1973–74 FC Zürich season

Associan football season FC Zürich 1973–74 Edwin Nägeli Edwin Nägeli Head coach Friedhelm Konietzka Letzigrund 1973–74 Nationalliga A Champions 1973–74 Swiss Cup Round 5 1973 Swiss League Cup Round 1 1973–74 European Cup Winners' Cup Quarter-finals 1973 Intertoto Cup Group 4 winners Jeandupeux (22) Jeandupeux (26) 1972–73 1974–75 The 1973–74 season was FC Zürich's 77th season in their existence, since their foundation in 1896. It was their 15th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football, following their promotion at the end of the 1957–58 season. They played their home games in the Letzigrund. Overview The club's president at this time was Edwin Nägeli, who had held this position since 1957. The FCZ first team head-coach for the third consecutive season was the German Friedhelm Konietzka. The first team competed not only in the first-tier 1973–74 Nationalliga A, but also competed in 1973–74 Swiss Cup and in the newly created 1973 Swiss League Cup. Further the team entered into the 1973 Intertoto Cup and had qualified for the 1973–74 European Cup Winners' Cup by winning the 1972–73 Swiss Cup. Players The following is the list of the FCZ first team squad this season. It also includes players that were in the squad the day the season started on 18 August 1973, but subsequently left the club after that date. 1 SUI GK Karl Grob league games: 26 SUI GK Hanspeter Janser league games: 0 SUI GK Ruedi Hauser league games: 0 SUI DF Hilmar Zigerlig league games: 26 SUI DF Renzo Bionda league games: 25 SUI DF Pirmin Stierli league games: 24 SUI DF Max Heer league games: 22 GER DF Hubert Münch league games: 8 SUI DF Giuseppe Sanfilippo league games: 1 SUI MF René Botteron league games: 26 SUI MF Rosario Martinelli league games: 26 SUI MF Jakob Kuhn league games: 25 SUI MF Ernst Rutschmann league games: 25 SUI MF Walter Iselin league games: 10 SUI FW Daniel Jeandupeux league games: 26 SUI FW Ilija Katić league games: 26 SUI FW Peter Marti league games: 15 SUI FW Erwin Schweizer league games: 2 SUI FW Pius Senn league games: 2 SUI FW René Rietmann league games: 1 GER FW Friedhelm Konietzka league games: 0 Players who left the squad SUI DF Albert Wyss SUI DF Peter Hafner SUI MF Heinz Ernst SUI MF Umberto Foschini SUI MF Joszef Turan SUI FW Fritz Künzli to FC Winterthur GER FW Rudi Brunnenmeier to SW Bregenz SUI FW Johannes Gnädinger ITA FW Armando Arisi SUI FW Hansueli Zürcher Results Legend #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #CCCCCC Postponed 1px solid #AAAAAA Nationalliga 1973–74 Nationalliga A League matches Round 1 18 August 1973 20:15 Young Boys 2–2 FCZ summary Zürich Cornioley 10 1:0Andersen 57 2:1 30 1:1 Katić60 2:2 Jeandupeux 75′ Kuhn Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 14,000 SUI Roland Racine (Prilly) D Round 2 25 August 1973 20:15 Zürich 2–1 FCZ summary Winterthur Botteron 9 1:0Martinelli 79 2:1Katić 87 30 1:1 Risi40 Oettli Letzigrund, Zürich 12,000 SUI Ulysse Darbellay (Roche, Vaud) W Round 3 28 August 1973 20:15 Zürich 4–2 FCZ summary Lausanne-Sport Katić 4 1:0Jeandupeux 17 2:0Katić 48 3:0Kuhn 79Jeandupeux 85 4:1 43 Loichat67 3:1 Müller88 4:2 Parietti Letzigrund, Zürich 11,000 SUI Roland Keller (Kehrsatz, Bern) W The wet pitch was still smooth and slippery following an afternoon thunderstorm. Round 4 1 September 1973 20:15 Grasshopper Club 1–1 FCZ summary Zürich Grahn 37 1:1Noventa 47Grahn 60 1 0:1 Stierli Hardturm, Zürich 23,000 SUI Rudolf Scheurer (Bettlach, Switzerland) D Round 13 8 September 1973 20:15 La Chaux-de-Fonds 0–2 FCZ summary Zürich 39 0:1 Jeandupeux52 0:2 Rutschmann Zigerlig Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds 4,200 SUI Bruno della Bruna (Lumino) W Game brought forward from 16 December 1973. Round 5 15 September 1973 20:15 Zürich 4–0 FCZ summary Chênois (Dufour) 43 ogJeandupeux 48 2:0Jeandupeux 56 3:0Katić 88 4:0 Letzigrund, Zürich 6,000 SUI Jean Dubach (Nidau) W Round 6 30 September 1973 15:00 Lugano 1–2 FCZ summary Zürich Mabillard 38 1:1 25 0:1 Jeandupeux55 og 1:2 (Lanfranconi) Cornaredo, Lugano 3,500 SUI Paul Uldry (Meyrin) W Round 7 13 October 1973 17:30 Zürich 1–0 FCZ summary Sion Jeandupeux 24 1:0 Letzigrund, Zürich 4,000 SUI Ernst Dörflinger (Grenchen and Basel) W Round 8 27 October 1973 20:00 Basel 1–3 FCZ summarySummary Zürich Hitzfeld 89 1:3 35 0:1 Jeandupeux29 0:2 Katić72 0:3 Rutschmann St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 25,000 SUI Anton Bucheli (Luzern) W A very cold, almost wintry evening. The ground was wet and slippery, but still playable. Round 9 11 November 1973 14:00 Zürich 1–1 FCZ summary Xamax Jeandupeux 19 1:0Marti 67 86 1:1 Richard Letzigrund, Zürich 23,500 SUI Rudolf Scheurer (Bettlach, Switzerland) D Round 10 24 November 1973 17:00 St. Gallen 2–3 FCZ summary Zürich Güggi 35Bigler 46Blättler 76 1:3Blättler 86 2:3 6 0:1 Rutschmann40 Stierli41 0:2 Katić47 0:3 Jeandupeux78 Heer Espenmoos, St. Gallen 9,700 SUI Ulysse Darbellay (Roche, Vaud) W Round 11 1 December 1973 14:30 Chiasso 0–1 FCZ summary Zürich 40 Kuhn47 0:1 Kuhn67 Botteron Stadio Comunale Riva IV, Chiasso 3,000 SUI Ernst Dörflinger (Grenchen and Basel) W Good playable pitch, but very cold. Round 12 9 December 1973 14:30 Zürich 1–1 FCZ summary Servette Martinelli 67 1:1Heer 69 61 0:1 Petrović66 Morgenegg69 Petrović70 Castella79 Guyot88 Németh Letzigrund, Zürich 7,000 SUI Fernand Burioli (Lausanne) D Soft, bumpy and soon rutted, difficult-to-play pitch. Round 14 2 March 1973 17:00 Zürich 3–0 FCZ summary Young Boys Botteron 18 1:0Katić 51 2:0Kuhn 59Katić 78 3:0 32 Schmocker80 Trümpler89 Vögeli Letzigrund, Zürich 5,700 SUI René Matthieu (Sierre) W Snowfall before the start of the game. Deep, bumpy and therefore treacherous pitch. Round 15 10 March 1974 15:00 Winterthur 1–1 FCZ summary Zürich Künzli 26 1:0 69 1:1 Rutschmann Zigerlig Schützenwiese, Winterthur 12,000 SUI Pierre Despont (Lausanne) D Round 16 16 March 1974 16:30 Zürich 1–0 FCZ summary Grasshopper Club (Malzacher) 2 og Letzigrund, Zürich 15,000 SUI Jean Dubach (Nidau) W Torrential rain before and throughout the entire game. Terrain deep, heavy, and slippery. Round 17 30 March 1974 17:30 Chênois 0–2 FCZ summary Zürich 5 0:1 Kuhn39 0:2 Kuhn Stade des Trois-Chêne, Thônex 5,500 SUI Anton Bucheli (Luzern) W Round 18 6 April 1974 17:00 Zürich 4–0 FCZ summary Lugano Katić 6 1:0Martinelli 20 2:0Kuhn 59 3:0Martinelli 70 4:0 Letzigrund, Zürich 7,500 SUI Hans Wieland (Grenchen) W Round 19 20 April 1974 Sion 2–1 FCZ summary Zürich Dayen 40Barberis 55Herrmann 62 1:1Luttrop 71Isoz 75 2:1 59 0:1 Rutschmann Stade Tourbillon, Sion 12,000 SUI Rudolf Rettig (Gerlafingen) L Round 20 28 April 1974 15:15 Zürich 5–1 Summary Basel Fischli 23 o.g. 1:0Katic 52 2:1Martinelli 53 3:1Jeandupeux 65 4:1Katic 88 5:1 40 pen. 1:1 Hitzfeld Letzigrund, Zürich 26,000 (sold-out) SUI Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach W Round 21 4 May 1974 18:15 Xamax 1–3 FCZ summary Zürich Traber 90 1:3 9 0:1 Rutschmann14 0:2 Rutschmann75 0:3 Bionda Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel 10,200 SUI Anton Bucheli (Luzern) W Round 22 11 May 1974 18:00 Zürich 3–0 FCZ summary St. Gallen Jeandupeux 77 1:0Jeandupeux 86 2:0Marti 88 3:0 Letzigrund, Zürich 7,500 SUI René Matthieu (Sierre) W Round 23 14 May 1974 Lausanne-Sport 1–3 FCZ summary Zürich Chapuisat 29Müller 74 1:1 14 0:1 Jeandupeux84 1:2 Jeandupeux87 1:3 Katić Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne 8,500 SUI Roland Keller (Kehrsatz, Bern) W Round 24 18 May 1974 18:55 Zürich 5–1 FCZ summary Chiasso Rutschmann 21 1:1Katić 29 2:1Jeandupeux 40 3:1Martinelli 64 4:1Jeandupeux 68 5:1Heer 83 1 0:1 Calcagno Letzigrund, Zürich 5,500 SUI Ernest Guignet (Yverdon-les-Bains) W The game started at 5:55 PM (not 6:00 PM) so Chiasso could catch their train home. Chiasso scored after 58 seconds. Round 25 25 May 1974 20:30 Servette 0–1 FCZ summary Zürich 5 Rutschmann80 0:1 Jeandupeux Charmilles Stadium, Geneva 14,500 SUI Ernst Dörflinger (Grenchen and Basel) W 42' Failure of one lighting mast, back in operation from the 60'. Round 26 1 June 1974 20:15 Zürich 8–1 FCZ summary La Chaux-de-Fonds Botteron 4 1:0Martinelli 9 2:0Katić 13 3:0Katić 47 4:0Jeandupeux 58 5:0Jeandupeux 60 6:0Katić 62 7:0Jeandupeux 82 8:1 72 pen Sandoz Letzigrund, Zürich 12,500 SUI Roland Racine (Prilly) W Final league table main WDL Q 5 2 ZÜR Zürich (red) dbFCZ 2023 https://www.dbfcz.ch/saison.php?saison_id=41&m=0&c=0&i=0&f=0&s=0&pord=0 FCZ 1973/74 dbFCZ de-ch 2025-11-16 GCZ Grasshopper Club SER Servette Daniel Reichmuth 2025 https://super-servette.ch/Doku/Resultate_Servette_1973-74.pdf Servette season 1973/74 Servette season 1973/74 super-servette-ch fr 2025-11-16 WIN Winterthur BAS Basel Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 1974 https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/rangliste?saison=1973/74 1973/74 Rangliste Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" de-ch 1973/74 Ranking 2025-11-16 YB Young Boys (red) BSC Young Boys AG 2025 https://www.bscyb.ch/archiv-1973-74#mnc_563 YB Saison 1973/74 YB season 1973/74 BSC Young Boys AG de-ch 2025-11-16 NX Xamax LS Lausanne-Sport STG St. Gallen SIO Sion CHÊ Chênois LUG Lugano CDF La Chaux-de-Fonds CHI Chiasso 20 5 1 67 20 12 9 5 41 27 12 8 6 49 35 13 6 7 42 29 13 3 10 57 39 10 8 8 52 38 10 6 10 38 38 9 8 9 45 48 10 5 11 38 48 5 12 9 24 31 7 8 11 30 48 4 9 13 20 44 3 10 13 28 51 2 7 17 18 53 green1 Champions, qualified for 1974–75 European Cupand entered 1974 Intertoto Cup EC blue1 Qualified for 1974–75 UEFA Cupand entered 1974 Intertoto Cup UEC1 blue1 Qualified for 1974–75 UEFA Cup UEC2 blue3 Entered 1974 Intertoto Cup I I yellow1 Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1974–75 Cup Winners' Cup CWC red1 Relegated to 1974–75 Nationalliga B R1 red1 Relegated to 1974–75 Nationalliga B R2 yes 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, however with play-off for qualifiers; complete rsssf.com Swiss Cup 1973–74 Swiss Cup Round 4 22 September 1973 Juventus Zürich 1–5 FCZ summary Zürich Kappeler 68 1:3 19 0:1 Marti21 0:2 Katić32 0:3 Stierli73 1:4 Katić77 1:5 Iselin Mülligen, Zürich 2,400 SUI Hans Wieland (Grenchen) W Round 5 7 October 1973 Zürich 2–3 FCZ summary St. Gallen Stierli 14 1:0Jeandupeux 19 2:0Bionda 47 2:1 Leuzinger55 2:2 Blättler72 2:3 Blättler Blättler Nasdalla Letzigrund, Zürich 7,600 SUI René Matthieu (Sierre) L Swiss League Cup 1973 Swiss League Cup Round 1 11 August 1973 Zürich 1–1 yes 3–4 FCZ summary Grasshopper Club Kuhn 83 pen 1:1 21 0:1 Grahn Kuhn Jeandupeux Bionda Botteron Zigerlig Gross Noventa Meier Winiger Grahn Letzigrund, Zürich 11,000 SUI Hans Wieland (Grenchen) L Cup Winners' Cup 1973–74 European Cup Winners' Cup Round 1 first leg 19 September 1973 Anderlecht BEL 3–2 FCZ summary SUI Zürich Rensenbrink 46 1:2Rensenbrink 49 2:2Rensenbrink 52 3:2 Stierli 21 0:1 Katić 29 0:2 Émile Versé Stadium, Brussels 14,729 SCO Alistair McKenzie W Return leg 3 October 1973 Zürich SUI 1–0 3–3 BEL Anderlecht Rutschmann 29 pen Letzigrund, Zürich 19,658 ESP Antonio Rigo Sureda W 3-3 on aggregate, Zürich won on away goals. Round 2 23 October 1973 Zürich SUI 0–0 FCZ summary SWE Malmö FF Rutschmann 45 42 Andersson Letzigrund, Zürich 10,957 Antoine Queudeville (Luxembourg) D Very cold, deep terrain. Return leg 4 November 1973 Malmö FF SWE 1–1 1–1 FCZ summary SUI Zürich Malmberg 23Andersson 90 36 Martinelli68 Katić Malmö Stadion, Malmö 7,469 Günter Männig (East Germany) D 1-1 on aggregate, Zürich won on away goals. Quarter-final first leg 6 March 1974 Sporting CP POR 3–0 FCZ summary SUI Zürich Nélson 55 Marinho 57 Manaca 75 Yazalde 80 78 Zigerlig Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon 41,280 Hans-Joachim Weyland (West Germany) L First game with new floodlights. Quarter-final return leg 20 March 1974 Zürich SUI 1–1 1–4 FCZ summary POR Sporting CP Botteron 7 18 Baltasar2 37 52 Nélson Letzigrund, Zürich 13,697 György Müncz (Hungary) D Sporting CP won 4–1 on aggregate. Intertoto Cup 1973 Intertoto Cup Group 4 matches Round 1 7 July 1973 Slavia Prague CSK 2–1 FCZ summary SUI Zürich Barták 70 1:1Veselý 85 2:1 46 0:1 Martinelli Prague 4,500 CSK Zdeněk Jelínek L Round 2 14 July 1973 18:30 Zürich SUI 4–4 FCZ summary SWE Norrköping Martinelli 3 1:0Marti 6 2:0Martinelli 21 3:0Rutschmann 61 4:1 50 3:1 Stern77 4:2 Wendt83 4:3 Hult84 4:4 Danielsson Letzigrund, Zürich 7,500 SUI André Favre (Echallens) D Double match: 18:30 FCZ vs. Norrköpping, 20:15 Grasshoppers vs. Hertha BSC Berlin Round 3 21 July 1973 18:00 Zürich SUI 3–0 FCZ summary CSK Slavia Prague Kuhn 66 1:0Botteron 70 2:0Jeandupeux 79 3:0 Letzigrund, Zürich 2,800 SUI Bruno della Bruna W Round 4 28 July 1973 Norrköping SWE 1–2 FCZ summary SUI Zürich Kindvall 53 1:1 15 0:1 Botteron60 1:2 Martinelli Norrköping 3,000 W Round 5 1 August 1973 16:00 Zürich SUI 4–1 FCZ summary FRA Nancy Jeandupeux 8 1:0Martinelli 27 2:0Martinelli 30 3:0Stierli 58 4:1 40 3:1 Prost Bauda Vicq Letzigrund, Zürich 5,500 SUI Roland Racine (Prilly) W Round 6 5 August 1973 Nancy FRA 1–1 FCZ summary SUI Zürich Herbet 32 1:0 78 1:1 Jeandupeux Stade Marcel Picot, Tomblaine, France 6,000 D Final group table main WDL Q 2 ZÜR SUI Zürich SLA CSK Slavia Prague NAN FRA Nancy NOR SWE Norrköping 3 2 1 15 9 3 1 2 9 7 2 1 3 7 13 1 2 3 12 14 3–0 4–1 4–4 2–1 2–1 4–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 5–1 y noflag 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw. complete mogiel.net Friendly matches Pre- and mid-season Pre-season 28 June 1973 FC Uzwil (red) Ostschweizer Fussballverband 2025 https://matchcenter.ofv.swiss/default.aspx?v=1751&oid=9&lng=1 FC Uzwil Ostschweizer Fussballverband de 2025-11-16 2–1 FCZ summary Zürich Weber 36 1:0Gregorin 76 2:1 65′ Martinelli65 1:1 Martinelli Rüti, Uzwil 1,000 SUI Mario Osta (Oberuzwil) L Uzwil played in the 1. Liga in 1973–74. Mid-season 6 September 1973 FC Trimbach 1–2 FCZ summary Zürich Sportanlage Leinfeld, Trimbach 1,300 W Mid-season 17 November 1973 Bellinzona 0–2 FCZ summary Zürich 60 0:1 Katić65 0:2 Senn Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona 500 SUI Bruno della Bruna (Lumino) L Corners 2:10 Winter break and mid-season Winter break 26 January 1974 FC Deitingen 3–6 FCZ summary Zürich Hert 53 1:3Hert 61 2:4Galli 75 3:5 8 0:1 Martinelli45 0:2 Martinelli50 0:3 Jeandupeux55 1:4 Martinelli67 pen Katić81 3:6 Martinelli Grabmatt, Deitingen 900 SUI Rudolf Rettig (Gerlafingen) W Pitch very suitable for play Winter break 27 January 1974 FC Kickers Luzern (red) Innerschweizerischer Fussballverband 2023 https://matchcenter.ifv.ch/default.aspx?lng=1&cxxlnus=1&v=362& FC Kickers Luzern Innerschweizerischer Fussballverband - ifv.ch de 2025-11-16 2–7 FCZ summary Zürich Wüest 68 1:6Wüest 90 2:7 1 0:1 Schweizer18 0:2 Kuhn28 0:3 Katić39 0:4 Schweizer43 0:5 Martinelli48 0:6 Jeandupeux89 1:7 Schweizer Stadion Auf Tribschen, Lucerne 600 SUI Anton Bucheli (Luzern) W Difficult pitch that was bordering on unplayable in the second half. Winter break 2 February 1974 Kriens 0–4 FCZ summary Zürich 12 0:1 Martinelli28 0:2 Martinelli34 0:3 Rutschmann52 0:4 Katić Stadion Kleinfeld, Kriens 300 SUI Gottlieb Barmettler (Luzern) W Winter break 3 February 1974 Aarau 1–1 FCZ summary Zürich Züttel 55 1:1 44 0:1 Botteron Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 1,900 SUI Kurt Fuchs (Basel) D Good conditions for the game Winter break 9 February 1974 14:30 Basel 5–1 FCZ summaryFCB summary Zürich Stohler 3 1:0Balmer 17 2:0Balmer 45 3:0Balmer 50 4:0Hasler 41 pen. 5:1 72 4:1 Katić Landhof, Basel 1,800 SUI Josef Schnidrig (Röschenz) L Very soft conditions. Corners 4:9- Winter break 16 February 1974 A.C. Arezzo 0–2 FCZ summary Zürich 31 0:1 Katić76 0:2 Jeandupeux Stadio Città di Arezzo, Arezzo, Italy W Arezzo played in Serie B (Italy) in 1974. Arezzo fielded their first team in the first half and their youth team in the second half. Winter break 24 February 1974 Servette 2–0 FCZ summary Zürich Guyot 43 1:0Barriquand 62 2:0 Colovray Sports Centre, Nyon 2,000 SUI Ghidoni (Geneva) L Pitch in good condition, sunny, but windy. Mid-season 16 April 1974 20:00 Zürich 0–1 FCZ summary Hamburger SV 85 0:1 Ripp Letzigrund, Zürich 5,500 SUI Walter Hungerbühler (St. Gallen) L Heavy snowfall at the beginning of the match Mid-season 24 April 1974 FC Langenthal (red) Fussballverband Bern/Jura 2025 https://matchcenter.fvbj-afbj.ch/default.aspx?lng=1&cxxlnus=1&v=1412& FC Langenthal Fussballverband Bern/Jura - fvbj-afbj.ch de 2025-11-16 2–3 FCZ summary Zürich Neuenschwander 59 1:1Neuenschwander 70 2:2 3 0:1 Katić61 1:2 Zigerlig81 2:3 Jeandupeux Einschlag, Reinach, Aargau 1,300 SUI Werner Bösch (Sutz-Lattrigen) W Sources and references Switzerland 1973–74 at RSSSF Swiss League Cup at RSSSF FC Zürichseasons 1972–73 1974–75 Category:FC Zürich seasons Zürich Category:Swiss football championship–winning seasons