# 1973–74 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 1973–74 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

## Nationalliga A
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Zürich | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 67 | 20 | +47 | 45 | Champions, qualified for 1974–75 European Cup and entered 1974 Intertoto Cup |
| 2 | Grasshopper Club | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 33 | Qualified for 1974–75 UEFA Cup and entered 1974 Intertoto Cup |
| 3 | Servette | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 32 | Qualified for 1974–75 UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Winterthur | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 32 | Entered 1974 Intertoto Cup |
| 5 | Basel | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 29 | |
| 6 | Young Boys | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 28 | |
| 7 | Xamax | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 26 | Entered 1974 Intertoto Cup |
| 8 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 26 | |
| 9 | St. Gallen | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 25 | |
| 10 | Sion | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 22 | Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1974–75 Cup Winners' Cup |
| 11 | Chênois | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 22 | |
| 12 | Lugano | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 44 | −24 | 17 | |
| 13 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 51 | −23 | 16 | Relegated to 1974–75 Nationalliga B |
| 14 | Chiasso | 26 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 53 | −35 | 11 | Relegated to 1974–75 Nationalliga B |

## Nationalliga B
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Luzern | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 60 | 24 | +36 | 38 | NLB Champions and promoted to 1974–75 Nationalliga A |
| 2 | Vevey Sports | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 37 | Promoted to 1974–75 Nationalliga A |
| 3 | FC Grenchen | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 36 | |
| 4 | FC Aarau | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 28 | |
| 5 | FC Nordstern Basel | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 27 | |
| 6 | AC Bellinzona | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 27 | |
| 7 | FC Wettingen | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 26 | |
| 8 | FC Fribourg | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 25 | |
| 9 | FC Biel-Bienne | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 25 | |
| 10 | FC Martigny-Sports | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 22 | |
| 11 | Mendrisiostar | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 22 | |
| 12 | Etoile Carouge FC | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 21 | |
| 13 | FC Young Fellows Zürich | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 18 | Relegated to 1974–75 1. Liga |
| 14 | FC Tössfeld | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 56 | −33 | 12 | Relegated to 1974–75 1. Liga |

## 1. Liga
### Group West

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Bulle | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 34 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Raron | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 32 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Monthey | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 28 | |
| 4 | FC Dürrenast | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 26 | |
| 5 | FC Stade Nyonnais | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 26 | |
| 6 | FC Le Locle | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 25 | |
| 7 | ASI Audax-Friul | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 24 | |
| 8 | FC Sierre | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 23 | |
| 9 | FC Meyrin | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 22 | |
| 10 | Central Fribourg | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 22 | |
| 11 | Yverdon-Sport FC | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 21 | Play-out against relegation |
| 12 | FC Thun | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 21 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | Urania Genève Sport | 24 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 28 | 65 | −37 | 8 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

#### Decider for eleventh place

The decider was played on 1 June in Solothurn.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Yverdon-Sport FC | 3–2 | FC Thun |
Yverdon-Sport FC win and remain in division. FC Thun are relegated directly to 2. Liga Interregional.

### Group Cenral

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Solothurn | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 33 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Brunnen | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 32 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Emmenbrücke | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 30 | |
| 4 | SR Delémont | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 29 | |
| 5 | FC Concordia Basel | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 25 | |
| 6 | FC Laufen | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 23 | |
| 7 | FC Porrentruy | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 23 | |
| 8 | SC Zug | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 22 | |
| 9 | SC Buochs | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 21 | |
| 10 | FC Bern | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 21 | |
| 11 | SC Kriens | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 21 | |
| 12 | FC Moutier | 24 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 44 | −18 | 16 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 13 | FC Deitingen | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 40 | 61 | −21 | 16 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group South and East

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Gossau | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 36 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | US Giubiasco | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 34 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Frauenfeld | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 27 | +24 | 32 | |
| 4 | FC Baden | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 32 | |
| 5 | FC Chur | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 32 | |
| 6 | SC Brühl | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 26 | |
| 7 | FC Uzwil | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 25 | |
| 8 | FC Blue Stars Zürich | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 23 | |
| 9 | FC Locarno | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 20 | |
| 10 | FC Schaffhausen | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 20 | |
| 11 | FC Red Star Zürich | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 54 | −29 | 15 | |
| 12 | FC Rapid Lugano | 24 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 40 | −30 | 9 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 13 | FC Rorschach | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 31 | 56 | −25 | 8 | 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 1 and 8 June.

#### First round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Brunnen | 2–1 | FC Bulle |
| FC Bulle | 0–0 | FC Brunnen |
FC Brunnen win 2–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Gossau | 0–0 | FC Raron |
| FC Raron | 2–0 | FC Gossau |
FC Raron win 2–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Solothurn | 1–1 | US Giubiasco |
| US Giubiasco | 1–1 | FC Solothurn |
2–2 on aggregate. Giubiasco qualified as best classed in the regular season and continue to the finals.

#### Final round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RAR | GIU | BRN |
| 1 | FC Raron | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 2 | Promoted to Nationalliga B | — | — | 3–0 |
| 2 | US Giubiasco | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Promoted to Nationalliga B | 1–0 | — | — |
| 3 | FC Brunnen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | | — | 2–1 | — |
FC Raron are 1. Liga champions, US Giubiasco are runners-up and these two teams are promoted.

## 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. In case of a draw after extra time, the replay was to be decided with a penalty shoot-out. The Quarter- and Semi-finals were played as two legged rounds, home and away. The final was held in Bern.

### Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were:
* Third round: NLA teams with a bye.
* Fourth round: Bulle Sion 1:4. Martigny Xamax 0:6.
* Fifth round: Sion Servette 3:0. Xamax Chiasso 2:0.
* Quarter-finals: First leg: Sion Basel 1:0. Return leg: Basel Sion 2:2 (agg. 2:3). First leg: Xamax Chênois 5:1. Return leg: Chênois Xamax 0:2 (agg. 1:7).
* Semi-finals: First leg: Sion Lausanne 0:0. Return leg: Lausanne Sion 1:1 (agg 1:1, Sion won on away goals). First leg: Xamax GC 0:0. Return leg: GC Xamax 1:1 (agg. 1:1, Xamax won on away goals).

### Final
## Swiss League Cup

The 1973 League Cup was played as a pre-season tournament. In the first round the best eight placed teams from the previous league season had a bye, the other 20 league teams participated, playing a two legged round. The best eight winners qualified for the second round. The remainder of the tournament was a played in single-elimination. In the case of a draw, extra time was played. If the teams were still level after extra time, the decision was brought about with a penalty shoot-out. The final took place on 10 October 1973 at Letzigrund in Zürich.

### Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were:
* First round: GC bye. Winterthur bye.
* Second round: Zürich-GC 1:1 (a.e.t.) 3:4 (p). Winterthur-Luzern 1:0.
* Quarter-finals: Vevey-GC 1:4. St. Gallen-Winterthur 1:2.
* Semi-finals: GC-Servette 2:0. Biel-Bienne-Winterthur 1:3.

### Final
## Swiss Clubs in Europe

* Basel as 1972–73 Nationalliga A champions: 1973–74 European Cup
* Zürich as 1972–73 Swiss Cup winners: 1973–74 Cup Winners' Cup and entered 1973 Intertoto Cup
* Grasshopper Club as league runners-up: 1973–74 UEFA Cup and entered 1973 Intertoto Cup
* Sion as league third placed team: 1973–74 UEFA Cup
* Winterthur: entered 1973 Intertoto Cup
* Lugano: entered 1973 Intertoto Cup

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

Basel won 11–2 on aggregate'

##### Second round

Basel won 7–6 on aggregate

##### Quarter-final

Celtic won 6–5 on aggregate

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

3-3 on aggregate, Zürich won on away goals.

##### Second round

1-1 on aggregate, Zürich won on away goals.

##### Quarter-final

Sporting CP won 4-1 on aggregate.

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ZÜR | SLA | NAN | NOR |
| 1 | Zürich | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 8 | — | 3–0 | 4–1 | 4–4 |
| 2 | Slavia Prague | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 7 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 4–0 |
| 3 | Nancy | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 5 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Norrköping | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | — |

### Grasshopper Club
#### UEFA Cup
##### First round

Tottenham Hotspur won 9–2 on aggregate.

#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | HER | CUF | MAL | GRA |
| 1 | Hertha Berlin | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 10 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| 2 | CUF | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 | 0–0 | — | 4–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Malmö FF | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 7 | 2–4 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 |
| 4 | Grasshopper Club | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 0 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–1 | — |

### Sion
#### UEFA Cup
##### First round

Lazio won 4–3 on aggregate.

### Winterthur
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | HAN | ADO | ÅTV | WIN |
| 1 | Hannover | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Den Haag | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | 0–1 | — | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Åtvidaberg | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Winterthur | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — |

### Lugano
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | RYB | LNZ | ÖRE | LUG |
| 1 | Rybnik | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 9 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | VÖEST Linz | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 7 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 4–1 |
| 3 | Örebro | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 6 | 2–1 | 4–1 | — | 0–1 |
| 4 | Lugano | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–5 | — |