1969–70 in Swiss football

Football in Switzerland
Season1969–70
Men's football
Nationalliga ABasel
Nationalliga BSion
1. Liga1. Liga champions:
Vevey-Sports
Group West:
Vevey-Sports
Group Central:
SR Delémont
Group South and East:
FC Baden
Swiss CupZürich
← 1968–69 Switzerland 1970–71 →

The following is a summary of the 1969–70 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Nationalliga A

Main article: 1969–70 Nationalliga A

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Basel[1] 26 15 7 4 59 23 +36 37 Swiss Champions, qualified for 1970–71 European Cup
2 Lausanne-Sport 26 12 12 2 54 36 +18 36 Entered 1970 Intertoto Cup
3 Zürich[2] 26 15 4 7 49 29 +20 34 Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1970–71 Cup Winners' Cup
4 Grasshopper Club 26 12 7 7 39 24 +15 31 Entered 1970 Intertoto Cup
5 Young Boys 26 13 5 8 52 41 +11 31
6 Lugano 26 10 10 6 43 37 +6 30
7 Servette 26 10 9 7 53 37 +16 29 Entered 1970 Intertoto Cup
8 Winterthur 26 11 5 10 50 41 +9 27 Entered 1970 Intertoto Cup
9 La Chaux-de-Fonds 26 9 3 14 36 55 −19 21
10 Bellinzona 26 6 8 12 26 43 −17 20
11 Fribourg 26 7 5 14 27 37 −10 19
12 Biel-Bienne 26 7 5 14 28 55 −27 19
13 Wettingen 26 6 3 17 33 62 −29 15 Relegated to 1970–71 Nationalliga B
14 St. Gallen 26 6 3 17 28 57 −29 15 Relegated to 1970–71 Nationalliga B
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, however with play-off for qualifiers;


Nationalliga B

Main article: 1969–70 Nationalliga A § Nationalliga B

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Sion 26 14 9 3 62 27 +35 37 NLB Champions and promoted to 1970–71 Nationalliga A
2 FC Luzern 26 15 5 6 58 39 +19 35 Promoted to 1970–71 Nationalliga A
3 FC Grenchen 26 13 6 7 49 28 +21 32
4 Mendrisiostar 26 8 13 5 41 25 +16 29
5 Young Fellows Zürich 26 10 8 8 42 31 +11 28
6 FC Xamax 26 11 6 9 48 45 +3 28
7 FC Chiasso 26 10 6 10 37 35 +2 26
8 SC Brühl 26 8 10 8 34 38 −4 26
9 Etoile Carouge FC 26 9 6 11 43 47 −4 24
10 FC Aarau[3] 26 9 6 11 22 26 −4 24
11 Urania Genève Sport 26 7 9 10 37 41 −4 23
12 FC Martigny-Sports 26 9 5 12 26 46 −20 23
13 FC Thun[4] 26 3 12 11 25 45 −20 18 Relegated to 1970–71 1. Liga
14 FC Langenthal[4] 26 3 5 18 25 76 −51 11 Relegated to 1970–71 1. Liga
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, however with play-off for qualifiers;

1. Liga

Main article: 1969–70 Swiss 1. Liga

Group West

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Vevey-Sports 24 16 3 5 49 20 +29 35 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Monthey 24 14 4 6 66 34 +32 32
3 FC Stade Nyonnais 24 11 6 7 48 32 +16 28
4 FC Raron 24 9 9 6 34 33 +1 27
5 FC Meyrin 24 10 5 9 40 41 −1 25
6 CS Chênois 24 9 6 9 29 31 −2 24
7 FC Le Locle 24 11 2 11 41 46 −5 24
8 FC Minerva Bern 24 9 6 9 24 36 −12 24
9 FC Bern 24 9 3 12 42 34 +8 21
10 Yverdon-Sport FC 24 6 7 11 30 36 −6 19
11 ASI Audax-Friul 24 7 5 12 23 45 −22 19
12 US Campagnes GE 24 6 5 13 26 39 −13 17 To relegation play-out
13 ES FC Malley 24 7 3 14 31 56 −25 17 To relegation play-out
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Group Central

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 SR Delémont 24 15 7 2 47 20 +27 37 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Moutier 24 14 5 5 47 26 +21 33
3 SC Burgdorf 24 11 7 6 43 28 +15 29
4 FC Dürrenast 24 10 8 6 51 33 +18 28
5 FC Porrentruy 24 8 11 5 34 26 +8 27
6 FC Breite Basel 24 9 6 9 47 44 +3 24
7 FC Solothurn 24 7 7 10 39 37 +2 21
8 FC Emmenbrücke 24 7 6 11 24 32 −8 20
9 FC Nordstern Basel 24 8 4 12 30 43 −13 20
10 SC Zofingen 24 7 5 12 34 46 −12 19
11 FC Breitenbach 24 7 5 12 37 52 −15 19
12 FC Concordia Basel 24 6 6 12 27 42 −15 18 Play-out against relegation
13 FC Sursee[4] 24 6 5 13 28 59 −31 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.

Group South and East

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Baden 24 14 6 4 35 20 +15 34 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 SC Buochs 24 13 6 5 49 27 +22 32
3 FC Locarno 24 9 9 6 24 21 +3 27
4 SC Zug 24 8 10 6 28 20 +8 26
5 FC Amriswil 24 9 8 7 40 34 +6 26
6 FC Küsnacht 24 8 8 8 26 27 −1 24
7 FC Frauenfeld 24 9 5 10 30 33 −3 23
8 FC Rorschach 24 7 9 8 29 32 −3 23
9 FC Uster 24 9 5 10 35 39 −4 23
10 FC Vaduz 24 7 8 9 32 33 −1 22
11 FC Red Star Zürich 24 5 11 8 32 36 −4 21
12 SCI Juventus Zürich 24 6 6 12 23 35 −12 18 Play-out against relegation
13 FC Oerlikon/Polizei ZH[4] 24 4 5 15 28 54 −26 13 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Promotion play-off

The three group winners played a two legged tie against one of the runners-up to decide the finalists. The games were played on 7 and 14 June 1970.

Qualification round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Baden 0–4 FC Monthey
FC Monthey 3–1 FC Baden

FC Monthey won 7–1 on aggregate and continued to the finals. FC Baden remain in the division.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
SR Delémont 3–3 SC Buochs
SC Buochs 3–1 SR Delémont

SC Buochs won 6–4 on aggregate and continued to the finals. SR Delémont qualified for finals as lucky loser

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Vevey-Sports 3–1 FC Moutier
FC Moutier 2–3 Vevey-Sports

Vevey-Sports won 6–3 on aggregate and continued to the finals. FC Moutier remain in the division.

Final round

The matches were played on 21 and 28 June.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
SC Buochs 1–0 Vevey-Sports
Vevey-Sports 2–1 SC Buochs

Vevey-Sports declaired 1. Liga champions and were promoted to 1970–71 Nationalliga B.[4]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Monthey 1–0 SR Delémont
SR Delémont 3–2 FC Monthey

Play-off for second place

This took place on 5 July at Stadion Neufeld in Bern

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

FC Monthey won and were promoted to 1970–71 Nationalliga B. SR Delémont remain in the division.[4]

Relegation play-out

First round

The play-outs took place on 21 June.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
US Campagnes GE 1–2 ES FC Malley

ES FC Malley won and continued in the final. US Campagnes GE were relegated directly to 2. Liga Interregional.[4]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Concordia Basel 3–1 SCI Juventus Zürich

FC Concordia Basel continued in the final. SCI Juventus Zürich were directly relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.[4]

Final

The final took place on 28 June 1970.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
ES FC Malley 0–3 FC Concordia Basel

FC Concordia Basel remain in the division. ES FC Malley were relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.[4]

Swiss Cup

Main article: 1969–70 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. Here, in case of a draw after extra time, the replay was to be decided with a penalty shoot-out. This season would enclude a first test with two legged quarter- and semi-finals. The final was held in the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern.

Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were:

  • Third round: teams from the NLA with a bye.
  • Fourth round: Küsnacht-Zürich 1:8. Basel-Minerva 10:0.
  • Fifth round: Zürich-GC 5:1. Basel-Grenchen 3:2.
  • Quarter-finals: First leg: Zürich-Mendrisio 1:1; Return leg: Mendrisio-Zürich 1:3 (a.e.t.). (agg. 2:4). Xamax-Basel 0:2. Basel-Xamax 5:2 (agg. 7:2).
  • Semi-finals: First leg: Lugano-Zürich 0:2[5] Return leg: Zürich-Lugano 3:1 (agg. 5:1).[6] Servette-Basel 0:2[7] Basel-Servette 4:1 (agg. 6:1).[8]

Final

Final
Zürich4 – 1 (a.e.t.)Basel
Volkert Yellow card 36'
Quentin 74' (1:1)
Künzli 92' (2:1)
Künzli 101' (3:1)
Corti 113' (4:1)		 FCB summary
FCZ summary
Fussball-Schweiz		 62' (0:1) Odermatt
Attendance: 47,500
Referee: Switzerland Roland Marendaz Lausanne

Zürich won 4–1 after extra time.

