1982–83 Nationalliga A

Statistics of Swiss Super League in the 1982–83 season.

National League A
Season1982–83
ChampionsGrasshopper (19th title)
RelegatedFC Bulle
FC Winterthur
European CupGrasshopper
Cup Winners' CupServette
UEFA CupFC St. Gallen
FC Zürich
Matches played240
Goals scored776 (3.23 per match)
Top goalscorerJean-Paul Brigger (23)

Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and Grasshopper Club Zürich won the championship.

The Swiss top level league was contested by sixteen teams, including 14 clubs from the previous season and the two sides promoted from the second level 1981–82 Nationalliga B, FC Winterthur and FC Wettingen. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 30 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.

Locations of teams' home cities in the 1981–82 Swiss Football Championship
TeamTownCantonPosition
in 1981–82
FC AarauAarau  Aargau0077th
FC BaselBasel  Basel-Stadt0088th
AC BellinzonaBellinzona  Ticino01212th
FC BulleBulle  Fribourg01414th
FC WinterthurWinterthur  Zürich0151st in NL–B
GrasshopperZürich  Zürich0011st
FC Lausanne-SportsLausanne  Vaud01313th
FC LuzernLucerne  Lucerne0099th
Neuchâtel XamaxNeuchâtel  Neuchâtel0044th
FC WettingenWettingen  Aargau0162nd in NL–B
FC St. GallenSt. Gallen  St. Gallen01010th
ServetteGeneva  Geneva0022nd
FC SionSion  Valais0066th
FC Vevey-SportsVevey  Vaud01111th
Young BoysBern  Bern0055th
FC ZürichZürich  Zürich0033rd

League standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Grasshopper Club Zürich (C)3024158629+57491983–84 European Cup
2Servette FC Genève3022446524+4148Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1983–84 Cup Winners' Cup
3FC St. Gallen3017676131+30401983–84 UEFA Cup
4FC Zürich3017495539+1638
5Lausanne Sports3015785128+2337
6Neuchâtel Xamax3015786140+2137
7FC Sion30121175136+1535
8FC Lucerne30143135756+131
9BSC Young Boys30118113542−730
10FC Wettingen3089134047−725
11FC Basel30105154756−925
12FC Vevey3094174261−1922
13AC Bellinzona3085173674−3821
14FC Aarau3084183252−2020
15FC Bulle3044222787−6012Relegated to 1983–84 Nationalliga B
16FC Winterthur3026223074−4410
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ AwayAARBASBELBULGCZNXLSLUZSERSIOSTGVEVWETWINYBZÜR
Aarau1–20–04–00–21–52–01–20–31–52–12–01–33–02–00–1
Basel2–12–33–13–10–41–03–01–32–22–25–11–01–00–11–1
Bellinzona1–00–34–00–21–12–23–11–42–20–40–11–01–01–31–0
Bulle0–02–14–10–10–20–22–11–10–20–51–51–11–01–30–2
Grasshopper7–01–06–06–24–13–05–12–13–01–06–03–16–14–02–1
Neuchâtel Xamax4–13–24–24–12–12–04–11–11–22–00–21–12–12–21–0
Lausanne-Sports3–07–01–14–22–01–04–01–14–02–22–02–03–01–02–0
Luzern2–14–34–08–02–35–22–01–21–12–13–12–04–10–10–2
Servette1–02–04–12–02–12–11–03–01–03–12–05–15–13–02–3
Sion1–01–06–14–20–01–21–10–01–11–13–16–23–11–00–1
St. Gallen2–02–02–15–15–11–00–04–14–11–14–32–12–10–11–0
Vevey-Sports2–43–31–26–10–10–43–20–20–11–12–10–23–01–10–1
Wettingen0–01–04–14–00–31–14–12–20–11–11–12–33–20–03–1
Winterthur0–31–17–51–11–52–20–12–40–21–21–20–11–13–12–2
Young Boys1–04–22–03–22–31–11–10–10–43–20–11–12–10–02–2
Zürich2–24–34–02–12–33–20–25–12–12–10–44–12–04–12–0
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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