1960–61 in Swiss football

none October 2025 October 2025 October 2025 October 2025 Switzerland 1960–61 Nationalliga A Servette Nationalliga B Lugano 1. Liga 1. Liga champions:FC PorrentruyGroup West:SC BurgdorfGroup Cenral:FC PorrentruyGroup South and East:FC Bodio Swiss Cup La Chaux-de-Fonds 1959–60 1961–62 yes The following is a summary of the 1960–61 season of competitive football in Switzerland, including their times played, wins, draws, losses and more. Nationalliga A 1960–61 Nationalliga A Final league table main WDL Q 5 2 SER Servette Daniel Reichmuth 2024 https://super-servette.ch/Doku/Resultate_Servette_1960-61.pdf Servette 1960/61 super-servette-ch fr 2024-11-16 YB Young Boys (red) BSC Young Boys AG 2024 https://www.bscyb.ch/archiv-1960-61 YB Saison 1960/61 YB season 1960/61 BSC Young Boys AG de 2024-11-16 ZÜR Zürich (red) dbFCZ 2023 https://www.dbfcz.ch/saison.php?saison_id=57&m=0&c=0&i=0&p=0&f=0&s=0&pord=0 FCZ Saison 1960/61 de-ch FCZ season 1960/61 dbFCZ 2024-11-16 GRE Grenchen BAS Basel Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 2024 https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/rangliste?saison=1960/61 Rangliste 1960/61 de-ch Ranking 1960/61 Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 2024-11-16 GCZ Grasshopper Club CDF La Chaux-de-Fonds LUC Luzern LS Lausanne-Sport BB Biel-Bienne YFZ Young Fellows Zürich FRI Fribourg WIN Winterthur CHI Chiasso 23 0 3 77 29 15 6 5 70 37 15 5 6 74 43 12 6 8 68 49 13 2 11 42 36 10 6 10 60 53 11 4 11 65 64 9 6 11 37 45 9 5 12 57 58 8 7 11 43 47 8 6 12 48 63 7 6 13 30 55 8 1 17 33 66 2 4 20 22 81 green1 Swiss Champions qualified for 1961–62 European Cup A yellow1 Swiss Cup winners qualified for 1961–62 Cup Winners' Cupand entered 1961–62 International Football Cup C blue1 Entered 1961–62 International Football Cup I1 blue1 Entered 1961–62 International Football Cup I2 blue1 Entered 1961–62 International Football Cup I3 red1 Relegated to 1961–62 Nationalliga B R1 red1 Relegated to 1961–62 Nationalliga B R2 yes 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, however with play-off for qualifiers; complete rsssf.com Nationalliga B 1960–61 Nationalliga A#Nationalliga B Final league table main WDL QR 5 2 LUG FC Lugano 16 6 4 77 36 FCS FC Schaffhausen 16 4 6 55 29 BEL AC Bellinzona 14 8 4 52 30 YVE Yverdon-Sport FC 17 1 8 51 37 THU FC Thun 13 6 7 62 36 SIO FC Sion 11 5 10 51 51 BER FC Bern 9 7 10 55 59 MAS FC Martigny-Sports 7 10 9 36 48 BRÜ SC Brühl 8 5 13 46 50 VEV Vevey Sports 8 5 13 28 41 AAR FC Aarau Stephan Beck 2023 https://arowa.ch/index.php?page=ligatabelle&saison=61 Schweizer Meisterschaft 1960/61 FCA Rangliste de-ch Swiss Championship 1960/61 FCA Ranking arowa.ch 2024-11-16 7 7 12 32 53 UGS Urania Genève Sport 7 6 13 39 47 CN FC Cantonal Neuchâtel 6 5 15 44 72 NOR FC Nordstern Basel 5 1 20 27 66 green1 NLB Champions and promoted to 1961–62 Nationalliga A CP1 green3 Play off for second position QP2 QP2 red1 Relegated to 1961–62 1. Liga R1 red1 Relegated to 1961–62 1. Liga R2 yes yes yes 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, however with play-off for qualifiers; complete rsssf.com Decider for second place Schaffhausen and Bellinzona ended the season level on points, therefore a play-off for promotion was required. The decider match for second place was played on 18 June 1961 at the Stadion Neufeld in Bern. Schaffhausen 2–0 * Bellinzona * Note: The match was abandoned due to pitch invasion in the 68th Minute. The replay was played on 23 July at Stadion Allmend in Lucerne. Schaffhausen 4–0 Bellinzona Schaffhausen won and were promoted to 1961–62 Nationalliga A. Bellinzona remained in the division. 1. Liga 1960–61 Swiss 1. Liga Group West main WDL QR 2 BUR SC Burgdorf 15 4 3 62 21 NX FC Xamax 12 4 6 61 46 VER FC Versoix 12 2 8 51 44 ETO Etoile Carouge FC 12 1 9 61 44 SIE FC Sierre 10 4 8 48 43 LAN FC Langenthal 9 5 8 51 43 BÖZ FC Bözingen 34 8 5 9 55 50 MOR FC Forward Morges 7 5 10 36 44 RAR FC Raron 6 7 9 41 56 MON FC Monthey 7 5 10 36 52 ESM ES FC Malley 6 6 10 24 36 PAY FC Stade Payerne 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 2023-11-16 1 6 15 33 80 green3 Play-off to Nationalliga B QP orange2 Play-out against relegation R1 red2 Relegation to 2. Liga R2 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers. complete RSSSF Group Central main WDL QR 2 POR FC Porrentruy 14 5 3 39 22 BAD FC Baden 13 5 4 53 38 CON FC Concordia Basel 10 7 5 49 33 SOL FC Solothurn 9 7 6 47 37 MOU FC Moutier 7 8 7 42 36 DIE FC Dietikon 8 6 8 40 33 OBO BSC Old Boys 8 5 9 26 32 ALL FC Alle 7 6 9 31 41 LEN Lengnau 7 6 9 35 46 WET FC Wettingen 6 7 9 34 35 DEL SR Delémont 5 4 13 43 60 BSS FC Bassecourt 3 4 15 24 50 green3 Play-off to Nationalliga B QP orange2 Play-out against relegation R1 red2 Relegation to 2. Liga R2 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers. complete RSSSF Group South and East main WDL QR 2 BOD FC Bodio 15 5 2 50 24 STG FC St. Gallen 13 6 3 77 36 LOC FC Locarno 11 7 4 47 35 BSZ FC Blue Stars Zürich 10 7 5 56 32 HÖN SV Höngg 7 8 7 40 42 RED FC Red Star Zürich 6 9 7 31 34 EMM FC Emmenbrücke 7 5 10 39 47 SOL FC Solduno 6 7 9 34 47 VAD FC Vaduz 7 4 11 53 63 RALU FC Rapid Lugano 6 5 11 26 31 WIL FC Wil 4 6 12 27 46 LaC AS Lamone-Cadempino 4 3 15 25 68 green1 Play-off to Nationalliga B QP orange2 Play-out against relegation R1 red2 Relegation to 2. Liga R2 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers. complete RSSSF Promotion, relegation Promotion play-off The three group winners played single a round-robin for the two promotion slots and for the championship. The games were played on 18 and 25 June and 2 July 1961. main WDL Q 2 POR FC Porrentruy 1 1 0 4 3 BOD FC Bodio 0 2 0 1 1 BUR SC Burgdorf 0 1 1 2 3 — 3–2 1–1 — — 0–0 green1 1. Liga champions and promotion to 1961–62 Nationalliga B CP green2 Promotion to 1961–62 Nationalliga B QP y noflag 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head 3) Decider. complete RSSSF FC Porrentruy became 1. Liga champions. The champions and the runners-up FC Bodio were promoted to 1961–62 Nationalliga B. SC Burgdorf remained in the division. Relegation play-out The three second last placed teams in each group, contested a play-out to decide the fourth and last relegation slot. The games were played on 18 