1970–71 in Swiss football

Football in Switzerland
Season	1970–71
Men's football
Nationalliga A	Grasshopper Club
Nationalliga B	St. Gallen
1. Liga	1. Liga champions:; CS Chênois; Group West:; CS Chênois; Group Central:; SR Delémont; Group South and East:; SC Buochs
Swiss Cup	Servette
Women's football
Swiss Women's Super League	DFC Aarau

The following is a summary of the 1970–71 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Nationalliga A

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Basel^[1]	26	18	6	2	67	26	+41	42	To championship play-off
2	Grasshopper Club	26	20	2	4	59	21	+38	42	To championship play-off and entered 1971 Intertoto Cup

3	Lugano	26	11	9	6	50	34	+16	31	Qualified for 1971–72 UEFA Cup and entered 1971 Intertoto Cup
4	Lausanne-Sport	26	12	6	8	51	43	+8	30
5	Zürich^[2]	26	11	6	9	41	42	−1	28	Entered 1971 Intertoto Cup
6	Winterthur	26	11	5	10	36	38	−2	27
7	Servette	26	8	10	8	39	36	+3	26	Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1971–72 Cup Winners' Cup and entered 1971 Intertoto Cup
8	Young Boys	26	10	6	10	43	46	−3	26
9	La Chaux-de-Fonds	26	9	6	11	46	47	−1	24
10	Biel-Bienne	26	6	9	11	32	43	−11	21
11	Luzern	26	8	4	14	39	48	−9	20

12	Sion	26	5	9	12	32	46	−14	19	To relegation play-off
13	Fribourg	26	6	7	13	35	63	−28	19	To relegation play-off

14	Bellinzona	26	1	7	18	24	61	−37	9	Relegated to 1971–72 Nationalliga B

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, however with play-off for qualifiers;

Championshio play-off

8 June 1971

Play-off

Grasshopper Club	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Basel
Ohlhauser 16' Grahn 75', 97' Meier 106'	FCB summary	21' Mundschin 70' Wenger 119' (pen.) Benthaus

Wankdorf, Bern

Attendance: 51,000

Referee:

Ulysse Darbellay (Roche)

Grasshopper Club won the championship play-off, thus they qualified for 1971–72 European Cup. Basel as runners-up qualified for 1971–72 UEFA Cup.

Relegation play-out

9 June 1971

Play-out

Sion	1–0	Fribourg
Elsig 13'

Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne

Referee:

Pius Kamber (Zürich)

Sion won the play-out and remained in the top-level. Fribourg relegated to 1971–72 Nationalliga B

Nationalliga B

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	St. Gallen	26	18	5	3	55	24	+31	41	NLB Champions and promoted to 1971–72 Nationalliga A
2	FC Grenchen	26	18	3	5	53	21	+32	39	Promoted to 1971–72 Nationalliga A

3	Xamax	26	13	5	8	46	32	+14	31
4	Mendrisiostar	26	9	10	7	28	27	+1	28
5	SC Brühl	26	11	5	10	45	42	+3	27
6	FC Aarau^[3]	26	7	13	6	28	31	−3	27
7	Etoile Carouge FC	26	9	8	9	43	43	0	26
8	FC Monthey	26	9	7	10	44	42	+2	25
9	FC Chiasso	26	6	11	9	24	36	−12	23
10	FC Wettingen	26	8	6	12	47	48	−1	22
11	Vevey-Sports	26	8	6	12	27	41	−14	22
12	FC Martigny-Sports	26	8	6	12	26	42	−16	22

13	Young Fellows^[4]	26	7	4	15	30	35	−5	18	Relegated to 1971–72 1. Liga
14	Urania Genève Sport^[4]	26	3	7	16	23	55	−32	13	Relegated to 1971–72 1. Liga

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, however with play-off for qualifiers;

