The following is the summary of the Swiss National League in the 1955–56 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. This was the 59th season of top-tier and the 58th 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 1954–55 season and the two newly promoted teams Urania Genève Sport and FC Schaffhausen. The champions would qualify for the 1956–57 European Cup and 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 FC Thun and FC Luzern, the ten teams that had been in third to twelfth position last season and the two newly promoted teams FC Rapid Lugano and FC Lengnau. The top two teams at the end of the season would be promoted to the 1956–57 NLA and the two last placed teams would be relegated to the 1956–57 Swiss 1. Liga.
Nationalliga A Teams, locations Team Based in Canton Stadium Capacity FC Basel Basel Landhof AC Bellinzona Bellinzona Stadio Comunale Bellinzona FC Chiasso Chiasso Stadio Comunale Riva IV Grasshopper Club Zürich Zürich Hardturm FC Fribourg Fribourg Stade Universitaire 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 Lugano Lugano Cornaredo Stadium FC Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Stadion Breite Servette FC Geneva Stade des Charmilles Urania Genève Sport Genève Stade de Frontenex BSC Young Boys Bern Wankdorf Stadium FC Zürich Zürich Letzigrund
Final league table
Results
Topscorers Rank Player Nat. Goals Club1. Branislav Vukosavljević 33 Grasshopper Club 2. Robert Ballaman 19 Grasshopper Club Charles Antenen 19 La Chaux-de-Fonds5. Werner Leimgruber 17 Zürich Eugen Meier 17 Young Boys6. Francis Anker 15 Servette7. Arturo Capoferri 14 Bellinzona Josef Hügi 14 Basel9. Raymond Duret 13 Grasshopper Club Kurt Scheller 13 Young Boys Gottlieb Stäuble 13 Basel
Nationalliga B Teams, locations Team Based in Canton Stadium Capacity FC Bern Bern Stadion Neufeld FC Biel-Bienne Biel/Bienne Stadion Gurzelen FC Blue Stars Zürich Zürich Hardhof FC Cantonal Neuchâtel Neuchâtel Stade de la Maladière FC Lengnau Lengnau Moos Lengnau BE FC Luzern Lucerne Stadion Allmend ES FC Malley Malley Centre sportif de la Tuilière FC Nordstern Basel Basel Rankhof FC Rapid Lugano Lugano Cornaredo Stadium FC Solothurn Solothurn Stadion FC Solothurn FC St. Gallen St. Gallen Espenmoos FC Thun Thun Stadion Lachen FC Winterthur Winterthur Schützenwiese FC Young Fellows Zürich Utogrund
Final league table
Further in Swiss football 1955–56 Swiss Cup 1955–56 Swiss 1. Liga
References
Sources Switzerland 1955–56 at RSSSF