# 1975–76 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 1975–76 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

## Nationalliga A
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Zürich | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 69 | 26 | +43 | 44 | Swiss champions, qualified for 1976–77 European Cup and Swiss Cup winners, entered 1976 Intertoto Cup |
| 2 | Servette | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 50 | 14 | +36 | 39 | Swiss Cup runners-up, qualified for 1976–77 Cup Winners' Cup |
| 3 | Basel | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 59 | 38 | +21 | 34 | qualified for 1976–77 UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Grasshopper Club | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 54 | 37 | +17 | 32 | qualified for 1976–77 UEFA Cup and entered 1976 Intertoto Cup |
| 5 | Young Boys | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 31 | entered 1976 Intertoto Cup |
| 6 | Xamax | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 30 | |
| 7 | St. Gallen | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 27 | entered 1976 Intertoto Cup |
| 8 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 26 | |
| 9 | Sion | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 54 | −14 | 21 | |
| 10 | Chênois | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 19 | |
| 11 | Winterthur | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 34 | 65 | −31 | 18 | |
| 12 | Lugano | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 37 | −18 | 16 | Relegated to Nationalliga B |
| 13 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 27 | 61 | −34 | 14 | Relegated to Nationalliga B |
| 14 | Biel-Bienne | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 26 | 58 | −32 | 13 | Relegated to Nationalliga B |

## Nationalliga B
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | AC Bellinzona | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 35 | To play-off for promotion |
| 2 | Luzern | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 61 | 35 | +26 | 35 | To play-off for promotion |
| 3 | Etoile Carouge FC | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 32 | |
| 4 | FC Nordstern Basel | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 27 | |
| 5 | Vevey Sports | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 26 | |
| 6 | FC Fribourg | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 25 | |
| 7 | FC Grenchen | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 25 | |
| 8 | FC Gossau | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 25 | |
| 9 | FC Young Fellows Zürich | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 24 | |
| 10 | FC Aarau | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 23 | |
| 11 | FC Chiasso | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 23 | |
| 12 | FC Raron | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 52 | −23 | 23 | |
| 13 | FC Martigny-Sports | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 22 | Relegated to 1976–77 1. Liga |
| 14 | FC Wettingen | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 47 | −14 | 19 | Relegated to 1976–77 1. Liga |

### Play-off for promotion
## 1. Liga
### Group West

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Bulle | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 35 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Bern | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 32 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Stade Lausanne | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 28 | |
| 4 | FC Dürrenast | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 26 | |
| 5 | ASI Audax-Friul | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 24 | |
| 6 | FC Meyrin | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 24 | |
| 7 | FC Boudry | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 24 | |
| 8 | Central Fribourg | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 24 | |
| 9 | FC Fétigny | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 23 | |
| 10 | FC Stade Nyonnais | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 21 | |
| 11 | FC Monthey | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 21 | |
| 12 | FC Le Locle | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 20 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Montreux-Sports | 24 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 62 | −37 | 10 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group Central

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | SC Zug | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 17 | +24 | 33 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | SC Kriens | 24 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 32 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Laufen | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 29 | |
| 4 | FC Köniz | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 29 | |
| 5 | SR Delémont | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 29 | |
| 6 | FC Solothurn | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 24 | |
| 7 | FC Brunnen | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 24 | |
| 8 | SC Buochs | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 22 | |
| 9 | FC Zug | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 20 | |
| 10 | US Boncourt | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 18 | |
| 11 | SC Kleinhüningen | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 41 | −20 | 18 | |
| 12 | FC Concordia Basel | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 17 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Emmenbrücke | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 17 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group East

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Mendrisiostar | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 33 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Morbio | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 32 | Did not apply for professional licence |
| 3 | FC Locarno | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 28 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 4 | FC Frauenfeld | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 27 | |
| 5 | FC Schaffhausen | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 26 | |
| 6 | FC Blue Stars Zürich | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 25 | |
| 7 | FC Baden | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 25 | |
| 8 | SC Brühl | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 23 | |
| 9 | FC Red Star Zürich | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 23 | |
| 10 | FC Chur | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 22 | |
| 11 | FC Rüti | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 22 | |
| 12 | FC Tössfeld | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 16 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | US Giubiasco | 24 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 49 | −31 | 10 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Promotion play-off
#### Qualification round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SC Kriens | 3–1 | FC Bulle |
| FC Bulle | 0–1 | SC Kriens |
SC Kriens win 4–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Bern | 1–1 | Mendrisiostar |
| Mendrisiostar | 2–1 | FC Bern |
Mendrisiostar win 3–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Locarno | 1–0 | SC Zug |
| SC Zug | 3–0 | FC Locarno |
SC Zug win 3–1 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 June, 27 June and 4 July.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | MEN | KRI | SCZ |
| 1 | Mendrisiostar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | — | 1–0 | — |
| 2 | SC Kriens | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 2 | — | — | 2–0 |
| 3 | SC Zug | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | 2–2 | — | — |
Mendrisiostar are 1. Liga champions, SC Kriens are runners-up and these two teams are promoted.

