1976–77 FC Zürich season

FC Zürich 1976–77 Edwin Nägeli Edwin Nägeli Head coach Friedhelm Konietzka Letzigrund Nationalliga A 3rd Swiss Cup Quarter-finals 1976–77 Swiss League Cup Round 1 1976–77 European Cup Semi-finals 1976 Intertoto Cup 3rd in group Franco Cucinotta (28) Franco Cucinotta (38) 1975–76 1977–78 The 1976–77 season was FC Zürich's 80th season in their existence, since their foundation in 1896. It was their 18th 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 sixth consecutive season was the German Friedhelm Konietzka. The first team competed not only in the first-tier Nationalliga, but also competed in 1976–77 Swiss Cup and in the 1976–77 Swiss League Cup. Further, as reigning Swiss domestic league champions, the team had qualified for the 1976–77 European Cup. FCZ also entered into the 1976 Intertoto 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 14 August 1976, but subsequently left the club after that date. 1 SUI GK Karl Grob league games: 32 SUI DF Hilmar Zigerlig league games: 31 SUI DF Pierre-Albert Chapuisat league games: 31 SUI DF Max Heer league games: 26 SUI DF Pirmin Stierli league games: 27 SUI DF Pius Fischbach league games: 30 SUI DF Fritz Baur league games: 7 SUI MF Rosario Martinelli league games: 6 SUI MF Albert Hohl league games: 0 SUI MF Ernst Rutschmann league games: 19 SUI MF Fredi Scheiwiler league games: 26 SUI MF Hans-Joachim Weller league games: 31 SUI MF René Botteron league games: 32 SUI MF Jakob Kuhn league games: 30 SUI MF Georg Aliesch league games: 6 ITA FW Franco Cucinotta league games: 30 SUI FW Peter Risi league games: 24 SUI FW Urs Dickenmann league games: 5 SUI FW Ilija Katić league games: 0 Players who left the squad SUI GK Hanspeter Janser retired SUI GK Ruedi Hauser to FC Küsnacht SUI DF Giuseppe Sanfilippo to SC Zug SUI DF Silvio Galbucci to FC Winterthur SUI MF Walter Iselin to FC Gossau SUI MF Silvio Hartmann to reserve team GER FW Giulio Anthon to FC Wettingen SUI FW Rolf von Allmen to FC Stäfa SUI FW Pius Senn to Young Fellows Results Legend #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #CCCCCC Postponed 1px solid #AAAAAA Nationalliga 1976–77 Nationalliga A Qualifying phase matches Round 1 14 August 1976 20:00 Zürich 6–1 FCZ summary Neuchâtel Xamax Cucinotta 8 1:0Botteron 29 2:0Martinelli 33 3:0Risi 58 pen. 4:1Zigerlig 62Cucinotta 77 5:1Scheiwiler 87 6:1 37 3:1 Zaugg Letzigrund, Zürich 6,500 SUI René Kellenberger (Herisau) W Round 2 21 August 1976 20:00 Grasshopper Club 2–2 FCZ summary Zürich Seiler 18 1:0Seiler 25 2:0 65 Grob66 pen Risi70 Kuhn72 2:2 Scheiwiler Hardturm, Zürich 20,000 SUI Ernst Dörflinger (Grenchen and Basel) D Round 3 28 August 1976 17:00 Zürich 2–0 FCZ summary Chiasso Martinelli 14 1:0Risi 67 2:0 40 Yaghcha Letzigrund, Zürich 4,500 SUI A. Häring (Düdingen) W Corners: 14:1 Round 4 1 September 1976 20:30 Lausanne-Sport 1–1 FCZ summary Zürich