The following is the summary of the Swiss National League in the 1961–62 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. This was the 65th season of top-tier and the 64th 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 1960–61 season and the two newly promoted teams FC Lugano and FC Schaffhausen. The champions would qualify for the 1962–63 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, FC Winterthur and FC Chiasso, the ten teams that had been in third to twelfth position last season and the two newly promoted teams FC Porrentruy and FC Bodio. The top two teams at the end of the season would be promoted to the 1962–63 NLA and the two last placed teams would be relegated to the 1962–63 Swiss 1. Liga.
The Swiss champions received a slot in the 1962–63 European Cup and the Cup winners received a slot in the 1962–63 Cup Winners' Cup.
Nationalliga A Teams, locations Team Based in Canton Stadium Capacity FC Basel Basel Landhof FC Biel-Bienne Biel/Bienne Stadion Gurzelen FC Fribourg Fribourg Stade Universitaire 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 FC Luzern Lucerne Stadion Allmend FC Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Stadion Breite 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
Topscorers Rank Player Goals Club1.Jacques Fatton 25 Servette2.Roberto Frigerio 22 La Chaux-de-Fonds3.Eugen Meier 19 Young BoysPeter von Burg 19 Grasshopper Club5.Heinz Bertschi 18 La Chaux-de-Fonds
Nationalliga B Teams, locations Team Based in Canton Stadium Capacity FC Aarau Aarau Stadion Brügglifeld AC Bellinzona Bellinzona Stadio Comunale Bellinzona FC Bern Bern Stadion Neufeld FC Bodio Bodio Campo comunale Pollegio SC Brühl St. Gallen Paul-Grüninger-Stadion FC Chiasso Chiasso Stadio Comunale Riva IV FC Martigny-Sports Martigny Stade d'Octodure FC Porrentruy Porrentruy Stade du Tirage FC Sion Sion Stade de Tourbillon FC Thun Thun Stadion Lachen Urania Genève Sport Genève Stade de Frontenex Vevey Sports Vevey Stade de Copet FC Winterthur Winterthur Schützenwiese Yverdon-Sport FC Yverdon-les-Bains Stade Municipal
Final league table
Play-off for title Sion and Chiasso finished level on points in joint first position and had both achieved promotion to 1962–63 Nationalliga A. However, it required a play-off to decide the title as NLB champions.
Chiasso won the NLB championship.
Further in Swiss football 1961–62 Swiss Cup 1961–62 Swiss 1. Liga
References
Sources Switzerland 1961–62 at RSSSF