1999–2000 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 1999–2000 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Championship round
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
Due the fact that the club FC Bex had infrastructural deficiencies, they were not eligible to enter the play-offs for promotion to the Nationalliga B, this right was passed down to the third placed club in the division. Because the teams from Naters and Meyrin ended the season level on points they had to play a league positions decider. The match was played on a neutral ground and it took place on May 24, 2000, in Martigny.

 Meyrin win the decider and advance to play-offs.

Promotion play-off
The four group winners and the four runners-up played in the qualification round of the play-offs. The winners here would advance to the two finals. Both final winners would be promoted to the Nationalliga B.


 * Qualification round

 Wangen b.O. win 5–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

 Locarno win 4–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

 4–4 on aggregate, Zug 94 win on away goals and continue to the finals.

 2–2 on aggregate, Wohlen win on away goals and continue to the finals.


 * Final round

 Locarno win 6–4 on aggregate and are promoted to Nationalliga B.

 Wangen b.O. win 3–2 on aggregate and are promoted to Nationalliga B.

Swiss Cup
The four winners of the quarter-finals played in the semi-finals. The winners of the first drawn semi-final is considered as home team in the final.

Final

Swiss Clubs in Europe

 * Servette as 1998–99 Nationalliga A champions: Champions League third qualifying round
 * Grasshopper Club as runners-up: UEFA Cup qualifying round
 * Zürich as fourth placed team: UEFA Cup qualifying round
 * Lausanne-Sport as 1998–99 Swiss Cup winners: UEFA Cup first round
 * Basel: Intertoto Cup first round
 * Xamax: Intertoto Cup first round
 * Vaduz as 1998–99 Liechtenstein Cup winners: UEFA Cup qualifying round

Third qualifying round
Sturm Graz won 4–3 on aggregate.

First round
Aris won 3–2 on aggregate.

Qualifying round
Grasshopper won 8–0 on aggregate.

First round
Grasshopper won 3–1 on aggregate.

Second round
Slavia Prague won 3–2 on aggregate.

Qualifying round
Zürich won 4–0 on aggregate.

First round
Zürich won 5–3 on aggregate.

Second round
Newcastle United won 5–2 on aggregate.

First round
Celta Vigo won 6–3 on aggregate.

First round
Basel won 6–0 on aggregate.

Second round
Basel won 4–2 on aggregate.

Third round
3–3 on aggregate, Hamburg won on away goals rule.

First round
Neuchâtel Xamax won 2–0 on aggregate.

Second round
Vasas won 3–0 on aggregate.

Qualifying round
Bodø/Glimt won 3–1 on aggregate.