# 1970–71 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 1970–71 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

## Nationalliga A
### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Basel | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 67 | 26 | +41 | 42 | To championship play-off |
| 2 | Grasshopper Club | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 59 | 21 | +38 | 42 | To championship play-off and entered 1971 Intertoto Cup |
| 3 | Lugano | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 31 | Qualified for 1971–72 UEFA Cup and entered 1971 Intertoto Cup |
| 4 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 30 | |
| 5 | Zürich | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 28 | Entered 1971 Intertoto Cup |
| 6 | Winterthur | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 27 | |
| 7 | Servette | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 26 | Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1971–72 Cup Winners' Cup and entered 1971 Intertoto Cup |
| 8 | Young Boys | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 26 | |
| 9 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 24 | |
| 10 | Biel-Bienne | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 21 | |
| 11 | Luzern | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 20 | |
| 12 | Sion | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 19 | To relegation play-off |
| 13 | Fribourg | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 63 | −28 | 19 | To relegation play-off |
| 14 | Bellinzona | 26 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 61 | −37 | 9 | Relegated to 1971–72 Nationalliga B |

### Championshio play-off

Grasshopper Club won the championship play-off, thus they qualified for 1971–72 European Cup. Basel as runners-up qualified for 1971–72 UEFA Cup.

### Relegation play-out

Sion won the play-out and remained in the top-level. Fribourg relegated to 1971–72 Nationalliga B

## Nationalliga B
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | St. Gallen | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 55 | 24 | +31 | 41 | NLB Champions and promoted to 1971–72 Nationalliga A |
| 2 | FC Grenchen | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 21 | +32 | 39 | Promoted to 1971–72 Nationalliga A |
| 3 | Xamax | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 31 | |
| 4 | Mendrisiostar | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 28 | |
| 5 | SC Brühl | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 27 | |
| 6 | FC Aarau | 26 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 27 | |
| 7 | Etoile Carouge FC | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 26 | |
| 8 | FC Monthey | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 25 | |
| 9 | FC Chiasso | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 23 | |
| 10 | FC Wettingen | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 22 | |
| 11 | Vevey-Sports | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 22 | |
| 12 | FC Martigny-Sports | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 22 | |
| 13 | Young Fellows | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 18 | Relegated to 1971–72 1. Liga |
| 14 | Urania Genève Sport | 26 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 55 | −32 | 13 | Relegated to 1971–72 1. Liga |

## 1. Liga
### Group West

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | CS Chênois | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 24 | +21 | 34 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Stade Nyonnais | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 55 | 28 | +27 | 33 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Dürrenast | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 30 | |
| 4 | FC Bern | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 27 | |
| 5 | ASI Audax-Friul | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 24 | |
| 6 | FC Thun | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 23 | |
| 7 | FC Meyrin | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 22 | |
| 8 | FC Raron | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 22 | |
| 9 | Yverdon-Sport FC | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 22 | |
| 10 | SC Burgdorf | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 21 | |
| 11 | FC Minerva Bern | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 21 | |
| 12 | FC Langenthal | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 19 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 13 | FC Salgesch | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 59 | −26 | 14 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group Central

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | SR Delémont | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 55 | 21 | +34 | 37 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Le Locle-Sports | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 29 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Porrentruy | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 28 | |
| 4 | FC Solothurn | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 27 | |
| 5 | FC Breite Basel | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 27 | |
| 6 | FC Nordstern Basel | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 26 | |
| 7 | FC Breitenbach | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 25 | |
| 8 | FC Concordia Basel | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 23 | |
| 9 | FC Turgi | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 22 | |
| 10 | FC Baden | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 22 | |
| 11 | FC Emmenbrücke | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 21 | |
| 12 | FC Moutier | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 18 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 13 | SC Zofingen | 24 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 26 | 71 | −45 | 7 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group South and East

