The following is a summary of the 1974–75 season of competitive football in Switzerland.
Nationalliga A
League table
Nationalliga B
League table
Promotion play-off
Relegation play-out
Wettingen-Raron was not played (Mendrisiostar withdrew)
1. Liga
Group West
Group Central
Decider for second place The decider match for second place was played on 1 June 1975 in Basel.
SR Delémont win and advance to play-offs. FC Laufen remain in the division.
Group 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, 5, 8 and 15 June. First round
FC Young Fellows Zürich win 4–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
FC Gossau win 5–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
FC Bern win 3–0 on aggregate 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 15, 22 and 29 June.
FC Gossau are 1. Liga champions, FC Young Fellows Zürich 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: Chiasso-Basel 0:1. Nordstern-Winterthur 2:5 . Fifth round: Zürich-Basel 1:3. Kriens-Winterthur 1:2. Quarter-finals: First leg: Etoile Carouge-Basel 1:2. Return leg: Basel-Etoile Carouge 2:1 (agg. 4:2). First leg: Grenchen-Winterthur 2:0. Return leg: Winterthur-Grenchen 2:0 (agg. 2:2), Winterthur won 3:2 . Semi-finals: First leg: Chênois-Basel 1:4. Return leg: Basel-Chênois 2:1 (agg. 6:2). First leg: Winterthur-YB 2:1. Return leg: YB-Winterthur 0:0 (agg. 1:2)
Final
Swiss League Cup
The League Cup was played in a knockout system with all 28 league clubs plus four selected teams from the 1. Liga. 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 was played in Zürich.
Early rounds The routes of the finalists to the final were: First round: Frauenfeld-GC 0:2. Zürich-Winterthur 3:0 Second round: Chiasso-GC 1:4. Bellinzona-Zürich 1:4 Quarter-finals: GC-Vevey 4:1. Etoile Carouge-Zürich 2:3. Semi-finals: Basel-GC 1:3. Zürich-Xamax 5:1.
Final
Swiss Clubs in Europe Zürich as 1973–74 Nationalliga A champions: 1974–75 European Cup and entered 1974 Intertoto Cup Sion as 1973–74 Swiss Cup winners: 1974–75 Cup Winners' Cup and entered 1974 Intertoto Cup Grasshopper Club as league runners-up: 1974–75 UEFA Cup Servette as league third placed team: 1974–75 UEFA Cup Winterthur: entered 1974 Intertoto Cup Xamax: entered 1974 Intertoto Cup
Zürich
European Cup
First round
Leeds United won 5–3 on aggregate.
Intertoto Cup
Group 1
Grasshopper Club
UEFA Cup
First round
Grasshopper Club won 3–2 on aggregate.
Second round
Real Zaragoza won 6–2 on aggregate.
Intertoto Cup
Group 5
Servette
UEFA Cup
First round
Derby County won 6–2 on aggregate.
Winterthur Intertoto Cup
Group 7
Xamax Intertoto Cup
Group
References
Sources Switzerland 1974–75 at RSSSF League Cup finals at RSSSF European Competitions 1974–75 at RSSSF.com Cup finals at Fussball-Schweiz Intertoto history at Pawel Mogielnicki's Page