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Football in Switzerland
Season1970–71
Men's football
Nationalliga AGrasshopper Club
Nationalliga BSt. Gallen
1. Liga1. Liga champions:
CS Chênois
Group West:
CS Chênois
Group Central:
SR Delémont
Group South and East:
SC Buochs
Swiss CupServette
Women's football
Swiss Women's Super LeagueDFC Aarau
← 1969–70 Switzerland 1971–72 →

The following is a summary of the 1970–71 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Nationalliga A

Main article: 1970–71 Nationalliga A

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Basel 26 18 6 2 67 26 +41 42 To championship play-off
2 Grasshopper Club 26 20 2 4 59 21 +38 42 To championship play-off
and entered 1971 Intertoto Cup
3 Lugano 26 11 9 6 50 34 +16 31 Qualified for 1971–72 UEFA Cup
and entered 1971 Intertoto Cup
4 Lausanne-Sport 26 12 6 8 51 43 +8 30
5 Zürich 26 11 6 9 41 42 −1 28 Entered 1971 Intertoto Cup
6 Winterthur 26 11 5 10 36 38 −2 27
7 Servette 26 8 10 8 39 36 +3 26 Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1971–72 Cup Winners' Cup
and entered 1971 Intertoto Cup
8 Young Boys 26 10 6 10 43 46 −3 26
9 La Chaux-de-Fonds 26 9 6 11 46 47 −1 24
10 Biel-Bienne 26 6 9 11 32 43 −11 21
11 Luzern 26 8 4 14 39 48 −9 20
12 Sion 26 5 9 12 32 46 −14 19 To relegation play-off
13 Fribourg 26 6 7 13 35 63 −28 19 To relegation play-off
14 Bellinzona 26 1 7 18 24 61 −37 9 Relegated to 1971–72 Nationalliga B
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, however with play-off for qualifiers;

Championshio play-off

Play-off
Grasshopper Club4–3 (a.e.t.)Basel
Ohlhauser 16'
Grahn 75', 97'
Meier 106'		 FCB summary 21' Mundschin
70' Wenger
119' (pen.) Benthaus
Wankdorf, BernAttendance: 51,000Referee: Switzerland Ulysse Darbellay (Roche)

Grasshopper Club won the championship play-off, thus they qualified for 1971–72 European Cup. Basel as runners-up qualified for 1971–72 UEFA Cup.

Relegation play-out

Play-out
Sion1–0Fribourg
Elsig 13'
Olympique de la Pontaise, LausanneReferee: Switzerland Pius Kamber (Zürich)

Sion won the play-out and remained in the top-level. Fribourg relegated to 1971–72 Nationalliga B

Nationalliga B

Main article: 1970–71 Nationalliga A § Nationalliga B

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 St. Gallen 26 18 5 3 55 24 +31 41 NLB Champions and promoted to 1971–72 Nationalliga A
2 FC Grenchen 26 18 3 5 53 21 +32 39 Promoted to 1971–72 Nationalliga A
3 Xamax 26 13 5 8 46 32 +14 31
4 Mendrisiostar 26 9 10 7 28 27 +1 28
5 SC Brühl 26 11 5 10 45 42 +3 27
6 FC Aarau 26 7 13 6 28 31 −3 27
7 Etoile Carouge FC 26 9 8 9 43 43 0 26
8 FC Monthey 26 9 7 10 44 42 +2 25
9 FC Chiasso 26 6 11 9 24 36 −12 23
10 FC Wettingen 26 8 6 12 47 48 −1 22
11 Vevey-Sports 26 8 6 12 27 41 −14 22
12 FC Martigny-Sports 26 8 6 12 26 42 −16 22
13 Young Fellows 26 7 4 15 30 35 −5 18 Relegated to 1971–72 1. Liga
14 Urania Genève Sport 26 3 7 16 23 55 −32 13 Relegated to 1971–72 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: 1970–71 Swiss 1. Liga

Group West

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 CS Chênois 24 14 6 4 45 24 +21 34 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Stade Nyonnais 24 13 7 4 55 28 +27 33
3 FC Dürrenast 24 11 8 5 40 31 +9 30
4 FC Bern 24 10 7 7 48 35 +13 27
5 ASI Audax-Friul 24 9 6 9 46 56 −10 24
6 FC Thun 24 9 5 10 43 43 0 23
7 FC Meyrin 24 7 8 9 44 38 +6 22
8 FC Raron 24 7 8 9 30 29 +1 22
9 Yverdon-Sport FC 24 8 6 10 36 46 −10 22
10 SC Burgdorf 24 7 7 10 34 42 −8 21
11 FC Minerva Bern 24 7 7 10 29 43 −14 21
12 FC Langenthal 24 7 5 12 50 59 −9 19 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
13 FC Salgesch 24 5 4 15 33 59 −26 14 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 Central