and 25 June and 2 July 1961. main WDL R 2 DEL SR Delémont 2 0 0 4 1 ESM ES FC Malley 1 0 1 2 1 WIL FC Wil 0 0 2 1 5 — 3–1 0–1 — — 0–2 red2 Relegation to 2. Liga R2 y noflag 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head 3) Decider. complete RSSSF Delémont and Malley remained in the division. FC Wil were relegated to 2. Liga. Swiss Cup 1960–61 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: ChdF-Delémont 3:1. Biel-Burgdorf 4:0. Fourth round: ChdF-Lengnau 3:1. Biel-YB 3:1. Fifth round: Urania Genf-ChdF 0:1. Thun-Biel 3:4 . Quarter-finals: ChdF-Lausanne 4:1. Chiasso-Biel 1:1 . Replay: Biel-Chiasso 1:0. Semi-finals: Schaffhausen-ChdF 0:2. Biel-Luzern 3:1. Final The final was held at the former Wankdorf Stadium on Sunday 23 April 1961. 23 April 1961 La Chaux-de-Fonds 1–0 Summary Biel-Bienne Frigerio 45 Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 20,000 SUI Fritz Schorer (Interlaken) Swiss Clubs in Europe This was the sixth season with the European Cup and it was the first season that the Cup Winners' Cup tournament took place. Young Boys as 1959–60 Nationalliga A champions: 1960–61 European Cup Luzern as 1959–60 Swiss Cup winners: 1960–61 Cup Winners' Cup Young Boys European Cup 1960–61 European Cup Preliminary round First leg Limerick v Young Boys 31 August 1960 Limerick IRL 0–5 Report SUI Young Boys Wechselberger 54 88Schneider 70Dürr 76Meier 82 Thomond Park, Limerick 8,000 José María Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain) W Second leg Young Boys v Limerick 5 October 1960 20:15 CET Young Boys SUI 4–2 Report IRL Limerick Allemann 40Schneider 68 72Dürr 81 Lynam 36O'Reilly 75 Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 21,000 Juan Gardeazabal Garay (Spain) W Young Boys won 9–2 on aggregate. First round First leg Young Boys v Hamburger SV 2 November 1960 20:15 CET Young Boys SUI 0–5 Report FRG Hamburger SV Stürmer 24 52Seeler 34 39Neisner 72 Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 45,000 Johan Bronkhorst (Netherlands) L Second leg Hamburger SV v Young Boys 27 November 1960 17:30 CET Hamburger SV FRG 3–3 Report SUI Young Boys Stürmer 13Dörfel 72Walker 86 o.g. Bigler 21 pen.Meier 25Schneiter 48 Volksparkstadion, Hamburg 45,000 Pieter Paulus Roomer (Netherlands) D Hamburger SV won 8–3 on aggregate. Luzern Cup Winners' Cup 1960–61 European Cup Winners' Cup Quarter-finals First leg 1960 11 23 y Luzern SUI 0–3 Summary ITA Fiorentina Petris 32 Hamrin 35 81 Stadion Allmend, Lucerne 11,000 Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany) L Second leg 1960 12 28 y Fiorentina ITA 6–2 Summary SUI Luzern Antoninho 28 52 75 Hamrin 33 pen. 46 Milan 38 Frey 43 Hahn 55 Stadio Comunale, Florence 5,000 Alojz Obtulovič (Czechoslovakia) L Fiorentina won 9–2 on aggregate. References Sources Switzerland 1960–61 at RSSSF European Competitions 1960–61 at RSSSF.com Cup finals at Fussball-Schweiz Intertoto history at Pawel Mogielnicki's Page FC Basel 1893. Die ersten 125 Jahre Josef Zindel Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag Basel 2018 978-3-7245-2305-5 de Seasons inSwiss football 1959–60 1961–62 Category:Seasons in Swiss football