1962–63 in Swiss football

none October 2025 October 2025 October 2025 October 2025 Switzerland 1962–63 Nationalliga A Zürich Nationalliga B Lugano 1. Liga 1. Liga champions:FC SolothurnGroup West:Etoile CarougeGroup Cenral:FC SolothurnGroup South and East:FC Locarno Swiss Cup Basel 1961–62 1963–64 yes The following is a summary of the 1962–63 season of competitive football in Switzerland. Nationalliga A 1962–63 Nationalliga A Final league table main WDL QR 5 2 ZÜR Zürich (red) dbFCZ 2023 https://www.dbfcz.ch/saison.php?saison_id=55 FCZ Saison 1962/63 de-ch FCZ season 1962/63 dbFCZ 2024-11-16 LS Lausanne-Sport CDF La Chaux-de-Fonds YB Young Boys (red) BSC Young Boys AG 2024 https://www.bscyb.ch/archiv-1962-63 YB Saison 1962/63 YB season 1962/63 BSC Young Boys AG de 2024-11-16 SER Servette Daniel Reichmuth 2024 https://super-servette.ch/Doku/Resultate_Servette_1962-63.pdf Servette 1962/63 super-servette-ch fr 2024-11-16 BAS Basel Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 2024 https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/rangliste?saison=1962/63 Rangliste 1962/63 de-ch Ranking 1962/63 Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 2024-11-16 GCZ Grasshopper Club BB Biel-Bienne GRE Grenchen LUC Luzern CHI Chiasso SIO Sion YFZ Young Fellows Zürich LUG Lugano 20 4 2 81 33 18 4 4 81 30 12 8 6 55 44 13 5 8 62 49 11 4 11 54 39 10 6 10 59 51 9 7 10 57 51 9 6 11 38 44 8 7 11 40 49 7 9 10 41 54 7 6 13 33 69 6 7 13 37 69 7 3 16 34 58 4 6 16 21 53 green1 Swiss Champions qualified for 1963–64 European Cupand entered 1963–64 Intertoto Cup EC yellow1 Swiss Cup winners qualified for 1963–64 European Cup Winners' Cup CWC blue1 Entered 1963–64 Intertoto Cup I1 blue1 Entered 1963–64 Intertoto Cup I2 blue1 Entered 1963–64 Intertoto Cup I3 #FFC0D0 Relegated to 1963–64 Nationalliga B R1 #FFC0D0 Relegated to 1963–64 Nationalliga B R2 yes 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, however with play-off for qualifiers; complete rsssf.com Nationalliga B 1962–63 Nationalliga A#Nationalliga B Final league table main WDL QR 5 2 FCS FC Schaffhausen 14 7 5 55 31 CN FC Cantonal Neuchâtel 13 5 8 52 39 WIN FC Winterthur 12 4 10 53 37 BEL AC Bellinzona 9 10 7 41 33 BRÜ SC Brühl 11 5 10 51 46 UGS Urania Genève Sport 9 9 8 40 37 THU FC Thun 11 5 10 51 50 VEV Vevey Sports 11 4 11 47 46 POR FC Porrentruy 11 3 12 46 57 AAR FC Aarau Stephan Beck 2023 https://arowa.ch/index.php?page=ligatabelle&saison=63 Schweizer Meisterschaft 1962/63 FCA Rangliste de-ch Swiss Championship 1962/63 FCA Ranking arowa.ch 2024-11-16 8 8 10 46 49 BER FC Bern 9 6 11 37 41 MOU FC Moutier 9 6 11 31 51 BOD FC Bodio Erste Liga (SFV) 2018 https://www.el-pl.ch/PortalData/3/Resources/saison_2019_2020/Statistik-Auf-Absteiger-Juni-2019.pdf Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg ab Saison 1931/32 bis 2018 PDF page 5 First League statistics on promotion and relegation from the 1931/32 season to 2018 Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV de 2024-11-16 8 6 12 22 41 FRI FC Fribourg 6 4 16 41 55 green1 NLB Champions and promoted to 1963–64 Nationalliga A CP1 green3 Promoted to 1963–64 Nationalliga A QP2 red1 Relegated to 1963–64 1. Liga R1 red1 Relegated to 1963–64 1. Liga R2 yes yes 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, however with play-off for qualifiers; complete rsssf.com 1. Liga 1962–63 Swiss 1. Liga