1999–2000 Nationalliga A
| Season | 1999–2000 |
|---|---|
| Champions | St. Gallen 2nd title |
| Relegated | Delémont |
| Top goalscorer | Charles Amoah (25 goals) |
← 1998–99 2000–01 → | |
The 1999–2000 season of the Swiss Nationalliga contained two divisions, each with twelve clubs. The top tier was called Nationalliga A (NLA) (French: Ligue Nationale A, Italian: Lega Nazionale A) and the second tier was named Nationalliga B (NLB).
Overview
[edit]The season was divided into two phases. The first of which was the qualification phase, and within the divisions the teams played a double round-robin, one at home and the other away. The divisions were then split. The first eight teams of the NLA then competed in the championship group and played a further double round-robin. The teams in ninth to twelfth position competed with the top four teams of the NLB in a promotion/relegation group to decide which four teams would play top tier next season. The other eight teams of the second tier competed in a play-out against relegation to the 1. Liga and the last two teams were to be relegated.
Nationalliga A
[edit]At the end of the season FC St. Gallen won the championship.
Qualification phase
[edit]Table
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Gallen | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 45 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 2 | Basel | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 37 | |
| 3 | Lausanne-Sport | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 36 | |
| 4 | Grasshopper Club | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 34 | |
| 5 | Yverdon-Sport | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 30 | |
| 6 | Xamax | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 28 | |
| 7 | Luzern | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 28 | |
| 8 | Servette | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 28 | |
| 9 | Zürich | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 26 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |
| 10 | Aarau | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 26 | |
| 11 | Lugano | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 21 | |
| 12 | Delémont | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 48 | −24 | 17 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
[edit]Champion Playoffs
[edit]The first eight teams of the qualification then competed in the Championship Round. They took half of the points (rounded up to complete units) gained in the Qualification as bonus with them.
Table
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Gallen (C) | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 14 | +19 | 23 | 54 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Lausanne-Sport | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 18 | 44 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Basel | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 19 | 40 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 4 | Grasshopper Club | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 17 | 37 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 5 | Luzern | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 14 | 31 | |
| 6 | Servette | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 14 | 31 | |
| 7 | Xamax | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 14 | 29 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 8 | Yverdon-Sport | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 35 | −19 | 15 | 22 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Position in the qualification.
(C) Champions
Results
[edit]Nationalliga B
[edit]Qualification phase
[edit]Table
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bellinzona | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 17 | +26 | 44 | Advance to promotion/relegation NLA/LNB round |
| 2 | Sion | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 40 | |
| 3 | Thun | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 38 | |
| 4 | Baden | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 37 | |
| 5 | Kriens | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 37 | Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 6 | Étoile Carouge | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 35 | |
| 7 | Winterthur | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 30 | |
| 8 | Wil | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 29 | |
| 9 | Solothurn | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 23 | |
| 10 | Young Boys | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 21 | |
| 11 | Stade Nyonnais | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 30 | 53 | −23 | 18 | |
| 12 | Schaffhausen | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 50 | −34 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Promotion/relegation group NLA/NLB
[edit]The teams in the ninth to twelfth positions in Nationalliga A competed with the top four teams of Nationalliga B in a Nationalliga A/B promotion/relegation round.
Table
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lugano | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 28 | Remain in NLA |
| 2 | Sion (P) | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 24 | Promoted to NLA |
| 3 | Zürich | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 24 | Remain in NLA |
| 4 | Aarau | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 22 | |
| 5 | Bellinzona | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 20 | Remain in NLB |
| 6 | Thun | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 16 | |
| 7 | Delémont (R) | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 29 | −11 | 14 | Relegated to NLB |
| 8 | Baden | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 31 | −24 | 5 | Remain in NLB |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
[edit]Relegation group NLB/1. Liga
[edit]The last eight teams of the qualification phase competed in the relegation group against relegation to the 1. Liga. The teams took half of the points (rounded up to complete units) gained in the qualification as bonus with them.
Table
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wil | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 15 | 39 | Remain in NLB |
| 2 | Kriens | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 19 | 38 | |
| 3 | Winterthur | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 15 | 37 | |
| 4 | Young Boys | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 11 | 35 | |
| 5 | Étoile Carouge | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 18 | 29 | |
| 6 | Solothurn | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 12 | 27 | |
| 7 | Stade Nyonnais | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 9 | 23 | Relegated to 1. Liga |
| 8 | Schaffhausen | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 6 | 22 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Position in the qualification.