# Jeux sans frontières season 11

The 11th season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in the summer of 1975. Broadcasters from Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and West Germany participated in the competition coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The different heats were hosted by each of the participant broadcasters in locations in their countries such as Riccione (Italy), Knokke-Heist (Belgium), Mannheim (West Germany), Maastricht (Netherlands), Nancy (France), Engelberg (Switzerland), and Southport (United Kingdom). The grand final was held in Ypres (Belgium). The head international referees in charge of supervising the competition were Gennaro Olivieri and Guido Pancaldi [it].
The season was won by the team from Nancy, France, the runner-up being the team from Riccione, Italy.

## Participants

| Country | Broadcaster | Code | Colour |
| Belgium | RTB / BRT | B | Yellow |
| France | Antenne 2 | F | Purple |
| Italy | RAI | I | Blue |
| Netherlands | NCRV | NL | Orange |
| Switzerland | SRG SSR TSI | CH | Gold |
| United Kingdom | BBC | GB | Red |
| West Germany | ARD | D | Light blue |

## Heats
### Heat 1

Heat 1 was hosted by BRT on 20 May 1975 in Knokke-Heist, Belgium, presented by Mike Verdrengh [nl] and Marc Van Poucke [nl].
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | D | Oppenheim | 43 |
| 2 | B | Knokke-Heist | 40 |
| 3 | NL | Hoogvliet | 39 |
| 4 | F | Neuilly-sur-Seine | 35 |
| 5 | CH | Riva San Vitale | 32 |
| 6 | GB | St. Ives | 29 |
| 7 | I | Cosenza | 23 |

### Heat 2

Heat 2 was hosted by NCRV on 3 June 1975 in Maastricht, Netherlands, presented by Dick Passchier [nl] and Barend Barendse [nl].
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | D | Bietigheim-Bissingen | 46 |
| 2 | GB | Swansea | 40 |
| 3 | CH | Zermatt | 37 |
| 4 | I | Bracciano | 33 |
| 5 | B | Rochefort | 29 |
| 6 | F | Narbonne | 26 |
| 6 | NL | Maastricht | 26 |

### Heat 3

Heat 3 was hosted by RAI on 17 June 1975 in Riccione, Italy, presented by Giulio Marchetti and Rosanna Vaudetti.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | I | Riccione | 42 |
| 2 | CH | Le Mouret | 41 |
| 3 | F | Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre | 36 |
| 4 | NL | Zwijndrecht | 35 |
| 5 | B | Mol | 32 |
| 6 | D | Attendorn | 31 |
| 7 | GB | Onchan | 25 |

### Heat 4

Heat 4 was hosted by TV DRS on behalf of SRG SSR TSI on 1 July 1975 in Engelberg, Switzerland, presented by Jan Hiermeyer [de] and Heidi Abel.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | D | Leonberg | 41 |
| 2 | F | Chartres | 38 |
| 3 | I | Aosta | 36 |
| 3 | CH | Giswil | 36 |
| 5 | GB | Darlington | 34 |
| 6 | NL | Veldhoven | 30 |
| 7 | B | Pepinster | 29 |

### Heat 5

Heat 5 was hosted by ARD on 15 July 1975 in Mannheim, West Germany, presented by Erhard Keller and Marie-Louise Steinbauer [de].
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | CH | Faido | 46 |
| 2 | NL | Montfoort | 41 |
| 3 | D | Füssen | 34 |
| 3 | F | Aix-les-Bains | 34 |
| 5 | B | Temse | 31 |
| 6 | GB | Kilmarnock | 30 |
| 7 | I | Bosa | 18 |

### Heat 6

Heat 6 was hosted by Antenne 2 on 29 July 1975 in Nancy, France, presented by Guy Lux and Simone Garnier [fr].
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | F | Nancy | 48 |
| 2 | NL | Bedum | 41 |
| 3 | CH | Adliswil | 38 |
| 4 | D | Simmern | 36 |
| 5 | GB | Southsea | 28 |
| 6 | I | Bordighera | 25 |
| 7 | B | Houdeng-Aimeries | 19 |

### Heat 7

Heat 7 was hosted by the BBC on 12 August 1975 in Southport, United Kingdom, presented by Stuart Hall and Eddie Waring.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | NL | Steenwijk | 38 |
| 2 | B | Waterloo | 36 |
| 3 | I | Valmadrera | 35 |
| 4 | D | Baesweiler | 30 |
| 4 | CH | Sainte-Croix | 30 |
| 6 | GB | Cambridge | 29 |
| 7 | F | Saint-Gaudens | 24 |

### Qualifiers

The teams with the most points from each country advanced to the grand final:
| Country | Town | Place won | Points won |
| F | Nancy | 1 | 48 |
| CH | Faido | 1 | 46 |
| D | Bietigheim-Bissingen | 1 | 46 |
| I | Riccione | 1 | 42 |
| B | Knokke-Heist | 2 | 40 |
| GB | Swansea | 2 | 40 |
| NL | Steenwijk | 1 | 38 |

## Final

The final was hosted by BRT on 26 August 1975 in Ypres, Belgium, presented by Mike Verdrengh and Regine Clauwaert [nl].
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | F | Nancy | 45 |
| 2 | I | Riccione | 40 |
| 3 | B | Knokke-Heist | 34 |
| 4 | D | Bietigheim-Bissingen | 32 |
| 4 | NL | Steenwijk | 32 |
| 6 | GB | Swansea | 30 |
| 7 | CH | Faido | 28 |