1. Liga

Group West

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	CS Chênois	24	14	6	4	45	24	+21	34	Play-off to Nationalliga B
2	FC Stade Nyonnais	24	13	7	4	55	28	+27	33	Play-off to Nationalliga B
3	FC Dürrenast	24	11	8	5	40	31	+9	30
4	FC Bern	24	10	7	7	48	35	+13	27
5	ASI Audax-Friul	24	9	6	9	46	56	−10	24
6	FC Thun	24	9	5	10	43	43	0	23
7	FC Meyrin	24	7	8	9	44	38	+6	22
8	FC Raron	24	7	8	9	30	29	+1	22
9	Yverdon-Sport FC	24	8	6	10	36	46	−10	22
10	SC Burgdorf	24	7	7	10	34	42	−8	21
11	FC Minerva Bern	24	7	7	10	29	43	−14	21
12	FC Langenthal^[4]	24	7	5	12	50	59	−9	19	Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
13	FC Salgesch^[4]	24	5	4	15	33	59	−26	14	Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Group Central

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	SR Delémont	24	16	5	3	55	21	+34	37	Play-off to Nationalliga B
2	FC Le Locle-Sports	24	13	3	8	55	41	+14	29	Play-off to Nationalliga B
3	FC Porrentruy	24	10	8	6	38	27	+11	28
4	FC Solothurn	24	12	3	9	45	39	+6	27
5	FC Breite Basel	24	11	5	8	42	37	+5	27
6	FC Nordstern Basel	24	11	4	9	50	43	+7	26
7	FC Breitenbach	24	12	1	11	40	48	−8	25
8	FC Concordia Basel	24	9	5	10	37	40	−3	23
9	FC Turgi	24	7	8	9	37	40	−3	22
10	FC Baden	24	8	6	10	29	33	−4	22
11	FC Emmenbrücke	24	8	5	11	41	46	−5	21
12	FC Moutier^[4]	24	8	2	14	44	53	−9	18	Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
13	SC Zofingen^[4]	24	3	1	20	26	71	−45	7	Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Group South and East

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	SC Buochs	24	18	2	4	54	25	+29	38	Play-off to Nationalliga B
2	AS Gambarogno	24	14	7	3	51	18	+33	35	Play-off to Nationalliga B
3	FC Frauenfeld	24	14	4	6	46	30	+16	32
4	FC Chur	24	13	4	7	48	31	+17	30
5	FC Red Star Zürich	24	11	4	9	27	35	−8	26
6	FC Locarno	24	10	5	9	33	26	+7	25
7	SC Zug	24	10	4	10	42	26	+16	24
8	FC Rorschach	24	7	7	10	30	43	−13	21
9	FC Amriswil	24	8	3	13	26	38	−12	19
10	FC Vaduz	24	7	4	13	32	42	−10	18
11	FC Blue Stars Zürich	24	7	3	14	25	46	−21	17
12	FC Küsnacht^[4]	24	5	4	15	26	55	−29	14	Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
13	FC Uster^[4]	24	5	3	16	24	49	−25	13	Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Promotion play-off

The three group winners played a two legged tie against one of the runners-up to decide the three finalists. The games were played on 6 and 13 June 1971.

Qualification round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
SR Delémont	0–1	AS Gambarogno
AS Gambarogno	1–0	SR Delémont

AS Gambarogno win 2–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Stade Nyonnais	2–6	SC Buochs
SC Buochs	1–1	FC Stade Nyonnais

SC Buochs win 7–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
CS Chênois	2–2	FC Le Locle-Sports
FC Le Locle-Sports	0–4	CS Chênois

CS Chênois win 6–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Final round

The three first round winners competed in a single round-robin to decide the two promotion slots. The games were played on 20 and 27 June and on 4 July 1971.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	CHE	GAM	BUO
1	CS Chênois	2	1	1	0	4	1	+3	3	—	—	3–0
2	AS Gambarogno	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	1–1	—	—
3	SC Buochs	2	0	1	1	0	3	−3	1	—	0–0	—

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

CS Chênois won 1. Liga championship and promotion to 1971–72 Nationalliga B. AS Gambarogno were runners-up and were also promoted to 1971–72 Nationalliga B.^[4]

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. Here, in case of a draw after extra time, the replay was to be decided with a penalty shoot-out. The final was held in the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern.

Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were:

Third round: NLA teams with a bye.
Fourth round: Servette-Etoile Carouge 2:1. Lugano-Young Fellows 1:1 (a.e.t.). Replay: Young Fellows-Lugano 0:2.
Fifth round: Servette-YB 5:1. Luzern-Lugano 1:2 (a.e.t.).
Quarter-finals: Zürich-Servette 1:2.^[5] Lugano-GC 2:1.
Semi-finals: Servette-Lausanne 2:1. Mendrisiostar-Lugano 0:2.

Final

Easter Monday 12 May 1971

Servette	2–0	Lugano
Desbiolles 55' Marchi 78'	Fussball-Schweiz

Wankdorf, Bern

Attendance: 36,500

Referee:

Pius Paul Kamber, Zürich

Swiss Clubs in Europe

Basel as 1969–70 Nationalliga A champions: 1970–71 European Cup
Zürich as 1969–70 Swiss Cup winners: 1970–71 Cup Winners' Cup
Lausanne-Sport: Entered 1970 Intertoto Cup
Grasshopper Club: Entered 1970 Intertoto Cup
Servette: Entered 1970 Intertoto Cup
Winterthur: Entered 1970 Intertoto Cup

Basel

European Cup

First round

16 September 1970 First leg	Spartak Moscow	3 – 2	Basel	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
	Osyanin 17' (1:0) Osyanin 66' (2:0) Papayev 76' (3:0)	UEFA Summary FCB Summary	Odermatt 78' (3:1) Benthaus 83' (3:2)	Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Jim Finney

30 September 1970 Second leg	Basel	2 – 1 (4 – 4 agg.)	Spartak Moscow	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
	Siegenthaler 48' Balmer 55' Fischli 58'	UEFA Summary FCB Summary	Khusainov 84'	Attendance: 44,000 Referee: Ferdinand Marschall

Spartak Moscow 4–4 Basel on aggregate. Basel won on away goals.

Second round

21 October 1970 First leg	Ajax	3 – 0	Basel	Olympic Stadium (Amsterdam)
	Keizer 17' van Dijk 23' Hulshoff 63'	UEFA Summary FCB Summary		Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Petar Nikolov

4 November 1970 Second leg	Basel	1 – 2	Ajax	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00	Odermatt 36' (pen.)	UEFA Summary FCB Summary	Rijnders 69' Neeskens 72'	Attendance: 31,000 Referee: Derry Barrett

Ajax won 5–1 on aggregate.

Zürich

Cup Winners' Cup

First round

16 September 1970 First leg	Zürich	7–1	ÍB Akureyri	Letzigrund, Zürich
	Stierli 1' Martinelli 34' Volkert 44' Volkert 49' Künzli 51' Volkert 62' Künzli 69'	FCZ summary	71' Árnason	Attendance: 5,700 Referee: Alexandru Pîrvu

22 September 1970 Second leg	ÍB Akureyri	0–7	Zürich	Espenmoos, St. Gallen
		FCZ summary	6' Künzli 13' Künzli 17' Volkert 19' Künzli 55' Volkert 83' Heer 87' Grünig	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Cornel Niţescu
Note: Corners 6:4

Zürich won 14–1 on aggregate

Second round

21 October 1970 First leg	Club Brugge	2–0	Zürich	Klokke Stadion, Bruges
	Rensenbrink 18' Carteus 38'	FCZ summary		Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Brunon Piotrowicz
Note: Corners 10:4

4 November 1970 Second leg	Zürich	3–2	Club Brugge	Letzigrund, Zürich
	Axelsson 21' (o.g.) Martinelli 23' Grünig 55' Künzli 83'	FCZ summary	4' Carteus 23' Moelaert 60' Houwaart 74' Rensenbrink	Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Ertugrul Dilek

Lausanne

Intertoto Cup

Group B3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	MAR	ZSO	AIK	LS
1	Marseille	6	3	2	1	17	8	+9	8	—	3–1	6–2	4–0
2	Zagłębie Sosnowiec	6	3	1	2	11	10	+1	7	3–2	—	2–1	3–1
3	AIK	6	1	3	2	10	14	−4	5	2–2	2–1	—	1–1
4	Lausanne-Sport	6	0	4	2	5	11	−6	4	0–0	1–1	2–2	—

