| Season | 1962–63 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Zürich |
| Relegated | Young Fellows Lugano |
| Top goalscorer | Peter von Burg (Zürich) 24 goals |
1963–64 → | |
| Season | 1962–63 |
|---|---|
| Champions | FC Schaffhausen |
| Promoted | FC Schaffhausen Cantonal Neuchâtel |
| Relegated | Moutier Bodio |
| Top goalscorer | Adolf Tochtermann (Winterthur) 22 goals |
1963–64 → | |
The following is the summary of theSwiss National League in the 1962–63 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. This was the 66th season of top-tier and the 65th 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 previous1961–62 season and the two newly promoted teamsFC Sion andFC Chiasso. The champions would qualify for the1963–64 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,Schaffhausen andFribourg, the ten teams that had been in third to twelfth position last season and the two newly promoted teamsFC Cantonal Neuchâtel andFC Moutier. The top two teams at the end of the season would be promoted to the1963–64 NLA and the two last placed teams would be relegated to the1963–64 Swiss 1. Liga.[1]
The Swiss champions received a slot in the1963–64 European Cup and the Cup winners received a slot in the1964–65 Cup Winners' Cup.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zürich[2] | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 81 | 33 | +48 | 44 | Swiss Champions qualified for1963–64 European Cup and entered1963–64 Intertoto Cup |
| 2 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 81 | 30 | +51 | 40 | Entered1963–64 Intertoto Cup |
| 3 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 32 | Entered1963–64 Intertoto Cup |
| 4 | Young Boys[3] | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 31 | Entered1963–64 Intertoto Cup |
| 5 | Servette[4] | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 26 | |
| 6 | Basel[5] | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 26 | Swiss Cup winners qualified for1963–64 European Cup Winners' Cup |
| 7 | Grasshopper Club | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 25 | |
| 8 | Biel-Bienne | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 24 | |
| 9 | Grenchen | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 23 | |
| 10 | Luzern | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 23 | |
| 11 | Chiasso | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 69 | −36 | 20 | |
| 12 | Sion | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 69 | −32 | 19 | |
| 13 | Young Fellows Zürich | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 34 | 58 | −24 | 17 | Relegated to1963–64 Nationalliga B |
| 14 | Lugano | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 53 | −32 | 14 | Relegated to1963–64 Nationalliga B |
| Home \ Away | BAS | BB | CDF | CHI | GCZ | GRE | LS | LUG | LUZ | SER | SIO | YB | YFZ | ZÜR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 3–2 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–5 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 8–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Biel-Bienne | 1–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 6–4 | |
| Chiasso | 2–4 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–6 | |
| Grasshopper Club | 3–0 | 0–0 | 5–4 | 9–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–3 | |
| Grenchen | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 0–6 | |
| Lausanne-Sport | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 9–1 | |
| Lugano | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 0–0 | |
| Luzern | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 3–5 | |
| Servette | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |
| Sion | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |
| Young Boys | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 6–3 | 6–0 | 1–6 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–5 | |
| Young Fellows | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 3–3 | |
| Zürich | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 7–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Rank | Player | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | von Burg Peter | 24 | FC Zürich |
| 2. | Bertschi Heinz | 22 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 3. | Frigerio Roberto | 21 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 4. | Meier Eugen | 18 | BSC Young Boys |
| 5. | Blumer Heinz | 16 | FC Basel |
| Heuri Walter | 16 | Servette Genève | |
| Anker Francis | 16 | FC Sion | |
| Stürmer Klaus (GER) | 16 | FC Zürich | |
| 9. | Daina André | 15 | BSC Young Boys |
| 10. | Odermatt Karl | 14 | FC Basel |
| Kunz Georg | 14 | Grasshopper Club | |
| 12. | Charly Hertig | 13 | Lausanne-Sports |
| Fischer Paul | 13 | FC Luzern | |
| 13. | Dürr Richard | 12 | Lausanne-Sports |
| Brizzi Bruno | 12 | FC Zürich | |
| 15. | Hosp Robert | 11 | Lausanne-Sports |
| Wechselberger Ernst (GER) | 11 | BSC Young Boys | |
| Benkö Josef (HUN) | 11 | Young Fellows | |
| 18. | Graf Edgar | 10 | FC Biel-Bienne |
| Bergna Enzo | 10 | FC Chiasso | |
| Gronau Rolf | 10 | Grasshopper Club | |
| Duret Raymond | 10 | Grasshopper Club |
| 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 Cantonal Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel | Stade de la Maladière | 25,500 | |
| FC Fribourg | Fribourg | Stade Universitaire | 9,000 | |
| FC Moutier[7] | Moutier | Stade de Chalière | 5,000 | |
| FC Porrentruy[8] | Porrentruy | Stade du Tirage | 4,226 | |
| FC Schaffhausen | Schaffhausen | Stadion Breite | 7,300 | |
| 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 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Schaffhausen | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 55 | 31 | +24 | 35 | NLB Champions and promoted to1963–64 Nationalliga A |
| 2 | FC Cantonal Neuchâtel | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 31 | Promoted to1963–64 Nationalliga A |
| 3 | FC Winterthur | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 28 | |
| 4 | AC Bellinzona | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 28 | |
| 5 | SC Brühl | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 27 | |
| 6 | Urania Genève Sport | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 27 | |
| 7 | FC Thun | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 27 | |
| 8 | Vevey Sports | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 26 | |
| 9 | FC Porrentruy | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 25 | |
| 10 | FC Aarau[9] | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 24 | |
| 11 | FC Bern | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 24 | |
| 12 | FC Moutier | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 24 | |
| 13 | FC Bodio[1] | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 41 | −19 | 22 | Relegated to1963–64 1. Liga |
| 14 | FC Fribourg[1] | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 16 | Relegated to1963–64 1. Liga |
| Preceded by 1961–62 | Nationalliga seasons in Switzerland | Succeeded by 1963–64 |