1988–89 in Swiss football

Football in Switzerland
Season	1988–89
Men's football
Nationalliga A	Luzern
Nationalliga B	No team was declared champions
1. Liga	Overall champions; FC Zug; Group 1:; FC Châtel-Saint-Denis; Group 2:; FC Laufen; Group 3:; SC Kriens; Group 4:; FC Altstätten
Swiss Cup	Grasshopper Club
Women's football
Swiss Women's Super League	FC Rapid Lugano
Swiss Cup	SV Seebach Zürich

The following is a summary of the 1988–89 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Nationalliga A

Qualification phase

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Luzern	22	10	8	4	27	25	+2	28	Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus
2	Grasshopper Club	22	10	7	5	41	29	+12	27
3	Bellinzona	22	9	7	6	34	27	+7	25
4	Sion	22	8	8	6	25	21	+4	24
5	Wettingen	22	5	14	3	23	21	+2	24
6	Young Boys	22	8	7	7	45	36	+9	23
7	Xamax	22	7	9	6	39	33	+6	23
8	Servette	22	8	6	8	39	34	+5	22

9	Aarau	22	5	8	9	27	29	−2	18	Continue to promotion/relegation round
10	Lausanne-Sport	22	5	8	9	27	34	−7	18
11	St. Gallen	22	5	6	11	29	44	−15	16
12	Lugano	22	3	10	9	23	46	−23	16

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

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	Luzern	14	7	5	2	17	11	+6	14	33	Swiss champions, qualified for 1989–90 European Cup and entered 1989 Intertoto Cup
2	Grasshopper Club	14	7	2	5	20	18	+2	14	30	Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1989–90 Cup Winners' Cup and entered 1989 Intertoto Cup
3	Sion	14	6	5	3	22	15	+7	12	29	Qualified for 1989–90 UEFA Cup
4	Wettingen	14	7	2	5	22	14	+8	12	28	Qualified for 1989–90 UEFA Cup and entered 1989 Intertoto Cup
5	Young Boys	14	6	3	5	36	22	+14	12	27
6	Xamax	14	4	3	7	23	26	−3	12	23
7	Bellinzona	14	2	4	8	9	26	−17	13	21	Entered 1989 Intertoto Cup
8	Servette	14	3	4	7	25	42	−17	11	21

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Position in the qualification.

Nationalliga B

Qualification phase

Group East

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Basel^[1]	22	14	4	4	48	23	+25	32	Advance to promotion round
2	Locarno	22	12	6	4	58	28	+30	30
3	Zürich	22	11	8	3	62	32	+30	30
4	Baden	22	10	4	8	44	29	+15	24
5	Old Boys	22	10	4	8	37	29	+8	24
6	Chiasso	22	8	8	6	35	33	+2	24

7	FC Schaffhausen	22	9	6	7	32	36	−4	24	Continue in relegation round
8	Winterthur	22	8	6	8	39	36	+3	22
9	Emmenbrücke	22	7	5	10	31	41	−10	19
10	Chur	22	4	8	10	27	54	−27	16
11	SC Zug	22	3	5	14	14	47	−33	11
12	FC Glarus	22	2	4	16	19	58	−39	8

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.

Group East

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Yverdon-Sport FC	22	13	7	2	51	25	+26	33	Advance to promotion round
2	FC Grenchen	22	14	2	6	51	23	+28	30
3	Etoile Carouge FC	22	12	4	6	45	32	+13	28
4	ES FC Malley	22	11	5	6	39	29	+10	27
5	FC Bulle	22	11	4	7	49	25	+24	26
6	CS Chênois	22	11	3	8	29	28	+1	25

7	Urania Genève Sport	22	7	7	8	39	34	+5	21	Continue in relegation round
8	FC Renens	22	7	5	10	28	36	−8	19
9	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds	22	6	6	10	26	37	−11	18
10	FC Martigny-Sports	22	5	6	11	29	48	−19	16
11	FC Montreux-Sports	22	3	5	14	31	61	−30	11
12	FC Biel-Bienne	22	3	4	15	30	69	−39	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 round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC St. Gallen	14	10	3	1	30	13	+17	23	Remain in Nationalliga A 1989–90
2	Lausanne Sports	14	9	4	1	42	8	+34	22	Remain in Nationalliga A 1989–90