### Relegation play-out

The three second last placed teams from each group competed in a single round-robin play-out to decide the fourth and last relegation slot.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | LeL | CON | TÖS |
| 1 | FC Le Locle | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | — | 2–1 | — |
| 2 | FC Concordia Basel | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 2 | — | — | 3–1 |
| 3 | FC Tössfeld | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | 0–0 | — | — |
FC Tössfeld are relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.

## 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 Quarter- and Semi-finals were played as two legged rounds, home and away. 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: Zug-Zürich 0:2. Etoile Carouge-Servette 1:3.
* Fifth round: Frauenfeld-Zürich 0:2. Servette-Xamax 2:1.
* Quarter-finals: First leg: Zürich-YB 3:1. Return leg: YB-Zürich 0:2 (agg 1:5). First leg: Fribourg-Servette 0:2. Return leg: Fribourg-Servette 0:3 (agg 0:5).
* Semi-finals: First leg: Biel-Zürich 1:0. Return leg: ZürichBiel 7:2 (agg 7:3). First leg: Servette-GC 6:2. Return leg: GC-Servette 2:1 (agg 4:7).

### 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 Bern.

### Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were:
* First round: Aarau-YB 3:5 (a.e.t.). Zürich-GC 2:2 (a.e.t.) 4:2 (p).
* Second round: YB-La Chaux-de-Fonds 4-0. Laufen-Zürich 1:7.
* Quarter-finals: Raron-YB 0:3. Lugano-Zürich 0:1 (a.e.t.).
* Semi-finals: Basel-YB 3:5 (a.e.t.). Zürich-Sion 5:0

### Final
## Swiss Clubs in Europe

* Zürich as 1974–75 Nationalliga A champions: 1975–76 European Cup and entered 1975 Intertoto Cup
* Basel as 1974–75 Swiss Cup winners: 1975–76 Cup Winners' Cup
* Young Boys as league runners-up: 1975–76 UEFA Cup and entered 1975 Intertoto Cup
* Grasshopper Club as league third placed team: 1975–76 UEFA Cup and entered 1975 Intertoto Cup
* Winterthur: entered 1975 Intertoto Cup

### Zürich
#### European Cup
##### First round

5–5 on aggregate; Újpesti Dózsa won on away goals.

#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | EIN | VOJ | ZÜR | VEJ |
| 1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 8 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Vojvodina | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 7 | 3–1 | — | 4–1 | 4–1 |
| 3 | Zürich | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 6 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 |
| 4 | Vejle | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 3 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 0–2 | — |

### Basel
#### Cup Winners' Cup
##### First round

Atlético Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.

### Young Boys
#### UEFA Cup
##### First round

Hamburg won 4–2 on aggregate.

#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 8

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | KAI | B05 | YB | GAIS |
| 1 | Kaiserslautern | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 10 | — | 2–0 | 4–2 | 6–0 |
| 2 | Bohemians Prague | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Young Boys | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | — | 3–4 |
| 4 | GAIS | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |

### Grasshopper Club
#### UEFA Cup
##### First round

4–4 on aggregate; Real Sociedad won on away goals.

#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | RYB | GCZ | AZ | ÖST |
| 1 | Rybnik | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 10 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Grasshopper Club | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 6 | 0–2 | — | 3–2 | 4–2 |
| 3 | AZ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0–0 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Öster | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 2 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 2–0 | — |

### Winterthur
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | LNZ | BRA | B03 | WIN |
| 1 | VÖEST Linz | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 12 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 |
| 2 | Inter Bratislava | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 8 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| 3 | B 1903 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 2 | 3–4 | 1–3 | — | 4–0 |
| 4 | Winterthur | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | — |