relegation play-out

'' FC Brüttisellen win 3–2 on aggregate. FC Châtel-Saint-Denis were originally relegated, however, because
ES FC Malley Etoile Sportive Football Club Malley, known as ''Malley'' is a association football, football club from Lausanne, Malley, Switzerland. Various club teams train in the vast arena of Blécherette, based in the north of the city. The training center ...
had their license revoked they remained in NLB 1992–93''


Further in Swiss football

* 1991–92 Swiss Cup * 1991–92 Swiss 1. Liga


References


Sources


Switzerland 1991–92 at RSSSF
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