2000–01 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 2000–01 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Football in Switzerland
Season2000–01
Men's football
Nationalliga AGrasshopper
Nationalliga BYoung Boys
1. LigaOverall
Concordia
Group 1:
Serrières
Group 2:
Concordia
Group 3:
Vaduz
Swiss CupServette
Women's football
Swiss Women's Super LeagueFFC Bern
Swiss CupFFC Bern
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Nationalliga A

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Qualification phase

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Lugano 22 12 6 4 33 16 +17 42 Advance to championship round
halved points (rounded up) as bonus
2 St. Gallen 22 11 7 4 43 18 +25 40
3 Grasshopper 22 11 3 8 46 25 +21 36
4 Lausanne-Sport 22 11 2 9 37 34 +3 35
5 Basel 22 10 4 8 42 36 +6 34
6 Servette 22 9 6 7 34 26 +8 33
7 Sion 22 9 5 8 27 31 −4 32
8 Zürich 22 8 7 7 36 29 +7 31
9 Aarau 22 6 6 10 31 43 −12 24 Continue to promotion/relegation round
10 Yverdon-Sport 22 5 6 11 27 43 −16 21
11 Xamax 22 6 2 14 21 53 −32 20
12 Luzern 22 5 4 13 27 50 −23 19
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Championship round

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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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification
1 Grasshopper (C) 14 8 4 2 29 14 +15 18 46 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
2 Lugano 14 5 5 4 24 19 +5 21 41 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3 St. Gallen 14 6 2 6 23 28 −5 20 40 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
4 Basel 14 4 8 2 18 16 +2 17 37 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
5 Servette 14 5 5 4 26 19 +7 17 37 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[a]
6 Lausanne-Sport 14 4 3 7 15 27 −12 18 33 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
7 Sion 14 4 4 6 16 22 −6 16 32
8 Zürich 14 3 3 8 12 18 −6 16 28
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ As 2000–01 Swiss Cup winner.

Nationalliga B

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Qualification phase

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Young Boys 22 13 6 3 42 20 +22 45 Advance to promotion/relegation NLA/LNB round
2 Wil 22 14 3 5 47 28 +19 45
3 Winterthur 22 11 8 3 41 21 +20 41
4 Bellinzona 22 11 5 6 40 27 +13 38
5 Thun 22 10 5 7 46 39 +7 35 Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga
halved points (rounded up) as bonus
6 Delémont 22 9 4 9 43 39 +4 31
7 Kriens 22 7 4 11 29 37 −8 25
8 Locarno 22 6 6 10 28 41 −13 24
9 Wangen b.O. 22 5 7 10 26 38 −12 22
10 Baden 22 5 5 12 23 40 −17 20
11 Étoile Carouge 22 3 9 10 25 36 −11 18
12 Solothurn 22 4 6 12 16 40 −24 18
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Promotion/relegation group NLA/NLB

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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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Neuchâtel Xamax 14 7 6 1 24 16 +8 27 Remain in NLA
2 Aarau 14 7 3 4 23 15 +8 24
3 Luzern 14 7 3 4 24 18 +6 24
4 Young Boys 14 7 3 4 17 14 +3 24 Promoted to NLA
5 Yverdon-Sport 14 4 7 3 23 20 +3 19 Relegated to NLB
6 Winterthur 14 5 2 7 18 21 −3 17 Remain in NLB
7 Wil 14 2 5 7 17 22 −5 11
8 Bellinzona 14 1 3 10 8 28 −20 6
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Relegation group NLB/1. Liga

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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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Relegation
1 Delémont 14 6 5 3 24 20 +4 16 39 Remain in NLB
2 Thun 14 5 4 5 24 21 +3 18 37
3 Kriens 14 5 5 4 12 13 −1 13 33
4 Baden 14 6 4 4 31 22 +9 10 32
5 Locarno 14 5 4 5 17 24 −7 12 31
6 Étoile Carouge 14 3 10 1 16 12 +4 9 28
7 Wangen b.O. 14 5 1 8 24 32 −8 11 27 Relegated to 1. Liga
8 Solothurn 14 1 7 6 22 26 −4 9 19
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

