The following is a summary of the 1985–86 season of competitive football in Switzerland.
Nationalliga A
League table
Nationalliga B
Final league table
1. Liga
Group 1
Group 2
Decider for twelfth place The decider was played on 27 May at La Blancherie in Delémont.
FC Langenthal win and continue in play-outs. FC Concordia Basel are relegated directly to 2. Liga Interregional.
Group 3
Group 4
Promotion play-off Qualification round
SC Kriens win on away goals and continue to the finals.
ES FC Malley win 7–4 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
FC Fribourg win 2–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
FC Olten win 10–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
Final round
FC Olten win 4–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1986–87 Nationalliga B.
ES FC Malley win 2–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1986–87 Nationalliga B.
Decider for third place
SC Kriens win 4–3 on aggregate and are promoted to 1986–87 Nationalliga B. FC Fribourg remain in the division.
Final for championship
FC Olten win and are declaied 1. Liga champions.
Relegation play-out The four third-last placed teams from each group, competed a play-out against the ninth and last relegation spot. First round
FC Vernier continue to the final round.
FC Frauenfeld continue to the final round.
Final round
FC Vernier win 5–0 on aggregate. FC Frauenfeld are relegated as ninth and final team to the 2. Liga.
Swiss Cup
Early rounds The routes of the finalists to the final, played on Round 3: Malley-Sion 3:4 a.e.t. FC Lalden (4. Liga)-Servette 0:1. Round 4: Sion-Yverdon 6:1. Zug-Servette 1:2. Round 5: Sion-Vevey-Sports 4:2. Locarno-Servette 1:3. Quarter-finals: Sion-Wettingen 2:0. St. Gallen-Servette 0:0 a.e.t., 5:6 Pen. Semi-final: La Chaux-de-Fonds-Sion 0:2 a.e.t. Basel-Servette 3:4 (0:3, 3:3) a.e.t.
Final
Record revenue from advance sales (CHF 630,000 for 26,217 tickets). Symbolic kick-off by film actor Jean-Paul Belmondo. Referee Mercier was replaced by Georg Sandoz after an injury in the 85th minute.
Swiss Clubs in Europe Servette as 1984–85 Nationalliga A champions: 1985–86 European Cup Aarau as 1984–85 Swiss Cup winners: 1985–86 Cup Winners' Cup and entered 1985 Intertoto Cup Xamax as league third placed team: 1985–86 UEFA Cup St. Gallen as fourth third placed team: 1985–86 UEFA Cup and entered 1985 Intertoto Cup Zürich: entered 1985 Intertoto Cup Young Boys: entered 1985 Intertoto Cup
Servette European Cup
First round
Servette won 4–3 on aggregate.
Second round
Aberdeen won 1–0 on aggregate.
Aarau Cup Winners' Cup
First round
Red Star won 4–2 on aggregate.
Intertoto Cup
Group 11 Matches
Table
Xamax UEFA Cup
First round
Neuchâtel Xamax won 7-4 on aggregate.
Second round
1–1 on aggregate; Neuchâtel Xamax won on away goals.
Third round
Neuchâtel Xamax won 4–3 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
Real Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.
St. Gallen UEFA Cup
First round
Internazionale won 5–1 on aggregate.
Intertoto Cup
Group 4
Zürich Intertoto Cup
Group 6 Matches
Table
Young Boys Intertoto Cup
Group 7
References
Sources Switzerland 1985–86 at RSSSF Cup finals at Fussball-Schweiz Results at RSSSF.com Intertoto history at Pawel Mogielnicki's Page