1968–69 in Swiss football

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Football in Switzerland
Season1968–69
Men's football
Nationalliga ABasel
Nationalliga BFC Wettingen
1. Liga1. Liga champions:
FC Martigny-Sports
Group West:
FC Martigny-Sports
Group Cenral:
FC Langenthal
Group South and East:
FC Frauenfeld
Swiss CupSt. Gallen
← 1967–68 Switzerland 1969–70 →

The following is a summary of the 1968–69 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Nationalliga A

Main article: 1968–69 Nationalliga A

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Basel[1] (C) 26 13 10 3 48 28 +20 36 Swiss Champions, qualified for 1969–70 European Cup
2 Lausanne-Sport 26 15 5 6 70 43 +27 35
3 Zürich[2] 26 12 6 8 61 37 +24 30
4 Young Boys 26 12 6 8 49 36 +13 30 Entered 1969 Intertoto Cup
5 Lugano 26 11 7 8 37 26 +11 29 Entered 1969 Intertoto Cup
6 Bellinzona 26 10 8 8 38 41 −3 28 Entered 1969 Intertoto Cup
7 FC Biel-Bienne 26 9 8 9 52 59 −7 26
8 Servette 26 9 7 10 32 39 −7 25 Entered 1969 Intertoto Cup
9 Grasshopper Club 26 7 9 10 43 47 −4 23
10 St. Gallen 26 6 11 9 29 37 −8 23 Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1969–70 Cup Winners' Cup
11 Winterthur 26 5 12 9 28 43 −15 22
12 La Chaux-de-Fonds 26 5 11 10 51 53 −2 21 Entered 1969 Intertoto Cup
13 Sion 26 7 6 13 39 52 −13 20 Relegated to 1969–70 Nationalliga B
14 Luzern 26 6 4 16 35 71 −36 16 Relegated to 1969–70 Nationalliga B
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, however with play-off for qualifiers;
(C) Champions

Nationalliga B

Main article: 1968–69 Nationalliga A § Nationalliga B

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Wettingen 26 15 6 5 47 24 +23 36 NLB Champions and promoted to 1969–70 Nationalliga A
2 FC Fribourg 26 12 10 4 43 24 +19 34 Promoted to 1969–70 Nationalliga A
3 SC Brühl 26 10 11 5 50 36 +14 31
4 FC Xamax 26 12 4 10 42 35 +7 28
5 FC Chiasso 26 10 8 8 32 38 −6 28
6 FC Grenchen 26 10 7 9 45 34 +11 27
7 FC Aarau[3] 26 9 8 9 33 32 +1 26
8 Young Fellows Zürich 26 8 10 8 31 38 −7 26
9 Mendrisiostar 26 9 7 10 25 36 −11 25
10 FC Thun 26 10 3 13 31 31 0 23
11 Etoile Carouge FC 26 7 9 10 27 33 −6 23
12 Urania Genève Sport 26 6 9 11 22 34 −12 21
13 FC Baden 26 6 8 12 19 33 −14 20 Relegated to 1969–70 1. Liga
14 FC Solothurn 26 6 4 16 27 46 −19 16 Relegated to 1969–70 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: 1968–69 Swiss 1. Liga

Group West

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Martigny-Sports 24 18 2 4 57 25 +32 38 To play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Monthey 24 16 5 3 58 24 +34 37 Decider for second position
3 Vevey-Sports 24 16 5 3 49 18 +31 37 Decider for second position
4 FC Cantonal Neuchâtel 24 10 6 8 36 37 −1 26
5 US Campagnes GE 24 8 8 8 29 30 −1 24
6 FC Le Locle 24 9 4 11 53 43 +10 22
7 Yverdon-Sport FC 24 8 5 11 35 38 −3 21
8 FC Moutier 24 6 7 11 34 49 −15 19
9 FC Meyrin 24 5 9 10 26 43 −17 19
10 CS Chênois 24 6 6 12 26 38 −12 18
11 FC Fontainemelon 24 7 3 14 32 47 −15 17 Play-out against relegation
12 FC Stade Nyonnais[4] 24 8 1 15 26 46 −20 17 Play-out against relegation
13 FC Stade Lausanne[4] 24 7 3 14 35 58 −23 17 Play-out against relegation
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 2 June 1969 in Martigny

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Monthey 2–0 Vevey-Sports

FC Monthey won and advanced to play-offs. Vevey-Sports remain in the division.

