The following is the summary of the Swiss National League in the 1973–74 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. This was the 77th season of top-tier and the 76th 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 1972–73 season and the two newly promoted teams Xamax and Chênois. The champions would qualify for the 1974–75 European Cup. The second and third placed teams were qualified for the 1974–75 UEFA Cup. The last two placed teams were relegated.
The second-tier (NLB) was contested by the two teams that had been relegated from the NLA, FC Grenchen and FC Fribourg, the teams that had been in third to twelfth position last season and the two newly promoted teams FC Nordstern Basel and FC Tössfeld. The top two teams would be promoted and the last two teams relegated.
Nationalliga A The first round of the NLA was played on 18 August 1973. There was a winter break between 9 December and 2 March 1974. The season was completed on 1 June 1974.
Teams, locations Team Town Canton Stadium CapacityFC BaselBasel St. Jakob Stadium CS Chênois Thônex Stade des Trois-Chêne FC ChiassoChiasso Stadio Comunale Riva IV Grasshopper Club ZürichZürich Hardturm FC La Chaux-de-Fonds La Chaux-de-Fonds Centre Sportif de la Charrière FC Lausanne-SportLausannePontaise FC Luzern Lucerne Stadion Allmend Neuchâtel Xamax FCNeuchâtel Stade de la Maladière FC St. GallenSt. GallenEspenmoosServette FCGenevaStade des CharmillesFC SionSionStade de Tourbillon FC Winterthur Winterthur Schützenwiese BSC Young BoysBernWankdorf StadiumFC ZürichZürichLetzigrund
Final league table
Results
Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals1 Daniel JeandupeuxZurich222 Walter MüllerLausanne-Sport213 Ottmar HitzfeldBasel194 Peter RisiWinterthur17 5 Ilija KatićZurich16 Miodrag PetrovićServette16 7 Jean-Michel ElsigXamax15 8 Rolf BlättlerSt. Gallen 12 9 Marcel CornioleyYoung Boys 10 Serge MuhmenthalerYoung Boys 10 Adolf NoventaGrasshopper Club10 Hansjörg PfisterServette 10
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 Étoile Carouge FC Carouge Stade de la Fontenette FC Fribourg Fribourg Stade Universitaire FC Grenchen Grenchen Stadium Brühl FC Luzern Lucerne Stadion Allmend FC Martigny-Sports Martigny Stade d'Octodure Mendrisiostar Mendrisio Centro Sportivo Comunale FC Nordstern Basel Basel Rankhof FC Tössfeld Winterthur Talgut Vevey-Sports Vevey Stade de Copet FC Wettingen Wettingen Stadion Altenburg FC Young Fellows Zürich Zürich Utogrund
League table
Attendances
Further in Swiss football 1973 Swiss League Cup 1973–74 Swiss Cup 1973–74 Swiss 1. Liga
References
Sources Switzerland 1973–74 at RSSSF