# 1976–77 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 1976–77 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

## Nationalliga A
### Qualifying stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Servette | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 68 | 27 | +41 | 35 | To championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 2 | Basel | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 30 | +24 | 33 | To championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 3 | Zürich | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 49 | 18 | +31 | 31 | To championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 4 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 27 | To championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 5 | Young Boys | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 25 | To championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 6 | Grasshopper Club | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 22 | To championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 7 | Lausanne-Sport | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 22 | To relegation play-out round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 8 | Chênois | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 20 | To relegation play-out round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 9 | Sion | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 32 | −13 | 18 | To relegation play-out round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 10 | St. Gallen | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 16 | To relegation play-out round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 11 | Bellinzona | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 73 | −54 | 8 | To relegation play-out round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 12 | Winterthur | 22 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 58 | −39 | 7 | To relegation play-out round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |

### Championship table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Basel | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 17 | 29 | Championship winners, qualified for 1977–78 European Cup |
| 2 | Servette | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 18 | 29 | Play-off losers, qualified for 1977–78 UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Zürich | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 16 | 27 | qualified for 1977–78 UEFA Cup and entered 1977 Intertoto Cup |
| 4 | Grasshopper Club | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 11 | 23 | qualified for 1977–78 UEFA Cup and entered 1977 Intertoto Cup |
| 5 | Xamax | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 14 | 21 | |
| 6 | Young Boys | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 13 | 20 | Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1977–78 Cup Winners' Cup and entered 1977 Intertoto Cup |

#### Championship play-off
### Relegation play-out

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Lausanne-Sport | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 11 | 28 | |
| 2 | Chênois | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 10 | 24 | Entered 1977 Intertoto Cup |
| 3 | Sion | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 9 | 19 | |
| 4 | St. Gallen | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 8 | 16 | |
| 5 | Winterthur | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 4 | 13 | Relegated to 1977–78 Nationalliga B |
| 6 | Bellinzona | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 32 | −25 | 4 | 6 | Relegated to 1977–78 Nationalliga B |

## Nationalliga B
### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Etoile Carouge | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 58 | 32 | +26 | 44 | Champions promoted to 1978–79 Nationalliga A |
| 2 | FC Young Fellows Zürich | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 52 | 25 | +27 | 41 | Promoted to 1978–79 Nationalliga A |
| 3 | Nordstern Basel | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 40 | |
| 4 | Lugano | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 35 | |
| 5 | FC Chiasso | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 34 | |
| 6 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 33 | |
| 7 | FC Grenchen | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 33 | |
| 8 | SC Kriens | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 29 | |
| 9 | Luzern | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 28 | |
| 10 | Vevey-Sports | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 26 | |
| 11 | FC Fribourg | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 26 | |
| 12 | FC Gossau | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 24 | |
| 13 | FC Aarau | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 23 | |
| 14 | FC Biel-Bienne | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 49 | −19 | 22 | |
| 15 | Mendrisiostar | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 21 | Relegated to 1978–79 1. Liga |
| 16 | FC Raron | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 52 | −24 | 21 | Relegated to 1978–79 1. Liga |

## 1. Liga
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Bulle | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 31 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Stade Lausanne | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 30 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Stade Nyonnais | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 28 | |
| 4 | FC Monthey | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 26 | |
| 5 | Central Fribourg | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 24 | |
| 6 | FC Meyrin | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 23 | |
| 7 | FC Fétigny | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 23 | |
| 8 | FC Orbe | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 22 | |
| 9 | FC Martigny-Sports | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 21 | |
| 10 | FC Boudry | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 16 | |
| 11 | FC Renens | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 57 | −29 | 12 | |
| 12 | FC Sierre | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 55 | −35 | 8 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Bern | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 53 | 20 | +33 | 38 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Köniz | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 31 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Aurore Bienne | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 53 | 25 | +28 | 29 | |
| 4 | FC Le Locle | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 27 | |
| 5 | FC Solothurn | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 20 | |
| 6 | FC Dürrenast | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 19 | |
| 7 | US Boncourt | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 19 | |
| 8 | FC Lerchenfeld | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 19 | |
| 9 | SR Delémont | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 18 | |
| 10 | ASI Audax-Friul | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 42 | −22 | 16 | |
| 11 | SC Derendingen | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 15 | |
| 12 | FC Superga | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 47 | −22 | 13 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Wettingen | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 14 | +45 | 35 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Laufen | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 17 | +23 | 33 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Frauenfeld | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 30 | |
| 4 | FC Concordia Basel | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 22 | |
| 5 | FC Schaffhausen | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 21 | |
| 6 | SV Muttenz | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 21 | |
| 7 | SC Brühl | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 20 | |
| 8 | FC Red Star Zürich | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 19 | |
| 9 | FC Baden | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 18 | |
| 10 | FC Blue Stars Zürich | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 17 | |
| 11 | FC Birsfelden | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 16 | |
| 12 | SC Kleinhüningen | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 55 | −34 | 12 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | SC Zug | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 31 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Chur | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 27 | To decider for second place |
| 3 | FC Zug | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 27 | To decider for second place |
| 4 | FC Balzers | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 24 | |
| 5 | SC Buochs | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 23 | |
| 6 | FC Unterstrass | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 23 | |
| 7 | FC Glattbrugg | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 23 | |
| 8 | FC Brunnen | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 20 | |
| 9 | FC Locarno | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 20 | |
| 10 | FC Ibach | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 16 | |
| 11 | FC Morbio | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 15 | To decider against relegation |
| 12 | FC Rüti | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 49 | −20 | 15 | To decider against relegation |

#### Decider for second place

The decider match for second place was played on 24 May in Küsnacht.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Zug | 3–1 | FC Chur |
FC Zug win and advance to play-offs. FC Chur remain in the division.

#### Decider for eleventh place

The decider was played on 30 May in Brunnen.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Morbio | 1–1 | FC Rüti |
The game was drawn, however, at this period in time, the extra-time as match extension had not yet been introduced. FC Morbio were declaired winners due to goal-average of the regular season and, therefore, they remained in the division and FC Rüti were relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.

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

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SC Zug | 1–1 | FC Laufen |
| FC Laufen | 1–0 | SC Zug |
FC Laufen win 2–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Bern | 2–0 | FC Zug |
| FC Zug | 1–1 | FC Bern |
FC Bern win 3–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Bulle | 3–0 | FC Köniz |
| FC Köniz | 2–2 | FC Bulle |
FC Bulle win 5–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Wettingen | 1–0 | FC Stade Lausanne |
| FC Stade Lausanne | 0–2 | FC Wettingen |
FC Wettingen win 3–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

#### Final round

The games were played on 12 and 19 June.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Bulle | 4–0 | FC Bern |
| FC Bern | 2–1 | FC Bulle |
FC Bulle win 5–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1977–78 Nationalliga B.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Laufen | 1–3 | FC Wettingen |
| FC Wettingen | 2–0 | FC Laufen |
FC Wettingen win 5–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1977–78 Nationalliga B.

#### Decider for 1. Liga championship

The final for the league championship was played on 22 June in Wettingen.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Wettingen | 5–2 | FC Bulle |
FC Wettingen win and are 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 after extra time, the match was replayed at the away team's ground. In case of a draw after extra time, the replay was to be decided with a penalty shoot-out. The final was held in Bern.

### Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were:
* Third round: NLA teams with a bye.
* Fourth round: Lerchenfeld YB 3:6. Adliswil St. Gallen 0:6.
* Fifth round: YB La Chaux-de-Fonds 6:3. Winterthur St. Gallen 0:1.
* Quarterfinals: YB Zürich 2:1. St. Gallen Sion 1:0 (a.e.t.).
* Semi-final: Lausanne YB 0:1 (a.e.t.). St. Gallen Etoile Carouge 0:0 (a.e.t.). replay: Etoile Carouge St. Gallen 2:4.

### Final
## Swiss League Cup

The League Cup was played in a knockout system with all 28 league clubs plus four selected teams from the 1. Liga. In the case of a draw, extra time was played. If the teams were still level after extra time, the decision was brought about with a penalty shoot-out. The final was played in Lausanne.

### Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were:
* First round: Sion-Servette 0:1. Xamax-Biel-Bienne 1:0.
* Second round: Young Boys-Servette 1:2. Xamax-La Chaux-de-Fonds 4:1.
* Quarter-finals: Fribourg-Sevette 1:2. Aarau-Xamax 0:1.
* Semi-finals: Servette-Grasshopper Club 2:1. Xamax-Chênois 4:3 (a.e.t.).

### Final
## Swiss Clubs in Europe

* Zürich as 1975–76 Nationalliga A champions: 1976–77 European Cup and entered 1976 Intertoto Cup
* Servette as Swiss Cup runners-up: 1976–77 Cup Winners' Cup
* Basel as league third placed team: 1976–77 UEFA Cup
* Grasshopper Club as league fourth placed team: 1976–77 UEFA Cup and entered 1976 Intertoto Cup
* Young Boys: entered 1976 Intertoto Cup
* St. Gallen: entered 1976 Intertoto Cup

### Zürich
#### European Cup
##### First round

Zürich won 2–1 on aggregate.

##### Second round

Zürich won 3–0 on aggregate.

##### Quarter-finals

4–4 on aggregate; Zürich won on away goals.

##### Semi-finals

Liverpool won 6–1 on aggregate.

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BRN | DUI | ZÜR | AWI |
| 1 | Zbrojovka Brno | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 10 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 7–3 |
| 2 | Duisburg | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 8 | 5–1 | — | 3–1 | 4–0 |
| 3 | Zürich | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 5 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 4–1 |
| 4 | Austria Wien | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | — |

### Servette
#### Cup Winners' Cup
##### Preliminary round

2–2 on aggregate; Cardiff won on away goals.

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

Basel won 5–3 on aggregate.

##### Second round

Athletic Bilbao won 4–2 on aggregate.

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

Grasshoppers won 9–0 on aggregate.

##### Second round

Köln won 5–2 on aggregate.

#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | TEP | KIC | GCZ | LAN |
| 1 | Union Teplice | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 8 | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 |
| 2 | Kickers Offenbach | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Grasshopper Club | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Landskrona | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — |

### Young Boys
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | YB | MAL | BEI | ADM |
| 1 | Young Boys | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 9 | — | 3–2 | 6–3 | 1–1 |
| 2 | Malmö FF | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 7 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 6–0 |
| 3 | Beitar Jerusalem | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 6 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 |
| 4 | Admira/Wacker Wien | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | — |

### St. Gallen
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 9

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | DJU | STU | STG | RYB |
| 1 | Djurgården | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 7 | — | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Sturm Graz | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | St. Gallen | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 4–1 |
| 4 | Rybnik | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 4 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | — |