The following is a summary of the 1976–77 season of competitive football in Switzerland.
Nationalliga A
Qualifying stage
Championship table
Championship play-off
Relegation play-out
Nationalliga B
Final league table
1. Liga
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Decider for second place The decider match for second place was played on 24 May in Küsnacht.
FC Zug win and advance to play-offs. FC Chur remain in the division.
Decider for eleventh place The decider was played on 30 May in Brunnen.
The game was drawn, however, at this period in time, the extra-time as match extension had not yet been introduced. FC Morbio were declaired winners due to goal-average of the regular season and, therefore, they remained in the division and FC Rüti were relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.
Promotion play-off Qualification round
FC Laufen win 2–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
FC Bern win 3–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
FC Bulle win 5–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
FC Wettingen win 3–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
Final round The games were played on 12 and 19 June.
FC Bulle win 5–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1977–78 Nationalliga B.
FC Wettingen win 5–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1977–78 Nationalliga B.
Decider for 1. Liga championship The final for the league championship was played on 22 June in Wettingen.
FC Wettingen win and are 1. Liga champions.
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 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: Lerchenfeld YB 3:6. Adliswil St. Gallen 0:6. Fifth round: YB La Chaux-de-Fonds 6:3. Winterthur St. Gallen 0:1. Quarterfinals: YB Zürich 2:1. St. Gallen Sion 1:0 . Semi-final: Lausanne YB 0:1 . St. Gallen Etoile Carouge 0:0 . replay: Etoile Carouge St. Gallen 2:4.
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 Lausanne.
Early rounds The routes of the finalists to the final were: First round: Sion-Servette 0:1. Xamax-Biel-Bienne 1:0. Second round: Young Boys-Servette 1:2. Xamax-La Chaux-de-Fonds 4:1. Quarter-finals: Fribourg-Sevette 1:2. Aarau-Xamax 0:1. Semi-finals: Servette-Grasshopper Club 2:1. Xamax-Chênois 4:3 .
Final
Swiss Clubs in Europe Zürich as 1975–76 Nationalliga A champions: 1976–77 European Cup and entered 1976 Intertoto Cup Servette as Swiss Cup runners-up: 1976–77 Cup Winners' Cup Basel as league third placed team: 1976–77 UEFA Cup Grasshopper Club as league fourth placed team: 1976–77 UEFA Cup and entered 1976 Intertoto Cup Young Boys: entered 1976 Intertoto Cup St. Gallen: entered 1976 Intertoto Cup
Zürich European Cup
First round
Zürich won 2–1 on aggregate.
Second round
Zürich won 3–0 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
4–4 on aggregate; Zürich won on away goals.
Semi-finals
Liverpool won 6–1 on aggregate.
Intertoto Cup
Group 5
Servette Cup Winners' Cup
Preliminary round
2–2 on aggregate; Cardiff won on away goals.
Basel UEFA Cup
First round
Basel won 5–3 on aggregate.
Second round
Athletic Bilbao won 4–2 on aggregate.
Grasshopper Club UEFA Cup
First round
Grasshoppers won 9–0 on aggregate.
Second round
Köln won 5–2 on aggregate.
Intertoto Cup
Group 3
Young Boys Intertoto Cup
Group 1
St. Gallen Intertoto Cup
Group 9
References
Sources Switzerland 1976–77 at RSSSF League Cup finals at RSSSF European Competitions 1976–77 at RSSSF.com Cup finals at Fussball-Schweiz Intertoto history at Pawel Mogielnicki's Page