# 1969–70 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 1969–70 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

## Nationalliga A
### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Basel | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 59 | 23 | +36 | 37 | Swiss Champions, qualified for 1970–71 European Cup |
| 2 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 54 | 36 | +18 | 36 | Entered 1970 Intertoto Cup |
| 3 | Zürich | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 34 | Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1970–71 Cup Winners' Cup |
| 4 | Grasshopper Club | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 31 | Entered 1970 Intertoto Cup |
| 5 | Young Boys | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 31 | |
| 6 | Lugano | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 30 | |
| 7 | Servette | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 29 | Entered 1970 Intertoto Cup |
| 8 | Winterthur | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 27 | Entered 1970 Intertoto Cup |
| 9 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 21 | |
| 10 | Bellinzona | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 20 | |
| 11 | Fribourg | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 19 | |
| 12 | Biel-Bienne | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 55 | −27 | 19 | |
| 13 | Wettingen | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 33 | 62 | −29 | 15 | Relegated to 1970–71 Nationalliga B |
| 14 | St. Gallen | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 28 | 57 | −29 | 15 | Relegated to 1970–71 Nationalliga B |

## Nationalliga B
### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Sion | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 62 | 27 | +35 | 37 | NLB Champions and promoted to 1970–71 Nationalliga A |
| 2 | FC Luzern | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 58 | 39 | +19 | 35 | Promoted to 1970–71 Nationalliga A |
| 3 | FC Grenchen | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 32 | |
| 4 | Mendrisiostar | 26 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 29 | |
| 5 | Young Fellows Zürich | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 28 | |
| 6 | FC Xamax | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 28 | |
| 7 | FC Chiasso | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 26 | |
| 8 | SC Brühl | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 26 | |
| 9 | Etoile Carouge FC | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 24 | |
| 10 | FC Aarau | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 24 | |
| 11 | Urania Genève Sport | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 23 | |
| 12 | FC Martigny-Sports | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 46 | −20 | 23 | |
| 13 | FC Thun | 26 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 45 | −20 | 18 | Relegated to 1970–71 1. Liga |
| 14 | FC Langenthal | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 76 | −51 | 11 | Relegated to 1970–71 1. Liga |

## 1. Liga
### Group West

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Vevey-Sports | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 20 | +29 | 35 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Monthey | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 66 | 34 | +32 | 32 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Stade Nyonnais | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 28 | |
| 4 | FC Raron | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 27 | |
| 5 | FC Meyrin | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 25 | |
| 6 | CS Chênois | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 24 | |
| 7 | FC Le Locle | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 24 | |
| 8 | FC Minerva Bern | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 24 | |
| 9 | FC Bern | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 21 | |
| 10 | Yverdon-Sport FC | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 19 | |
| 11 | ASI Audax-Friul | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 45 | −22 | 19 | |
| 12 | US Campagnes GE | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 17 | To relegation play-out |
| 13 | ES FC Malley | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 31 | 56 | −25 | 17 | To relegation play-out |

### Group Central

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | SR Delémont | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 47 | 20 | +27 | 37 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Moutier | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 33 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | SC Burgdorf | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 29 | |
| 4 | FC Dürrenast | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 28 | |
| 5 | FC Porrentruy | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 27 | |
| 6 | FC Breite Basel | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 24 | |
| 7 | FC Solothurn | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 21 | |
| 8 | FC Emmenbrücke | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 20 | |
| 9 | FC Nordstern Basel | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 20 | |
| 10 | SC Zofingen | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 19 | |
| 11 | FC Breitenbach | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 19 | |
| 12 | FC Concordia Basel | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 18 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Sursee | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 59 | −31 | 17 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group South and East

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Baden | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 34 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | SC Buochs | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 27 | +22 | 32 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Locarno | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 27 | |
| 4 | SC Zug | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 26 | |
| 5 | FC Amriswil | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 26 | |
| 6 | FC Küsnacht | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 24 | |
| 7 | FC Frauenfeld | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 23 | |
| 8 | FC Rorschach | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 23 | |
| 9 | FC Uster | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 23 | |
| 10 | FC Vaduz | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 22 | |
| 11 | FC Red Star Zürich | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 21 | |
| 12 | SCI Juventus Zürich | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 18 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Oerlikon/Polizei ZH | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 54 | −26 | 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 finalists. The games were played on 7 and 14 June 1970.

#### Qualification round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Baden | 0–4 | FC Monthey |
| FC Monthey | 3–1 | FC Baden |
FC Monthey won 7–1 on aggregate and continued to the finals. FC Baden remain in the division.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SR Delémont | 3–3 | SC Buochs |
| SC Buochs | 3–1 | SR Delémont |
SC Buochs won 6–4 on aggregate and continued to the finals. SR Delémont qualified for finals as lucky loser
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Vevey-Sports | 3–1 | FC Moutier |
| FC Moutier | 2–3 | Vevey-Sports |
Vevey-Sports won 6–3 on aggregate and continued to the finals. FC Moutier remain in the division.

#### Final round

The matches were played on 21 and 28 June.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SC Buochs | 1–0 | Vevey-Sports |
| Vevey-Sports | 2–1 | SC Buochs |
Vevey-Sports declaired 1. Liga champions and were promoted to 1970–71 Nationalliga B.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Monthey | 1–0 | SR Delémont |
| SR Delémont | 3–2 | FC Monthey |

#### Play-off for second place

This took place on 5 July at Stadion Neufeld in Bern
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Monthey | 1–0 | SR Delémont |
FC Monthey won and were promoted to 1970–71 Nationalliga B. SR Delémont remain in the division.

### Relegation play-out
#### First round

The play-outs took place on 21 June.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| US Campagnes GE | 1–2 | ES FC Malley |
ES FC Malley won and continued in the final. US Campagnes GE were relegated directly to 2. Liga Interregional.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Concordia Basel | 3–1 | SCI Juventus Zürich |
FC Concordia Basel continued in the final. SCI Juventus Zürich were directly relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.

#### Final

The final took place on 28 June 1970.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| ES FC Malley | 0–3 | FC Concordia Basel |
FC Concordia Basel remain in the division. ES FC Malley were 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. Here, in case of a draw after extra time, the replay was to be decided with a penalty shoot-out. This season would enclude a first test with two legged quarter- and semi-finals. The final was held in the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern.

### Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were:
* Third round: teams from the NLA with a bye.
* Fourth round: Küsnacht-Zürich 1:8. Basel-Minerva 10:0.
* Fifth round: Zürich-GC 5:1. Basel-Grenchen 3:2.
* Quarter-finals: First leg: Zürich-Mendrisio 1:1; Return leg: Mendrisio-Zürich 1:3 (a.e.t.). (agg. 2:4). Xamax-Basel 0:2. Basel-Xamax 5:2 (agg. 7:2).
* Semi-finals: First leg: Lugano-Zürich 0:2 Return leg: Zürich-Lugano 3:1 (agg. 5:1). Servette-Basel 0:2 Basel-Servette 4:1 (agg. 6:1).

### Final

Zürich won 4–1 after extra time.

## Swiss Clubs in Europe

* Basel as 1968–69 Nationalliga A champions: 1969–70 European Cup
* St. Gallen as 1968–69 Swiss Cup winners: 1969–70 Cup Winners' Cup
* Young Boys: Entered 1969 Intertoto Cup
* Lugano: Entered 1969 Intertoto Cup
* Bellinzona: Entered 1969 Intertoto Cup
* Servette: Entered 1969 Intertoto Cup
* La Chaux-de-Fonds: Entered 1969 Intertoto Cup

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

Celtic won 2–0 on aggregate.

### St. Gallen
#### Cup Winners' Cup
##### First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Frem | 2–2 (a) | St. Gallen | 2–1 | 0–1 |

##### Second round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Levski-Spartak | 4–0 | St. Gallen | 4–0 | 0–0 |

### Young Boys
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | NOR | RWI | HAN | YB |
| 1 | Norrköping | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 7 | — | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| 2 | Rapid Wien | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 6 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 8–1 |
| 3 | Hannover 96 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | 3–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Young Boys | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 5 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — |

### Lugano
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SZB | ÖST | GAE | LUG |
| 1 | Szombierki Bytom | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 8 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 11–0 |
| 2 | Östers IF | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 8 | 3–1 | — | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Go Ahead Eagles | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 5 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Lugano | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | — |

### Bellinzona
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ŽIL | ÖRE | NEC | BEL |
| 1 | Žilina | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 9 | — | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Örebro | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| 3 | NEC | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Bellinzona | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–3 | — |

### Servette
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | MAL | KAI | MAR | SER |
| 1 | Malmö FF | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 9 | — | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 |
| 2 | Kaiserslautern | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 | 1–3 | — | 6–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Marseille | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 5 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Servette | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 4 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — |

### La Chaux-de-Fonds
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 9

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ODR | BEV | CDF | B13 |
| 1 | Odra Opole | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 9 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Beveren-Waas | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 | 0–0 | — | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| 3 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 6 | 3–2 | 3–2 | — | 3–1 |
| 4 | B 1913 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — |