The following is the summary of the Swiss National League in the 1957–58 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. This was the 61st season of top-tier and the 60th 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 1956–57 season and the two newly promoted teams Biel-Bienne and Grenchen. The champions would qualify for the 1958–59 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, Zürich and Schaffhausen, the ten teams that had been in third to twelfth position last season and the two newly promoted teams Concordia and Sion. The top two teams at the end of the season would be promoted to the 1958–59 NLA and the two last placed teams would be relegated to the 1958–59 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 Chiasso Chiasso Stadio Comunale Riva IV Grasshopper Club Zürich Zürich Hardturm 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 Servette FC Geneva Stade des Charmilles Urania Genève Sport Genève Stade de Frontenex FC Winterthur Winterthur Schützenwiese BSC Young Boys Bern Wankdorf Stadium FC Young Fellows Zürich Utogrund
Final league table
Results
Relegation play-out
Urania Genève Sport won and remained in top-tier. Winterthur were relegated to 1958–59 Nationalliga B.
Topscorers Rank Player Nat. Goals Club1. Ernst Wechselberger 22 Young Boys2. Raymond Duret 20 Grasshopper Club3. Miodrag Glišović 19 Grenchen4. Norbert Eschmann 18 Grenchen Josef Hügi 18 Basel6. Eugen Meier 16 Young Boys Giuliano Robbiani 16 Grasshopper Club8. René Hamel 15 Grenchen9. Laurito Oscar 14 Chiasso10. Ferdinando Riva 13 Chiasso
Nationalliga B Teams, locations Team Based in Canton Stadium Capacity FC Bern Bern Stadion Neufeld FC Cantonal Neuchâtel Neuchâtel Stade de la Maladière FC Concordia Basel Basel Stadion Rankhof FC Fribourg Fribourg Stade Universitaire 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 Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Stadion Breite FC Sion Sion Stade de Tourbillon FC Solothurn Solothurn Stadion FC Solothurn FC Thun Thun Stadion Lachen Yverdon-Sport FC Yverdon-les-Bains Stade Municipal FC Zürich Zürich Letzigrund
Final league table
Further in Swiss football 1957–58 Swiss Cup 1957–58 Swiss 1. Liga
References
Sources Switzerland 1957–58 at RSSSF