1981–82 Nationalliga A


The 1981–82 National League 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

Overview

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.
TeamTownCantonPosition
in 1980–81
FC AarauAarau0152nd in National League B
FC BaselBasel0066th
AC BellinzonaBellinzona01212th
FC BulleBulle0163rd in National League B
FC ChiassoChiasso01313th
GrasshopperZürich0022nd
FC Lausanne-SportsLausanne0055th
FC LuzernLucerne0099th
Neuchâtel XamaxNeuchâtel0033rd
Nordstern BaselBasel01111th
FC St. GallenSt. Gallen01010th
ServetteGeneva0077th
FC SionSion0088th
FC Vevey-SportsVevey0141st in National League B
Young BoysBern0044th
FC ZürichZürich0011st

League table

Top scorers

National League B

League table