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Football in Switzerland in 1979–80
Football in Switzerland
Season1979–80
Men's football
Nationalliga ABasel
Nationalliga BAC Bellinzona
1. Liga1. Liga champions
Mendrisiostar
Group 1:
FC Bulle
Group 2:
FC Laufen
Group 3:
FC Emmen
Group 4:
Mendrisiostar
Swiss CupSion
Swiss League CupServette
Women's football
Swiss Women's Super LeagueSV Seebach Zürich
Swiss CupFFC Bern
← 1978–79 Switzerland 1980–81 →

The following is a summary of the 1979–80 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Nationalliga A

Main article: 1979–80 Nationalliga A

League table

Qualifying phase table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Servette 26 16 7 3 61 25 +36 39 Advance to championship round
halved points (rounded up) as bonus
2 Basel 26 15 7 4 67 27 +40 37
3 Grasshopper Club 26 14 8 4 61 21 +40 36
4 Luzern 26 14 4 8 44 44 0 32
5 Zürich 26 13 5 8 56 42 +14 31
6 Sion 26 11 9 6 47 37 +10 31
7 St. Gallen 26 11 6 9 48 37 +11 28 entered 1980 Intertoto Cup
8 Chiasso 26 6 11 9 27 43 −16 23
9 Lausanne-Sport 26 8 6 12 35 38 −3 22
10 Young Boys 26 8 5 13 34 49 −15 21 entered 1980 Intertoto Cup
11 Chênois 26 4 12 10 32 45 −13 20
12 Xamax 26 8 4 14 33 48 −15 20 entered 1980 Intertoto Cup
13 La Chaux-de-Fonds 26 5 7 14 24 57 −33 17 Relegated to 1980–81 Nationalliga B
14 Lugano 26 1 5 20 18 74 −56 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 6 2 2 24 11 +13 19 33 Champions, qualified for 1980–81 European Cup
2 Grasshopper Club 10 5 3 2 21 11 +10 18 31 qualified for 1980–81 UEFA Cup
3 Servette 10 5 1 4 18 11 +7 20 31 qualified for 1980–81 UEFA Cup
4 Zürich 10 5 1 4 17 15 +2 16 27
5 Sion 10 4 2 4 22 20 +2 16 26 Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1980–81 Cup Winners' Cup
and entered 1980 Intertoto Cup
6 Luzern 10 0 1 9 4 38 −34 16 17
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;

Nationalliga B

Main article: 1979–80 Nationalliga A § Nationalliga B

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 AC Bellinzona 26 12 14 0 37 14 +23 38 NLB Champions promoted to 1980–81 Nationalliga A
2 FC Nordstern Basel 26 15 7 4 63 32 +31 37 Promoted to 1980–81 Nationalliga A
3 FC Winterthur 26 13 7 6 46 32 +14 33
4 Vevey Sports 26 12 7 7 46 27 +19 31
5 FC Fribourg 26 11 7 8 30 24 +6 29
6 FC Bern 26 11 7 8 44 41 +3 29
7 FC Frauenfeld 26 9 10 7 30 26 +4 28
8 FC Grenchen 26 9 8 9 38 40 −2 26
9 FC Aarau 26 8 8 10 43 52 −9 24
10 FC Biel-Bienne 26 6 11 9 24 29 −5 23
11 FC Wettingen 26 6 8 12 47 46 +1 20
12 SC Kriens 26 6 6 14 29 51 −22 18
13 FC Raron 26 5 5 16 21 47 −26 15 Relegated to 1980–81 1. Liga
14 FC Baden 26 5 3 18 29 66 −37 13 Relegated to 1980–81 1. Liga
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;

1. Liga

Main article: 1979–80 Swiss 1. Liga

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Bulle 26 20 3 3 68 37 +31 43 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 Etoile Carouge FC 26 17 2 7 64 29 +35 36
3 FC Montreux-Sports 26 13 6 7 43 30 +13 32
4 FC Martigny-Sports 26 12 6 8 49 31 +18 30
5 FC Monthey 26 12 5 9 43 34 +9 29
6 ES FC Malley 26 11 6 9 54 43 +11 28
7 FC Renens 26 9 8 9 39 32 +7 26
8 FC Stade Lausanne 26 9 8 9 48 51 −3 26
9 FC Leytron 26 9 4 13 51 53 −2 22
10 FC Stade Nyonnais 26 9 4 13 45 65 −20 22
11 FC Orbe 26 6 9 11 47 56 −9 21
12 FC Fétigny 26 8 5 13 29 45 −16 21
13 FC Meyrin 26 6 7 13 30 55 −25 19 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
14 FC Visp 26 2 5 19 32 81 −49 9
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 Laufen 26 15 7 4 56 18 +38 37 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 SV Muttenz 26 18 1 7 60 31 +29 37 To decider for second place
3 FC Aurore Bienne 26 15 7 4 42 22 +20 37
4 FC Köniz 26 11 7 8 54 42 +12 29
5 SR Delémont 26 11 7 8 39 31 +8 29
6 FC Allschwil 26 10 8 8 31 28 +3 28
7 Central Fribourg 26 10 6 10 35 40 −5 26
8 US Boncourt 26 9 5 12 31 36 −5 23
9 FC Lerchenfeld 26 9 5 12 44 59 −15 23
10 FC Boudry 26 8 6 12 35 38 −3 22
11 SC Binningen 26 9 2 15 34 60 −26 20
12 FC Birsfelden 26 6 7 13 25 35 −10 19
13 SC Düdingen 26 7 4 15 33 60 −27 18 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
14 FC Lengnau 26 7 2 17 36 55 −19 16
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 28 May in La Blancherie in Delémont

Team 1  Score  Team 2
SV Muttenz 0–0 a.e.t.
4–2 pen. 		FC Aurore Bienne

SV Muttenz win after the penalty shoot-out and advance to play-offs. FC Aurore Bienne remain in the division.

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Emmen 26 17 5 4 74 35 +39 39 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Emmenbrücke 26 17 3 6 65 38 +27 37
3 FC Sursee 26 10 13 3 57 37 +20 33
4 SC Derendingen 26 12 8 6 45 37 +8 32
5 FC Suhr 26 13 4 9 50 39 +11 30
6 FC Blue Stars Zürich 26 12 4 10 45 41 +4 28
7 FC Solothurn 26 9 6 11 34 33 +1 24
8 SC Young Fellows 26 8 8 10 39 41 −2 24
9 FC Turicum 26 7 10 9 39 49 −10 24
10 FC Schaffhausen 26 9 5 12 39 48 −9 23
11 FC Oberentfelden 26 8 6 12 42 58 −16 22
12 FC Glattbrugg 26 6 6 14 38 56 −18 18 Decider for twelfth place
13 FC Herzogenbuchsee 26 6 6 14 30 54 −24 18
14 FC Unterstrass 26 4 4 18 25 56 −31 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.

Decider for twelfth place

The decider was played on 1 June in Baden.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Herzogenbuchsee 5–1 FC Glattbrugg

FC Herzogenbuchsee win and remain in the division. FC Glattbrugg are relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mendrisiostar 26 17 6 3 47 17 +30 40 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Altstätten (St. Gallen) 26 13 11 2 58 34 +24 37
3 FC Ibach 26 13 8 5 58 31 +27 34
4 FC Locarno 26 11 8 7 37 29 +8 30
5 FC Vaduz 26 10 9 7 55 38 +17 29
6 FC Rüti 26 11 6 9 36 35 +1 28
7 FC Stäfa 26 11 4 11 35 39 −4 26
8 FC Balzers 26 9 5 12 49 55 −6 23
9 FC Uzwil 26 7 9 10 44 57 −13 23
10 FC Morbio 26 7 7 12 37 48 −11 21
11 FC Gossau 26 6 8 12 35 50 −15 20
12 SC Brühl 26 4 11 11 26 43 −17 19 Decider for twelfth place
13 SC Zug 26 6 7 13 31 49 −18 19
14 FC Zug 26 2 11 13 17 40 −23 15 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Decider for twelfth place

The decider was played on 1 June in Zürich.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
SC Zug 4–3 a.e.t. SC Brühl

SC Zug win and remain in division. SC Brühl are relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.

Promotion play-off

Qualification round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Bulle 2–2 FC Altstätten (SG)
FC Altstätten (SG) 1–3 FC Bulle

FC Bulle win 5–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Etoile Carouge FC 0–4 Mendrisiostar
Mendrisiostar 1–0 Etoile Carouge FC

Mendrisiostar win 5–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
SV Muttenz 0–0 FC Emmen
FC Emmen 3–2 SV Muttenz

FC Emmen win 3–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Emmenbrücke 0–1 FC Laufen
FC Laufen 4–1 FC Emmenbrücke

FC Laufen win 5–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Final round

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

FC Bulle win 3–0 on aggregate and are promoted to 1980–81 Nationalliga B. FC Emmen remain in the division.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Laufen A–A Mendrisiostar
Mendrisiostar 1–2 FC Laufen
FC Laufen 0–3 Mendrisiostar

1st match abandonned after 6' due to rainfall: replay June 29 in Laufen. Mendrisiostar win 4–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1980–81 Nationalliga B. FC Laufen remain in the division.

Swiss Cup

Main article: 1979–80 Swiss Cup

Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were:

  • Round of 32: Bern-Sion 2:3 (a.e.t.). Estavayer-le-Lac-YB 0:1.
  • Round of 16: GC-Sion 3:3 (a.e.t.) 4:5 (p). YB-Basel 2:0.
  • Quarter-finals: Sion-Luzern 4:1. Chênois-YB 0:1.
  • Semi-finals: Sion-Servette 2:1. Neuchâtel Xamax-YB 0:1.

Final

Sion2–1Young Boys
Balet 8'
Mathez 62'		 Report 10' >Schönenberger
Wankdorf Stadium, BernAttendance: 45,000Referee: Switzerland Otto Isler, (Zürich)

Swiss League Cup

Main article: 1979–80 Swiss League Cup

Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were:

  • Round 1: Servette-Sion 1:0. Lerchenfeld-Grasshopper Club 1:6
  • Round 2: FC Bern-Servette 0:3. Frauenfeld-Grasshopper Club 1:2
  • Quarter-finals: BSC Young Boys-Servette 0:2. Lausanne-Sports-Grasshopper Club 1:2.
  • Semi-finals: Servette-Luzern 6:0. Grasshopper Club-FC Zürich 2:1.

Final

Servette3–0Grasshopper Club
Cucinotta 12'
Schnyder 46'
Barberis 49'		 RSSSF
Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/BienneAttendance: 7,700Referee: Switzerland Werner Bösch (Sulz)

Swiss Clubs in Europe

Servette

European Cup

Main article: 1979–80 European Cup
First round
Servette Switzerland v Belgium Beveren
19 September 1979 First leg Servette Switzerland 3–1 Belgium Beveren Stade des Charmilles, Geneve
Van Genechten 2' (o.g.)
Coutaz 65'
Hamberg 80'		 Report Janssens 5' Attendance: 16,605
Referee: Antonin Vencl (Czechoslovakia)
Beveren Belgium v Switzerland Servette
3 October 1979 Second leg Beveren Belgium 1–1 Switzerland Servette Freethiel Stadion, Beveren
Albert 18' (pen.) Report Barberis 37' Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Clive White (England)

Servette won 4–2 on aggregate.

Second round
BFC Dynamo East Germany v Switzerland Servette
24 October 1979 First leg BFC Dynamo East Germany 2–1 Switzerland Servette Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Stadion, East Berlin
Pelka 8'
Netz 10'		 Report Cucinotta 65' Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Bob Valentine (Scotland)
Servette Switzerland v East Germany BFC Dynamo
7 November 1979 Second leg Servette Switzerland 2–2 East Germany BFC Dynamo Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
Hamberg 83'
Barberis 90'		 Report Brillat 33'
Terletzki 81'		 Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Alek Jarguz (Poland)

BFC Dynamo won 4–3 on aggregate.

Young Boys

Cup Winners' Cup

Main article: 1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup
First round
Young Boys Switzerland v Romania Steaua București
19 September 1979 First leg Young Boys Switzerland 2–2 Romania Steaua București Wankdorf, Bern
Zwygart 42', pen'
Schönenberger 78'		 Stoica 38'
Iordănescu 44'		 Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Sándor Kuti (Hungary)
Steaua București Romania v Switzerland Young Boys
3 October 1979 Second leg Steaua București Romania 6–0 Switzerland Young Boys Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest
Nițu 1'
Sameș 7', 65'
Aelenei 47'
Răducanu 56'
Zahiu 72'		 Attendance: 6,700
Referee: Talal Tokat (Turkey)

Steaua București won 8–2 on aggregate.

Zürich

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1979–80 UEFA Cup
First round
Zürich Switzerland v West Germany Kaiserslautern
19 September 1979 First leg Zürich Switzerland 1–3 West Germany Kaiserslautern Letzigrund, Zürich
Zwicker 83' Report Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)
Kaiserslautern West Germany v Switzerland Zürich
3 October 1979 Second leg Kaiserslautern West Germany 5–1 Switzerland Zürich Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern
Report Zappa 16' Attendance: 14,160
Referee: Bob Valentine (Scotland)

Kaiserslautern won 8–2 on aggregate.

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1979 Intertoto Cup
Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts B05 GÖT ZÜR OB
1 Czechoslovakia Bohemians Prague 6 4 1 1 13 10 +3 9 — 3–2 2–2 4–1
2 Sweden IFK Göteborg 6 3 1 2 19 8 +11 7 4–0 — 5–1 6–1
3 Switzerland Zürich 6 2 1 3 9 15 −6 5 1–2 1–0 — 4–3
4 Denmark Odense 6 1 1 4 10 18 −8 3 0–2 2–2 3–0 —
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.

Grasshopper Club

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1979–80 UEFA Cup
First round
Progrès Niederkorn Luxembourg v Switzerland Grasshopper Club
26 September 1979 First leg Progrès Niederkorn Luxembourg 0–2 Switzerland Grasshopper Club Stade du Thillenberg, Differdange
Report Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Alain Delmer (France)
Grasshopper Club Switzerland v Luxembourg Progrès Niederkorn
3 October 1979 Second leg Grasshopper Club Switzerland 4–0 Luxembourg Progrès Niederkorn Hardturm, Zürich
Report Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Richard Casha (Malta)

Grasshopper Club won 6–0 on aggregate.

Second round
Grasshopper Club Switzerland v England Ipswich Town
24 October 1979 First leg Grasshopper Club Switzerland 0–0 England Ipswich Town Hardturm, Zürich
Report Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Roger Schoeters (Belgium)
Ipswich Town England v Switzerland Grasshopper Club
7 November 1979 Second leg Ipswich Town England 1–1 Switzerland Grasshopper Club Portman Road, Ipswich
Beattie 43' Report Sulser 69' Attendance: 19,574
Referee: Klaus Scheurell (East Germany)

1–1 on aggregate; Grasshopper Club won on away goals.

Third round
Grasshopper Club Switzerland v West Germany Stuttgart
28 November 1979 First leg Grasshopper Club Switzerland 0–2 West Germany Stuttgart Hardturm, Zürich
Report Attendance: 29,450
Referee: Vojtech Christov (Czechoslovakia)
Stuttgart West Germany v Switzerland Grasshopper Club
12 December 1979 Second leg Stuttgart West Germany 3–0 Switzerland Grasshopper Club Neckarstadion, Stuttgart
Report Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Jan Beck (Netherlands)

Stuttgart won 5–0 on aggregate.

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1979 Intertoto Cup
Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts GCZ VEJ ANT DUI
1 Switzerland Grasshopper Club 6 3 1 2 9 10 −1 7 — 1–4 2–1 2–2
2 Denmark Vejle 6 2 2 2 10 7 +3 6 2–0 — 1–2 1–2
3 Belgium Royal Antwerp 6 2 2 2 11 11 0 6 1–2 2–2 — 3–1
4 West Germany Duisburg 6 1 3 2 7 9 −2 5 0–1 0–0 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.

St. Gallen

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1979 Intertoto Cup
Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts EIN MAL SLA STG
1 West Germany Eintracht Braunschweig 6 4 2 0 15 7 +8 10 — 3–1 2–0 3–2
2 Sweden Malmö FF 6 4 1 1 13 9 +4 9 2–2 — 3–1 2–1
3 Czechoslovakia Slavia Prague 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 5 1–1 1–3 — 2–0
4 Switzerland St. Gallen 6 0 0 6 5 14 −9 0 1–4 1–2 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.

Chênois

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1979 Intertoto Cup
Group 6
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts BRN SLA CHÊ LIN
1 Czechoslovakia Zbrojovka Brno 6 5 0 1 19 5 +14 10 — 3–1 3–1 3–0
2 Bulgaria Slavia Sofia 6 4 1 1 15 6 +9 9 2–0 — 2–0 4–1
3 Switzerland Chênois 6 1 1 4 7 17 −10 3 1–7 2–2 — 3–0
4 Austria LASK 6 1 0 5 4 17 −13 2 0–3 0–4 3–0 —
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" (1988). "1979/80 Rangliste" [1979/80 Ranking] (in Swiss High German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  2. ^ (red) dbFCZ (2006–2023). "FCZ 1979/1980" (in German). dbFCZ. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  3. Beck, Stephan (2023). "Schweizer Meisterschaft 1979/80 Nationalliga B" [Swiss Championship 1979/80 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 9 (in German). Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  5. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (4 November 1979). "BSC Young Boys - FC Basel 2:0 (1:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  6. (red) dbFCZ (2006). "Internationaler Fussballcup (IFC)". dbFCZ.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

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