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Football in Switzerland
Season1976–77
Men's football
Nationalliga ABasel
Nationalliga BEtoile Carouge
1. Liga1. Liga champions:
FC Wettingen
Group 1:
FC Bulle
Group 2:
FC Bern
Group 3:
FC Wettingen
Group 4:
SC Zug
Swiss CupYoung Boys
Swiss League CupServette
Women's football
Swiss Women's Super LeagueDFC Sion
Swiss CupDFC Sion
← 1975–76 Switzerland 1977–78 →

The following is a summary of the 1976–77 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Nationalliga A

Main article: 1976–77 Nationalliga A

Qualifying stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Servette 22 14 7 1 68 27 +41 35 To championship round
halved points (rounded up) as bonus
2 Basel 22 14 5 3 54 30 +24 33
3 Zürich 22 12 7 3 49 18 +31 31
4 Neuchâtel Xamax 22 10 7 5 37 27 +10 27
5 Young Boys 22 8 9 5 37 34 +3 25
6 Grasshopper Club 22 7 8 7 41 28 +13 22
7 Lausanne-Sport 22 8 6 8 39 31 +8 22 To relegation play-out round
halved points (rounded up) as bonus
8 Chênois 22 6 8 8 29 39 −10 20
9 Sion 22 4 10 8 19 32 −13 18
10 St. Gallen 22 5 6 11 26 40 −14 16
11 Bellinzona 22 3 2 17 19 73 −54 8
12 Winterthur 22 1 5 16 19 58 −39 7
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;

Championship table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification
1 Basel 10 5 2 3 19 16 +3 17 29 Championship winners, qualified for 1977–78 European Cup
2 Servette 10 5 1 4 16 14 +2 18 29 Play-off losers, qualified for 1977–78 UEFA Cup
3 Zürich 10 5 1 4 24 18 +6 16 27 qualified for 1977–78 UEFA Cup
and entered 1977 Intertoto Cup
4 Grasshopper Club 10 5 2 3 15 10 +5 11 23 qualified for 1977–78 UEFA Cup
and entered 1977 Intertoto Cup
5 Xamax 10 3 1 6 14 18 −4 14 21
6 Young Boys 10 3 1 6 12 24 −12 13 20 Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1977–78 Cup Winners' Cup
and entered 1977 Intertoto Cup
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but play-off for the title.

Championship play-off

Play-Off
Basel2–1Servette
Mundschin 37'
von Wartburg 75'		 FCB report 30' Müller
Yellow card 66' Thouvenel
Yellow card 77' Guyot
Wankdorf Stadium, BernAttendance: 55,000Referee: Switzerland Ruedi Renggli

Relegation play-out

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lausanne-Sport 10 7 3 0 24 7 +17 11 28
2 Chênois 10 5 4 1 24 13 +11 10 24 Entered 1977 Intertoto Cup
3 Sion 10 5 0 5 18 17 +1 9 19
4 St. Gallen 10 3 2 5 18 19 −1 8 16
5 Winterthur 10 3 3 4 11 14 −3 4 13 Relegated to 1977–78 Nationalliga B
6 Bellinzona 10 0 2 8 7 32 −25 4 6 Relegated to 1977–78 Nationalliga B
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;

Nationalliga B

Main article: 1976–77 Nationalliga A § Nationalliga B

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Etoile Carouge 30 19 6 5 58 32 +26 44 Champions promoted to 1978–79 Nationalliga A
2 FC Young Fellows Zürich 30 15 11 4 52 25 +27 41 Promoted to 1978–79 Nationalliga A
3 Nordstern Basel 30 15 10 5 53 28 +25 40
4 Lugano 30 13 9 8 37 30 +7 35
5 FC Chiasso 30 12 10 8 37 24 +13 34
6 La Chaux-de-Fonds 30 14 5 11 55 41 +14 33
7 FC Grenchen 30 11 11 8 31 29 +2 33
8 SC Kriens 30 11 7 12 42 45 −3 29
9 Luzern 30 9 10 11 35 43 −8 28
10 Vevey-Sports 30 9 8 13 38 47 −9 26
11 FC Fribourg 30 7 12 11 32 42 −10 26
12 FC Gossau 30 8 8 14 30 44 −14 24
13 FC Aarau 30 9 5 16 34 43 −9 23
14 FC Biel-Bienne 30 6 10 14 30 49 −19 22
15 Mendrisiostar 30 8 5 17 28 46 −18 21 Relegated to 1978–79 1. Liga
16 FC Raron 30 7 7 16 28 52 −24 21
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

Main article: 1976–77 Swiss 1. Liga

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Bulle 22 14 3 5 42 25 +17 31 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Stade Lausanne 22 13 4 5 46 24 +22 30
3 FC Stade Nyonnais 22 12 4 6 37 27 +10 28
4 FC Monthey 22 11 4 7 38 29 +9 26
5 Central Fribourg 22 10 4 8 32 24 +8 24
6 FC Meyrin 22 6 11 5 25 23 +2 23
7 FC Fétigny 22 10 3 9 39 43 −4 23
8 FC Orbe 22 8 6 8 40 37 +3 22
9 FC Martigny-Sports 22 6 9 7 34 26 +8 21
10 FC Boudry 22 5 6 11 25 36 −11 16
11 FC Renens 22 4 4 14 28 57 −29 12
12 FC Sierre 22 2 4 16 20 55 −35 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.

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 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Wettingen 22 16 3 3 59 14 +45 35 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Laufen 22 13 7 2 40 17 +23 33
3 FC Frauenfeld 22 13 4 5 39 30 +9 30
4 FC Concordia Basel 22 9 4 9 36 38 −2 22
5 FC Schaffhausen 22 8 5 9 33 35 −2 21
6 SV Muttenz 22 9 3 10 35 38 −3 21
7 SC Brühl 22 8 4 10 33 39 −6 20
8 FC Red Star Zürich 22 6 7 9 37 39 −2 19
9 FC Baden 22 7 4 11 26 43 −17 18
10 FC Blue Stars Zürich 22 6 5 11 26 30 −4 17
11 FC Birsfelden 22 6 4 12 26 33 −7 16
12 SC Kleinhüningen 22 4 4 14 21 55 −34 12 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 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.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Zug 3–1 FC Chur

FC Zug win and advance to play-offs. 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.

Promotion play-off

Qualification round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
SC Zug 1–1 FC Laufen
FC Laufen 1–0 SC Zug

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

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

FC Bern win 3–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Bulle 3–0 FC Köniz
FC Köniz 2–2 FC Bulle

FC Bulle win 5–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Wettingen 1–0 FC Stade Lausanne
FC Stade Lausanne 0–2 FC Wettingen

FC Wettingen win 3–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Final round

The games were played on 12 and 19 June.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Bulle 4–0 FC Bern
FC Bern 2–1 FC Bulle

FC Bulle win 5–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1977–78 Nationalliga B.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Laufen 1–3 FC Wettingen
FC Wettingen 2–0 FC Laufen

FC Wettingen win 5–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1977–78 Nationalliga B.

Decider for 1. Liga championship

The final for the league championship was played on 22 June in Wettingen.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Wettingen 5–2 FC Bulle

FC Wettingen win and are 1. Liga champions.

Swiss Cup

Main article: 1976–77 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

Final
Young Boys1–0St. Gallen
Andersen 76' Report
Wankdorf Stadium, BernAttendance: 27,000Referee: Switzerland Ernest Guignet Yverdon-les-Bains

Swiss League Cup

Main article: 1976–77 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

Final
Servette2–0Xamax
Müller 50'
Thouvenel 75'		 Summary
Stade de la Pontaise, LausanneAttendance: 7,100Referee: Switzerland Otto Isler Zürich

Swiss Clubs in Europe

Zürich

European Cup

Main article: 1976–77 European Cup
First round
Rangers Scotland v Switzerland Zürich
15 September 1976 First leg Rangers Scotland 1–1 Switzerland Zürich Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Parlane 34' Report Cucinotta 1' Attendance: 28,500
Referee: Achille Verbecke (France)
Zürich Switzerland v Scotland Rangers
29 September 1976 Second leg Zürich Switzerland 1–0
(2–1 agg.)		 Scotland Rangers Letzigrund, Zürich
Martinelli 8' Report Attendance: 28,500
Referee: Emilio Guruceta Muro (Spain)

Zürich won 2–1 on aggregate.

Second round
Zürich Switzerland v Finland TPS
20 October 1976 First leg Zürich Switzerland 2–0 Finland TPS Letzigrund, Zürich
Cucinotta 17'
Scheiwiler 71'		 Report Attendance: 15,500
Referee: Josef Pouček (Czechoslovakia)
TPS Finland v Switzerland Zürich
3 November 1976 Second leg TPS Finland 0–1
(0–3 agg.)		 Switzerland Zürich Kupittaa, Turku
Report Cucinotta 70' Attendance: 823
Referee: Marian Kustoń (Poland)

Zürich won 3–0 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals
Zürich Switzerland v East Germany Dynamo Dresden
2 March 1977 First leg Zürich Switzerland 2–1 East Germany Dynamo Dresden Letzigrund, Zürich
Cucinotta 41'
Risi 90'		 Report Kreische 77' Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Nicolae Rainea (Romania)
Dynamo Dresden East Germany v Switzerland Zürich
16 March 1977 Second leg Dynamo Dresden East Germany 3–2
(4–4 agg.)		 Switzerland Zürich Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden
Schade 18' (pen.)
Kreische 54', 63'		 Report Cucinotta 37'
Risi 64'		 Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Ángel Franco Martínez (Spain)

4–4 on aggregate; Zürich won on away goals.

Semi-finals
Zürich Switzerland v England Liverpool
6 April 1977 First leg Zürich Switzerland 1–3 England Liverpool Letzigrund, Zürich
Risi 6' (pen.) Report Neal 14', 67' (pen.)
Heighway 48'		 Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Dogan Babacan (Turkey)
Liverpool England v Switzerland Zürich
20 April 1977 Second leg Liverpool England 3–0
(6–1 agg.)		 Switzerland Zürich Anfield, Liverpool
Case 33', 79'
Keegan 83'		 Report Attendance: 50,611
Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy)

Liverpool won 6–1 on aggregate.

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1976 Intertoto Cup
Group 5
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts BRN DUI ZÜR AWI
1 Czechoslovakia Zbrojovka Brno 6 5 0 1 13 9 +4 10 — 1–0 1–0 7–3
2 West Germany Duisburg 6 3 2 1 13 4 +9 8 5–1 — 3–1 4–0
3 Switzerland Zürich 6 2 1 3 9 8 +1 5 0–1 0–0 — 4–1
4 Austria Austria Wien 6 0 1 5 8 22 −14 1 1–2 1–1 2–4 —
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.

Servette

Cup Winners' Cup

Main article: 1976–77 European Cup Winners' Cup
Preliminary round
Cardiff City Wales v Switzerland Servette
4 August 1976 (1976-08-04) Prelim Round (1st Leg) Cardiff City Wales 1–0 Switzerland Servette Cardiff
19:30 Evans 90' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,266
Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)
Servette Switzerland v Wales Cardiff City
11 August 1976 (1976-08-11) Prelim Round (2nd Leg) Servette Switzerland 2–1
(2–2a agg.)		 Wales Cardiff City Geneva
20:30 Bizzini 63'
Pfister 86'		 34' Showers Stadium: Stade des Charmilles
Attendance: 21,500
Referee: Heinz Aldinger (West Germany)

2–2 on aggregate; Cardiff won on away goals.

Basel

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1976–77 UEFA Cup
First round
Glentoran F.C. Northern Ireland v Switzerland Basel
14 September 1976 First leg Glentoran F.C. Northern Ireland 3–2 Switzerland Basel The Oval, Belfast
17:00 Feeney 12' (1:0)
Feeney 42' (2:1)
Dickenson 51' (3:1)		 UEFA Report
FCB Summary		 26' (1:1) Maissen
Yellow card 52' Lauscher
73' (3:2) Ramseier		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Sweden Rolf Ericsson
Basel Switzerland v Northern Ireland Glentoran F.C.
29 September 1976 Second leg Basel Switzerland 3–0
(5–2 agg.)		 Northern Ireland Glentoran F.C. St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Eigil Nielsen 33' (1:0)
Mundschin 35' (2:0)
Demarmels 73' (3:0)		 UEFA Summary
FCB Summary		 Yellow card 52' McCreery Referee: Italy Cesare Gussoni

Basel won 5–3 on aggregate.

Second round
Basel Switzerland v Spain Athletic Bilbao
20 October 1976 First leg Basel Switzerland 1–1 Spain Athletic Bilbao Basel
20:00 Marti 2' UEFA Summary
FCB Summary		 45' Madariaga Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Germany Rudi Glöckner (East Germany)
Athletic Bilbao Spain v Switzerland Basel
3 November 1976 Second leg Athletic Bilbao Spain 3–1
(4–2 agg.)		 Switzerland Basel Bilbao
20:00 Villar 45' (1:0)
Carlos 61' (2:0)
Carlos 68' (3:1)		 UEFA Summary
FCB Summary		 66' (2:1) Marti Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: England Patrick Partridge

Athletic Bilbao won 4–2 on aggregate.

Grasshopper Club

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1976–77 UEFA Cup
First round
Grasshoppers Switzerland v Malta Hibernians
15 September 1976 First leg Grasshoppers Switzerland 7–0 Malta Hibernians Hardturm, Zürich
Report Attendance: 1,800
Referee: René Vigliani (France)
Hibernians Malta v Switzerland Grasshoppers
29 September 1976 Second leg Hibernians Malta 0–2
(0–9 agg.)		 Switzerland Grasshoppers Hibernians Stadium, Paola
Report Attendance: 828
Referee: Miloš Čajić (Yugoslavia)

Grasshoppers won 9–0 on aggregate.

Second round
Köln West Germany v Switzerland Grasshoppers
20 October 1976 First leg Köln West Germany 2–0 Switzerland Grasshoppers Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne
Report Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Malcolm Wright (Northern Ireland)
Grasshoppers Switzerland v West Germany Köln
3 November 1976 Second leg Grasshoppers Switzerland 2–3
(2–5 agg.)		 West Germany Köln Hardturm, Zürich
Report Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Marijan Rauš (Yugoslavia)

Köln won 5–2 on aggregate.

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1976 Intertoto Cup
Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts TEP KIC GCZ LAN
1 Czechoslovakia Union Teplice 6 3 2 1 10 4 +6 8 — 2–0 4–1 0–0
2 West Germany Kickers Offenbach 6 4 0 2 6 6 0 8 0–3 — 1–0 1–0
3 Switzerland Grasshopper Club 6 2 1 3 4 7 −3 5 2–0 0–2 — 1–0
4 Sweden Landskrona 6 0 3 3 2 5 −3 3 1–1 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.

Young Boys

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1976 Intertoto Cup
Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts YB MAL BEI ADM
1 Switzerland Young Boys 6 3 3 0 15 9 +6 9 — 3–2 6–3 1–1
2 Sweden Malmö FF 6 2 3 1 13 6 +7 7 1–1 — 3–1 6–0
3 Israel Beitar Jerusalem 6 2 2 2 12 13 −1 6 1–1 1–1 — 3–1
4 Austria Admira/Wacker Wien 6 0 2 4 4 16 −12 2 1–3 0–0 1–3 —
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.

St. Gallen

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1976 Intertoto Cup
Group 9
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts DJU STU STG RYB
1 Sweden Djurgården 6 3 1 2 11 8 +3 7 — 3–0 3–2 3–0
2 Austria Sturm Graz 6 3 1 2 8 8 0 7 1–0 — 1–1 2–1
3 Switzerland St. Gallen 6 2 2 2 9 8 +1 6 0–0 2–1 — 4–1
4 Poland Rybnik 6 2 0 4 10 14 −4 4 5–2 1–3 2–0 —
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

  1. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (1977). "1976/77 Rangliste" [1976/77 Ranking] (in Swiss High German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  2. ^ (red) dbFCZ (2006–2023). "FCZ 1976/1977" (in German). dbFCZ. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  3. Beck, Stephan (2023). "Schweizer Meisterschaft 1976/77 Nationalliga B" [Swiss Championship 1976/77 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 8 (in German). Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

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