| Season | 1961–62 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Servette |
| Relegated | Schaffhausen Fribourg |
| Top goalscorer | Jacques Fatton (Servette) 25 goals |
1962–63 → | |
| Season | 1961–62 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Chiasso |
| Promoted | Chiasso Sion |
| Relegated | Martigny-Sports Yverdon-Sport |
| Top goalscorer | Francis Anker (Sion) 23 goals |
1962–63 → | |
The following is the summary of theSwiss National League in the 1961–62 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. This was the 65th season of top-tier and the 64th 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 previous1960–61 season and the two newly promoted teamsFC Lugano andFC Schaffhausen. The champions would qualify for the1962–63 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,FC Winterthur andFC Chiasso, the ten teams that had been in third to twelfth position last season and the two newly promoted teams FC Porrentruy andFC Bodio. The top two teams at the end of the season would be promoted to the1962–63 NLA and the two last placed teams would be relegated to the1962–63 Swiss 1. Liga.[1]
The Swiss champions received a slot in the1962–63 European Cup and the Cup winners received a slot in the1962–63 Cup Winners' Cup.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Servette[2] | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 93 | 30 | +63 | 40 | Swiss Champions qualified for1962–63 European Cup and entered1962–63 Intertoto Cup |
| 2 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 35 | Swiss Cup winners qualified for1962–63 Cup Winners' Cup |
| 3 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 72 | 45 | +27 | 34 | Entered1962–63 Intertoto Cup |
| 4 | Grasshopper Club | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 31 | |
| 5 | Young Boys[3] | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 29 | Entered1962–63 Intertoto Cup |
| 6 | Luzern | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 28 | |
| 7 | Basel[4] | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 54 | −3 | 28 | Entered1962–63 Intertoto Cup |
| 8 | Biel-Bienne | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 24 | |
| 9 | Zürich[5] | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 22 | |
| 10 | Lugano | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 60 | −28 | 22 | |
| 11 | Grenchen | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 59 | −20 | 21 | |
| 12 | Young Fellows Zürich | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 20 | |
| 13 | Schaffhausen | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 65 | −25 | 19 | Relegated to1962–63 Nationalliga B |
| 14 | Fribourg | 26 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 33 | 80 | −47 | 11 | Relegated to1962–63 Nationalliga B |
| Home \ Away | BAS | BB | CDF | FRI | GCZ | GRE | LS | LUG | LUZ | SHA | SER | YB | YFZ | ZÜR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 4–2 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | |
| Biel-Bienne | 4–4 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 3–0 | |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 3–0 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | |
| Fribourg | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–6 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 2–2 | |
| Grasshopper Club | 4–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–4 | |
| Grenchen | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–9 | 2–0 | 2–3 | |
| Lausanne-Sports | 6–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Lugano | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Luzern | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 6–2 | |
| Schaffhausen | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 1–4 | |
| Servette | 5–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 9–2 | 7–0 | 11–2 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | |
| Young Boys | 1–4 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 4–7 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | |
| Young Fellows | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–7 | 7–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 4–2 | |
| Zürich | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 11–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 |
| Rank | Player | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jacques Fatton | 25 | Servette |
| 2. | Roberto Frigerio | 22 | La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 3. | Eugen Meier | 19 | Young Boys |
| Peter von Burg | 19 | Grasshopper Club | |
| 5. | Heinz Bertschi | 18 | La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| Team | Based in | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Aarau | Aarau | Stadion Brügglifeld | 9,240 | |
| AC Bellinzona | Bellinzona | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona | 5,000 | |
| FC Bern | Bern | Stadion Neufeld | 14,000 | |
| FC Bodio[6] | Bodio | Campo comunale Pollegio | 1,000 | |
| SC Brühl | St. Gallen | Paul-Grüninger-Stadion | 4,200 | |
| FC Chiasso | Chiasso | Stadio Comunale Riva IV | 4,000 | |
| FC Martigny-Sports | Martigny | Stade d'Octodure | 2,500 | |
| FC Porrentruy[7] | Porrentruy | Stade du Tirage | 4,226 | |
| FC Sion | Sion | Stade de Tourbillon | 16,000 | |
| FC Thun | Thun | Stadion Lachen | 10,350 | |
| Urania Genève Sport | Genève | Stade de Frontenex | 4,000 | |
| Vevey Sports | Vevey | Stade de Copet | 4,000 | |
| FC Winterthur | Winterthur | Schützenwiese | 8,550 | |
| 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 Sion | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 62 | 36 | +26 | 35 | To play-off for title |
| 2 | FC Chiasso | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 30 | +24 | 35 | |
| 3 | FC Winterthur | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 32 | |
| 4 | AC Bellinzona | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 29 | |
| 5 | Urania Genève Sport | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 27 | |
| 6 | FC Thun | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 27 | |
| 7 | FC Aarau[8] | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 26 | |
| 8 | Vevey Sports | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 25 | |
| 9 | FC Porrentruy | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 51 | −13 | 25 | |
| 10 | SC Brühl | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 24 | |
| 11 | FC Bern | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 22 | |
| 12 | FC Bodio | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 22 | |
| 13 | FC Martigny-Sports[1] | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 58 | −29 | 19 | Relegated to1962–63 1. Liga |
| 14 | Yverdon-Sport FC[1] | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 65 | −29 | 16 | Relegated to1962–63 1. Liga |
Sion andChiasso finished level on points in joint first position and had both achieved promotion to1962–63 Nationalliga A. However, it required a play-off to decide the title as NLB champions.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Chiasso | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Sion |
Chiasso won the NLB championship.
| Preceded by 1960–61 | Nationalliga seasons in Switzerland | Succeeded by 1962–63 |