1995–96 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 1995–96 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

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.

Promotion/relegation group NLA/NLB
The teams in the ninth to twelfth positions in Nationalliga A competed with the top four teams of Nationalliga B in a Nationalliga A/B promotion/relegation round.

Relegation group NLB/1. Liga
The last eight teams of the qualification phase competed in the relegation group against relegation to the 1. Liga. The teams took half of the points (rounded up to complete units) gained in the qualification as bonus with them.

Decider
The decider for second position in the table was played 21 May 1996 in Stadio Comunale Bellinzona.

 FC Ascona advance to play-offs.

Promotion play-off

 * Qualification round

 AC Bellinzona win 2–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

 FC Gossau win 5–4 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

'' 1–1 on aggregate. FC Renens win 6–5 in penalties and continue to the finals.''

 FC Meyrin win 2–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.


 * Final round

 FC Gossau win 4–0 on aggregate and are promoted to Nationalliga B.

 FC Meyrin win 8–4 on aggregate and are promoted to Nationalliga B.

Relegation play-out

 * First round

 FC Emmenbrücke continue to the finals.

 Vevey Sports continue to the finals.


 * Final round

'' Vevey Sports win 7–2 on aggregate and remain in the 1. Liga. FC Emmenbrücke are relegated to 2. Liga.''

Swiss Cup
The route of the finalists to the final: The winners of the first drawn semi-final is considered as home team in the final.
 * Round 3: Sion bye. CS Chênois-Servette 0–2.
 * Round 4: Sion-FC Bulle 3–0. FC Renens-Servette 0–1.
 * Round 5: SR Delémont-Sion 1–2 . Servette-BSC Young Boys 3–1.
 * Quarter-finals: Sion-FC Luzern 2–0. FC Aarau-Servette 1–4.
 * Semi-finals: Sion-FC St. Gallen 2–1. Neuchâtel Xamax FC-Servette 0–1 a.e.t.

Swiss Clubs in Europe

 * Grasshopper Club as 1994–95 Nationalliga A champions: 1995–96 UEFA Champions League qualifying round
 * Lugano as league runners-up: 1995–96 UEFA Cup Preliminary round
 * Xamax as third placed team: 1995–96 UEFA Cup Preliminary round
 * Sion as 1994–95 Swiss Cup winners: 1995–96 Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
 * Aarau: 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup
 * Luzern: 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup
 * Basel: 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup
 * Vaduz as 1994–95 Liechtenstein Cup winners: 1995–96 Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round

Qualifying round
Grasshopper Club won 2–1 on aggregate

Group stage

 * Final table

Preliminary round
Lugano won 4-0 on aggregate.

First round
Lugano won 2–1 on aggregate.

Second round
Slavia Prague won 3–1 on aggregate.

Preliminary round
Xamax won 1–0 on aggregate.

First round
Roma won 5–1 on aggregate.

Qualifying round
Sion won 3–2 on aggregate.

First round
AEK Athens won 4–2 on aggregate.

Group 3

 * Final table

Group 2
1Played at Brighton & Hove Albion's Goldstone Ground as White Hart Lane was unavailable


 * Final table

Group 1

 * Final table

Qualifying round
Hradec Králové won 14–1 on aggregate.