# 1957–58 Nationalliga A

The following is the summary of the Swiss National League in the 1957–58 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. This was the 61st season of top-tier and the 60th 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 1956–57 season and the two newly promoted teams Biel-Bienne and Grenchen. The champions would qualify for the 1958–59 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, Zürich and Schaffhausen, the ten teams that had been in third to twelfth position last season and the two newly promoted teams Concordia and Sion. The top two teams at the end of the season would be promoted to the 1958–59 NLA and the two last placed teams would be relegated to the 1958–59 Swiss 1. Liga.

## Nationalliga A
### Teams, locations

| Team | Based in | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Basel | Basel | Basel-Stadt | Landhof | 4,000 |
| AC Bellinzona | Bellinzona | Ticino | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona | 5,000 |
| FC Biel-Bienne | Biel/Bienne | Bern | Stadion Gurzelen | 5,500 |
| FC Chiasso | Chiasso | Ticino | Stadio Comunale Riva IV | 4,000 |
| 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 |
| Servette FC | Geneva | Geneva | Stade des Charmilles | 27,000 |
| Urania Genève Sport | Genève | Geneva | Stade de Frontenex | 4,000 |
| FC Winterthur | Winterthur | Zürich | Schützenwiese | 8,550 |
| BSC Young Boys | Bern | Bern | Wankdorf Stadium | 56,000 |
| FC Young Fellows | Zürich | Zürich | Utogrund | 2,850 |

### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Young Boys | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 76 | 37 | +39 | 43 | Swiss Champions qualified for 1958–59 European Cup and Swiss Cup winners |
| 2 | Grasshopper Club | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 81 | 47 | +34 | 35 | |
| 3 | Chiasso | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 56 | 43 | +13 | 35 | |
| 4 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 56 | 55 | +1 | 31 | |
| 5 | Grenchen | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 27 | |
| 6 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 27 | |
| 7 | Young Fellows Zürich | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 57 | 54 | +3 | 25 | |
| 8 | Servette | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 24 | |
| 9 | Basel | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 24 | |
| 10 | Bellinzona | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 21 | |
| 11 | Lugano | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 20 | |
| 12 | Urania Genève Sport | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 18 | to play-out against relegation |
| 13 | Winterthur | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 51 | 76 | −25 | 18 | to play-out against relegation |
| 14 | Biel-Bienne | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 25 | 55 | −30 | 16 | Relegated to 1958–59 Nationalliga B |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BAS | BEL | BB | CDF | CHI | GCZ | GRE | LS | LUG | SER | UGS | WIN | YB | YFZ |
| Basel | | 3–2 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 6–2 | 6–0 | 8–1 | 0–0 | 1–6 |
| Bellinzona | 3–2 | | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–5 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| Biel-Bienne | 2–2 | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| Chiasso | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 |
| Grasshopper Club | 1–0 | 8–0 | 6–0 | 7–2 | 0–2 | | 3–2 | 4–4 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 |
| Grenchen | 3–4 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Lausanne-Sports | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–7 | 2–2 | | 4–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Lugano | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| Servette | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | | 3–0 | 7–1 | 1–4 | 3–2 |
| Urania | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–4 |
| Winterthur | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | | 2–3 | 2–3 |
| Young Boys | 6–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 4–4 | 6–3 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | | 5–1 |
| Young Fellows | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–4 | 5–4 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |

### Relegation play-out

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Urania Genève Sport | 2–1 | Winterthur |
Urania Genève Sport won and remained in top-tier. Winterthur were relegated to 1958–59 Nationalliga B.

### Topscorers

| Rank | Player | Goals | Club |
| 1. | Ernst Wechselberger | 22 | Young Boys |
| 2. | Raymond Duret | 20 | Grasshopper Club |
| 3. | Miodrag Glisovic | 19 | Grenchen |
| 4. | Norbert Eschmann | 18 | Grenchen |
| 4. | Josef Hügi | 18 | Basel |
| 6. | Eugen Meier | 16 | Young Boys |
| 6. | Giuliano Robbiani | 16 | Grasshopper Club |
| 8. | René Hamel | 15 | Grenchen |
| 9. | Laurito Oscar | 14 | Chiasso |
| 10. | Ferdinando Riva | 13 | Chiasso |

## Nationalliga B
### Teams, locations

| Team | Based in | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Bern | Bern | Bern | Stadion Neufeld | 14,000 |
| FC Cantonal Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel | Stade de la Maladière | 25,500 |
| FC Concordia Basel | Basel | Basel-Stadt | Stadion Rankhof | 7,000 |
| FC Fribourg | Fribourg | Fribourg | Stade Universitaire | 9,000 |
| FC Lengnau | Lengnau | Bern | Moos Lengnau BE | 3,900 |
| FC Luzern | Lucerne | Lucerne | Stadion Allmend | 25,000 |
| ES FC Malley | Malley | Vaud | Centre sportif de la Tuilière | 1,500 |
| FC Nordstern Basel | Basel | Basel-Stadt | Rankhof | 7,600 |
| FC Schaffhausen | Schaffhausen | Schaffhausen | Stadion Breite | 7,300 |
| FC Sion | Sion | Valais | Stade de Tourbillon | 16,000 |
| FC Solothurn | Solothurn | Solothurn | Stadion FC Solothurn | 6,750 |
| FC Thun | Thun | Bern | Stadion Lachen | 10,350 |
| Yverdon-Sport FC | Yverdon-les-Bains | Vaud | Stade Municipal | 6,600 |
| FC Zürich | Zürich | Zürich | Letzigrund | 25,000 |

### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Zürich | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 92 | 44 | +48 | 40 | NLB Champions and promoted to 1958–59 Nationalliga A |
| 2 | FC Luzern | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 74 | 42 | +32 | 38 | Promoted to 1958–59 Nationalliga A |
| 3 | FC Cantonal Neuchâtel | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 35 | |
| 4 | FC Lengnau | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 66 | 38 | +28 | 33 | |
| 5 | FC Fribourg | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 30 | +24 | 30 | |
| 6 | FC Bern | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 30 | |
| 7 | FC Sion | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 29 | |
| 8 | Yverdon-Sport FC | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 26 | |
| 9 | FC Thun | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 22 | |
| 10 | FC Concordia Basel | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 22 | |
| 11 | FC Solothurn | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 21 | |
| 12 | FC Schaffhausen | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 38 | 65 | −27 | 16 | |
| 13 | ES FC Malley | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 60 | −30 | 13 | Relegated to 1958–59 1. Liga |
| 14 | FC Nordstern Basel | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 36 | 96 | −60 | 9 | Relegated to 1958–59 1. Liga |

## Further in Swiss football

* 1957–58 Swiss Cup
* 1957–58 Swiss 1. Liga