# 1974–75 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 1974–75 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

## Nationalliga A
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Zürich | 26 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 63 | 19 | +44 | 39 | Swiss Champions, qualified for 1975–76 European Cup and entered 1975 Intertoto Cup |
| 2 | Young Boys | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 59 | 32 | +27 | 33 | Qualified for 1975–76 UEFA Cup and entered 1975 Intertoto Cup |
| 3 | Grasshopper Club | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 33 | Qualified for 1975–76 UEFA Cup and entered 1975 Intertoto Cup |
| 4 | Basel | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 31 | Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1975–76 Cup Winners' Cup |
| 5 | FC Sion | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 31 | |
| 6 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 29 | |
| 7 | Servette | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 27 | |
| 8 | Winterthur | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 26 | |
| 9 | Xamax | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 24 | Entered 1975 Intertoto Cup |
| 10 | Lugano | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 22 | |
| 11 | Chênois | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 55 | −28 | 20 | |
| 12 | St. Gallen | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 72 | −30 | 20 | |
| 13 | Luzern | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 58 | −25 | 16 | Relegated to 1975–76 Nationalliga B |
| 14 | Vevey-Sports | 26 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 31 | 67 | −36 | 13 | Relegated to 1975–76 Nationalliga B |

## Nationalliga B
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Biel-Bienne | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 31 | +26 | 34 | NLA Champions and promoted to 1975–76 Nationalliga A |
| 2 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 35 | +25 | 32 | To play-off for promotion |
| 3 | FC Chiasso | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 32 | To play-off for promotion |
| 4 | FC Nordstern Basel | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 32 | To play-off for promotion |
| 5 | Etoile Carouge FC | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 31 | |
| 6 | AC Bellinzona | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 31 | |
| 7 | FC Fribourg | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 31 | |
| 8 | FC Grenchen | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 28 | |
| 9 | FC Aarau | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 25 | |
| 10 | FC Martigny-Sports | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 21 | |
| 11 | FC Wettingen | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 37 | 55 | −18 | 18 | To relegation play-out |
| 12 | Mendrisiostar | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 38 | −20 | 18 | To relegation play-out |
| 13 | FC Raron | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 40 | −21 | 18 | To relegation play-out |
| 14 | US Giubiasco | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 70 | −47 | 13 | Relegated to 1975–76 1. Liga |

### Promotion play-off

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CdF | NOR | CHI |
| 1 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | Promoted to 1975–76 Nationalliga A | — | 3–2 | — |
| 2 | FC Nordstern Basel | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 | | — | — | 1–1 |
| 3 | FC Chiasso | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | | 1–3 | — | — |

### Relegation play-out

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | RAR | WET | MEN |
| 1 | FC Raron | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | | — | — | 1–0 |
| 2 | FC Wettingen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | | n/p | — | — |
| 3 | Mendrisiostar | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | Relegated to 1975–76 1. Liga | — | 2–2 | — |
Wettingen-Raron was not played (Mendrisiostar withdrew)

## 1. Liga
### Group West

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Bern | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 18 | +30 | 36 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | Central Fribourg | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 30 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Monthey | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 29 | |
| 4 | FC Dürrenast | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 34 | +15 | 26 | |
| 5 | FC Meyrin | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 26 | |
| 6 | FC Stade Nyonnais | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 25 | |
| 7 | FC Boudry | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 25 | |
| 8 | FC Le Locle | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 23 | |
| 9 | FC Bulle | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 54 | −14 | 21 | |
| 10 | ASI Audax-Friul | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 20 | |
| 11 | FC Montreux-Sports | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 19 | |
| 12 | FC Sierre | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 16 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 13 | Yverdon-Sport FC | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 45 | −22 | 16 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group Central

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | SC Kriens | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 32 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Laufen | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 31 | Decider for play-off |
| 3 | SR Delémont | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 31 | Decider for play-off |
| 4 | FC Solothurn | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 29 | |
| 5 | US Boncourt | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 29 | |
| 6 | SC Buochs | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 25 | |
| 7 | FC Brunnen | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 22 | |
| 8 | SC Zug | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 22 | |
| 9 | FC Emmenbrücke | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 22 | |
| 10 | SC Kleinhüningen | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 22 | |
| 11 | FC Concordia Basel | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 21 | |
| 12 | FC Porrentruy | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 19 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 13 | FC Ebikon | 24 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 57 | −35 | 7 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

#### Decider for second place

The decider match for second place was played on 1 June 1975 in Basel.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SR Delémont | 3–1 | FC Laufen |
SR Delémont win and advance to play-offs. FC Laufen remain in the division.