3	FC Zürich	14	6	2	6	29	23	+6	14	Remain in Nationalliga B
4	FC Basel^[1]	14	4	6	4	19	21	−2	14
5	CS Chênois	14	4	4	6	22	29	−7	12
6	FC Grenchen	14	3	4	7	17	26	−9	10
7	ES Malley	14	2	6	6	15	29	−14	10
8	BSC Old Boys Basel	14	3	1	10	13	38	−25	7

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.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	AC Lugano	14	10	3	1	29	10	+19	23	Remain in Nationalliga A 1989–90
2	FC Aarau	14	11	1	2	24	9	+15	23	Remain in Nationalliga A 1989–90

3	FC Locarno	14	6	3	5	22	16	+6	15	Remain in Nationalliga B
4	FC Baden	14	6	3	5	22	24	−2	15
5	Yverdon-Sport FC	14	4	6	4	9	9	0	14
6	FC Bulle	14	3	3	8	19	28	−9	9
7	FC Chiasso	14	0	7	7	15	30	−15	7
8	Étoile Carouge FC	14	1	4	9	8	22	−14	6

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 round NLB/1. Liga

The last six teams in each of the two qualification phase groups competed in two relegation groups against relegation to the 1. Liga 1991–92. There was to be one direct relegation in each group, plus a play-out against relegation between both second last placed teams.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Schaffhausen	10	5	3	2	17	13	+4	13	Remain in NLB 1989–90
2	SC Zug	10	3	5	2	20	13	+7	11
3	FC Martigny-Sports	10	4	3	3	18	23	−5	11
4	FC Emmenbrücke	10	4	2	4	23	18	+5	10

5	FC Biel-Bienne	10	3	2	5	16	18	−2	8	Play-out against relegation
6	FC Renens^[2]	10	2	3	5	12	21	−9	7	Relegated to 1989–90 1. Liga

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.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Glarus	10	7	1	2	16	9	+7	15	Remain in NLB 1989–90
2	FC Winterthur	10	5	2	3	19	11	+8	12
3	FC Montreux-Sports	10	5	1	4	14	15	−1	11
4	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds	10	3	3	4	11	13	−2	9

5	FC Chur	10	1	5	4	13	16	−3	7	Play-out against relegation
6	Urania Genève Sport^[2]	10	2	2	6	9	18	−9	6	Relegated to 1989–90 1. Liga

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 play-out

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Biel-Bienne	0–1	FC Chur
FC Chur	2–1	FC Biel-Bienne

FC Chur won 3–1 on aggregate and FC Biel-Bienne were relegated to 1989–90 1. Liga.^[2]

