# 1977–78 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 1977–78 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

## Nationalliga A
### Qualifying phase table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Grasshopper Club | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 60 | 27 | +33 | 34 | To championship round |
| 2 | Servette | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 20 | +24 | 33 | To championship round |
| 3 | Lausanne-Sport | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 21 | +26 | 30 | To championship round |
| 4 | Basel | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 53 | 34 | +19 | 28 | To championship round |
| 5 | FC Zürich | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 28 | To championship round |
| 6 | Sion | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 21 | To championship round |
| 7 | Xamax | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 19 | To relegation play-out round |
| 8 | Young Boys | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 45 | −18 | 19 | To relegation play-out round |
| 9 | Chênois | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 18 | To relegation play-out round |
| 10 | St. Gallen | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 17 | To relegation play-out round |
| 11 | Étoile Carouge | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 13 | To relegation play-out round |
| 12 | Young Fellows Zürich | 22 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 58 | −44 | 4 | To relegation play-out round |

### Championship table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Grasshopper Club | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 17 | 29 | Swiss Champions, qualified for 1978–79 European Cup and entered 1978 Intertoto Cup |
| 2 | Servette | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 28 | Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1978–79 Cup Winners' Cup |
| 3 | Basel | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 14 | 27 | qualified for 1978–79 UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Lausanne-Sport | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 15 | 26 | qualified for 1978–79 UEFA Cup |
| 5 | Zürich | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 26 | entered 1978 Intertoto Cup |
| 6 | Sion | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 27 | −19 | 11 | 12 | entered 1978 Intertoto Cup |

### Relegation play-out

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Young Boys | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 10 | 23 | entered 1978 Intertoto Cup |
| 2 | Chênois | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 9 | 21 | |
| 3 | St. Gallen | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 9 | 21 | |
| 4 | Xamax | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 10 | 20 | |
| 5 | Étoile Carouge | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 7 | 18 | Relegated to 1978–79 Nationalliga B |
| 6 | Young Fellows Zürich | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 31 | −21 | 2 | 4 | Relegated to 1978–79 Nationalliga B |

## Nationalliga B
### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Nordstern Basel | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 69 | 23 | +46 | 45 | Champions promoted to 1978–79 Nationalliga A |
| 2 | Chiasso | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 70 | 30 | +40 | 45 | Promoted to 1978–79 Nationalliga A |
| 3 | Lugano | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 57 | 19 | +38 | 42 | |
| 4 | Biel-Bienne | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 36 | |
| 5 | Vevey-Sports | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 35 | |
| 6 | Winterthur | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 32 | |
| 7 | Grenchen | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 28 | |
| 8 | Kriens | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 28 | |
| 9 | Bellinzona | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 26 | |
| 10 | Fribourg | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 26 | |
| 11 | Aarau | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 44 | 67 | −23 | 26 | |
| 12 | Luzern | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 25 | |
| 13 | Wettingen | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 25 | |
| 14 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 23 | |
| 15 | Gossau | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 64 | −28 | 20 | Relegated to 1978–79 1. Liga |
| 16 | Bulle | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 37 | 68 | −31 | 18 | 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 Stade Lausanne | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 70 | 28 | +42 | 38 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Orbe | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 30 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Raron | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 29 | |
| 4 | ES FC Malley | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 29 | |
| 5 | FC Martigny-Sports | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 27 | |
| 6 | FC Leytron | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 26 | |
| 7 | FC Renens | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 26 | |
| 8 | Central Fribourg | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 26 | |
| 9 | FC Stade Nyonnais | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 26 | |
| 10 | FC Meyrin | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 24 | |
| 11 | FC Fétigny | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 24 | |
| 12 | FC Monthey | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 23 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Onex | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 23 | Play-out against relegation |
| 14 | Concordia Lausanne | 26 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 69 | −40 | 13 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

