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
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
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: