The following is a summary of the 1971–72 season of competitive football in Switzerland.
Nationalliga A
Final league table
Relegation play out The decider was played on 13 June 1972 at the Hardturm in Zürich.
St. Gallen won and remain in the top-level. Luzern are relegated to 1972–73 Nationalliga B.
Nationalliga B
Final league table
1. Liga
Group West
Group Central
Group South and East
Decider for second place The decider match for second place was played on 30 May 1972 in Küssnacht.
SC Zug win and advance to play-offs. FC Vaduz remain in the division.
Promotion play-off The three group winners played a two legged tie against one of the runners-up to decide the three finalists. The games were played on Qualification round
FC Young Fellows Zürich win 7–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
SC Buochs win on away goals and continue to the finals.
FC Stade Nyonnais qualified as better classed team in the regular season and continue to the finals.
Final round The three first round winners competed in a single round-robin to decide the two promotion slots. The games were played on
FC Young Fellows Zürich are 1. Liga champions, SC Buochs are runners-up and these two teams are promoted.
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. Here, in case of a draw after extra time, the replay was to be decided with a penalty shoot-out. The final was held in the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern.
Early rounds The routes of the finalists to the final were: Third round: NLA teams with a bye. Fourth round: Zürich-Bellinzona 5:2. Basel-Monthey 3:1. Fifth round: Brühl-Zürich 0:2. La Chaux-de-Fonds-Basel 0:3. Quarter-finals: Zürich-Fribourg 2:1. GC-Basel 1:1 . Replay: Basel-GC 3:2. Semi-finals: St. Gallen-Zürich 2:3. YB-Basel 0:2.
Final
Swiss clubs in Europe Grasshopper Club as 1970–71 Nationalliga A champions: 1971–72 European Cup and entered 1971 Intertoto Cup Servette as 1970–71 Swiss Cup winners: 1971–72 Cup Winners' Cup and entered 1971 Intertoto Cup Basel as league runners-up team: 1971–72 UEFA Cup Lugano as league third placed team: 1971–72 UEFA Cup and entered 1971 Intertoto Cup Zürich: entered 1971 Intertoto Cup Young Boys: entered 1971 Intertoto Cup
Grasshopper Club
European Cup
First round
Grasshopper won 9–1 on aggregate.
Second round
Arsenal won 5–0 on aggregate.
Intertoto Cup
Group 7
Servette
Cup Winners' Cup
First round
Liverpool won 3–2 on aggregate.
Intertoto Cup
Group 3
Basel
UEFA Cup
First round
Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.
Lugano
UEFA Cup
First round
Legia Warsaw won 3–1 on aggregate.
Zürich
Intertoto Cup
Group 1
Young boys
Intertoto Cup
Group 6
References
Sources Switzerland 1971–72 at RSSSF League Cup finals at RSSSF European Competitions 1971–72 at RSSSF.com Cup finals at Fussball-Schweiz Intertoto history at Pawel Mogielnicki's Page