2001–02 Nationalliga A#Playoff

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Nationalliga A

| season = 2001–02

| winners = Basel
9th title

| relegated = Sporting: Aarau
Luzern
License: None

| continentalcup1 =

| continentalcup1 qualifiers =

| continentalcup2 =

| continentalcup2 qualifiers =

| league topscorer = Christian Giménez (28)
Richard Núñez (28)

| biggest home win =

| biggest away win =

| highest scoring =

| matches =

| total goals =

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest losses =

| highest attendance =

| lowest attendance =

| average attendance =

| prevseason = 2000–01

| nextseason = 2002–03

}}

The 2002–03 season of the Swiss Nationalliga contained two divisions, each with twelve clubs. The top tier was called Nationalliga A (NLA) ({{langx|fr|Ligue Nationale A}}, {{langx|it|Lega Nazionale A}}) and the second tier was named Nationalliga B (NLB).

Overview

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.

This was the second last season in which the Swiss championship would be competed in this format. It was already in planning that in two seasons the Nationalliga would be renamed to Swiss Football League and the championships were to be renamed and reformed.

Nationalliga A

=Qualification phase=

==Table==

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Regular season

|show_limit=5

|res_col_header=Q

|team1=BAS|name_BAS=Basel

|team2=LUG|name_LUG=Lugano

|team3=GCZ|name_GCZ=Grasshopper Club

|team4=STG|name_STG=St. Gallen

|team5=SER|name_SER=Servette

|team6=SIO|name_SIO=Sion

|team7=YB |name_YB =Young Boys

|team8=ZÜR|name_ZÜR=Zürich

|team9=AAR|name_AAR=Aarau

|team10=NX |name_NX =Neuchâtel Xamax

|team11=LS |name_LS =Lausanne-Sport

|team12=LUC|name_LUC=Luzern

|col_CP=green3|text_CP=Advance to championship round
halved points (rounded up) as bonus

|col_RP=red3|text_RP=Continue to promotion/relegation round

|result9=RP|result10=RP|result11=RP|result12=RP

|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit02.html RSSSF]

}}

== Results ==

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team11=YB|team12=ZÜR

|name_BAS=Basel

|match_BAS_LUG=5–1

|match_BAS_GCZ=4–5

|match_BAS_STG=2–1

|match_BAS_SER=3–1

|match_BAS_SIO=2–2

|match_BAS_YB=3–1

|match_BAS_ZÜR=2–1

|match_BAS_AAR=1–0

|match_BAS_NX=5–1

|match_BAS_LS=3–1

|match_BAS_LUZ=4–1

|name_LUG=Lugano

|match_LUG_BAS=1–2

|match_LUG_GCZ=5–3

|match_LUG_STG=0–1

|match_LUG_SER=1–1

|match_LUG_SIO=1–1

|match_LUG_YB=0–0

|match_LUG_ZÜR=1–1

|match_LUG_AAR=1–0

|match_LUG_NX=3–1

|match_LUG_LS=2–1

|match_LUG_LUZ=5–0

|name_GCZ=Grasshopper

|match_GCZ_BAS=1–0

|match_GCZ_LUG=2–5

|match_GCZ_STG=0–3

|match_GCZ_SER=3–0

|match_GCZ_SIO=6–1

|match_GCZ_YB=1–1

|match_GCZ_ZÜR=0–0

|match_GCZ_AAR=1–0

|match_GCZ_NX=4–1

|match_GCZ_LS=1–2

|match_GCZ_LUZ=6–0

|name_STG=Sion

|match_STG_BAS=8–1

|match_STG_LUG=5–0

|match_STG_GCZ=2–1

|match_STG_SER=1–3

|match_STG_SIO=0–1

|match_STG_YB=1–0

|match_STG_ZÜR=0–1

|match_STG_AAR=0–1

|match_STG_NX=0–4

|match_STG_LS=1–0

|match_STG_LUZ=3–1

|name_SER=Servette

|match_SER_BAS=1–4

|match_SER_LUG=1–0

|match_SER_GCZ=1–1

|match_SER_STG=2–3

|match_SER_SIO=1–2

|match_SER_YB=3–0

|match_SER_ZÜR=0–2

|match_SER_AAR=3–3

|match_SER_NX=2–0

|match_SER_LS=1–1

|match_SER_LUZ=2–0

|name_SIO=St. Gallen

|match_SIO_BAS=3–3

|match_SIO_LUG=0–1

|match_SIO_GCZ=0–0

|match_SIO_STG=0–1

|match_SIO_SER=2–2

|match_SIO_YB=4–1

|match_SIO_ZÜR=3–1

|match_SIO_AAR=1–1

|match_SIO_NX=4–3

|match_SIO_LS=3–0

|match_SIO_LUZ=1–1

|name_YB=Young Boys

|match_YB_BAS=2–2

|match_YB_LUG=1–1

|match_YB_GCZ=1–3

|match_YB_STG=3–2

|match_YB_SER=0–1

|match_YB_SIO=1–0

|match_YB_ZÜR=1–1

|match_YB_AAR=2–1

|match_YB_NX=2–0

|match_YB_LS=7–0

|match_YB_LUZ=5–1

|name_ZÜR=Zürich

|match_ZÜR_BAS=2–0

|match_ZÜR_LUG=2–3

|match_ZÜR_GCZ=1–3

|match_ZÜR_STG=0–0

|match_ZÜR_SER=0–3

|match_ZÜR_SIO=3–2

|match_ZÜR_YB=0–0

|match_ZÜR_AAR=1–0

|match_ZÜR_NX=1–1

|match_ZÜR_LS=1–0

|match_ZÜR_LUZ=1–1

|name_AAR=Aarau

|match_AAR_BAS=1–1

|match_AAR_LUG=3–1

|match_AAR_GCZ=1–0

|match_AAR_STG=2–2

|match_AAR_SER=1–1

|match_AAR_SIO=0–1

|match_AAR_YB=2–0

|match_AAR_ZÜR=2–3

|match_AAR_NX=1–2

|match_AAR_LS=2–0

|match_AAR_LUZ=3–2

|name_NX=Neuchâtel Xamax

|match_NX_BAS=1–0

|match_NX_LUG=1–3

|match_NX_GCZ=1–4

|match_NX_STG=0–0

|match_NX_SER=1–3

|match_NX_SIO=3–0

|match_NX_YB=0–0

|match_NX_ZÜR=1–1

|match_NX_AAR=0–0

|match_NX_LS=2–1

|match_NX_LUZ=4–1

|name_LS=Lausanne-Sport

|match_LS_BAS=2–4

|match_LS_LUG=1–2

|match_LS_GCZ=2–4

|match_LS_STG=2–1

|match_LS_SER=0–3

|match_LS_SIO=1–1

|match_LS_YB=2–3

|match_LS_ZÜR=1–1

|match_LS_AAR=0–3

|match_LS_NX=1–1

|match_LS_LUZ=3–2

|name_LUZ=Luzern

|match_LUZ_BAS=0–1

|match_LUZ_LUG=1–2

|match_LUZ_GCZ=2–1

|match_LUZ_STG=2–6

|match_LUZ_SER=1–1

|match_LUZ_SIO=1–3

|match_LUZ_YB=0–4

|match_LUZ_ZÜR=3–0

|match_LUZ_AAR=2–1

|match_LUZ_NX=0–0

|match_LUZ_LS=1–3

|update=complete|source=

}}

=Championship round=

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==

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Championship playoffs

|show_limit=5

|res_col_header=QR

|show_bonus_points=y

|team1=BAS|name_BAS=Basel

|team2=GCZ|name_GCZ=Grasshopper Club

|team3=LUG|name_LUG=Lugano

|team4=SER|name_SER=Servette

|team5=ZÜR|name_ZÜR=Zürich

|team6=STG|name_STG=St. Gallen

|team7=YB |name_YB =Young Boys

|team8=SIO|name_SIO=Sion

|note_LUG=Both Lugano and Sion did not obtain a 1st level license for the 2002/03 season. Nor die Lausanne; all three clubs are relegated to the NL B and their NL A places filled by Aarau, Delémont and Luzern.