#### Decider for twelfth place

The decider was played on 4 June in Morges.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Monthey | 2–2 | FC Onex |
The game was drawn, however, at this time, extra-time in matches had not yet been introduced. FC Monthey were declared winners due to goal-average of the regular season. Therefore, they remained in the division and FC Onex were relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Bern | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 55 | 26 | +29 | 38 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Köniz | 26 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 34 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Lerchenfeld | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 32 | |
| 4 | SC Derendingen | 26 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 32 | |
| 5 | FC Boudry | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 49 | 34 | +15 | 31 | |
| 6 | FC Solothurn | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 29 | |
| 7 | SR Delémont | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 27 | |
| 8 | US Boncourt | 26 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 26 | |
| 9 | FC Dürrenast | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 25 | |
| 10 | FC Le Locle | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 23 | |
| 11 | FC Aurore Bienne | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 20 | |
| 12 | ASI Audax-Friul | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 19 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Herzogenbuchsee | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 19 | Play-out against relegation |
| 14 | FC Bettlach | 24 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 27 | 68 | −41 | 7 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

#### Decider for twelfth place

The decider was played on in .
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Herzogenbuchsee | 2–1 | ASI Audax-Friul |
FC Herzogenbuchsee won and remained in the division. ASI Audax-Friul were relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Frauenfeld | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 35 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Laufen | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 30 | To decider for second place |
| 3 | FC Unterstrass | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 55 | 43 | +12 | 30 | To decider for second place |
| 4 | FC Schaffhausen | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 29 | |
| 5 | FC Birsfelden | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 28 | |
| 6 | SC Brühl | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 27 | |
| 7 | FC Blue Stars Zürich | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 26 | |
| 8 | FC Baden | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 26 | |
| 9 | FC Concordia Basel | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 25 | |
| 10 | FC Glattbrugg | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 25 | |
| 11 | SV Muttenz | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 24 | |
| 12 | FC Red Star Zürich | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 24 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Uzwil | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 24 | Play-out against relegation |
| 14 | FC Turg | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 29 | 68 | −39 | 11 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

#### Decider for second place

The decider match for second place was played on 4 June in Olten.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Laufen | 3–2 | FC Unterstrass |
FC Laufen win and advance to play-offs. FC Unterstrass remain in the division.

#### Decider for twelfth place

The decider was played on 4 June in Amriswil.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Red Star Zürich | 4–0 | FC Uzwil |
FC Red Star Zürich win and remain in the division. FC Uzwil are relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Mendrisiostar | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 38 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | SC Zug | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 56 | 28 | +28 | 36 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Ibach | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 35 | |
| 4 | FC Locarno | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 30 | |
| 5 | FC Turicum | 26 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 29 | |
| 6 | FC Balzers | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 26 | |
| 7 | FC Emmen | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 24 | |
| 8 | US Giubiasco | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 23 | |
| 9 | FC Morbio | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 49 | −19 | 23 | |
| 10 | FC Chur | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 22 | |
| 11 | FC Zug | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 21 | |
| 12 | FC Stäfa | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 21 | |
| 13 | SC Buochs | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 20 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Brunnen | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 25 | 56 | −31 | 16 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

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

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Bern | 0–1 | SC Zug |
| SC Zug | 2–3 | FC Bern |
FC Bern win on away goals and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Mendrisiostar | 1–0 | FC Orbe |
| FC Orbe | 0–3 | Mendrisiostar |
Mendrisiostar win 4–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Stade Lausanne | 3–1 | FC Laufen |
| FC Laufen | 3–0 | FC Stade Lausanne |
FC Laufen win 4–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Frauenfeld | 2–1 | FC Köniz |
| FC Köniz | 0–1 | FC Frauenfeld |
FC Frauenfeld win 3–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

#### Final round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Mendrisiostar | 2–1 | FC Frauenfeld |
| FC Frauenfeld | 2–0 | Mendrisiostar |
FC Frauenfeld win 3–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1978–79 Nationalliga B.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Laufen | 0–1 | FC Bern |
| FC Bern | 0–1 | FC Laufen |
1–1 on aggregate. The replay was on 27 June in Grenchen.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Bern | 1–0 | FC Laufen |
FC Bern win and are promoted to 1978–79 Nationalliga B.

#### Decider for 1. Liga championship

The final for the 1. Liga championship was played on 2 July in Frauenfeld.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Frauenfeld | 0–1 | FC Bern |
FC Bern 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 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: Stade Nyonnais-Servette 1:12. Laufen-GC 0:4.
* Fifth round: Lausanne-Servette 1:2 (a.e.t.). Zug-GC 0:7.
* Quarter-finals: La Chaux-de-Fonds-Servette 0:2. GC-Bulle 2:0.
* Semi-finals: Chiasso-Servette 0:1. GC-Basel 5:1.

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

The routes of the finalists to the final were:
* Round 1: Lugano-St.Gallen 0:2. Frauenfeld-Grasshopper Club 0:7.
* Round 2: Winterthur-FC St.Gallen 1:1 (a.e.t.), (9–6 p). Nordstern Basel-Grasshoppers-Club 0:2.
* Quarter-finals: Sion-FC St.Gallen 1:2 (a.e.t.). Grasshopper Club-FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 8:0.
* Semi-finals: Basel-St.Gallen 1:1 (a.e.t.), (4–5 p). Grasshopper Club-FC Zürich 5:1.

### Final
## Swiss Clubs in Europe

* Basel] as 1976–77 Nationalliga A champions: 1977–78 European Cup
* Young Boys as Swiss Cup winners: 1977–78 Cup Winners' Cup and entered 1977 Intertoto Cup
* Servette as league runners-up: 1977–78 UEFA Cup
* Zürich as league third placed team: 1977–78 UEFA Cup and entered 1977 Intertoto Cup
* Grasshopper Club as league third placed team: 1977–78 UEFA Cup and entered 1977 Intertoto Cup
* Chênois: entered 1977 Intertoto Cup

### Basel
#### European Cup
##### First round

Wacker won 3–2 on aggregate.

### Young Boys
#### Cup Winners' Cup
##### Qualifying match

Rangers won 3–2 on aggregate.

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SLA | LEG | YB | LAN |
| 1 | Slavia Prague | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 10 | — | 1–1 | 5–0 | 6–1 |
| 2 | Legia Warsaw | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 9 | 2–2 | — | 4–1 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Young Boys | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 |
| 4 | Landskrona | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 2 | 3–5 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — |

### Servette
#### UEFA Cup
##### First round

Athletic Bilbao won 2–1 on aggregate.

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

Zürich won 2–1 on aggregate.

##### Second round

Eintracht Frankfurt won 7–3 on aggregate.

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BRA | EIN | WAC | ZÜR |
| 1 | Inter Bratislava | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 9 | — | 2–5 | 4–2 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 7 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| 3 | SSW Innsbruck | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 |
| 4 | Zürich | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — |

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

Grasshoppers won 8–1 on aggregate.

##### Second round

Grasshoppers won 5–2 on aggregate.

##### Third round

Grasshoppers won 4–1 on aggregate.

##### Quarter-final

3–3 on aggregate, Grasshoppers won on away goals rule.

##### Semi-finals

3–3 on aggregate, Bastia won on away goals rule.

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SLA | MAL | HAM | GCZ |
| 1 | Slavia Sofia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 10 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Malmö FF | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 8 | 3–0 | — | 5–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Hamburg | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 5 | 2–3 | 2–2 | — | 4–1 |
| 4 | Grasshopper Club | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — |

### Chênois
#### Intertoto Cup
##### Group 10

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PSZ | KB | STU | CHÊ |
| 1 | Pogoń Szczecin | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 9 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 6–1 |
| 2 | KB | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 6 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| 3 | Sturm Graz | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 5 | 0–0 | 5–2 | — | 4–0 |
| 4 | Chênois | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — |