Nationalliga A (women's football)

Nationalliga A (women's football)
Country Switzerland
Confederation UEFA
Founded 1970
Number of teams 10
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to Nationalliga B
International cup(s) UEFA Champions League
Current champions FC Zürich Frauen
(2014–15)
Most championships FC Zürich Frauen (19)

The Women's Nationalliga A is the highest-level league competition for women's football clubs in Switzerland. It was established in 1970.

League winners qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League. The teams that end as number 11 and 12 relegate to the Nationalliga B.

Nationalliga A teams 2010–11

Ordered by 2009–10 results

Format

Starting with the 2010–11 season, a play-off system was adopted. After the regular season, where the teams play each other twice, the top 8 teams play a final round which decides the champion. The two last placed teams and the winners of both Nationalliga B play each other twice. The top 2 teams of that group will stay in the Nationalliga A with the bottom 2 playing in next season's Nationalliga B.[1]

Tiebreakers in the playoffs are:

  1. superior number of points
  2. better regular season standings,[2] determined by order of[3]
    1. superior number of points
    2. superior goal difference
    3. larger number of goals
    4. superior goal difference in matches between tied teams
    5. larger number of away goals

League Champions

The list of all champions:[4][5]

  • 1971: DFC Aarau
  • 1972: DFC Aarau
  • 1973: DFC Aarau
  • 1974: DFC Aarau
  • 1975: DFC Alpnach
  • 1976: DFC Sion
  • 1977: DFC Sion
  • 1978: DFC Bern
  • 1979: DFC Bern
  • 1980: SV Seebach Zürich
  • 1981: SV Seebach Zürich
  • 1982: SV Seebach Zürich
  • 1983: SV Seebach Zürich
  • 1984: DFC Bern
  • 1985: SV Seebach Zürich
  • 1986: DFC Bern
  • 1987: SV Seebach Zürich
  • 1988: SV Seebach Zürich
  • 1989: FC Rapid Lugano
  • 1990: SV Seebach Zürich
  • 1991: SV Seebach Zürich
  • 1992: DFC Bern
  • 1993: SV Seebach Zürich
  • 1994: SV Seebach Zürich
  • 1995. FFC Bern
  • 1996: FFC Bern
  • 1997: FFC Bern
  • 1998: SV Seebach Zürich
  • 1999: FC Schwerzenbach
  • 2000: FFC Bern
  • 2001: FFC Bern
  • 2002: FC Sursee
  • 2003: FC Sursee
  • 2004: FC Sursee
  • 2005: SC LUwin.ch Luzern
  • 2006: SC LUwin.ch Luzern
  • 2007: FFC Zuchwil 05
  • 2008: FFC Zürich Seebach
  • 2009: FC Zürich Frauen
  • 2010: FC Zürich Frauen
  • 2011: YB Frauen
  • 2012:FC Zürich Frauen
  • 2013:FC Zürich Frauen
  • 2014:FC Zürich Frauen
  • 2015:FC Zürich Frauen

Performance by club

Top scorers

The record for most goals in a season was set by German Inka Grings in 2012/13. She surpassed the previous record of Vanessa Bürki with 28 in 2003/04.[6]

The latest topscorers were:[7]

Season Topscorer Club Goals
1998–99 Maria MacriFCF Rapid Lugano 18
1999–00 Anouk Macheret FC Bern 17
2000–01 Sylvie Gaillard FC Bern 21
2001–02 Monica Di Fonzo
Corina Theiler		 FC Sursee
FC Bern		 22
2002–03 Monica Di Fonzo FC Sursee 25
2003–04 Vanessa Bürki FC Zuchwil 28
2004–05 Isabelle Meyer SC LUwin 19
2005–06 Vanessa Bürki FFC Zuchwil 05 23
2006–07 Kristina Sundov FFC Zuchwil 05 18
2007–08 Veronica Maglia FFC Bern 18
2008–09 Ana-Maria Crnogorčević FC Thun 24
2009–10 Caroline Abbé
Isabelle Meyer		FC Yverdon Féminin
Grasshopper Club 		14
2010–11 Veronica Maglia BSC Young Boys 24
2011–12 Nadja Hegglin SC Kriens 27
2012–13 Inka Grings FC Zürich Frauen 36+

References

  1. ↑ "Nationalliga A: Mehr Spannung durch neuen Modus?". womensoccer.de. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  2. ↑ "YB wie es lacht und feiert" (in German). bernerzeitung.ch. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "Wettspielreglemnt" (PDF) (in German). football.ch. July 2010. p. 10. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  4. ↑ http://www.football.ch/sfv/frauen/de/Statistiken_FFB.aspx
  5. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesz/zwit-womchamp.html
  6. ↑ "Grings surpasses goal record in Switzerland" (in German). lvz-online.de. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  7. ↑ "Grings the best already". football.ch (in German). ladykick.net. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2013.

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