1974–75 in Swiss football

Football in Switzerland
Season	1974–75
Men's football
Nationalliga A	Zürich
Nationalliga B	Biel-Bienne
1. Liga	1. Liga champions; FC Gossau; Group West:; FC Bern; Group Central:; SC Kriens; Group East:; FC Gossau
Swiss Cup	Basel
Swiss League Cup	Grasshopper Club
Women's football
Swiss Women's Super League	DFC Alpnach

The following is a summary of the 1974–75 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Nationalliga A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Zürich^[1]	26	19	1	6	63	19	+44	39	Swiss Champions, qualified for 1975–76 European Cup and entered 1975 Intertoto Cup
2	Young Boys	26	12	9	5	59	32	+27	33	Qualified for 1975–76 UEFA Cup and entered 1975 Intertoto Cup
3	Grasshopper Club	26	13	7	6	50	45	+5	33	Qualified for 1975–76 UEFA Cup and entered 1975 Intertoto Cup
4	Basel^[2]	26	11	9	6	49	33	+16	31	Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1975–76 Cup Winners' Cup
5	FC Sion	26	12	7	7	45	30	+15	31
6	Lausanne-Sport	26	10	9	7	40	35	+5	29
7	Servette	26	10	7	9	43	35	+8	27
8	Winterthur	26	9	8	9	36	31	+5	26
9	Xamax	26	9	6	11	47	47	0	24	Entered 1975 Intertoto Cup
10	Lugano	26	8	6	12	34	40	−6	22
11	Chênois	26	6	8	12	27	55	−28	20
12	St. Gallen	26	6	8	12	42	72	−30	20

13	Luzern	26	5	6	15	33	58	−25	16	Relegated to 1975–76 Nationalliga B
14	Vevey-Sports	26	3	7	16	31	67	−36	13	Relegated to 1975–76 Nationalliga B

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, however with play-off for qualifiers;

Nationalliga B

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	FC Biel-Bienne	26	14	6	6	57	31	+26	34	NLA Champions and promoted to 1975–76 Nationalliga A

2	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds	26	13	6	7	60	35	+25	32	To play-off for promotion
3	FC Chiasso	26	14	4	8	45	29	+16	32	To play-off for promotion
4	FC Nordstern Basel	26	13	6	7	48	38	+10	32	To play-off for promotion

5	Etoile Carouge FC	26	14	3	9	56	34	+22	31
6	AC Bellinzona	26	12	7	7	47	30	+17	31
7	FC Fribourg	26	13	5	8	38	33	+5	31
8	FC Grenchen	26	12	4	10	36	36	0	28
9	FC Aarau^[3]	26	10	5	11	42	45	−3	25
10	FC Martigny-Sports	26	8	5	13	41	53	−12	21

11	FC Wettingen	26	7	4	15	37	55	−18	18	To relegation play-out
12	Mendrisiostar	26	5	8	13	18	38	−20	18	To relegation play-out
13	FC Raron	26	4	10	12	19	40	−21	18	To relegation play-out

14	US Giubiasco^[4]	26	4	5	17	23	70	−47	13	Relegated to 1975–76 1. Liga

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, however with play-off for qualifiers;

Promotion play-off

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	CdF	NOR	CHI
1	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds	2	2	0	0	6	3	+3	4	Promoted to 1975–76 Nationalliga A	—	3–2	—

2	FC Nordstern Basel	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1	1		—	—	1–1
3	FC Chiasso	2	0	1	1	2	4	−2	1		1–3	—	—

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Relegation play-out

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	RAR	WET	MEN^[4]
1	FC Raron	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	2		—	—	1–0
2	FC Wettingen	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1		n/p	—	—

3	Mendrisiostar^[4]	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1	Relegated to 1975–76 1. Liga	—	2–2	—

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Wettingen-Raron was not played (Mendrisiostar withdrew)

1. Liga

Group West

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	FC Bern	24	16	4	4	48	18	+30	36	Play-off to Nationalliga B
2	Central Fribourg	24	12	6	6	43	26	+17	30	Play-off to Nationalliga B
3	FC Monthey	24	12	5	7	37	25	+12	29
4	FC Dürrenast	24	9	8	7	49	34	+15	26
5	FC Meyrin	24	9	8	7	32	23	+9	26
6	FC Stade Nyonnais	24	10	5	9	33	33	0	25
7	FC Boudry	24	10	5	9	32	35	−3	25
8	FC Le Locle	24	8	7	9	34	40	−6	23
9	FC Bulle	24	8	5	11	40	54	−14	21
10	ASI Audax-Friul	24	8	4	12	26	45	−19	20
11	FC Montreux-Sports	24	7	5	12	39	49	−10	19
12	FC Sierre^[4]	24	4	8	12	24	33	−9	16	Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
13	Yverdon-Sport FC^[4]	24	6	4	14	23	45	−22	16	Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Group Central

