1954–55 Nationalliga A
Swiss football season
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The following is the summary of the Swiss National League in the 1954–55 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. This was the 58th season of top-tier and the 57th season of second-tier football in Switzerland.
| Season | 1954–55 |
|---|---|
| Champions | La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| Relegated | Thun Luzern |
| Top goalscorer | Marcel Mauron (La Chaux-de-Fonds) 30 goals |
← 1953–54 1955–56 → | |
Schaffhausen
Yverdon-Sport
| Season | 1954–55 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Urania Genève Sport |
| Promoted | Urania Genève Sport Schaffhausen |
| Relegated | Locarno Yverdon-Sport |
| Top goalscorer | Harry Brühlmann (Winterthur) 26 goals |
← 1953–54 1955–56 → | |
Overview
The Swiss Football Association (ASF/SFV) had 28 member clubs at this time which were divided into two divisions of 14 teams each. The teams played a double round-robin to decide their table positions. Two points were awarded for a win and one point was awarded for a draw. The top tier (NLA) was contested by the top 12 teams from the previous 1953–54 season and the two newly promoted teams Lugano and Thun. The last two teams in the league table at the end of the season were to be relegated.
The second-tier (NLB) was contested by the two teams that had been relegated from the NLA at the end of the last season, these were FC Bern and Biel-Bienne, the ten teams that had been in third to twelfth position last season and the two newly promoted teams Blue Stars and Nordstern. The top two teams at the end of the season would be promoted to the 1955–56 NLA and the two last placed teams would be relegated to the 1955–56 Swiss 1. Liga.[1]
Nationalliga A
Teams, locations
| Team | Based in | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Basel | Basel |  Basel-Stadt |
Landhof | 4,000 |
| AC Bellinzona | Bellinzona |  Ticino |
Stadio Comunale Bellinzona | 5,000 |
| FC Chiasso | Chiasso | Ticino |
Stadio Comunale Riva IV | 4,000 |
| Grasshopper Club Zürich | Zürich |  Zürich |
Hardturm | 20,000 |
| FC Fribourg | Fribourg |  Fribourg |
Stade Universitaire | 9,000 |
| FC Grenchen | Grenchen |  Solothurn |
Stadium Brühl | 10,900 |
| FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | La Chaux-de-Fonds |  Neuchâtel |
Centre Sportif de la Charrière | 10,000 |
| FC Lausanne-Sport | Lausanne |  Vaud |
Pontaise | 30,000 |
| FC Lugano | Lugano | Ticino |
Cornaredo Stadium | 6,330 |
| FC Luzern | Lucerne |  Lucerne |
Stadion Allmend | 25,000 |
| Servette FC | Geneva |  Geneva |
Stade des Charmilles | 27,000 |
| FC Thun | Thun |  Bern |
Stadion Lachen | 10,350 |
| BSC Young Boys | Bern | Bern |
Wankdorf Stadium | 56,000 |
| FC Zürich | Zürich | Zürich |
Letzigrund | 25,000 |
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 99 | 46 | +53 | 42 | Swiss Champions and Swiss Cup winners |
| 2 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 75 | 35 | +40 | 38 | |
| 3 | Grasshopper Club | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 80 | 43 | +37 | 33 | |
| 4 | Zürich[2] | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 30 | |
| 5 | Young Boys[3] | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 28 | |
| 6 | Servette[4] | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 26 | Selected for the 1955–56 European Cup first round |
| 7 | Bellinzona | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 26 | |
| 8 | Chiasso | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 25 | |
| 9 | Basel[5] | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 24 | |
| 10 | Fribourg | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 40 | 61 | −21 | 21 | |
| 11 | Lugano | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 47 | 79 | −32 | 20 | |
| 12 | Grenchen | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 19 | |
| 13 | Thun | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 65 | −30 | 18 | Relegated to 1955–56 Nationalliga B |
| 14 | Luzern | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 38 | 73 | −35 | 14 | Relegated to 1955–56 Nationalliga B |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, however with play-off for qualifiers;
Results
Topscorers
| Rank | Player | Nat. | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Marcel Mauron |  | 30 | La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 2. | Kurt Scheller | | 23 | Young Boys |
| 3. | Josef Hügi | | 20 | Basel |
| 4. | Branislav Vukosavljević |  | 18 | Grasshopper Club |
| 5. | Ferdinando Riva | | 17 | Chiasso |
| 6. | Charles Antenen | | 16 | La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 7. | Bram Appel | | 15 | Lausanne-Sport |
| 8. | Augusto Satori | | 14 | Bellinzona |
| Hans-Peter Friedländer | | 14 | Servette | |
| Gilbert Fesselet | | 14 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | |
| Francesco Chiesa | | 14 | Chiasso | |
Nationalliga B
Teams, locations
| Team | Based in | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Bern | Bern | Bern |
Stadion Neufeld | 14,000 |
| FC Biel-Bienne | Biel/Bienne | Bern |
Stadion Gurzelen | 5,500 |
| FC Blue Stars Zürich[6] | Zürich | Zürich |
Hardhof | 1,000 |
| FC Cantonal Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel |
Stade de la Maladière | 25,500 |
| FC Locarno | Locarno | Ticino |
Stadio comunale Lido | 5,000 |
| ES FC Malley | Malley | Vaud |
Centre sportif de la Tuilière | 1,500 |
| FC Nordstern Basel | Basel | Basel-Stadt |
Rankhof | 7,600 |
| FC Schaffhausen | Schaffhausen |  Schaffhausen |
Stadion Breite | 7,300 |
| FC Solothurn | Solothurn | Solothurn |
Stadion FC Solothurn | 6,750 |
| FC St. Gallen | St. Gallen |  St. Gallen |
Espenmoos | 11,000 |
| Urania Genève Sport | Genève | Geneva |
Stade de Frontenex | 4,000 |
| FC Winterthur | Winterthur | Zürich |
Schützenwiese | 8,550 |
| FC Young Fellows | Zürich | Zürich |
Utogrund | 2,850 |
| Yverdon-Sport FC | Yverdon-les-Bains | Vaud |
Stade Municipal | 6,600 |
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urania Genève Sport | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 37 | NLB Champions and promoted to 1955–56 Nationalliga A |
| 2 | FC Schaffhausen | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 32 | Play-off for promotion |
| 3 | FC Biel-Bienne | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 63 | 40 | +23 | 32 | |
| 4 | FC Nordstern Basel | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 31 | |
| 5 | ES FC Malley | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 30 | |
| 6 | Young Fellows Zürich | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 28 | |
| 7 | FC Winterthur | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 72 | 66 | +6 | 27 | |
| 8 | FC Cantonal Neuchâtel | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 25 | |
| 9 | FC St. Gallen | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 24 | |
| 10 | FC Blue Stars Zürich | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 23 | |
| 11 | FC Solothurn | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 22 | |
| 12 | FC Bern | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 20 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Locarno | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 20 | |
| 14 | Yverdon-Sport FC[1] | 26 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 64 | −39 | 13 | Relegated to 1955–56 1. Liga |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, however with play-off for qualifiers;
Play-off for promotion
The decider match for second place was played on 19 June 1955 at the Landhof in Basel.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Schaffhausen | 2–1 | Biel-Bienne |
Schaffhausen won and achieved promotion to 1955–56 Nationalliga A. Biel-Bienne remain in the division for the next season.
Play-out against relegation
The decider match against relegation was played on 19 June at the Stadion Allmend in Luzern.
Bern won and remained in division for the next season. Locarno were relegated to 1955–56 1. Liga.[1]