1. Liga

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Serrières 30 16 10 4 45 27 +18 58 Play-off to Challenge League
2 FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy 30 16 7 7 50 29 +21 55
3 Servette U-21 30 16 6 8 54 33 +21 54
4 FC Colombier 30 14 9 7 43 37 +6 51
5 CS Chênois 30 12 11 7 60 44 +16 47
6 Vevey Sports 30 11 10 9 56 39 +17 43
7 FC Bex 30 11 8 11 51 50 +1 41
8 FC Meyrin 30 11 8 11 38 40 −2 41
9 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 30 11 7 12 44 53 −9 40
10 FC Naters 30 10 9 11 46 51 −5 39
11 Lausanne-Sport U-21 30 10 4 16 43 48 −5 34
12 Grand-Lancy FC 30 8 10 12 38 54 −16 34
13 FC Echallens 30 9 5 16 36 44 −8 32
14 FC Stade Nyonnais 30 8 8 14 48 63 −15 32
15 FC Martigny-Sports[1] 30 8 7 15 43 50 −7 31 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
16 US Terre Sainte[1] 30 6 7 17 31 64 −33 25
Source: Erste Liga official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league or play-off for qualifiers.

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Concordia Basel 30 18 8 4 58 30 +28 62 Play-off to Challenge League
2 FC Schaffhausen 30 17 9 4 55 26 +29 60
3 SC Young Fellows Juventus 30 16 7 7 56 35 +21 55
4 FC Altstetten 30 15 8 7 48 31 +17 53
5 FC Grenchen 30 12 11 7 60 34 +26 47
6 FC Red Star Zürich 30 13 7 10 41 38 +3 46
7 FC Fribourg 30 10 10 10 47 39 +8 40
8 FC Münsingen 30 8 12 10 36 43 −7 36
9 FC Biel-Bienne 30 9 8 13 41 58 −17 35
10 FC Wohlen 30 9 7 14 50 48 +2 34
11 FC Schwamendingen 30 9 7 14 45 59 −14 34
12 FC Bulle 30 9 5 16 41 64 −23 32
13 SV Schaffhausen 30 7 10 13 36 61 −25 31
14 Grasshopper Club U-21 30 7 9 14 44 48 −4 30
15 FC Horgen[1] 30 7 8 15 42 57 −15 29 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
16 SV Muttenz[1] 30 7 8 15 41 70 −29 29
Source: Erste Liga official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, or play-off for qualifiers.

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Vaduz 30 19 7 4 78 31 +47 64 Play-off to Challenge League
2 FC Schötz 30 17 7 6 61 32 +29 58
3 St. Gallen U-21 30 15 9 6 54 34 +20 54
4 Zug 94 30 15 8 7 50 29 +21 53
5 FC Gossau 30 14 6 10 51 55 −4 48
6 FC Malcantone Agno 30 12 8 10 41 30 +11 44
7 SC Buochs 30 14 1 15 37 45 −8 43
8 FC Tuggen 30 11 8 11 41 43 −2 41
9 FC Kreuzlingen 30 8 14 8 37 35 +2 38
10 FC Chiasso 30 8 13 9 27 32 −5 37
11 FC Rapperswil-Jona 30 9 8 13 41 48 −7 35
12 FC Freienbach 30 9 8 13 43 57 −14 35
13 FC Rorschach 30 7 13 10 30 43 −13 34
14 FC Mendrisio 30 6 12 12 35 43 −8 30
15 FC Widnau[1] 30 6 7 17 41 67 −26 25 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
16 FC Sursee[1] 30 5 1 24 34 77 −43 16
Source: Erste Liga official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, or play-off for qualifiers.