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 SR Delémont 24 16 5 3 55 21 +34 37 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Le Locle-Sports 24 13 3 8 55 41 +14 29
3 FC Porrentruy 24 10 8 6 38 27 +11 28
4 FC Solothurn 24 12 3 9 45 39 +6 27
5 FC Breite Basel 24 11 5 8 42 37 +5 27
6 FC Nordstern Basel 24 11 4 9 50 43 +7 26
7 FC Breitenbach 24 12 1 11 40 48 −8 25
8 FC Concordia Basel 24 9 5 10 37 40 −3 23
9 FC Turgi 24 7 8 9 37 40 −3 22
10 FC Baden 24 8 6 10 29 33 −4 22
11 FC Emmenbrücke 24 8 5 11 41 46 −5 21
12 FC Moutier 24 8 2 14 44 53 −9 18 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
13 SC Zofingen 24 3 1 20 26 71 −45 7 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 SC Buochs 24 18 2 4 54 25 +29 38 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 AS Gambarogno 24 14 7 3 51 18 +33 35
3 FC Frauenfeld 24 14 4 6 46 30 +16 32
4 FC Chur 24 13 4 7 48 31 +17 30
5 FC Red Star Zürich 24 11 4 9 27 35 −8 26
6 FC Locarno 24 10 5 9 33 26 +7 25
7 SC Zug 24 10 4 10 42 26 +16 24
8 FC Rorschach 24 7 7 10 30 43 −13 21
9 FC Amriswil 24 8 3 13 26 38 −12 19
10 FC Vaduz 24 7 4 13 32 42 −10 18
11 FC Blue Stars Zürich 24 7 3 14 25 46 −21 17
12 FC Küsnacht 24 5 4 15 26 55 −29 14 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
13 FC Uster 24 5 3 16 24 49 −25 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 three finalists. The games were played on 6 and 13 June 1971.

Qualification round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
SR Delémont 0–1 AS Gambarogno
AS Gambarogno 1–0 SR Delémont

AS Gambarogno win 2–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Stade Nyonnais 2–6 SC Buochs
SC Buochs 1–1 FC Stade Nyonnais

SC Buochs win 7–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
CS Chênois 2–2 FC Le Locle-Sports
FC Le Locle-Sports 0–4 CS Chênois

CS Chênois win 6–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Final round

The three first round winners competed in a single round-robin to decide the two promotion slots. The games were played on 20 and 27 June and on 4 July 1971.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts CHE GAM BUO
1 CS Chênois 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 3 — — 3–0
2 AS Gambarogno 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 1–1 — —
3 SC Buochs 2 0 1 1 0 3 −3 1 — 0–0 —
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

CS Chênois won 1. Liga championship and promotion to 1971–72 Nationalliga B. AS Gambarogno were runners-up and were also promoted to 1971–72 Nationalliga B.

Swiss Cup

Main article: 1970–71 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. The final was held in the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern.

Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were:

  • Third round: NLA teams with a bye.
  • Fourth round: Servette-Etoile Carouge 2:1. Lugano-Young Fellows 1:1 (a.e.t.). Replay: Young Fellows-Lugano 0:2.
  • Fifth round: Servette-YB 5:1. Luzern-Lugano 1:2 (a.e.t.).
  • Quarter-finals: Zürich-Servette 1:2. Lugano-GC 2:1.
  • Semi-finals: Servette-Lausanne 2:1. Mendrisiostar-Lugano 0:2.

Final

Servette2–0Lugano
Desbiolles 55'
Marchi 78'		 Fussball-Schweiz
Wankdorf, BernAttendance: 36,500Referee: Switzerland Pius Paul Kamber, Zürich


Swiss Clubs in Europe

Basel

European Cup

Main article: 1970–71 European Cup
First round
Spartak Moscow Soviet Union v Switzerland Basel
16 September 1970 First leg Spartak Moscow Soviet Union 3 – 2 Switzerland Basel Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Osyanin 17' (1:0)
Osyanin 66' (2:0)
Papayev 76' (3:0)		 UEFA Summary
FCB Summary		 Odermatt 78' (3:1)
Benthaus 83' (3:2)		 Attendance: 80,000
Referee: England Jim Finney
Basel Switzerland v Soviet Union Spartak Moscow
30 September 1970 Second leg Basel Switzerland 2 – 1
(4 – 4 agg.)		 Soviet Union Spartak Moscow St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Siegenthaler 48'
Balmer 55'
Fischli Yellow card 58'		 UEFA Summary
FCB Summary		 Khusainov 84' Attendance: 44,000
Referee: Austria Ferdinand Marschall

Spartak Moscow 4–4 Basel on aggregate. Basel won on away goals.

Second round
Ajax Netherlands v Switzerland Basel
21 October 1970 First leg Ajax Netherlands 3 – 0 Switzerland Basel Olympic Stadium (Amsterdam)
Keizer 17'
van Dijk 23'
Hulshoff 63'		 UEFA Summary
FCB Summary		 Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Bulgaria Petar Nikolov
Basel Switzerland v Netherlands Ajax
4 November 1970 Second leg Basel Switzerland 1 – 2 Netherlands Ajax St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Odermatt 36' (pen.) UEFA Summary
FCB Summary		 Rijnders 69'
Neeskens 72'		 Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Republic of Ireland Derry Barrett

Ajax won 5–1 on aggregate.

Zürich

Cup Winners' Cup

Main article: 1970–71 European Cup Winners' Cup
First round
Zürich Switzerland v Iceland ÍB Akureyri
16 September 1970 First leg Zürich Switzerland 7–1 Iceland ÍB Akureyri Letzigrund, Zürich
Stierli 1'
Martinelli 34'
Volkert 44'
Volkert 49'
Künzli 51'
Volkert 62'
Künzli 69'		 FCZ summary 71' Árnason Attendance: 5,700
Referee: Romania Alexandru Pîrvu
ÍB Akureyri Iceland v Switzerland Zürich
22 September 1970 Second leg ÍB Akureyri Iceland 0–7 Switzerland Zürich Espenmoos, St. Gallen
FCZ summary 6' Künzli
13' Künzli
17' Volkert
19' Künzli
55' Volkert
83' Heer
87' Grünig		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Romania Cornel Niţescu
Note: Corners 6:4

Zürich won 14–1 on aggregate

Second round
Club Brugge Belgium v Switzerland Zürich
21 October 1970 First leg Club Brugge Belgium 2–0 Switzerland Zürich Klokke Stadion, Bruges
Rensenbrink 18'
Carteus 38'		 FCZ summary Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Poland Brunon Piotrowicz
Note: Corners 10:4
Zürich Switzerland v Belgium Club Brugge
4 November 1970 Second leg Zürich Switzerland 3–2 Belgium Club Brugge Letzigrund, Zürich
Axelsson 21' (o.g.)
Martinelli Yellow card 23'
Grünig 55'
Künzli 83'		 FCZ summary 4' Carteus
Yellow card 23' Moelaert
Yellow card 60' Houwaart
74' Rensenbrink		 Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Turkey Ertugrul Dilek

Lausanne

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1970 Intertoto Cup
Group B3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts MAR ZSO AIK LS
1 France Marseille 6 3 2 1 17 8 +9 8 — 3–1 6–2 4–0
2 Poland Zagłębie Sosnowiec 6 3 1 2 11 10 +1 7 3–2 — 2–1 3–1
3 Sweden AIK 6 1 3 2 10 14 −4 5 2–2 2–1 — 1–1
4 Switzerland Lausanne-Sport 6 0 4 2 5 11 −6 4 0–0 1–1 2–2 —
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.

Grasshopper Club

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1970 Intertoto Cup
Group B1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts EIN GCZ NOR WSC
1 West Germany Eintracht Braunschweig 6 4 2 0 14 4 +10 10 — 2–0 1–0 3–0
2 Switzerland Grasshopper Club 6 3 1 2 8 10 −2 7 1–5 — 2–1 1–0
3 Sweden Norrköping 6 1 2 3 9 9 0 4 2–2 1–1 — 3–0
4 Austria Wiener Sport-Club 6 1 1 4 5 13 −8 3 1–1 1–3 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.

Servette

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1970 Intertoto Cup
Group B2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts SLA FIR GAIS SER
1 Czechoslovakia Slavia Prague 6 5 1 0 16 7 +9 11 — 1–1 4–0 1–0
2 Austria First Vienna 6 2 2 2 12 9 +3 6 2–3 — 3–3 4–1
3 Sweden GAIS 6 1 2 3 7 13 −6 4 2–3 0–2 — 1–0
4 Switzerland Servette 6 1 1 4 5 11 −6 3 2–4 1–0 1–1 —
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.

Winterthur

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1970 Intertoto Cup
Group B5
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts WIS HVI UTR WIN
1 Poland Wisła Kraków 6 5 0 1 11 3 +8 10 — 1–0 1–0 5–1
2 Denmark Hvidovre 6 3 1 2 11 6 +5 7 0–1 — 2–1 5–1
3 Netherlands Utrecht 6 3 0 3 12 10 +2 6 1–0 1–3 — 4–3
4 Switzerland Winterthur 6 0 1 5 8 23 −15 1 1–3 1–1 1–5 —
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. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (1923). "1970/71 Rangliste" [1970/71 Ranking] (in Swiss High German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  2. (red) dbFCZ (2023). "FCZ 1970/71" (in German). dbFCZ. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  3. Beck, Stephan (2023). "Schweizer Meisterschaft 1970/71 Nationalliga B" [Swiss Championship 1970/71 Nationalliga B] (in German). arowa.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. (red) dbFCZ (2024). "FCZ - Servette FC 1:2 (0:2)" (in German). dbFCZ. Retrieved 2024-11-16.

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