1979–80 in Swiss football

Football in Switzerland
Season	1979–80
Men's football
Nationalliga A	Basel
Nationalliga B	AC Bellinzona
1. Liga	1. Liga champions; Mendrisiostar; Group 1:; FC Bulle; Group 2:; FC Laufen; Group 3:; FC Emmen; Group 4:; Mendrisiostar
Swiss Cup	Sion
Swiss League Cup	Servette
Women's football
Swiss Women's Super League	SV Seebach Zürich
Swiss Cup	FFC Bern

The following is a summary of the 1979–80 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Nationalliga A

League table

Qualifying phase table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Servette	26	16	7	3	61	25	+36	39	Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus
2	Basel^[1]	26	15	7	4	67	27	+40	37
3	Grasshopper Club	26	14	8	4	61	21	+40	36
4	Luzern	26	14	4	8	44	44	0	32
5	Zürich^[2]	26	13	5	8	56	42	+14	31
6	Sion	26	11	9	6	47	37	+10	31

7	St. Gallen	26	11	6	9	48	37	+11	28	entered 1980 Intertoto Cup
8	Chiasso	26	6	11	9	27	43	−16	23
9	Lausanne-Sport	26	8	6	12	35	38	−3	22
10	Young Boys	26	8	5	13	34	49	−15	21	entered 1980 Intertoto Cup
11	Chênois	26	4	12	10	32	45	−13	20
12	Xamax	26	8	4	14	33	48	−15	20	entered 1980 Intertoto Cup

13	La Chaux-de-Fonds	26	5	7	14	24	57	−33	17	Relegated to 1980–81 Nationalliga B
14	Lugano	26	1	5	20	18	74	−56	7	Relegated to 1980–81 Nationalliga B

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;

Championship table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	BP	Pts	Qualification
1	Basel^[1]	10	6	2	2	24	11	+13	19	33	Champions, qualified for 1980–81 European Cup
2	Grasshopper Club	10	5	3	2	21	11	+10	18	31	qualified for 1980–81 UEFA Cup
3	Servette	10	5	1	4	18	11	+7	20	31	qualified for 1980–81 UEFA Cup
4	Zürich^[2]	10	5	1	4	17	15	+2	16	27
5	Sion	10	4	2	4	22	20	+2	16	26	Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1980–81 Cup Winners' Cup and entered 1980 Intertoto Cup
6	Luzern	10	0	1	9	4	38	−34	16	17

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;

Nationalliga B

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	AC Bellinzona	26	12	14	0	37	14	+23	38	NLB Champions promoted to 1980–81 Nationalliga A
2	FC Nordstern Basel	26	15	7	4	63	32	+31	37	Promoted to 1980–81 Nationalliga A

3	FC Winterthur	26	13	7	6	46	32	+14	33
4	Vevey Sports	26	12	7	7	46	27	+19	31
5	FC Fribourg	26	11	7	8	30	24	+6	29
6	FC Bern	26	11	7	8	44	41	+3	29
7	FC Frauenfeld	26	9	10	7	30	26	+4	28
8	FC Grenchen	26	9	8	9	38	40	−2	26
9	FC Aarau^[3]	26	8	8	10	43	52	−9	24
10	FC Biel-Bienne	26	6	11	9	24	29	−5	23
11	FC Wettingen	26	6	8	12	47	46	+1	20
12	SC Kriens	26	6	6	14	29	51	−22	18

13	FC Raron^[4]	26	5	5	16	21	47	−26	15	Relegated to 1980–81 1. Liga
14	FC Baden^[4]	26	5	3	18	29	66	−37	13	Relegated to 1980–81 1. Liga

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;

