The following is the summary of the Swiss National League in the 1952–53 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. This was the 56th season of top-tier and the 55th season of second-tier football in Switzerland.

Overview

The Swiss Football Association (ASF/SFV) had 28 member clubs at this time which were divided 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

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and

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. The last two teams in the league table at the end of the season were to be relegated. The second-tier (NLB) was contested by the two teams that had been relegated from the NLA at the end of the last season, these were

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and FC Young Fellows, the ten teams that had been in third to twelfth position last season and the two newly promoted teams Wil and

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. The top two teams at the end of the season would be promoted to the 1953–54 NLA and the two last placed teams would be relegated to the

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Nationalliga A

Teams, locations

Final league table

This was

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's first championship title.

Results

Topscorers

Nationalliga B

Teams, locations

Final league table

Further in Swiss football

* 1952–53 Swiss Cup * 1952–53 Swiss 1. Liga

References

Sources

Switzerland 1952–53 at RSSSF
{{DEFAULTSORT:1952–53 Nationalliga A Swiss Football League seasons

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1952–53 in Swiss football