1968–69 in Swiss football

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Football in Switzerland

Season

1968–69

Men's football

1. Liga champions:
FC Martigny-Sports
Group West:
FC Martigny-Sports
Group Cenral:
FC Langenthal
Group South and East:
FC Frauenfeld

Swiss Cup

St. Gallen

← 1967–68

1969–70 →

The following is a summary of the 1968–69 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Nationalliga A

Main article: 1968–69 Nationalliga A

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Basel (C)	26	13	10	3	48	28	+20	36	Swiss Champions, qualified for 1969–70 European Cup
2	Lausanne-Sport	26	15	5	6	70	43	+27	35
3	Zürich	26	12	6	8	61	37	+24	30
4	Young Boys	26	12	6	8	49	36	+13	30	Entered 1969 Intertoto Cup
5	Lugano	26	11	7	8	37	26	+11	29	Entered 1969 Intertoto Cup
6	Bellinzona	26	10	8	8	38	41	−3	28	Entered 1969 Intertoto Cup
7	FC Biel-Bienne	26	9	8	9	52	59	−7	26
8	Servette	26	9	7	10	32	39	−7	25	Entered 1969 Intertoto Cup
9	Grasshopper Club	26	7	9	10	43	47	−4	23
10	St. Gallen	26	6	11	9	29	37	−8	23	Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1969–70 Cup Winners' Cup
11	Winterthur	26	5	12	9	28	43	−15	22
12	La Chaux-de-Fonds	26	5	11	10	51	53	−2	21	Entered 1969 Intertoto Cup

13	Sion	26	7	6	13	39	52	−13	20	Relegated to 1969–70 Nationalliga B
14	Luzern	26	6	4	16	35	71	−36	16	Relegated to 1969–70 Nationalliga B

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, however with play-off for qualifiers;
(C) Champions

Nationalliga B

Main article: 1968–69 Nationalliga A § Nationalliga B

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	FC Wettingen	26	15	6	5	47	24	+23	36	NLB Champions and promoted to 1969–70 Nationalliga A
2	FC Fribourg	26	12	10	4	43	24	+19	34	Promoted to 1969–70 Nationalliga A

3	SC Brühl	26	10	11	5	50	36	+14	31
4	FC Xamax	26	12	4	10	42	35	+7	28
5	FC Chiasso	26	10	8	8	32	38	−6	28
6	FC Grenchen	26	10	7	9	45	34	+11	27
7	FC Aarau	26	9	8	9	33	32	+1	26
8	Young Fellows Zürich	26	8	10	8	31	38	−7	26
9	Mendrisiostar	26	9	7	10	25	36	−11	25
10	FC Thun	26	10	3	13	31	31	0	23
11	Etoile Carouge FC	26	7	9	10	27	33	−6	23
12	Urania Genève Sport	26	6	9	11	22	34	−12	21

13	FC Baden	26	6	8	12	19	33	−14	20	Relegated to 1969–70 1. Liga
14	FC Solothurn	26	6	4	16	27	46	−19	16	Relegated to 1969–70 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: 1968–69 Swiss 1. Liga

Group West

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	FC Martigny-Sports	24	18	2	4	57	25	+32	38	To play-off to Nationalliga B
2	FC Monthey	24	16	5	3	58	24	+34	37	Decider for second position
3	Vevey-Sports	24	16	5	3	49	18	+31	37	Decider for second position
4	FC Cantonal Neuchâtel	24	10	6	8	36	37	−1	26
5	US Campagnes GE	24	8	8	8	29	30	−1	24
6	FC Le Locle	24	9	4	11	53	43	+10	22
7	Yverdon-Sport FC	24	8	5	11	35	38	−3	21
8	FC Moutier	24	6	7	11	34	49	−15	19
9	FC Meyrin	24	5	9	10	26	43	−17	19
10	CS Chênois	24	6	6	12	26	38	−12	18
11	FC Fontainemelon	24	7	3	14	32	47	−15	17	Play-out against relegation
12	FC Stade Nyonnais	24	8	1	15	26	46	−20	17	Play-out against relegation
13	FC Stade Lausanne	24	7	3	14	35	58	−23	17	Play-out against relegation

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 second place

The decider match for second place was played on 2 June 1969 in Martigny

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Monthey	2–0	Vevey-Sports

FC Monthey won and advanced to play-offs. Vevey-Sports remain in the division.

Play-out against relegation

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Stade Nyonnais	3–0	FC Fontainemelon
FC Stade Lausanne	1–3	FC Stade Nyonnais
FC Fontainemelon	n/p	FC Stade Lausanne

FC Stade Nyonnais won remain in the division. The match Fontainemelon against Lausanne was not played. Both teams were relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.

Group Central

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	FC Langenthal	24	15	4	5	44	29	+15	34	Play-off to Nationalliga B
2	FC Bern	24	13	5	6	43	30	+13	31	Play-off to Nationalliga B
3	FC Nordstern Basel	24	12	6	6	49	49	0	30
4	FC Concordia Basel	24	11	5	8	40	39	+1	27
5	SC Burgdorf	24	10	5	9	44	39	+5	25
6	FC Minerva Bern	24	9	6	9	36	29	+7	24
7	FC Breitenbach	24	10	3	11	39	42	−3	23
8	FC Porrentruy	24	9	4	11	40	31	+9	22
9	FC Dürrenast	24	10	2	12	39	39	0	22
10	SC Zofingen	24	9	3	12	38	42	−4	21
11	FC Breite Basel	24	6	9	9	28	41	−13	21
12	FC Trimbach	24	6	6	12	24	32	−8	18	Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
13	BSC Old Boys	24	4	6	14	27	49	−22	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; 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 Frauenfeld	24	14	5	5	44	27	+17	33	Play-off to Nationalliga B
2	SC Buochs	24	14	4	6	54	30	+24	32	Play-off to Nationalliga B
3	FC Amriswil	24	11	8	5	42	30	+12	30
4	FC Red Star Zürich	24	11	5	8	32	28	+4	27
5	FC Locarno	24	12	1	11	41	31	+10	25
6	FC Küsnacht	24	8	8	8	28	27	+1	24
7	SC Zug	24	8	8	8	28	30	−2	24
8	FC Emmenbrücke	24	9	4	11	34	43	−9	22
9	FC Uster	24	4	13	7	25	29	−4	21
10	FC Vaduz	24	8	5	11	28	35	−7	21
11	FC Oerlikon/Polizei ZH	24	9	2	13	37	39	−2	20
12	FC Blue Stars Zürich	24	5	7	12	23	44	−21	17	Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
13	FC Schaffhausen	24	4	8	12	26	49	−23	16	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.

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 8 and 15 June 1969.

Qualification round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Martigny-Sports	2–1	SC Buochs
SC Buochs	1–1	FC Martigny-Sports

FC Martigny-Sports won 3–2 on aggregate and continued to the finals.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Langenthal	2–0	FC Monthey
FC Monthey	3–1	FC Langenthal

3–3 on aggregate. Both teams continued to the finals.

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

FC Frauenfeld win 2–1 on aggregate and continued to the finals.

Final round

The finals were played on 22 and 29 June 1969.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Martigny-Sports	3–0	FC Monthey
FC Monthey	1–0	FC Martigny-Sports

FC Martigny-Sports win 3–1 on aggregate, are declaired as 1. champions and are promoted to 1969–70 Nationalliga B.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Langenthal	4–0	FC Frauenfeld
FC Frauenfeld	3–1	FC Langenthal

FC Langenthal win 5–3 on aggregate and are promoted to 1969–70 Nationalliga B.

References

Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (2024). "Rangliste 1968/69" [Ranking 1968/69] (in Swiss High German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2024-11-16.
(red) dbFCZ (2023). "FCZ Saison 1968/69" [FCZ season 1968/69] (in Swiss High German). dbFCZ. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
Beck, Stephan (2023). "Schweizer Meisterschaft FCA Rangliste 1968/69" [Swiss Championship FCA Ranking 1968/69] (in Swiss High German). arowa.ch. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
^ 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.

Sources

Switzerland 1968–69 at RSSSF
European Competitions 1968–69 at RSSSF.com
Cup finals at Fussball-Schweiz
Intertoto history at Pawel Mogielnicki's Page
Josef Zindel (2018). FC Basel 1893. Die ersten 125 Jahre (in German). Basel: Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5.

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