1981–82 Nationalliga A

The 1981–82 National League A (German: Nationalliga A, French: Ligue Nationale A, Italian: Lega Nazionale A) was the 51st season of the top level association football competition in Switzerland since the establishment of the national league in 1931. Grasshopper, led by Timo Konietzka, won their 18th national title three points ahead of Servette and previous season's champions and cross-town rivals Zürich.

National League A
Season1981–82
ChampionsGrasshopper (18th title)
RelegatedNordstern Basel
Chiasso
European CupGrasshopper
Cup Winners' CupSion
UEFA CupServette
Zürich
Matches played240
Goals scored772 (3.22 per match)
Top goalscorerClaudio Sulser (23)

National League A

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Overview

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It was contested by 16 teams, and Grasshopper Club Zürich won the championship.

The league championship format was expanded from the 1980–81 season to include sixteen teams, including 13 clubs from the previous season and three sides promoted from the 1980–81 Nationalliga A. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 30 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.

Locations of teams' home cities in the 1981–82 Swiss Football Championship
TeamTownCantonPosition
in 1980–81
FC AarauAarau  Aargau0152nd in National League B
FC BaselBasel  Basel-Stadt0066th
AC BellinzonaBellinzona  Ticino01212th
FC BulleBulle  Fribourg0163rd in National League B
FC ChiassoChiasso  Ticino01313th
GrasshopperZürich  Zürich0022nd
FC Lausanne-SportsLausanne  Vaud0055th
FC LuzernLucerne  Lucerne0099th
Neuchâtel XamaxNeuchâtel  Neuchâtel0033rd
Nordstern BaselBasel  Basel-Stadt01111th
FC St. GallenSt. Gallen  St. Gallen01010th
ServetteGeneva  Geneva0077th
FC SionSion  Valais0088th
FC Vevey-SportsVevey  Vaud0141st in National League B
Young BoysBern  Bern0044th
FC ZürichZürich  Zürich0011st

League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Grasshopper Club Zürich3021727224+48491982–83 European Cup
2Servette3020647632+44461982–83 UEFA Cup
3Zürich30181026225+3746
4Neuchâtel Xamax3018936730+3745
5Young Boys3015965240+1239
6Sion30127115146+5311982–83 European Cup Winners' Cup
7Aarau30108125155−428
8Basel30116134751−428
9Luzern30107135459−527
10St. Gallen30105154045−525
11Vevey-Sports30611134457−1323
12Bellinzona3077163466−3221
13Lausanne-Sport3068163952−1320
14Bulle3059162958−2919
15Nordstern Basel3065192969−40171982–83 Nationalliga B
16Chiasso3048182563−3816
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

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Home \ AwayAARBASBELBULCHIGCZLSLUZNXNORSERSIOSTGVEVYBZÜR
Aarau2–13–04–11–02–22–05–10–34–02–60–22–02–22–41–1
Basel2–03–11–03–01–31–32–21–13–00–12–15–24–21–10–2
Bellinzona0–31–13–15–11–23–01–11–03–00–41–11–32–10–01–1
Bulle2–11–02–21–10–23–11–11–21–23–61–11–01–10–00–1
Chiasso2–10–01–20–00–60–03–21–42–20–30–12–10–00–21–4
Grasshopper3–13–04–15–22–03–13–12–21–03–02–23–25–13–02–2
Lausanne-Sports2–22–35–14–02–21–11–01–10–02–51–00–11–10–11–2
Luzern3–32–24–05–11–01–01–33–53–22–44–01–05–35–10–2
Neuchâtel Xamax2–14–25–03–05–00–02–01–04–04–33–24–01–11–11–1
Nordstern Basel0–13–41–21–20–30–41–00–10–00–21–04–03–14–10–3
Servette2–01–03–11–11–12–12–23–04–04–02–24–13–04–11–1
Sion4–03–22–11–03–11–23–23–12–43–20–13–11–31–11–1
St. Gallen2–24–02–02–04–10–11–01–10–14–00–13–15–30–10–0
Vevey-Sports1–10–13–01–13–20–05–23–00–25–11–10–40–02–20–1
Young Boys5–13–13–11–03–10–31–03–32–11–11–02–23–15–13–0
Zürich2–23–16–05–21–00–14–23–01–18–13–22–10–01–01–0
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

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RankScorerNat.ClubGoals
1Claudio Sulser   SUIGrasshopper22
2Marc Schnyder   SUIServette16
3Jean-Paul Brigger   SUISion15
Lucien Favre   SUIServette15
Angelo Elia   SUIServette15
6Walter Seiler   SUIZürich14
Roger Hegi   SUIAarau14
8Ottmar Hitzfeld  FRGLuzern13
9Franz Peterhans   SUIYoung Boys12
Peter Risi   SUILuzern12
Don Givens  IRLNeuchâtel Xamax12
Walter Pellegrini   SUINeuchâtel Xamax12
13Jurica Jerković  YUGZürich11
Alfred Herberth  FRGAarau11
Georges Bregy   SUISion11
16Hans-Peter Zwicker   SUIZürich10
Mustapha Yaghcha  MARServette10
Gerhard Ritter  AUTSt. Gallen10
Claude Andrey   SUINeuchâtel Xamax10

National League B

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National League B
Season1981–82
PromotedWinterthur
Wettingen
RelegatedAurore
Altstätten
Frauenfield
Matches played240
Goals scored721 (3 per match)

League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Winterthur (P)3019746526+39451982–83 National League A
2Wettingen (P)30171036029+3144
3Chênois3016865230+2240
4Chaux-de-Fonds3014976436+2837
5Grenchen30111274634+1234
6Mendrisiostar30146104553−834
7Lugano30119105549+631
8Locarno30118115440+1430
9Biel-Bienne3081485147+430
10Bern3098134557−1226
11Ibach30613113647−1125
12Fribourg30710133747−1024
13Monthey3087153447−1323
14Aurore (R)3078152664−38221982–83 1. Liga
15Altstätten (R)30412142556−3120
16Frauenfeld (R)3039182659−3315
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

References

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