The following is the summary of the Swiss National League in the 1967–68 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. This was the 71st season of top-tier and the 70th 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 1966–67 season and the two newly promoted teams FC Luzern and AC Bellinzona. The champions would qualify for the 1968–69 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, FC Winterthur and FC Moutier, the ten teams that had been in third to twelfth position last season and the two newly promoted teams FC Bern and FC Fribourg. The top two teams at the end of the season would be promoted to the 1968–69 NLA and the two last placed teams would be relegated to the 1968–69 Swiss 1. Liga.
Nationalliga A The first round of the NLA was played on 19 August 1957. After playing 13 rounds, completed on 3 December, there was a winter break until the 14th round was held on 3 March 1968. The season had 26 rounds and was completed on 9 June 1968. Teams, locations Team Based in Canton Stadium Capacity FC Basel Basel St. Jakob Stadium AC Bellinzona Bellinzona Stadio Comunale Bellinzona FC Biel-Bienne Biel/Bienne Stadion Gurzelen 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 Zürich Utogrund FC Zürich Zürich Letzigrund
Final league table
Results
Championship play-off Three teams finished level on points, therefore a play-off was required. The game GC-Zürich was played on 12 June in Bern, Lugano-GC on 19 June in Lausanne and Zürich-Lugano on 26 June in Zürich with the acceptation of Lugano. Before this final match it was already clear that FCZ were Swiss champions, as a win for Lugano would have left all three play-off finalists equal on the same number of points. In this case the goal difference from the regular championship was decisive. The match was therefore moved from Lausanne to Zurich. After the match, the trophy was presented by Federal Councillor Nello Celio under difficult conditions following a pitch invasion by fans.
Nationalliga B Teams, locations Team Based in Canton Stadium Capacity FC Aarau Aarau Stadion Brügglifeld FC Baden Baden Esp Stadium FC Bern Bern Stadion Neufeld SC Brühl St. Gallen Paul-Grüninger-Stadion FC Chiasso Chiasso Stadio Comunale Riva IV FC Fribourg Fribourg Stade Universitaire FC Moutier Moutier Stade de Chalière FC Solothurn Solothurn Stadion FC Solothurn FC St. Gallen St. Gallen Espenmoos FC Thun Thun Stadion Lachen Urania Genève Sport Genève Stade de Frontenex FC Wettingen Wettingen Stadion Altenburg FC Winterthur Winterthur Schützenwiese FC Xamax Neuchâtel Stade de la Maladière
Final league table
Further in Swiss football 1967–68 Swiss Cup 1967–68 Swiss 1. Liga
References
Sources Switzerland 1967–68 at RSSSF