# 1959–60 Nationalliga A

The following is the summary of the Swiss National League in the 1959–60 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. This was the 63rd season of top-tier and the 62nd 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 1958–59 season and the two newly promoted teams FC Winterthur and FC Biel-Bienne. The champions would qualify for the 1960–61 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, Urania Genève Sport and Young Fellows Zürich, the ten teams that had been in third to twelfth position last season and the two newly promoted teams FC Langenthal and SC Brühl. The top two teams at the end of the season would be promoted to the 1960–61 NLA and the two last placed teams would be relegated to the 1960–61 Swiss 1. Liga.
The Swiss champions received a slot in the 1960–61 European Cup and the Swiss Cup winners this season qualified for the first edition of the Cup Winners' Cup which was to be contested in the following season.

## 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 |
| FC Luzern | Lucerne | Lucerne | Stadion Allmend | 25,000 |
| Servette FC | Geneva | Geneva | Stade des Charmilles | 27,000 |
| FC Winterthur | Winterthur | Zürich | Schützenwiese | 8,550 |
| BSC Young Boys | Bern | Bern | Wankdorf Stadium | 56,000 |
| FC Zürich | Zürich | Zürich | Letzigrund | 25,000 |

### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Young Boys | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 86 | 44 | +42 | 42 | Swiss Champions qualified for 1960–61 European Cup |
| 2 | Biel-Bienne | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 61 | 38 | +23 | 36 | |
| 3 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 71 | 51 | +20 | 32 | |
| 4 | Zürich | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 64 | 44 | +20 | 31 | |
| 5 | Luzern | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 65 | 62 | +3 | 27 | Swiss Cup winners qualified for 1960–61 Cup Winners' Cup |
| 6 | Winterthur | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 27 | |
| 7 | Servette | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 25 | |
| 8 | Grasshopper Club | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 24 | |
| 9 | Chiasso | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 23 | |
| 10 | Basel | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 22 | |
| 11 | Grenchen | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 21 | |
| 12 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 74 | −33 | 21 | |
| 13 | Lugano | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 18 | Relegated to 1960–61 Nationalliga B |
| 14 | Bellinzona | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 61 | −33 | 15 | Relegated to 1960–61 Nationalliga B |

### Results

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

### Topscorers

| Rank | Player | Goals | Club |
| 1. | Willy Schneider | 25 | Young Boys |
| 2. | Eugen Meier | 21 | Young Boys |
| 3. | Edgar Graf | 19 | Biel-Bienne |
| 3. | Philippe Pottier | 19 | La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 5. | Peter Lüscher | 18 | Luzern |
| 5. | Bruno Brizzi | 18 | Zürich |
| 7. | Kurt Sommerlatt | 17 | La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 8. | Jacques Fatton | 16 | Servette |
| 9. | Josef Hügi | 15 | Basel |
| 9. | Roberto Frigerio | 15 | Basel |
| 9. | Miodrag Glisovic | 15 | Grenchen |
| 9. | Erich Hahn | 15 | Luzern |
| 13. | Charles Antenen | 13 | La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 13. | Ernst Wechselberger | 13 | Young Boys |

## Nationalliga B
### Teams, locations

| Team | Based in | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Aarau | Aarau | Aargau | Stadion Brügglifeld | 9,240 |
| FC Bern | Bern | Bern | Stadion Neufeld | 14,000 |
| SC Brühl | St. Gallen | St. Gallen | Paul-Grüninger-Stadion | 4,200 |
| FC Cantonal Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel | Stade de la Maladière | 25,500 |
| FC Fribourg | Fribourg | Fribourg | Stade Universitaire | 9,000 |
| FC Langenthal | Langenthal | Bern | Rankmatte | 2,000 |
| FC Lengnau | Lengnau | Bern | Moos Lengnau BE | 3,900 |
| FC Schaffhausen | Schaffhausen | Schaffhausen | Stadion Breite | 7,300 |
| 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 Young Fellows | Zürich | Zürich | Utogrund | 2,850 |
| 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 | Young Fellows Zürich | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 37 | Both promoted, however play-off for NLB championship title |
| 2 | FC Fribourg | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 37 | Both promoted, however play-off for NLB championship title |
| 3 | SC Brühl | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 51 | −1 | 31 | |
| 4 | Yverdon-Sport FC | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 29 | |
| 5 | FC Bern | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 29 | |
| 6 | FC Thun | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 27 | |
| 7 | Urania Genève Sport | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 25 | |
| 8 | Vevey Sports | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 24 | |
| 9 | FC Sion | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 23 | |
| 10 | FC Aarau | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 23 | |
| 11 | FC Schaffhausen | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 23 | |
| 12 | FC Cantonal Neuchâtel | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 22 | |
| 13 | FC Langenthal | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 21 | Relegated to 1960–61 1. Liga |
| 14 | Lengnau | 26 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 80 | −47 | 13 | Relegated to 1960–61 1. Liga |

### Play-off for title

Young Fellows Zürich and FC Fribourg finished level on points in joint first position and had both achieved promotion to 1960–61 Nationalliga A. However, it required a play-off to decide the title as NLB champions and this took place on 15 June 1960 in Wankdorf Stadium, Bern.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Young Fellows Zürich | 1–4 | FC Fribourg |
FC Fribourg won the NLB championship.

## Further in Swiss football

* 1959–60 Swiss Cup
* 1959–60 Swiss 1. Liga