1973–74 in Swiss football

Football in Switzerland
Season1973–74
Men's football
Nationalliga AZürich
Nationalliga BLuzern
1. Liga1. Liga champions:
FC Raron
Group West:
FC Bulle
Group Cenral:
FC Solothurn
Group South and East:
FC Gossau
1973–74 Swiss CupSion
1973 Swiss League CupGrasshopper Club
Women's football
Swiss Women's Super LeagueDFC Aarau
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The following is a summary of the 1973–74 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Nationalliga A

Main article: 1973–74 Nationalliga A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Zürich[1] 26 20 5 1 67 20 +47 45 Champions, qualified for 1974–75 European Cup
and entered 1974 Intertoto Cup
2 Grasshopper Club 26 12 9 5 41 27 +14 33 Qualified for 1974–75 UEFA Cup
and entered 1974 Intertoto Cup
3 Servette 26 12 8 6 49 35 +14 32 Qualified for 1974–75 UEFA Cup
4 Winterthur 26 13 6 7 42 29 +13 32 Entered 1974 Intertoto Cup
5 Basel[2] 26 13 3 10 57 39 +18 29
6 Young Boys 26 10 8 8 52 38 +14 28
7 Xamax 26 10 6 10 38 38 0 26 Entered 1974 Intertoto Cup
8 Lausanne-Sport 26 9 8 9 45 48 −3 26
9 St. Gallen 26 10 5 11 38 48 −10 25
10 Sion 26 5 12 9 24 31 −7 22 Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1974–75 Cup Winners' Cup
11 Chênois 26 7 8 11 30 48 −18 22
12 Lugano 26 4 9 13 20 44 −24 17
13 La Chaux-de-Fonds 26 3 10 13 28 51 −23 16 Relegated to 1974–75 Nationalliga B
14 Chiasso 26 2 7 17 18 53 −35 11 Relegated to 1974–75 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: 1973–74 Nationalliga A § Nationalliga B

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Luzern 26 16 6 4 60 24 +36 38 NLB Champions and promoted to 1974–75 Nationalliga A
2 Vevey Sports 26 15 7 4 48 28 +20 37 Promoted to 1974–75 Nationalliga A
3 FC Grenchen 26 14 8 4 59 47 +12 36
4 FC Aarau[3] 26 9 10 7 34 29 +5 28
5 FC Nordstern Basel 26 9 9 8 37 36 +1 27
6 AC Bellinzona 26 10 7 9 41 44 −3 27
7 FC Wettingen 26 8 10 8 49 42 +7 26
8 FC Fribourg 26 10 5 11 36 32 +4 25
9 FC Biel-Bienne 26 7 11 8 33 37 −4 25
10 FC Martigny-Sports 26 7 8 11 24 35 −11 22
11 Mendrisiostar 26 6 10 10 28 41 −13 22
12 Etoile Carouge FC 26 7 7 12 30 38 −8 21
13 FC Young Fellows Zürich[4] 26 7 4 15 41 54 −13 18 Relegated to 1974–75 1. Liga
14 FC Tössfeld[5][4] 26 3 6 17 23 56 −33 12 Relegated to 1974–75 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: 1973–74 Swiss 1. Liga

Group West

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Bulle 24 14 6 4 53 32 +21 34 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Raron 24 14 4 6 39 20 +19 32
3 FC Monthey 24 12 4 8 37 24 +13 28
4 FC Dürrenast 24 9 8 7 45 43 +2 26
5 FC Stade Nyonnais 24 9 8 7 36 39 −3 26
6 FC Le Locle 24 9 7 8 48 35 +13 25
7 ASI Audax-Friul 24 9 6 9 45 51 −6 24
8 FC Sierre 24 8 7 9 33 42 −9 23
9 FC Meyrin 24 8 6 10 33 33 0 22
10 Central Fribourg 24 9 4 11 38 42 −4 22
11 Yverdon-Sport FC 24 8 5 11 26 27 −1 21 Play-out against relegation
12 FC Thun 24 7 7 10 38 46 −8 21
13 Urania Genève Sport[4] 24 2 4 18 28 65 −37 8 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.

Decider for eleventh place

The decider was played on 1 June in Solothurn.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Yverdon-Sport FC 3–2 FC Thun

Yverdon-Sport FC win and remain in division. FC Thun are relegated directly to 2. Liga Interregional.[4]

Group Cenral

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Solothurn 24 14 5 5 37 21 +16 33 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Brunnen 24 13 6 5 51 32 +19 32
3 FC Emmenbrücke 24 13 4 7 54 34 +20 30
4 SR Delémont 24 11 7 6 36 20 +16 29
5 FC Concordia Basel 24 9 7 8 33 36 −3 25
6 FC Laufen 24 9 5 10 33 37 −4 23
7 FC Porrentruy 24 8 7 9 32 43 −11 23
8 SC Zug 24 7 8 9 31 33 −2 22
9 SC Buochs 24 8 5 11 37 39 −2 21
10 FC Bern 24 10 1 13 45 48 −3 21
11 SC Kriens 24 6 9 9 34 41 −7 21
12 FC Moutier [4] 24 3 10 11 26 44 −18 16 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
13 FC Deitingen[4] 24 6 4 14 40 61 −21 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.


Group South and East

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Gossau 24 15 6 3 54 28 +26 36 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 US Giubiasco 24 12 10 2 32 21 +11 34
3 FC Frauenfeld 24 13 6 5 51 27 +24 32
4 FC Baden 24 13 6 5 39 20 +19 32
5 FC Chur 24 13 6 5 47 30 +17 32
6 SC Brühl 24 11 4 9 38 44 −6 26
7 FC Uzwil 24 10 5 9 37 38 −1 25
8 FC Blue Stars Zürich 24 8 7 9 41 38 +3 23
9 FC Locarno 24 7 6 11 30 31 −1 20
10 FC Schaffhausen 24 6 8 10 29 37 −8 20
11 FC Red Star Zürich 24 4 7 13 25 54 −29 15
12 FC Rapid Lugano[4] 24 1 7 16 10 40 −30 9 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
13 FC Rorschach[4] 24 4 0 20 31 56 −25 8
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 1 and 8 June.

First round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Brunnen 2–1 FC Bulle
FC Bulle 0–0 FC Brunnen

FC Brunnen win 2–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Gossau 0–0 FC Raron
FC Raron 2–0 FC Gossau

FC Raron win 2–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Solothurn 1–1 US Giubiasco
US Giubiasco 1–1 FC Solothurn

2–2 on aggregate. Giubiasco qualified as best classed in the regular season and continue to the finals.

Final round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RAR GIU BRN
1 FC Raron 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 2 Promoted to Nationalliga B — — 3–0
2 US Giubiasco 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 Promoted to Nationalliga B 1–0 — —
3 FC Brunnen 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 2 — 2–1 —
Source: RSSSF

FC Raron are 1. Liga champions, US Giubiasco are runners-up and these two teams are promoted.[4]

Swiss Cup

Main article: 1973–74 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: Bulle Sion 1:4. Martigny Xamax 0:6.
  • Fifth round: Sion Servette 3:0. Xamax Chiasso 2:0.
  • Quarter-finals: First leg: Sion Basel 1:0. Return leg: Basel Sion 2:2 (agg. 2:3). First leg: Xamax Chênois 5:1. Return leg: Chênois Xamax 0:2 (agg. 1:7).
  • Semi-finals: First leg: Sion Lausanne 0:0. Return leg: Lausanne Sion 1:1 (agg 1:1, Sion won on away goals). First leg: Xamax GC 0:0. Return leg: GC Xamax 1:1 (agg. 1:1, Xamax won on away goals).

Final

Sion3–2Xamax
Luttrop 7' (pen.)
Barberis 14'
Pillet 43'		 Summary 84' Elsig
87' Mathez
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Switzerland Hans Wieland (Grenchen)

Swiss League Cup

Main article: 1973 Swiss League Cup

The 1973 League Cup was played as a pre-season tournament. In the first round the best eight placed teams from the previous league season had a bye, the other 20 league teams participated, playing a two legged round. The best eight winners qualified for the second round. The remainder of the tournament was a played in single-elimination. 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 took place on 10 October 1973 at Letzigrund in Zürich.

Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were:

  • First round: GC bye. Winterthur bye.
  • Second round: Zürich-GC 1:1 (a.e.t.) 3:4 (p). Winterthur-Luzern 1:0.
  • Quarter-finals: Vevey-GC 1:4. St. Gallen-Winterthur 1:2.
  • Semi-finals: GC-Servette 2:0. Biel-Bienne-Winterthur 1:3.

Final

Grasshopper Club2–2 aet (a.e.t.)Winterthur
Elsener 71'
Ohlhauser 76'		 Summary 25', 66' Risi
Penalties
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Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Switzerland Anton Bucheli (Lucerne)

Swiss Clubs in Europe

Basel

European Cup

Main article: 1973–74 European Cup
First round
18 September 1973 First leg Fram Iceland 0–5 Switzerland Basel St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 2' (1:0) Cubillas
21' (2:0) Balmer
75' (3:0) Hasler
85' (4:0) Balmer
88' (5:0) Demarmels		 Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Hungary Sandor Petri
Note: Fram home game
20 September 1973 Second leg Basel Switzerland 6–2
(11–2 agg.)		 Iceland Fram Kleinholz Stadion, Olten
20:00 Tanner 4' (0:1)
Cubillas 24' (0:2)
Geirsson 39' (o.g. 0:3)
Tanner 56' (1:4)
Wampfler 60' (1:5)
Stohler 66' (pen. 1:6)		 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 52' (1:3) Leifsson
78' (2:6) Elíasson		 Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Hungary Karoly Palotai
Note: Home game of FCB. Organised by FC Olten

Basel won 11–2 on aggregate'

Second round
24 October 1973 First leg Club Brugge Belgium 2–1 Switzerland Basel Jan Breydel Stadium, Sint-Andries, Bruges
Carteus 7' (1:0)
Thio 60' (pen. 2:1)		 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 Yellow card 28' Wampfler
Yellow card 36' Mundschin
39' (pen. 1:1) Odermatt
Yellow card 71' Demarmels		 Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Republic of Ireland John Carpenter
7 November 1973 Second leg Basel Switzerland 6–4
(7–6 agg.)		 Belgium Club Brugge St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Rüssmann 19' (o.g. 1:0)
Balmer 31' (2:2)
Wampfler 37' (3:2)
Hitzfeld 63' (pen. 4:3)
Hitzfeld 70' (5:4)
Hitzfeld 87' (6:4)		 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 23' (1:1) Lambert
28' (1:2) Carteus
46' (pen. 3:3) Lambert
68' (4:4) Lambert
Yellow card 84' Geels
Yellow card 87' Bastjins		 Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Denmark B. Nielsen

Basel won 7–6 on aggregate

Quarter-final
27 February 1974 First leg FC Basel Switzerland 3–2 Scotland Celtic St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Hitzfeld 28' (1:1)
Odermatt 31' (2:1)
Demarmels Yellow card 54'
Hitzfeld 64' (pen. 3:2)		 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 21' (0:1) Wilson
57' (2:2) Dalglish		 Attendance: 25,000
Referee: East Germany Günter Männig
20 March 1974 Second leg Celtic Scotland 4–2 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 agg.)		 Switzerland FC Basel Celtic Park, Glasgow
20:00 Dalglish 14' (1:0)
Deans 18' (2:0)
Hood Yellow card 43'
Callaghan 62' (3:2)
Murray 114'		 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 33' (2:1) Mundschin
Yellow card 36' Tanner
48' (2:2) Balmer		 Attendance: 71,000
Referee: France Michel Kitabidjan

Celtic won 6–5 on aggregate

Zürich

Cup Winners' Cup

Main article: 1973–74 European Cup Winners' Cup
First round
19 September 1973 First leg Anderlecht Belgium 3–2 Switzerland Zürich Émile Versé Stadium, Brussels
Rensenbrink 46', 49', 52' Stierli 21'
Katić 29'		 Attendance: 14,729
Referee: Alistair McKenzie (Scotland)
3 October 1973 Second leg Zürich Switzerland 1–0
(3–3 agg.)		 Belgium Anderlecht Letzigrund, Zürich
Rutschmann 29' (pen.) Attendance: 19,658
Referee: Antonio Rigo Sureda (Spain)

3-3 on aggregate, Zürich won on away goals.

Second round
23 October 1973 First leg Zürich Switzerland 0–0 Sweden Malmö FF Letzigrund, Zürich
Attendance: 10,957
Referee: Antoine Queudeville (Luxembourg)
4 November 1973 Second leg Malmö FF Sweden 1–1
(1–1 agg.)		 Switzerland Zürich Malmö Stadion, Malmö
Malmberg 23' Katić 68' Attendance: 7,469
Referee: Günter Männig (East Germany)

1-1 on aggregate, Zürich won on away goals.

