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1972–73 Nationalliga A

76th season of top-tier Swiss football

Field	Value
season	1972–73
competition	Nationalliga A
winners	Basel
relegated	Fribourg
Grenchen
league topscorer	Ottmar Hitzfeld (Basel)
and Ove Grahn (Lausanne-Sport)
both 18 goals
prevseason	1971–72
nextseason	1973–74

Grenchen and Ove Grahn (Lausanne-Sport) both 18 goals CS Chênois SC Buochs and Guy Mathez (Xamax) both 18 goals

The following is the summary of the Swiss National League in the 1972–73 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. This was the 76th season of top-tier and the 75th 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 1971–72 season and the two newly promoted teams FC Chiasso and FC Fribourg. The champions would qualify for the 1973–74 European Cup. The second and third placed teams were qualified for the 1973–74 UEFA Cup. The last two placed teams were to be relegated.

The second-tier (NLB) was contested by the two teams that had been relegated from the NLA, FC Biel-Bienne and Luzern, the teams that had been in third to twelfth position last season and the two newly promoted teams Young Fellows Zürich and SC Buochs. The top two teams would be promoted and the last two teams relegated.

Nationalliga A

The first round of the NLA was played on 14 August 1972. After playing 13 rounds, there was a winter break, held between 5 December and the 14th round on 5 March 1973. The season had 26 rounds and was completed on 10 June 1973.

Teams, locations

Team	Town	Canton	Stadium
FC Basel	Basel	Basel-Stadt	St. Jakob Stadium
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
Lugano	Lugano	Ticino	Cornaredo Stadium
FC St. Gallen	St. Gallen	St. Gallen	Espenmoos
Servette FC	Geneva	Geneva	Stade des Charmilles
FC Sion	Sion	Valais	Stade de Tourbillon
FC Winterthur	Winterthur	Zürich	Schützenwiese
BSC Young Boys	Bern	Bern	Wankdorf Stadium
FC Zürich	Zürich	Zürich	Letzigrund

Final league table

and entered 1973 Intertoto Cup and entered 1973 Intertoto Cup

Results

Attendances

#	Club	Average
1	Basel	13,154
2	Young Boys	8,123
3	Zürich	7,308
4	Lausanne	6,938
5	St. Gallen	6,423
6	GCZ	6,015
7	Chiasso	5,892
8	Sion	5,631
9	Fribourg	5,600
10	Lugano	4,923
11	Servette	4,462
12	Grenchen	3,854
13	La Chaux-de-Fonds	3,377
14	Winterthur	3,131

Source:

Nationalliga B

Teams, locations

Team	Town	Canton	Stadium
FC Aarau	Aarau	Aargau	Stadion Brügglifeld
AC Bellinzona	Bellinzona	Ticino	Stadio Comunale Bellinzona
FC Biel-Bienne	Biel/Bienne	Bern	Stadion Gurzelen
SC Brühl	St. Gallen	St. Gallen	Paul-Grüninger-Stadion
SC Buochs	Buochs	Nidwalden	Stadion Seefeld
CS Chênois	Thônex	Geneva	Stade des Trois-Chêne
Étoile Carouge FC	Carouge	Geneva	Stade de la Fontenette
FC Luzern	Lucerne	Lucerne	Stadion Allmend
FC Martigny-Sports	Martigny	Valais	Stade d'Octodure
Mendrisiostar	Mendrisio	Ticino	Centro Sportivo Comunale
Vevey-Sports	Vevey	Vaud	Stade de Copet
FC Wettingen	Wettingen	Aargau	Stadion Altenburg
Xamax	Neuchâtel	Neuchâtel	Stade de la Maladière
FC Young Fellows Zürich	Zürich	Zürich	Utogrund

Final league table

Decider for second place

The decider match for second place was played on

CS Chênois won and were promoted to 1973–74 Nationalliga A. Luzern remain in the division.*

Further in Swiss football

References

Sources

Switzerland 1972–73 at RSSSF

seasons in Switzerland

References

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Erste Liga (SFV). (2018). "Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg ab Saison 1931/32 bis 2018". Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV.

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