|note_SIO=LUG

|col_CLQR=green1|text_CLQR=Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round

|result1=CLQR

|col_UC1=blue1|text_UC1=Qualification to UEFA Cup first round

|result2=UC1

|col_UCQR1=red2|text_UCQR1=Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round

|result3=UCQR1

|col_UCQR2=blue2|text_UCQR2=Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round

|result4=UCQR2

|col_IC11=blue3|text_IC11=Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round

|result5=IC11

|col_IC12=blue3|text_IC12=Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round

|result6=IC12

|col_R1=red2|text_R1=

|result8=R1

|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit02.html RSSSF]

}}

== Results ==

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team6=STG|team7=YB|team8=ZÜR

|name_BAS=Basel

|match_BAS_GCZ=4–1

|match_BAS_LUG=4–3

|match_BAS_SER=3–2

|match_BAS_ZÜR=1–0

|match_BAS_STG=1–2

|match_BAS_YB=2–0

|match_BAS_SIO=4–0

|name_GCZ=Grasshopper

|match_GCZ_BAS=1–0

|match_GCZ_LUG=2–1

|match_GCZ_SER=2–2

|match_GCZ_ZÜR=3–0

|match_GCZ_STG=3–3

|match_GCZ_YB=1–1

|match_GCZ_SIO=1–0

|name_LUG=Lugano

|match_LUG_BAS=2–5

|match_LUG_GCZ=1–0

|match_LUG_SER=1–3

|match_LUG_ZÜR=2–0

|match_LUG_STG=1–0

|match_LUG_YB=2–1

|match_LUG_SIO=2–0

|name_SER=Servette

|match_SER_BAS=1–2

|match_SER_GCZ=1–5

|match_SER_LUG=1–0

|match_SER_ZÜR=0–1

|match_SER_STG=2–2

|match_SER_YB=0–0

|match_SER_SIO=4–1

|name_ZÜR=Zürich

|match_ZÜR_BAS=3–1

|match_ZÜR_GCZ=1–1

|match_ZÜR_LUG=0–2

|match_ZÜR_SER=0–2

|match_ZÜR_STG=1–0

|match_ZÜR_YB=2–0

|match_ZÜR_SIO=2–1

|name_STG=St. Gallen

|match_STG_BAS=1–3

|match_STG_GCZ=2–2

|match_STG_LUG=0–0

|match_STG_SER=1–3

|match_STG_ZÜR=0–1

|match_STG_YB=3–1

|match_STG_SIO=2–1

|name_YB=Young Boys

|match_YB_BAS=0–3

|match_YB_GCZ=1–4

|match_YB_LUG=2–2

|match_YB_SER=3–1

|match_YB_ZÜR=3–2

|match_YB_STG=1–0

|match_YB_SIO=4–0

|name_SIO=Sion

|match_SIO_BAS=0–3

|match_SIO_GCZ=0–2

|match_SIO_LUG=1–4

|match_SIO_SER=2–3

|match_SIO_ZÜR=1–1

|match_SIO_STG=0–2

|match_SIO_YB=3–1

|update=complete|source=

}}

Nationalliga B

=Qualification phase=

==Table==

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Regular season

|show_limit=5

|res_col_header=Q

|show_bonus_points=n

|col_CPR=green3|text_CPR=Advance to promotion/relegation NLA/LNB round

|result1=CPR|result2=CPR|result3=CPR|result4=CPR

|col_RP=red3|text_RP=Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga
halved points (rounded up) as bonus

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=complete

|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit02.html RSSSF]

