1977–78 in Swiss football

Football in Switzerland
Season	1977–78
Men's football
Nationalliga A	Grasshopper Club
Nationalliga B	Nordstern Basel
1. Liga	1. Liga champions:; FC Frauenfeld; Group 1:; FC Stade Lausanne; Group 2:; FC Bern; Group 3:; FC Frauenfeld; Group 4:; Mendrisiostar
Swiss Cup	Servette
Swiss League Cup	St. Gallen
Women's football
Swiss Women's Super League	DFC Bern
Swiss Cup	DFC Bern

The following is a summary of the 1977–78 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Nationalliga A

Qualifying phase table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Grasshopper Club	22	15	4	3	60	27	+33	34	To championship round
2	Servette	22	14	5	3	44	20	+24	33
3	Lausanne-Sport	22	13	4	5	47	21	+26	30
4	Basel^[1]	22	12	4	6	53	34	+19	28
5	FC Zürich^[2]	22	11	6	5	38	27	+11	28
6	Sion	22	6	9	7	29	33	−4	21

7	Xamax	22	8	3	11	32	42	−10	19	To relegation play-out round
8	Young Boys	22	7	5	10	27	45	−18	19
9	Chênois	22	8	2	12	27	35	−8	18
10	St. Gallen	22	5	7	10	27	38	−11	17
11	Étoile Carouge	22	5	3	14	22	40	−18	13
12	Young Fellows Zürich	22	1	2	19	14	58	−44	4

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;

Championship table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	BP	Pts	Qualification
1	Grasshopper Club	10	4	4	2	17	12	+5	17	29	Swiss Champions, qualified for 1978–79 European Cup and entered 1978 Intertoto Cup
2	Servette	10	3	5	2	10	10	0	17	28	Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1978–79 Cup Winners' Cup
3	Basel^[1]	10	5	3	2	21	14	+7	14	27	qualified for 1978–79 UEFA Cup
4	Lausanne-Sport	10	4	3	3	21	14	+7	15	26	qualified for 1978–79 UEFA Cup
5	Zürich^[2]	10	5	2	3	15	15	0	14	26	entered 1978 Intertoto Cup
6	Sion	10	0	1	9	8	27	−19	11	12	entered 1978 Intertoto Cup

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;

Relegation play-out

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	BP	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Young Boys	10	4	5	1	20	13	+7	10	23	entered 1978 Intertoto Cup
2	Chênois	10	4	4	2	19	9	+10	9	21
3	St. Gallen	10	3	6	1	11	7	+4	9	21
4	Xamax	10	4	2	4	14	15	−1	10	20

5	Étoile Carouge	10	4	3	3	13	12	+1	7	18	Relegated to 1978–79 Nationalliga B
6	Young Fellows Zürich	10	1	0	9	10	31	−21	2	4	Relegated to 1978–79 Nationalliga B

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;

Nationalliga B

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Nordstern Basel	30	18	9	3	69	23	+46	45	Champions promoted to 1978–79 Nationalliga A
2	Chiasso	30	18	9	3	70	30	+40	45	Promoted to 1978–79 Nationalliga A

3	Lugano	30	16	10	4	57	19	+38	42
4	Biel-Bienne	30	15	6	9	37	30	+7	36
5	Vevey-Sports	30	13	9	8	58	36	+22	35
6	Winterthur	30	11	10	9	44	44	0	32
7	Grenchen	30	10	8	12	45	45	0	28
8	Kriens	30	11	6	13	38	58	−20	28
9	Bellinzona	30	9	8	13	44	55	−11	26
10	Fribourg	30	9	8	13	35	46	−11	26
11	Aarau^[3]	30	11	4	15	44	67	−23	26
12	Luzern	30	7	11	12	34	39	−5	25
13	Wettingen	30	9	7	14	36	48	−12	25
14	La Chaux-de-Fonds	30	7	9	14	44	56	−12	23

15	Gossau^[4]	30	6	8	16	36	64	−28	20	Relegated to 1978–79 1. Liga
16	Bulle^[4]	30	6	6	18	37	68	−31	18	Relegated to 1978–79 1. Liga

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers; 3) Goals scored;

1. Liga

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	FC Stade Lausanne	26	16	6	4	70	28	+42	38	Play-off to Nationalliga B
2	FC Orbe	26	14	2	10	54	48	+6	30	Play-off to Nationalliga B
3	FC Raron	26	10	9	7	50	32	+18	29
4	ES FC Malley	26	11	7	8	50	38	+12	29
5	FC Martigny-Sports	26	11	5	10	39	41	−2	27
6	FC Leytron	26	10	6	10	44	42	+2	26
7	FC Renens	26	10	6	10	35	37	−2	26
8	Central Fribourg	26	12	2	12	39	47	−8	26
9	FC Stade Nyonnais	26	10	6	10	34	43	−9	26
10	FC Meyrin	26	10	4	12	40	40	0	24
11	FC Fétigny	26	8	8	10	37	43	−6	24
12	FC Monthey	26	8	7	11	38	41	−3	23	Play-out against relegation
13	FC Onex	26	7	9	10	36	46	−10	23	Play-out against relegation
14	Concordia Lausanne^[4]	26	3	7	16	29	69	−40	13	Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifier/relegation positions.

Decider for twelfth place

The decider was played on 4 June in Morges.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Monthey	2–2	FC Onex

The game was drawn, however, at this time, extra-time in matches had not yet been introduced. FC Monthey were declared winners due to goal-average of the regular season. Therefore, they remained in the division and FC Onex were relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.^[4]

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	FC Bern	26	15	8	3	55	26	+29	38	Play-off to Nationalliga B
2	FC Köniz	26	11	12	3	31	17	+14	34	Play-off to Nationalliga B
3	FC Lerchenfeld	26	11	10	5	46	32	+14	32
4	SC Derendingen	26	9	14	3	30	22	+8	32
5	FC Boudry	26	12	7	7	49	34	+15	31
6	FC Solothurn	26	10	9	7	48	41	+7	29
7	SR Delémont	26	10	7	9	37	30	+7	27
8	US Boncourt	26	5	16	5	29	29	0	26
9	FC Dürrenast	26	8	9	9	40	41	−1	25
10	FC Le Locle	26	7	9	10	32	44	−12	23
11	FC Aurore Bienne	26	5	10	11	26	43	−17	20
12	ASI Audax-Friul	26	5	9	12	40	49	−9	19	Play-out against relegation
13	FC Herzogenbuchsee	26	6	7	13	34	48	−14	19	Play-out against relegation
14	FC Bettlach^[4]	24	2	3	19	27	68	−41	7	Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifier/relegation positions.

Decider for twelfth place

The decider was played on in .

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Herzogenbuchsee	2–1	ASI Audax-Friul

FC Herzogenbuchsee won and remained in the division. ASI Audax-Friul were relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.^[4]

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	FC Frauenfeld	26	13	9	4	53	27	+26	35	Play-off to Nationalliga B
2	FC Laufen	26	11	8	7	55	41	+14	30	To decider for second place
3	FC Unterstrass	26	13	4	9	55	43	+12	30	To decider for second place
4	FC Schaffhausen	26	11	7	8	51	45	+6	29
5	FC Birsfelden	26	11	6	9	37	42	−5	28
6	SC Brühl	26	9	9	8	43	43	0	27
7	FC Blue Stars Zürich	26	9	8	9	48	51	−3	26
8	FC Baden	26	9	8	9	45	48	−3	26
9	FC Concordia Basel	26	9	7	10	57	50	+7	25
10	FC Glattbrugg	26	9	7	10	46	51	−5	25
11	SV Muttenz	26	9	6	11	46	46	0	24
12	FC Red Star Zürich	26	10	4	12	47	49	−2	24	Play-out against relegation
13	FC Uzwil	26	11	2	13	47	55	−8	24	Play-out against relegation
14	FC Turg^[4]	26	4	3	19	29	68	−39	11	Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifier or relegation.

Decider for second place

The decider match for second place was played on 4 June in Olten.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Laufen	3–2	FC Unterstrass

FC Laufen win and advance to play-offs. FC Unterstrass remain in the division.

Decider for twelfth place

The decider was played on 4 June in Amriswil.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Red Star Zürich	4–0	FC Uzwil

FC Red Star Zürich win and remain in the division. FC Uzwil are relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.^[4]

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Mendrisiostar	26	15	8	3	46	21	+25	38	Play-off to Nationalliga B
2	SC Zug	26	14	8	4	56	28	+28	36	Play-off to Nationalliga B
3	FC Ibach	26	15	5	6	43	27	+16	35
4	FC Locarno	26	11	8	7	44	33	+11	30
5	FC Turicum	26	8	13	5	28	23	+5	29
6	FC Balzers	26	10	6	10	57	49	+8	26
7	FC Emmen	26	9	6	11	41	42	−1	24
8	US Giubiasco	26	7	9	10	26	41	−15	23
9	FC Morbio	26	7	9	10	30	49	−19	23
10	FC Chur	26	5	12	9	34	43	−9	22
11	FC Zug	26	7	7	12	49	47	+2	21
12	FC Stäfa	26	7	7	12	28	37	−9	21
13	SC Buochs^[4]	26	5	10	11	19	30	−11	20	Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
14	FC Brunnen^[4]	26	6	4	16	25	56	−31	16	Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Promotion play-off

Qualification round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Bern	0–1	SC Zug
SC Zug	2–3	FC Bern

FC Bern win on away goals and continue to the finals.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Mendrisiostar	1–0	FC Orbe
FC Orbe	0–3	Mendrisiostar

Mendrisiostar win 4–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Stade Lausanne	3–1	FC Laufen
FC Laufen	3–0	FC Stade Lausanne

FC Laufen win 4–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Frauenfeld	2–1	FC Köniz
FC Köniz	0–1	FC Frauenfeld

FC Frauenfeld win 3–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Final round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Mendrisiostar	2–1	FC Frauenfeld
FC Frauenfeld	2–0	Mendrisiostar

FC Frauenfeld win 3–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1978–79 Nationalliga B.^[4]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Laufen	0–1	FC Bern
FC Bern	0–1	FC Laufen

1–1 on aggregate. The replay was on 27 June in Grenchen.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Bern	1–0	FC Laufen

FC Bern win and are promoted to 1978–79 Nationalliga B.^[4]

Decider for 1. Liga championship

The final for the 1. Liga championship was played on 2 July in Frauenfeld.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
FC Frauenfeld	0–1	FC Bern

FC Bern win and are 1. Liga champions.^[4]

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 at the end of extra time, the match was replayed on the away team's pitch. The Cup-final was held in Bern.

Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were:

Third round: NLA teams with bye
Fourth round: Stade Nyonnais-Servette 1:12. Laufen-GC 0:4.
Fifth round: Lausanne-Servette 1:2 (a.e.t.). Zug-GC 0:7.
Quarter-finals: La Chaux-de-Fonds-Servette 0:2. GC-Bulle 2:0.
Semi-finals: Chiasso-Servette 0:1. GC-Basel 5:1.

Final

Whit Monday 15 May 1978

15:00

Final

Servette	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Grasshopper Club
Peterhans 7' Barberis 65'	Report	60' Ponte 63' Elsener

Wankdorf Stadium, Bern

Attendance: 33,000

Referee:

Walter Hungerbühler (St. Gallen)

4 June 1978

15:00

Replay

Servette	1–0	Grasshopper Club
Thouvenel 17'	Report

Wankdorf Stadium, Bern

Attendance: 18,000

Referee:

Ernst Dörflinger (Basel)

Swiss League Cup

Early rounds

The routes of the finalists to the final were:

Round 1: Lugano-St.Gallen 0:2. Frauenfeld-Grasshopper Club 0:7.
Round 2: Winterthur-FC St.Gallen 1:1 (a.e.t.), (9–6 p). Nordstern Basel-Grasshoppers-Club 0:2.
Quarter-finals: Sion-FC St.Gallen 1:2 (a.e.t.). Grasshopper Club-FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 8:0.
Semi-finals: Basel-St.Gallen 1:1 (a.e.t.), (4–5 p). Grasshopper Club-FC Zürich 5:1.

Final

15 August 1978

Final

St. Gallen	3–2	Grasshopper Club
Labhart 6' Labhart 30' Müller 80'	Summary	19' Nafzger 61' Wehrli

Schützenwiese, Winterthur

Attendance: 3,500

Referee:

Bruno Della Bruna (Lumino)

Swiss Clubs in Europe

Basel] as 1976–77 Nationalliga A champions: 1977–78 European Cup
Young Boys as Swiss Cup winners: 1977–78 Cup Winners' Cup and entered 1977 Intertoto Cup
Servette as league runners-up: 1977–78 UEFA Cup
Zürich as league third placed team: 1977–78 UEFA Cup and entered 1977 Intertoto Cup
Grasshopper Club as league third placed team: 1977–78 UEFA Cup and entered 1977 Intertoto Cup
Chênois: entered 1977 Intertoto Cup

Basel

European Cup

First round

14 September 1977 First leg	Basel	1–3	Wacker	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00	von Wartburg 22' (1:0)	Report FCB Summary	41' (1:1) Welzl 45' (pen. 1:2) Welzl 51' (1:3) Constantini	Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Achille Verbecke
Note: Four Austrian spectators were taken away by the police because they disrupted the match with a referee's whistle. Fair game, no yellow cards.

28 September 1977 Return leg	Wacker	0–1 (3–2 agg.)	Basel	Stadion Lehen, Salzburg
19:00		Report FCB Summary	62' (0:1) Maissen	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Adolf Prokop
Note: Fair game, no yellow cards.

Wacker won 3–2 on aggregate.

Young Boys

Cup Winners' Cup

Qualifying match

17 August 1977 First leg	Rangers	1–0	Young Boys	Ibrox Park, Glasgow
	Greig	Summary		Attendance: 30,000

31 August 1977 Second leg	Young Boys	2–2	Rangers	Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
	Johnstone (o.g.) Leuzinger	Summary	Johnstone Smith	Attendance: 21,000

Rangers won 3–2 on aggregate.

Intertoto Cup

Group 5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	SLA	LEG	YB	LAN
1	Slavia Prague	6	4	2	0	23	8	+15	10	—	1–1	5–0	6–1
2	Legia Warsaw	6	3	3	0	11	6	+5	9	2–2	—	4–1	1–0
3	Young Boys	6	1	1	4	8	16	−8	3	1–4	1–1	—	4–0
4	Landskrona	6	1	0	5	7	19	−12	2	3–5	1–2	2–1	—

Source: mogiel.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Servette

UEFA Cup

First round

14 September 1977 First leg	Servette	1–0	Athletic Bilbao	Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
	Barberis 26'	Report		Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Heinz Aldinger (West Germany)

28 September 1977 Second leg	Athletic Bilbao	2–0	Servette	San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao
	Dani 58' Amorrortu 70'	Report		Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Hugh Alexander (Scotland)

Athletic Bilbao won 2–1 on aggregate.

Zürich

UEFA Cup

First round

14 September 1977 First leg	Zürich	1–0	CSKA Sofia	Letzigrund, Zürich
	Risi 4'	Report		Attendance: 8,500 Referee: László Pádár (Hungary)

28 September 1977 Second leg	CSKA Sofia	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Zürich	Stadion Balgarska Armia, Sofia
	Markov 32'	Report	Cucinotta 105'	Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Adolf Mathias (Austria)

Zürich won 2–1 on aggregate.

Second round

19 October 1977 First leg	Zürich	0–3	Eintracht Frankfurt	Letzigrund, Zürich
		Report	Hölzenbein 28' Wenzel 77' Grabowski 90'	Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Vojtech Christov (Czechoslovakia)

2 November 1977 Second leg	Eintracht Frankfurt	4–3	Zürich	Waldstadion, Frankfurt
	Kraus 1' Grabowski 62' Stepanović 68' Krobbach 87'	Report	Risi 45' (pen.), 60' Torstensson 78'	Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Anatoli Ivanov (Soviet Union)

Eintracht Frankfurt won 7–3 on aggregate.

Intertoto Cup

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	BRA	EIN	WAC	ZÜR
1	Inter Bratislava	6	4	1	1	18	11	+7	9	—	2–5	4–2	5–0
2	Eintracht Frankfurt	6	2	3	1	13	8	+5	7	2–2	—	1–1	4–1
3	SSW Innsbruck	6	2	2	2	10	10	0	6	1–3	1–1	—	3–0
4	Zürich	6	1	0	5	4	16	−12	2	1–2	1–0	1–2	—

Source: mogiel.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Grasshopper Club

UEFA Cup

First round

14 September 1977 First leg	BK Frem	0–2	Grasshoppers	Valby Idrætspark, Copenhagen
		Report	Elsener 34' Becker 39'	Attendance: 1,956 Referee: Jan Redelfs (West Germany)

28 September 1977 Second leg	Grasshoppers	6–1	BK Frem	Hardturm, Zürich
	Meyer 7', 70' Becker 40' Elsener 57' Ponte 82', 83'	Report	Mikkelsen 45'	Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Horst Brummeier (Austria)

Grasshoppers won 8–1 on aggregate.

