# 1967–68 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 1967–68 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

## Nationalliga A
### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Zürich | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 63 | 27 | +36 | 38 | To championship play-off |
| 2 | Grasshopper Club | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 38 | To championship play-off |
| 3 | Lugano | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 38 | To championship play-off |
| 4 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 67 | 43 | +24 | 32 | Entered 1968 Intertoto Cup |
| 5 | Basel | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 31 | |
| 6 | Luzern | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 51 | 58 | −7 | 28 | |
| 7 | Biel-Bienne | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 25 | Entered 1968 Intertoto Cup |
| 8 | Young Boys | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 25 | |
| 9 | Sion | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 24 | |
| 10 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 22 | Entered 1968 Intertoto Cup |
| 11 | Servette | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 21 | |
| 12 | Bellinzona | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 21 | Entered 1968 Intertoto Cup |
| 13 | Young Fellows Zürich | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 58 | −37 | 12 | Relegated to Nationalliga B |
| 14 | Grenchen | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 62 | −43 | 9 | Relegated to Nationalliga B |

### Championship play-off

Three teams finished level on points, therefore a play-off was required. The game GC-Zürich was played on 12 June in Bern, Lugano-GC 19 June in Lausanne and Zürich-Lugano in Zürich with the acceptation of Lugano. Before this final match it was already clear that FCZ were Swiss champions, as a win for Lugano would have left all three play-off finalists equal on the same number of points. In this case the goal difference from the regular championship was decisive. The match was therefore moved from Lausanne to Zurich. After the match, the trophy was presented by Federal Councillor Nello Celio under difficult conditions following a pitch invasion by fans.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FCZ | GC | LUG |
| 1 | FC Zürich | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 4 | Swiss Champions, qualified for 1968–69 European Cup | — | — | 2–0 |
| 2 | Grasshopper Club | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | | 0–2 | — | —– |
| 3 | Lugano | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1968–69 Cup Winners' Cup and entered 1968 Intertoto Cup | — | 1–2 | — |

## Nationalliga B
### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Winterthur | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 70 | 27 | +43 | 40 | NLB Champions and promoted to 1968–69 Nationalliga A |
| 2 | FC St. Gallen | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 61 | 34 | +27 | 33 | Promoted to 1968–69 Nationalliga A |
| 3 | FC Aarau | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 31 | |
| 4 | FC Xamax | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 30 | |
| 5 | FC Chiasso | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 29 | |
| 6 | FC Wettingen | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 28 | |
| 7 | SC Brühl | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 28 | |
| 8 | FC Thun | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 27 | |
| 9 | Urania Genève Sport | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 27 | |
| 10 | FC Solothurn | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 23 | |
| 11 | FC Fribourg | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 21 | |
| 12 | FC Baden | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 56 | −29 | 21 | |
| 13 | FC Moutier | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 38 | 74 | −36 | 16 | Relegated to 1968–69 1. Liga |
| 14 | FC Bern | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 34 | 75 | −41 | 10 | Relegated to 1968–69 1. Liga |

## 1. Liga
### Group West

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Etoile Carouge FC | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 61 | 25 | +36 | 37 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Le Locle | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 59 | 34 | +25 | 35 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Monthey | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 25 | +24 | 34 | |
| 4 | FC Cantonal Neuchâtel | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 27 | |
| 5 | Vevey-Sports | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 26 | |
| 6 | Yverdon-Sport FC | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 26 | |
| 7 | CS Chênois | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 23 | |
| 8 | FC Fontainemelon | 24 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 19 | |
| 9 | FC Martigny-Sports | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 18 | |
| 10 | US Campagnes GE | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 18 | |
| 11 | FC Raron | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 17 | Play-out against relegation |
| 12 | FC Versoix | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 17 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Stade Lausanne | 24 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 44 | −18 | 17 | Play-out against relegation |

#### Relegation play-out

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Stade Lausanne | 4–2 | FC Raron |
| FC Versoix | 1–2 | FC Stade Lausanne |
| FC Raron | n/p | FC Versoix |
FC Stade Lausanne won both matches and remain in the division. The match Raron-Versoix 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 Porrentruy | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 57 | 15 | +42 | 39 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Emmenbrücke | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 53 | 25 | +28 | 33 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Minerva Bern | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 31 | |
| 4 | FC Dürrenast | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 28 | |
| 5 | FC Langenthal | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 26 | |
| 6 | FC Concordia Basel | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 62 | 46 | +16 | 25 | |
| 7 | FC Breitenbach | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 24 | |
| 8 | SC Burgdorf | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 23 | |
| 9 | SC Zofingen | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 21 | |
| 10 | FC Nordstern Basel | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 20 | Play-out against relegation |
| 11 | BSC Old Boys | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 20 | Play-out against relegation |
| 12 | FC Alle | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 63 | −32 | 20 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | ASEP Saint-Imier | 24 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 108 | −89 | 2 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

#### Relegation play-out

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Alle | 1–1 | FC Nordstern Basel |
| BSC Old Boys | 1–0 | FC Alle |
| FC Nordstern Basel | 0–0 | BSC Old Boys |
FC Alle are relegated to 2. Liga Interregional. BSC Old Boys and FC Nordstern Basel remain in the division.

### Group South and East

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Mendrisiostar | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 20 | +30 | 39 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Frauenfeld | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 57 | 27 | +30 | 34 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Vaduz | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 28 | |
| 4 | FC Locarno | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 28 | |
| 5 | FC Küsnacht | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 25 | |
| 6 | FC Schaffhausen | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 25 | |
| 7 | FC Red Star Zürich | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 22 | |
| 8 | SC Zug | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 22 | |
| 9 | FC Uster | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 22 | |
| 10 | FC Amriswil | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 20 | |
| 11 | FC Blue Stars Zürich | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 20 | |
| 12 | FC Widnau | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 15 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 13 | FC Brunnen | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 50 | −29 | 12 | 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 2 and 9 June 1968.

#### Qualification round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Porrentruy | 3–1 | FC Frauenfeld |
| FC Frauenfeld | 1–1 | FC Porrentruy |
FC Porrentruy win 4–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Etoile Carouge FC | 0–0 | FC Emmenbrücke |
| FC Emmenbrücke | 1–1 | Etoile Carouge FC |
Etoile Carouge FC are qualified as best classed in the regular season, FC Emmenbrücke is eliminated.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Mendrisiostar | 3–0 | FC Le Locle |
| FC Le Locle | 3–0 | Mendrisiostar |
Mendrisiostar and Le Locle-Sports are qualified as best classed in the regular season, FC Emmenbrücke is eliminated..

#### Final round

The games were played on 16 and 23 June 1968.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Le Locle | 1–2 | Etoile Carouge FC |
| Etoile Carouge FC | 1–1 | FC Le Locle |
Etoile Carouge FC won 3–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1968–69 Nationalliga B..
These games were played on 23 and 30 June 1968.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Mendrisiostar | 2–0 | FC Porrentruy |
| FC Porrentruy | 1–2 | Mendrisiostar |
Mendrisiostar won 4–1 on aggregate, are declaired 1. Liga champions and are promoted to 1968–69 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:
* Second round: teams from the NLA and NLB with byes.
* Third round: teams from the NLA with a bye. Winterthur-Vaduz 10:1.
* Fourth round: Aarau-Lugano 2:2 (a.e.t.), Replay: Lugano-Aarau 3:1. Winterthur-Amriswil 3:0.
* Fifth round: St. Gallen-Lugano 1:2. Xamax-Winterthur 4:5 (a.e.t.).
* Quarter-finals. Lugano-Zürich 1:0. Winterthur-Young Fellows 2:1.
* Semi-finals: Luzern-Lugano 2:4 (a.e.t.). Winterthur-Biel 2:1.

### Final

The final was held at the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern on Whit Monday 1969.

## Swiss Clubs in Europe

* Basel as 1966–67 Nationalliga A champions: 1967–68 European Cup
* Lausanne-Sport as 1966–67 Swiss Cup runner-up: 1967–68 Cup Winners' Cup and entered 1967 Intertoto Cup
* Lugano: Entered 1967 Intertoto Cup
* Grasshopper Club: Entered 1967 Intertoto Cup
* Sion: Entered 1967 Intertoto Cup
* Young Boys: Entered 1967 Intertoto Cup
* Grenchen: Entered 1967 Intertoto Cup
* Young Fellows: Entered 1967 Intertoto Cup

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

Hvidovre won 5–4 on aggregate.

### Lausanne
#### Cup Winners' Cup
##### First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Lausanne Sports | 3–4 | Spartak Trnava | 3–2 | 0–2 |

#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group A2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | FEY | RDC | STR | LS |
| 1 | Feyenoord | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 10 | — | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| 2 | RDC Molenbeek | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 7 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Strasbourg | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 4 | 1–3 | 3–1 | — | 0–2 |
| 4 | Lausanne-Sports | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 3 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 2–2 | — |

### Lugano
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group A1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | LUG | BOR | SPA | WAR |
| 1 | Lugano | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Bordeaux | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 | 2–1 | — | 1–4 | 0–2 |
| 3 | Sparta Rotterdam | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 4–0 |
| 4 | Waregem | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — |

### Grasshopper Club
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group B3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BYT | BRE | ELF | GCZ |
| 1 | Polonia Bytom | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 10 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 |
| 2 | Werder Bremen | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 8 | 2–0 | — | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Elfsborg | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 5–2 |
| 4 | Grasshopper Club | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 3–1 | — |

### Sion
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group A3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | LIL | SIO | BEE | GRO |
| 1 | Lille | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 8 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Sion | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 7 | 1–3 | — | 5–2 | 3–1 |
| 3 | Beerschot | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 5 | 2–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Groningen | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — |

### Young Boys
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group B5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | RUC | FRE | YB | FIR |
| 1 | Ruch Chorzów | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 12 | — | 5–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Frem | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1–2 | — | 4–1 | 4–1 |
| 3 | Young Boys | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | First Vienna | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | — |

### Grenchen
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group A4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | LIE | GRE | ROU | GAE |
| 1 | Lierse | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 9 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Grenchen | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Rouen | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 5 | 2–4 | 1–1 | — | 4–3 |
| 4 | Go Ahead Eagles | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 4 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 5–0 | — |

### Young Fellows
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group B4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | GÖT | JEN | B05 | YFZ |
| 1 | Gothenburg | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 9 | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| 2 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 9 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| 3 | Bohemians Prague | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 5 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 |
| 4 | Young Fellows Zürich | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–5 | — |