1969–70 in Swiss football

Football in Switzerland
Season	1969–70
Men's football
Nationalliga A	Basel
Nationalliga B	Sion
1. Liga	1. Liga champions:; Vevey-Sports; Group West:; Vevey-Sports; Group Central:; SR Delémont; Group South and East:; FC Baden
Swiss Cup	Zürich

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

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

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

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	Play-off to Nationalliga B
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	Play-off to Nationalliga B
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	Play-off to Nationalliga B
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

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

18 May 1970

Final

Zürich	4 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Basel
Volkert 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

Wankdorf, Bern

Attendance: 47,500

Referee:

Roland Marendaz Lausanne

Zürich won 4–1 after extra time.

Swiss Clubs in Europe

Basel as 1968–69 Nationalliga A champions: 1969–70 European Cup
St. Gallen as 1968–69 Swiss Cup winners: 1969–70 Cup Winners' Cup
Young Boys: Entered 1969 Intertoto Cup
Lugano: Entered 1969 Intertoto Cup
Bellinzona: Entered 1969 Intertoto Cup
Servette: Entered 1969 Intertoto Cup
La Chaux-de-Fonds: Entered 1969 Intertoto Cup

Basel

European Cup

First round

17 September 1969 First leg	Basel	0 – 0	Celtic	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
		Report		Attendance: 37,587 Referee: Rudolf Glöckner (East Germany)

1 October 1969 Second leg	Celtic	2 – 0 (2 – 0 agg.)	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

First round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Frem	2–2 (a)	St. Gallen	2–1	0–1

Second round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Levski-Spartak	4–0	St. Gallen	4–0	0–0

Young Boys

Intertoto Cup

Group 5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	NOR	RWI	HAN	YB
1	Norrköping	6	3	1	2	11	8	+3	7	—	3–2	1–0	1–2
2	Rapid Wien	6	2	2	2	13	7	+6	6	0–0	—	2–0	8–1
3	Hannover 96	6	2	2	2	7	8	−1	6	3–2	1–1	—	1–1
4	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

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	SZB	ÖST	GAE	LUG
1	Szombierki Bytom	6	3	2	1	17	6	+11	8	—	2–1	1–0	11–0
2	Östers IF	6	3	2	1	11	8	+3	8	3–1	—	3–2	1–0
3	Go Ahead Eagles	6	1	3	2	10	8	+2	5	2–2	1–1	—	1–1
4	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

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	ŽIL	ÖRE	NEC	BEL
1	Žilina	6	4	1	1	12	7	+5	9	—	4–1	2–1	3–0
2	Örebro	6	2	2	2	9	7	+2	6	3–0	—	1–1	1–2
3	NEC	6	1	4	1	8	7	+1	6	1–1	0–0	—	2–0
4	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

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	MAL	KAI	MAR	SER
1	Malmö FF	6	4	1	1	15	8	+7	9	—	4–0	1–0	4–2
2	Kaiserslautern	6	3	0	3	9	8	+1	6	1–3	—	6–0	1–0
3	Marseille	6	1	3	2	3	9	−6	5	1–1	1–0	—	1–1
4	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

Group 9

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	ODR	BEV	CDF	B13
1	Odra Opole	6	4	1	1	11	4	+7	9	—	2–0	3–0	2–0
2	Beveren-Waas	6	2	2	2	8	6	+2	6	0–0	—	4–0	1–1
3	La Chaux-de-Fonds	6	3	0	3	9	13	−4	6	3–2	3–2	—	3–1
4	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

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

Sources

Switzerland 1969–70 at RSSSF
European Competitions 1969–70 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 1968–69	Seasons in Swiss football	Succeeded by 1970–71

[fcb-achiv-FCB-1969/70_Rangliste-1] Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (1923). "1969/70 Rangliste" [1969/70 Ranking] (in Swiss High German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2024-11-16.

[dbFCZ-FCZ-1969/70-2] (red) dbFCZ (2023). "1969/70" (in German). dbFCZ. Retrieved 2024-11-16.

[arowa-FCA-1969/70_Rangliste-3] Beck, Stephan (2023). "Schweizer Meisterschaft 1969/70 Nationalliga B" [Swiss Championship 1969/70 Nationalliga B] (in German). arowa.ch. Retrieved 2024-11-16.

[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 7 (in German). Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

[dbFCZ-1969/70-Cup-Lugano-FCZ-5] (red) dbFCZ (2024). "Lugano - FCZ 0:2 (0:1)" (in German). dbFCZ. Retrieved 2024-11-16.

[dbFCZ-1969/70-Cup-FCZ-Lugano-6] (red) dbFCZ (2024). "FCZ - Lugano 3:1 (2:1)" (in German). dbFCZ. Retrieved 2024-11-16.

[fcb-achiv-1969/70-Cup-Servette-FCB-7] Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (2024). "Servette FC - FC Basel 0:2 (0:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2024-11-16.

[fcb-achiv-1969/70-Cup-FCB-Servette-8] Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (2024). "FC Basel - Servette FC 4:1 (2:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2024-11-16.

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