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1976–77 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 1976–77 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Football in Switzerland
Season1976–77
Men's football
Nationalliga ABasel
Nationalliga BEtoile Carouge
1. Liga1. Liga champions:
FC Wettingen
Group 1:
FC Bulle
Group 2:
FC Bern
Group 3:
FC Wettingen
Group 4:
SC Zug
Swiss CupYoung Boys
Swiss League CupServette
Women's football
Swiss Women's Super LeagueDFC Sion
Swiss CupDFC Sion
← 1975–76 Switzerland 1977–78 →

Nationalliga A

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Main article: 1976–77 Nationalliga A

Qualifying stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Servette 22 14 7 1 68 27 +41 35 To championship round
halved points (rounded up) as bonus
2 Basel[1] 22 14 5 3 54 30 +24 33
3 Zürich[2] 22 12 7 3 49 18 +31 31
4 Neuchâtel Xamax 22 10 7 5 37 27 +10 27
5 Young Boys 22 8 9 5 37 34 +3 25
6 Grasshopper Club 22 7 8 7 41 28 +13 22
7 Lausanne-Sport 22 8 6 8 39 31 +8 22 To relegation play-out round
halved points (rounded up) as bonus
8 Chênois 22 6 8 8 29 39 −10 20
9 Sion 22 4 10 8 19 32 −13 18
10 St. Gallen 22 5 6 11 26 40 −14 16
11 Bellinzona 22 3 2 17 19 73 −54 8
12 Winterthur 22 1 5 16 19 58 −39 7
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;

Championship table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification
1 Basel[1] 10 5 2 3 19 16 +3 17 29 Championship winners, qualified for 1977–78 European Cup
2 Servette 10 5 1 4 16 14 +2 18 29 Play-off losers, qualified for 1977–78 UEFA Cup
3 Zürich[2] 10 5 1 4 24 18 +6 16 27 qualified for 1977–78 UEFA Cup
and entered 1977 Intertoto Cup
4 Grasshopper Club 10 5 2 3 15 10 +5 11 23 qualified for 1977–78 UEFA Cup
and entered 1977 Intertoto Cup
5 Xamax 10 3 1 6 14 18 −4 14 21
6 Young Boys 10 3 1 6 12 24 −12 13 20 Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1977–78 Cup Winners' Cup
and entered 1977 Intertoto Cup
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but play-off for the title.

Championship play-off

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Play-Off
Basel2–1Servette
Mundschin   37'
von Wartburg   75'		 FCB report   30' Müller
  66' Thouvenel
  77' Guyot
Attendance: 55,000
Referee:   Ruedi Renggli

Relegation play-out

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lausanne-Sport 10 7 3 0 24 7 +17 11 28
2 Chênois 10 5 4 1 24 13 +11 10 24 Entered 1977 Intertoto Cup
3 Sion 10 5 0 5 18 17 +1 9 19
4 St. Gallen 10 3 2 5 18 19 −1 8 16
5 Winterthur 10 3 3 4 11 14 −3 4 13 Relegated to 1977–78 Nationalliga B
6 Bellinzona 10 0 2 8 7 32 −25 4 6 Relegated to 1977–78 Nationalliga B
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;

Nationalliga B

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Main article: 1976–77 Nationalliga A § Nationalliga B

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Etoile Carouge 30 19 6 5 58 32 +26 44 Champions promoted to 1978–79 Nationalliga A
2 FC Young Fellows Zürich 30 15 11 4 52 25 +27 41 Promoted to 1978–79 Nationalliga A
3 Nordstern Basel 30 15 10 5 53 28 +25 40
4 Lugano 30 13 9 8 37 30 +7 35
5 FC Chiasso 30 12 10 8 37 24 +13 34
6 La Chaux-de-Fonds 30 14 5 11 55 41 +14 33
7 FC Grenchen 30 11 11 8 31 29 +2 33
8 SC Kriens 30 11 7 12 42 45 −3 29
9 Luzern 30 9 10 11 35 43 −8 28
10 Vevey-Sports 30 9 8 13 38 47 −9 26
11 FC Fribourg 30 7 12 11 32 42 −10 26
12 FC Gossau 30 8 8 14 30 44 −14 24
13 FC Aarau[3] 30 9 5 16 34 43 −9 23
14 FC Biel-Bienne 30 6 10 14 30 49 −19 22
15 Mendrisiostar[4] 30 8 5 17 28 46 −18 21 Relegated to 1978–79 1. Liga
16 FC Raron[4] 30 7 7 16 28 52 −24 21
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

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Main article: 1976–77 Swiss 1. Liga

Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Bulle 22 14 3 5 42 25 +17 31 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Stade Lausanne 22 13 4 5 46 24 +22 30
3 FC Stade Nyonnais 22 12 4 6 37 27 +10 28
4 FC Monthey 22 11 4 7 38 29 +9 26
5 Central Fribourg 22 10 4 8 32 24 +8 24
6 FC Meyrin 22 6 11 5 25 23 +2 23
7 FC Fétigny 22 10 3 9 39 43 −4 23
8 FC Orbe 22 8 6 8 40 37 +3 22
9 FC Martigny-Sports 22 6 9 7 34 26 +8 21
10 FC Boudry 22 5 6 11 25 36 −11 16
11 FC Renens 22 4 4 14 28 57 −29 12
12 FC Sierre[4] 22 2 4 16 20 55 −35 8 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Bern 22 17 4 1 53 20 +33 38 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Köniz 22 11 9 2 41 18 +23 31
3 FC Aurore Bienne 22 12 5 5 53 25 +28 29
4 FC Le Locle 22 8 11 3 38 33 +5 27
5 FC Solothurn 22 8 4 10 26 32 −6 20
6 FC Dürrenast 22 6 7 9 26 30 −4 19
7 US Boncourt 22 7 5 10 32 34 −2 19
8 FC Lerchenfeld 22 8 3 11 34 46 −12 19
9 SR Delémont 22 6 6 10 25 27 −2 18
10 ASI Audax-Friul 22 5 6 11 20 42 −22 16
11 SC Derendingen 22 5 5 12 26 45 −19 15
12 FC Superga[4] 22 5 3 14 25 47 −22 13 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Wettingen 22 16 3 3 59 14 +45 35 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Laufen 22 13 7 2 40 17 +23 33
3 FC Frauenfeld 22 13 4 5 39 30 +9 30
4 FC Concordia Basel 22 9 4 9 36 38 −2 22
5 FC Schaffhausen 22 8 5 9 33 35 −2 21
6 SV Muttenz 22 9 3 10 35 38 −3 21
7 SC Brühl 22 8 4 10 33 39 −6 20
8 FC Red Star Zürich 22 6 7 9 37 39 −2 19
9 FC Baden 22 7 4 11 26 43 −17 18
10 FC Blue Stars Zürich 22 6 5 11 26 30 −4 17
11 FC Birsfelden 22 6 4 12 26 33 −7 16
12 SC Kleinhüningen[4] 22 4 4 14 21 55 −34 12 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 SC Zug 22 11 9 2 46 28 +18 31 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Chur 22 10 7 5 51 36 +15 27 To decider for second place
3 FC Zug 22 11 5 6 42 34 +8 27
4 FC Balzers 22 9 6 7 55 45 +10 24
5 SC Buochs 22 7 9 6 41 38 +3 23
6 FC Unterstrass 22 8 7 7 39 37 +2 23
7 FC Glattbrugg 22 8 7 7 41 42 −1 23
8 FC Brunnen 22 8 4 10 34 39 −5 20
9 FC Locarno 22 7 6 9 27 38 −11 20
10 FC Ibach 22 5 6 11 37 42 −5 16
11 FC Morbio 22 4 7 11 24 38 −14 15 To decider against relegation
12 FC Rüti 22 3 9 10 29 49 −20 15
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Decider for second place

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The decider match for second place was played on 24 May in Küsnacht.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Zug 3–1 FC Chur

FC Zug win and advance to play-offs. FC Chur remain in the division.

Decider for eleventh place

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The decider was played on 30 May in Brunnen.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Morbio 1–1 FC Rüti

The game was drawn, however, at this period in time, the extra-time as match extention had not yet been introduced. FC Morbio were declaired winners due to goal-average of the regular season and, therefore, they remained in the division and FC Rüti were relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.[4]

Promotion play-off

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Qualification round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
SC Zug 1–1 FC Laufen
FC Laufen 1–0 SC Zug

FC Laufen win 2–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

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

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

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Bulle 3–0 FC Köniz
FC Köniz 2–2 FC Bulle

FC Bulle win 5–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Wettingen 1–0 FC Stade Lausanne
FC Stade Lausanne 0–2 FC Wettingen

FC Wettingen win 3–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Final round

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The games were played on 12 and 19 June.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Bulle 4–0 FC Bern
FC Bern 2–1 FC Bulle

FC Bulle win 5–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1977–78 Nationalliga B.[4]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Laufen 1–3 FC Wettingen
FC Wettingen 2–0 FC Laufen

FC Wettingen win 5–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1977–78 Nationalliga B.[4]

Decider for 1. Liga championship

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The final for the league championship was played on 22 June in Wettingen.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Wettingen 5–2 FC Bulle

FC Wettingen win and are 1. Liga champions.[4]

Swiss Cup

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Main article: 1976–77 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 case of a draw after extra time, the replay was to be decided with a penalty shoot-out. The final was held in Bern.

