# 1978–79 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 1978–79 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

## Nationalliga A
### Qualifying phase

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Zürich | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 19 | +32 | 32 | To championship round |
| 2 | Servette | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 56 | 23 | +33 | 30 | To championship round |
| 3 | Grasshopper Club | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 27 | To championship round |
| 4 | Basel | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 26 | To championship round |
| 5 | Young Boys | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 26 | To championship round |
| 6 | St. Gallen | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 26 | To championship round |
| 7 | Xamax | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 24 | To relegation play-out round |
| 8 | Chênois | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 22 | To relegation play-out round |
| 9 | Lausanne-Sport | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 15 | To relegation play-out round |
| 10 | Chiasso | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 46 | −26 | 13 | To relegation play-out round |
| 11 | Nordstern Basel | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 44 | −25 | 12 | To relegation play-out round |
| 12 | Sion | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 52 | −32 | 11 | To relegation play-out round |

### Championship

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Servette | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 15 | 35 | Champions qualified for 1979–80 European Cup and Swiss Cup winners |
| 2 | Zürich | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 16 | 29 | qualified for 1979–80 UEFA Cup and entered 1979 Intertoto Cup |
| 3 | Grasshopper Club | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 14 | 23 | qualified for 1979–80 UEFA Cup and entered 1979 Intertoto Cup |
| 4 | St. Gallen | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 13 | 20 | entered 1978 Intertoto Cup |
| 5 | Young Boys | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 13 | 19 | Swiss Cup finalist qualified for 1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup |
| 6 | Basel | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 13 | 18 | |

### Relegation play-out

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Chênois | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 11 | 24 | entered 1978 Intertoto Cup |
| 2 | Sion | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 6 | 20 | |
| 3 | Chiasso | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 7 | 20 | |
| 4 | Lausanne-Sport | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 8 | 20 | |
| 5 | Xamax | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 12 | 17 | |
| 6 | Nordstern Basel | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 6 | 9 | Relegated to 1979–80 Nationalliga B |

## Nationalliga B
### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 71 | 31 | +40 | 43 | Champions promoted to 1979–80 Nationalliga A |
| 2 | Luzern | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 62 | 36 | +26 | 43 | Promoted to 1979–80 Nationalliga A |
| 3 | FC Winterthur | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 58 | 32 | +26 | 41 | To promotion play-off |
| 4 | Lugano | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 41 | To promotion play-off |
| 5 | FC Frauenfeld | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 32 | |
| 6 | FC Aarau | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 32 | |
| 7 | FC Bern | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 32 | |
| 8 | Vevey-Sports | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 28 | |
| 9 | FC Fribourg | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 27 | |
| 10 | AC Bellinzona | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 27 | |
| 11 | FC Grenchen | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 27 | |
| 12 | SC Kriens | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 27 | |
| 13 | FC Biel-Bienne | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 26 | |
| 14 | FC Wettingen | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 25 | |
| 15 | Etoile Carouge FC | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 21 | Relegated to 1979–80 1. Liga |
| 16 | FC Young Fellows Zürich | 30 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 21 | 99 | −78 | 8 | Relegated to 1979–80 1. Liga |

### Promotion play-off

The play-off match took place on 27 June 1979 at the Stadion Allmend in Luzern.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Lugano | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | FC Winterthur |
Lugano win 1–0 and promoted to 1979–80 Nationalliga A. FC Winterthur remain in division

## 1. Liga
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Raron | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 58 | 21 | +37 | 40 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Stade Lausanne | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 59 | 42 | +17 | 35 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Renens | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 32 | |
| 4 | FC Martigny-Sports | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 30 | |
| 5 | ES FC Malley | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 26 | |
| 6 | FC Orbe | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 61 | 58 | +3 | 26 | |
| 7 | FC Stade Nyonnais | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 26 | |
| 8 | FC Boudry | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 26 | |
| 9 | FC Leytron | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 25 | |
| 10 | FC Meyrin | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 24 | |
| 11 | FC Monthey | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 23 | |
| 12 | FC Visp | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 22 | |
| 13 | Yverdon-Sport FC | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 21 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Le Locle | 26 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 24 | 64 | −40 | 8 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | SR Delémont | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 60 | 24 | +36 | 43 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Bulle | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 33 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Lerchenfeld | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 30 | |
| 4 | FC Solothurn | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 29 | |
| 5 | US Boncourt | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 29 | |
| 6 | FC Aurore Bienne | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 28 | |
| 7 | Central Fribourg | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 26 | |
| 8 | FC Köniz | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 25 | |
| 9 | FC Laufen | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 22 | |
| 10 | FC Fétigny | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 22 | |
| 11 | FC Herzogenbuchsee | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 21 | |
| 12 | SC Derendingen | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 20 | |
| 13 | FC Dürrenast | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 18 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Rapid Ostermundigen | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 18 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | SV Muttenz | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 54 | 26 | +28 | 38 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Baden | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 37 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Schaffhausen | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 55 | 27 | +28 | 36 | |
| 4 | FC Turicum | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 31 | |
| 5 | FC Birsfelden | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 29 | |
| 6 | SC Brühl | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 28 | |
| 7 | FC Suhr | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 27 | |
| 8 | FC Blue Stars Zürich | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 27 | |
| 9 | FC Allschwil | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 22 | |
| 10 | FC Glattbrugg | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 19 | |
| 11 | FC Unterstrass | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 18 | |
| 12 | FC Gossau | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 18 | |
| 13 | FC Red Star Zürich | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 17 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Concordia Basel | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 53 | −19 | 17 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Locarno | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 23 | +20 | 35 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Ibach | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 35 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | Mendrisiostar | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 34 | |
| 4 | SC Zug | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 31 | |
| 5 | FC Balzers | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 30 | |
| 6 | FC Vaduz | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 28 | |
| 7 | FC Stäfa | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 28 | |
| 8 | FC Emmenbrücke | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 26 | |
| 9 | FC Morbio | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 24 | |
| 10 | FC Zug | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 22 | |
| 11 | FC Rüti | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 21 | |
| 12 | FC Emmen | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 62 | −33 | 20 | |
| 13 | FC Chur | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 17 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | US Giubiasco | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 33 | 64 | −31 | 13 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Promotion play-off
#### Qualification round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SV Muttenz | 0–1 | FC Ibach |
| FC Ibach | 5–2 | SV Muttenz |
FC Ibach win 6–2 on aggregate and continue to the semi-finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Baden | 1–0 | FC Locarno |
| FC Locarno | 2–2 | FC Baden |
FC Baden win 3–2 on aggregate and continue to the semi-finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Bulle | 0–1 | FC Raron |
| FC Raron | 3–2 | FC Bulle |
FC Raron win 4–2 on aggregate and continue to the semi-finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Stade Lausanne | 2–3 | SR Delémont |
| SR Delémont | 1–0 | FC Stade Lausanne |
SR Delémont win 4–2 on aggregate and continue to the semi-finals.