1. Liga

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	FC Bulle	26	20	3	3	68	37	+31	43	Play-off to Nationalliga B
2	Etoile Carouge FC	26	17	2	7	64	29	+35	36	Play-off to Nationalliga B
3	FC Montreux-Sports	26	13	6	7	43	30	+13	32
4	FC Martigny-Sports	26	12	6	8	49	31	+18	30
5	FC Monthey	26	12	5	9	43	34	+9	29
6	ES FC Malley	26	11	6	9	54	43	+11	28
7	FC Renens	26	9	8	9	39	32	+7	26
8	FC Stade Lausanne	26	9	8	9	48	51	−3	26
9	FC Leytron	26	9	4	13	51	53	−2	22
10	FC Stade Nyonnais	26	9	4	13	45	65	−20	22
11	FC Orbe	26	6	9	11	47	56	−9	21
12	FC Fétigny	26	8	5	13	29	45	−16	21
13	FC Meyrin^[4]	26	6	7	13	30	55	−25	19	Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
14	FC Visp^[4]	26	2	5	19	32	81	−49	9	Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	FC Laufen	26	15	7	4	56	18	+38	37	Play-off to Nationalliga B
2	SV Muttenz	26	18	1	7	60	31	+29	37	To decider for second place
3	FC Aurore Bienne	26	15	7	4	42	22	+20	37	To decider for second place
4	FC Köniz	26	11	7	8	54	42	+12	29
5	SR Delémont	26	11	7	8	39	31	+8	29
6	FC Allschwil	26	10	8	8	31	28	+3	28
7	Central Fribourg	26	10	6	10	35	40	−5	26
8	US Boncourt	26	9	5	12	31	36	−5	23
9	FC Lerchenfeld	26	9	5	12	44	59	−15	23
10	FC Boudry	26	8	6	12	35	38	−3	22
11	SC Binningen	26	9	2	15	34	60	−26	20
12	FC Birsfelden	26	6	7	13	25	35	−10	19
13	SC Düdingen^[4]	26	7	4	15	33	60	−27	18	Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
14	FC Lengnau^[4]	26	7	2	17	36	55	−19	16	Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Decider for second place

The decider match for second place was played on 28 May in La Blancherie in Delémont

Team 1	Score	Team 2
SV Muttenz	0–0 a.e.t. 4–2 pen.	FC Aurore Bienne

SV Muttenz win after the penalty shoot-out and advance to play-offs. FC Aurore Bienne remain in the division.

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	FC Emmen	26	17	5	4	74	35	+39	39	Play-off to Nationalliga B
2	FC Emmenbrücke	26	17	3	6	65	38	+27	37	Play-off to Nationalliga B
3	FC Sursee	26	10	13	3	57	37	+20	33
4	SC Derendingen	26	12	8	6	45	37	+8	32
5	FC Suhr	26	13	4	9	50	39	+11	30
6	FC Blue Stars Zürich	26	12	4	10	45	41	+4	28
7	FC Solothurn	26	9	6	11	34	33	+1	24
8	SC Young Fellows	26	8	8	10	39	41	−2	24
9	FC Turicum	26	7	10	9	39	49	−10	24
10	FC Schaffhausen	26	9	5	12	39	48	−9	23
11	FC Oberentfelden	26	8	6	12	42	58	−16	22
12	FC Glattbrugg	26	6	6	14	38	56	−18	18	Decider for twelfth place
13	FC Herzogenbuchsee	26	6	6	14	30	54	−24	18	Decider for twelfth place
14	FC Unterstrass^[4]	26	4	4	18	25	56	−31	12	Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Decider for twelfth place

The decider was played on 1 June in Baden.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Herzogenbuchsee	5–1	FC Glattbrugg

FC Herzogenbuchsee win and remain in the division. FC Glattbrugg are relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.^[4]