Source: mogiel.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Grasshopper Club

Intertoto Cup

Group B1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	EIN	GCZ	NOR	WSC
1	Eintracht Braunschweig	6	4	2	0	14	4	+10	10	—	2–0	1–0	3–0
2	Grasshopper Club	6	3	1	2	8	10	−2	7	1–5	—	2–1	1–0
3	Norrköping	6	1	2	3	9	9	0	4	2–2	1–1	—	3–0
4	Wiener Sport-Club	6	1	1	4	5	13	−8	3	1–1	1–3	3–2	—

Source: mogiel.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Servette

Intertoto Cup

Group B2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	SLA	FIR	GAIS	SER
1	Slavia Prague	6	5	1	0	16	7	+9	11	—	1–1	4–0	1–0
2	First Vienna	6	2	2	2	12	9	+3	6	2–3	—	3–3	4–1
3	GAIS	6	1	2	3	7	13	−6	4	2–3	0–2	—	1–0
4	Servette	6	1	1	4	5	11	−6	3	2–4	1–0	1–1	—

Source: mogiel.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Winterthur

Intertoto Cup

Group B5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	WIS	HVI	UTR	WIN
1	Wisła Kraków	6	5	0	1	11	3	+8	10	—	1–0	1–0	5–1
2	Hvidovre	6	3	1	2	11	6	+5	7	0–1	—	2–1	5–1
3	Utrecht	6	3	0	3	12	10	+2	6	1–0	1–3	—	4–3
4	Winterthur	6	0	1	5	8	23	−15	1	1–3	1–1	1–5	—

Source: mogiel.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

References

^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (1923). "1970/71 Rangliste" [1970/71 Ranking] (in Swiss High German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.
^ (red) dbFCZ (2023). "FCZ 1970/71" (in German). dbFCZ. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
^ Beck, Stephan (2023). "Schweizer Meisterschaft 1970/71 Nationalliga B" [Swiss Championship 1970/71 Nationalliga B] (in German). arowa.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Erste Liga (SFV) (2018). "Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg ab Saison 1931/32 bis 2018" [First League statistics on promotion and relegation from the 1931/32 season to 2018] (PDF). PDF page 7 (in German). Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
^ (red) dbFCZ (2024). "FCZ - Servette FC 1:2 (0:2)" (in German). dbFCZ. Retrieved 2024-11-16.

Sources

Switzerland 1970–71 at RSSSF
European Competitions 1970–71 at RSSSF.com
Cup finals at Fussball-Schweiz
Intertoto history at Pawel Mogielnicki's Page
Josef Zindel (2018). FC Basel 1893. Die ersten 125 Jahre (in German). Basel: Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5.

Preceded by 1969–70	Seasons in Swiss football	Succeeded by 1971–72

[fcb-achiv-FCB-1970/71_Rangliste-1] Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (1923). "1970/71 Rangliste" [1970/71 Ranking] (in Swiss High German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.

[dbFCZ-FCZ-1970/71-2] (red) dbFCZ (2023). "FCZ 1970/71" (in German). dbFCZ. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

[arowa-FCA-1970/71_Rangliste-3] Beck, Stephan (2023). "Schweizer Meisterschaft 1970/71 Nationalliga B" [Swiss Championship 1970/71 Nationalliga B] (in German). arowa.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

[Erste_Liga-Statistik_der_Ersten_Liga_über_Aufstieg_und_Abstieg-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Erste Liga (SFV) (2018). "Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg ab Saison 1931/32 bis 2018" [First League statistics on promotion and relegation from the 1931/32 season to 2018] (PDF). PDF page 7 (in German). Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

[dbFCZ-1969/70-Cup-FCZ-SFC-5] (red) dbFCZ (2024). "FCZ - Servette FC 1:2 (0:2)" (in German). dbFCZ. Retrieved 2024-11-16.

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