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	SC Kriens	24	11	10	3	43	22	+21	32	Play-off to Nationalliga B
2	FC Laufen	24	11	9	4	39	23	+16	31	Decider for play-off
3	SR Delémont	24	13	5	6	45	31	+14	31	Decider for play-off
4	FC Solothurn	24	12	5	7	39	25	+14	29
5	US Boncourt	24	11	7	6	40	29	+11	29
6	SC Buochs	24	9	7	8	41	39	+2	25
7	FC Brunnen	24	8	6	10	32	31	+1	22
8	SC Zug	24	10	2	12	34	38	−4	22
9	FC Emmenbrücke	24	8	6	10	29	34	−5	22
10	SC Kleinhüningen	24	7	8	9	34	46	−12	22
11	FC Concordia Basel	24	6	9	9	31	38	−7	21
12	FC Porrentruy^[4]	24	7	5	12	31	47	−16	19	Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
13	FC Ebikon^[4]	24	1	5	18	22	57	−35	7	Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Decider for second place

The decider match for second place was played on 1 June 1975 in Basel.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
SR Delémont	3–1	FC Laufen

SR Delémont win and advance to play-offs. FC Laufen remain in the division.

Group East

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	FC Gossau	24	18	5	1	55	16	+39	41	Play-off to Nationalliga B
2	FC Young Fellows Zürich	24	17	3	4	69	31	+38	37	Play-off to Nationalliga B
3	FC Blue Stars Zürich	24	11	5	8	36	24	+12	27
4	FC Chur	24	9	8	7	33	30	+3	26
5	FC Frauenfeld	24	9	7	8	41	43	−2	25
6	FC Baden	24	7	9	8	28	39	−11	23
7	FC Locarno	24	6	10	8	26	26	0	22
8	SC Brühl	24	7	7	10	35	31	+4	21
9	FC Schaffhausen	24	7	7	10	38	39	−1	21
10	FC Red Star Zürich	24	9	3	12	31	41	−10	21
11	FC Tössfeld	24	9	3	12	25	38	−13	21
12	FC Wil^[4]	24	5	8	11	28	43	−15	18	Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
13	FC Uzwil^[4]	24	2	5	17	21	65	−44	9	Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Promotion play-off

The three group winners played a two legged tie against one of the runners-up to decide the three finalists. The games were played on 1, 5, 8 and 15 June.

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Young Fellows Zürich	2–2	SC Kriens
SC Kriens	0–2	FC Young Fellows Zürich

FC Young Fellows Zürich win 4–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Central Fribourg	3–2	FC Gossau
FC Gossau	3–0	Central Fribourg

FC Gossau win 5–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
SR Delémont	0–1	FC Bern
FC Bern	2–0	SR Delémont

FC Bern win 3–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Final round

The three first round winners competed in a single round-robin to decide the two promotion slots. The games were played on 15, 22 and 29 June.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	GOS	YFJ	BER
1	FC Gossau	2	1	1	0	6	2	+4	3	Promoted to Nationalliga B	—	—	1–1
2	FC Young Fellows Zürich	2	1	0	1	2	5	−3	2	Promoted to Nationalliga B	1–5	—	—

3	FC Bern	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1		—	0–1	—

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

FC Gossau are 1. Liga champions, FC Young Fellows Zürich are runners-up and these two teams are promoted.^[4]

Swiss Cup

The competition was played in a knockout system. In the case of a draw, extra time was played. If the teams were still level after extra time, the match was replayed at the away team's ground. In case of a draw after extra time, the replay was to be decided with a penalty shoot-out. The Quarter- and Semi-finals were played as two legged rounds, home and away. The final was held in Bern.

Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were:

Third round: NLA teams with a bye.
Fourth round: Chiasso-Basel 0:1. Nordstern-Winterthur 2:5 (a.e.t.).
Fifth round: Zürich-Basel 1:3. Kriens-Winterthur 1:2.
Quarter-finals: First leg: Etoile Carouge-Basel 1:2.^[5] Return leg: Basel-Etoile Carouge 2:1 (agg. 4:2).^[6] First leg: Grenchen-Winterthur 2:0. Return leg: Winterthur-Grenchen 2:0 (agg. 2:2), Winterthur won 3:2 (p).
Semi-finals: First leg: Chênois-Basel 1:4. Return leg: Basel-Chênois 2:1 (agg. 6:2). First leg: Winterthur-YB 2:1. Return leg: YB-Winterthur 0:0 (agg. 1:2)

Final

31 March 1975

14:30

Final

Basel	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Winterthur
Demarmels 48' Balmer 115'	Summary	66' E. Meyer

Wankdorf Stadium, Bern

Attendance: 28,000

Referee:

Gérard Racine Biel/Bienne

Swiss League Cup

The League Cup was played in a knockout system with all 28 league clubs plus four selected teams from the 1. Liga. In the case of a draw, extra time was played. If the teams were still level after extra time, the decision was brought about with a penalty shoot-out. The final was played in Zürich.

Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were:

First round: Frauenfeld-GC 0:2. Zürich-Winterthur 3:0
Second round: Chiasso-GC 1:4. Bellinzona-Zürich 1:4
Quarter-finals: GC-Vevey 4:1. Etoile Carouge-Zürich 2:3.
Semi-finals: Basel-GC 1:3.^[7] Zürich-Xamax 5:1.

Final

26 March 1975

Grasshopper Club	3–0	Zürich
Grahn 8' Elsener 54' Bosco 75'	Summary

Letzigrund, Zürich

Attendance: 8,500

Referee:

Walter Hungerbühler (St. Gallen)

Swiss Clubs in Europe

Zürich as 1973–74 Nationalliga A champions: 1974–75 European Cup and entered 1974 Intertoto Cup
Sion as 1973–74 Swiss Cup winners: 1974–75 Cup Winners' Cup and entered 1974 Intertoto Cup
Grasshopper Club as league runners-up: 1974–75 UEFA Cup
Servette as league third placed team: 1974–75 UEFA Cup
Winterthur: entered 1974 Intertoto Cup
Xamax: entered 1974 Intertoto Cup

Zürich

European Cup

First round

18 September 1974 First leg	Leeds United	4–1	FC Zürich	Elland Road, Leeds
	Clarke 15', 42' Lorimer 25' (pen.) Jordan 48'	Report	Katić 89'	Attendance: 20,012 Referee: Jan Keizer (Netherlands)

2 October 1974 Second leg	FC Zürich	2–1	Leeds United	Letzigrund, Zürich
	Katić 37' Rutschmann 42' (pen.)	Report	Clarke 36'	Attendance: 13,382^[8] Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy)

Leeds United won 5–3 on aggregate.

Intertoto Cup

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	ZÜR	HER	ÖST	SAL
1	Zürich	6	5	1	0	14	5	+9	11	—	3–2	1–0	5–2
2	Hertha Berlin	6	3	1	2	10	7	+3	7	1–1	—	1–0	2–0
3	Öster	6	2	0	4	7	8	−1	4	0–2	2–4	—	3–0
4	Austria Salzburg	6	1	0	5	3	14	−11	2	0–2	1–0	0–2	—

Source: mogiel.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Grasshopper Club

UEFA Cup

First round

18 September 1974 First leg	Grasshopper Club	2–0	Panathinaikos	Hardturm, Zürich
	Elsener 2' Grahn 83'	Report		Attendance: 8,200 Referee: Zdeněk Jelínek (Czechoslovakia)

3 October 1974 Second leg	Panathinaikos	2–1	Grasshopper Club	Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens
	Antoniadis 74', 82'	Report	Santrač 8'	Attendance: 13,070 Referee: Gheorge Limona (Romania)

Grasshopper Club won 3–2 on aggregate.

Second round

23 October 1974 First leg	Grasshopper Club	2–1	Real Zaragoza	Hardturm, Zürich
	Grahn 31' Santrač 89'	Report	Arrúa 54'	Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Heinz Einbeck (East Germany)

6 November 1974 Second leg	Real Zaragoza	5–0	Grasshopper Club	La Romareda, Zaragoza
	Rubial 12', 65' Soto 20' Ohlhauser 48' (o.g.) Niggl 88' (o.g.)	Report		Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Theo Boosten (Netherlands)

Real Zaragoza won 6–2 on aggregate.

