1975–76 in Swiss football

Football in Switzerland
Season	1975–76
Men's football
Nationalliga A	Zürich
Nationalliga B	AC Bellinzona
1. Liga	1. Liga champions:; Mendrisiostar; Group West:; FC Bulle; Group Cenral:; SC Zug; Group South and East:; Mendrisiostar
Swiss Cup	Zürich
Swiss League Cup	Young Boys
Women's football
Swiss Women's Super League	DFC Sion
Swiss Cup	DFC Sion

The following is a summary of the 1975–76 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Nationalliga A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Zürich^[1]	26	19	6	1	69	26	+43	44	Swiss champions, qualified for 1976–77 European Cup and Swiss Cup winners, entered 1976 Intertoto Cup
2	Servette	26	16	7	3	50	14	+36	39	Swiss Cup runners-up, qualified for 1976–77 Cup Winners' Cup
3	Basel^[2]	26	13	8	5	59	38	+21	34	qualified for 1976–77 UEFA Cup
4	Grasshopper Club	26	14	4	8	54	37	+17	32	qualified for 1976–77 UEFA Cup and entered 1976 Intertoto Cup
5	Young Boys	26	11	9	6	41	27	+14	31	entered 1976 Intertoto Cup
6	Xamax	26	11	8	7	37	25	+12	30
7	St. Gallen	26	8	11	7	41	39	+2	27	entered 1976 Intertoto Cup
8	Lausanne-Sport	26	10	6	10	35	39	−4	26
9	Sion	26	6	9	11	40	54	−14	21
10	Chênois	26	5	9	12	30	42	−12	19
11	Winterthur	26	8	2	16	34	65	−31	18

12	Lugano	26	5	6	15	19	37	−18	16	Relegated to Nationalliga B
13	La Chaux-de-Fonds	26	5	4	17	27	61	−34	14
14	Biel-Bienne	26	5	3	18	26	58	−32	13

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	AC Bellinzona	26	14	7	5	47	29	+18	35	To play-off for promotion
2	Luzern	26	15	5	6	61	35	+26	35	To play-off for promotion

3	Etoile Carouge FC	26	13	6	7	48	42	+6	32
4	FC Nordstern Basel	26	10	7	9	58	44	+14	27
5	Vevey Sports	26	8	10	8	47	47	0	26
6	FC Fribourg	26	10	5	11	47	40	+7	25
7	FC Grenchen	26	10	5	11	58	53	+5	25
8	FC Gossau	26	10	5	11	40	40	0	25
9	FC Young Fellows Zürich	26	9	6	11	31	43	−12	24
10	FC Aarau^[3]	26	8	7	11	35	38	−3	23
11	FC Chiasso	26	8	7	11	36	40	−4	23
12	FC Raron	26	10	3	13	29	52	−23	23

13	FC Martigny-Sports^[4]	26	6	10	10	27	47	−20	22	Relegated to 1976–77 1. Liga
14	FC Wettingen^[4]	26	5	9	12	33	47	−14	19	Relegated to 1976–77 1. Liga

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

Play-off for promotion

15 June 1976

AC Bellinzona	1–0	Luzern
Edoardo Manzoni 44'	summary

Letzigrund, Zürich

Referee:

1. Liga

Group West

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	FC Bulle	24	16	3	5	45	29	+16	35	Play-off to Nationalliga B
2	FC Bern	24	14	4	6	43	30	+13	32	Play-off to Nationalliga B
3	FC Stade Lausanne	24	11	6	7	49	35	+14	28
4	FC Dürrenast	24	9	8	7	45	39	+6	26
5	ASI Audax-Friul	24	9	6	9	42	42	0	24
6	FC Meyrin	24	6	12	6	33	35	−2	24
7	FC Boudry	24	10	4	10	31	33	−2	24
8	Central Fribourg	24	10	4	10	28	31	−3	24
9	FC Fétigny	24	8	7	9	33	41	−8	23
10	FC Stade Nyonnais	24	7	7	10	35	31	+4	21
11	FC Monthey	24	6	9	9	23	28	−5	21
12	FC Le Locle	24	7	6	11	29	25	+4	20	Play-out against relegation
13	FC Montreux-Sports^[4]	24	1	8	15	25	62	−37	10	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 Zug	24	13	7	4	41	17	+24	33	Play-off to Nationalliga B
2	SC Kriens	24	10	12	2	42	22	+20	32	Play-off to Nationalliga B
3	FC Laufen	24	11	7	6	35	25	+10	29
4	FC Köniz	24	11	7	6	29	21	+8	29
5	SR Delémont	24	12	5	7	36	33	+3	29
6	FC Solothurn	24	9	6	9	29	27	+2	24
7	FC Brunnen	24	8	8	8	34	34	0	24
8	SC Buochs	24	8	6	10	34	39	−5	22
9	FC Zug	24	8	4	12	33	46	−13	20
10	US Boncourt	24	7	4	13	31	35	−4	18
11	SC Kleinhüningen	24	6	6	12	21	41	−20	18
12	FC Concordia Basel	24	5	7	12	23	28	−5	17	Play-out against relegation
13	FC Emmenbrücke^[4]	24	5	7	12	25	35	−10	17	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 East

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Mendrisiostar	24	12	9	3	39	24	+15	33	Play-off to Nationalliga B
2	FC Morbio	24	12	8	4	32	19	+13	32	Did not apply for professional licence
3	FC Locarno	24	11	6	7	28	20	+8	28	Play-off to Nationalliga B
4	FC Frauenfeld	24	12	3	9	43	28	+15	27
5	FC Schaffhausen	24	10	6	8	32	25	+7	26
6	FC Blue Stars Zürich	24	9	7	8	44	36	+8	25
7	FC Baden	24	7	11	6	26	24	+2	25
8	SC Brühl	24	9	5	10	41	33	+8	23
9	FC Red Star Zürich	24	11	1	12	34	48	−14	23
10	FC Chur	24	7	8	9	34	42	−8	22
11	FC Rüti	24	8	6	10	25	34	−9	22
12	FC Tössfeld	24	5	6	13	23	37	−14	16	Play-out against relegation
13	US Giubiasco^[4]	24	1	8	15	18	49	−31	10	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

Qualification round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
SC Kriens	3–1	FC Bulle
FC Bulle	0–1	SC Kriens

SC Kriens win 4–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Bern	1–1	Mendrisiostar
Mendrisiostar	2–1	FC Bern

Mendrisiostar win 3–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Locarno	1–0	SC Zug
SC Zug	3–0	FC Locarno

SC Zug win 3–1 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 20 June, 27 June and 4 July.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	MEN	KRI	SCZ
1	Mendrisiostar	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	3	—	1–0	—
2	SC Kriens	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	2	—	—	2–0
3	SC Zug	2	0	1	1	2	4	−2	1	2–2	—	—

Source: RSSSF

Mendrisiostar are 1. Liga champions, SC Kriens are runners-up and these two teams are promoted.^[4]

Relegation play-out

The three second last placed teams from each group competed in a single round-robin play-out to decide the fourth and last relegation slot.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	LeL	CON	TÖS
1	FC Le Locle	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	3	—	2–1	—
2	FC Concordia Basel	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	2	—	—	3–1
3	FC Tössfeld	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1	0–0	—	—

Source: RSSSF

FC Tössfeld are relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.^[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: Zug-Zürich 0:2. Etoile Carouge-Servette 1:3.
Fifth round: Frauenfeld-Zürich 0:2. Servette-Xamax 2:1.
Quarter-finals: First leg: Zürich-YB 3:1. Return leg: YB-Zürich 0:2 (agg 1:5). First leg: Fribourg-Servette 0:2. Return leg: Fribourg-Servette 0:3 (agg 0:5).
Semi-finals: First leg: Biel-Zürich 1:0. Return leg: ZürichBiel 7:2 (agg 7:3). First leg: Servette-GC 6:2. Return leg: GC-Servette 2:1 (agg 4:7).

Final

Easter Monday 19 April 1976

15:00

Zürich	1–0	Servette
Katić 9'	Report

Wankdorf Stadium, Bern

Attendance: 46,000

Referee:

Jean Dubach (Nidau)

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 Bern.

Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were:

First round: Aarau-YB 3:5 (a.e.t.). Zürich-GC 2:2 (a.e.t.) 4:2 (p).
Second round: YB-La Chaux-de-Fonds 4-0. Laufen-Zürich 1:7.
Quarter-finals: Raron-YB 0:3. Lugano-Zürich 0:1 (a.e.t.).
Semi-finals: Basel-YB 3:5 (a.e.t.).^[5] Zürich-Sion 5:0

Final

23 May 1979

Young Boys	4–2	Zürich
Küttel 1' Bruttin 67' Küttel 71' Rebmann 73'	Summary	80' Katić 97' Katić

Wankdorf Stadium, Bern

Attendance: 10,000

Referee:

Roland Racine (Prilly)

Swiss Clubs in Europe

Zürich as 1974–75 Nationalliga A champions: 1975–76 European Cup and entered 1975 Intertoto Cup
Basel as 1974–75 Swiss Cup winners: 1975–76 Cup Winners' Cup
Young Boys as league runners-up: 1975–76 UEFA Cup and entered 1975 Intertoto Cup
Grasshopper Club as league third placed team: 1975–76 UEFA Cup and entered 1975 Intertoto Cup
Winterthur: entered 1975 Intertoto Cup

Zürich

European Cup

First round

17 September 1975 First leg	Újpesti Dózsa	4–0	Zürich	Megyeri úti Stadion, Ujpest
	Fazekas 10' Dunai 12' Tóth 56' (pen.) Kellner 78'	Report		Attendance: 7,691 Referee: Doğan Babacan (Turkey)

1 October 1975 Second leg	Zürich	5–1	Újpesti Dózsa	Letzigrund, Zürich
	Katić 2' Risi 23', 38', 83' Kühn 45'	Report	Nagy 57'	Attendance: 4,585 Referee: Adolf Prokop (East Germany)

5–5 on aggregate; Újpesti Dózsa won on away goals.

