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1996–97 in Swiss football

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Football in Switzerland
Season1996–97
Men's football
Nationalliga ASion
Nationalliga BÉtoile Carouge
1. LigaOverall
Thun
Group 1:
FC Renens
Group 2:
Serrières
Group 3:
FC Ascona
Group 4:
Tuggen
Swiss CupSion
Women's football
Swiss Women's Super LeagueFFC Bern
Swiss CupFFC Bern
← 1995–96 Switzerland 1997–98 →

The following is a summary of the 1996–97 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Nationalliga A

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Qualification phase

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Xamax 22 12 8 2 36 20 +16 44 Advance to championship round
halved points (rounded up) as bonus
2 Grasshopper Club 22 10 9 3 42 27 +15 39
3 Sion 22 9 10 3 33 21 +12 37
4 Aarau 22 9 8 5 21 14 +7 35
5 Lausanne-Sports 22 9 7 6 35 32 +3 34
6 St. Gallen 22 6 10 6 20 26 −6 28
7 Zürich 22 6 9 7 24 25 −1 27
8 Basel 22 5 11 6 32 32 0 26
9 Servette 22 5 9 8 24 25 −1 24 Continue to promotion/relegation round
10 Luzern 22 4 11 7 27 32 −5 23
11 Lugano 22 2 9 11 14 32 −18 15
12 Young Boys 22 3 3 16 17 39 −22 12
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Championship group

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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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification
1 Sion 14 9 3 2 18 10 +8 19 49 Swiss champions, qualified for 1997–98 Champions League
2 Xamax 14 6 6 2 22 14 +8 22 46 qualified for 1997–98 UEFA Cup
3 Grasshopper Club 14 7 4 3 37 18 +19 20 45 qualified for 1997–98 UEFA Cup
4 Lausanne-Sports 14 8 2 4 20 16 +4 17 43 entered 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup
5 Aarau 14 3 4 7 17 22 −5 18 31 entered 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup
6 St. Gallen 14 3 4 7 13 26 −13 14 27
7 Zürich 14 1 7 6 9 18 −9 14 24
8 Basel 14 3 2 9 16 28 −12 13 24
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Position in the qualification.

Nationalliga B

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Qualification phase

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Étoile Carouge 22 11 9 2 39 20 +19 42 Advance to promotion/relegation NLA/LNB round
2 FC Schaffhausen 22 12 6 4 32 18 +14 42
3 Kriens 22 12 5 5 40 25 +15 41
4 Solothurn 22 10 7 5 28 26 +2 37
5 Yverdon-Sport 22 9 8 5 34 26 +8 35 Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga
halved points (rounded up) as bonus
6 Winterthur 22 9 7 6 30 21 +9 34
7 Locarno 22 7 7 8 28 27 +1 28
8 Wil 22 7 6 9 33 30 +3 27
9 Baden 22 7 6 9 29 30 −1 27
10 Delémont 22 5 5 12 30 44 −14 20
11 Gossau 22 4 4 14 29 50 −21 16
12 Meyrin 22 2 4 16 15 50 −35 10
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Promotion/relegation group NLA/NLB

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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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Servette 14 7 4 3 18 10 +8 25 Remain in 1997–98 Nationalliga A
2 Étoile Carouge 14 7 3 4 15 13 +2 24 Promoted
3 Luzern 14 6 5 3 16 12 +4 23 Remain in 1997–98 Nationalliga A
4 Kriens 14 6 4 4 22 16 +6 22 Promoted
5 Young Boys 14 5 5 4 19 17 +2 20 Relegated
6 Solothurn 14 3 5 6 9 17 −8 14 Remain in Nationalliga B
7 Lugano 14 2 5 7 11 17 −6 11 Relegated
8 FC Schaffhausen 14 2 5 7 13 21 −8 11 Remain in Nationalliga B
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Relegation group NLB/1. Liga

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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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Winterthur 14 8 2 4 21 13 +8 17 43 Remain in NLB
2 Baden 14 7 4 3 28 20 +8 14 39
3 Wil 14 6 3 5 23 21 +2 14 35
4 Yverdon-Sport 14 4 4 6 17 21 −4 18 34
5 Locarno 14 4 7 3 14 14 0 14 33
6 Delémont 14 5 5 4 28 24 +4 10 30
7 Gossau 14 5 1 8 15 23 −8 8 24 Relegated to 1. Liga
8 Meyrin 14 1 6 7 13 23 −10 5 14
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Position in the qualification.

1. Liga

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Renens 26 17 9 0 52 14 +38 60 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Fribourg 26 14 4 8 46 33 +13 46
3 FC Stade Nyonnais 26 12 6 8 42 31 +11 42
4 FC Bulle 26 11 8 7 43 43 0 41
5 FC Martigny-Sports 26 12 3 11 55 36 +19 39
6 FC Monthey 26 9 9 8 44 47 −3 36
7 FC Stade Lausanne 26 8 11 7 34 29 +5 35
8 FC Echallens 26 8 9 9 32 34 −2 33
9 Grand-Lancy FC 26 8 8 10 34 44 −10 32
10 Vevey Sports 26 7 10 9 44 44 0 31
11 CS Chênois 26 8 7 11 42 43 −1 31
12 FC Bex 26 8 6 12 36 45 −9 30 Play-out against relegation
13 FC Montreux-Sports[1] 26 5 6 15 21 60 −39 21 Relegation to 2. Liga
14 Central Fribourg[1] 26 4 6 16 38 60 −22 18
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but play-off for qualifiers.

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Serrières 26 17 5 4 52 19 +33 56 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Thun 26 17 4 5 48 26 +22 55
3 FC Biel-Bienne 26 15 8 3 53 27 +26 53
4 FC Naters 26 14 7 5 58 30 +28 49
5 FC Münsingen 26 13 6 7 41 25 +16 45
6 FC Grenchen 26 10 8 8 39 29 +10 38
7 FC Wangen bei Olten 26 8 11 7 42 35 +7 35
8 FC Colombier 26 8 7 11 41 41 0 31
9 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 26 7 9 10 37 52 −15 30
10 SV Lyss 26 7 8 11 41 45 −4 29
11 FC Köniz 26 3 12 11 30 54 −24 21
12 SC Bümpliz 78 26 4 8 14 28 46 −18 20 Play-out against relegation
13 FC Noiraigue[1] 26 3 7 16 24 62 −38 16 Relegation to 2. Liga
14 FC Klus-Balsthal[1] 26 3 6 17 23 66 −43 15
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but play-off for qualifiers.

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Ascona 26 16 7 3 54 21 +33 55 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 Zug 94 26 12 10 4 39 20 +19 46
3 AC Bellinzona 26 12 9 5 39 25 +14 45
4 FC Riehen 26 13 5 8 39 29 +10 44
5 SC Buochs 26 10 12 4 38 22 +16 42
6 FC Chiasso 26 12 6 8 34 20 +14 42
7 SV Muttenz 26 11 6 9 40 35 +5 39
8 FC Schötz 26 10 6 10 32 32 0 36
9 FC Sursee 26 8 8 10 38 42 −4 32
10 FC Muri 26 6 11 9 22 30 −8 29
11 FC Hochdorf 26 7 5 14 23 46 −23 26
12 FC Concordia Basel 26 6 7 13 27 44 −17 25 Play-out against relegation
13 FC Mendrisio[1] 26 4 6 16 16 48 −32 18 Relegation to 2. Liga
14 FC Suhr[1] 26 3 6 17 23 50 −27 15
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but play-off for qualifiers.

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Tuggen 26 16 4 6 51 27 +24 52 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 SV Schaffhausen 26 14 5 7 48 34 +14 47
3 FC Rapperswil-Jona 26 13 7 6 58 30 +28 46
4 FC Altstetten 26 14 4 8 44 29 +15 46
5 FC Frauenfeld 26 11 9 6 53 35 +18 42
6 FC Vaduz 26 11 8 7 38 31 +7 41
7 FC Rorschach 26 11 5 10 45 41 +4 38
8 FC Freienbach 26 9 10 7 38 42 −4 37
9 FC Red Star Zürich 26 9 6 11 48 52 −4 33
10 FC Bülach 26 9 5 12 37 38 −1 32
11 SC Young Fellows Juventus 26 7 9 10 34 33 +1 30
12 FC Dübendorf 26 5 7 14 26 52 −26 22 Play-out against relegation
13 FC Balzers[1] 26 4 6 16 21 49 −28 18 Relegation to 2. Liga
14 FC Glarus[1] 26 5 3 18 19 67 −48 18
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but play-off for qualifiers.

