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1951–52 Nationalliga A

55th season of top-tier Swiss football

55th season of top-tier Swiss football

FieldValue
season1951–52
competitionNationalliga A
winnersGrasshopper Club
relegatedYoung Fellows
Biel-Bienne
league topscorerJosef Hügi
(Basel)
24 goals
prevseason1950–51
nextseason1952–53

Biel-Bienne (Basel) 24 goals Grenchen Nordstern (Malley) 26 goals

The following is the summary of the Swiss National League in the 1951–52 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. This was the 55th season of top-tier and the 54th season of second-tier football in Switzerland.

Overview

The Swiss 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 double round-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 previous season and the two newly promoted teams Grasshopper Club and FC Bern. 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 were FC Cantonal Neuchâtel and Grenchen, the ten teams that had been in third to twelfth position last season and the two newly promoted teams from the 1. Liga Malley and Schaffhausen. The top two teams at the end of the season would be promoted to the 1952–53 NLA and the two last placed teams would be relegated to the 1952–53 Swiss 1. Liga.

Nationalliga A

The season commenced on 23 August 1951 and was completed with the last round on 12 June 1952.

Teams, locations

TeamBased inCantonStadiumCapacity
FC BaselBaselBasel-StadtLandhof
AC BellinzonaBellinzonaTicinoStadio Comunale Bellinzona
FC BernBernBernStadion Neufeld
FC Biel-BienneBiel/BienneBernStadion Gurzelen
FC ChiassoChiassoTicinoStadio Comunale Riva IV
Grasshopper Club ZürichZürichZürichHardturm
FC La Chaux-de-FondsLa Chaux-de-FondsNeuchâtelCentre Sportif de la Charrière
FC Lausanne-SportLausanneVaudPontaise
FC LocarnoLocarnoTicinoStadio comunale Lido
FC LuganoLuganoTicinoCornaredo Stadium
Servette FCGenevaGenevaStade des Charmilles
BSC Young BoysBernBernWankdorf Stadium
FC Young FellowsZürichZürichUtogrund
FC ZürichZürichZürichLetzigrund

Final league table

Results

Topscorers

RankPlayerNat.GoalsClub
1.Josef Hügi24Basel
2.Robert Ballaman22Grasshopper Club
3.Ferdinando Riva19Chiasso
4.Eugen Meier18Young Boys
Walter Bosshard18Zürich
6.Jacques Fatton16Servette
Charles Rossi16Zürich
8.Hans-Peter Friedländer14Lausanne-Sport
Berbig14Grasshopper Club
Ezio Sormani14Bellinzona

Nationalliga B

Teams, locations

TeamBased inCantonStadiumCapacity
FC AarauAarauAargauStadion Brügglifeld
FC Cantonal NeuchâtelNeuchâtelNeuchâtelStade de la Maladière
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FC FribourgFribourgFribourgStade Universitaire
FC GrenchenGrenchenSolothurnStadium Brühl
FC LuzernLucerneLucerneStadion Allmend
ES FC MalleyMalleyVaudCentre sportif de la Tuilière
FC Nordstern BaselBaselBasel-StadtRankhof
FC MendrisioMendrisioTicinoCentro Sportivo Comunale
FC SchaffhausenSchaffhausenSchaffhausenStadion Breite
FC St. GallenSt. GallenSt. GallenEspenmoos
Urania Genève SportGenèveGenevaStade de Frontenex
FC WinterthurWinterthurZürichSchützenwiese
SC ZugZugZugHerti Allmend Stadion

Final league table

Decider for second place

FC Grenchen and SC Zug ended the season level on points in joint second place. Therefore they had to contest a play-off for promotion. The decider match for second place was played on 15 June 1952 at Stadion Neufeld in Bern. FC Grenchen won the play-off and were promoted to 1952–53 Nationalliga A. SC Zug remained in the division for the next season.

Attendances

No.ClubAverage
1GCZ11,769
2Zürich11,192
3Young Boys7,462
4Servette6,600
5Lausanne6,538
6Basel6,292
7Bern5,538
8Young Fellows4,808
9La Chaux-de-Fonds4,100
10Biel-Bienne3,854
11Lugano2,846
12Locarno2,685
13Chiasso2,500
14Bellinzona2,269

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Further in Swiss football

References

Sources

seasons in Switzerland

References

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