The following is the summary of the
Swiss National League in the 1968–69 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. This was the 72nd season of top-tier and the 71st 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 1967–68 season and the two newly promoted teams
FC Winterthur
FC Winterthur is a Swiss football club based in Winterthur, Canton of Zürich. They play in the Swiss Super League, the first tier of Swiss football, and appeared regularly in the Nationalliga A during the 20th century. Their home is the Stad ...
and
FC St. Gallen
Fussballclub St. Gallen 1879, commonly known as St. Gallen, is a Swiss professional football club based in the city of St. Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen. It is the oldest football club in continental Europe after Kjøbenhavns Boldklub. The tea ...
. The champions would qualify for the
1969–70 European Cup
The 1969–70 European Cup was the 15th season of the European Cup, a club football tournament organised by UEFA for the domestic league champions of its member associations. It was won by Feyenoord of the Netherlands, who beat Scottish club C ...
and 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,
Young Fellows
Sportclub Young Fellows Juventus is a professional Swiss football club based in Zürich. It was founded in 1992 following a merger between Young Fellows Zürich (established in 1903) and Società Calcistica Italiana Juventus Zurigo (1922).
The ...
and
FC Grenchen
FC Grenchen is a Swiss football club, based in Grenchen. They currently play in the 2. Liga, and play their matches at the Brühl Stadium.
History
FC Grenchen was founded in 1906. In 1937 they gained promotion to the top league of Swiss fo ...
, the teams that had been in third to twelfth position last season and the two newly promoted teams
Mendrisiostar and
Etoile Carouge FC. The top two teams at the end of the season would be promoted to the
1969–70 NLA and the two last placed teams would be relegated to the
1969–70 Swiss 1. Liga.
Nationalliga A
Teams, locations
Final league table
Results
Nationalliga B
Teams, locations
Final league table
Further in Swiss football
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1968–69 Swiss Cup
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1968–69 Swiss 1. Liga
References
Sources
Switzerland 1968–69 at RSSSF
{{1968–69 in European football (UEFA)
Swiss Football League seasons
1968–69 in European association football leagues
1968–69 in Swiss football