2002–03 Nationalliga A

Statistics of Nationalliga A (French: Ligue Nationale A, Italian: Lega Nazionale A) in the 2002–03 football season.

Nationalliga A
Season2002–03
ChampionsGrasshopper Club
27th title
RelegatedLuzern
Delémont
Champions LeagueGrasshopper Club
UEFA CupBasel
Neuchâtel Xamax
Young Boys
Top goalscorerRichard Núñez (27 goals)

Nationalliga A

Overview

The Qualification Round to the League season 2002–03 was contested by twelve teams. The first eight teams of the regular season (or Qualification) were then to compete in the Championship Playoff Round. The teams in ninth to twelfth position competed with the top four teams of the Nationalliga B in a Nationalliga A/B Playoff round. At the end of the season Grasshopper Club Zürich won the championship.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification
1 Grasshopper Club 22 15 4 3 58 26 +32 0 49 Advance to championship round
halved points (rounded up) as bonus
2 Basel 22 14 5 3 57 25 +32 0 47
3 Thun 22 9 4 9 33 33 0 0 31
4 Wil 22 8 7 7 43 45 −2 0 31
5 Zürich 22 9 4 9 35 37 −2 0 31
6 Xamax 22 8 7 7 30 33 −3 0 31
7 Young Boys 22 8 6 8 41 41 0 0 30
8 Servette 22 8 5 9 45 37 +8 0 29
9 Luzern 22 7 5 10 31 38 −7 −2 24 Continue to promotion/relegation round
10 St. Gallen 22 6 6 10 31 48 −17 0 24
11 SR Delémont 22 6 2 14 24 44 −20 0 20
12 Aarau 22 5 3 14 19 40 −21 0 18
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
FC Luzern 2 points deducted for irregularities in license application, therefore total points: 24


Results
Home \ Away AAR BAS DEL GCZ LUZ NX SER STG THU WIL YB ZÜR
Aarau 0–1 3–0 2–3 1–2 2–0 0–3 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 3–1
Basel 4–0 1–0 1–2 2–3 1–1 4–2 6–0 3–0 7–1 2–1 5–3
Delémont 2–1 1–2 2–4 2–2 2–1 2–0 6–2 0–1 1–2 2–4 2–2
Grasshoppers 3–0 2–3 3–0 3–2 4–0 2–0 1–1 4–1 4–1 4–0 1–1
Luzern 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 0–1 4–3 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–3
Neuchâtel Xamax 3–1 1–1 0–1 1–5 3–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–2
Servette 5–0 0–1 5–0 4–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 4–4 2–0
St. Gallen 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–3 5–0 0–2 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–1 0–3
Thun 2–0 4–2 0–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 3–0 3–4 0–0
Wil 4–0 1–4 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–2 11–3 1–5 3–2 0–1
Young Boys 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 4–2 1–2 3–0 4–2 2–1
Zürich 1–2 0–4 1–0 1–2 2–1 3–2 3–1 2–1 0–1 1–3 4–2
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Champion Playoffs

The first eight teams of the regular season (or Qualification) competed in the Championship Playoff Round. They took half of the points (rounded up to complete units) gained in the Qualification as Bonus with them.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification
1 Grasshopper Club 14 9 5 0 37 15 +22 25 57 Champions
Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
2 Basel 14 10 2 2 38 17 +21 24 56 Swiss Cup winners
Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3 Neuchâtel Xamax 14 5 4 5 18 17 +1 16 35 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
4 Young Boys 14 6 1 7 21 29 −8 15 34 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
5 Zürich 14 4 3 7 20 23 −3 16 31
6 Servette 14 4 4 6 16 26 −10 15 31
7 Thun 14 3 3 8 18 30 −12 16 28 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
8 Wil 14 2 4 8 19 30 −11 16 26 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
Source: RSSSF

Results
Home \ Away BAS GCZ NX SER THU WIL YB ZÜR
Basel 2–2 3–0 2–0 4–0 3–1 3–0 3–1
Grasshoppers 2–2 2–2 1–1 5–1 4–2 4–0 2–0
Neuchâtel Xamax 3–1 0–1 1–3 1–0 3–0 2–0 2–0
Servette 0–4 0–4 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 2–1
Thun 1–4 1–2 2–1 3–1 1–1 4–2 1–2
Wil 4–5 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–0
Young Boys 2–0 2–4 3–1 2–1 1–0 3–4 2–1
Zürich 1–2 1–1 1–1 5–2 1–1 2–1 4–2
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Nationalliga A/B Playoffs

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Aarau (O) 12 9 1 2 30 13 +17 28 Qualification to Super League
2 St. Gallen (O) 12 7 3 2 25 9 +16 24
3 Luzern (R) 12 4 4 4 24 22 +2 16 Qualification to Challenge League
4 Vaduz 12 3 4 5 17 23 −6 13
5 Sion 12 3 3 6 14 18 −4 12
6 Delémont (R) 12 3 3 6 13 24 −11 12
7 Kriens 12 3 2 7 14 28 −14 11
8 Lugano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: RSSSF
Notes: FC Aarau and FC St. Gallen remained in Super League; no team promoted. FC Luzern and SR Delémont relegated to Challenge League. FC Lugano withdrew
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results
Home \ Away AAR DEL KRI LUZ SIO STG VAD
Aarau 2–0 1–2 4–2 3–0 1–0 5–1
Delémont 1–2 2–2 3–3 2–1 1–4 2–1
Kriens 1–4 0–1 3–3 3–1 1–0 0–1
Luzern 0–1 5–0 2–1 1–1 1–5 4–0
Sion 3–1 1–0 3–0 0–1 1–1 2–4
St. Gallen 0–0 2–0 6–1 4–2 1–0 1–0
Vaduz 3–6 1–1 4–0 0–0 1–1 1–1
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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