Künzli 60 1:0 61 1:1 Cucinotta Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne 14,000 SUI Peter Scherz (Aegerten) D Corners: 9:5 Round 5 11 September 1976 20:30 Bellinzona 0–3 FCZ summary Zürich Erba 58 0:1 Weller75 0:2 Risi85 0:3 Scheiwiler Stadio Comunale Bellinzona, Bellinzona 5,500 SUI Jean Dubach (Nidau) W Corners: 4:9 Round 6 18 September 1976 17:00 Zürich 1–0 FCZ summaryFCB summary Basel Risi 67 1:0 Letzigrund, Zürich 15,000 SUI Gérard Racine Biel/Bienne W Round 7 2 October 1976 17:30 Young Boys 1–1 FCZ summary Zürich Rebmann 36 1:0 71 1:1 Cucinotta Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 26,000 SUI André Favre (Échallens) D Round 8 13 October 1976 20:00 Zürich 4–0 FCZ summary Winterthur Kuhn 8 1:0Botteron 26 2:0Cucinotta 73 3:0Rutschmann 82 pen 35′ Schweizer40 Bollmann Letzigrund, Zürich 3,800 SUI Attilio Bignasca (Lugano) W Corners: 17:3 (9:1) Round 9 24 October 1976 14:30 Zürich 1–1 FCZ summary Servette Cucinotta 49 1:1Chapuisat 63Cucinotta 63 44 Andrey45 0:1 Schnyder Letzigrund, Zürich 16,000 SUI Walter Hungerbühler (St. Gallen) D Round 10 30 October 1976 17:30 St. Gallen 1–3 FCZ summary Zürich Brander 28Blättler 90 1:3 51 0:1 Cucinotta73 0:2 Cucinotta83 0:3 Scheiwiler Espenmoos, St. Gallen 8,000 SUI A. Häring (Düdingen) W Corners: 3:8 Round 11 7 November 1976 14:30 Zürich 3–0 FCZ summary Sion Cucinotta 10 1:0Cucinotta 41 2:0Cucinotta 68′Botteron 88 3:0 48 Đorđić2 55 70 Balet Letzigrund, Zürich 4,000 SUI Ernst Dörflinger (Grenchen and Basel) W Deep, heavy surface, continuous rain Round 12 13 November 1976 18:00 Xamax 2–1 FCZ summary Zürich Decastel 21 1:0Decastel 70 2:1Bonny 33 1:1 Cucinotta Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel 6,800 SUI René Kellenberger (Herisau) L Rain, slippery. First defeat after 35 games unbeaten (since August 1975) Round 13 21 November 1976 14:30 Zürich 1–1 FCZ summary Grasshopper Club Becker 18 1:0Dickenmann 30 48 1:1 Kuhn Letzigrund, Zürich 16,000 SUI André Daina (Éclépens) D Wet conditions, but no rain. Round 14 27 November 1976 17:00 Chênois 1–0 FCZ summary Zürich Porto 43 1:0 Stade des Trois-Chêne, Thônex 4,500 SUI Walter Hungerbühler (St. Gallen) L Pitch partly uneven (not rolled). Corners 6:4 Round 15 5 December 1976 14:30 Zürich 1–1 FCZ summary Lausanne-Sport Letzigrund, Zürich 4,500 SUI Jean Dubach, (Nidau) D Terrain covered in snow. Round 16 26 February 1977 17:30 Basel 1–3 FCZ summaryFCB summary Zürich Demarmels 69 1:2 5 0:1 Cucinotta39 0:2 Risi74 1:3 Cucinotta St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 17,000 SUI Ernest Guignet (Yverdon) W Corners: 12:2 Round 17 6 March 1977 14:30 Zürich 5–1 FCZ summary Young Boys Botteron 2 1:0Cucinotta 30 2:0Risi 33 3:0Cucinotta 56 4:0Cucinotta 65 5:0 77 1:0 Odermatt Letzigrund, Zürich 11,500 SUI Bruno della Bruna (Lumino) W Round 18 12 March 1977 16:30 Winterthur 0–1 FCZ summary Zürich Bollmann 73Häni 76 57 