# 1979–80 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 1979–80 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

## Nationalliga A
### League table
#### Qualifying phase table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Servette | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 61 | 25 | +36 | 39 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 2 | Basel | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 67 | 27 | +40 | 37 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 3 | Grasshopper Club | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 61 | 21 | +40 | 36 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 4 | Luzern | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 32 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 5 | Zürich | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 31 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 6 | Sion | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 31 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 7 | St. Gallen | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 28 | entered 1980 Intertoto Cup |
| 8 | Chiasso | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 23 | |
| 9 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 22 | |
| 10 | Young Boys | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 21 | entered 1980 Intertoto Cup |
| 11 | Chênois | 26 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 20 | |
| 12 | Xamax | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 20 | entered 1980 Intertoto Cup |
| 13 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 57 | −33 | 17 | Relegated to 1980–81 Nationalliga B |
| 14 | Lugano | 26 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 74 | −56 | 7 | Relegated to 1980–81 Nationalliga B |

#### Championship table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Basel | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 19 | 33 | Champions, qualified for 1980–81 European Cup |
| 2 | Grasshopper Club | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 18 | 31 | qualified for 1980–81 UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Servette | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 20 | 31 | qualified for 1980–81 UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Zürich | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 16 | 27 | |
| 5 | Sion | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 16 | 26 | Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1980–81 Cup Winners' Cup and entered 1980 Intertoto Cup |
| 6 | Luzern | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 38 | −34 | 16 | 17 | |

## Nationalliga B
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | AC Bellinzona | 26 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 37 | 14 | +23 | 38 | NLB Champions promoted to 1980–81 Nationalliga A |
| 2 | FC Nordstern Basel | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 63 | 32 | +31 | 37 | Promoted to 1980–81 Nationalliga A |
| 3 | FC Winterthur | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 33 | |
| 4 | Vevey Sports | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 31 | |
| 5 | FC Fribourg | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 29 | |
| 6 | FC Bern | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 29 | |
| 7 | FC Frauenfeld | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 28 | |
| 8 | FC Grenchen | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 26 | |
| 9 | FC Aarau | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 24 | |
| 10 | FC Biel-Bienne | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 23 | |
| 11 | FC Wettingen | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 20 | |
| 12 | SC Kriens | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 18 | |
| 13 | FC Raron | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 47 | −26 | 15 | Relegated to 1980–81 1. Liga |
| 14 | FC Baden | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 29 | 66 | −37 | 13 | Relegated to 1980–81 1. Liga |

## 1. Liga
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Bulle | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 68 | 37 | +31 | 43 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | Etoile Carouge FC | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 64 | 29 | +35 | 36 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Montreux-Sports | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 32 | |
| 4 | FC Martigny-Sports | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 31 | +18 | 30 | |
| 5 | FC Monthey | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 29 | |
| 6 | ES FC Malley | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 28 | |
| 7 | FC Renens | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 26 | |
| 8 | FC Stade Lausanne | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 26 | |
| 9 | FC Leytron | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 51 | 53 | −2 | 22 | |
| 10 | FC Stade Nyonnais | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 45 | 65 | −20 | 22 | |
| 11 | FC Orbe | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 21 | |
| 12 | FC Fétigny | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 21 | |
| 13 | FC Meyrin | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 55 | −25 | 19 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Visp | 26 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 32 | 81 | −49 | 9 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Laufen | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 56 | 18 | +38 | 37 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | SV Muttenz | 26 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 60 | 31 | +29 | 37 | To decider for second place |
| 3 | FC Aurore Bienne | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 37 | To decider for second place |
| 4 | FC Köniz | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 29 | |
| 5 | SR Delémont | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 29 | |
| 6 | FC Allschwil | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 28 | |
| 7 | Central Fribourg | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 26 | |
| 8 | US Boncourt | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 23 | |
| 9 | FC Lerchenfeld | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 44 | 59 | −15 | 23 | |
| 10 | FC Boudry | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 22 | |
| 11 | SC Binningen | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 34 | 60 | −26 | 20 | |
| 12 | FC Birsfelden | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 19 | |
| 13 | SC Düdingen | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 60 | −27 | 18 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Lengnau | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 16 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

#### Decider for second place

The decider match for second place was played on 28 May in La Blancherie in Delémont
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SV Muttenz | 0–0 a.e.t. 4–2 pen. | FC Aurore Bienne |
SV Muttenz win after the penalty shoot-out and advance to play-offs. FC Aurore Bienne remain in the division.

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Emmen | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 74 | 35 | +39 | 39 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Emmenbrücke | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 65 | 38 | +27 | 37 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Sursee | 26 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 33 | |
| 4 | SC Derendingen | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 32 | |
| 5 | FC Suhr | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 30 | |
| 6 | FC Blue Stars Zürich | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 28 | |
| 7 | FC Solothurn | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 24 | |
| 8 | SC Young Fellows | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 24 | |
| 9 | FC Turicum | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 24 | |
| 10 | FC Schaffhausen | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 23 | |
| 11 | FC Oberentfelden | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 58 | −16 | 22 | |
| 12 | FC Glattbrugg | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 56 | −18 | 18 | Decider for twelfth place |
| 13 | FC Herzogenbuchsee | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 30 | 54 | −24 | 18 | Decider for twelfth place |
| 14 | FC Unterstrass | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 56 | −31 | 12 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

#### Decider for twelfth place

The decider was played on 1 June in Baden.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Herzogenbuchsee | 5–1 | FC Glattbrugg |
FC Herzogenbuchsee win and remain in the division. FC Glattbrugg are relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Mendrisiostar | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 17 | +30 | 40 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Altstätten (St. Gallen) | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 58 | 34 | +24 | 37 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Ibach | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 58 | 31 | +27 | 34 | |
| 4 | FC Locarno | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 30 | |
| 5 | FC Vaduz | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 29 | |
| 6 | FC Rüti | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 28 | |
| 7 | FC Stäfa | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 26 | |
| 8 | FC Balzers | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 23 | |
| 9 | FC Uzwil | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 23 | |
| 10 | FC Morbio | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 21 | |
| 11 | FC Gossau | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 20 | |
| 12 | SC Brühl | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 19 | Decider for twelfth place |
| 13 | SC Zug | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 49 | −18 | 19 | Decider for twelfth place |
| 14 | FC Zug | 26 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 40 | −23 | 15 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

#### Decider for twelfth place

The decider was played on 1 June in Zürich.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SC Zug | 4–3 a.e.t. | SC Brühl |
SC Zug win and remain in division. SC Brühl are relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.

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

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Bulle | 2–2 | FC Altstätten (SG) |
| FC Altstätten (SG) | 1–3 | FC Bulle |
FC Bulle win 5–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Etoile Carouge FC | 0–4 | Mendrisiostar |
| Mendrisiostar | 1–0 | Etoile Carouge FC |
Mendrisiostar win 5–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SV Muttenz | 0–0 | FC Emmen |
| FC Emmen | 3–2 | SV Muttenz |
FC Emmen win 3–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Emmenbrücke | 0–1 | FC Laufen |
| FC Laufen | 4–1 | FC Emmenbrücke |
FC Laufen win 5–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

#### Final round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Bulle | 3–0 | FC Emmen |
| FC Emmen | 0–0 | FC Bulle |
FC Bulle win 3–0 on aggregate and are promoted to 1980–81 Nationalliga B. FC Emmen remain in the division.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Laufen | A–A | Mendrisiostar |
| Mendrisiostar | 1–2 | FC Laufen |
| FC Laufen | 0–3 | Mendrisiostar |
1st match abandonned after 6' due to rainfall: replay June 29 in Laufen. Mendrisiostar win 4–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1980–81 Nationalliga B. FC Laufen remain in the division.

## Swiss Cup
### Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were:
* Round of 32: Bern-Sion 2:3 (a.e.t.). Estavayer-le-Lac-YB 0:1.
* Round of 16: GC-Sion 3:3 (a.e.t.) 4:5 (p). YB-Basel 2:0.
* Quarter-finals: Sion-Luzern 4:1. Chênois-YB 0:1.
* Semi-finals: Sion-Servette 2:1. Neuchâtel Xamax-YB 0:1.

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

The routes of the finalists to the final were:
* Round 1: Servette-Sion 1:0. Lerchenfeld-Grasshopper Club 1:6
* Round 2: FC Bern-Servette 0:3. Frauenfeld-Grasshopper Club 1:2
* Quarter-finals: BSC Young Boys-Servette 0:2. Lausanne-Sports-Grasshopper Club 1:2.
* Semi-finals: Servette-Luzern 6:0. Grasshopper Club-FC Zürich 2:1.

### Final
## Swiss Clubs in Europe

* Servette as 1978–79 Nationalliga A champions: 1979–80 European Cup
* Young Boys as Swiss Cup finalist: 1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup
* Zürich as league runners-up: 1979–80 UEFA Cup and entered 1979 Intertoto Cup
* Grasshopper Club as league third placed team: 1979–80 UEFA Cup and entered 1979 Intertoto Cup
* St. Gallen: entered 1979 Intertoto Cup
* CS Chênois: entered 1979 Intertoto Cup

### Servette
#### European Cup
##### First round

Servette won 4–2 on aggregate.

##### Second round

BFC Dynamo won 4–3 on aggregate.

### Young Boys
#### Cup Winners' Cup
##### First round

Steaua București won 8–2 on aggregate.

### Zürich
#### UEFA Cup
##### First round

Kaiserslautern won 8–2 on aggregate.

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | B05 | GÖT | ZÜR | OB |
| 1 | Bohemians Prague | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 9 | — | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 |
| 2 | IFK Göteborg | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 7 | 4–0 | — | 5–1 | 6–1 |
| 3 | Zürich | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 5 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 4–3 |
| 4 | Odense | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | — |

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

Grasshopper Club won 6–0 on aggregate.

##### Second round

1–1 on aggregate; Grasshopper Club won on away goals.

##### Third round

Stuttgart won 5–0 on aggregate.

#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | GCZ | VEJ | ANT | DUI |
| 1 | Grasshopper Club | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 | — | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| 2 | Vejle | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 6 | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| 3 | Royal Antwerp | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 |
| 4 | Duisburg | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — |

### St. Gallen
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | EIN | MAL | SLA | STG |
| 1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 10 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| 2 | Malmö FF | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 9 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Slavia Prague | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 5 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | St. Gallen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |

### Chênois
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BRN | SLA | CHÊ | LIN |
| 1 | Zbrojovka Brno | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 10 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Slavia Sofia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 9 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| 3 | Chênois | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 3 | 1–7 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 |
| 4 | LASK | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 3–0 | — |