Season | 1998–99 |
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Champions | Servette 17th title |
Relegated | Sion Young Boys |
Top goalscorer | Alexandre Rey (19 goals) |
← 1997–98 |
Teams in the Swiss National League A played 22 games in the 1998–99 football season, with an eight-team playoff.
Overview
The Qualification Round to the League season 2001–02 was contested by twelve teams. The first eight teams of the First Stage (or Qualification) were then to compete in the Championship Playoff Round. The teams in ninth to twelfth position completed with the top four teams of the Nationalliga B in a Nationalliga A/B Playoff round. At the end of the season Servette FC won the championship.
First stage
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Servette FC | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 44 |
2 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 38 |
3 | FC Zürich | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 38 |
4 | Lausanne Sports | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 38 |
5 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 32 |
6 | FC Basel | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 34 | −13 | 28 |
7 | FC Lucerne | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 27 |
8 | FC St. Gallen | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 27 |
9 | FC Sion | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 23 |
10 | AC Lugano | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 22 |
11 | BSC Young Boys | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 19 |
12 | FC Aarau | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 16 |
Results
Second stage
The first eight teams of the regular season (or Qualification) competed in the Championship Playoff Round. They took half of the points (rounded up to complete units) gained in the Qualification as Bonus with them
Championship group
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Servette FC (C) | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 22 | 46 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
2 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 19 | 46 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
3 | Lausanne Sports | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 19 | 45 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1] |
4 | FC Zürich | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 19 | 42 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
5 | FC Basel | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 14 | 33 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
6 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 16 | 28 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
7 | FC Lucerne | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 27 | −14 | 14 | 28 | |
8 | FC St. Gallen | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 14 | 24 |
- ↑ As 1998–99 Swiss Cup winner.
Results
Promotion/relegation group
The teams in ninth to twelfth position in the Nationalliga A completed with the top four teams of the Nationalliga B in a Nationalliga A/B Playoff round (promotion/relegation).
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | AC Lugano | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 29 |
2 | SR Delémont (P) | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 23 |
3 | Yverdon-Sport FC (P) | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 21 |
4 | FC Aarau | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 20 |
5 | FC Sion (R) | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 19 |
6 | BSC Young Boys (R) | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 17 |
7 | FC Wil | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 16 |
8 | Étoile Carouge FC | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 15 |