1984–85 FC Zürich season
FC Zürich 1984–85 football season
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The 1984–85 season was FC Zürich's 88th season in their existence, since their foundation in 1896. It was their 26th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football, following their promotion at the end of the 1957–58 season. FCZ played their home games in the Letzigrund and the stadium is located in the west of Zurich in the district of Altstetten, which is about three kilometers from the city center.
| 1984–85 season | |
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| Owner | Hans Stanek |
| Chairman | Hans Stanek |
| Head coach | Václav Ježek |
| Stadium | Letzigrund |
| 1984–85 Nationalliga A | 7th |
| 1984–85 Swiss Cup | Round 5 |
| 1984 Intertoto Cup | Group winners |
| Top goalscorer | League: Massimo Alliata (14) All: Massimo Alliata (16) |
Overview
The club's owner and chairman at this time had been Alfred Zweidler, but at the 1984 AGM he stood down and handed over to the local and successful business manager Hans Stanek. Stanek had been vice-chairman during the previous two years. The Czech Václav Ježek was appointed as new head-coach. He had previously been coach by Sparta Prague. FCZ first team competed in the domestic first-tier 1984–85 Nationalliga A and they also competed in 1984–85 Swiss Cup. The team had not qualified for any of the European tournaments, but they entered the 1984 Intertoto Cup.
Players
The following is the list of the FCZ first team squad this season. It also includes players that were in the squad the day the domestic league season started, on 15 August 1984, but subsequently left the club after that date.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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- Players who left the squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results
- Legend
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Nationalliga A
League matches
| 15 August 1984 Round 1 | St. Gallen | 4–0 | Zürich | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
| 20:00 | Christian Gross Zwicker Urban Braschler |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: | |
| Note: Karl Grob was honoured for his 450th Nationalliga A game | ||||
| 18 August 1984 Round 2 | Zürich | 2–1 | Wettingen | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 20:00 | Schneider Alliata Baur |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 3,400 Referee: |
| 25 August 1984 Round 3 | Xamax | 5–2 | Zürich | Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel |
| 20:00 | Nata Zaugg Perret Zaugg Lüthi |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 6,300 Referee: |
| 28 August 1984 Round 4 | Zürich | 1–0 | Grasshopper Club | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 20:00 | Alliata Kundert |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 10,300 Referee: |
| 5 September 1984 Round 5 | Sion | 2–1 | Zürich | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
| 20:15 | Mauron Cina |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 4,200 Referee: |
| 12 September 1984 Round 6 | Luzern | 0–0 | Zürich | Stadion Allmend, Luzern |
| 20:00 | Bernaschina |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 5,600 Referee: |
| 29 September 1984 Round 7 | Zürich | 1–1 | Servette | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 20:00 | Rufer Schönenberger Kraus Grob |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 7,800 Referee: |
| 6 October 1984 Round 8 | Basel | 1–1 | Zürich | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 17:30 | Jeitziner Sutter |
FCZ summary FCB summary |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: |
| 10 October 1984 Round 9 | Zürich | 2–2 | Lausanne-Sport | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 20:00 | Rufer Rufer |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 3,900 Referee: |
| 27 October 1984 Round 10 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 3–2 | Zürich | Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 18:30 | Pavoni Pavoni Zwygart |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 3,100 Referee: |
| 11 November 1984 Round 11 | Zürich | 3–1 | Young Boys | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 15:00 | Kraus Rufer Kundert Rufer Kundert |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 4,800 Referee: | |
| Note: 45th minute: Zurbuchen held Rufer's penalty. | ||||
| 18 November 1984 Round 12 | Aarau | 1–1 | Zürich | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau |
| 15:00 | Herbert Herbert Herbert Kaltaveridis Granzotto |
FCZ summary FCA summary |
Attendance: 9,600 Referee: | |
| Note: 65th minute Grob saved Herberth's penalty. | ||||
| 25 November 1984 Round 13 | Zürich | 7–1 | Winterthur | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 15:00 | Rufer Kundert Kraus Alliata Schneider Rufer Rufer |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: |
| 2 December 1984 Round 14 | SC Zug | 1–5 | Zürich | Herti Allmend Stadion, Zug |
| 15:00 | Käser Killmaier |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 3,700 Referee: |
| 9 December 1984 Round 15 | Zürich | 1–0 | Vevey-Sports | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 15:00 | Rufer |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: |
| 3 March 1985 Round 16 | Vevey-Sports | P–P | Zürich | Stade de Copet, Vevey |
| [ FCZ summary] | ||||