Group West main WDL QR 2 ETO Etoile Carouge FC 15 5 4 60 34 VER FC Versoix 15 5 4 47 23 NX FC Xamax 12 7 5 54 33 LeL FC Le Locle 11 8 5 56 31 YVE Yverdon-Sport FC 12 5 7 58 30 SLO FC Stade Lausanne 10 8 6 38 32 ESM ES FC Malley 9 6 9 38 43 RAR FC Raron 9 3 12 35 36 REN FC Renens 6 6 12 23 47 MAS FC Martigny-Sports 3 11 10 24 33 MOR FC Forward Morges 5 7 12 23 43 MON FC Monthey 5 6 13 28 58 SIE FC Sierre 2 7 15 33 74 green3 To decider for first place QP QP red1 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional R1 R1 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers. complete RSSSF Decider for first place The decider match for the group winners was played on 22 June at Stade de Frontenex in Genève. Etoile Carouge 1–0 Versoix Etoile Carouge won and advanced to play-offs. Versoix remained in the division. Group Central main WDL QR 2 SOL FC Solothurn 15 8 1 57 24 CON FC Concordia Basel 10 8 6 55 40 DEL SR Delémont 12 4 8 41 30 EMM FC Emmenbrücke 11 5 8 60 43 ALL FC Alle 11 5 8 39 37 GER FC Gerlafingen 11 5 8 37 36 OBO BSC Old Boys 8 9 7 33 33 LAN FC Langenthal 8 8 8 49 45 BUR SC Burgdorf 7 8 9 42 44 NOR FC Nordstern Basel 7 7 10 46 49 WOH FC Wohlen 7 6 11 29 46 BRT FC Breite Basel 4 10 10 36 38 LEN FC Lengnau 3 1 20 23 82 green3 Play-off to Nationalliga B QP red1 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional R R 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers. complete RSSSF Group South and East main WDL QR 2 LOC FC Locarno 15 5 4 48 23 BAD FC Baden 15 4 5 64 32 VAD FC Vaduz 14 3 7 71 44 WET FC Wettingen 11 5 8 56 40 DIE FC Dietikon 10 5 9 40 42 RALU FC Rapid Lugano 11 3 10 35 48 RED FC Red Star Zürich 10 4 10 51 46 KÜS FC Küsnacht 10 4 10 33 40 STG FC St. Gallen 9 5 10 57 55 POL FC Oerlikon/Polizei ZH 9 3 12 49 51 BSZ FC Blue Stars Zürich 6 6 12 56 66 SOL FC Solduno 4 5 15 32 76 BÜL FC Bülach 3 6 15 39 68 green3 Play-off to Nationalliga B QP red1 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional R1 R1 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers. complete RSSSF Promotion play-off The three group winners played single a round-robin for the two promotion slots and for the championship. Round-robin main WDL Q 2 LOC Locarno 1 0 1 4 2 ETO Etoile Carouge 1 0 1 4 3 SOL Solothurn 1 0 1 3 6 — 2–0 3–2 — — 4–0 y noflag 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head 3) Decider. complete RSSSF Replay A replay round-robin was required, due to the egality of the teams main WDL Q 2 SOL Solothurn 1 1 0 4 2 ETO Etoile Carouge 0 2 0 2 2 LOC Locarno 0 1 1 2 4 1–1 — — 3–1 1–1 — green3 PW y noflag 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head 3) Decider. complete RSSSF FC Solothurn became 1. Liga champions. The champions and the runners-up Etoile Carouge were promoted to 1963–64 Nationalliga B. Swiss Cup 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. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 4 November 1962 https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24297 FC Basel - FC Black Stars 4:0 (4:0) Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 2024-11-16 GC-St. Gallen 3:0. Fourth round: YB-Basel 0:2. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 2 December 1962 https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24298 BSC Young Boys - FC Basel 0:2 (0:0) Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 2024-11-16 GC-Dietikon 3:1 . Fifth round: Basel-Burgdorf 7:1. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 30 December 1962 https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24299 FC Basel - SC Burgdorf 7:1 (1:0) Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 2024-11-16 Baden-GC 0:4 Quarter-finals: Chiasso-Basel 1:2. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 24 February 1963 https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24300 FC Chiasso - FC Basel 1:2 (0:2) Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 2024-11-16 GC-Sion 4:0. Semi-finals: Basel-Lausanne 1:0. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 24 March 1963 https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24301 FC Basel - FC Lausanne-Sport 1:0 (1:0) Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 2024-11-16 GC-Servette 4:2. Final The final was held in the former Wankdorf Stadium on Easter Monday 1963. Final 15 April 1963 15:00 Basel 2–0 Summary Grasshoppers Heinz Blumer 59 1:0Otto Ludwig 67 2:0 Wankdorf Stadium Bern 40,000 SUI Daniel Mellet (Lausanne) Basel won the cup and this was the club's third cup title to this date. (red) Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 2024 https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24302 Grasshopper Club - FC Basel 0:2 (0:0) Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" de-ch 2024-11-16 Schweizer Filmwochenschau (SFW) 1963 https://memobase.ch/de/object/bar-001-SFW_1062-5 Schweizer Filmwochenschau vom 19.04.1963 de 2024-11-16 Swiss Clubs in Europe Servette as 1961–62 Nationalliga A champions: 1962–63 European Cup and entered 1962–63 Intertoto Cup Lausanne-Sport as 1961–62 Swiss Cup winners: 1962–63 Cup Winners' Cup La Chaux-de-Fonds: entered 1962–63 Intertoto Cup Young Boys: entered 1962–63 Intertoto Cup Basel: entered 1962–63 Intertoto Cup Servette European Cup 1962–63 European Cup Preliminary round First leg Servette v Feyenoord 12 September 1962 21:30 CET Servette SUI 1–3 Report NED Feyenoord Mekhloufi 33 Kruiver 44 50Bennaars 70 Stade des Charmilles, Genève 18,133 Gérard Versyp (Belgium) L Second leg Feyenoord v Servette 19 September 1962 Feyenoord NED 1–3 4–4 Report SUI Servette Bennaars 76 pen. Mekhloufi 16Heuri 26Desbiolles 52 De Kuip, Rotterdam 30,064 Marcel Raeymaekers (Belgium) W Servette 4–4 Feyenoord on aggregate; Therefore a play-off was required. Play-off Servette v Feyenoord play-off 17 October 1962 20:00 CET Feyenoord NED 3–1 yes Report SUI Servette Kruiver 52Bouwmeester 91Van der Gijp 98 pen. Németh 33 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf 9,737 Johannes Malka (West Germany) L Feyenoord won play-off 3–1. Intertoto Cup 1962–63 International Football Cup Group A4 main WDL Q 2 SER SUI Servette SAR YUG Sarajevo NIT CSK Nitra NÎM FRA Nîmes 3 2 1 11 9 A 2 2 2 9 12 2 1 3 12 9 2 1 3 11 13 3–2 2–1 4–1 0–0 3–2 2–1 0–0 5–1 4–1 5–2 1–1 2–0 green3 GW y noflag 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw. complete mogiel.net Quarter-final First leg 15 August 1962 Servette SUI 1–0 HUN Tatabánya Mekhloufi 82 Charmilles Stadium, Geneva 13,000 GER Rudolf Kreitlein W Second leg 22 August 1962 Tatabánya HUN 6–0 6–1 SUI Servette Szovják 11 51Bíró 54 66Sátori 77Csernai 80 Stadion Gyula Grosics, Tatabánya 13,000 AUT Friedrich Mayer L Tatabánya win 6–1 on aggregate and continue to semi-finals. Lausanne-Sport Cup Winners' Cup 1962–63 European Cup Winners' Cup Preliminary round First leg 19 September 1962 Lausanne Sports SUI 3–0 Summary NED Sparta Rotterdam Vonlanthen 12Frigerio 55ter Horst 64 o.g. Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne 7,531 Henri Faucheux (France) W Second leg 3 October 1962 Sparta Rotterdam NED 4–2 4–5 Summary SUI Lausanne Sports Wilson 42 51 57van Miert 87 Dürr 78 pen.Hertig 83 De Kuip, Rotterdam 21,390 Kevin Howley (England) L Lausanne Sports won 5–4 on aggregate. First round First leg 14 November 1962 Lausanne-Sports SUI 1–1 Summary TCH Slovan Bratislava Hosp 40 Moravčík 52 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne 11,875 Alfeo Grignani (Italy) D Second leg 28 November 1962 Slovan Bratislava TCH 1–0 2–1 Summary SUI Lausanne-Sports Moravčík 86 Tehelné pole, Bratislava 5,314 Fritz Seipelt (Austria) L Slovan Bratislava won 2–1 on aggregate. La Chaux-de-Fonds Intertoto Cup 1962–63 International Football Cup Group A3 main WDL Q 2 PAD ITA Padova DOR HUN Dorogi Bányász CDF SUI La Chaux-de-Fonds PLZ CSK Spartak Plzeň 4 1 1 15 8 A 3 0 3 13 13 2 1 3 10 13 1 2 3 12 16 1–0 4–2 5–0 3–1 4–1 4–2 2–3 1–0 3–1 1–1 7–2 1–1 green3 GW y noflag 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw. complete mogiel.net Young Boys Intertoto Cup 1962–63 International Football Cup Group A1 main WDL Q 2 BRA CSK Slovnaft Bratislava PAR FRA RCF Paris VEN ITA Venezia YB SUI Young Boys 4 0 2 14 10 A 2 3 1 20 18 2 2 2 18 14 1 1 4 9 19 4–2 2–0 1–0 4–2 3–3 3–1 4–1 4–4 6–1 0–4 4–4 3–1 green3 GW y noflag 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw. complete mogiel.net Basel Intertoto Cup 1962–63 International Football Cup Group B3 main WDL Q 2 RIJ YUG Rijeka OBE FRG Rot-Weiß Oberhausen BAS SUI Basel PSV NED PSV 4 1 1 18 11 A 3 2 1 15 12 1 3 2 16 20 1 0 5 11 17 2–1 5–1 3–1 4–3 2–2 3–1 2–2 4–4 4–3 2–3 0–1 4–3 green3 GW y noflag 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw. complete mogiel.net Matches Round 1 27 May 1962 PSV Eindhoven NED 4–3 Summary SUI Basel Kerkhoffs 40 1:0Kerkhoffs 41 2:0Svensson 50 3:0Kerkhoffs 85 4:3 60 3:1 Stöckli68 3:2 Meier69 3:3 Meier Eindhoven 14,000 L Round 2 3 June 1962 16:45 Basel SUI 2–2 Summary YUG HNK Rijeka Blumer 28 1:0Burri 79 2:2 63 1:1 Balent73 1:2 Zadel Landhof, Basel 4,500 SUI Josef Gulde St. Gallen D Round 3 10 June 1962 Rot-Weiss Oberhausen FRG 2–2 Summary SUI Basel Ha. Siemensmeyer 14 1:0K.H. Feldkamp 70 2:2 45 1:1 Burri56 1:2 Oberer Niederrheinstadion, Oberhausen 3,000 GER Weingärt D Round 4 17 June 1962 14:30 Basel SUI 4–4 Summary FRG Rot-Weiss Oberhausen Odermatt 23 1:2Stöckli 33 2:2Ludwig 60 2:2Michaud 86 4:4Burri 0 88 7 0:1 Sundermann12 0:2 Laszig78 pen. 3:3 Barwenzik84 3:4 K.H.Feldkamp Landhof, Basel 2,000 SUI Othmar Huber Thun D Round 5 24 June 1962 HNK Rijeka YUG 5–1 Summary SUI Basel Zadel 7 1:0Lukaric 18 2:0Zadel 21 3:0Naumovic 22 4:0Medle 81 5:1 75 4:1 Ludwig Rijeka 2,000 YUG Zivko Bajic L Round 6 1 July 1962 18:00 Basel SUI 4–3 Summary NED PSV Eindhoven Burri 12 1:1Stocker 53 pen. 2:3Odermatt 70 3:3Pfirter 83 4:3 11 0:1 Pys14 1:2 Brussalers29 1:3 Brussalers Landhof, Basel 2,000 SUI Anton Bucheli Luzern W References Sources Switzerland 1962–63 at RSSSF European Competitions 1962–63 at RSSSF.com Cup finals at Fussball-Schweiz Intertoto history at Pawel Mogielnicki's Page FC Basel 1893. 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