### Group East

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Gossau | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 55 | 16 | +39 | 41 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Young Fellows Zürich | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 69 | 31 | +38 | 37 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Blue Stars Zürich | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 27 | |
| 4 | FC Chur | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 26 | |
| 5 | FC Frauenfeld | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 25 | |
| 6 | FC Baden | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 23 | |
| 7 | FC Locarno | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | SC Brühl | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 21 | |
| 9 | FC Schaffhausen | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 21 | |
| 10 | FC Red Star Zürich | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 21 | |
| 11 | FC Tössfeld | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 21 | |
| 12 | FC Wil | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 18 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 13 | FC Uzwil | 24 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 65 | −44 | 9 | 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, 5, 8 and 15 June.

#### First round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Young Fellows Zürich | 2–2 | SC Kriens |
| SC Kriens | 0–2 | FC Young Fellows Zürich |
FC Young Fellows Zürich win 4–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Central Fribourg | 3–2 | FC Gossau |
| FC Gossau | 3–0 | Central Fribourg |
FC Gossau win 5–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SR Delémont | 0–1 | FC Bern |
| FC Bern | 2–0 | SR Delémont |
FC Bern win 3–0 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 15, 22 and 29 June.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GOS | YFJ | BER |
| 1 | FC Gossau | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 3 | Promoted to Nationalliga B | — | — | 1–1 |
| 2 | FC Young Fellows Zürich | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 | Promoted to Nationalliga B | 1–5 | — | — |
| 3 | FC Bern | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | | — | 0–1 | — |
FC Gossau are 1. Liga champions, FC Young Fellows Zürich 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: Chiasso-Basel 0:1. Nordstern-Winterthur 2:5 (a.e.t.).
* Fifth round: Zürich-Basel 1:3. Kriens-Winterthur 1:2.
* Quarter-finals: First leg: Etoile Carouge-Basel 1:2. Return leg: Basel-Etoile Carouge 2:1 (agg. 4:2). First leg: Grenchen-Winterthur 2:0. Return leg: Winterthur-Grenchen 2:0 (agg. 2:2), Winterthur won 3:2 (p).
* Semi-finals: First leg: Chênois-Basel 1:4. Return leg: Basel-Chênois 2:1 (agg. 6:2). First leg: Winterthur-YB 2:1. Return leg: YB-Winterthur 0:0 (agg. 1:2)

### Final
## Swiss League Cup

The League Cup was played in a knockout system with all 28 league clubs plus four selected teams from the 1. Liga. 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 was played in Zürich.

### Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were:
* First round: Frauenfeld-GC 0:2. Zürich-Winterthur 3:0
* Second round: Chiasso-GC 1:4. Bellinzona-Zürich 1:4
* Quarter-finals: GC-Vevey 4:1. Etoile Carouge-Zürich 2:3.
* Semi-finals: Basel-GC 1:3. Zürich-Xamax 5:1.

### Final
## Swiss Clubs in Europe

* Zürich as 1973–74 Nationalliga A champions: 1974–75 European Cup and entered 1974 Intertoto Cup
* Sion as 1973–74 Swiss Cup winners: 1974–75 Cup Winners' Cup and entered 1974 Intertoto Cup
* Grasshopper Club as league runners-up: 1974–75 UEFA Cup
* Servette as league third placed team: 1974–75 UEFA Cup
* Winterthur: entered 1974 Intertoto Cup
* Xamax: entered 1974 Intertoto Cup

### Zürich
#### European Cup
##### First round

Leeds United won 5–3 on aggregate.

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ZÜR | HER | ÖST | SAL |
| 1 | Zürich | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 11 | — | 3–2 | 1–0 | 5–2 |
| 2 | Hertha Berlin | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 7 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Öster | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 | 0–2 | 2–4 | — | 3–0 |
| 4 | Austria Salzburg | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | — |

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

Grasshopper Club won 3–2 on aggregate.

##### Second round

Real Zaragoza won 6–2 on aggregate.

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SLO | KAI | GCZ | ÅTV |
| 1 | Slovan Bratislava | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 10 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Kaiserslautern | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | 1–0 | — | 3–3 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Grasshopper Club | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 5 | 0–1 | 3–1 | — | 3–2 |
| 4 | Åtvidaberg | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — |

### Servette
#### UEFA Cup
##### First round

Derby County won 6–2 on aggregate.

### Winterthur
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 7

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | DUI | GÓR | WIN | HVI |
| 1 | Duisburg | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 9 | — | 6–1 | 4–0 | 6–2 |
| 2 | Górnik Zabrze | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 6 | 3–3 | — | 1–3 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Winterthur | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 5 | 2–4 | 3–4 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Hvidovre | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — |

### Xamax
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | HAM | VIT | DJU | NEU |
| 1 | Hamburg | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 10 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 |
| 2 | Vitória Guimarães | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 8 | 3–1 | — | 5–0 | 5–2 |
| 3 | Djurgården | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 5 | 1–3 | 3–1 | — | 4–2 |
| 4 | Xamax | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |