1973–74 Nationalliga A

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 1972–73 season and the two newly promoted teams Xamax and Chênois. The champions would qualify for the 1974–75 European Cup. The second and third placed teams were qualified for the 1974–75 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 and FC Fribourg, the teams that had been in third to twelfth position last season and the two newly promoted teams FC Nordstern Basel and FC Tössfeld. The top two teams would be promoted and the last two teams relegated.

Nationalliga A

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.

Teams, locations

Final league table

and entered 1974 Intertoto Cup and entered 1974 Intertoto Cup

Results

Top goalscorers

Nationalliga B

Teams, locations

League table

Attendances

!#!!Football club!!Average attendance |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || FC Zürich || 11,015 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || FC Basel || 10,923 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Xamax || 8,392 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Servette FC || 8,138 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || FC St. Gallen || 6,300 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || BSC Young Boys || 6,154 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Lausanne-Sport || 5,662 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Grasshopper Club Zürich || 5,523 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || FC Sion || 5,500 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || FC Winterthur || 5,077 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || CS Chênois || 3,877 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || FC La Chaux-de-Fonds || 3,162 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || FC Lugano || 2,762 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || FC Chiasso || 2,562 |- |} }}

Further in Swiss football

• 1973 Swiss League Cup
• 1973–74 Swiss Cup
• 1973–74 Swiss 1. Liga

References

Sources

• Switzerland 1973–74 at RSSSF

seasons in Switzerland

References

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