Promotion play-off

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The three group winners and the runners-up contested this play-off for the two promotion slots.

Qualification round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Stade Lausanne Ouchy 1–2 Vaduz
Vaduz 3–3 Stade Lausanne Ouchy

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

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Schötz 1–0 Concordia
Concordia 3–0 Schötz

Concordia win 3–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Schaffhausen 3–2 Serrières
Serrières 2–1 Schaffhausen

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

Final round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Serrières 1–3 Vaduz
Vaduz 0–1 Concordia
Concordia 0–0 Serrières

Final table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Concordia Basel[1] 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4 Promotion to Challenge League
2 FC Vaduz[1] 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
3 FC Serrières 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
Source: Erste Liga official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Play-off.

Swiss Cup

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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.


First semi-final
Servette1–0St. Gallen
Frei   77' SFV summary
Attendance: 4,816
Referee:   Andreas Schluchter (Schönenbuch)

Second semi-final
Lausanne-Sport0–0 (a.e.t.)Yverdon-Sport
SFV summary
Penalties
Lombardo  
Christ  
Kuźba  
Puce  
Thiaw  
Simon  
3–4   Peco
  Andreoli
  Jenny
  Rochat
  Cavalo
  Renatus
Attendance: 3,150
Referee:   Philippe Leuba (Chexbres)

Final


Servette3 – 0[2]Yverdon-Sport
Lonfat   11'
Petrov   29'
Frei   55'
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee:   Markus Nobs (Wohlen bei Bern)

Swiss Clubs in Europe

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St. Gallen

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Champions League

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Third qualifying round
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9 August 2000 First leg St. Gallen   1–2   Galatasaray Hardturm, Zürich[note 1]
20:15 (CET) Amoah   14' Report Jardel   39', 78' Attendance: 16,066
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
22 August 2000 Second leg Galatasaray   2–2   St. Gallen Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul
20:45 (CET) Zellweger   22' (o.g.)
Jardel   28' (pen.)
Report Gane   30'
Amoah   85'
Attendance: 16,337
Referee: Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark)

Galatasaray won 4–3 on aggregate.

UEFA Cup

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First round
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14 September 2000 First leg Chelsea   1–0   St. Gallen Stamford Bridge, London
20:45 Panucci   25' Report Attendance: 18,196
Referee: Victor José Esquinas Torres (Spain)
28 September 2000 Second leg St. Gallen   2–0   Chelsea Hardturm, Zürich
20:45 Müller   19'
Amoah   35'
Report Attendance: 15,620
Referee: Pascal Garibian (France)

St. Gallen won 2–1 on aggregate.

Second round
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26 October 2000 First leg Club Brugge   2–1   St. Gallen Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
20:30 Lembi   54' (p)
Vermant   77' (p)
Report UEFA Report Amoah   29' Attendance: 10,283
Referee: Ivan Dobrinov (Bulgaria)
9 November 2000 Second leg St. Gallen   1–1   Club Brugge Hardturm, Zürich
20:00 Amoah   19' Report UEFA Report Mendoza   90' Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi (Italy)

Club Brugge win 3–2 on aggregate

Lausanne-Sport

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UEFA Cup

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Qualifying round
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10 August 2000 First leg Lausanne   1–0   Cork City Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
19:30 Horjak   89' Report Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Anton Genov (Bulgaria)
24 August 2000 Second leg Cork City   0–1   Lausanne Turners Cross, Cork
19:00 Report Gomes   62' Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Petteri Kari (Iceland)

Lausanne win 2–0 on aggregate.

First round
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14 September 2000 First leg Lausanne   3–2   Torpedo Moscow Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
18:30 Kuźba   22', 48'
Mazzoni   51'
Report Gashkin   14'
Litvinov   33'
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Tomasz Mikulski (Poland)
28 September 2000 Second leg Torpedo Moscow   0–2   Lausanne Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
17;30 Report Kuźba   29'
Puce   62'
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Alan Snoddy (Northern Ireland)

Lausanne won 5–2 on aggregate.

