The following is the summary of the Swiss National League in the 1950–51 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. This was the 54th season of top-tier and the 53rd 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 Cantonal Neuchâtel and Young Boys. 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 Bern and St. Gallen, the ten teams that had been in third to twelfth position last season and the two newly promoted teams from the 1. Liga Winterthur and Concordia. The top two teams at the end of the season would be promoted to the 1951–52 NLA and the two last placed teams would be relegated to the 1951–52 Swiss 1. Liga.
Nationalliga A Teams, locations Team Based in Canton Stadium Capacity FC Basel Basel Landhof AC Bellinzona Bellinzona Stadio Comunale Bellinzona FC Biel-Bienne Biel/Bienne Stadion Gurzelen FC Cantonal Neuchâtel Neuchâtel Stade de la Maladière 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 BSC Young Boys Bern Wankdorf Stadium FC Young Fellows Zürich Utogrund FC Zürich Zürich Letzigrund
Final league table
Results
Play-out against relegation Locarno and Grenchen ended the season level on points in joint twelfth/thirteenth position. Therefore, a play-out against relegation was required to decide the relegation slot. The decider match was played on 21 June at the Letzigrund in Zürich.
Locarno won and remained in the division for the next season. Grenchen were relegated to 1951–52 NLB.
Topscorers Rank Player Nat. Goals Club1. Hans-Peter Friedländer 22 Lausanne-Sport 2. Josef Hügi 21 Basel 3. Charles Antenen 20 La Chaux-de-Fonds4. Jacques Fatton 22 Servette5. Walter Beerli 17 Young Boys Hans Siegenthaler 17 Young Fellows Zürich7. Walter Fink 15 Young Fellows Zürich Ferdinando Riva 15 Chiasso 9. Traugott Oberer 14 Chiasso Ezio Sormani 14 Bellinzona Giovanni Zanollo 14 Chiasso
Nationalliga B Teams, locations Team Based in Canton Stadium Capacity FC Aarau Aarau Stadion Brügglifeld FC Bern Bern Stadion Neufeld FC Concordia Basel Basel Stadion Rankhof 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 St. Gallen St. Gallen Espenmoos Urania Genève Sport Genève Stade de Frontenex FC Winterthur Winterthur Schützenwiese SC Zug Zug Herti Allmend Stadion
Final league table
Further in Swiss football 1950–51 Swiss Cup 1950–51 Swiss 1. Liga
References
Sources Switzerland 1950–51 at RSSSF