The following is the summary of the Swiss National League in the 1968–69 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. This was the 72nd season of top-tier and the 71st 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 1967–68 season and the two newly promoted teams FC Winterthur and FC St. Gallen. The champions would qualify for the 1969–70 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, Young Fellows and FC Grenchen, the teams that had been in third to twelfth position last season and the two newly promoted teams Mendrisiostar and Etoile Carouge FC. The top two teams at the end of the season would be promoted to the 1969–70 NLA and the two last placed teams would be relegated to the 1969–70 Swiss 1. Liga.
Nationalliga A 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 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 FC St. Gallen St. Gallen Espenmoos FC Winterthur Winterthur Schützenwiese 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 FC Baden Baden Esp Stadium SC Brühl St. Gallen Paul-Grüninger-Stadion FC Chiasso Chiasso Stadio Comunale Riva IV Étoile Carouge FC Carouge Stade de la Fontenette FC Fribourg Fribourg Stade Universitaire FC Grenchen Grenchen Stadium Brühl Mendrisiostar Mendrisio Centro Sportivo Comunale FC Solothurn Solothurn Stadion FC Solothurn FC Thun Thun Stadion Lachen Urania Genève Sport Genève Stade de Frontenex FC Wettingen Wettingen Stadion Altenburg FC Xamax Neuchâtel Stade de la Maladière FC Young Fellows Zürich Zürich Utogrund
Final league table
Further in Swiss football 1968–69 Swiss Cup 1968–69 Swiss 1. Liga
References
Sources Switzerland 1968–69 at RSSSF