Nationalliga A (women's football)

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

Nationalliga A
Founded1970
Country  Switzerland
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams8
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toNationalliga B
Domestic cup(s)Swiss Women's Cup
International cup(s)UEFA Champions League
Current championsFC Zürich Frauen
(2018–19)
Most championshipsFC Zürich Frauen (22 titles)
2019–20

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 2019–20
Location of the 2019–20 Nationalliga A teams
Club Location Stadium Manager 2018–19 finish
Basel Basel Stadion St. Jakob Sebastien Bader[1] 6th
Grasshopper Zürich GC Campus Walter Grüter[2] 3rd
Lugano Lugano Stadio Cornaredo Massimo Migliorini[3] 2nd
Luzern Lucerne Stadion Allmend Glenn Meier[4] 5th
Servette Geneva Stade des Trois-Chêne Eric Sévérac[5] 4th
St. Gallen-Staad St. Gallen Espenmoos Marco Zwyssig [6] 1st Nationalliga B, promoted
YB Frauen Bern Stadion Neufeld Charles Grütter[7] 7th
Zürich Zürich Stadion Heerenschürli Ivan Dal Santo[8] 1st

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.[9] Tiebreakers in the playoffs are points and then better regular season standings.[10]

For the 2017–18 season the league is reduced from 10 to 8 teams to increase competitiveness.[11] The eight teams play each other four times. The leading team then is champion.[12]

League Champions

The list of all champions:[13][14]

  • 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
  • 2016: FC Zürich Frauen
  • 2017: FC Neunkirch
  • 2018: FC Zürich Frauen
  • 2019: FC Zürich Frauen
  • 2020: abandoned

Performance by club
  • 22 Titles: FC Zürich Frauen (incl. FFC Zürich Seebach and SV Seebach Zürich)
  • 11 Titles: YB Frauen (incl. FFC Bern and DFC Bern)
  • 5 Titles: SC LUwin.ch Luzern (incl. FC Sursee)
  • 4 Titles: DFC Aarau
  • 2 Titles: DFC Sion
  • 1 Title: DFC Alpnach, FC Rapid Lugano, FC Schwerzenbach, FFC Zuchwil 05, FC Neunkirch

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.[15]

The latest topscorers were:[16]

SeasonTopscorerClubGoals
1998–99 Maria MacriFCF Rapid Lugano18
1999–00 Anouk MacheretFC Bern17
2000–01 Sylvie GaillardFC Bern21
2001–02 Monica Di Fonzo
Corina Theiler		FC Sursee
FC Bern		22
2002–03 Monica Di FonzoFC Sursee25
2003–04 Vanessa BürkiFC Zuchwil28
2004–05 Isabelle MeyerSC LUwin19
2005–06 Vanessa BürkiFFC Zuchwil 0523
2006–07 Kristina ŠundovFFC Zuchwil 0518
2007–08 Veronica MagliaFFC Bern18
2008–09 Ana-Maria CrnogorčevićFC Thun24
2009–10 Caroline Abbé
Isabelle Meyer		FC Yverdon Féminin
Grasshopper Club		14
2010–11 Veronica MagliaBSC Young Boys24
2011–12 Nadja HegglinSC Kriens27
2012–13 Inka GringsFC Zürich Frauen38
2013–14 Fabienne HummFC Zürich Frauen19
2014–15 Patricia WilliFC St. Gallen Frauen17
2015–16 Fabienne HummFC Zürich Frauen18
2016–17 Valentina BergamaschiFC Neunkirch20
2017–18 Eunice Beckmann
Caroline Müller
Patricia Willi		FC Basel Frauen
Grasshopper Club Zürich
FC Zürich Frauen		25
2018–19 Irina Brütsch
Cara Curtin
Fabienne Humm
Kristina Maksuti
Maeva Sarrasin		FC Luzern Frauen
FF Lugano
FC Zürich Frauen
FF Lugano
Servette FC		17

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