| Note: Match postponed due to snow, pitch unplayable | ||||
| 10 March 1985 Round 17 | Zürich | 6–2 | SC Zug | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 15:00 | Schneider Jerković Jerković Rufer Kundert Alliata Landolt |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 3,900 Referee: | |
| Note: 25th minute Grob saved Killmaier's penalty. | ||||
| 13 March 1985 Round 16 | Vevey-Sports | 2–0 | Zürich | Stade de Copet, Vevey |
| 18:30 | Sengör Cacciapaglia Schürmann Puippe Siwek |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: | |
| Note: Rescheduled from 3 March due to bad weather. | ||||
| 23 March 1985 Round 18 | Winterthur | 4–2 | Zürich | Schützenwiese, Winterthur |
| 17:30 | Franz Chelos Egli Egli Franz |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 4,200 Referee: |
| 31 March 1985 Round 19 | Zürich | 1–0 | Aarau | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 16:00 | Schönenberger Schneider |
FCZ summary FCA summary |
Attendance: 7,900 Referee: |
| 11 April 1985 Round 20 | Young Boys | 1–1 | Zürich | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
| 20:00 | Schönenberger |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 5,300 Referee: |
| 21 April 1985 Round 21 | Zürich | 1–1 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 16:00 | Tanner |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 2,900 Referee: |
| 26 April 1985 Round 22 | Lausanne-Sport | 3–0 | Zürich | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 20:00 | Pellegrini Pellegrini Thychosen |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: |
| 23 May 1985 Round 23 | Zürich | 3–2 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 20:00 | Landolt Alliata Baur Alliata |
FCZ summary FCB summary |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: |
| 11 May 1985 Round 24 | Servette | 2–1 | Zürich | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
| 20:30 | Barberis Jaccard |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 5,500 Referee: |
| 19 May 1985 Round 25 | Zürich | 5–1 | Luzern | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 16:00 | Häusermann Alliata Schneider Kundert Jerković |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 3,200 Referee: |
| 24 May 1985 Round 26 | Zürich | 1–3 | Sion | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 20:00 | Jerković Häusermann |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 2,800 Referee: | |
| Note: In the 60th minute, Häusermann clearly shows the referee the middle finger, staight red card. | ||||
| 5 June 1985 Round 27 | Grasshopper Club | 2–2 | Zürich | Hardturm, Zürich |
| 20:00 | Ponte Hermann |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 5,500 Referee: | |
| Note: Newspaper Sport, 7 June 1985: A minute's silence was observed for the victims of Brussels. At the start of the second half, objects were thrown onto the field by FCZ fans. Appeals from the announcer were to no avail. | ||||
| 8 June 1985 Round 28 | Zürich | 3–1 | Xamax | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 20:00 | Mautone Kundert Jerković Mautone Kundert |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 2,600 Referee: |
| 15 June 1985 Round 29 | Wettingen | 3–3 | Zürich | Stadion Altenburg, Wettingen |
| 20:00 | Roth (Lüdi) (Lüdi) |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 1,700 Referee: | |
| Note: Following his two own goals, Lüdi hits the post with a back pass shortly before the end. | ||||
| 19 June 1985 Round 30 | Zürich | 1–2 | St. Gallen | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| Schönenberger |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 5,700 Referee: |
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Servette[1] | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 71 | 28 | +43 | 46 | Swiss Champions qualified for 1985–86 European Cup |
| 2 | Aarau[2] | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 42 | Swiss Cup winners qualified for 1985–86 Cup Winners' Cup and entered 1985 Intertoto Cup |
| 3 | Xamax | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 59 | 34 | +25 | 39 | Qualified for 1985–86 UEFA Cup |
| 4 | St. Gallen | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 66 | 32 | +34 | 37 | Qualified for 1985–86 UEFA Cup and entered 1985 Intertoto Cup |
| 5 | Sion | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 36 | Entered 1985 Intertoto Cup |
| 6 | Grasshopper Club | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 32 | |
| 7 | Zürich[3] | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 31 | |
| 8 | Basel[4] | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 31 | |
| 9 | Young Boys[5] | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 30 | Entered 1985 Intertoto Cup |
| 10 | Lausanne-Sport | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 29 | |
| 11 | Wettingen | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 26 | |
| 12 | Luzern | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 53 | −20 | 26 | |
| 13 | Vevey-Sports | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 24 | |
| 14 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 24 | |
| 15 | SC Zug | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 71 | −44 | 14 | Relegated to 1985–86 Nationalliga B |
| 16 | Winterthur | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 32 | 72 | −40 | 13 | Relegated to 1985–86 Nationalliga B |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.
Swiss Cup
| 15 September 1984 Round 3 | Bellinzona | 0–4 | Zürich | Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona |
| 20:00 | Ostini Rossini |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 800 Referee: |
| 21 October 1984 Round 4 | SC Zug | 2–3 | Zürich | Herti Allmend Stadion, Zug |
| Killmaier Kok Börlin |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 3,450 Referee: |
| 17 March 1985 Round 5 | Grenchen | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Zürich | Stadium Brühl, Grenchen |
| 14:30 | Baur Röthlisberger Born Röthlisberger Reich |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 2,700 Referee: | |
| Note: Deep terrain, heavy snowfall, side-lines no longer visible in the second half. | ||||
Intertoto Cup
Group 9 matches
| 30 June 1984 Round 1 | Spartak Trnava | 2–0 | | Trnava |
| Fijalka Cabánik |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: |
| 7 July 1984 Round 2 | Austria Klagenfurt | 1–2 | | Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt |
| Bürgler |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 1,200 Referee: |
| 14 July 1984 Round 3 | Ferencváros | 3–0 | | Üllői úti Stadion, Budapest |
| Rab Zsinka Rubold |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: |
| 21 July 1984 Round 4 | Zürich | 1–0 | | Linthstrasse, Tuggen |
| Rufer |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 1,600 Referee: | ||
| Note: Inauguration of the Linthstrasse sports field. | ||||
| 28 July 1984 Round 5 | Zürich | 2–0 | | Sportplatz Rüti, Uzwil |
| Schneider Alliata Landolt |
FCZ summary | 63′ D. Hrstic |
Attendance: 1,100 Referee: |
| 4 August 1984 Round 6 | Zürich | 2–1 | | Löhracker, Aadorf |
| Jerković Schneider |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 950 Referee: | ||
| Note: Game as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of SC Aadorf | ||||
Final group table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goals; 5) Draw.
Friendly matches
Pre- and mid-season
| 11 July 1984 Pre-season | Baar | 0–5 | Zürich | |
| FCZ summary | Attendance: Played behind closed doors |
| 25 July 1984 Exhibition game | Baden | 1–3 | Zürich | Scharten, Baden |
| Hadewicz Ceccaroni |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 400 Referee: |
| 29 July 1984 Exhibition game | SC Pfullendorf | 1–1 | Zürich | Pfullendorf, Germany |
| Guhl |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 550 Referee: | ||
| Note: Pfullendorf played in the Oberliga in 1984 | ||||
| 31 July 1984 Exhibition game | Zürich | 4–0 | ŠK Slovan Bratislava | Frohberg, Stäfa |
| Schneider Rufer Schneider Krebs |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 600 Referee: |
| 7 August 1984 Exhibition game | Zürich | 3–1 | St. Gallen | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| Alliata Jerković Mautone |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: |
| 9 August 1984 Exhibition game | Aarau | 5–3 | Zürich | Zofingen |
| Herberth Fregno Seiler Fregno Herberth Fregno |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 700 Referee: |
| 2 September 1984 Mid-season | Kriens | 1–7 | Zürich | Stadion Kleinfeld, Kriens |
| Mathis |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 100 Referee: |
| 10 September 1984 Exhibition game | FC Einsiedeln[6] | 2–3 | Zürich | Einsiedeln |
| Kälin Kälin |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 850 Referee: |
| 18 September 1984 Exhibition game | FC Dübendorf[7] | 0–3 | Zürich | Wangen-Brüttisellen |
| FCZ summary | Attendance: 400 Referee: |
| 16 October 1984 Exhibition game | Zürich | 8–1 | FC Blue Stars Zürich[8] | Letzigrund Trainingsground, Zürich |
| Di Muro Mautone Mautone Fischer Schneider Landolt Jerković Häusermann |
FCZ summary | Attendance: Played behind closed doors |
| 23 October 1984 Exhibition game | FC Stäfa[9] | 1–5 | Zürich | Sportanlage Frohberg, Stäfa |
| Weinem |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 400 Referee: |
| 31 October 1984 Exhibition game | FC Gossau | 1–6 | Zürich | |
| Jakovljev |
FCZ summary |
| 6 November 1984 Exhibition game | FC Bremgarten[10] | 1–2 | Zürich | Bärenmatt Bremgarten |
| Peterhans |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 400 Referee: |
| 20 November 1984 Exhibition game | FC Küsnacht[11] | 1–12 | Zürich | Küsnacht |
| Spiess |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 400 Referee: |
Winter break
| 30 January 1985 Winter break | Hamrun Spartans F.C. | 1–1 | Zürich | Attard, Malta |
| Refalo |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 1,200 Referee: | ||
| Note: Match as part of the training camp in Malta. | ||||
| 3 February 1985 Exhibition game | Malta | 1–2 | Zürich | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Attard |
| Mizzi |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: |
| 9 February 1985 Exhibition game | FC Laufen | 1–3 | Zürich | Sportplatz Nau, Laufen |
| Dreher |
FCZ summary | Referee: |
| 12 February 1985 Exhibition game | Qatar SC | 1–2 | Zürich | Khalifa, Doha, Qatar |
| Bakhid |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 100 |
| 14 February 1985 Exhibition game | Qatar national team | 2–1 | Zürich | Khalifa, Doha, Qatar |
| Al-Khater Muftah |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 100 Referee: | ||
| Note: Over 100,000 people watched the game live on television. | ||||
| 17 Februar 1985 Exhibition game | Japan national team | 0–0 | Zürich | Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka, Kita, Tokyo |
| FCZ summary | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: |
| 19 February 1985 Exhibition game | Japan (University national team) | 1–4 | Zürich | Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka, Kita, Tokyo |
| Mochizuki |
FCZ summary | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: |
| 21 February 1985 Exhibition game | Maharashtra stateteam | 0–5 | Zürich | Cooperage Ground, Nariman Point, Mumbai |
| FCZ summary |
| 2 March 1985 Exhibition game | Zürich | 5–1 | Schaffhausen | Letzigrund Trainingsground, Zürich |
| Kraus Schneider Krebs Krebs Alliata |
FCZ summary | Attendance: Played behind closed doors Referee: |
| 4 March 1985 Exhibition game | Zürich | 0–3 | St. Gallen | Letzigrund Trainingsground, Zürich |
| FCZ summary | Attendance: Played behind closed doors Referee: | |||
| Note: Playing 3x 30 Minuten | ||||
| 26 March 1985 Mid-season | Zürich | 1–3 | Blue Stars[8] | Letzigrund Trainingsground, Zürich |
| FCZ summary | Attendance: Played behind closed doors |
| 31 March 1985 Mid-season | SC Brühl | 0–2 | Zürich | Paul-Grüninger-Stadion, St. Gallen |
| FCZ summary | Referee: | |||
| Note: Transfer match for Thomas Hengartner | ||||
| 6 April 1985 Mid-season | BSC Old Boys | 2–2 | Zürich | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| FCZ summary | Referee: |
| 16 April 1985 Mid-season | Red Star | 0–3 | Zürich | Allmend Brunau, Zürich |
| FCZ summary | Attendance: Played behind closed doors |
| 14 May 1985 Mid-season | FC Brüttisellen[12] | 1–3 | Zürich | Lindenbuck, Wangen-Brüttisellen |
| Unternährer |
FCZ summary | Attendance: Played behind closed doors |