| Season | 1956–57 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Young Boys |
| Relegated | Zürich Schaffhausen |
| Top goalscorer | Adrien Kauer (La Chaux-de-Fonds) 29 goals |
1957–58 → | |
| Season | 1956–57 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Biel-Bienne |
| Promoted | Biel-Bienne Grenchen |
| Relegated | St. Gallen Brühl |
| Top goalscorer | Walter Beerli (Luzern) Günter Sosna (Cantonal) 22 goals |
1957–58 → | |
The following is the summary of theSwiss National League in the 1956–57 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. This was the 60th season of top-tier and the 59th 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 previous1955–56 season and the two newly promoted teamsWinterthur andYoung Fellows. The champions would qualify for the1957–58 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 at the end of the last season, these wereGrenchen andFribourg, the ten teams that had been in third to twelfth position last season and the two newly promoted teamsBrühl andYverdon-Sport. The top two teams at the end of the season would be promoted to the1957–58 NLA and the two last placed teams would be relegated to the1957–58 Swiss 1. Liga.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Young Boys[2] | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 76 | 22 | +54 | 45 | Swiss Champions qualified for1957–58 European Cup |
| 2 | Grasshopper Club | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 82 | 30 | +52 | 41 | |
| 3 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 87 | 35 | +52 | 38 | Swiss Cup winners |
| 4 | Basel[3] | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 34 | |
| 5 | Urania Genève Sport | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 30 | |
| 6 | Bellinzona | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 28 | |
| 7 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 27 | |
| 8 | Servette[4] | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 26 | |
| 9 | Chiasso | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 46 | 62 | −16 | 25 | |
| 10 | Lugano | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 17 | |
| 11 | Winterthur | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 43 | 67 | −24 | 16 | |
| 12 | Young Fellows Zürich | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 30 | 67 | −37 | 14 | to play-out against relegation |
| 13 | Zürich[5] | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 34 | 61 | −27 | 14 | |
| 14 | Schaffhausen | 26 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 85 | −59 | 9 | Relegated to1957–58 Nationalliga B |
| Home \ Away | BAS | BEL | CDF | CHI | GCZ | LS | LUG | SHA | SER | UGS | WIN | YB | YFZ | ZÜR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 3–0 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| Bellinzona | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 7–2 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 6–2 | |
| Chiasso | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–8 | 5–0 | 2–1 | |
| Grasshopper Club | 1–0 | 7–2 | 2–2 | 8–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 9–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Lausanne-Sports | 7–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |
| Lugano | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | |
| Schaffhausen | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–6 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Servette | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Urania Genève Sport | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–3 | 3–0 | |
| Winterthur | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–5 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | |
| Young Boys | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 7–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | |
| Young Fellows Zürich | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 2–4 | 1–6 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Zürich | 3–5 | 1–1 | 1–6 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–5 | 0–1 |
FC Zürich andYoung Fellows Zürich finished level on points in joint twelfth position. Therefore, it required a play-out against relegation and for twelfth position. This took place on 23 June 1957 at theHardturm inZürich.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Young Fellows | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Zürich |
Young Fellows won and remained in the top-tier.Zürich were relegated to1957–58 Nationalliga B.
| Rank | Player | Nat. | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Adrien Kauer | 29 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | |
| 2. | Branislav Vukosavljević | 26 | Grasshopper Club | |
| 3. | Josef Hügi | 22 | Basel | |
| 4. | Eugen Meier | 18 | Young Boys | |
| 5. | Raymond Duret | 17 | Grasshopper Club | |
| 6. | Arturo Capoferri | 16 | Bellinzona | |
| Charles Antenen | 16 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | ||
| René Hamel | 16 | Young Boys | ||
| Robert Ballaman | 16 | Grasshopper Club | ||
| 10. | Raymond Morand | 14 | La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| Team | Based in | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Bern | Bern | Stadion Neufeld | 14,000 | |
| FC Biel-Bienne | Biel/Bienne | Stadion Gurzelen | 5,500 | |
| SC Brühl | St. Gallen | Paul-Grüninger-Stadion | 4,200 | |
| FC Cantonal Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel | Stade de la Maladière | 25,500 | |
| FC Fribourg | Fribourg | Stade Universitaire | 9,000 | |
| FC Grenchen | Grenchen | Stadium Brühl | 10,900 | |
| FC Lengnau[6] | Lengnau | Moos Lengnau BE | 3,900 | |
| FC Luzern | Lucerne | Stadion Allmend | 25,000 | |
| ES FC Malley | Malley | Centre sportif de la Tuilière | 1,500 | |
| FC Nordstern Basel | Basel | Rankhof | 7,600 | |
| FC Solothurn | Solothurn | Stadion FC Solothurn | 6,750 | |
| FC St. Gallen | St. Gallen | Espenmoos | 11,000 | |
| FC Thun | Thun | Stadion Lachen | 10,350 | |
| Yverdon-Sport FC | Yverdon-les-Bains | Stade Municipal | 6,600 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Biel-Bienne | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 25 | +39 | 40 | To play-off for title |
| 2 | FC Grenchen | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 73 | 34 | +39 | 40 | |
| 3 | FC Fribourg | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 31 | |
| 4 | FC Solothurn | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 29 | |
| 5 | Yverdon-Sport FC | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 28 | |
| 6 | FC Cantonal Neuchâtel | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 27 | |
| 7 | FC Luzern | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 26 | |
| 8 | ES FC Malley | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 26 | |
| 9 | FC Nordstern Basel | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 24 | |
| 10 | FC Thun | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 22 | |
| 11 | FC Lengnau | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 22 | |
| 12 | FC Bern | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 19 | to play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC St. Gallen | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 19 | |
| 14 | SC Brühl[1] | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 23 | 74 | −51 | 11 | Relegated to1957–58 1. Liga |
FC Biel-Bienne andFC Grenchen finished level on points in joint first position and had both achieved promotion to1957–58 Nationalliga A. However, it required a play-off to decide the title as NLB champions and this took place on 23 June 1957 at theStadion Neufeld inBern.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Biel-Bienne | 3–1 | Grenchen |
Biel-Bienne won the NLB championship.
FC Bern andFC St. Gallen finished level on points in joint twelfth position. Therefore, it required a play-out against relegation and for twelfth position. This took place on 23 June 1957 at theHardturm inZürich.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Bern | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | FC St. Gallen |
Due to the egality a replay was required and this was played on 30 June at theStadion Allmend inLuzern.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Bern | 2–1 | St. Gallen |
Bern won and remained in the second-tier.St. Gallen were relegated to1957–58 1. Liga.[1]
| Preceded by 1955–56 | Nationalliga seasons in Switzerland | Succeeded by 1957–58 |