Early rounds

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The routes of the finalists to the final were:

  • Third round: NLA teams with a bye.
  • Fourth round: Lerchenfeld YB 3:6. Adliswil St. Gallen 0:6.
  • Fifth round: YB La Chaux-de-Fonds 6:3. Winterthur St. Gallen 0:1.
  • Quarterfinals: YB Zürich 2:1. St. Gallen Sion 1:0 (a.e.t.).
  • Semi-final: Lausanne YB 0:1 (a.e.t.). St. Gallen Etoile Carouge 0:0 (a.e.t.). replay: Etoile Carouge St. Gallen 2:4.

Final

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Final
Young Boys1–0St. Gallen
Andersen   76' Report
Attendance: 27,000
Referee:   Ernest Guignet Yverdon-les-Bains

Swiss League Cup

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Main article: 1976–77 Swiss League Cup

The League Cup was played in a knockout system with all 28 league clubs plus four selected teams from the 1. Liga. In the case of a draw, extra time 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 Lausanne.

Early rounds

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The routes of the finalists to the final were:

  • First round: Sion-Servette 0:1. Xamax-Biel-Bienne 1:0.
  • Second round: Young Boys-Servette 1:2. Xamax-La Chaux-de-Fonds 4:1.
  • Quarter-finals: Fribourg-Sevette 1:2. Aarau-Xamax 0:1.
  • Semi-finals: Servette-Grasshopper Club 2:1. Xamax-Chênois 4:3 (a.e.t.).

Final

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Final
Servette2–0Xamax
Müller   50'
Thouvenel   75'		 Summary
Attendance: 7,100
Referee:   Otto Isler Zürich

Swiss Clubs in Europe

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Zürich

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European Cup

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Main article: 1976–77 European Cup
First round
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15 September 1976 First leg Rangers   1–1   Zürich Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Parlane   34' Report Cucinotta   1' Attendance: 28,500
Referee: Achille Verbecke (France)
29 September 1976 Second leg Zürich   1–0
(2–1 agg.)		   Rangers Letzigrund, Zürich
Martinelli   8' Report Attendance: 28,500
Referee: Emilio Guruceta Muro (Spain)

Zürich won 2–1 on aggregate.

Second round
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20 October 1976 First leg Zürich   2–0   TPS Letzigrund, Zürich
Cucinotta   17'
Scheiwiler   71'		 Report Attendance: 15,500
Referee: Josef Pouček (Czechoslovakia)
3 November 1976 Second leg TPS   0–1
(0–3 agg.)		   Zürich Kupittaa, Turku
Report Cucinotta   70' Attendance: 823
Referee: Marian Kustoń (Poland)

Zürich won 3–0 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals
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2 March 1977 First leg Zürich   2–1   Dynamo Dresden Letzigrund, Zürich
Cucinotta   41'
Risi   90'		 Report Kreische   77' Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Nicolae Rainea (Romania)
16 March 1977 Second leg Dynamo Dresden   3–2
(4–4 agg.)		   Zürich Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden
Schade   18' (pen.)
Kreische   54', 63'		 Report Cucinotta   37'
Risi   64'		 Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Ángel Franco Martínez (Spain)

4–4 on aggregate; Zürich won on away goals.

Semi-finals
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6 April 1977 First leg Zürich   1–3   Liverpool Letzigrund, Zürich
Risi   6' (pen) Report Neal   14', 67' (pen.)
Heighway   48'		 Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Dogan Babacan (Turkey)
20 April 1977 Second leg Liverpool   3–0
(6–1 agg.)		   Zürich Anfield, Liverpool
Case   33', 79'
Keegan   83'		 Report Attendance: 50,611
Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy)

Liverpool won 6–1 on aggregate.

Intertoto Cup

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Main article: 1976 Intertoto Cup
Group 5
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts BRN DUI ZÜR AWI
1   Zbrojovka Brno 6 5 0 1 13 9 +4 10 — 1–0 1–0 7–3
2   Duisburg 6 3 2 1 13 4 +9 8 5–1 — 3–1 4–0
3   Zürich 6 2 1 3 9 8 +1 5 0–1 0–0 — 4–1
4   Austria Wien 6 0 1 5 8 22 −14 1 1–2 1–1 2–4 —
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

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Cup Winners' Cup

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Main article: 1976–77 European Cup Winners' Cup
Preliminary round
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4 August 1976 (1976-08-04) Prelim Round (1st Leg) Cardiff City   1–0   Servette Cardiff
19:30 Evans   90' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,266
Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)
11 August 1976 (1976-08-11) Prelim Round (2nd Leg) Servette   2–1
(2–2a agg.)		   Cardiff City Geneva
20:30 Bizzini   63'
Pfister   86'		   34' Showers Stadium: Stade des Charmilles
Attendance: 21,500
Referee: Heinz Aldinger (West Germany)

2–2 on aggregate; Cardiff won on away goals.

Basel

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UEFA Cup

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Main article: 1976–77 UEFA Cup
First round
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14 September 1976 First leg Glentoran F.C.   3–2   Basel The Oval, Belfast
17:00 Feeney   12' (1:0)
Feeney   42' (2:1)
Dickenson   51' (3:1)		 UEFA Report
FCB Summary		   26' (1:1) Maissen
  52' Lauscher
  73' (3:2) Ramseier		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee:   Rolf Ericsson
29 September 1976 Second leg Basel   3–0
(5–2 agg.)		   Glentoran F.C. St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Eigil Nielsen   33' (1:0)
Mundschin   35' (2:0)
Demarmels   73' (3:0)		 UEFA Summary
FCB Summary		   52' McCreery Referee:   Cesare Gussoni

Basel won 5–3 on aggregate.

Second round
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20 October 1976 First leg Basel   1–1   Athletic Bilbao Basel
20:00 Marti   2' UEFA Summary
FCB Summary		   45' Madariaga Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee:   Rudi Glöckner (East Germany)
3 November 1976 Second leg Athletic Bilbao   3–1
(4–2 agg.)		   Basel Bilbao
20:00 Villar   45' (1:0)
Carlos   61' (2:0)
Carlos   68' (3:1)		 UEFA Summary
FCB Summary		   66' (2:1) Marti Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 35,000
Referee:   Patrick Partridge

Athletic Bilbao won 4–2 on aggregate.

Grasshopper Club

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UEFA Cup

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Main article: 1976–77 UEFA Cup
First round
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15 September 1976 First leg Grasshoppers   7–0   Hibernians Hardturm, Zürich
 Report Attendance: 1,800
Referee: René Vigliani (France)
29 September 1976 Second leg Hibernians   0–2
(0–9 agg.)		   Grasshoppers Hibernians Stadium, Paola
Report
Attendance: 828
Referee: Miloš Čajić (Yugoslavia)

Grasshoppers won 9–0 on aggregate.

Second round
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20 October 1976 First leg Köln   2–0   Grasshoppers Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne
 Report Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Malcolm Wright (Northern Ireland)
3 November 1976 Second leg Grasshoppers   2–3
(2–5 agg.)		   Köln Hardturm, Zürich
 Report
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Marijan Rauš (Yugoslavia)

Köln won 5–2 on aggregate.

Intertoto Cup

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Main article: 1976 Intertoto Cup
Group 3
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts TEP KIC GCZ LAN
1   Union Teplice 6 3 2 1 10 4 +6 8 — 2–0 4–1 0–0
2   Kickers Offenbach 6 4 0 2 6 6 0 8 0–3 — 1–0 1–0
3   Grasshopper Club 6 2 1 3 4 7 −3 5 2–0 0–2 — 1–0
4   Landskrona 6 0 3 3 2 5 −3 3 1–1 1–2 0–0 —
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.

Young Boys

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Intertoto Cup

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Main article: 1976 Intertoto Cup
Group 1
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts YB MAL BEI ADM
1   Young Boys 6 3 3 0 15 9 +6 9 — 3–2 6–3 1–1
2   Malmö FF 6 2 3 1 13 6 +7 7 1–1 — 3–1 6–0
3   Beitar Jerusalem 6 2 2 2 12 13 −1 6 1–1 1–1 — 3–1
4   Admira/Wacker Wien 6 0 2 4 4 16 −12 2 1–3 0–0 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.

St. Gallen

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Intertoto Cup

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Main article: 1976 Intertoto Cup
Group 9
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts DJU STU STG RYB
1   Djurgården 6 3 1 2 11 8 +3 7 — 3–0 3–2 3–0
2   Sturm Graz 6 3 1 2 8 8 0 7 1–0 — 1–1 2–1
3   St. Gallen 6 2 2 2 9 8 +1 6 0–0 2–1 — 4–1
4   Rybnik 6 2 0 4 10 14 −4 4 5–2 1–3 2–0 —
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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  1. ^ a b Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (1977). "1976/77 Rangliste" [1976/77 Ranking] (in Swiss High German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  2. ^ a b (red) dbFCZ (2006–2023). "FCZ 1976/1977" (in German). dbFCZ. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  3. ^ Beck, Stephan (2023). "Schweizer Meisterschaft 1976/77 Nationalliga B" [Swiss Championship 1976/77 Nationalliga B] (in German). arowa.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i 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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