1. Liga

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	FC Châtel-Saint-Denis	26	17	5	4	53	20	+33	39	Play-off to Nationalliga B
2	FC Fribourg	26	12	10	4	44	26	+18	34	Play-off to Nationalliga B
3	FC Echallens	26	12	6	8	48	48	0	30
4	FC Raron	26	12	5	9	47	37	+10	29
5	FC Fully	26	11	5	10	39	35	+4	27
6	FC Aigle	26	11	5	10	43	41	+2	27
7	Vevey Sports	26	9	8	9	37	36	+1	26
8	FC Monthey	26	9	7	10	35	31	+4	25
9	FC Beauregard Fribourg	26	8	8	10	49	52	−3	24
10	FC Stade Nyonnais	26	9	6	11	37	51	−14	24
11	Concordia/Folgore Lausanne	26	7	8	11	27	36	−9	22
12	FC Stade Lausanne	26	5	11	10	33	43	−10	21	Play-out against relegation
13	Grand-Lancy FC^[2]	26	6	8	12	37	47	−10	20	Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
14	Central Fribourg^[2]	26	5	6	15	29	55	−26	16	Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	FC Laufen	26	16	9	1	62	21	+41	41	Play-off to Nationalliga B
2	FC Thun	26	16	5	5	72	36	+36	37	Play-off to Nationalliga B
3	SC Burgdorf	26	14	6	6	55	39	+16	34
4	SV Lyss	26	12	8	6	34	28	+6	32
5	FC Münsingen	26	13	4	9	55	38	+17	30
6	FC Moutier	26	11	7	8	45	26	+19	29
7	FC Colombier	26	11	6	9	38	35	+3	28
8	FC Bern	26	9	8	9	41	41	0	26
9	FC Breitenbach	26	8	10	8	41	41	0	26
10	SR Delémont	26	8	5	13	41	48	−7	21
11	FC Le Locle	26	7	7	12	34	48	−14	21
12	FC Boudry	26	5	5	16	16	49	−33	15	Play-out against relegation
13	FC Rapid Ostermundigen^[2]	26	5	4	17	40	75	−35	14	Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
14	FC Köniz^[2]	26	4	2	20	25	74	−49	10	Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	SC Kriens	26	14	8	4	48	27	+21	36	Play-off to Nationalliga B
2	FC Zug	26	11	11	4	31	18	+13	33	Play-off to Nationalliga B
3	FC Ascona	26	11	10	5	37	22	+15	32
4	FC Solothurn	26	12	6	8	43	32	+11	30
5	SC Buochs	26	10	8	8	37	30	+7	28
6	FC Mendrisio	26	11	6	9	37	38	−1	28
7	FC Pratteln	26	9	10	7	29	31	−2	28
8	FC Tresa/Monteggio	26	10	7	9	34	37	−3	27
9	FC Muri	26	6	13	7	34	32	+2	25
10	FC Klus-Balsthal	26	9	7	10	30	28	+2	25
11	FC Suhr	26	5	13	8	31	35	−4	23
12	FC Wohlen	26	6	7	13	25	40	−15	19	Play-out against relegation
13	FC Olten^[2]	26	3	11	12	17	35	−18	17	Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
14	FC Altdorf (Uri)^[2]	26	2	9	15	23	51	−28	13	Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	FC Altstätten (St. Gallen)	26	14	6	6	56	39	+17	34	Play-off to Nationalliga B
2	FC Brüttisellen	26	12	8	6	50	26	+24	32	Play-off to Nationalliga B
3	FC Herisau	26	11	8	7	43	37	+6	30
4	FC Tuggen	26	11	7	8	42	30	+12	29
5	FC Red Star Zürich	26	10	9	7	48	38	+10	29
6	SC Veltheim	26	11	7	8	45	42	+3	29
7	FC Landquart	26	10	8	8	34	40	−6	28
8	FC Rorschach	26	8	9	9	35	34	+1	25
9	FC Kilchberg	26	7	10	9	37	37	0	24
10	SC Brühl	26	7	9	10	37	50	−13	23
11	FC Vaduz	26	7	7	12	30	37	−7	21
12	FC Einsiedeln	26	4	13	9	32	41	−9	21	Play-out against relegation
13	FC Stäfa^[2]	26	7	7	12	38	55	−17	21	Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
14	FC Frauenfeld^[2]	26	7	4	15	29	50	−21	18	Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Promotion play-off

Qualification round

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

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

Team 1	Score	Team 2
SC Kriens	2–3	FC Fribourg
FC Fribourg	2–1	SC Kriens

FC Fribourg win 5–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Zug	3–1	Châtel-Saint-Denis
Châtel-Saint-Denis	3–3	FC Zug

FC Zug win 6–4 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Laufen	0–0	Brüttisellen
Brüttisellen	1–0	FC Laufen

Brüttisellen win 1–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Final round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Brüttisellen	2–1	FC Fribourg
FC Fribourg	2–0	Brüttisellen

FC Fribourg win 3–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1989–90 Nationalliga B.^[2]

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

FC Zug win 4–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1989–90 Nationalliga B.^[2]

Decider for third place

The play-off for the third promotion place was played on 24 June 1989 in Burgdorf.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Brüttisellen	2–2 a.e.t. 3–2 pen.	FC Thun

FC Brüttisellen win after penalty shoot-out and are promoted to 1989–90 Nationalliga B^[2]

Decider for championship

The play-off for the championship was played on 24 June 1989.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Zug	5–1	FC Fribourg

FC Zug win and are declared 1.Liga champions.^[2]

Relegation play-out

First round

The first play-out against relegation was played on 4 June in Kilchberg.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Wohlen	3–0	Einsiedeln

FC Wohlen win and Einsiedeln continue to the final.

The second play-out against relegation was played on 4 June in Echallens.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Stade Lausanne	1–2	FC Boudry

FC Boudry win and FC Stade Lausanne continue to the final.

