# 1968–69 in Swiss football

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

## 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 |

## 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 |

## 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 |

#### 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 |

### 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 |

### 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.

## 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.

### Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were:
* Third round: teams from the NLA with a bye.
* Fourth round: St. Gallen-Wettingen 3:2. Bellinzona-Buochs 4:1.
* Fifth round: St. Gallen-YB 2:1. Bellinzona-Lausanne 3:2.
* Quarter-finals: Lugano-St. Gallen 0:1 (a.e.t.). Bellinzona-Sion 3:1.
* Semi-finals: St. Gallen-Servette 3:0. Bellinzona-GC 2:1.

### Final

The final was held in the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern on Whit Monday 1969. Although Bellinzona had already been Swiss champions in 1948, neither club held ever won the Swiss Cup title before. St. Gallen had never won a title before and this was their first, both goals were scored by Rudolf Nafziger.

## Swiss Clubs in Europe

* Zürich as 1967–68 Nationalliga A champions: 1968–69 European Cup
* Lugano as 1967–68 Swiss Cup winners: 1968–69 Cup Winners' Cup and entered 1968 Intertoto Cup
* Lausanne-Sport: Entered 1968 Intertoto Cup
* FC Biel-Bienne: Entered 1968 Intertoto Cup
* FC La Chaux-de-Fonds: Entered 1968 Intertoto Cup
* AC Bellinzona: Entered 1968 Intertoto Cup

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

AB won 4–3 on aggregate.

### Lugano
#### Cup Winners' Cup
##### First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Lugano | 0–4 | Barcelona | 0–1 | 0–3 |

#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group A6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ADO | PAR | LUG |
| 1 | ADO Den Haag | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | RCF Paris | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | 3–0 | — | 2–1 |
| 3 | Lugano | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — |

### Lausanne-Sport
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group B7

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | EIN | LS | TIN | AB |
| 1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 9 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Lausanne-Sport | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 7 | 4–2 | — | 4–1 | 2–2 |
| 3 | Wacker Innsbruck | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 | 1–2 | 3–2 | — | 0–1 |
| 4 | AB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — |

### Biel-Bienne
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group B1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | KMS | LIN | HEL | BIE |
| 1 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 8 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | LASK | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 7 | 2–0 | — | 4–1 | 3–3 |
| 3 | Helsingborg | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 7 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 |
| 4 | Biel-Bienne | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–4 | — |

### La Chaux-de-Fonds
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group B2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ROS | KAT | ÖRE | CDF |
| 1 | Hansa Rostock | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 11 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| 2 | Katowice | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Örebro | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 5 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 9–0 |
| 4 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | — |

### Bellinzona
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group B8

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | LEG | HAN | FRE | BEL |
| 1 | Legia Warsaw | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 10 | — | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Hannover 96 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 8 | 2–3 | — | 3–0 | 4–1 |
| 3 | Frem | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Bellinzona | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–4 | — |