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| Season | 1968–69 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Basel |
| Relegated | Sion Luzern |
| Top goalscorer | Hans-Otto Peters (Biel-Bienne) 24 goals |
1969–70 → | |
| Season | 1968–69 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Wettingen |
| Promoted | Wettingen Fribourg |
| Relegated | Baden Solothurn |
| Top goalscorer | Karl Messerli (SC Brühl) 16 goals |
1969–70 → | |
The following is the summary of theSwiss 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.
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 theprevious 1967–68 season and the two newly promoted teamsFC Winterthur andFC St. Gallen. The champions would qualify for the1969–70 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,Young Fellows andFC Grenchen, the teams that had been in third to twelfth position last season and the two newly promoted teamsMendrisiostar andEtoile Carouge FC. The top two teams at the end of the season would be promoted to the1969–70 NLA and the two last placed teams would be relegated to the1969–70 Swiss 1. Liga.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basel[2] | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 36 | Swiss Champions, qualified for1969–70 European Cup |
| 2 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 70 | 43 | +27 | 35 | |
| 3 | Zürich[3] | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 30 | |
| 4 | Young Boys[4] | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 30 | Entered1969 Intertoto Cup |
| 5 | Lugano | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 29 | Entered1969 Intertoto Cup |
| 6 | Bellinzona | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 28 | Entered1969 Intertoto Cup |
| 7 | Biel-Bienne | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 52 | 59 | −7 | 26 | |
| 8 | Servette[5] | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 25 | Entered1969 Intertoto Cup |
| 9 | Grasshopper Club | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 23 | |
| 10 | St. Gallen | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 23 | Swiss Cup winners, qualified for1969–70 Cup Winners' Cup |
| 11 | Winterthur | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 22 | |
| 12 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 51 | 53 | −2 | 21 | Entered1969 Intertoto Cup |
| 13 | Sion | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 20 | Relegated to1969–70 Nationalliga B |
| 14 | Luzern | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 35 | 71 | −36 | 16 | Relegated to1969–70 Nationalliga B |
| Home \ Away | BAS | BEL | BB | CDF | GCZ | LS | LUG | LUZ | SER | SIO | STG | WIN | YB | ZÜR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 1–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Bellinzona | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
| Biel-Bienne | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 1–1 | |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 1–1 | 6–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 3–5 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Grasshopper Club | 2–2 | 0–0 | 6–2 | 0–0 | 3–5 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |
| Lausanne-Sport | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 7–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–2 | |
| Lugano | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| Luzern | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 1–5 | |
| Servette | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Sion | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | |
| St. Gallen | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Winterthur | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Young Boys | 0–2 | 2–3 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Zürich | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–5 | 6–2 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Wettingen | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 36 | NLB Champions and promoted to1969–70 Nationalliga A |
| 2 | FC Fribourg | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 34 | Promoted to1969–70 Nationalliga A |
| 3 | SC Brühl | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 31 | |
| 4 | FC Xamax | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 28 | |
| 5 | FC Chiasso | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 28 | |
| 6 | FC Grenchen | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 27 | |
| 7 | FC Aarau[6] | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 26 | |
| 8 | Young Fellows Zürich | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 26 | |
| 9 | Mendrisiostar | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 25 | |
| 10 | FC Thun | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 23 | |
| 11 | Etoile Carouge FC | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 23 | |
| 12 | Urania Genève Sport | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 21 | |
| 13 | FC Baden[7] | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 20 | Relegated to1969–70 1. Liga |
| 14 | FC Solothurn[7] | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 16 | Relegated to1969–70 1. Liga |
| Preceded by 1967–68 | Nationalliga seasons in Switzerland | Succeeded by 1969–70 |