Final round

The play-out against relegation was played on 11 and 18 June 1989.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Stade Lausanne	1–2	Einsiedeln
Einsiedeln	2–2	FC Stade Lausanne

Einsiedeln win 4–3 on aggregate. FC Stade Lausanne are relegated to 2. Liga.^[2]

Swiss Cup

Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final, played on 15 May 1989 at the Wankdorf in Bern:

Round 3

Team 1	Score	Team 2
3 September 1988
FC Red Star Zürich	0–6	Grasshoppers
BSC Old Boys	1–2 (a.e.t.)	FC Aarau

Round 4

Team 1	Score	Team 2
13 November 1988
Grasshoppers	2–1	FC St. Gallen
Yverdon-Sport FC	2–4 (a.e.t.)	FC Aarau

Round 5

Team 1	Score	Team 2
11 March 1989
FC Aarau	1–1 (a.e.t.) (p. 4–3)	FC Grenchen
12 March 1989
FC Luzern	2–3	Grasshoppers

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
12 April 1989
FC Basel	0–2^[3]	FC Aarau
FC Lausanne-Sport	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Grasshoppers

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
18 April 1989
FC Aarau	3–2	FC Lugano
FC Sion	0–0 (a.e.t.) (p. 3–4)	Grasshoppers

Final

15 May 1989

15:00

Grasshopper Club	2–1	FC Aarau
Andermatt 8' Halter 8', 51' 75' In-Albon 85'	Report	54' van der Gijp 76' Kühni

Wankdorf, Bern

Attendance: 27,000

Referee:

Serge Muhmenthaler (Grenchen)

Swiss Clubs in Europe

Xamax as 1987–88 Nationalliga A champions: 1988–89 European Cup
Grasshopper Club as 1987–88 Swiss Cup winners: 1988–89 Cup Winners' Cup and entered 1988 Intertoto Cup
Servette as league second placed team: 1988–89 UEFA Cup
Aarau as league third placed team: 1988–89 UEFA Cup and entered 1988 Intertoto Cup
Luzern: entered 1988 Intertoto Cup
Young Boys: entered 1988 Intertoto Cup

Xamax

European Cup

First round

7 September 1988 First leg	AEL	2–1	Neuchâtel Xamax	Alcazar Stadium, Larissa
16:00	Agorogiannis 5' Mitsibonas 90'	Report	Hermann 59'	Attendance: 9,717 Referee: Karl-Josef Assenmacher (West Germany)

5 October 1988 Second leg	Neuchâtel Xamax	2–1 (a.e.t.) (3–0 p)	AEL	Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
20:00	Lei-Ravello 61' (pen.) Lüthi 71'	Report	Karapialis 59'	Attendance: 12,200 Referee: Rosario Lo Bello (Italy)
	Penalties
	Hermann Lei-Ravello Decastel		Mitsibonas Bannon Tsiolis

3–3 on aggregate; Neuchâtel Xamax won on penalties.

Second round

26 October 1988 First leg	Neuchâtel Xamax	3–0	Galatasaray	Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
	Lüthi 55' Chassot 87' Decastel 90'	Report		Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Henning Lund-Sørensen (Denmark)

9 November 1988 Second leg	Galatasaray	5–0	Neuchâtel Xamax	Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul
12:30	Uğur 18', 76' Tanju 55', 78', 84'	Report		Attendance: 35,149 Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)

Galatasaray won 5–3 on aggregate.

Grasshopper Club

Cup Winners' Cup

First round

6 September 1988 First leg	Grasshopper	0–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
		Report		Attendance: 13,600 Referee: George Smith (Scotland)

4 October 1988 Second leg	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–0	Grasshopper	Waldstadion, Frankfurt
	Bakalorz 32'	Report		Attendance: 13,280 Referee: Dušan Krchňák (Czechoslovakia)

Eintracht Frankfurt won 1–0 on aggregate.

Intertoto Cup

Group 9

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	GCZ	PÉC	PSZ	ÖST
1	Grasshopper Club	6	4	2	0	8	2	+6	10	—	1–0	1–0	1–1
2	Pécsi Munkás Sport Club	6	2	1	3	6	6	0	5	0–1	—	3–1	2–0
3	Pogoń Szczecin	6	1	3	2	3	4	−1	5	0–0	0–0	—	2–0
4	Östers IF	6	1	2	3	5	10	−5	4	1–4	3–1	0–0	—

Source: Pawel Mogielnicki's Page
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Servette

UEFA Cup

First round

7 September 1988 First leg	Servette	1–0	Sturm Graz	Stade des Charmilles, Geneva
20:00	Grossenbacher 89'	UEFA report		Attendance: 9,800 Referee: Manfred Roßner (East Germany)

5 October 1988 Second leg	Sturm Graz	0–0	Servette	Bundesstadion Liebenau, Graz
19:30		UEFA report		Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Jean-François Crucke (Belgium)

Servette won 1–0 on aggregate.

