1993–94 in Swiss football explained

Country:Switzerland
Season:1993–94
Division1:Nationalliga A
Champions1:Servette
Division2:Nationalliga B
Champions2:Basel
Division3:1. Liga
Champions3:Group 1:
FC Naters
Group 2:
SV Lyss
Group 3:
SC Young Fellows Juventus
Group 4:
FC Tuggen
Domestic:Swiss Cup
Dchampions:Grasshopper Club
Wdivision1:Swiss Women's Super League
Wchampions1:SV Seebach Zürich
Wdomestic:Swiss Women's Cup
Wdchampions:DFC Bern
Prevseason:1992–93
Nextseason:1994–95
Flagicon:yes

The following is a summary of the 1993–94 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Nationalliga A

See main article: 1993–94 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 West
Group East

Promotion/relegation group NLA/NLB

The teams in the ninth to twelfth positions in Nationalliga A competed with the top two teams of both Nationalliga B groups in a NLA/NLB promotion/relegation round.

Relegation group NLB/1. Liga

The last eight teams in each of the two qualification phase groups competed in two relegation groups against relegation to the 1. Liga 1994–95. The teams were drawn into these two groups and received ranking bonus points from their qualifying groups (3rd place 8 pts; 4th place 7 pts; 5th place 6 pts; etc). There was to be three direct relegations and a relegation play-out between the two fifth placed teams.

Group A
Group B

Play-out

Gossau win 2–1 on aggregate. Chiasso is relegated to 1. Liga 1994–95.

1. Liga

See main article: 1993–94 Swiss 1. Liga.

Group 3

Decider

Decider for 11th/12th position. 12th position meant advance to play-out against relegation. The decider was played at a neutral ground. It took place in the Stadion Brühl in Muri, Aargau. Zug 94 win and remain in 1. Liga. Altstetten continue in play-outs.

Promotion play-offs

Qualification round FC Echallens win 5–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals. FC Solothurn win 2–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals. FC Tuggen win 7–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals. 2–2 on aggregate. FC Ascona win on away goals and continue to the finals.
Final round FC Solothurn win 4–2 on aggregate and are promoted to Nationalliga B. FC Ascona continue in decider for 3rd place. FC Echallens win 6–0 on aggregate and are promoted to Nationalliga B. FC Tuggen continue in decider for 3rd place.
Decider for promotion FC Tuggen win 2–0 and are promoted to Nationalliga B.

Relegation play-outs

Pratteln win 1–0 on aggregate and remain in 1. Liga. Fully are relegated. Altstetten win 2–1 on aggregate and remain in 1. Liga. Rorschach are relegated.

Swiss Cup

See main article: 1993–94 Swiss Cup. The routes of the finalists to the final, played on 15 May 1994 at the Wankdorf in Bern:

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  • The winners of the first drawn semi-final is considered as home team in the final. Remark: FC Schaffhausen as a club from the NLB (second tier) in the final.

    Final

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    Swiss Clubs in Europe

    Aarau

    Champions League

    See main article: 1993–94 UEFA Champions League.

    Qualifying round

    Aarau won 3–2 on aggregate.

    First round

    Milan won 1–0 on aggregate.

    Intertoto Cup

    See main article: 1993 Intertoto Cup.

    Group 8

    Young Boys

    UEFA Cup

    See main article: 1993–94 UEFA Cup.

    First round

    Celtic won 1–0 on aggregate.

    Intertoto Cup

    See main article: 1993 Intertoto Cup.

    Group 7

    Servette

    UEFA Cup

    See main article: 1993–94 UEFA Cup.

    First round

    Servette won 4–0 on aggregate.

    Second round

    Bordeaux won 3–1 on aggregate.

    Lugano

    Cup Winners' Cup

    See main article: 1993–94 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

    Qualifying round

    Lugano won 6–2 on aggregate.

    First round

    Real won 6–1 on aggregate.

    Zürich

    Intertoto Cup

    See main article: 1993 Intertoto Cup.

    Group 6

    Lausanne-Sport

    Intertoto Cup

    See main article: 1993 Intertoto Cup.

    Group 3

    Balzers

    Cup Winners' Cup

    See main article: 1993–94 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

    Qualifying round

    Balzers won 3–1 on aggregate.

    First round

    CSKA Sofia won 11–1 on aggregate.

    Sources