Play-out against relegation

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Stade Nyonnais 3–0 FC Fontainemelon
FC Stade Lausanne 1–3 FC Stade Nyonnais
FC Fontainemelon n/p FC Stade Lausanne

FC Stade Nyonnais won remain in the division. The match Fontainemelon against Lausanne was not played. Both teams were relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.[4]

Group Central

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Langenthal 24 15 4 5 44 29 +15 34 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Bern 24 13 5 6 43 30 +13 31
3 FC Nordstern Basel 24 12 6 6 49 49 0 30
4 FC Concordia Basel 24 11 5 8 40 39 +1 27
5 SC Burgdorf 24 10 5 9 44 39 +5 25
6 FC Minerva Bern 24 9 6 9 36 29 +7 24
7 FC Breitenbach 24 10 3 11 39 42 −3 23
8 FC Porrentruy 24 9 4 11 40 31 +9 22
9 FC Dürrenast 24 10 2 12 39 39 0 22
10 SC Zofingen 24 9 3 12 38 42 −4 21
11 FC Breite Basel 24 6 9 9 28 41 −13 21
12 FC Trimbach[4] 24 6 6 12 24 32 −8 18 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
13 BSC Old Boys[4] 24 4 6 14 27 49 −22 14
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 South and East

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Frauenfeld 24 14 5 5 44 27 +17 33 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 SC Buochs 24 14 4 6 54 30 +24 32
3 FC Amriswil 24 11 8 5 42 30 +12 30
4 FC Red Star Zürich 24 11 5 8 32 28 +4 27
5 FC Locarno 24 12 1 11 41 31 +10 25
6 FC Küsnacht 24 8 8 8 28 27 +1 24
7 SC Zug 24 8 8 8 28 30 −2 24
8 FC Emmenbrücke 24 9 4 11 34 43 −9 22
9 FC Uster 24 4 13 7 25 29 −4 21
10 FC Vaduz 24 8 5 11 28 35 −7 21
11 FC Oerlikon/Polizei ZH 24 9 2 13 37 39 −2 20
12 FC Blue Stars Zürich[4] 24 5 7 12 23 44 −21 17 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
13 FC Schaffhausen[4] 24 4 8 12 26 49 −23 16
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 8 and 15 June 1969.

Qualification round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Martigny-Sports 2–1 SC Buochs
SC Buochs 1–1 FC Martigny-Sports

FC Martigny-Sports won 3–2 on aggregate and continued to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Langenthal 2–0 FC Monthey
FC Monthey 3–1 FC Langenthal

3–3 on aggregate. Both teams continued to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Frauenfeld 1–1 FC Bern
FC Bern 0–1 FC Frauenfeld

FC Frauenfeld win 2–1 on aggregate and continued to the finals.

Final round

The finals were played on 22 and 29 June 1969.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Martigny-Sports 3–0 FC Monthey
FC Monthey 1–0 FC Martigny-Sports

FC Martigny-Sports win 3–1 on aggregate, are declaired as 1. champions and are promoted to 1969–70 Nationalliga B.[4]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Langenthal 4–0 FC Frauenfeld
FC Frauenfeld 3–1 FC Langenthal

FC Langenthal win 5–3 on aggregate and are promoted to 1969–70 Nationalliga B.[4]

Swiss Cup

Main article: 1968–69 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.

Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were:

  • Third round: teams from the NLA with a bye.
  • Fourth round: St. Gallen-Wettingen 3:2. Bellinzona-Buochs 4:1.
  • Fifth round: St. Gallen-YB 2:1. Bellinzona-Lausanne 3:2.
  • Quarter-finals: Lugano-St. Gallen 0:1 (a.e.t.). Bellinzona-Sion 3:1.
  • Semi-finals: St. Gallen-Servette 3:0. Bellinzona-GC 2:1.

Final

The final was held in the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern on Whit Monday 1969. Although Bellinzona had already been Swiss champions in 1948, neither club held ever won the Swiss Cup title before. St. Gallen had never won a title before and this was their first, both goals were scored by Rudolf Nafziger.[5]

St. Gallen2–0Bellinzona
Nafziger File:Soccerball shade.svg 61', 71' Fussball Schweiz
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Switzerland Gilbert Droz (Marin-Epagnier)

Swiss Clubs in Europe

Zürich

European Cup

Main article: 1968–69 European Cup
First round
18 September 1968 First leg Zürich Switzerland 1–3 Denmark AB Letzigrund, Zürich
Winiger File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' Report Hansen File:Soccerball shade.svg 22'
Wiberg File:Soccerball shade.svg 25'
Petersen File:Soccerball shade.svg 62'		 Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Juan Gardeazábal Garay (Spain)
2 October 1968 Second leg AB Denmark 1–2 Switzerland Zürich Københavns Idrætapark, Copenhagen
Petersen File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' Report Künzli File:Soccerball shade.svg 42', 80' Attendance: 9,557
Referee: Malcolm Wright (Northern Ireland)

AB won 4–3 on aggregate.

Lugano

Cup Winners' Cup

Main article: 1968–69 European Cup Winners' Cup
First round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lugano Switzerland 0–4 Spain Barcelona 0–1 0–3

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1968 Intertoto Cup
Group A6
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts ADO PAR LUG
1 Netherlands ADO Den Haag 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 6 — 2–0 2–0
2 France RCF Paris 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 5 3–0 — 2–1
3 Switzerland Lugano 4 0 1 3 2 6 −4 1 1–2 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.

Lausanne-Sport

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1968 Intertoto Cup
Group B7
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts EIN LS TIN AB
1 West Germany Eintracht Braunschweig 6 4 1 1 11 7 +4 9 — 2–1 3–1 2–0
2 Switzerland Lausanne-Sport 6 3 1 2 14 10 +4 7 4–2 — 4–1 2–2
3 Austria Wacker Innsbruck 6 2 0 4 8 12 −4 4 1–2 3–2 — 0–1
4 Denmark AB 6 1 2 3 3 7 −4 4 0–0 0–1 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.

Biel-Bienne

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1968 Intertoto Cup
Group B1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts KMS LIN HEL BIE
1 East Germany FC Karl-Marx-Stadt 6 3 2 1 9 4 +5 8 — 1–1 3–0 3–0
2 Austria LASK 6 2 3 1 14 10 +4 7 2–0 — 4–1 3–3
3 Sweden Helsingborg 6 3 1 2 10 9 +1 7 0–0 2–1 — 3–0
4 Switzerland Biel-Bienne 6 0 2 4 8 18 −10 2 1–2 3–3 1–4 —
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.

La Chaux-de-Fonds

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1968 Intertoto Cup
Group B2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts ROS KAT ÖRE CDF
1 East Germany Hansa Rostock 6 5 1 0 10 3 +7 11 — 2–0 1–0 3–1
2 Poland Katowice 6 3 0 3 4 5 −1 6 0–1 — 1–0 2–1
3 Sweden Örebro 6 2 1 3 14 4 +10 5 1–1 0–1 — 9–0
4 Switzerland La Chaux-de-Fonds 6 1 0 5 4 20 −16 2 1–2 1–0 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: 1968 Intertoto Cup
Group B8
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts LEG HAN FRE BEL
1 Poland Legia Warsaw 6 4 2 0 16 6 +10 10 — 2–2 4–0 4–0
2 West Germany Hannover 96 6 3 2 1 16 7 +9 8 2–3 — 3–0 4–1
3 Denmark Frem 6 2 1 3 7 9 −2 5 1–2 0–0 — 2–0
4 Switzerland Bellinzona 6 0 1 5 3 20 −17 1 1–1 1–5 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.

References

  1. ↑ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (2024). "Rangliste 1968/69" [Ranking 1968/69] (in Schweizer Hochdeutsch). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  2. ↑ (red) dbFCZ (2023). "FCZ Saison 1968/69" [FCZ season 1968/69] (in Schweizer Hochdeutsch). dbFCZ. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  3. ↑ Beck, Stephan (2023). "Schweizer Meisterschaft FCA Rangliste 1968/69" [Swiss Championship FCA Ranking 1968/69] (in Schweizer Hochdeutsch). arowa.ch. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 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 Deutsch). Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  5. ↑ (red) FC St.Gallen Event AG (11 August 2020). "Rudolf Nafziger" (in Schweizer Hochdeutsch). fcsg.ch. Retrieved 2024-11-16.

Sources

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