Swiss Clubs in Europe

Basel

European Cup

Main article: 1969–70 European Cup
First round
17 September 1969 First leg Basel Switzerland 0 – 0 Scotland Celtic St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Report Attendance: 37,587
Referee: Rudolf Glöckner (East Germany)
1 October 1969 Second leg Celtic Scotland 2 – 0
(2 – 0 agg.)		 Switzerland Basel Celtic Park, Glasgow
Hood 1'
Gemmell 70'		 Report Attendance: 49,976
Referee: Gyula Emsberger (Hungary)

Celtic won 2–0 on aggregate.

St. Gallen

Cup Winners' Cup

Main article: 1969–70 European Cup Winners' Cup
First round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Frem Denmark 2–2 (a) Switzerland St. Gallen 2–1 0–1
Second round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Levski-Spartak Bulgaria 4–0 Switzerland St. Gallen 4–0 0–0

Young Boys

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1969 Intertoto Cup
Group 5
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts NOR RWI HAN YB
1 Sweden Norrköping 6 3 1 2 11 8 +3 7 — 3–2 1–0 1–2
2 Austria Rapid Wien 6 2 2 2 13 7 +6 6 0–0 — 2–0 8–1
3 West Germany Hannover 96 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 6 3–2 1–1 — 1–1
4 Switzerland Young Boys 6 2 1 3 8 16 −8 5 1–4 2–0 1–2 —
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.

Lugano

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1969 Intertoto Cup
Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts SZB ÖST GAE LUG
1 Poland Szombierki Bytom 6 3 2 1 17 6 +11 8 — 2–1 1–0 11–0
2 Sweden Östers IF 6 3 2 1 11 8 +3 8 3–1 — 3–2 1–0
3 Netherlands Go Ahead Eagles 6 1 3 2 10 8 +2 5 2–2 1–1 — 1–1
4 Switzerland Lugano 6 0 3 3 3 19 −16 3 0–0 2–1 0–4 —
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.

Bellinzona

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1969 Intertoto Cup
Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts ŽIL ÖRE NEC BEL
1 Czechoslovakia Žilina 6 4 1 1 12 7 +5 9 — 4–1 2–1 3–0
2 Sweden Örebro 6 2 2 2 9 7 +2 6 3–0 — 1–1 1–2
3 Netherlands NEC 6 1 4 1 8 7 +1 6 1–1 0–0 — 2–0
4 Switzerland Bellinzona 6 1 1 4 6 14 −8 3 1–2 0–3 3–3 —
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

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1969 Intertoto Cup
Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts MAL KAI MAR SER
1 Sweden Malmö FF 6 4 1 1 15 8 +7 9 — 4–0 1–0 4–2
2 West Germany Kaiserslautern 6 3 0 3 9 8 +1 6 1–3 — 6–0 1–0
3 France Marseille 6 1 3 2 3 9 −6 5 1–1 1–0 — 1–1
4 Switzerland Servette 6 1 2 3 7 9 −2 4 4–2 0–1 0–0 —
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.

La Chaux-de-Fonds

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1969 Intertoto Cup
Group 9
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts ODR BEV CDF B13
1 Poland Odra Opole 6 4 1 1 11 4 +7 9 — 2–0 3–0 2–0
2 Belgium Beveren-Waas 6 2 2 2 8 6 +2 6 0–0 — 4–0 1–1
3 Switzerland La Chaux-de-Fonds 6 3 0 3 9 13 −4 6 3–2 3–2 — 3–1
4 Denmark B 1913 6 1 1 4 4 9 −5 3 1–2 0–1 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

  1. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (1923). "1969/70 Rangliste" [1969/70 Ranking] (in Swiss High German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  2. ^ (red) dbFCZ (2023). "1969/70" (in German). dbFCZ. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  3. ^ Beck, Stephan (2023). "Schweizer Meisterschaft 1969/70 Nationalliga B" [Swiss Championship 1969/70 Nationalliga B] (in German). arowa.ch. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  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 7 (in German). Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  5. ^ (red) dbFCZ (2024). "Lugano - FCZ 0:2 (0:1)" (in German). dbFCZ. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  6. ^ (red) dbFCZ (2024). "FCZ - Lugano 3:1 (2:1)" (in German). dbFCZ. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  7. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (2024). "Servette FC - FC Basel 0:2 (0:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  8. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (2024). "FC Basel - Servette FC 4:1 (2:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2024-11-16.

Sources

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