0:1 Weller73 Rutschmann86 Zigerlig Schützenwiese, Winterthur 3,700 SUI Bruno Galler (Kirchdorf, Bern) W Wet, slippery ground Round 19 26 March 1977 16:00 Servette 2–1 FCZ summary Zürich Pfister 56 1:1Andrey 70 2:1 12 0:1 Botteron Charmilles Stadium, Geneva 20,000 SUI Jean Dubach (Nidau) L Round 20 17 April 1977 17:00 Zürich 2–1 FCZ summary St. Gallen Risi 20 1:0Weller 53 2:0 58 Mogg81 2:1 Mogg Letzigrund, Zürich 4,000 SUI André Daina (Éclépens) W Round 21 9 April 1977 18:00 Sion 1–1 FCZ summary Zürich Đorđić 35 1:1 11 0:1 Cucinotta63 Heer Stade Tourbillon, Sion 4,500 SUI Kurt Fuchs, (Basel) D Cold, unpleasant weather, good ground conditions. Corners: 8:7 Round 22 16 April 1977 17:00 Zürich 6–0 [ FCZ summary] Bellinzona Cucinotta 23 1:0Cucinotta 45 2:0Cucinotta 70 3:0Weller 73 4:0Cucinotta 77 5:0Aliesch 88 6:0 63 Manzoni2 84 87 Erba Letzigrund, Zürich 3,700 SUI Ernst Dörflinger (Grenchen and Basel) Qualifying phase table main WDL Q First stage 2 SER Servette Daniel Reichmuth 2025 https://super-servette.ch/Doku/Resultate_Servette_1976-77.pdf Servette Rangliste 1976/77 Servette ranking 1976/77 super-servette-ch fr 2025-11-16 BAS Basel Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 1977 https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/rangliste?saison=1976/77 1976/77 Rangliste Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" de-ch 1976/77 Ranking 2023-11-16 ZÜR Zürich (red) dbFCZ 2006–2023 https://www.dbfcz.ch/saison.php?saison_id=29&m=0&c=0&i=0&f=0&s=0&pord=0 FCZ 1976/1977 dbFCZ de-ch 2023-11-16 NX Neuchâtel Xamax YB Young Boys (red) BSC Young Boys AG 2025 https://www.bscyb.ch/archiv-1976-77 YB Saison 1976/77 YB season 1976/77 BSC Young Boys AG de-ch 2025-11-16 GCZ Grasshopper Club LS Lausanne-Sport CHÊ Chênois SIO Sion STG St. Gallen BEL Bellinzona WIN Winterthur 14 7 1 68 27 14 5 3 54 30 12 7 3 49 18 10 7 5 37 27 8 9 5 37 34 7 8 7 41 28 8 6 8 39 31 6 8 8 29 39 4 10 8 19 32 5 6 11 26 40 3 2 17 19 73 1 5 16 19 58 green3 To championship roundhalved points (rounded up) as bonus CG CG CG CG CG CG red3 To relegation play-out roundhalved points (rounded up) as bonus RG RG RG RG RG RG yes 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; complete rsssf.com Championship group matches Round 1 30 April 1977 17:00 Zürich 1–0 FCZ summary Grasshopper Club Risi 34 1:0 49 T. Niggl Letzigrund, Zürich 10,500 SUI Ernest Guignet (Yverdon-les-Bains) W Round 2 7 May 1977 20:30 Servette 1–0 FCZ summary Zürich Chivers 27 1:0 56 Heer Charmilles Stadium, Geneva 16,000 SUI Jean Dubach (Nidau) L Round 3 14 May 1977 20:00 Zürich 3–6 FCZ summary Young Boys Cucinotta 55 1:3Risi 56 2:3Weller 58 3:3 13 0:1 Küttel17 0:2 Küttel30 0:3 Küttel55 Corminboeuf67 3:4 Lorenz75 3:5 Küttel85 3:6 Vögeli87 Burkhardt Letzigrund, Zürich 6,000 SUI Othmar Winter, (Martigny) L Corners: 11:5 Round 4 21 May 1977 20:00 Zürich 3–3 FCZ summaryFCB summary Basel Cucinotta 