| Season | 1947–48 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bellinzona |
| Relegated | Bern Cantonal Neuchâtel |
| Top goalscorer | Josef Righetti (Grenchen) 26 goals |
1948–49 → | |
| Season | 1947–48 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Urania Genève Sport |
| Promoted | Urania Genève Sport Chiasso |
| Relegated | Concordia Schaffhausen |
1948–49 → | |
The following is the summary of theSwiss National League in the 1947–48 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. This was the 51st season of top-tier and the 50th 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 season and the two newly promoted teamsFC Zürich andFC La Chaux-de-Fonds. 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 wereUrania Genève Sport andBSC Young Boys, the ten teams that had been in third to twelfth position last season and the two newly promoted teams from the 1. LigaFC Chiasso andFC Concordia Basel. The top two teams at the end of the season would be promoted to the1948–49 NLA and the two last placed teams would be relegated to the1948–49 Swiss 1. Liga.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bellinzona | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 58 | 28 | +30 | 38 | Swiss Champions |
| 2 | Biel-Bienne | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 38 | +19 | 37 | |
| 3 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 59 | 32 | +27 | 34 | |
| 4 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 73 | 54 | +19 | 28 | Swiss Cup winners |
| 5 | Servette[2] | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 26 | |
| 6 | Grenchen | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 53 | 58 | −5 | 26 | |
| 7 | Locarno | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 25 | |
| 8 | Grasshopper Club | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 24 | |
| 9 | Zürich[3] | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 54 | 60 | −6 | 24 | |
| 10 | Basel[4] | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 24 | |
| 11 | Lugano | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 24 | |
| 12 | Young Fellows Zürich | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 23 | |
| 13 | Bern | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 56 | −28 | 21 | Relegated to1948–49 NLB |
| 14 | Cantonal Neuchatel | 26 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 34 | 85 | −51 | 10 | Relegated to1948–49 NLB |
This wasBellinzona's first championship title.
| Home \ Away | BAS | BEL | BER | BB | CAN | CDF | GCZ | GRE | LS | LOC | LUG | SER | YFZ | ZÜR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 5–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | |
| Bellinzona | 0–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 5–3 | |
| Bern | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Biel-Bienne | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–7 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | |
| Cantonal Neuchâtel | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–6 | 3–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 1–5 | 1–4 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 13–0 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | |
| Grasshopper Club | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 4–2 | |
| Grenchen | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Lausanne-Sports | 5–0 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 6–1 | 8–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 3–1 | |
| Locarno | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | |
| Lugano | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Servette | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 6–4 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 8–1 | 3–0 | 3–4 | |
| Young Fellows | 5–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 5–2 | |
| Zürich | 3–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| Rank | Player | Nat. | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Josef Righetti | 26 | Grenchen | |
| 2. | Charles Antenen | 20 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | |
| 3. | Ledio Zanetti | 18 | Zürich | |
| 4. | Jacques Fatton | 17 | Servette | |
| 5. | Milorad Nikolić | 16 | Lausanne-Sport | |
| 6. | Hans Siegenthaler | 15 | Young Fellows Zürich | |
| Jean Tamini | 15 | Servette | ||
| 8. | Walter Bosshard | 14 | Zürich | |
| Willy Kernen | 14 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | ||
| 10. | Augusto Satori | 13 | Bellinzona | |
| René Maillard | 13 | Lausanne-Sport | ||
| Lauro Amadò | 13 | Grasshopper Club |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urania Genève Sport | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 57 | 28 | +29 | 36 | To play-off for NLB championship |
| 2 | FC Chiasso | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 63 | 34 | +29 | 36 | |
| 3 | FC Fribourg | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 34 | |
| 4 | Young Boys[5] | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 30 | |
| 5 | FC St. Gallen | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 43 | +12 | 28 | |
| 6 | FC Nordstern Basel | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 28 | |
| 7 | SC Brühl | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 26 | |
| 8 | Luzern | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 26 | |
| 9 | FC Aarau[6] | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 26 | |
| 10 | CS International Genève | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 24 | |
| 11 | SC Zug | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 23 | |
| 12 | FC Thun | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 60 | −36 | 18 | |
| 13 | FC Concordia Basel[1] | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 38 | 66 | −28 | 15 | Relegated to1948–49 1. Liga |
| 14 | FC Schaffhausen[1] | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 34 | 69 | −35 | 14 | Relegated to1948–49 1. Liga |
Urania Genève Sport andFC Chiasso finished the season level on points in joint first position and both achieved promotion to1948–49 Nationalliga A. However, it required a play-off to decide the division championship. The play-off was played on 20 June 1948 at theLetzigrund inZürich.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Urania Genève Sport | 4–3 | FC Chiasso |
Urania Genève Sport won and were NLB champions.
| Preceded by 1946–47 | Nationalliga seasons in Switzerland | Succeeded by 1948–49 |