# 1961–62 Nationalliga A

The following is the summary of the Swiss National League in the 1961–62 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. This was the 65th season of top-tier and the 64th season of second-tier football in Switzerland.

## Overview

The Swiss Football Association (ASF/SFV) had 28 member clubs at this time which were divided into two divisions of 14 teams each. The teams played a double round-robin to decide their table positions. Two points were awarded for a win and one point was awarded for a draw. The top tier (NLA) was contested by the top 12 teams from the previous 1960–61 season and the two newly promoted teams FC Lugano and FC Schaffhausen. The champions would qualify for the 1962–63 European Cup and the last two teams in the league table at the end of the season were to be relegated.
The second-tier (NLB) was contested by the two teams that had been relegated from the NLA at the end of the last season, FC Winterthur and FC Chiasso, the ten teams that had been in third to twelfth position last season and the two newly promoted teams FC Porrentruy and FC Bodio. The top two teams at the end of the season would be promoted to the 1962–63 NLA and the two last placed teams would be relegated to the 1962–63 Swiss 1. Liga.
The Swiss champions received a slot in the 1962–63 European Cup and the Cup winners received a slot in the 1962–63 Cup Winners' Cup.

## Nationalliga A
### Teams, locations

| Team | Based in | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Basel | Basel | Basel-Stadt | Landhof | 4,000 |
| FC Biel-Bienne | Biel/Bienne | Bern | Stadion Gurzelen | 5,500 |
| FC Fribourg | Fribourg | Fribourg | Stade Universitaire | 9,000 |
| Grasshopper Club Zürich | Zürich | Zürich | Hardturm | 20,000 |
| FC Grenchen | Grenchen | Solothurn | Stadium Brühl | 10,900 |
| FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Neuchâtel | Centre Sportif de la Charrière | 10,000 |
| FC Lausanne-Sport | Lausanne | Vaud | Pontaise | 30,000 |
| FC Lugano | Lugano | Ticino | Cornaredo Stadium | 6,330 |
| FC Luzern | Lucerne | Lucerne | Stadion Allmend | 25,000 |
| FC Schaffhausen | Schaffhausen | Schaffhausen | Stadion Breite | 7,300 |
| Servette FC | Geneva | Geneva | Stade des Charmilles | 27,000 |
| BSC Young Boys | Bern | Bern | Wankdorf Stadium | 56,000 |
| FC Young Fellows | Zürich | Zürich | Utogrund | 2,850 |
| FC Zürich | Zürich | Zürich | Letzigrund | 25,000 |

### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Servette | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 93 | 30 | +63 | 40 | Swiss Champions qualified for 1962–63 European Cup and entered 1962–63 Intertoto Cup |
| 2 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 35 | Swiss Cup winners qualified for 1962–63 Cup Winners' Cup |
| 3 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 72 | 45 | +27 | 34 | Entered 1962–63 Intertoto Cup |
| 4 | Grasshopper Club | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 31 | |
| 5 | Young Boys | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 29 | Entered 1962–63 Intertoto Cup |
| 6 | Luzern | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 28 | |
| 7 | Basel | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 54 | −3 | 28 | Entered 1962–63 Intertoto Cup |
| 8 | Biel-Bienne | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 24 | |
| 9 | Zürich | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 22 | |
| 10 | Lugano | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 60 | −28 | 22 | |
| 11 | Grenchen | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 59 | −20 | 21 | |
| 12 | Young Fellows Zürich | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 20 | |
| 13 | Schaffhausen | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 65 | −25 | 19 | Relegated to 1962–63 Nationalliga B |
| 14 | Fribourg | 26 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 33 | 80 | −47 | 11 | Relegated to 1962–63 Nationalliga B |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BAS | BB | CDF | FRI | GCZ | GRE | LS | LUG | LUZ | SHA | SER | YB | YFZ | ZÜR |
| Basel | | 4–2 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 |
| Biel-Bienne | 4–4 | | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 3–0 |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 3–0 | 3–2 | | 6–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Fribourg | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–6 | | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 2–2 |
| Grasshopper Club | 4–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–4 |
| Grenchen | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–9 | 2–0 | 2–3 |
| Lausanne-Sports | 6–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | | 4–1 | 1–3 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Lugano | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| Luzern | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | | 4–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 6–2 |
| Schaffhausen | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | | 0–5 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 1–4 |
| Servette | 5–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 9–2 | 7–0 | 11–2 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | | 3–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 |
| Young Boys | 1–4 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 4–7 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | | 0–3 | 1–0 |
| Young Fellows | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–7 | 7–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 1–2 | | 4–2 |
| Zürich | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 11–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | |

### Topscorers

| Rank | Player | Goals | Club |
| 1. | Jacques Fatton | 25 | Servette |
| 2. | Roberto Frigerio | 22 | La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 3. | Eugen Meier | 19 | Young Boys |
| 3. | Peter von Burg | 19 | Grasshopper Club |
| 5. | Heinz Bertschi | 18 | La Chaux-de-Fonds |

## Nationalliga B
### Teams, locations

| Team | Based in | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Aarau | Aarau | Aargau | Stadion Brügglifeld | 9,240 |
| AC Bellinzona | Bellinzona | Ticino | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona | 5,000 |
| FC Bern | Bern | Bern | Stadion Neufeld | 14,000 |
| FC Bodio | Bodio | Ticino | Campo comunale Pollegio | 1,000 |
| SC Brühl | St. Gallen | St. Gallen | Paul-Grüninger-Stadion | 4,200 |
| FC Chiasso | Chiasso | Ticino | Stadio Comunale Riva IV | 4,000 |
| FC Martigny-Sports | Martigny | Valais | Stade d'Octodure | 2,500 |
| FC Porrentruy | Porrentruy | Jura | Stade du Tirage | 4,226 |
| FC Sion | Sion | Valais | Stade de Tourbillon | 16,000 |
| FC Thun | Thun | Bern | Stadion Lachen | 10,350 |
| Urania Genève Sport | Genève | Geneva | Stade de Frontenex | 4,000 |
| Vevey Sports | Vevey | Vaud | Stade de Copet | 4,000 |
| FC Winterthur | Winterthur | Zürich | Schützenwiese | 8,550 |
| Yverdon-Sport FC | Yverdon-les-Bains | Vaud | Stade Municipal | 6,600 |

### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Sion | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 62 | 36 | +26 | 35 | To play-off for title |
| 2 | FC Chiasso | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 30 | +24 | 35 | To play-off for title |
| 3 | FC Winterthur | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 32 | |
| 4 | AC Bellinzona | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 29 | |
| 5 | Urania Genève Sport | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 27 | |
| 6 | FC Thun | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 27 | |
| 7 | FC Aarau | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 26 | |
| 8 | Vevey Sports | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 25 | |
| 9 | FC Porrentruy | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 51 | −13 | 25 | |
| 10 | SC Brühl | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 24 | |
| 11 | FC Bern | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 22 | |
| 12 | FC Bodio | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 22 | |
| 13 | FC Martigny-Sports | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 58 | −29 | 19 | Relegated to 1962–63 1. Liga |
| 14 | Yverdon-Sport FC | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 65 | −29 | 16 | Relegated to 1962–63 1. Liga |

### Play-off for title

Sion and Chiasso finished level on points in joint first position and had both achieved promotion to 1962–63 Nationalliga A. However, it required a play-off to decide the title as NLB champions.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Chiasso | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Sion |
Chiasso won the NLB championship.

## Further in Swiss football

* 1961–62 Swiss Cup
* 1961–62 Swiss 1. Liga