| Season | 1965–66 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Zürich |
| Relegated | Luzern Urania Genève Sport |
| Top goalscorer | Rolf Blättler (GC) 28 goals |
1966–67 → | |
| Season | 1965–66 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Winterthur |
| Promoted | Winterthur FC Moutier |
| Relegated | FC Porrentruy Cantonal Neuchâtel |
1966–67 → | |
The following is the summary of theSwiss National League in the 1965–66 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. This was the 69th season of top-tier and the 68th season of second-tier football in Switzerland.
TheSwiss 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 doubleround-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 previous1964–65 season and the two newly promoted teamsUrania Genève Sport andYoung Fellows. The champions would qualify for the1966–67 European Cup 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,Bellinzona andChiasso, the ten teams that had been in third to twelfth position last season and the two newly promoted teamsSt. Gallen andBlue Stars. The top two teams at the end of the season would be promoted to the1967–68 NLA and the two last placed teams would be relegated to the1967–68 Swiss 1. Liga.[1]
The Swiss champions received a slot in the1966–67 European Cup and the Cup winners a slot in the1966–67 Cup Winners' Cup.FC Zürich won the championship and also won theSwiss Cup. Thus they won thedouble for the first time in the club's history. They participated in the European Cup the following season and the slot in the Cup Winner's Cup was passed on toServette as losing finalist.[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zürich[3] | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 73 | 25 | +48 | 42 | Swiss Champions, qualified for1966–67 European Cup andSwiss Cup winners, |
| 2 | Servette[4] | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 35 | Swiss Cup finalist, qualified for1966–67 Cup Winners' Cup |
| 3 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 72 | 46 | +26 | 32 | |
| 4 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 31 | Entered1966–67 Intertoto Cup |
| 5 | Young Boys[5] | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 72 | 47 | +25 | 29 | |
| 6 | Basel[6] | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 64 | 57 | +7 | 27 | |
| 7 | Grasshopper Club | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 27 | |
| 8 | Sion | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 26 | Entered1966–67 Intertoto Cup |
| 9 | Lugano | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 22 | |
| 10 | Biel-Bienne | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 56 | −18 | 22 | Entered1966–67 Intertoto Cup |
| 11 | Grenchen | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 65 | −23 | 22 | Entered1966–67 Intertoto Cup |
| 12 | Young Fellows Zürich | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 46 | 62 | −16 | 21 | |
| 13 | Luzern | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 18 | Relegated to1966–67 Nationalliga B |
| 14 | Urania Genève Sport | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 35 | 78 | −43 | 10 | Relegated to1966–67 Nationalliga B |
| Home \ Away | BAS | BB | CDF | GCZ | GRE | LS | LUG | LUZ | SER | SIO | UGS | YB | YFZ | ZÜR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 2–5 | |
| Biel-Bienne | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 4–2 | |
| Grasshopper Club | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–6 | 7–2 | 0–3 | |
| Grenchen | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–6 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |
| Lausanne-Sport | 5–3 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | |
| Lugano | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Luzern | 4–4 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 3–5 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | |
| Servette | 6–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | |
| Sion | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Urania | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–6 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | |
| Young Boys | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 9–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 8–1 | 1–4 | |
| Young Fellows | 5–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 7–0 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–4 | |
| Zürich | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grasshopper Club | 28 | |
| 2 | Young Boys | 27 | |
| 3 | Lausanne-Sport | 21 | |
| 4 | Lausanne-Sport | 20 | |
| 5 | Zürich | 18 |
| Team | Based in | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Aarau | Aarau | Stadion Brügglifeld | 9,240 | |
| FC Baden | Baden | Esp Stadium | 7,000 | |
| AC Bellinzona | Bellinzona | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona | 5,000 | |
| FC Blue Stars Zürich[7] | Zürich | Hardhof | 1,000 | |
| SC Brühl | St. Gallen | Paul-Grüninger-Stadion | 4,200 | |
| FC Cantonal Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel | Stade de la Maladière | 25,500 | |
| FC Chiasso | Chiasso | Stadio Comunale Riva IV | 4,000 | |
| FC Le Locle[8] | Le Locle | Installation sportive - Jeanneret | 3,142 | |
| FC Moutier[9] | Moutier | Stade de Chalière | 5,000 | |
| FC Porrentruy[10] | Porrentruy | Stade du Tirage | 4,226 | |
| FC Solothurn | Solothurn | Stadion FC Solothurn | 6,750 | |
| FC St. Gallen | St. Gallen | Espenmoos | 11,000 | |
| FC Thun | Thun | Stadion Lachen | 10,350 | |
| FC Winterthur | Winterthur | Schützenwiese | 8,550 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Winterthur | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 37 | NLB Champions and promoted to1966–67 Nationalliga A |
| 2 | FC Moutier | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 34 | Promoted to1966–67 Nationalliga A |
| 3 | SC Brühl | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 31 | |
| 4 | AC Bellinzona | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 28 | |
| 5 | St. Gallen | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 27 | |
| 6 | FC Thun | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 26 | |
| 7 | FC Chiasso | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 25 | |
| 8 | FC Blue Stars Zürich | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 51 | 58 | −7 | 25 | |
| 9 | FC Solothurn | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 25 | |
| 10 | FC Aarau[11] | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 24 | |
| 11 | FC Le Locle | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 24 | |
| 12 | FC Baden | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 23 | |
| 13 | FC Porrentruy[1] | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 22 | Relegated to1966–67 1. Liga |
| 14 | FC Cantonal Neuchâtel[1] | 26 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 60 | −34 | 13 | Relegated to1966–67 1. Liga |
| Preceded by 1964–65 | Nationalliga seasons in Switzerland | Succeeded by 1966–67 |