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1971–72 Nationalliga A

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Nationalliga A
Season1971–72
ChampionsBasel
RelegatedLuzern
Biel-Bienne
Top goalscorerHerbert Dimmeler (Winterthur)
and Bernd Dörfel (Servette)
both 17 goals
Nationalliga B
Season1971–72
ChampionsChiasso
PromotedChiasso
FC Fribourg
RelegatedFC Monthey
AS Gambarogno
Top goalscorerJean-Robert Rub (Xamax)
20 goals

The following is the summary of the Swiss National League in the 1971–72 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. This was the 75th season of top-tier and the 74th season of second-tier football in Switzerland.

Overview

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The Swiss Football Association (ASF/SFV) had 28 member clubs at this time and these were devided 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 season and the two newly promoted teams St. Gallen and FC Grenchen. This season's champions would qualify for the 1972–73 European Cup. The second and third placed teams were to be qualified for the 1972–73 UEFA Cup, but because second placed Zürich won the 1971–72 Swiss Cup, these UEFA rights were passed down to the third and fourth placed teams. The last two placed teams were to be relegated to the 1972–73 NLB.

The second-tier (NLB) was contested by the two teams that had been relegated from the NLA, Bellinzona and Fribourg, the teams that had been in third to twelfth position last season and the two newly promoted teams CS Chênois and AS Gambarogno. The top two teams at the end of the season would be promoted to the 1972–73 NLA and the last two teams would be relegated to the 1972–73 Swiss 1. Liga.[1]

Nationalliga A

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The first round of the NLA was played on 14 August 1971. After playing 13 rounds, completed on 12 December, there was a winter break until the 14th round was held on 5 March 1972. The season had 26 rounds and was completed on 10 June 1972.

Teams, locations

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Team Based in Canton Stadium Capacity
FC Basel Basel  Basel-Stadt St. Jakob Stadium 36,800
FC Biel-Bienne Biel/Bienne  Bern Stadion Gurzelen 15,000
Grasshopper Club Zürich Zürich  Zürich Hardturm 20,000
FC Grenchen Grenchen  Solothurn Stadium Brühl 15,100
FC La Chaux-de-Fonds La Chaux-de-Fonds  Neuchâtel Centre Sportif de la Charrière 12,700
FC Lausanne-Sport Lausanne  Vaud Pontaise 15,700
FC Lugano Lugano  Ticino Cornaredo Stadium 6,330
FC Luzern Lucerne  Lucerne Stadion Allmend 25,000
FC St. Gallen St. Gallen  St. Gallen Espenmoos 11,000
Servette FC Geneva  Geneva Stade des Charmilles 27,000
FC Sion Sion  Valais Stade de Tourbillon 16,000
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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Basel[2] 26 18 7 1 66 28 +38 43 Swiss champions, qualified for 1972–73 European Cup
2 Zürich[3] 26 17 5 4 55 28 +27 39 Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1972–73 Cup Winners' Cup
and entered 1972 Intertoto Cup
3 Grasshopper Club 26 16 6 4 56 24 +32 38 Qualified for 1972–73 UEFA Cup
and entered 1972 Intertoto Cup
4 Lausanne-Sport 26 11 8 7 50 36 +14 30 Qualified for 1972–73 UEFA Cup
5 Young Boys 26 12 5 9 46 31 +15 29 Entered 1972 Intertoto Cup
6 Winterthur 26 12 4 10 37 32 +5 28 Entered 1972 Intertoto Cup
7 Sion 26 9 8 9 37 36 +1 26
8 Servette 26 10 5 11 39 47 −8 25
9 Lugano 26 8 7 11 33 39 −6 23
10 Grenchen 26 6 11 9 27 40 −13 23
11 La Chaux-de-Fonds 26 7 7 12 25 45 −20 21
12 St. Gallen 26 4 7 15 27 46 −19 15 To relegation play-out
13 Luzern 26 6 3 17 24 49 −25 15 To relegation play-out
14 Biel-Bienne 26 2 5 19 26 67 −41 9 Relegated to 1972–73 Nationalliga B
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, however with play-off for qualifiers;

Relegation play out

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The decider was played on 13 June 1972 at the Hardturm in Zürich.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
St. Gallen 4–1 Luzern

St. Gallen won and remained in the top-level. Luzern were relegated to 1972–73 Nationalliga B.

Results

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Home \ Away BAS BB CDF GCZ GRE LS LUG LUZ SER SIO STG WIN YB ZÜR
Basel 6–2 6–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 5–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 4–0
Biel-Bienne 1–2 2–2 1–2 2–2 1–5 1–3 0–1 0–2 2–4 2–1 1–3 0–3 1–4
La Chaux-de-Fonds 1–3 1–2 1–2 0–0 2–1 0–2 3–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–2
Grasshopper Club 1–2 1–1 5–0 4–0 4–1 2–0 3–0 3–1 0–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–2
Grenchen 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–2 3–2 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–1 2–1 2–2 3–3 1–1
Lausanne-Sports 1–1 4–0 1–1 3–3 2–1 2–0 4–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 3–2 3–1 2–0
Lugano 0–3 2–2 0–1 1–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 3–0 2–2 3–3 0–0 1–0 1–3
Luzern 1–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 2–2 0–3 2–0 0–2 1–2 0–4
Servette 0–2 2–1 3–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 3–1 3–0 4–0 3–2 0–3 2–1 1–2
Sion 3–3 4–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 3–2 2–2 1–0 3–1 0–1 0–1 1–1
St. Gallen 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–4 0–0 0–1 2–0 3–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–4
Winterthur 2–4 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–0 0–3 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–3 0–1
Young Boys 4–1 3–0 1–0 1–2 3–1 2–2 0–0 2–3 6–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 0–2
Zürich 3–3 4–1 4–0 1–1 3–1 2–3 0–1 3–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–1
Source: rsssf.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Nationalliga B

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Teams, locations

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Team Based in Canton Stadium Capacity
FC Aarau Aarau  Aargau Stadion Brügglifeld 9,240
AC Bellinzona Bellinzona  Ticino Stadio Comunale Bellinzona 5,000
SC Brühl St. Gallen  St. Gallen Paul-Grüninger-Stadion 4,200
CS Chênois Thônex  Geneva Stade des Trois-Chêne 8,000
FC Chiasso Chiasso  Ticino Stadio Comunale Riva IV 4,000
Étoile Carouge FC Carouge  Geneva Stade de la Fontenette 3,690
FC Fribourg Fribourg  Fribourg Stade Universitaire 9,000
AS Gambarogno[4] Gambarogno  Ticino Centro Sportivo Regionale Magadino 1,100
FC Martigny-Sports Martigny  Valais Stade d'Octodure 2,500
Mendrisiostar Mendrisio  Ticino Centro Sportivo Comunale 4,000
FC Monthey Monthey  Valais Stade Philippe Pottier 1,800
Vevey-Sports Vevey  Vaud Stade de Copet 4,000
FC Wettingen Wettingen  Aargau Stadion Altenburg 10,000
FC Xamax Neuchâtel  Neuchâtel Stade de la Maladière 25,500

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Chiasso 26 17 3 6 45 25 +20 37 NLB Champions and promoted to 1972–73 Nationalliga A
2 FC Fribourg 26 15 4 7 41 22 +19 34 Promoted to 1972–73 Nationalliga A
3 FC Xamax 26 12 9 5 59 41 +18 33
4 Vevey-Sports 26 12 8 6 44 39 +5 32
5 FC Martigny-Sports 26 9 10 7 46 37 +9 28
6 AC Bellinzona 26 10 6 10 48 39 +9 26
7 Mendrisiostar 26 8 10 8 36 30 +6 26
8 FC Wettingen 26 9 7 10 34 42 −8 25
9 CS Chênois 26 10 5 11 39 54 −15 25
10 FC Aarau[5] 26 8 7 11 32 31 +1 23
11 Etoile Carouge FC 26 6 11 9 31 34 −3 23
12 SC Brühl 26 7 8 11 35 49 −14 22
13 FC Monthey[6] 26 7 7 12 35 49 −14 21 Relegated to 1972–73 1. Liga
14 AS Gambarogno[6] 26 0 9 17 21 54 −33 9 Relegated to 1972–73 1. Liga
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, however with play-off for qualifiers;

Further in Swiss football

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References

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  1. ^ Nackaerts, Luc; Garin, Erik (2018). "Switzerland 1971/72". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  2. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (1972). "1971/72 Rangliste" [1971/72 Ranking] (in Swiss High German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  3. ^ (red) dbFCZ (2023). "FCZ 1971/72" (in Swiss High German). dbFCZ. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  4. ^ (red) Federazione ticinese di calcio (2023). "AS Gambarogno" (in Italian). Federazione ticinese di calcio. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  5. ^ Beck, Stephan (2023). "Schweizer Meisterschaft 1971/72 Nationalliga B" [Swiss Championship 1971/72 Nationalliga B] (in German). arowa.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  6. ^ a b 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.

Sources

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Preceded by
1970–71 		Nationalliga
seasons in
Switzerland 		Succeeded by
1972–73
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