The following is the summary of the Swiss National League in the 1962–63 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. This was the 66th season of top-tier and the 65th 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 1961–62 season and the two newly promoted teams FC Sion and FC Chiasso. The champions would qualify for the 1963–64 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, Schaffhausen and Fribourg, the ten teams that had been in third to twelfth position last season and the two newly promoted teams FC Cantonal Neuchâtel and FC Moutier. The top two teams at the end of the season would be promoted to the 1963–64 NLA and the two last placed teams would be relegated to the 1963–64 Swiss 1. Liga.
The Swiss champions received a slot in the 1963–64 European Cup and the Cup winners received a slot in the 1964–65 Cup Winners' Cup.
Nationalliga A Teams, locations Team Based in Canton Stadium Capacity FC Basel Basel St. Jakob Stadium 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 FC Luzern Lucerne Stadion Allmend Servette FC Geneva Stade des Charmilles FC Sion Sion Stade de Tourbillon BSC Young Boys Bern Wankdorf Stadium FC Young Fellows Zürich Utogrund FC Zürich Zürich Letzigrund
Final league table
Results
Topscorers Rank Player Goals Club1.von Burg Peter 24 FC Zürich2.Bertschi Heinz 22 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds3.Frigerio Roberto 21 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds4.Meier Eugen 18 BSC Young Boys5.Blumer Heinz 16 FC Basel Heuri Walter 16 Servette Genève Anker Francis 16 FC Sion Stürmer Klaus (GER) 16 FC Zürich9.Daina André 15 BSC Young Boys10.Odermatt Karl 14 FC Basel Kunz Georg 14 Grasshopper Club12.Charly Hertig 13 Lausanne-Sports Fischer Paul 13 FC Luzern13.Dürr Richard 12 Lausanne-Sports Brizzi Bruno 12 FC Zürich15.Hosp Robert 11 Lausanne-Sports Wechselberger Ernst (GER) 11 BSC Young Boys Benkö Josef (HUN) 11 Young Fellows18.Graf Edgar 10 FC Biel-Bienne Bergna Enzo 10 FC Chiasso Gronau Rolf 10 Grasshopper Club Duret Raymond 10 Grasshopper Club
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 Cantonal Neuchâtel Neuchâtel Stade de la Maladière FC Fribourg Fribourg Stade Universitaire FC Moutier Moutier Stade de Chalière FC Porrentruy Porrentruy Stade du Tirage FC Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Stadion Breite FC Thun Thun Stadion Lachen Urania Genève Sport Genève Stade de Frontenex Vevey Sports Vevey Stade de Copet FC Winterthur Winterthur Schützenwiese
Final league table
Further in Swiss football 1962–63 Swiss Cup 1962–63 Swiss 1. Liga
References
Sources Switzerland 1962–63 at RSSSF