The following is a summary of the 1965–66 season of competitive football in Switzerland.
Nationalliga A
Final league table
Nationalliga B
Final league table
1. Liga
Group West
Group Central
Group South and East
Decider for twelfth place The decider was played in Frauenfeld.
FC Amriswil win and remain in the division. FC Dietikon were relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.
Promotion play-off The three group winners played a round-robin against the four teams who had not been in their group. The teams did not play against the team that had been in the same group.
Matches The first games were played on 5 June.
The second round was played on 12 June.
The third round was played on 19 June.
The final round was played on 26 June.
Final table
Swiss Cup
The competition was played in a knockout system. In the case of a draw, extra time was played. If the teams were still level after extra time, the match was replayed at the away team's ground. In the replay, in case of a draw after extra time, it was to be decided with a penalty shoot-out.
Early rounds The routes of the finalists to the final were: Third round: teams from the NLA with byes. Fourth round: Blue Stars-Zürich 1:6. Servette-Fontainemelon 5:2. Fifth round: Lugano-Zürich 1:2. Servette-Lausanne 1:0 Quarter-finals. Zürich-Bellinzona 5:1. Servette-La Chaux-de-Fonds 2:1. Semi-finals: Zürich-Cantonal Neuchâtel 4:2. Basel-Servette 1:3.
Final The final was held in the former Wankdorf Stadium on Easter Monday 11 April 1966.
Comments: The largest attendance to date for a Swiss Cup final. First ever final appearance for FC Zurich.
Swiss Clubs in Europe Lausanne-Sport as 1964–65 Nationalliga A champions: 1965–66 European Cup Sion as 1964–65 Swiss Cup winners: 1965–66 European Cup Winners' Cup Grasshopper Club: Entered 1965–66 Intertoto Cup Lugano: Entered 1965–66 Intertoto Cup La Chaux-de-Fonds: Entered 1965–66 Intertoto Cup Luzern: Entered 1965–66 Intertoto Cup
Lausanne European Cup
Preliminary round
Sparta Prague won 4–0 on aggregate.
Sion Cup Winners' Cup
First round
Sion won 6–3 on aggregate
Second round
Magdeburg won 10-3 on aggregate
Grasshopper Club Intertoto Cup
Group A2
Lugano Intertoto Cup
Group A1
Quarter-finals
Lugano won 2–1 on aggregate and continued to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals
Drawn 1–1 on aggregate. Norrköping progressed to the final on toss of a coin.
La Chaux-de-Fonds Intertoto Cup
Group A3
Luzern Intertoto Cup
Group A4
References
Sources Switzerland 1965–66 at RSSSF European Competitions 1965–66 at RSSSF.com Cup finals at Fussball-Schweiz Intertoto history at Pawel Mogielnicki's Page