40 1:0Risi42 2:0Cucinotta 72 3:3 54 2:1 Schönenberger55 2:2 Stohler61 2:3 Demarmels Lauscher Maissen Letzigrund, Zürich 11,500 SUI Rudolf Renggli Luzern D Corners 6:13 Round 5 28 May 1977 20:30 Xamax 2–0 FCZ summary Zürich Elsig 23 1:0Bonny 51 2:0 38 Stierli Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel 8,200 SUI René Kellenberger (Herisau) L Round 6 1 JUne 1977 20:00 Grasshopper Club 0–2 FCZ summary Zürich 7 0:1 Risi66 Chapuisat86 0:2 Rutschmann Hardturm, Zürich 11,400 SUI Gérard Racine (La Neuveville) W Corners: 8:8 Round 7 11 June 1977 20:00 Zürich 4–0 FCZ summary Servette Cucinotta 9 1:0Weller 18 2:0(Bizzini) 63 ogRisi 83 4:0 Letzigrund, Zürich 10,000 SUI Peter Scherz (Aegerten) W Round 8 18 June 1977 17:30 Young Boys 1–5 FCZ summary Zürich Odermatt 78 1:4 35 0:1 Kuhn53 0:2 Weller62 0:3 Risi65 0:4 Botteron89 1:5 Risi Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 7,200 SUI Bruno Galler (Kirchdorf, Bern) W Round 9 22 June 1977 20:00 Basel 3–1 FCZ summaryFCB summary Zürich Nielsen 33Nielsen 53 1:0Tanner 57 2:0Maissen 71 3:0 89 3:1 Kuhn St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 14,000 SUI André Daina (Éclépens) L Round 10 25 June 1977 20:00 Zürich 5–2 FCZ summary Xamax Cucinotta 1 1:0Cucinotta 33 2:1Cucinotta 43 3:1(Mantoan) 65 ogWeller 87 5:2 12 1:1 Decastel56 3:2 Geiser Letzigrund, Zürich 5,000 SUI Othmar Winter, (Martigny) W Last game for Jakob Kuhn as active player. Championship table main WDL Q Championship group 2 y BAS Basel] SER Servette ZÜR Zürich GCZ Grasshopper Club NX Xamax YB Young Boys 5 2 3 19 16 17 5 1 4 16 14 18 5 1 4 24 18 16 5 2 3 15 10 11 3 1 6 14 18 14 3 1 6 12 24 13 green1 Championship winners, qualified for 1977–78 European Cup POW green3 Play-off losers, qualified for 1977–78 UEFA Cup POL blue1 qualified for 1977–78 UEFA Cupand entered 1977 Intertoto Cup UEC1 blue1 qualified for 1977–78 UEFA Cupand entered 1977 Intertoto Cup UEC2 yellow1 Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1977–78 Cup Winners' Cupand entered 1977 Intertoto Cup CWC 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but play-off for the title. complete rsssf.com Swiss Cup 1976–77 Swiss Cup Round 4 26 September 1976 14:30 Lugano 2–4 FCZ summary Zürich Signorelli 13 1:2Arigoni 25Brenna 60Valsangiacomo 84 2:3 7 0:1 Stierli9 0:2 Cucinotta76 1:3 Scheiwiler90 2:4 Weller Cornaredo Stadium, Lugano 3,000 SUI Gottlieb Barmettler (Luzern) W Corners: 9:7 Round 5 13 October 1976 Vevey Sports 0–2 FCZ summary Zürich 50 Heer81 0:1 Rutschmann82 0:2 Weller Stade de Copet, Vevey 5,800 SUI Jean Dubach (Nidau)} W Quarter-final 19 December 1976 Young Boys 2–1 YB summaryFCZ summary Zürich Andersen 32Lorenz 42 1:1Vögeli 80Andersen 90 2:1 40 0:1 Cucinotta Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 9,500 SUI Walter Hungerbühler (St. Gallen) L This match was postponed on 12 December due to unplayable terrain (snow). The