The following is the summary of the Swiss National League in the 1963–64 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. This was the 67th season of top-tier and the 66th 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 1962–63 season and the two newly promoted teams FC Schaffhausen and Cantonal Neuchâtel. The champions would qualify for the 1964–65 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, Young Fellows and Lugano, the ten teams that had been in third to twelfth position last season and the two newly promoted teams Etoile Carouge and Solothurn. The top two teams at the end of the season would be promoted to the 1964–65 NLA and the two last placed teams would be relegated to the 1964–65 Swiss 1. Liga.
The Swiss champions received a slot in the 1964–65 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 Cantonal Neuchâtel Neuchâtel Stade de la Maladière 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 Luzern Lucerne Stadion Allmend FC Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Stadion Breite Servette FC Geneva Stade des Charmilles FC Sion Sion Stade de Tourbillon BSC Young Boys Bern Wankdorf Stadium FC Zürich Zürich Letzigrund
Final league table
Results
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 SC Brühl St. Gallen Paul-Grüninger-Stadion Étoile Carouge FC Carouge Stade de la Fontenette FC Lugano Lugano Cornaredo Stadium FC Moutier Moutier Stade de Chalière FC Porrentruy Porrentruy Stade du Tirage FC Solothurn Solothurn Stadion FC Solothurn FC Thun Thun Stadion Lachen Urania Genève Sport Genève Stade de Frontenex Vevey Sports Vevey Stade de Copet FC Winterthur Winterthur Schützenwiese FC Young Fellows Zürich Utogrund
Final league table
Further in Swiss football 1963–64 Swiss Cup 1963–64 Swiss 1. Liga
References
Sources Switzerland 1963–64 at RSSSF