The following is a summary of the 1974–75 season of competitive football in

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Nationalliga A

League table

Nationalliga B

League table

Promotion play-off

Relegation play-out

Wettingen-Raron was not played (Mendrisiostar withdrew)

1. Liga

Group West

Group Central

Decider for second place

The decider match for second place was played on 1 June 1975 in

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. '' SR Delémont win and advance to play-offs. FC Laufen remain in the division.''

Group East

Promotion play-off

The three group winners played a two legged tie against one of the runners-up to decide the three finalists. The games were played on 1, 5, 8 and 15 June.

First round

'' FC Young Fellows Zürich win 4–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.'' ''

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win 5–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals.'' '' FC Bern win 3–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.''

Final round

The three first round winners competed in a single round-robin to decide the two promotion slots. The games were played on 15, 22 and 29 June. ''

are 1. Liga champions, FC Young Fellows Zürich are runners-up and these two teams are promoted.''

Swiss Cup

The competition was played in a

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system. In the case of a draw,

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was played. If the teams were still level after extra time, the match was replayed at the away team's ground. In case of a draw after extra time, the replay was to be decided with a penalty shoot-out. The Quarter- and Semi-finals were played as two legged rounds, home and away. The final was held in

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Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were: * Third round: NLA teams with a bye. * Fourth round: Chiasso-Basel 0:1. Nordstern-Winterthur 2:5 . * Fifth round: Zürich-Basel 1:3. Kriens-Winterthur 1:2. * Quarter-finals: First leg: Etoile Carouge-Basel 1:2. Return leg: Basel-Etoile Carouge 2:1 (agg. 4:2). First leg: Grenchen-Winterthur 2:0. Return leg: Winterthur-Grenchen 2:0 (agg. 2:2), Winterthur won 3:2 . * Semi-finals: First leg: Chênois-Basel 1:4. Return leg: Basel-Chênois 2:1 (agg. 6:2). First leg: Winterthur-YB 2:1. Return leg: YB-Winterthur 0:0 (agg. 1:2)

Final

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Swiss League Cup

The League Cup was played in a

system with all 28 league clubs plus four selected teams from the 1. Liga. In the case of a draw,

was played. If the teams were still level after extra time, the decision was brought about with a penalty shoot-out. The final was played in

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Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were: * First round: Frauenfeld-GC 0:2. Zürich-Winterthur 3:0 * Second round: Chiasso-GC 1:4. Bellinzona-Zürich 1:4 * Quarter-finals: GC-Vevey 4:1. Etoile Carouge-Zürich 2:3. * Semi-finals: Basel-GC 1:3. Zürich-Xamax 5:1.

Final

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Swiss Clubs in Europe

as 1973–74 Nationalliga A champions:

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and entered 1974 Intertoto Cup * Sion as 1973–74 Swiss Cup winners: 1974–75 Cup Winners' Cup and entered 1974 Intertoto Cup * Grasshopper Club as league runners-up:

1974–75 UEFA Cup The 1974–75 UEFA Cup was the fourth season of the UEFA Cup, the third-tier club football competition organised by UEFA. The final was played over two legs at the Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, West Germany, and at the Diekman Stadion, Enschede ...

* Servette as league third placed team:

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: entered 1974 Intertoto Cup * Xamax: entered 1974 Intertoto Cup

Zürich

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European Cup

=First round

= ''Leeds United won 5–3 on aggregate.''

Intertoto Cup

=Group 1

Grasshopper Club

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UEFA Cup

=First round

= ''Grasshopper Club won 3–2 on aggregate.''

=Second round

= ''Real Zaragoza won 6–2 on aggregate.''

Intertoto Cup

=Group 5

Servette

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UEFA Cup

=First round

= ''Derby County won 6–2 on aggregate.''

Winterthur

Intertoto Cup

=Group 7

Xamax

Intertoto Cup

=Group

References

Sources

Switzerland 1974–75 at RSSSF

Cup finals at Fussball-Schweiz

Intertoto history at Pawel Mogielnicki's Page
* {{DEFAULTSORT:1974-75 in Swiss football Seasons in Swiss football