Second round
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26 October 2000 First leg Lausanne   1–0   Ajax Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
19:00 Mazzoni   37' Report UEFA
Report
Wamberto   79' Attendance: 11,150
Referee: Željko Širić (Croatia)
9 November 2000 Second leg Ajax   2–2   Lausanne Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
20;45 Arveladze   17'
Van der Gun   79'
Report UEFA
Report
Mazzoni   38'
Kuźba   77' (pen.)
Attendance: 27,500
Referee: Víctor José Esquinas Torres (Spain)

Lausanne win 3–2 on aggregate

Third round
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23 November 2000 First leg Nantes   4–3   Lausanne Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
1915 Moldovan   18'
Monterrubio   43'
Puce   73'
Gillet   86'
Report UEFA
Report
Kuźba   41' (pen.), 70'
Mazzoni   53'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria)
7 December 2000 Second leg Lausanne   1–3   Nantes Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
20:15 Lombardo   49' Report UEFA
Report
Ziani   24'
Moldovan   59'
Carrière   88'
Attendance: 14,200
Referee: Roelof Luinge (Netherlands)

Nantes win 7–4 on aggregate.

Basel

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UEFA Cup

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Qualifying round
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10 August 2000 First leg Folgore   1 – 5   Basel Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
20:00 Rossi   55'
S. Bianchi   73'
Zanotti   79' (1:5)
Uefa summary
FCB summary
  13' (0:1) Tchouga
  22' (0:2) Tchouga
  40' Muff
  48' (0:4) Magro
  77' (0:5) Magro
Attendance: 1,584
Referee:   José Luis Mengual Prades (Andorra)
24 August 2000 Return leg Basel   7 – 0
(12 – 1 agg.)
  Folgore Hardturm, Zürich
20:00 Muff   7' (1:0)
Magro   19' (2:0)
Magro   21' (3:0)
Cantaluppi   30' (4:0)
Tholot   39' (5:0)
Koumantarakis   81' (6:0)
Tholot   85' (7:0)
UEFA summary
FCB summary
  40' Zanotti
  81' Della Torre
Attendance: 2,113
Referee:   David Malcolm (Northern Ireland)

Basel win 12-1 on aggregate

First round
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12 September 2000 First leg Basel   3 – 2   Brann Hardturm, Zürich
18:00 Magro   7' (1:0)
Magro   26'
Tchouga   53' (2:1)
Kreuzer   86' (pen. 3:2)
UEFA summary
FCB summary
  37' Ylönen
  47' (1:1) Ludvigsen
  71' Karadas
  72' (2:2) Helstad
Attendance: 3,250
Referee:   Igor Ishchenko (Ukraine)
28 September 2000 Return leg Brann   4 – 4
(6 – 7 agg.)
  Basel Brann Stadion, Bergen
19:30 Karadas   4' (1:0)
Brendesæter   9' (2:0)
Terehhov   31' (3:1)
Karadas   40' (4:1)
Brendesæter   61'
UEFA summary
FCB summary
  20' (2:1) Tchouga
  40' Cantaluppi
  59' (o.g. 4:2) Wassberg
  61' (pen. 4:3) Kreuzer
  75' Varela
  90' (4:4) Muff
Attendance: 4,176
Referee:   Dani Koren (Israel)

Basel won 7–6 on aggregate.