playing field had been cleared of snow, but was treacherously half-frozen and therefore bumpy. Swiss League Cup 1976–77 Swiss League Cup Round 1 7 August 1977 Grasshopper Club 4–4 yes 4–3 FCZ summary Zürich Bauer 28 1:1Bauer 43 2:1Seiler 45 3:2Bigi Meyer 83 4:3 13 0:1 Kuhn45 pen. 2:2 Risi58 3:3 P. Stierli88 4:4 Kuhn Gross Bigi Meyer Ponte Bauer Cornioley Risi Kuhn Botteron Zigerlig Grob Hardturm, Zürich 12,000 SUI Walter Hungerbühler (St. Gallen) L Corners: 7:19. European Cup 1976–77 European Cup First round First leg 15 September 1976 Rangers SCO 1–1 Report SUI Zürich Parlane 34 Cucinotta 1 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow 28,500 Achille Verbecke (France) D Second leg 29 September 1976 Zürich SUI 1–0 2–1 Report SCO Rangers Martinelli 8 Letzigrund, Zürich 28,500 Emilio Guruceta Muro (Spain) W Zürich won 2–1 on aggregate. Second round First leg 20 October 1976 Zürich SUI 2–0 Report FIN TPS Cucinotta 17Scheiwiler 71 Letzigrund, Zürich 15,500 Josef Pouček (Czechoslovakia) W Second leg 3 November 1976 TPS FIN 0–1 0–3 Report SUI Zürich Cucinotta 70 Kupittaa, Turku 823 Marian Kustoń (Poland) W Zürich won 3–0 on aggregate. Quarter-final First leg 2 March 1977 Zürich SUI 2–1 Report GDR Dynamo Dresden Cucinotta 41Risi 90 Kreische 77 Letzigrund, Zürich 19,000 Nicolae Rainea (Romania) W Second leg 16 March 1977 Dynamo Dresden GDR 3–2 4–4 Report SUI Zürich Schade 18 pen.Kreische 54 63 Cucinotta 37Risi 64 Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden 33,000 Ángel Franco Martínez (Spain) L 4–4 on aggregate; Zürich won on away goals. Semi-final First leg 6 April 1977 Zürich SUI 1–3 Report ENG Liverpool Risi 6 pen Neal 14 67 pen.Heighway 48 Letzigrund, Zürich 30,000 Dogan Babacan (Turkey) L Second leg 20 April 1977 6–1 Liverpool ENG 3–0 Report SUI Zürich Case 33 79Keegan 83 Anfield, Liverpool 50,611 Sergio Gonella (Italy) L Liverpool won 6–1 on aggregate. Intertoto Cup 1976 Intertoto Cup Group 5 matches Matchday 1 26 June 1976 Zbrojovka Brno CSK 1–0 FCZ summary SUI Zürich Hamár 85 1:0 Brno 2,500 CSK Rozhodoj L Matchday 2 3 July 1976 Zürich SUI 4–1 FCZ summary AUT Austria Wien Scheiwiler 14 1:0P. Stierli 27 2:0Cucinotta 43 3:0Risi 82 4:1 62 3:1 Pospischil Pirkner Prohaska Sportplatz, Sarmenstorf 2,500 SUI Ernst Dörflinger (Grenchen) W Inauguration of the Sarmenstorf sports fields Matchday 3 11 July 1976 Zürich SUI 0–0 FCZ summary FRG Duisburg Katić 25Chapuisat 71 81 Seliger Letzigrund, Zürich 4,000 SUI Bruno della Bruna (Lumino) D Matchday 4 17 July 1976 Austria Wien AUT 2–4 FCZ summary SUI Zürich Weiss 50 1:3Pöll 73 2:4 14 0:1 Risi20 0:2 Risi41 0:3 Cucinotta72 1:4 Cucinotta Wiener Sportclub grounds, Vienna 1,000 AUT Andreas Siegl W Matchday 5 24 July 1976 Duisburg FRG 3–1 FCZ summary SUI Zürich Dietz 71 pen 1:1Worm 82 2:1Suchanek 86 3:1 65 0:1 Risi Dinslaken 6,000 L Matchday 6 27 July 1976 Zürich SUI 0–1 FCZ summary CSK