Promotion play-off

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Qualification round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Fribourg 1–1 Serrières
Serrières 3–2 Fribourg

Serrières win 4–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Thun 2–1 FC Renens
FC Renens 0–1 Thun

Thun win 3–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Zug 94 1–4 Tuggen
Tuggen 4–0 Zug 94

Tuggen win 8–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
SV Schaffhausen 1–0 FC Ascona
FC Ascona 1–2 SV Schaffhausen

SV Schaffhausen win 3–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Final round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Tuggen 1–0 Thun
Thun 2–0 Tuggen

Thun win 2–1 on aggregate and are promoted to Nationalliga B.[1]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Serrières 4–3 SV Schaffhausen
SV Schaffhausen 1–0 Serrières

4–4 on aggregate. SV Schaffhausen win on away goals and are promoted to Nationalliga B.[1]

Relegation play-out

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First round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bümpliz 2–1 Bex

Bex continue to the final.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Concordia 2–0 FC Dübendorf

FC Dübendorf continue to the final.

Final round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bex 4–2 FC Dübendorf
FC Dübendorf 3–4 Bex

Bex win 8–5 on aggregate. FC Dübendorf are relegated to 2. Liga.[1]

Swiss Cup

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Clubs that were playing in the European competitions were given a bye in round 4. The route of the finalists to the final:

Final

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FC Sion3 – 3 (a.e.t.)FC Luzern
Meyrieu 1'
Gaspoz 28'
Lukić 84' (pen.)
Report 17', 68' (pen.) Wolf
42' Kögl
Penalties
Lukić soccer ball with check mark
Outtara soccer ball with check mark
Zambaz soccer ball with check mark
Gaspoz soccer ball with check mark
Assis soccer ball with red X
Quentin soccer ball with check mark
5 – 4 soccer ball with check mark Wolf
soccer ball with check mark Wyss
soccer ball with check mark Moser
soccer ball with check mark Kögl
soccer ball with red X Sermeter
soccer ball with red X Sawu
Attendance: 28,500
Referee: Switzerland Claude Détruche (Thônex)

Swiss Clubs in Europe

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Grasshopper Club

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Champions League

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Qualifying round
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7 August 1996 First leg Grasshopper Club Switzerland 5–0 Czech Republic Slavia Prague Hardturm, Zürich
20:15 Türkyilmaz 11', 46'
Esposito 43'
Moldovan 57'
Koller 89'
Report Attendance: 9,300
Referee: Jorge Monteiro Coroado (Portugal)

Grasshopper won 6–0 on aggregate.

Group Stage / Group A
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11 September 1996 Matchday 1 Grasshopper Club Switzerland 3–0 Scotland Rangers Hardturm, Zürich
20:30 Yakin 18'
Türkyilmaz 28', 79'
Report Attendance: 20,030
Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)
25 September 1996 Matchday 2 Ajax Netherlands 0–1 Switzerland Grasshopper Club Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
20:30 Report Yakin 60' Attendance: 43,134
Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)
16 October 1996 Matchday 3 Auxerre France 1–0 Switzerland Grasshopper Club Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre
20:30 Deniaud 43' Report Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
30 October 1996 Matchday 4 Grasshopper Club Switzerland 3–1 France Auxerre Hardturm, Zürich
20:30 Moldovan 17', 29'
Gren 59'
Report Gren 48' (o.g.) Attendance: 19,200
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)
20 November 1996 Matchday 5 Rangers Scotland 2–1 Switzerland Grasshopper Club Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
19:30 McCoist 67', 73' Report Berger 77' Attendance: 34,192
Referee: László Vágner (Hungary)
4 December 1996 Matchday 6 Grasshopper Club Switzerland 0–1 Netherlands Ajax Hardturm, Zürich
20:30 Report Kluivert 32' Attendance: 19,200
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AUX AJA GRA RAN
1 France Auxerre 6 4 0 2 8 7 +1 12 Advance to knockout stage 0–1 1–0 2–1
2 Netherlands Ajax 6 4 0 2 8 4 +4 12 1–2 0–1 4–1
3 Switzerland Grasshopper Club 6 3 0 3 8 5 +3 9 3–1 0–1 3–0
4 Scotland Rangers 6 1 0 5 5 13 −8 3 1–2 0–1 2–1
Source: UEFA

Sion

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Cup Winners' Cup

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Qualifying round
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8 August 1996 First leg Sion Switzerland 4–2 Lithuania Kareda Šiauliai Stade Tourbillon, Sion
20:00 Chassot 14'
Bonvin 26'
Pančev 35' (pen.)
Vercruysse 88'
Lineups Baranauskas 73' (pen.)
Dančenka 86'
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Yevi Kollari (Albania)
22 August 1996 Second leg Kareda Šiauliai Lithuania 0–0 Switzerland Sion Savivaldybė Stadium, Šiauliai
17:00 Lineups Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Lars Gerner (Denmark)

Sion won 4–2 on aggregate.

First round
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12 September 1996 First leg Sion Switzerland 2–0 Ukraine Nyva Vinnytsia Stade Tourbillon, Sion
20:00 Colombo 50'
Bonvin 82'
Lineups Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Andreas Georgiou (Cyprus)
26 September 1996 Second leg Nyva Vinnytsia Ukraine 0–4 Switzerland Sion Tsentralnyi Stadion, Vinnitsa
15:00 Lineups Lukić 2'
Vercruysse 9', 68'
Milton 54'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Manfred Schüttengruber (Austria)

Sion won 6–0 on aggregate.

Second round
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17 October 1996 First leg Sion Switzerland 1–2 England Liverpool Stade Tourbillon, Sion
20:00 Bonvin 10' Lineups Fowler 28'
Barnes 80'
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain)
31 October 1996 Second leg Liverpool England 6–3 Switzerland Sion Anfield, Liverpool
20:45 McManaman 27'
Bjørnebye 55'
Barnes 66'
Fowler 70', 79'
Berger 89'
Lineups Chassot 20', 65'
Bonvin 23'
Attendance: 38,514
Referee: Hartmut Strampe (Germany)

Liverpool won 8–4 on aggregate.

Xamax

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UEFA Cup

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Qualifaying round
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6 August 1996 First leg Anorthosis Famagusta Cyprus 1–2 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca
19:00 Stavrou 18' Report Vernier 29'
Leśniak 57'
Attendance: 9,400
Referee: Alan Howells (Wales)

Neuchâtel Xamax won 6–1 on aggregate.

First round
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24 September 1996 Second leg Neuchâtel Xamax Switzerland 2–1 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
21:00 Leśniak 25'
Isabella 54'
Report Maksymov 60' Attendance: 8,600
Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)

Neuchâtel Xamax won 2–1 on aggregate.

Second round
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Helsingborg won 3–1 on aggregate.

Aarau

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UEFA Cup

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Qualifaying round
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6 August 1996 First leg Aarau Switzerland 4–0 Estonia Lantana Tallinn Aarau
Georgiev 21'
Skrzypczak 55'
Pavličević 76', 86'
Report
20 August 1996 Second leg Lantana Tallinn Estonia 2–0 Switzerland Aarau Tallinn
Lebret 80'
Hepner 85'
Report

Aarau won 4–2 on aggregate.

First round
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10 September 1996 First leg Brøndby Denmark 5–0 Switzerland Aarau Brøndby
Vilfort 21' (pen.)
Bjur 56'
Møller 66', 88', 89'
Report
24 September 1996 Second leg Aarau Switzerland 0–2 Denmark Brøndby Prague
Report Møller 39'
Daugaard 90' (pen.)

Brøndby won 7–0 on aggregate.

Luzern

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Intertoto Cup

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Group 6, matches
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22 June 1996 Matchday 1 Örgryte Sweden 3–0 Switzerland Luzern Slottsskogsvallen, Gothenburg
Samuelsson 4'
Allbäck 67', 71'
Attendance: 405
Referee: Robert Boggi (Italy)
30 June 1996 Matchday 2 Luzern Switzerland 2–0 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv Stadion Allmend, Lucerne
Wyss 47'
Sawu 67'
Attendance: 1,088
Referee: Sergei Tatulyan (Ukraine)
7 July 1996 Matchday 3 Rennes France 1–2 Switzerland Luzern Stade de la Route de Lorient, Rennes
Merdy 62' Sawu 54', 60' Attendance: 1,969
Referee: Ladislav Gádoši (Slovakia)
20 July 1996 Matchday 5 Luzern Switzerland 0–1 Croatia Segesta Stadion Allmend, Lucerne
Šašivarević 81' Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Keimpe Zuidema (Netherlands)
Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Croatia Segesta 4 3 1 0 7 3 +4 10 Advanced to semi-finals
2 Sweden Örgryte 4 2 2 0 8 2 +6 8
3 Switzerland Luzern 4 2 0 2 4 5 −1 6
4 France Rennes 4 1 1 2 5 5 0 4
5 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 4 0 0 4 1 10 −9 0
Source: rsssf.com

Basel

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Intertoto Cup

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Group 7, matches
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22 June 1996 Matchday 1 Basel Switzerland 2 – 2 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
10:15 Zuffi 12' (1:0)
H. Yakin 80' (2:2)
Summary 22' (1:1) Ostachov
Yellow card 29' Jaksmanutski
Yellow card 45' Pyatenko
57' (1:2) Pyatenko
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Croatia Darko Cvitkovic
29 June 1997 Matchday 2 Antalyaspor Turkey 2 – 5 Switzerland Basel Isparta Atatürk Stadium, Isparta
17:30 Aliriza 2' (1:0)
Nuri 34' (2:3)
Murat Yellow card 39'
Summary 23' (1:1) Smajić
25' (1:2) Moser
29' (1:3) H. Yakin
56' (2:4) Giallanza
Yellow card 57' Poulard
61' (2:5) La Placa
Yellow card 69' Frick
Yellow card 85' Armentano
Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Romania Gheorghe Constantin
13 July 1996 Matchday 4 Basel Switzerland 5 – 0 Belarus Ataka-Aura Minsk St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Nyarko 20' (1:0)
Moser 22' (2:0)
La Placa 42' (3:0)
Frick 53' (4:0)
Armentano 67' (5:0)
Salvi Yellow card 89'
Summary Yellow card 50' Ermakovich Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Vanco Kocev (Macedonia)
20 July 1996 Matchday 5 Rotor Volgograd Russia 3 – 2 Switzerland Basel Central Stadium, Volgograd
18:00 Niederhaus 18' (1:0)
Yesipov 38' (2:2)
Veretennikov 57' (3:2)
Yesipov Yellow card 61'
Summary 29' (1:1) Orlando
30' (1:2) Giallanza
Yellow card 31' Giallanza
Yellow card 49' Salvi
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Branimir Babarogić (FR Yugoslavia)
Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Russia Rotor Volgograd 4 3 0 1 12 5 +7 9 Advanced to semi-finals
2 Switzerland Basel 4 2 1 1 14 7 +7 7
3 Turkey Antalyaspor 4 2 0 2 7 7 0 6
4 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 4 1 1 2 5 8 −3 4
5 Belarus Ataka-Aura Minsk 4 1 0 3 2 13 −11 3
Source: rsssf.com

Vaduz

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Cup Winners' Cup

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Qualifying round
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8 August 1996 First leg Universitate Riga Latvia 1–1 Liechtenstein Vaduz Latvijas Universitates Stadions, Riga
17:30 Zarins 43' Lineups Daumantas 40' Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Merab Malagouradze (Georgia)
22 August 1996 Second leg Vaduz Liechtenstein 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Latvia Universitate Riga Gemeindesportplatz, Vaduz
18:00 Polvorino 89' Lineups Zarins 48' Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Krsto Danilovski (Macedonia)
Penalties
Müller soccer ball with check mark
Polvorino soccer ball with check mark
Weber soccer ball with check mark
Heeb soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with red X Draguns
soccer ball with red X Zarins
soccer ball with check mark Mastyanica
soccer ball with check mark Dolgopolovs

2–2 on aggregate. Vaduz won 4–2 on penalties.

Round 1
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12 September 1996 First leg Vaduz Liechtenstein 0–4 France Paris Saint-Germain Gemeindesportplatz, Vaduz
17:00 Lineups Le Guen 12'
Dely Valdés 39'
Leonardo 43'
Allou 72'
Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Romans Lajuks (Latvia)
26 September 1996 Second leg Paris Saint-Germain France 3–0 Liechtenstein Vaduz Parc des Princes, Paris
20:45 Allou 23'
Roche 40'
Mboma 50'
Lineups Attendance: 15,973
Referee: Bujar Pregja (Albania)

Paris Saint-Germain won 7–0 on aggregate.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Erste Liga (SFV) (2018). "Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg ab Saison 1931/32 bis 2018" [First League statistics on promotion and relegation from the 1931/32 season to 2018] (PDF). PDF page 13 (in German). Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

Sources

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Preceded by
1995–96
Seasons in
Swiss football
Succeeded by
1997–98

{{1996–97 in Swiss football}}