1990–91 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 1990–91 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Football in Switzerland
Season1990–91
Men's football
Nationalliga AGrasshopper Club
Nationalliga BNo champions declared
1. LigaGroup 1:
Martigny-Sports
Group 2:
Colombier
Group 3:
Solothurn
Group 4:
Brüttisellen
Swiss CupSion
Women's football
Swiss Women's Super LeagueSV Seebach Zürich
Swiss CupFC Bern women's section
← 1989–90 Switzerland 1991–92 →

Nationalliga A

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Qualification phase

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sion 22 10 10 2 31 20 +11 30 Advance to championship round
halved points (rounded up) as bonus
2 Grasshopper Club 22 9 9 4 29 17 +12 27
3 Xamax 22 8 10 4 25 15 +10 26
4 Lausanne-Sport 22 9 8 5 39 30 +9 26
5 Lugano 22 8 9 5 27 22 +5 25
6 Servette 22 9 6 7 30 27 +3 24
7 Young Boys 22 6 11 5 35 26 +9 23
8 Luzern 22 8 7 7 30 28 +2 23
9 FC St. Gallen 22 7 8 7 26 26 0 22 Continue to promotion/relegation round
10 Aarau 22 3 9 10 19 30 −11 15
11 Zürich 22 3 6 13 21 45 −24 12
12 FC Wettingen 22 3 5 14 24 50 −26 11
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 Grasshopper Club 14 7 5 2 27 15 +12 14 33 Swiss champions, qualified for 1991–92 European Cup
and entered 1991 Intertoto Cup
2 Sion 14 3 8 3 14 15 −1 15 29 Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1991–92 Cup Winners' Cup
3 Xamax 14 5 6 3 16 13 +3 13 29 Qualified for 1991–92 UEFA Cup
and entered 1991 Intertoto Cup
4 Lausanne-Sport 14 5 6 3 15 13 +2 13 29 Qualified for 1991–92 UEFA Cup
and entered 1991 Intertoto Cup
5 Lugano 14 5 4 5 16 15 +1 13 27 Entered 1991 Intertoto Cup
6 Young Boys 14 3 6 5 21 26 −5 12 24
7 Servette 14 1 9 4 16 24 −8 12 23
8 Luzern 14 3 4 7 16 20 −4 12 22
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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Group East
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Locarno 22 13 6 3 44 23 +21 32 Promotion round
2 Baden 22 13 5 4 41 19 +22 31
3 Schaffhausen 22 12 4 6 45 29 +16 28
4 Basel[1] 22 9 8 5 40 30 +10 26
5 Zug 22 8 10 4 29 22 +7 26
6 Chiasso 22 10 5 7 43 26 +17 25
7 Bellinzona 22 7 6 9 34 32 +2 20 Relegation group
8 Winterthur 22 7 6 9 26 35 −9 20
9 Chur 22 5 7 10 20 25 −5 17
10 FC Glarus 22 4 6 12 23 58 −35 14
11 Emmenbrücke 22 3 7 12 18 39 −21 13
12 Kriens 22 4 4 14 22 47 −25 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.
Group West
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Yverdon-Sport 22 14 6 2 49 21 +28 34 Promotion round
2 BSC Old Boys 22 12 6 4 56 38 +18 30
3 Etoile Carouge 22 11 7 4 38 31 +7 29
4 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 22 9 9 4 52 37 +15 27
5 FC Fribourg 22 8 8 6 54 36 +18 24
6 Urania Genève Sport 22 9 6 7 45 33 +12 24
7 FC Grenchen 22 9 5 8 42 27 +15 23 Relegation group
8 FC Bulle 22 7 6 9 31 35 −4 20
9 ES Malley 22 3 12 7 22 33 −11 18
10 Montreux-Sports 22 4 7 11 27 47 −20 15
11 CS Chênois 22 2 7 13 19 53 −34 11
12 SC Burgdorf 22 1 7 14 9 53 −44 9
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 NLA/NLB

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Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 St. Gallen 14 10 2 2 33 11 +22 22 Remain in NLA 1991–92
2 Wettingen 14 9 2 3 25 15 +10 20
3 Chiasso 14 6 4 4 19 21 −2 16 Remain in NLB 1991–92
4 Basel[1] 14 4 4 6 18 17 +1 12
5 Yverdon-Sports 14 5 2 7 21 22 −1 12
6 Fribourg 14 4 3 7 18 25 −7 11
7 Baden 14 4 3 7 19 26 −7 11
8 Etoile Carouge 14 4 0 10 16 32 −16 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 B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Zürich 14 7 7 0 28 10 +18 21 Remain in NLA 1991–92
2 FC Aarau 14 7 6 1 28 12 +16 20
3 FC Schaffhausen 14 8 2 4 19 12 +7 18 Remain in NLB 1991–92
4 FC Locarno 14 6 5 3 18 13 +5 17
5 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 14 5 2 7 27 26 +1 12
6 Urania Genève Sport 14 2 7 5 16 27 −11 11
7 SC Zug 14 2 3 9 14 29 −15 7
8 BSC Old Boys 14 2 2 10 11 32 −21 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

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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. The teams received ranking bonus points from their qualifying groups (7th place 6 pts; 8th place 5 pts; 9th place 4 pts; etc). 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 BP Pts Qualification
1 FC Winterthur 10 5 4 1 14 6 +8 5 19 Remain in NLB 1991–92
2 FC Grenchen 10 5 2 3 16 14 +2 6 18
3 SC Kriens 10 6 1 3 17 13 +4 1 14
4 ES FC Malley 10 3 2 5 8 10 −2 4 12
5 FC Glarus 10 2 4 4 13 17 −4 3 11 Play-out against relegation
6 CS Chênois[2] 10 1 3 6 10 18 −8 2 7 Relegated to 1991–92 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 BP Pts Qualification
1 FC Bulle 10 6 3 1 26 7 +19 5 20 Remain in NLB 1991–92
2 AC Bellinzona 10 3 4 3 14 15 −1 6 16
3 FC Chur 10 3 5 2 10 7 +3 4 15
4 FC Emmenbrücke 10 4 1 5 13 15 −2 2 11
5 FC Montreux-Sports 10 1 5 4 4 16 −12 3 10 Play-out against relegation
6 SC Burgdorf[2] 10 1 6 3 8 15 −7 1 9 Relegated to 1991–92 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

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Glarus 2–1 FC Montreux-Sports
FC Montreux-Sports 3–1 FC Glarus

FC Montreux-Sports won 4–3 on aggregate. Glarus were originally relegated, however, because Montreux-Sports had their license revoked, Glarus remained in NLB 1991–92 and Montreux-Sports were demoted to the 1991–92 1. Liga.[2]

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 Martigny-Sports 26 16 5 5 66 39 +27 37 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Châtel-Saint-Denis 26 15 6 5 53 24 +29 36 To decider for second place
3 FC Monthey 26 14 8 4 57 26 +31 36
4 FC Savièse 26 12 7 7 51 41 +10 31
5 FC Fully 26 10 8 8 49 43 +6 28
6 FC Echallens 26 10 5 11 44 49 −5 25
7 FC Versoix 26 9 7 10 43 57 −14 25
8 FC Collex-Bossy 26 9 6 11 41 39 +2 24
9 FC Renens 26 7 10 9 40 40 0 24
10 FC Aigle 26 9 6 11 45 51 −6 24
11 FC Raron 26 7 9 10 32 39 −7 23
12 Concordia/Folgore Lausanne 26 7 7 12 40 53 −13 21 Decider for twelfth place
13 Vevey Sports 26 7 7 12 45 47 −2 21
14 FC Jorat-Mezieres[2] 26 3 3 20 26 84 −58 9 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Decider for second place

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The decider was played on 21 May in Montreux

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Monthey 0–1 FC Châtel-Saint-Denis

FC Châtel-Saint-Denis win and advance to play-offs.

