1938–39 Nationalliga

Nationalliga
Season1938–39
Dates4 September 1938 to
30 April 1939
ChampionsGrasshopper Club
RelegatedBasel
Matches played132
Top goalscorerJosef Artimovicz (Grenchen)
15 goals

The following is the summary of the Swiss National League in the 1938–39 football season. This was the 42nd season of top-tier football in Switzerland.

Overview

At this time, the Swiss Football Association (ASF/SFV) had 12 member clubs in the top-tier and 24 clubs in the second-tier. The 12 top-tier teams played a double round-robin to decide their league table positions. Two points were awarded for a win and one point was awarded for a draw. The first placed team at the end of the season would be awarded the Swiss championship title and the last placed team would be relegated to the 1939–40 1. Liga.[1]

Nationalliga

The league season began with the first matchday on 4 September 1938 and was concluded with the last round on 30 April 1939.

Teams, locations

Team Based in Canton Stadium Capacity
FC Basel Basel Basel-Stadt Landhof 4,000
FC Biel-Bienne Biel/Bienne Bern Stadion Gurzelen 5,500
Grasshopper Club Zürich Zürich Zürich Hardturm 20,000
FC Grenchen Grenchen Solothurn Stadium Brühl 15,100
FC La Chaux-de-Fonds La Chaux-de-Fonds Neuchâtel Centre Sportif de la Charrière 12,700
FC Lausanne-Sport Lausanne Vaud Pontaise 30,000
FC Lugano Lugano Ticino Cornaredo Stadium 6,330
FC Luzern Lucerne Lucerne Stadion Allmend 25,000
FC Nordstern Basel Basel Basel-Stadt Rankhof 7,600
Servette FC Geneva Geneva Stade des Charmilles 27,000
Young Boys Bern Bern Wankdorf Stadium 56,000
FC Young Fellows Zürich Zürich Utogrund 2,850

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Grasshopper Club 22 12 7 3 34 20 +14 31 Swiss Champions
2 Grenchen 22 10 7 5 38 30 +8 27
3 Lugano 22 11 5 6 29 23 +6 27
4 Servette[2] 22 11 4 7 43 28 +15 26
5 Nordstern Basel 22 8 7 7 29 24 +5 23
6 Lausanne-Sport 22 8 6 8 34 28 +6 22 Swiss Cup winners
7 La Chaux-de-Fonds 22 9 4 9 29 41 −12 22
8 Luzern 22 7 5 10 42 45 −3 19
9 Young Fellows Zürich 22 6 6 10 29 31 −2 18
10 Young Boys[3] 22 4 9 9 22 35 −13 17
11 Biel-Bienne 22 4 9 9 22 39 −17 17
12 Basel[4] 22 5 5 12 29 36 −7 15 Relegated to 1939–40 1. Liga
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, however with play-off for qualifiers;

For the Grasshopper Club this was their ninth championship title.

Results

Home \ Away BAS BB CDF GCZ GRE LS LUG LUZ NOR SER YB YFZ
Basel 0–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–0 7–0 4–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1
Biel-Bienne 4–1 2–0 0–0 1–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–1
La Chaux-de-Fonds 2–0 2–3 2–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–0
Grasshopper Club 4–0 3–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–0
Grenchen 3–2 3–1 4–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–4 2–2
Lausanne-Sports 2–0 3–0 6–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 4–0 2–1
Lugano 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 3–1
Luzern 4–3 5–1 2–3 3–1 2–2 3–1 1–2 2–1 2–4 1–0 5–2
Nordstern 4–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1
Servette 2–1 6–0 2–0 2–3 1–1 2–2 0–1 3–1 3–0 2–1 2–5
Young Boys 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 5–2 1–5 1–3 0–3
Young Fellows 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–1 1–2 3–0 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–3 2–0
Source: rsssf.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Topscorers

Rank Player Nat. Goals Club
1. Josef Artimovicz Austria 15 Grenchen
2. Georges Aeby Switzerland 13 Servette
3. Adolf Semp Austria 12 Luzern

Further in Swiss football

References

  1. ^ Erste Liga (SFV) (2022). "Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg ab Saison 1931/32 bis 2022" [First League statistics on promotion and relegation from the 1931/32 season to 2022] (PDF). PDF page 1 (in German). Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  2. ^ Reichmuth, Daniel (2024). "Servette Rangliste 1938/39" [Servette ranking 1938/39] (PDF) (in French). super-servette-ch. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  3. ^ (red) BSC Young Boys AG (2024). "YB Saison 1938/39" [YB season 1938/39] (in Swiss High German). BSC Young Boys AG. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  4. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (2024). "FCB Rangliste 1938/39" [FCB Ranking 1938/39] (in Swiss High German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2024-11-16.

Sources

Preceded by
1937–38 		Nationalliga
seasons in
Switzerland 		Succeeded by
1939–40
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