Second round

19 October 1977 First leg	Inter Bratislava	1–0	Grasshoppers	Tehelné pole, Bratislava
	Bauer 83' (o.g.)	Report		Attendance: 4,600 Referee: William Gow (Wales)

2 November 1977 Second leg	Grasshoppers	5–1	Inter Bratislava	Hardturm, Zürich
	Elsener 3', 35' Ponte 40' Sulser 60' Hey 80'	Report	Jurkemik 75'	Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Jan Beck (Netherlands)

Grasshoppers won 5–2 on aggregate.

Third round

23 November 1977 First leg	Dinamo Tbilisi	1–0	Grasshoppers	Dinamo Stadium, Tbilisi
	Shengelia 20'	Report		Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Rolf Nyhus (Norway)

7 December 1977 Second leg	Grasshoppers	4–0	Dinamo Tbilisi	Hardturm, Zürich
	Sulser 14' Ponte 46' (pen.), 77' Elsener 90+1'	Report		Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Michel Kitabdjian (France)

Grasshoppers won 4–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-final

1 March 1978 First leg	Eintracht Frankfurt	3–2	Grasshoppers	Waldstadion, Frankfurt
	Kraus 58' Hölzenbein 68', 90' (pen.)	Report	Bosco 36' Ponte 52' (pen.)	Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)

14 March 1978 Second leg	Grasshoppers	1–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Hardturm, Zürich
	Ponte 33' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Dušan Maksimović (Yugoslavia)

3–3 on aggregate, Grasshoppers won on away goals rule.

Semi-finals

29 March 1978 First leg	Grasshoppers	3–2	Bastia	Hardturm, Zürich
	Hermann 22' Ponte 31' (pen.) Montandon 54'	Report	Krimau 18' Papi 37' (pen.)	Attendance: 29,000 Referee: John Carpenter (Republic of Ireland)

12 April 1978 Second leg	Bastia	1–0	Grasshoppers	Stade Armand-Cesari, Furiani
	Papi 67'	Report		Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Pat Partridge (England)

3–3 on aggregate, Bastia won on away goals rule.

Intertoto Cup

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	SLA	MAL	HAM	GCZ
1	Slavia Sofia	6	5	0	1	13	7	+6	10	—	1–0	3–0	2–1
2	Malmö FF	6	3	2	1	12	4	+8	8	3–0	—	5–0	1–0
3	Hamburg	6	2	1	3	11	15	−4	5	2–3	2–2	—	4–1
4	Grasshopper Club	6	0	1	5	5	15	−10	1	1–4	1–1	1–3	—

Source: mogiel.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Chênois

Intertoto Cup

Group 10

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PSZ	KB	STU	CHÊ
1	Pogoń Szczecin	6	3	3	0	11	4	+7	9	—	2–2	1–0	6–1
2	KB	6	1	4	1	8	10	−2	6	1–1	—	2–1	0–0
3	Sturm Graz	6	2	1	3	10	6	+4	5	0–0	5–2	—	4–0
4	Chênois	6	1	2	3	3	12	−9	4	0–0	1–1	1–0	—

Source: mogiel.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

References

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^ ^a ^b (red) dbFCZ (2006–2023). "FCZ 1977/1978" (in German). dbFCZ. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
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Sources

Switzerland 1977–78 at RSSSF
League Cup finals at RSSSF
European Competitions 1977–78 at RSSSF.com
Cup finals at Fussball-Schweiz
Intertoto history at Pawel Mogielnicki's Page
Josef Zindel (2018). FC Basel 1893. Die ersten 125 Jahre (in German). Basel: Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5.

Preceded by 1976–77	Seasons in Swiss football	Succeeded by 1978–79

[fcb-achiv-FCB-1977/78_Rangliste-1] Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (1978). "1977/78 Rangliste" [1977/78 Ranking] (in Swiss High German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.

[dbFCZ-FCZ-1977/1978-2] (red) dbFCZ (2006–2023). "FCZ 1977/1978" (in German). dbFCZ. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

[arowa-FCA-1977/78_Rangliste-3] Beck, Stephan (2023). "Schweizer Meisterschaft 1977/78 Nationalliga B" [Swiss Championship 1977/78 Nationalliga B] (in German). arowa.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

[Erste_Liga-Statistik_der_Ersten_Liga_über_Aufstieg_und_Abstieg-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Erste Liga (SFV) (2018). "Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg ab Saison 1931/32 bis 2018" [First League statistics on promotion and relegation from the 1931/32 season to 2018] (PDF). PDF page 8 (in German). Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

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