Second round
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26 October 2000 First leg Basel   1 – 2   Feyenoord Hardturm, Zürich
21:00 Tchouga   13'
Varela   22'
Tchouga   62' (1:1)
UEFA summary
FCB summary
  60' (0:1) Kalou
  70' Paauwe
  84' (1:2) Bosvelt
Attendance: 9,700
Referee:   John Rowbotham (Scotland)
9 November 2000 Return leg Feyenoord   1 – 0
(3 – 1 agg.)
  Basel De Kuip, Rotterdam
20:00 Kalou   3' (1:0) UEFA summary
FCB summary
  79' Muff Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Yuri Baskakov (Russia)

Feyenoord win 3–1 on aggregate

Luzern

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Intertoto Cup

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First round
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18 June 2000 First leg Leiftur   2–2   Luzern Ólafsfjarðarvöllur, Ólafsfjörður
Rasmussen   32'
Barreto   55'
Gian   72'
Frei   79'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Oleg Timofeev (Estonia)
24 June 2000 Second leg Luzern   4–4   Leiftur Stadion Allmend, Lucerne
Frei   52'
Lipawsky   56'
Ohrel   57', 88'
Gíslason   39'
Petersen   64'
Magnússon   85'
Helgason   90'
Attendance: 1,327
Referee: Karen Nalbandyan (Armenia)

6–6 on aggregate, Leiftur won on away goals rule.

Xamax

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Intertoto Cup

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First round
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18 June 2000 First leg MyPa   1–2   Neuchâtel Xamax Anjalankosken Jalkapallostadion, Anjalankoski
Väisänen   30' Perret   60'
Bilibani   84'
Attendance: 1,203
Referee: Karel Vidlák (Czech Republic)
25 June 2000 Second leg Neuchâtel Xamax   3–3   MyPa Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
Koch   2', 4'
Bilibani   81'
Lindberg   48', 70'
Puhakainen   83'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Uriah Rennie (England)

Neuchâtel Xamax won 5–4 on aggregate.

Second round
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1 July 2000 First leg Neuchâtel Xamax   1–6   Stuttgart Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
Simo   69' (pen.) Hosny   6', 59'
Schneider   15'
Pinto   20'
Soldo   76' (pen.)
Amanatidis   90'
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Serguei Goussev (Russia)
9 July 2000 Second leg Stuttgart   4–1   Neuchâtel Xamax Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe
Seitz   36', 51', 52'
Amanatidis   90'
Caracciolo   87' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy)

Stuttgart won 10–2 on aggregate.

Zürich

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UEFA Cup

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First round
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14 September 2000 First leg Zürich   1–2   Genk Letzigrund, Zürich
19:30 Bartlett   64' Report Paas   52'
Ban   90'
Attendance: 4,561
Referee: Bruno Coué (France)
28 September 2000 Second leg Genk   2–0   Zürich Cristal Arena, Genk
20:30 Daerden   31'
Hendrikx   90'
Report Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Vasyl Melnychuk (Ukraine)

Genk won 4–1 on aggregate.

Vaduz

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UEFA Cup

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Qualifying round
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10 August 2000 First leg Amica Wronki   3–0   Vaduz Stadion Amica, Wronki
20:00 Kryszałowicz   34'
Dawidowski   78'
Król   89'
Report Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Gennady Yakubovsky (Belarus)
24 August 2000 Second leg Vaduz   3–3   Amica Wronki Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
19:30 Wegmann   8'
Šlekys   43'
Polverino   75'
Report Andraszak   14'
Król   23'
Zieńczuk   83'
Attendance: 550
Referee: Sead Kulović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Amica Wronki win 6–3 on aggregate.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Erste Liga (SFV) (2018). "Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg ab Saison 1931/32 bis 2018" [First League statistics on promotion and relegation from the 1931/32 season to 2018] (PDF). PDF page 14 (in German). Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  2. ^ Swiss Football Verband (SFV) (10 June 2001). "Servette FC 3:0 Association Yverdon-Sport" (in German). Swiss Football Verband (SFV) website. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  1. ^ St. Gallen played their home match at Hardturm stadium in Zürich, instead of their regular venue Espenmoos stadium in St. Gallen.

Sources

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Preceded by
1999–2000
Seasons in
Swiss football
Succeeded by
2001–02

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