#### Semi-final round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Ibach | 1–3 | FC Raron |
| FC Raron | 3–1 | FC Ibach |
FC Raron win 6–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1979–80 Nationalliga B. FC Ibach remain in the division.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Baden | 1–0 | SR Delémont |
| SR Delémont | 1–1 | FC Baden |
FC Baden win 2–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1979–80 Nationalliga B. SR Delémont remain in the division.

#### Final for 1. Liga championship

The final was played on 1 July in Baden.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Baden | 0–1 | FC Raron |
FC Raron win and became 1. Liga champions.

## 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 at the end of extra time, the match was replayed on the away team's pitch. The Cup-final was held in Bern.

### Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were:
* Third round: NLA teams with bye
* Fourth round: La Rondinella Neuveville-Servette 1:4 (a.e.t.). Vevey-Sports YB 1:2 (a.e.t.).
* Fifth round: Etoile Carouge Servette 0:3. YB Chiasso 3:2.
* Quarterfinals: Nordstern Basel Servette 0:2. YB St. Gallen 2:0.
* Semi-finals: Servette NE Xamax 3:2. YB Chênois 1:0 (a.e.t.).

### Final
## Swiss League Cup
### Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were:
* Round 1 (home 22 July and away 29 July): Servette 4:0 3:4 Etoile Carouge. Basel 2:0 2:3 Grenchen.
* Round 2: La Chaux-de-Fonds 0:1 Servette. Basel 1:0 Nordstern Basel.
* Quarter-finals: Chênois 2:4 Servette. Basel 3:1 Luzern.
* Semi-finals: Servette 3:1 Grasshopper Club. Xamax 0:2 Basel.

### Final
## Swiss Clubs in Europe

* Grasshopper Club as 1977–78 Nationalliga A champions: 1978–79 European Cup and entered 1978 Intertoto Cup
* Servette as Swiss Cup winners: 1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup
* Basel as league third placed team: 1978–79 UEFA Cup
* Lausanne-Sport as league fourth placed team: 1978–79 UEFA Cup
* Zürich: entered 1978 Intertoto Cup
* Sion: entered 1978 Intertoto Cup
* Young Boys: entered 1978 Intertoto Cup

### Grasshopper Club
#### European Cup
##### First round

Grasshopper Club won 13–3 on aggregate.

##### Second round

3–3 on aggregate; Grasshopper Club won on away goals.

##### Quarter-finals

Nottingham Forest won 5–2 on aggregate.

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | EIN | STA | GCZ | B03 |
| 1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 |
| 2 | Standard Liège | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Grasshopper Club | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 |
| 4 | Boldklubben 1903 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | — |

### Servette
#### Cup Winners' Cup
##### First round

Servette FC won 4–2 on aggregate.

##### Second round

Servette FC won 4–3 on aggregate.

##### Quarter-finals

Aggregate score 1–1. Fortuna Düsseldorf won on away goals

### Basel
#### UEFA Cup
##### First round

VfB Stuttgart won 7–3 on aggregate.

### Lausanne-Sport
#### UEFA Cup
##### First round

Lausanne-Sport won 2–0 on aggregate.

##### Second round

Ajax won 5–0 on aggregate.

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | MAL | ZÜR | MTA | ADM |
| 1 | Malmö FF | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 11 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Zürich | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | 0–2 | — | 0–3 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 5–1 |
| 4 | Admira/Wacker Wien | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | — |

### Sion
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | LKE | BRY | STU | SIO |
| 1 | Lokomotíva Košice | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 10 | — | 2–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Bryne FK | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 8 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| 3 | Sturm Graz | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — | 3–0 |
| 4 | Sion | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — |

### YB
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 7

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | TAT | ESB | WSC | YB |
| 1 | Tatran Prešov | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 12 | — | 4–2 | 6–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Esbjerg | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 7 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Wiener Sport-Club | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Young Boys | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |