| Season | 1973–74 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Zürich |
| Relegated | La Chaux-de-Fonds Chiasso |
| Top goalscorer | Daniel Jeandupeux (Zürich) 22 goals |
1974–75 → | |
| Season | 1973–74 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Luzern |
| Promoted | Luzern Vevey-Sports |
| Relegated | Young Fellows FC Tössfeld |
| Top goalscorer | Pierre-Albert Waeber (FC Grenchen) 19 goals |
1974–75 → | |
The following is the summary of theSwiss National League in the 1973–74 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. This was the 77th season of top-tier and the 76th 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 1972–73 season and the two newly promoted teamsXamax andChênois. The champions would qualify for the1974–75 European Cup. The second and third placed teams were qualified for the1974–75 UEFA Cup. The last two placed teams were relegated.
The second-tier (NLB) was contested by the two teams that had been relegated from the NLA,FC Grenchen andFC Fribourg, the teams that had been in third to twelfth position last season and the two newly promoted teamsFC Nordstern Basel and FC Tössfeld. The top two teams would be promoted and the last two teams relegated.[1]
The first round of the NLA was played on 18 August 1973. There was a winter break between 9 December and 2 March 1974. The season was completed on 1 June 1974.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zürich[2] | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 67 | 20 | +47 | 45 | Champions, qualified for1974–75 European Cup and entered1974 Intertoto Cup |
| 2 | Grasshopper Club | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 33 | Qualified for1974–75 UEFA Cup and entered1974 Intertoto Cup |
| 3 | Servette | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 32 | Qualified for1974–75 UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Winterthur | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 32 | Entered1974 Intertoto Cup |
| 5 | Basel[3] | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 29 | |
| 6 | Young Boys | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 28 | |
| 7 | Xamax | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 26 | Entered1974 Intertoto Cup |
| 8 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 26 | |
| 9 | St. Gallen | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 25 | |
| 10 | Sion | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 22 | Swiss Cup winners, qualified for1974–75 Cup Winners' Cup |
| 11 | Chênois | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 22 | |
| 12 | Lugano | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 44 | −24 | 17 | |
| 13 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 51 | −23 | 16 | Relegated to1974–75 Nationalliga B |
| 14 | Chiasso | 26 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 53 | −35 | 11 | Relegated to1974–75 Nationalliga B |
| Home \ Away | BAS | CDF | CHÊ | CHI | GCZ | LS | LUG | NX | SER | SIO | STG | WIN | ZÜR | YB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 4–2 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 8–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | |
| Chênois | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
| Chiasso | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |
| Grasshopper Club | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Lausanne-Sports | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–4 | |
| Lugano | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Neuchâtel Xamax | 0–5 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | |
| Servette | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 7–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | |
| Sion | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| St. Gallen | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 3–1 | |
| Winterthur | 3–2 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Zürich | 5–1 | 8–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| Young Boys | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 |
| Team | Town | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Aarau | Aarau | Stadion Brügglifeld | 9,240 | |
| AC Bellinzona | Bellinzona | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona | 5,000 | |
| FC Biel-Bienne | Biel/Bienne | Stadion Gurzelen | 15,000 | |
| Étoile Carouge FC | Carouge | Stade de la Fontenette | 3,690 | |
| FC Fribourg | Fribourg | Stade Universitaire | 9,000 | |
| FC Grenchen | Grenchen | Stadium Brühl | 15,100 | |
| FC Luzern | Lucerne | Stadion Allmend | 25,000 | |
| FC Martigny-Sports | Martigny | Stade d'Octodure | 2,500 | |
| Mendrisiostar | Mendrisio | Centro Sportivo Comunale | 4,000 | |
| FC Nordstern Basel | Basel | Rankhof | 7,600 | |
| FC Tössfeld[4] | Winterthur | Talgut | 1,000 | |
| Vevey-Sports | Vevey | Stade de Copet | 4,000 | |
| FC Wettingen | Wettingen | Stadion Altenburg | 10,000 | |
| FC Young Fellows Zürich | Zürich | Utogrund | 2,850 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luzern | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 60 | 24 | +36 | 38 | NLB Champions and promoted to1974–75 Nationalliga A |
| 2 | Vevey Sports | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 37 | Promoted to1974–75 Nationalliga A |
| 3 | FC Grenchen | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 36 | |
| 4 | FC Aarau[5] | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 28 | |
| 5 | FC Nordstern Basel | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 27 | |
| 6 | AC Bellinzona | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 27 | |
| 7 | FC Wettingen | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 26 | |
| 8 | FC Fribourg | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 25 | |
| 9 | FC Biel-Bienne | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 25 | |
| 10 | FC Martigny-Sports | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 22 | |
| 11 | Mendrisiostar | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 22 | |
| 12 | Etoile Carouge FC | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 21 | |
| 13 | FC Young Fellows Zürich[6] | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 18 | Relegated to1974–75 1. Liga |
| 14 | FC Tössfeld[4][6] | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 56 | −33 | 12 | Relegated to1974–75 1. Liga |
| # | Football club | Average attendance[7] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Zürich | 11,015 |
| 2 | FC Basel | 10,923 |
| 3 | Xamax | 8,392 |
| 4 | Servette FC | 8,138 |
| 5 | FC St. Gallen | 6,300 |
| 6 | BSC Young Boys | 6,154 |
| 7 | Lausanne-Sport | 5,662 |
| 8 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 5,523 |
| 9 | FC Sion | 5,500 |
| 10 | FC Winterthur | 5,077 |
| 11 | CS Chênois | 3,877 |
| 12 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 3,162 |
| 13 | FC Lugano | 2,762 |
| 14 | FC Chiasso | 2,562 |
| Preceded by 1972–73 | Nationalliga seasons in Switzerland | Succeeded by 1974–75 |