Quarter-final
6 March 1974 First leg Sporting CP Portugal 3–0 Switzerland Zürich Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Nélson 55'
Marinho 57'
Yazalde 80'		 Attendance: 41,280
Referee: Hans-Joachim Weyland (West Germany)
20 March 1974 Second leg Zürich Switzerland 1–1
(1–4 agg.)		 Portugal Sporting CP Letzigrund, Zürich
Botteron 7' Baltasar 18' Attendance: 13,697
Referee: György Müncz (Hungary)

Sporting CP won 4-1 on aggregate.

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1973 Intertoto Cup
Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts ZÜR SLA NAN NOR
1 Switzerland Zürich 6 3 2 1 15 9 +6 8 — 3–0 4–1 4–4
2 Czechoslovakia Slavia Prague 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 7 2–1 — 2–1 4–0
3 France Nancy 6 2 1 3 7 13 −6 5 1–1 1–0 — 2–1
4 Sweden Norrköping 6 1 2 3 12 14 −2 4 1–2 1–1 5–1 —
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

Main article: 1973–74 UEFA Cup
First round
19 September 1973 First leg Grasshoppers Switzerland 1–5 England Tottenham Hotspur Hardturm, Zürich
Noventa 44' (pen.) Report Chivers 5', 72'
Evans 31'
Gilzean 80', 85'		 Attendance: 10,314
Referee: Вohumil Kopcio (Czechoslovakia)
3 October 1973 Second leg Tottenham Hotspur England 4–1 Switzerland Grasshoppers White Hart Lane, London
Lador 73' (o.g.)
Peters 79', 88'
England 84'		 Report Elsener 24' Attendance: 18,105
Referee: Robert Schaut (Belgium)

Tottenham Hotspur won 9–2 on aggregate.

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1973 Intertoto Cup
Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts HER CUF MAL GRA
1 West Germany Hertha Berlin 6 4 2 0 12 6 +6 10 — 1–0 1–1 3–1
2 Portugal CUF 6 3 1 2 10 4 +6 7 0–0 — 4–0 2–1
3 Sweden Malmö FF 6 3 1 2 8 9 −1 7 2–4 1–0 — 3–0
4 Switzerland Grasshopper Club 6 0 0 6 5 16 −11 0 2–3 1–4 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.

Sion

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1973–74 UEFA Cup
First round
19 September 1973 First leg Lazio Italy 3–0 Switzerland Sion Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Chinaglia 2', 22' (pen.), 38' (pen.) Report Attendance: 24,247
Referee: Joseph Cassar-Naudi (Malta)
3 October 1973 Second leg Sion Switzerland 3–1 Italy Lazio Stade Tourbillon, Sion
Isoz 14', 90'
Barberis 57'		 Report Garlaschelli 10' Attendance: 6,653
Referee: Ferdinand Biwersi (West Germany)

Lazio won 4–3 on aggregate.

Winterthur

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1973 Intertoto Cup
Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts HAN ADO ÅTV WIN
1 West Germany Hannover 6 5 0 1 9 4 +5 10 — 2–1 1–0 3–0
2 Netherlands Den Haag 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 6 0–1 — 3–2 2–0
3 Sweden Åtvidaberg 6 1 2 3 8 9 −1 4 2–0 1–1 — 1–1
4 Switzerland Winterthur 6 1 2 3 6 11 −5 4 1–2 1–1 3–2 —
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: 1973 Intertoto Cup
Group 5
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts RYB LNZ ÖRE LUG
1 Poland Rybnik 6 4 1 1 16 6 +10 9 — 3–1 3–1 3–0
2 Austria VÖEST Linz 6 3 1 2 12 11 +1 7 2–2 — 2–1 4–1
3 Sweden Örebro 6 3 0 3 13 10 +3 6 2–1 4–1 — 0–1
4 Switzerland Lugano 6 1 0 5 4 18 −14 2 0–4 0–2 2–5 —
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. ^ (red) dbFCZ (2023). "FCZ 1973/74" (in Swiss High German). dbFCZ. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  2. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (1974). "1973/74 Rangliste" [1973/74 Ranking] (in Swiss High German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  3. ^ Beck, Stephan (2023). "Schweizer Meisterschaft 1973/74 Nationalliga B" [Swiss Championship 1973/74 Nationalliga B] (in German). arowa.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  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 8 (in German). Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  5. ^ (red) Fussballverband Region Zürich (2023). "FC Tössfeld" (in German). Fussballverband Region Zürich. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

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