Second round

26 October 1988 First leg	Groningen	2–0	Servette	Stadion Oosterpark, Groningen
20:00	Groeleken 11' Meijer 83'	UEFA report		Attendance: 19,500 Referee: Alexey Spirin (Soviet Union)

9 November 1988 Second leg	Servette	1–1	Groningen	Stade des Charmilles, Geneva
20:15	Schällibaum 30'	UEFA report	Meijer 83'	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Tullio Lanese (Italy)

Groningen won 3–1 on aggregate.

Aarau

UEFA Cup

First round

7 September 1988 First leg	Aarau	0–3	Lokomotive Leipzig	Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau
			Hobsch 67', 81' Marschall 85'	Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Alain Delmer (France)

5 October 1988 First leg	Lokomotive Leipzig	4–0	Aarau	Bruno-Plache-Stadion, Leipzig
	Zimmerling 21', 28' (pen.) Halata 59', 83'			Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Kaj Natri (Finland)

Lokomotive Leipzig won 7–0 on aggregate.

Intertoto Cup

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	GÖT	SIG	SLS	AAR
1	IFK Göteborg	6	3	2	1	10	7	+3	8	—	0–0	2–1	1–2
2	Sigma Olomouc	6	3	1	2	10	10	0	7	3–4	—	2–1	1–0
3	Slavia Sofia	6	2	1	3	8	9	−1	5	0–2	3–1	—	2–1
4	FC Aarau	6	1	2	3	7	9	−2	4	1–1	2–3	1–1	—

Source: Pawel Mogielnicki's Page
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Young Boys

Intertoto Cup

Group 5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	YBB	DAC	NOR	SZO
1	Young Boys	6	4	0	2	16	9	+7	8	—	5–1	3–2	4–0
2	DAC Dunajská Streda	6	3	1	2	12	8	+4	7	3–1	—	5–1	3–0
3	IFK Norrköping	6	2	1	3	8	13	−5	5	0–2	1–0	—	2–2
4	Szombathelyi Haladás	6	1	2	3	6	12	−6	4	3–1	0–0	1–2	—

Source: Pawel Mogielnicki's Page
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Luzern

Intertoto Cup

Group 6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	KAI	AWW	LUZ	ŁKS
1	1. FC Kaiserslautern	6	4	1	1	15	8	+7	9	—	1–0	4–2	4–1
2	Admira Wacker Wien	6	2	3	1	12	7	+5	7	1–1	—	2–0	2–2
3	FC Luzern	6	3	1	2	11	10	+1	7	2–1	1–1	—	3–1
4	ŁKS Łódź	6	0	1	5	9	22	−13	1	2–4	2–6	1–3	—

Source: Pawel Mogielnicki's Page
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

References

^ ^a ^b Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (1990). "1988/89 Rangliste" [1988/89 Ranking] (in Swiss High German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p 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 8 (in German). Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (12 April 1989). "FC Basel - FC Aarau 0:2 (0:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.

Sources

Switzerland 1988–89 at RSSSF
Cup finals at Fussball-Schweiz
Intertoto history at Pawel Mogielnicki's Page
Josef Zindel (2018). FC Basel 1893. Die ersten 125 Jahre (in German). Basel: Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5.

Preceded by 1987–88	Seasons in Swiss football	Succeeded by 1989–90

[fcb-achiv-FCB-1988/89_Rangliste-1] Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (1990). "1988/89 Rangliste" [1988/89 Ranking] (in Swiss High German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.

[Erste_Liga-Statistik_der_Ersten_Liga_über_Aufstieg_und_Abstieg-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p 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 8 (in German). Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

[fcb-achiv-1988/89-Cup-FC_Basel_-_FC_Aarau_0:2_(0:1)-3] Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (12 April 1989). "FC Basel - FC Aarau 0:2 (0:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.

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