The following is the summary of the Swiss National League in the 1949–50 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. This was the 53rd season of top-tier and the 52nd 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 St. Gallen and 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 Grasshopper Club and Urania Genève Sport, the ten teams that had been in third to twelfth position last season and the two newly promoted teams from the 1. Liga Étoile-Sporting and Moutier. The top two teams at the end of the season would be promoted to the 1950–51 NLA and the two last placed teams would be relegated to the 1950–51 Swiss 1. Liga.
Nationalliga A Teams, locations Team Based in Canton Stadium Capacity FC Basel Basel Landhof AC Bellinzona Bellinzona Stadio Comunale Bellinzona FC Bern Bern Stadion Neufeld FC Biel-Bienne Biel/Bienne Stadion Gurzelen FC Chiasso Chiasso Stadio Comunale Riva IV FC Grenchen Grenchen Stadium Brühl FC La Chaux-de-Fonds La Chaux-de-Fonds Centre Sportif de la Charrière FC Lausanne-Sport Lausanne Pontaise FC Locarno Locarno Stadio comunale Lido FC Lugano Lugano Cornaredo Stadium Servette FC Geneva Stade des Charmilles FC St. Gallen St. Gallen Espenmoos FC Young Fellows Zürich Utogrund FC Zürich Zürich Letzigrund
Final league table
Results
Topscorers Rank Player Nat. Goals Club1. Jacques Fatton 32 Servette 2. Ledio Zanetti 20 Zürich3. Robert Ballaman 18 Biel-Bienne4. Charles Antenen 17 La Chaux-de-Fonds5. Hans-Peter Friedländer 15 Lausanne-Sport 6. Robert Hasler 14 Lugano René Maillard 14 Lausanne-Sport8. Gottlieb Stäuble 13 Basel Bruno Ernst 13 Locarno Kurt Bertsch 13 St. Gallen
Nationalliga B Teams, locations Team Based in Canton Stadium Capacity FC Aarau Aarau Stadion Brügglifeld SC Brühl St. Gallen Paul-Grüninger-Stadion FC Cantonal Neuchâtel Neuchâtel Stade de la Maladière FC Étoile-Sporting La Chaux-de-Fonds Les Foulets / Terrain des Eplatures / FC Fribourg Fribourg Stade Universitaire Grasshopper Club Zürich Zürich Hardturm FC Luzern Lucerne Stadion Allmend FC Mendrisio Mendrisio Centro Sportivo Comunale FC Moutier Moutier Stade de Chalière FC Nordstern Basel Basel Rankhof FC Thun Thun Stadion Lachen Urania Genève Sport Genève Stade de Frontenex BSC Young Boys Bern Wankdorf Stadium SC Zug Zug Herti Allmend Stadion
Final league table
Further in Swiss football 1949–50 Swiss Cup 1949–50 Swiss 1. Liga
References
Sources Switzerland 1949–50 at RSSSF