1996–97 Nationalliga A

Statistics of Swiss National League A in the 1996–1997 football season.

Overview

It was contested by 12 teams, and FC Sion won the championship.

First stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	Neuchâtel Xamax	22	12	8	2	36	20	44
2	Grasshopper Club Zürich	22	10	9	3	42	27	39
3	FC Sion	22	9	10	3	33	21	37
4	FC Aarau	22	9	8	5	21	14	35
5	Lausanne Sports	22	9	7	6	35	32	34
6	FC St. Gallen	22	6	10	6	20	26	28
7	FC Zürich	22	6	9	7	24	25	27
8	FC Basel	22	5	11	6	32	32	26
9	Servette FC	22	5	9	8	24	25	24
10	FC Lucerne	22	4	11	7	27	32	23
11	AC Lugano	22	2	9	11	14	32	15
12	BSC Young Boys	22	3	3	16	17	39	12

Second stage

Champions Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	(B)
1	FC Sion	14	9	3	2	18	10	49	(19)
2	Neuchâtel Xamax	14	6	6	2	22	14	46	(22)
3	Grasshopper Club Zürich	14	7	4	3	37	18	45	(20)
4	Lausanne Sports	14	8	2	4	20	16	43	(17)
5	FC Aarau	14	3	4	7	17	22	31	(18)
6	FC St. Gallen	14	3	4	7	13	26	27	(14)
7	FC Zürich	14	1	7	6	9	18	24	(14)
8	FC Basel	14	3	2	9	16	28	24	(13)

Promotion/Relegation Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	Servette FC	14	7	4	3	18	10	25
2	Étoile Carouge FC	14	7	3	4	15	13	24
3	FC Lucerne	14	6	5	3	16	12	23
4	SC Kriens	14	6	4	4	22	16	22
5	BSC Young Boys	14	5	5	4	19	17	20
6	FC Solothurn	14	3	5	6	9	17	14
7	AC Lugano	14	2	5	7	11	17	11
8	FC Schaffhausen	14	2	5	7	13	21	11