Zbrojovka Brno 73 0:1 Pešice Sportplatz, Weesen, Switzerland 2,400 SUI Walter Hungerbühler (St. Gallen) L Inauguration and opening game of the main pitch Final group table main WDL Q 2 BRN CSK Zbrojovka Brno DUI FRG Duisburg ZÜR SUI Zürich AWI AUT Austria Wien 5 0 1 13 9 3 2 1 13 4 2 1 3 9 8 0 1 5 8 22 1–0 1–0 7–3 5–1 3–1 4–0 0–1 0–0 4–1 1–2 1–1 2–4 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 games Pre-season and mid-season Exhibition game 13 July 1978 Kriens 0–1 FCZ summary Zürich 24 0:1 Rutschmann Stadion Kleinfeld, Kriens 700 SUI Peter Aschwanden Luzern) W Exhibition game 27 July 1976 FC Polizei ZH (red) Fussballverband Region Zürich 2024 https://matchcenter.fvrz.ch/default.aspx?v=613858&oid=11&lng=1 FC Oerlikon/Polizei ZH Fussballverband Region Zürich de 2024-11-16 3–8 FCZ summary Zürich Anthon Anthon Anthon Anthon Risi Risi Anthon Stierli Sportanlage Neudorf, Zürich 600 SUI Isler (Affoltern am Albis, Zürich) W Exhibition game 4 August 1976 Grenchen 1–2 FCZ summary Zürich Wirth 81 1:2 19 Kuhn25 0:1 Martinelli45 0:2 Hohl Stadion Brühl, Grenchen 3,000 SUI Gérard Racine (La Neuveville) W Corners: 2:12 Exhibition game 11 August 1976 Young Boys 1–1 yes 2–4 FCZ summary Zürich Burkhardt 29 1:0 19 Heer85 1:1 Aliesch Stadion Brühl, Grenchen 10,500 SUI Jean Dubach (Nidau) W Corners: 12:9 Exhibition game 23 August 1976 Zürich 3–1 FCZ summary Bayern Munich Botteron 2 1:0Konietzka 54 2:1Konietzka 76 3:1 24 1:1 Dürnberger Letzigrund, Zürich 22,000 SUI Jean Dubach (Nidau) W Exhibition game 7 September 1976 Gossau 4–7 FCZ summary Zürich Krucker 42 1:5Weber 60 2:7Maier 78 3:7Krucker 81 4:7 5 0:1 Heer11 0:2 Martinelli20 0:3 Stierli24 0:4 Cucinotta35 0:5 Weller48 1:6 Scheiwiler49 1:7 Scheiwiler Sportanlage Buechenwald, Gossau 1,050 SUI Troy (St. Gallen) W Exhibition game 18 November 1976 Zürich 5–1 FCZ summary FCZ reserves Letzigrund, Zürich W Winter break Exhibition game 5 February 1977 Zürich 3–2 FCZ summary Kriens Botteron 18 1:0Risi 28 2:0Weller 40 3:0 77 3:1 Pedraita83 3:2 Renggli Letzigrund, Zürich 150 SUI Rudolf Renggli (Luzern) W Exhibition game 13 February 1977 Zürich 5–0 FCZ summary Grenchen Cucinotta 5 1:0Cucinotta 21 2:0Botteron 23 3:0Risi 40 4:0Cucinotta 88 5:0 Sportplatz auf der Mülligen, Zürich 300 SUI Winiger (Wetzikon) W Exhibition game 16 February 1977 VfB Stuttgart 0–1 FCZ summary Zürich 76 0:1 Risi Neckarstadion, Stuttgart 1,500 GER Heinz Aldinger (Waiblingen) W Exhibition game 20 February 1977 Nordstern Basel 0–1 FCZ summary Zürich 56 0:1 Cucinotta Stadion Rankhof, Basel 1,200 SUI Bruno Galler (Kirchdorf, Bern) W Exhibition game 20 March 1977 Zürich 3–1 FCZ summary New York Cosmos Botteron 43 1:1Scheiwiler 44 2:1Weller 63 3:1 26 0:1 Chinaglia Letzigrund, Zürich 4,000 W Sources and references dbFCZ Homepage Switzerland 1976–77 at RSSSF Swiss League Cup at RSSSF FC Zürichseasons 1975–76 1977–78 Category:FC Zürich seasons Zürich