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1962–63 in Swiss football

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The following is a summary of the 1962–63 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Season1962–63
Nationalliga AZürich
Nationalliga BLugano
1. Liga1. Liga champions:
FC Solothurn
Group West:
Etoile Carouge
Group Cenral:
FC Solothurn
Group South and East:
FC Locarno
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Football in Switzerland
Season1962–63
Men's football
Nationalliga AZürich
Nationalliga BLugano
1. Liga1. Liga champions:
FC Solothurn
Group West:
Etoile Carouge
Group Cenral:
FC Solothurn
Group South and East:
FC Locarno
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Nationalliga A

Main article: 1962–63 Nationalliga A

Final league table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Zürich[1] 26 20 4 2 81 33 +48 44 Swiss Champions qualified for 1963–64 European Cup
and entered 1963–64 Intertoto Cup
2 Lausanne-Sport 26 18 4 4 81 30 +51 40 Entered 1963–64 Intertoto Cup
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds 26 12 8 6 55 44 +11 32 Entered 1963–64 Intertoto Cup
4 Young Boys[2] 26 13 5 8 62 49 +13 31 Entered 1963–64 Intertoto Cup
5 Servette[3] 26 11 4 11 54 39 +15 26
6 Basel[4] 26 10 6 10 59 51 +8 26 Swiss Cup winners qualified for 1963–64 European Cup Winners' Cup
7 Grasshopper Club 26 9 7 10 57 51 +6 25
8 Biel-Bienne 26 9 6 11 38 44 −6 24
9 Grenchen 26 8 7 11 40 49 −9 23
10 Luzern 26 7 9 10 41 54 −13 23
11 Chiasso 26 7 6 13 33 69 −36 20
12 Sion 26 6 7 13 37 69 −32 19
13 Young Fellows Zürich 26 7 3 16 34 58 −24 17 Relegated to 1963–64 Nationalliga B
14 Lugano 26 4 6 16 21 53 −32 14 Relegated to 1963–64 Nationalliga B
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Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, however with play-off for qualifiers;

Nationalliga B

Main article: 1962–63 Nationalliga A § Nationalliga B

Final league table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Schaffhausen 26 14 7 5 55 31 +24 35 NLB Champions and promoted to 1963–64 Nationalliga A
2 FC Cantonal Neuchâtel 26 13 5 8 52 39 +13 31 Promoted to 1963–64 Nationalliga A
3 FC Winterthur 26 12 4 10 53 37 +16 28
4 AC Bellinzona 26 9 10 7 41 33 +8 28
5 SC Brühl 26 11 5 10 51 46 +5 27
6 Urania Genève Sport 26 9 9 8 40 37 +3 27
7 FC Thun 26 11 5 10 51 50 +1 27
8 Vevey Sports 26 11 4 11 47 46 +1 26
9 FC Porrentruy 26 11 3 12 46 57 −11 25
10 FC Aarau[5] 26 8 8 10 46 49 −3 24
11 FC Bern 26 9 6 11 37 41 −4 24
12 FC Moutier 26 9 6 11 31 51 −20 24
13 FC Bodio[6] 26 8 6 12 22 41 −19 22 Relegated to 1963–64 1. Liga
14 FC Fribourg[6] 26 6 4 16 41 55 −14 16 Relegated to 1963–64 1. Liga
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Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, however with play-off for qualifiers;

1. Liga

Main article: 1962–63 Swiss 1. Liga

Group West

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Etoile Carouge FC 24 15 5 4 60 34 +26 35 To decider for first place
2 FC Versoix 24 15 5 4 47 23 +24 35
3 FC Xamax 24 12 7 5 54 33 +21 31
4 FC Le Locle 24 11 8 5 56 31 +25 30
5 Yverdon-Sport FC 24 12 5 7 58 30 +28 29
6 FC Stade Lausanne 24 10 8 6 38 32 +6 28
7 ES FC Malley 24 9 6 9 38 43 −5 24
8 FC Raron 24 9 3 12 35 36 −1 21
9 FC Renens 24 6 6 12 23 47 −24 18
10 FC Martigny-Sports 24 3 11 10 24 33 −9 17
11 FC Forward Morges 24 5 7 12 23 43 −20 17
12 FC Monthey[6] 24 5 6 13 28 58 −30 16 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
13 FC Sierre[6] 24 2 7 15 33 74 −41 11
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Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Decider for first place

The decider match for the group winners was played on 22 June at Stade de Frontenex in Genève.

More information Team 1, Score ...
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Etoile Carouge 1–0 Versoix
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Etoile Carouge won and advanced to play-offs. Versoix remained in the division.

Group Central

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Solothurn 24 15 8 1 57 24 +33 38 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Concordia Basel 24 10 8 6 55 40 +15 28
3 SR Delémont 24 12 4 8 41 30 +11 28
4 FC Emmenbrücke 24 11 5 8 60 43 +17 27
5 FC Alle 24 11 5 8 39 37 +2 27
6 FC Gerlafingen 24 11 5 8 37 36 +1 27
7 BSC Old Boys 24 8 9 7 33 33 0 25
8 FC Langenthal 24 8 8 8 49 45 +4 24
9 SC Burgdorf 24 7 8 9 42 44 −2 22
10 FC Nordstern Basel 24 7 7 10 46 49 −3 21
11 FC Wohlen 24 7 6 11 29 46 −17 20
12 FC Breite Basel[6] 24 4 10 10 36 38 −2 18 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
13 FC Lengnau[6] 24 3 1 20 23 82 −59 7
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Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Group South and East

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Locarno 24 15 5 4 48 23 +25 35 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Baden 24 15 4 5 64 32 +32 34
3 FC Vaduz 24 14 3 7 71 44 +27 31
4 FC Wettingen 24 11 5 8 56 40 +16 27
5 FC Dietikon 24 10 5 9 40 42 −2 25
6 FC Rapid Lugano 24 11 3 10 35 48 −13 25
7 FC Red Star Zürich 24 10 4 10 51 46 +5 24
8 FC Küsnacht 24 10 4 10 33 40 −7 24
9 FC St. Gallen 24 9 5 10 57 55 +2 23
10 FC Oerlikon/Polizei ZH 24 9 3 12 49 51 −2 21
11 FC Blue Stars Zürich 24 6 6 12 56 66 −10 18
12 FC Solduno[6] 24 4 5 15 32 76 −44 13 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
13 FC Bülach[6] 24 3 6 15 39 68 −29 12
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Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Promotion play-off

The three group winners played single a round-robin for the two promotion slots and for the championship.

Round-robin

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts LOC ETO SOL
1 Locarno 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 2 — — 4–0
2 Etoile Carouge 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 2 2–0 — —
3 Solothurn 2 1 0 1 3 6 −3 2 — 3–2 —
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Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head 3) Decider.

Replay

A replay round-robin was required, due to the egality of the teams

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts SOL ETO LOC
1 Solothurn 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 3 — — 3–1
2 Etoile Carouge 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 1–1 — —
3 Locarno 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1 — 1–1 —
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Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head 3) Decider.

FC Solothurn became 1. Liga champions. The champions and the runners-up Etoile Carouge were promoted to 1963–64 Nationalliga B.[6]

Swiss Cup

Main article: 1963–64 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, a toss of the coin would decide which team progressed.

Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were:

  • Second round: teams from the NLA and NLB with byes.
  • Third round: Basel-Black Stars 4:0.[7] GC-St. Gallen 3:0.
  • Fourth round: YB-Basel 0:2.[8] GC-Dietikon 3:1 (a.e.t.).
  • Fifth round: Basel-Burgdorf 7:1.[9] Baden-GC 0:4
  • Quarter-finals: Chiasso-Basel 1:2.[10] GC-Sion 4:0.
  • Semi-finals: Basel-Lausanne 1:0.[11] GC-Servette 4:2.

Final

The final was held in the former Wankdorf Stadium on Easter Monday 1963.

Final
More information Basel, 2–0 ...
Basel2–0Grasshoppers
Heinz Blumer 59' (1:0)
Otto Ludwig 67' (2:0)		 Summary
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Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Switzerland Daniel Mellet (Lausanne)

Basel won the cup and this was the club's third cup title to this date.[12][13]

Swiss Clubs in Europe

Servette

European Cup

Main article: 1962–63 European Cup
Preliminary round
12 September 1962 First leg Servette Switzerland 1–3 Netherlands Feyenoord Stade des Charmilles, Genève
21:30 CET Mekhloufi 33' Report Kruiver 44', 50'
Bennaars 70'		 Attendance: 18,133
Referee: Gérard Versyp (Belgium)
19 September 1962 Second leg Feyenoord Netherlands 1–3
(4–4 agg.)		 Switzerland Servette De Kuip, Rotterdam
Bennaars 76' (pen.) Report Mekhloufi 16'
Heuri 26'
Desbiolles 52'		 Attendance: 30,064
Referee: Marcel Raeymaekers (Belgium)

Servette 4–4 Feyenoord on aggregate; Therefore a play-off was required.

17 October 1962 Play-off Feyenoord Netherlands 3–1 (a.e.t.) Switzerland Servette Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf
20:00 CET Kruiver 52'
Bouwmeester 91'
Van der Gijp 98' (pen.)		 Report Németh 33' Attendance: 9,737
Referee: Johannes Malka (West Germany)

Feyenoord won play-off 3–1.

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1962–63 International Football Cup
Group A4
More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts SER SAR NIT NÎM
1 Switzerland Servette (A) 6 3 2 1 11 9 +2 8 — 3–2 2–1 4–1
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo 6 2 2 2 9 12 −3 6 0–0 — 3–2 2–1
3 Czechoslovakia Nitra 6 2 1 3 12 9 +3 5 0–0 5–1 — 4–1
4 France Nîmes 6 2 1 3 11 13 −2 5 5–2 1–1 2–0 —
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Source: mogiel.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.
(A) Advance to a further round
Quarter-final
15 August 1962 First leg Servette Switzerland 1–0 Hungary Tatabánya Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
Mekhloufi 82' Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Germany Rudolf Kreitlein
22 August 1962 Second leg Tatabánya Hungary 6–0
(6–1 agg.)		 Switzerland Servette Stadion Gyula Grosics, Tatabánya
Szovják 11', 51'
Bíró 54', 66'
Sátori 77'
Csernai 80'		 Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Austria Friedrich Mayer

Tatabánya win 6–1 on aggregate and continue to semi-finals.[3]

Lausanne-Sport

Cup Winners' Cup

Main article: 1962–63 European Cup Winners' Cup
Preliminary round
19 September 1962 First leg Lausanne Sports Switzerland 3–0 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
Vonlanthen 12'
Frigerio 55'
ter Horst red-colored football 64' (o.g.)		 Summary Attendance: 7,531
Referee: Henri Faucheux (France)
3 October 1962 Second leg Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands 4–2
(4–5 agg.)		 Switzerland Lausanne Sports De Kuip, Rotterdam
Wilson 42', 51', 57'
van Miert 87'		 Summary Dürr 78' (pen.)
Hertig 83'		 Attendance: 21,390
Referee: Kevin Howley (England)

Lausanne Sports won 5–4 on aggregate.

First round
14 November 1962 First leg Lausanne-Sports Switzerland 1–1 Czechoslovakia Slovan Bratislava Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
Hosp 40' Summary Moravčík 52' Attendance: 11,875
Referee: Alfeo Grignani (Italy)
28 November 1962 Second leg Slovan Bratislava Czechoslovakia 1–0
(2–1 agg.)		 Switzerland Lausanne-Sports Tehelné pole, Bratislava
Moravčík 86' Summary Attendance: 5,314
Referee: Fritz Seipelt (Austria)

Slovan Bratislava won 2–1 on aggregate.

La Chaux-de-Fonds

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1962–63 International Football Cup
Group A3
More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PAD DOR CDF PLZ
1 Italy Padova (A) 6 4 1 1 15 8 +7 9 — 1–0 4–2 5–0
2 Hungary Dorogi Bányász 6 3 0 3 13 13 0 6 3–1 — 4–1 4–2
3 Switzerland La Chaux-de-Fonds 6 2 1 3 10 13 −3 5 2–3 1–0 — 3–1
4 Czechoslovakia Spartak Plzeň 6 1 2 3 12 16 −4 4 1–1 7–2 1–1 —
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Source: mogiel.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.
(A) Advance to a further round

Young Boys

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1962–63 International Football Cup
Group A1
More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts BRA PAR VEN YB
1 Czechoslovakia Slovnaft Bratislava (A) 6 4 0 2 14 10 +4 8 — 4–2 2–0 1–0
2 France RCF Paris 6 2 3 1 20 18 +2 7 4–2 — 3–3 3–1
3 Italy Venezia 6 2 2 2 18 14 +4 6 4–1 4–4 — 6–1
4 Switzerland Young Boys 6 1 1 4 9 19 −10 3 0–4 4–4 3–1 —
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Source: mogiel.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.
(A) Advance to a further round

Basel

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1962–63 International Football Cup
Group B3
More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts RIJ OBE BAS PSV
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Rijeka (A) 6 4 1 1 18 11 +7 9 — 2–1 5–1 3–1
2 West Germany Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 6 3 2 1 15 12 +3 8 4–3 — 2–2 3–1
3 Switzerland Basel 6 1 3 2 16 20 −4 5 2–2 4–4 — 4–3
4 Netherlands PSV 6 1 0 5 11 17 −6 2 2–3 0–1 4–3 —
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Source: mogiel.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.
(A) Advance to a further round
Matches
27 May 1962 Round 1 PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 4–3 Switzerland Basel Eindhoven
Kerkhoffs 40' (1:0)
Kerkhoffs 41' (2:0)
Svensson 50' (3:0)
Kerkhoffs 85' (4:3)		 Summary 60' (3:1) Stöckli
68' (3:2) Meier
69' (3:3) Meier		 Attendance: 14,000
3 June 1962 Round 2 Basel Switzerland 2–2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia HNK Rijeka Landhof, Basel
16:45 Blumer 28' (1:0)
Burri 79' (2:2)		 Summary 63' (1:1) Balent
73' (1:2) Zadel		 Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Switzerland Josef Gulde St. Gallen
10 June 1962 Round 3 Rot-Weiss Oberhausen West Germany 2–2 Switzerland Basel Niederrheinstadion, Oberhausen
Ha. Siemensmeyer 14' (1:0)
K.H. Feldkamp 70' (2:2)		 Summary 45' (1:1) Burri
56' (1:2) Oberer		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Germany Weingärt
17 June 1962 Round 4 Basel Switzerland 4–4 West Germany Rot-Weiss Oberhausen Landhof, Basel
14:30 Odermatt 23' (1:2)
Stöckli 33' (2:2)
Ludwig 60' (2:2)
Michaud 86' (4:4)
Burri Red card 88'		 Summary 7' (0:1) Sundermann
12' (0:2) Laszig
78' (pen. 3:3) Barwenzik
84' (3:4) K.H.Feldkamp		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Switzerland Othmar Huber Thun
24 June 1962 Round 5 HNK Rijeka Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 5–1 Switzerland Basel Rijeka
Zadel 7' (1:0)
Lukaric 18' (2:0)
Zadel 21' (3:0)
Naumovic 22' (4:0)
Medle 81' (5:1)		 Summary 75' (4:1) Ludwig Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zivko Bajic
1 July 1962 Round 6 Basel Switzerland 4–3 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Landhof, Basel
18:00 Burri 12' (1:1)
Stocker 53' (pen. 2:3)
Odermatt 70' (3:3)
Pfirter 83' (4:3)		 Summary 11' (0:1) Pys
14' (1:2) Brussalers
29' (1:3) Brussalers		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Switzerland Anton Bucheli Luzern

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