From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

1960–61 Nationalliga A

64th season of top-tier Swiss football

Field	Value
season	1960–61
competition	Nationalliga A
winners	Servette
relegated	Winterthur
Chiasso
league topscorer	Giuliano Robbiani (GC)
27 goals
prevseason	1959–60
nextseason	1961–62

Chiasso 27 goals Schaffhausen Nordstern 26 goals

The following is the summary of the Swiss National League in the 1960–61 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. This was the 64th season of top-tier and the 63rd 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 1959–60 season and the two newly promoted teams Young Fellows Zürich and FC Fribourg. The champions would qualify for the 1962–63 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, Lugano and Bellinzona, the ten teams that had been in third to twelfth position last season and the two newly promoted teams Martigny-Sports and Nordstern. The top two teams at the end of the season would be promoted to the 1961–62 NLA and the two last placed teams would be relegated to the 1961–62 Swiss 1. Liga.

The Swiss champions received a slot in the 1961–62 European Cup and the Swiss Cup winners received a slot in the 1961–62 Cup Winners' Cup. The following summer would see the start of the International Football Cup. The initial rounds would see a group stage and this would take place as a pre-season event. The knock-out stage would then be played during the season. The ASF/SFV were allocated four starting places. These would be given to the four best placed teams in this season. However, if a club was not interested in contesting the slot would be passed down to the next willing club.

Nationalliga A

Teams, locations

Team	Based in	Canton	Stadium
FC Basel	Basel	Basel-Stadt	Landhof
FC Biel-Bienne	Biel/Bienne	Bern	Stadion Gurzelen
FC Chiasso	Chiasso	Ticino	Stadio Comunale Riva IV
FC Fribourg	Fribourg	Fribourg	Stade Universitaire
Grasshopper Club Zürich	Zürich	Zürich	Hardturm
FC Grenchen	Grenchen	Solothurn	Stadium Brühl
FC La Chaux-de-Fonds	La Chaux-de-Fonds	Neuchâtel	Centre Sportif de la Charrière
FC Lausanne-Sport	Lausanne	Vaud	Pontaise
FC Luzern	Lucerne	Lucerne	Stadion Allmend
Servette FC	Geneva	Geneva	Stade des Charmilles
FC Winterthur	Winterthur	Zürich	Schützenwiese
BSC Young Boys	Bern	Bern	Wankdorf Stadium
FC Young Fellows	Zürich	Zürich	Utogrund
FC Zürich	Zürich	Zürich	Letzigrund

Final league table

and entered 1961–62 International Football Cup

Results

Topscorers

Rank	Player	Nat.	Goals	Club
1.	Giuliano Robbiani		27	Grasshopper Club
2.	Eugen Meier		26	Young Boys
Erwin Waldner		26	Zürich
4.	René Hamel		23	Grenchen
5.	Ernst Wechselberger		20	Young Boys
6.	Bruno Brizzi		19	Zürich
7.	Josef Hügi		17	Basel
8.	Josef "Jupp" Derwall		16	Biel-Bienne
Miodrag Glisovic		16	Grenchen
Walter Heuri		16	Servette

Nationalliga B

Teams, locations

Team	Based in	Canton	Stadium
FC Aarau	Aarau	Aargau	Stadion Brügglifeld
AC Bellinzona	Bellinzona	Ticino	Stadio Comunale Bellinzona
FC Bern	Bern	Bern	Stadion Neufeld
SC Brühl	St. Gallen	St. Gallen	Paul-Grüninger-Stadion
FC Cantonal Neuchâtel	Neuchâtel	Neuchâtel	Stade de la Maladière
FC Lugano	Lugano	Ticino	Cornaredo Stadium
FC Martigny-Sports	Martigny	Valais	Stade d'Octodure
FC Nordstern Basel	Basel	Basel-Stadt	Rankhof
FC Schaffhausen	Schaffhausen	Schaffhausen	Stadion Breite
FC Sion	Sion	Valais	Stade de Tourbillon
FC Thun	Thun	Bern	Stadion Lachen
Urania Genève Sport	Genève	Geneva	Stade de Frontenex
Vevey Sports	Vevey	Vaud	Stade de Copet
Yverdon-Sport FC	Yverdon-les-Bains	Vaud	Stade Municipal

Final league table

Decider for second place

Schaffhausen and Bellinzona ended the season level on points, therefore a play-off for promotion was required. The decider match for second place was played on 18 June 1961 at the Stadion Neufeld in Bern. ** Note: The match was abandoned due to pitch invasion in the 68th Minute.*

The replay was played on 23 July at Stadion Allmend in Lucerne. Schaffhausen won and were promoted to 1961–62 Nationalliga A. Bellinzona remained in the division.

Further in Swiss football

References

Sources

Switzerland 1960–61 at RSSSF

seasons in Switzerland

References

Reichmuth, Daniel. (2024). "Servette 1960/61". super-servette-ch.
(red) BSC Young Boys AG. (2024). "YB Saison 1960/61". BSC Young Boys AG.
(red) dbFCZ. (2023). "FCZ Saison 1960/61". dbFCZ.
Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". (2024). "Rangliste 1960/61". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv".
Beck, Stephan. (2023). "Schweizer Meisterschaft 1960/61 FCA Rangliste". arowa.ch.
Erste Liga (SFV). (2022). "Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg ab Saison 1931/32 bis 2022". Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV.

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

swiss-football-league-seasons 1960–61-in-european-association-football-leagues 1960–61-in-swiss-football

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 1960–61 Nationalliga A — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report