The following is the summary of the Swiss National League in the 1972–73 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. This was the 76th season of top-tier and the 75th 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 1971–72 season and the two newly promoted teams FC Chiasso and FC Fribourg. The champions would qualify for the 1973–74 European Cup. The second and third placed teams were qualified for the 1973–74 UEFA Cup. The last two placed teams were to be relegated.
The second-tier (NLB) was contested by the two teams that had been relegated from the NLA, FC Biel-Bienne and Luzern, the teams that had been in third to twelfth position last season and the two newly promoted teams Young Fellows Zürich and SC Buochs. The top two teams would be promoted and the last two teams relegated.
Nationalliga A The first round of the NLA was played on 14 August 1972. After playing 13 rounds, there was a winter break, held between 5 December and the 14th round on 5 March 1973. The season had 26 rounds and was completed on 10 June 1973.
Teams, locations Team Town Canton Stadium CapacityFC BaselBasel St. Jakob Stadium FC ChiassoChiasso Stadio Comunale Riva IV FC Fribourg Fribourg Stade Universitaire Grasshopper Club ZürichZürich Hardturm FC Grenchen Grenchen Stadium Brühl FC La Chaux-de-Fonds La Chaux-de-Fonds Centre Sportif de la Charrière FC Lausanne-SportLausannePontaise Lugano Lugano Cornaredo Stadium FC St. GallenSt. GallenEspenmoosServette FCGenevaStade des CharmillesFC SionSionStade de Tourbillon FC Winterthur Winterthur Schützenwiese BSC Young BoysBernWankdorf StadiumFC ZürichZürichLetzigrund
Final league table
Results
Attendances
# Club Average 1 Basel 13,154 2 Young Boys 8,123 3 Zürich 7,308 4 Lausanne 6,938 5 St. Gallen 6,423 6 GCZ 6,015 7 Chiasso 5,892 8 Sion 5,631 9 Fribourg 5,600 10 Lugano 4,923 11 Servette 4,462 12 Grenchen 3,854 13 La Chaux-de-Fonds 3,377 14 Winterthur 3,131
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Nationalliga B Teams, locations Team Town Canton Stadium Capacity FC Aarau Aarau Stadion Brügglifeld AC Bellinzona Bellinzona Stadio Comunale Bellinzona FC Biel-Bienne Biel/Bienne Stadion Gurzelen SC Brühl St. Gallen Paul-Grüninger-Stadion SC Buochs Buochs Stadion Seefeld CS Chênois Thônex Stade des Trois-Chêne Étoile Carouge FC Carouge Stade de la Fontenette FC Luzern Lucerne Stadion Allmend FC Martigny-Sports Martigny Stade d'Octodure Mendrisiostar Mendrisio Centro Sportivo Comunale Vevey-Sports Vevey Stade de Copet FC Wettingen Wettingen Stadion Altenburg Xamax Neuchâtel Stade de la Maladière FC Young Fellows Zürich Zürich Utogrund
Final league table
Decider for second place The decider match for second place was played on
CS Chênois won and were promoted to 1973–74 Nationalliga A. Luzern remain in the division.
Further in Swiss football 1972–73 Swiss Cup 1972–73 Swiss 1. Liga
References
Sources Switzerland 1972–73 at RSSSF