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Nationalliga A (women's football)

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Country
  
Switzerland

Relegation to
  
Nationalliga B

Number of teams
  
10

Date founded
  
1970

Domestic cup
  
Swiss Women's Cup

Level on pyramid
  
1

International cup(s)
  
UEFA Champions League

Current champion
  
FC Zürich Frauen

Confederation
  
UEFA

Levels on pyramid
  
1

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Current champions
  
FC Zürich Frauen (2015–16)

Most championships
  
FC Zürich Frauen (20 titles)

Teams
  
FC Zürich Frauen, FC Neunkirch, FC Yverdon Féminin, BSC YB Frauen, Grasshopper Club Zürich

The Women's Nationalliga A is the highest-level league competition for women's football clubs in Switzerland. It was established in 1970.

Contents

League winners qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League. The teams that end as number 11 and 12 relegate to the Nationalliga B.

Nationalliga A teams 2015–16

  • FC Zürich Frauen
  • FC Luzern
  • FC Neunkirch
  • FF Lugano 1976
  • FC Basel
  • YB Frauen
  • Grasshopper Club Zürich
  • FC Yverdon Féminin
  • FC Staad
  • FC St. Gallen

    • Format

    Starting with the 2010–11 season, a play-off system was adopted. After the regular season, where the teams play each other twice, the top 8 teams play a final round which decides the champion. The two last placed teams and the winners of both Nationalliga B play each other twice. The top 2 teams of that group will stay in the Nationalliga A with the bottom 2 playing in next season's Nationalliga B. Tiebreakers in the playoffs are points and then better regular season standings.

    For the 2017/18 season the league is reduced from 10 to 8 teams to increase competitiveness.

    League Champions

    The list of all champions:

    Performance by club

  • 20 Titles: FC Zürich Frauen (incl. FFC Zürich Seebach and SV Seebach Zürich)
  • 11 Titles: YB Frauen (incl. FFC Bern and DFC Bern)
  • 5 Titles: SC LUwin.ch Luzern (incl. FC Sursee)
  • 4 Titles: DFC Aarau
  • 2 Titles: DFC Sion
  • 1 Title: DFC Alpnach, FC Rapid Lugano, FC Schwerzenbach, FFC Zuchwil 05

    • Top scorers

    The record for most goals in a season was set by German Inka Grings in 2012/13. She surpassed the previous record of Vanessa Bürki with 28 in 2003/04.

    The latest topscorers were:

    References

    Nationalliga A (women's football) Wikipedia
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