Decider for twelfth place

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The decider was played on 21 May in Renens

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Concordia/Folgore Lausanne 1–0 Vevey Sports

Concordia/Folgore Lausanne win and advance to play-outs. Vevey Sports are relegation to 2. Liga Interregional.[2]

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Colombier 26 17 6 3 63 23 +40 40 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 SR Delémont 26 18 3 5 68 26 +42 39
3 FC Münsingen 26 12 5 9 40 30 +10 29
4 FC Laufen 26 10 9 7 41 36 +5 29
5 SV Lyss 26 9 10 7 49 42 +7 28
6 SC Bümpliz 78 26 11 6 9 45 40 +5 28
7 FC Lerchenfeld 26 7 13 6 43 38 +5 27
8 FC Moutier 26 9 6 11 44 50 −6 24
9 FC Domdidier 26 9 6 11 40 53 −13 24
10 FC Bern 26 8 7 11 35 34 +1 23
11 FC Thun 26 9 5 12 44 55 −11 23
12 FC Beauregard Fribourg 26 9 5 12 40 50 −10 23 Play-out against relegation
13 FC Le Locle[2] 26 7 6 13 37 44 −7 20 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
14 FC Breitenbach[2] 26 2 3 21 27 95 −68 7
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider 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 Solothurn 26 14 8 4 48 23 +25 36 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Pratteln 26 12 10 4 39 23 +16 34 To decider for second place
3 SC Buochs 26 13 8 5 32 17 +15 34
4 FC Riehen 26 13 7 6 36 22 +14 33
5 FC Mendrisio 26 11 7 8 45 35 +10 29
6 FC Klus-Balsthal 26 10 7 9 32 34 −2 27
7 FC Sursee 26 8 10 8 25 23 +2 26
8 FC Ascona 26 8 10 8 30 30 0 26
9 FC Altstetten (Zürich) 26 9 8 9 28 35 −7 26
10 FC Tresa/Monteggio 26 8 7 11 39 45 −6 23
11 FC Zug 26 5 13 8 25 29 −4 23
12 FC Suhr 26 5 9 12 32 42 −10 19 Play-out against relegation
13 FC Brugg[2] 26 2 10 14 16 39 −23 14 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
14 FC Nordstern Basel[2] 26 5 4 17 30 60 −30 14
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Decider for second place

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The decider was played on 21 May 1991 at the Stadion Schlottermilch in Sursee

Team 1  Score  Team 2
SC Buochs 0–3 FC Pratteln

FC Pratteln win and advance to play-offs.

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Brüttisellen 26 17 6 3 55 18 +37 40 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 SC Brühl 26 15 10 1 39 14 +25 40
3 FC Young Fellows Zürich 26 10 12 4 43 29 +14 32
4 FC Rorschach 26 10 12 4 40 33 +7 32
5 FC Red Star Zürich 26 11 8 7 33 29 +4 30
6 FC Tuggen 26 10 8 8 48 39 +9 28
7 FC Herisau 26 10 8 8 42 36 +6 28
8 FC Frauenfeld 26 10 8 8 30 29 +1 28
9 FC Kreuzlingen 26 8 5 13 35 53 −18 21
10 FC Altstätten (St. Gallen) 26 6 8 12 26 38 −12 20
11 FC Balzers 26 7 6 13 33 48 −15 20
12 SC Veltheim 26 6 6 14 27 45 −18 18 Decider for twelfth place
13 FC Einsiedeln 26 6 6 14 35 43 −8 18
14 FC Kilchberg[2] 26 3 3 20 20 52 −32 9 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Decider for twelfth place

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The decider was played on 21 May in Altstetten (Zürich)

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Einsiedeln 1–2 SC Veltheim

SC Veltheim win and advance to play-outs. FC Einsiedeln are relegation to 2. Liga Interregional.[2]