Intertoto Cup

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	EIN	VOJ	ZÜR	VEJ
1	Eintracht Braunschweig	6	4	0	2	13	5	+8	8	—	2–1	2–0	3–0
2	Vojvodina	6	3	1	2	14	8	+6	7	3–1	—	4–1	4–1
3	Zürich	6	2	2	2	6	8	−2	6	1–0	0–0	—	2–2
4	Vejle	6	1	1	4	6	18	−12	3	0–5	2–2	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.

Basel

Cup Winners' Cup

First round

17 September 1975 First leg	Basel	1 – 2	Atlético Madrid	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00	Schönenberger 3' (1:0) Nielsen 43'	Summary	65' (1:1) Gárate 66' Díaz 68' (1:2) Ayala 76' Salcedo	Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Robert Wurtz

1 October 1975 Second leg	Atlético Madrid	1 – 1 (3 – 2 agg.)	Basel	Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid
21:00	Bezerra 74' (1:0)	Summary	83' Mundschin 89' (1:1) Demarmels	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Paul Schiller

Atlético Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.

Young Boys

UEFA Cup

First round

17 September 1975 First leg	Young Boys	0–0	Hamburg	Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
		Report		Attendance: 17,173 Referee: Ángel Franco Martínez (Spain)

1 October 1975 Second leg	Hamburg	4–2	Young Boys	Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
	Reimann 15' Bertl 50', 67' Bjørnmose 85'	Report	Siegenthaler 65', 87'	Attendance: 29,199 Referee: Pat Partridge (England)

Hamburg won 4–2 on aggregate.

Intertoto Cup

Group 8

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	KAI	B05	YB	GAIS
1	Kaiserslautern	6	5	1	19	6	+13	10	—	2–0	4–2	6–0
2	Bohemians Prague	6	5	1	9	6	+3	10	2–1	—	2–1	1–0
3	Young Boys	6	1	5	9	15	−6	2	1–3	1–2	—	3–4
4	GAIS	6	1	5	6	16	−10	2	1–3	1–2	0–1	—

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.

Grasshopper Club

UEFA Cup

First round

16 September 1975 First leg	Grasshopper Club	3–3	Real Sociedad	Hardturm, Zürich
	Elsener 24' Santrač 27' Bosco 62'	Report	Satrústegui 30', 32' Murillo 65'	Attendance: 6,600 Referee: Marijan Raus (Yugoslavia)

1 October 1975 Second leg	Real Sociedad	1–1	Grasshoppers	Atotxa Stadium, San Sebastián
	Urreisti 37'	Report	Santrač 79'	Attendance: 11,192 Referee: José Baltasar (Portugal)

4–4 on aggregate; Real Sociedad won on away goals.

Intertoto Cup

Group 6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	RYB	GCZ	AZ	ÖST
1	Rybnik	6	4	2	0	8	3	+5	10	—	1–0	2–2	2–1
2	Grasshopper Club	6	3	0	3	13	12	+1	6	0–2	—	3–2	4–2
3	AZ	6	2	2	2	8	8	0	6	0–0	3–1	—	1–0
4	Öster	6	1	0	5	7	13	−6	2	0–1	2–5	2–0	—

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.

Winterthur

Intertoto Cup

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	LNZ	BRA	B03	WIN
1	VÖEST Linz	6	6	0	18	6	+12	12	—	2–1	3–0	4–2
2	Inter Bratislava	6	4	2	13	6	+7	8	0–2	—	2–0	4–0
3	B 1903	6	1	5	8	13	−5	2	3–4	1–3	—	4–0
4	Winterthur	6	1	5	4	18	−14	2	0–3	1–3	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.

References

^ (red) dbFCZ (2006–2023). "FCZ 1975/76" (in German). dbFCZ. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (1976). "1975/76 Rangliste" [1975/76 Ranking] (in Swiss High German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.
^ Beck, Stephan (2023). "Schweizer Meisterschaft 1975/76 Nationalliga B" [Swiss Championship 1975/76 Nationalliga B] (in German). arowa.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g 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.
^ (red) Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (27 April 1976). "FC Basel - BSC Young Boys 3:5 n.V. (2:2, 1:2)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.

Sources

Switzerland 1975–76 at RSSSF
League Cup finals at RSSSF
European Competitions 1975–76 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 1974–75	Seasons in Swiss football	Succeeded by 1976–77

[dbFCZ-FCZ-1975/76-1] (red) dbFCZ (2006–2023). "FCZ 1975/76" (in German). dbFCZ. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

[fcb-achiv-FCB-1975/76_Rangliste-2] Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (1976). "1975/76 Rangliste" [1975/76 Ranking] (in Swiss High German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.

[arowa-FCA-1975/76_Rangliste-3] Beck, Stephan (2023). "Schweizer Meisterschaft 1975/76 Nationalliga B" [Swiss Championship 1975/76 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 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-1975/76-LC-FCB-YB-5] (red) Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (27 April 1976). "FC Basel - BSC Young Boys 3:5 n.V. (2:2, 1:2)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.

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