The 36 teams of the Swiss Football League (Nationalliga) were divided into two tiers.
Each team in each group played a double round-robin in the qualification phase.
Due to a system change in the Nationalliga, the format of the following NLB season was to reduce the number of teams from 24 to 20.
The first stage of the NLA began on 18 July 1992 and was completed on 6 December.
The first eight teams of the qualification phase competed in the Championship round.
The teams took half of the points (rounded up to complete units) gained in the qualification as bonus with them.
The qualification of the NLB began on 28 July 1993 and was completed on 21 November.