Promotion play-off

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Qualification round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Pratteln 2–0 FC Brüttisellen
FC Brüttisellen 3–0 FC Pratteln

FC Brüttisellen win 3–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
SC Brühl 0–0 FC Solothurn
FC Solothurn 0–1 SC Brühl

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

Team 1  Score  Team 2
SR Delémont 5–0 FC Martigny-Sports
FC Martigny-Sports 2–3 SR Delémont

SR Delémont win 8–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

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

FC Châtel-Saint-Denis win 5–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Final round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
SC Brühl 0–1 FC Châtel-Saint-Denis
FC Châtel-Saint-Denis 1–1 SC Brühl

FC Châtel-Saint-Denis win 2–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1991–92 Nationalliga B.[2]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Brüttisellen 1–5 SR Delémont
SR Delémont 3–0 FC Brüttisellen

SR Delémont win 8–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1991–92 Nationalliga B.[2]

Play-off for third place
Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Brüttisellen 0–0 a.e.t.
5–3 pen.
SC Brühl

FC Brüttisellen win after penalty shoot-out and are promoted to 1991–92 Nationalliga B.[2]

Relegation play-out

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First round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Concordia/Folgore Lausanne 2–2 a.e.t.
3–1 pen.
FC Beauregard Fribourg

Concordia/Folgore Lausanne win after penalty shoot-out. FC Beauregard Fribourg continue to the final.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
SC Veltheim 1–1 a.e.t.
0–3 pen.
FC Suhr

FC Suhr win after penalty shoot-out. SC Veltheim continue to the final.

Final round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Beauregard Fribourg 2–2 SC Veltheim
SC Veltheim 2–1 FC Beauregard Fribourg

SC Veltheim win 4–3 on aggregate. FC Beauregard Fribourg are relegated to 2. Liga.[2]

Swiss Cup

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Early rounds

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The routes of the finalists to the final, played on 8 June 1992 at the Wankdorf in Bern:

Round 3
Team 1  Score  Team 2
30 September 1990
FC Fully 1–3 FC Sion
FC Bassecourt 0–7 BSC Young Boys
Round 4
Team 1  Score  Team 2
24 March 1991
FC Raron 0–2 FC Sion
FC Fribourg 0–1 BSC Young Boys
Round 5
Team 1  Score  Team 2
9 April 1991
FC Locarno 0–1 (a.e.t.) FC Sion
BSC Young Boys 3–0 FC Schaffhausen
Quarter-finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
23 April 1991
FC Sion 1–0 (a.e.t.) FC St. Gallen
BSC Young Boys 2–0 Grasshoppers
Semi-finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
7 May 1991
FC Sion 2–1 FC Chiasso
BSC Young Boys 4–1 FC Zürich

Final

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FC Sion3 – 2BSC Young Boys
Orlando   50', 80'
Rey   81'
Report   4' (o.g.) Piffaretti
  47' Zuffi
Attendance: 50,000

Swiss Clubs in Europe

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Grasshopper Club

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European Cup

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First round
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19 September 1990 First leg Red Star Belgrade   1–1   Grasshopper Marakana, Belgrade
17:30 CEST Binić   43' Report Közle   14' Attendance: 50,157
Referee: Carlo Longhi (Italy)
3 October 1990 Second leg Grasshopper   1–4   Red Star Belgrade Hardturm, Zürich
20:00 CEST Közle   62' (pen.) Report Pančev   11'
Prosinečki   49' (pen.), 84' (pen.)
Radinović   58'
Attendance: 25,500
Referee: José Rosa dos Santos (Portugal)

Red Star Belgrade won 5–2 on aggregate.

Intertoto Cup

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Group 10
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts UER OLI DYN GCZ
1   Bayer Uerdingen 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4 8 2–1 3–0 2–2
2   Olimpija Ljubljana 6 2 2 2 10 8 +2 6 1–1 1–0 4–1
3   FC Berlin 6 2 1 3 7 9 −2 5 1–2 1–1 2–1
4   Grasshopper Club 6 2 1 3 10 14 −4 5 2–1 3–2 1–3
Source: Pawel Mogielnicki's Page 1990
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Lausanne-Sport

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UEFA Cup

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First round
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19 September 1990 First leg Lausanne   3–2   Real Sociedad Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
20:00 Hottiger   50', 89'
Chapuisat   77'
Report Lumbreras   16'
Gajate   27'
Attendance: 20,600
Referee: Manfred Roßner (East Germany)
2 October 1990 Second leg Real Sociedad   1–0   Lausanne Atotxa, San Sebastián
19:15 Aldridge   55' Report Attendance: 18,725
Referee: Gérard Biguet (France)

3–3 on aggregate; Real Sociedad won on away goals.

Xamax

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Cup Winners' Cup

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First round
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2–2 on aggregate. Estrela da Amadora won 4–3 on penalties.

Intertoto Cup

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Group 1
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts NEU SPA LYN ADM
1   Neuchâtel Xamax 6 5 0 1 9 2 +7 10 0–1 2–0 1–0
2   Sparta Prague 6 4 1 1 13 9 +4 9 0–3 1–0 4–1
3   Lyngby BK 6 2 0 4 9 12 −3 4 1–2 2–4 4–2
4   Admira Wacker Wien 6 0 1 5 7 15 −8 1 0–1 3–3 1–2
Source: Pawel Mogielnicki's Page 1990
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Luzern

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UEFA Cup

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First round
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19 September 1990 First leg MTK   1–1   Luzern Hungária körúti stadion, Budapest
17:00 Cservenkai   44' Report Knup   16' Attendance: 1,480
Referee: Rodger Gifford (Wales)
2 October 1990 Second leg Luzern   2–1   MTK Stadion Allmend, Lucerne
20:00 Van Eck   54'
Nadig   80'
Report Kardos   70' Attendance: 10,350
Referee: Ildefonso Urizar Azpitarte (Spain)

Luzern won 3–2 on aggregate.

Second round
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24 October 1990 First leg Luzern   0–1   Admira Wacker Stadion Allmend, Lucerne
20:00 Report Binder   71' Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Ivan Grégr (Czechoslovakia)
7 November 1990 Second leg Admira Wacker   1–1   Luzern Bundesstadion Südstadt, Maria Enzersdorf
19:30 Marschall   51' Report Marini   88' Attendance: 3,286
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Soviet Union)

Admira Wacker won 2–1 on aggregate.

Intertoto Cup

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Group 7
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts LUZ NIT ÖRE TAT
1   Luzern 6 4 1 1 13 8 +5 9 1–1 3–0 3–2
2   Plastika Nitra 6 2 3 1 6 3 +3 7 0–2 1–0 4–0
3   Örebro 6 2 2 2 8 6 +2 6 2–0 0–0 5–1
4   Tatabánya 6 0 2 4 7 17 −10 2 3–4 0–0 1–1
Source: Pawel Mogielnicki's Page 1990
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

St. Gallen

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Intertoto Cup

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Group 2
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts TIN BOC STG SLS
1   Tirol Innsbruck 6 4 1 1 12 6 +6 9 1–0 1–1 4–1
2   Bochum 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 7 2–3 2–1 1–0
3   St. Gallen 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 7 2–1 0–2 2–1
4   Slavia Sofia 6 0 1 5 3 12 −9 1 0–2 1–1 0–2
Source: Pawel Mogielnicki's Page 1990
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

References

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  1. ^ a b Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (1991). "FCB Rangliste" [FCB Ranking] (in Swiss High German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o 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 11 (in German). Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

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Preceded by
1989–90
Seasons in
Swiss football
Succeeded by
1991–92

{{1990–91 in Swiss football}}