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | SC Buochs | 24 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 54 | 25 | +29 | 38 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | AS Gambarogno | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 51 | 18 | +33 | 35 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Frauenfeld | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 32 | |
| 4 | FC Chur | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 30 | |
| 5 | FC Red Star Zürich | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 26 | |
| 6 | FC Locarno | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 25 | |
| 7 | SC Zug | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 24 | |
| 8 | FC Rorschach | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 21 | |
| 9 | FC Amriswil | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 19 | |
| 10 | FC Vaduz | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 18 | |
| 11 | FC Blue Stars Zürich | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 46 | −21 | 17 | |
| 12 | FC Küsnacht | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 55 | −29 | 14 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 13 | FC Uster | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 49 | −25 | 13 | 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 6 and 13 June 1971.

#### Qualification round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SR Delémont | 0–1 | AS Gambarogno |
| AS Gambarogno | 1–0 | SR Delémont |
AS Gambarogno win 2–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Stade Nyonnais | 2–6 | SC Buochs |
| SC Buochs | 1–1 | FC Stade Nyonnais |
SC Buochs win 7–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| CS Chênois | 2–2 | FC Le Locle-Sports |
| FC Le Locle-Sports | 0–4 | CS Chênois |
CS Chênois win 6–2 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 and 27 June and on 4 July 1971.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | CHE | GAM | BUO |
| 1 | CS Chênois | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 | — | — | 3–0 |
| 2 | AS Gambarogno | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1–1 | — | — |
| 3 | SC Buochs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 | — | 0–0 | — |
CS Chênois won 1. Liga championship and promotion to 1971–72 Nationalliga B. AS Gambarogno were runners-up and were also promoted to 1971–72 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. The final was held in the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern.

### Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were:
* Third round: NLA teams with a bye.
* Fourth round: Servette-Etoile Carouge 2:1. Lugano-Young Fellows 1:1 (a.e.t.). Replay: Young Fellows-Lugano 0:2.
* Fifth round: Servette-YB 5:1. Luzern-Lugano 1:2 (a.e.t.).
* Quarter-finals: Zürich-Servette 1:2. Lugano-GC 2:1.
* Semi-finals: Servette-Lausanne 2:1. Mendrisiostar-Lugano 0:2.

### Final
## Swiss Clubs in Europe

* Basel as 1969–70 Nationalliga A champions: 1970–71 European Cup
* Zürich as 1969–70 Swiss Cup winners: 1970–71 Cup Winners' Cup
* Lausanne-Sport: Entered 1970 Intertoto Cup
* Grasshopper Club: Entered 1970 Intertoto Cup
* Servette: Entered 1970 Intertoto Cup
* Winterthur: Entered 1970 Intertoto Cup

### Basel
#### European Cup
##### First round

Spartak Moscow 4–4 Basel on aggregate. Basel won on away goals.

###### Second round

Ajax won 5–1 on aggregate.

### Zürich
#### Cup Winners' Cup
##### First round

Zürich won 14–1 on aggregate

##### Second round
### Lausanne
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group B3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | MAR | ZSO | AIK | LS |
| 1 | Marseille | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 8 | — | 3–1 | 6–2 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 7 | 3–2 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| 3 | AIK | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 5 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Lausanne-Sport | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — |

### Grasshopper Club
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group B1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | EIN | GCZ | NOR | WSC |
| 1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 10 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Grasshopper Club | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | 1–5 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Norrköping | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 |
| 4 | Wiener Sport-Club | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | — |

### Servette
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group B2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SLA | FIR | GAIS | SER |
| 1 | Slavia Prague | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 11 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | First Vienna | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 6 | 2–3 | — | 3–3 | 4–1 |
| 3 | GAIS | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 4 | 2–3 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Servette | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — |

### Winterthur
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group B5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | WIS | HVI | UTR | WIN |
| 1 | Wisła Kraków | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 10 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 |
| 2 | Hvidovre | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 7 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 5–1 |
| 3 | Utrecht | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 6 | 1–0 | 1–3 | — | 4–3 |
| 4 | Winterthur | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–5 | — |