The following is a summary of the 1976–77 season of competitive football in Switzerland .
Nationalliga A
Qualifying stage
Source:
rsssf.com Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
Championship table
Source:
rsssf.com Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but play-off for the title.
Championship play-off
Relegation play-out
Source:
rsssf.com Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
Nationalliga B
Final league table
Source:
rsssf.com Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers; 3) Goals scored;
1. Liga
Group 1
Source:
RSSSF Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.
Group 2
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1
FC Bern
22
17
4
1
53
20
+33
38
Play-off to Nationalliga B
2
FC Köniz
22
11
9
2
41
18
+23
31
3
FC Aurore Bienne
22
12
5
5
53
25
+28
29
4
FC Le Locle
22
8
11
3
38
33
+5
27
5
FC Solothurn
22
8
4
10
26
32
−6
20
6
FC Dürrenast
22
6
7
9
26
30
−4
19
7
US Boncourt
22
7
5
10
32
34
−2
19
8
FC Lerchenfeld
22
8
3
11
34
46
−12
19
9
SR Delémont
22
6
6
10
25
27
−2
18
10
ASI Audax-Friul
22
5
6
11
20
42
−22
16
11
SC Derendingen
22
5
5
12
26
45
−19
15
12
FC Superga[ 4]
22
5
3
14
25
47
−22
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.
Group 3
Source:
RSSSF Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.
Group 4
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1
SC Zug
22
11
9
2
46
28
+18
31
Play-off to Nationalliga B
2
FC Chur
22
10
7
5
51
36
+15
27
To decider for second place
3
FC Zug
22
11
5
6
42
34
+8
27
4
FC Balzers
22
9
6
7
55
45
+10
24
5
SC Buochs
22
7
9
6
41
38
+3
23
6
FC Unterstrass
22
8
7
7
39
37
+2
23
7
FC Glattbrugg
22
8
7
7
41
42
−1
23
8
FC Brunnen
22
8
4
10
34
39
−5
20
9
FC Locarno
22
7
6
9
27
38
−11
20
10
FC Ibach
22
5
6
11
37
42
−5
16
11
FC Morbio
22
4
7
11
24
38
−14
15
To decider against relegation
12
FC Rüti
22
3
9
10
29
49
−20
15
Source:
RSSSF Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.
Decider for second place
The decider match for second place was played on 24 May in Küsnacht .
FC Zug FC Chur remain in the division.
Decider for eleventh place
The decider was played on 30 May in Brunnen .
Team 1
Score
Team 2
FC Morbio
1–1
FC Rüti
The game was drawn, however, at this period in time, the extra-time as match extention had not yet been introduced. FC Morbio were declaired winners due to goal-average of the regular season and, therefore, they remained in the division and FC Rüti were relegated to 2. Liga Interregional .[ 4]
Qualification round
FC Laufen
FC Bern
FC Bulle
FC Wettingen
Final round
The games were played on 12 and 19 June.
FC Bulle 1977–78 Nationalliga B .[ 4]
FC Wettingen 1977–78 Nationalliga B .[ 4]
Decider for 1. Liga championship
The final for the league championship was played on 22 June in Wettingen .
FC Wettingen [ 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. In case of a draw after extra time, the replay was to be decided with a penalty shoot-out. 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: Lerchenfeld YB 3:6. Adliswil St. Gallen 0:6.
Fifth round: YB La Chaux-de-Fonds 6:3. Winterthur St. Gallen 0:1.
Quarterfinals: YB Zürich 2:1. St. Gallen Sion 1:0 (a.e.t. ).
Semi-final: Lausanne YB 0:1 (a.e.t. ). St. Gallen Etoile Carouge 0:0 (a.e.t. ). replay : Etoile Carouge St. Gallen 2:4.
Final
Swiss League Cup
The League Cup was played in a knockout system with all 28 league clubs plus four selected teams from the 1. Liga. 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 was played in Lausanne .
Early rounds
The routes of the finalists to the final were:
First round: Sion-Servette 0:1. Xamax-Biel-Bienne 1:0.
Second round: Young Boys-Servette 1:2. Xamax-La Chaux-de-Fonds 4:1.
Quarter-finals: Fribourg-Sevette 1:2. Aarau-Xamax 0:1.
Semi-finals: Servette-Grasshopper Club 2:1. Xamax-Chênois 4:3 (a.e.t. ).
Final
Swiss Clubs in Europe
European Cup
First round
Zürich won 2–1 on aggregate.
Second round
Zürich won 3–0 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
4–4 on aggregate; Zürich won on away goals.
Semi-finals
Liverpool won 6–1 on aggregate.
Intertoto Cup
Group 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.
Servette
Preliminary round
2–2 on aggregate; Cardiff won on away goals.
Basel
UEFA Cup
First round
Basel won 5–3 on aggregate.
Second round
Athletic Bilbao won 4–2 on aggregate.
Grasshopper Club
UEFA Cup
First round
Grasshoppers won 9–0 on aggregate.
Second round
Köln won 5–2 on aggregate.
Intertoto Cup
Group 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.
Young Boys
Intertoto Cup
Group 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.
St. Gallen
Intertoto Cup
Group 9
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
Sources
{{ 1976–77 in Swiss football }}
Serie A era, 1897–1931
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Nationalliga era, 1931–1944
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Super League era, 2003–present
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