The following is a summary of the 1973–74 season of competitive football in Switzerland.
Nationalliga A
League table
Nationalliga B
League table
1. Liga
Group West
Decider for eleventh place The decider was played on 1 June in Solothurn.
Yverdon-Sport FC win and remain in division. FC Thun are relegated directly to 2. Liga Interregional.
Group Cenral
Group South and East
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 1 and 8 June. First round
FC Brunnen win 2–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
FC Raron win 2–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
2–2 on aggregate. Giubiasco qualified as best classed in the regular season and continue to the finals.
Final round
FC Raron are 1. Liga champions, US Giubiasco 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. In case of a draw after extra time, the replay was to be decided with a penalty shoot-out. The Quarter- and Semi-finals were played as two legged rounds, home and away. The final was held in Bern.
Early rounds The routes of the finalists to the final were: Third round: NLA teams with a bye. Fourth round: Bulle Sion 1:4. Martigny Xamax 0:6. Fifth round: Sion Servette 3:0. Xamax Chiasso 2:0. Quarter-finals: First leg: Sion Basel 1:0. Return leg: Basel Sion 2:2 (agg. 2:3). First leg: Xamax Chênois 5:1. Return leg: Chênois Xamax 0:2 (agg. 1:7). Semi-finals: First leg: Sion Lausanne 0:0. Return leg: Lausanne Sion 1:1 (agg 1:1, Sion won on away goals). First leg: Xamax GC 0:0. Return leg: GC Xamax 1:1 (agg. 1:1, Xamax won on away goals).
Final
Swiss League Cup
The 1973 League Cup was played as a pre-season tournament. In the first round the best eight placed teams from the previous league season had a bye, the other 20 league teams participated, playing a two legged round. The best eight winners qualified for the second round. The remainder of the tournament was a played in single-elimination. In the case of a draw, extra time was played. If the teams were still level after extra time, the decision was brought about with a penalty shoot-out. The final took place on 10 October 1973 at Letzigrund in Zürich.
Early rounds The routes of the finalists to the final were: First round: GC bye. Winterthur bye. Second round: Zürich-GC 1:1 3:4 . Winterthur-Luzern 1:0. Quarter-finals: Vevey-GC 1:4. St. Gallen-Winterthur 1:2. Semi-finals: GC-Servette 2:0. Biel-Bienne-Winterthur 1:3.
Final
Swiss Clubs in Europe Basel as 1972–73 Nationalliga A champions: 1973–74 European Cup Zürich as 1972–73 Swiss Cup winners: 1973–74 Cup Winners' Cup and entered 1973 Intertoto Cup Grasshopper Club as league runners-up: 1973–74 UEFA Cup and entered 1973 Intertoto Cup Sion as league third placed team: 1973–74 UEFA Cup Winterthur: entered 1973 Intertoto Cup Lugano: entered 1973 Intertoto Cup
Basel
European Cup
First round
Basel won 11–2 on aggregate'''
Second roundBasel won 7–6 on aggregateQuarter-finalCeltic won 6–5 on aggregateZürich
Cup Winners' Cup
First round3-3 on aggregate, Zürich won on away goals.Second round1-1 on aggregate, Zürich won on away goals.Quarter-finalSporting CP won 4-1 on aggregate.Intertoto Cup
Group 4
Grasshopper Club
UEFA Cup
First roundTottenham Hotspur won 9–2 on aggregate.Intertoto Cup
Group 3
Sion
UEFA Cup
First roundLazio won 4–3 on aggregate.''
Winterthur
Intertoto Cup
Group 1
Lugano
Intertoto Cup
Group 5
References
Sources Switzerland 1973–74 at RSSSF League Cup finals at RSSSF European Competitions 1973–74 at RSSSF.com Cup finals at Fussball-Schweiz Intertoto history at Pawel Mogielnicki's Page