Intertoto Cup

Group 5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	SLO	KAI	GCZ	ÅTV
1	Slovan Bratislava	6	5	0	1	9	1	+8	10	—	1–0	4–0	1–0
2	Kaiserslautern	6	2	2	2	8	9	−1	6	1–0	—	3–3	1–0
3	Grasshopper Club	6	2	1	3	9	12	−3	5	0–1	3–1	—	3–2
4	Åtvidaberg	6	1	1	4	5	9	−4	3	0–2	2–2	1–0	—

Source: mogiel.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Servette

UEFA Cup

First round

18 September 1974 First leg	Derby County	4–1	Servette	Baseball Ground, Derby
	Hector 14', 47' Daniel 38' Lee 44'	Report	Petrović 71'	Attendance: 17,716 Referee: Antonio Rigo Sureda (Spain)

2 October 1974 Second leg	Servette	1–2	Derby County	Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
	Martin 19'	Report	Lee 46' Hector 72'	Attendance: 9,590 Referee: Franz Wöhrer (Austria)

Derby County won 6–2 on aggregate.

Winterthur

Intertoto Cup

Group 7

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	DUI	GÓR	WIN	HVI
1	Duisburg	6	4	1	1	24	10	+14	9	—	6–1	4–0	6–2
2	Górnik Zabrze	6	2	2	2	14	17	−3	6	3–3	—	1–3	3–0
3	Winterthur	6	2	1	3	11	15	−4	5	2–4	3–4	—	1–0
4	Hvidovre	6	1	2	3	8	15	−7	4	2–1	2–2	2–2	—

Source: mogiel.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Xamax

Intertoto Cup

Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	HAM	VIT	DJU	NEU
1	Hamburg	6	5	0	1	14	6	+8	10	—	2–0	2–0	5–2
2	Vitória Guimarães	6	4	0	2	15	8	+7	8	3–1	—	5–0	5–2
3	Djurgården	6	2	1	3	9	14	−5	5	1–3	3–1	—	4–2
4	Xamax	6	0	1	5	7	17	−10	1	0–1	0–1	1–1	—

Source: mogiel.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

References

^ (red) dbFCZ (2023). "FCZ 1974/75" (in Swiss High German). dbFCZ. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (1975). "1974/75 Rangliste" [1974/75 Ranking] (in Swiss High German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.
^ Beck, Stephan (2023). "Schweizer Meisterschaft 1974/75 Nationalliga B" [Swiss Championship 1974/75 Nationalliga B] (in German). arowa.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Erste Liga (SFV) (2018). "Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg ab Saison 1931/32 bis 2018" [First League statistics on promotion and relegation from the 1931/32 season to 2018] (PDF). PDF page 8 (in German). Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (9 March 1975). "CS Chênois - FC Basel 1:4 (0:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.
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^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (25 September 1974). "FC Basel - Grasshopper Club 1:3 (1:2)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.
^ "FC Zürich v Leeds United, 2 October 1974" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

Sources

Switzerland 1974–75 at RSSSF
League Cup finals at RSSSF
European Competitions 1974–75 at RSSSF.com
Cup finals at Fussball-Schweiz
Intertoto history at Pawel Mogielnicki's Page
Josef Zindel (2018). FC Basel 1893. Die ersten 125 Jahre (in German). Basel: Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5.

Preceded by 1973–74	Seasons in Swiss football	Succeeded by 1975–76

[dbFCZ-FCZ-1974/75-1] (red) dbFCZ (2023). "FCZ 1974/75" (in Swiss High German). dbFCZ. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

[fcb-achiv-FCB-1974/75_Rangliste-2] Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (1975). "1974/75 Rangliste" [1974/75 Ranking] (in Swiss High German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.

[arowa-FCA-1974/75_Rangliste-3] Beck, Stephan (2023). "Schweizer Meisterschaft 1974/75 Nationalliga B" [Swiss Championship 1974/75 Nationalliga B] (in German). arowa.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

[Erste_Liga-Statistik_der_Ersten_Liga_über_Aufstieg_und_Abstieg-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Erste Liga (SFV) (2018). "Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg ab Saison 1931/32 bis 2018" [First League statistics on promotion and relegation from the 1931/32 season to 2018] (PDF). PDF page 8 (in German). Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

[fcb-achiv-1974/75-Cup-Carouge-FCB-5] Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (9 March 1975). "CS Chênois - FC Basel 1:4 (0:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.

[fcb-achiv-1974/75-Cup-FCB-Carouge-6] Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (11 March 1975). "FC Basel - CS Chênois 2:1 (0:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.

[fcb-achiv-1974/75-Liga_Cup-FCB-GC-7] Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (25 September 1974). "FC Basel - Grasshopper Club 1:3 (1:2)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.

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