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Mendrisiostar	26	17	6	3	47	17	+30	40	Play-off to Nationalliga B
2	FC Altstätten (St. Gallen)	26	13	11	2	58	34	+24	37	Play-off to Nationalliga B
3	FC Ibach	26	13	8	5	58	31	+27	34
4	FC Locarno	26	11	8	7	37	29	+8	30
5	FC Vaduz	26	10	9	7	55	38	+17	29
6	FC Rüti	26	11	6	9	36	35	+1	28
7	FC Stäfa	26	11	4	11	35	39	−4	26
8	FC Balzers	26	9	5	12	49	55	−6	23
9	FC Uzwil	26	7	9	10	44	57	−13	23
10	FC Morbio	26	7	7	12	37	48	−11	21
11	FC Gossau	26	6	8	12	35	50	−15	20
12	SC Brühl	26	4	11	11	26	43	−17	19	Decider for twelfth place
13	SC Zug	26	6	7	13	31	49	−18	19	Decider for twelfth place
14	FC Zug^[4]	26	2	11	13	17	40	−23	15	Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Decider for twelfth place

The decider was played on 1 June in Zürich.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
SC Zug	4–3 a.e.t.	SC Brühl

SC Zug win and remain in division. SC Brühl are relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.^[4]

Promotion play-off

Qualification round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Bulle	2–2	FC Altstätten (SG)
FC Altstätten (SG)	1–3	FC Bulle

FC Bulle win 5–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Etoile Carouge FC	0–4	Mendrisiostar
Mendrisiostar	1–0	Etoile Carouge FC

Mendrisiostar win 5–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
SV Muttenz	0–0	FC Emmen
FC Emmen	3–2	SV Muttenz

FC Emmen win 3–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Emmenbrücke	0–1	FC Laufen
FC Laufen	4–1	FC Emmenbrücke

FC Laufen win 5–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Final round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Bulle	3–0	FC Emmen
FC Emmen	0–0	FC Bulle

FC Bulle win 3–0 on aggregate and are promoted to 1980–81 Nationalliga B. FC Emmen remain in the division.^[4]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Laufen	A–A	Mendrisiostar
Mendrisiostar	1–2	FC Laufen
FC Laufen	0–3	Mendrisiostar

1st match abandonned after 6' due to rainfall: replay June 29 in Laufen. Mendrisiostar win 4–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1980–81 Nationalliga B. FC Laufen remain in the division.^[4]

Swiss Cup

Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were:

Round of 32: Bern-Sion 2:3 (a.e.t.). Estavayer-le-Lac-YB 0:1.
Round of 16: GC-Sion 3:3 (a.e.t.) 4:5 (p). YB-Basel 2:0.^[5]
Quarter-finals: Sion-Luzern 4:1. Chênois-YB 0:1.
Semi-finals: Sion-Servette 2:1. Neuchâtel Xamax-YB 0:1.

Final

Whit Monday 26 May 1980.

Sion	2–1	Young Boys
Balet 8' Mathez 62'	Report	10' >Schönenberger

Wankdorf Stadium, Bern

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Otto Isler, (Zürich)

Swiss League Cup

Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were:

Round 1: Servette-Sion 1:0. Lerchenfeld-Grasshopper Club 1:6
Round 2: FC Bern-Servette 0:3. Frauenfeld-Grasshopper Club 1:2
Quarter-finals: BSC Young Boys-Servette 0:2. Lausanne-Sports-Grasshopper Club 1:2.
Semi-finals: Servette-Luzern 6:0. Grasshopper Club-FC Zürich 2:1.

Final

6 May 1980

Servette	3–0	Grasshopper Club
Cucinotta 12' Schnyder 46' Barberis 49'	RSSSF

Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne

Attendance: 7,700

Referee: Werner Bösch (Sulz)

Swiss Clubs in Europe

Servette as 1978–79 Nationalliga A champions: 1979–80 European Cup
Young Boys as Swiss Cup finalist: 1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup
Zürich as league runners-up: 1979–80 UEFA Cup and entered 1979 Intertoto Cup
Grasshopper Club as league third placed team: 1979–80 UEFA Cup and entered 1979 Intertoto Cup
St. Gallen: entered 1979 Intertoto Cup
CS Chênois: entered 1979 Intertoto Cup

Servette

European Cup

First round

19 September 1979 First leg	Servette	3–1	Beveren	Stade des Charmilles, Geneve
	Van Genechten 2' (o.g.) Coutaz 65' Hamberg 80'	Report	Janssens 5'	Attendance: 16,605 Referee: Antonin Vencl (Czechoslovakia)

3 October 1979 Second leg	Beveren	1–1	Servette	Freethiel Stadion, Beveren
	Albert 18' (pen.)	Report	Barberis 37'	Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Clive White (England)

Servette won 4–2 on aggregate.