}}

=Promotion/relegation NLA/NLB=

==Table==

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Relegation playoffs

|res_col_header=Q

|show_limit=5

|show_bonus_points=n

|col_RNLA=|text_RNLA=Remain in NLA

|result1=RNLA

|col_NOL=red1|text_NOL=Did not obtain licence for top level

|result2=NOL

|col_P=green1|text_P=Promoted to NLA

|result3=P|result4=P

|col_NLA=yellow3|text_NLA=Relegated, but remained in NLA via green table

|result5=NLA|result7=NLA

|col_PGT=green1|text_PGT=Promoted on green table

|result6=PGT

|col_RNLB=|text_RNLB=Remain in NLB

|result8=RNLB

|note_LAU =Lausanne did not obtain a top level license for the 2002/03 season, neither did Lugano and Sion; these three clubs were relegated to the NLB and their NLA places filled by Aarau, Delémont and Luzern.

|note_AAR=LAU

|note_DEL=LAU

|note_LUZ=LAU

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=complete

|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit02.html RSSSF]

}}

==Results==

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team6=THU|team7=WIL|team8=WIN

|name_NX=Neuchâtel Xamax

|match_NX_LS=1–0

|match_NX_WIL=2–0

|match_NX_THU=4–0

|match_NX_AAR=3–1

|match_NX_DEL=4–0

|match_NX_LUZ=3–2

|match_NX_WIN=2–0

|name_LS=Lausanne-Sport

|match_LS_NX=1–1

|match_LS_WIL=2–0

|match_LS_THU=1–0

|match_LS_AAR=0–1

|match_LS_DEL=3–2

|match_LS_LUZ=1–0

|match_LS_WIN=4–1

|name_WIL=Wil

|match_WIL_NX=0–0

|match_WIL_LS=0–0

|match_WIL_THU=2–0

|match_WIL_AAR=2–2

|match_WIL_DEL=3–1

|match_WIL_LUZ=2–2

|match_WIL_WIN=2–0

|name_THU=Thun

|match_THU_NX=2–0

|match_THU_LS=2–0

|match_THU_WIL=1–2

|match_THU_AAR=0–1

|match_THU_DEL=1–1

|match_THU_LUZ=4–2

|match_THU_WIN=1–0

|name_AAR=Aarau

|match_AAR_NX=2–1

|match_AAR_LS=0–3

|match_AAR_WIL=0–1

|match_AAR_THU=1–3

|match_AAR_DEL=2–0

|match_AAR_LUZ=2–1

|match_AAR_WIN=3–0

|name_DEL=Delémont

|match_DEL_NX=1–2

|match_DEL_LS=4–0

|match_DEL_WIL=1–0

|match_DEL_THU=0–0

|match_DEL_AAR=2–1

|match_DEL_LUZ=0–0

|match_DEL_WIN=1–0

|name_LUZ=Luzern

|match_LUZ_NX=2–2

|match_LUZ_LS=1–2

|match_LUZ_WIL=1–2

|match_LUZ_THU=3–3

|match_LUZ_AAR=2–2

|match_LUZ_DEL=4–1

|match_LUZ_WIN=4–1

|name_WIN=Winterthur

|match_WIN_NX=1–1

|match_WIN_LS=1–4

|match_WIN_WIL=1–1

|match_WIN_THU=1–2

|match_WIN_AAR=2–2

|match_WIN_DEL=0–0

|match_WIN_LUZ=3–2

|update=complete|source=

}}

=Relegation NLB/1. Liga=

==Table==

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Relegation playoffs

|res_col_header=Q

|show_limit=5

|show_bonus_points=yes

|col_RB=green3|text_RB= Remain in LNB

|col_R1.L=red3|text_R1.L=Relegated to 1. Liga

|result7=R1.L|result8=R1.L

|class_rules=1) points; 2) Position in the qualification

|update=complete

|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit03.html RSSSF]

}}

References

Sources

[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit02.html RSSSF]

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