Second round

24 October 1979 First leg	BFC Dynamo	2–1	Servette	Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Stadion, East Berlin
	Pelka 8' Netz 10'	Report	Cucinotta 65'	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Bob Valentine (Scotland)

7 November 1979 Second leg	Servette	2–2	BFC Dynamo	Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
	Hamberg 83' Barberis 90'	Report	Brillat 33' Terletzki 81'	Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Alek Jarguz (Poland)

BFC Dynamo won 4–3 on aggregate.

Young Boys

Cup Winners' Cup

First round

19 September 1979 First leg	Young Boys	2–2	Steaua București	Wankdorf, Bern
	Zwygart 42', pen' Schönenberger 78'		Stoica 38' Iordănescu 44'	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Sándor Kuti (Hungary)

3 October 1979 Second leg	Steaua București	6–0	Young Boys	Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest
	Nițu 1' Sameș 7', 65' Aelenei 47' Răducanu 56' Zahiu 72'			Attendance: 6,700 Referee: Talal Tokat (Turkey)

Steaua București won 8–2 on aggregate.

Zürich

UEFA Cup

First round

19 September 1979 First leg	Zürich	1–3	Kaiserslautern	Letzigrund, Zürich
	Zwicker 83'	Report	Neues 20' (pen.) Bongartz 82' Wolf 85'	Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)

3 October 1979 Second leg	Kaiserslautern	5–1	Zürich	Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern
	Melzer 15', 46' Kaminke 29' Wendt 54' Geye 85'	Report	Zappa 16'	Attendance: 14,160 Referee: Bob Valentine (Scotland)

Kaiserslautern won 8–2 on aggregate.

Intertoto Cup

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	B05	GÖT	ZÜR^[6]	OB
1	Bohemians Prague	6	4	1	1	13	10	+3	9	—	3–2	2–2	4–1
2	IFK Göteborg	6	3	1	2	19	8	+11	7	4–0	—	5–1	6–1
3	Zürich^[6]	6	2	1	3	9	15	−6	5	1–2	1–0	—	4–3
4	Odense	6	1	1	4	10	18	−8	3	0–2	2–2	3–0	—

Source: mogiel.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Grasshopper Club

UEFA Cup

First round

26 September 1979 First leg	Progrès Niederkorn	0–2	Grasshopper Club	Stade du Thillenberg, Differdange
		Report	Hermann 53' Egli 79'	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Alain Delmer (France)

3 October 1979 Second leg	Grasshopper Club	4–0	Progrès Niederkorn	Hardturm, Zürich
	Ponte 15' Pfister 29' Egli 36' Hermann 86'	Report		Attendance: 3,900 Referee: Richard Casha (Malta)

Grasshopper Club won 6–0 on aggregate.

Second round

24 October 1979 First leg	Grasshopper Club	0–0	Ipswich Town	Hardturm, Zürich
		Report		Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Roger Schoeters (Belgium)

7 November 1979 Second leg	Ipswich Town	1–1	Grasshopper Club	Portman Road, Ipswich
	Beattie 43'	Report	Sulser 69'	Attendance: 19,574 Referee: Klaus Scheurell (East Germany)

1–1 on aggregate; Grasshopper Club won on away goals.

Third round

28 November 1979 First leg	Grasshopper Club	0–2	Stuttgart	Hardturm, Zürich
		Report	Klotz 14' Hadewicz 79'	Attendance: 29,450 Referee: Vojtech Christov (Czechoslovakia)

12 December 1979 Second leg	Stuttgart	3–0	Grasshopper Club	Neckarstadion, Stuttgart
	Müller 4' Martin 35' Kelsch 59'	Report		Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Jan Beck (Netherlands)

Stuttgart won 5–0 on aggregate.

Intertoto Cup

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	GCZ	VEJ	ANT	DUI
1	Grasshopper Club	6	3	1	2	9	10	−1	7	—	1–4	2–1	2–2
2	Vejle	6	2	2	2	10	7	+3	6	2–0	—	1–2	1–2
3	Royal Antwerp	6	2	2	2	11	11	0	6	1–2	2–2	—	3–1
4	Duisburg	6	1	3	2	7	9	−2	5	0–1	0–0	2–2	—

Source: mogiel.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

St. Gallen

Intertoto Cup

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	EIN	MAL	SLA	STG
1	Eintracht Braunschweig	6	4	2	0	15	7	+8	10	—	3–1	2–0	3–2
2	Malmö FF	6	4	1	1	13	9	+4	9	2–2	—	3–1	2–1
3	Slavia Prague	6	2	1	3	6	9	−3	5	1–1	1–3	—	2–0
4	St. Gallen	6	0	0	6	5	14	−9	0	1–4	1–2	0–1	—

Source: mogiel.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Chênois

Intertoto Cup

Group 6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	BRN	SLA	CHÊ	LIN
1	Zbrojovka Brno	6	5	0	1	19	5	+14	10	—	3–1	3–1	3–0
2	Slavia Sofia	6	4	1	1	15	6	+9	9	2–0	—	2–0	4–1
3	Chênois	6	1	1	4	7	17	−10	3	1–7	2–2	—	3–0
4	LASK	6	1	0	5	4	17	−13	2	0–3	0–4	3–0	—

Source: mogiel.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

References

^ ^a ^b Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (1988). "1979/80 Rangliste" [1979/80 Ranking] (in Swiss High German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.
^ ^a ^b (red) dbFCZ (2006–2023). "FCZ 1979/1980" (in German). dbFCZ. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
^ Beck, Stephan (2023). "Schweizer Meisterschaft 1979/80 Nationalliga B" [Swiss Championship 1979/80 Nationalliga B] (in German). arowa.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Erste Liga (SFV) (2018). "Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg ab Saison 1931/32 bis 2018" [First League statistics on promotion and relegation from the 1931/32 season to 2018] (PDF). PDF page 9 (in German). Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (4 November 1979). "BSC Young Boys - FC Basel 2:0 (1:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.
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Sources

Switzerland 1979–80 at RSSSF
Swiss League Cup at RSSSF
European Competitions 1979–80 at RSSSF.com
Cup finals at Fussball-Schweiz
Intertoto history at Pawel Mogielnicki's Page
Josef Zindel (2018). FC Basel 1893. Die ersten 125 Jahre (in German). Basel: Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5.

Preceded by 1978–79	Seasons in Swiss football	Succeeded by 1980–81

[fcb-achiv-FCB-1979/80_Rangliste-1] Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (1988). "1979/80 Rangliste" [1979/80 Ranking] (in Swiss High German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.

[dbFCZ-FCZ-1979/1980-2] (red) dbFCZ (2006–2023). "FCZ 1979/1980" (in German). dbFCZ. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

[arowa-FCA-1979/80_Rangliste-3] Beck, Stephan (2023). "Schweizer Meisterschaft 1979/80 Nationalliga B" [Swiss Championship 1979/80 Nationalliga B] (in German). arowa.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

[Erste_Liga-Statistik_der_Ersten_Liga_über_Aufstieg_und_Abstieg-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Erste Liga (SFV) (2018). "Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg ab Saison 1931/32 bis 2018" [First League statistics on promotion and relegation from the 1931/32 season to 2018] (PDF). PDF page 9 (in German). Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

[fcb-achiv-1979/80-Cup-YB-FCB-5] Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (4 November 1979). "BSC Young Boys - FC Basel 2:0 (1:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.

[dbFCZ-1979-Intertoto-6] (red) dbFCZ (2006). "Internationaler Fussballcup (IFC)". dbFCZ.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

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