1977–78 in Swiss football

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

Football in Switzerland
Season1977–78
Men's football
Nationalliga AGrasshopper Club
Nationalliga BNordstern Basel
1. Liga1. Liga champions:
FC Frauenfeld
Group 1:
FC Stade Lausanne
Group 2:
FC Bern
Group 3:
FC Frauenfeld
Group 4:
Mendrisiostar
Swiss CupServette
Swiss League CupSt. Gallen
Women's football
Swiss Women's Super LeagueDFC Bern
Swiss CupDFC Bern
← 1976–77 Switzerland 1978–79 →

Nationalliga A

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Qualifying phase table

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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

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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

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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

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Final league table

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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
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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Group 1

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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
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
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

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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

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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
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
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

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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

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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
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
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

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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

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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

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

Promotion play-off

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Qualification round

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Final
Servette2–2 (a.e.t.)Grasshopper Club
Peterhans   7'
Barberis   65'
Report   60' Ponte
  63' Elsener
Attendance: 33,000
Referee:   Walter Hungerbühler (St. Gallen)

Replay
Servette1–0Grasshopper Club
Thouvenel   17' Report
Attendance: 18,000
Referee:   Ernst Dörflinger (Basel)

Swiss League Cup

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Early rounds

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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

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Final
St. Gallen3–2Grasshopper Club
Labhart   6'
Labhart   30'
Müller   80'
Summary   19' Nafzger
  61' Wehrli
Attendance: 3,500
Referee:   Bruno Della Bruna (Lumino)

Swiss Clubs in Europe

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Basel

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European Cup

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First round
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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

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Cup Winners' Cup

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Qualifying match
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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

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Group 5
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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

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UEFA Cup

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First round
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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
Report Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hugh Alexander (Scotland)

Athletic Bilbao won 2–1 on aggregate.

Zürich

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UEFA Cup

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First round
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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
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19 October 1977 First leg Zürich   0–3   Eintracht Frankfurt Letzigrund, Zürich
Report
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Vojtech Christov (Czechoslovakia)
2 November 1977 Second leg Eintracht Frankfurt   4–3   Zürich Waldstadion, Frankfurt
Report
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Anatoli Ivanov (Soviet Union)

Eintracht Frankfurt won 7–3 on aggregate.

Intertoto Cup

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Group 3
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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

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UEFA Cup

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First round
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14 September 1977 First leg BK Frem   0–2   Grasshoppers Valby Idrætspark, Copenhagen
Report
Attendance: 1,956
Referee: Jan Redelfs (West Germany)
28 September 1977 Second leg Grasshoppers   6–1   BK Frem Hardturm, Zürich
Report Mikkelsen   45' Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Horst Brummeier (Austria)

Grasshoppers won 8–1 on aggregate.

Second round
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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
Report Jurkemik   75' Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Jan Beck (Netherlands)

Grasshoppers won 5–2 on aggregate.

Third round
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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
Report Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Michel Kitabdjian (France)

Grasshoppers won 4–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-final
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1 March 1978 First leg Eintracht Frankfurt   3–2   Grasshoppers Waldstadion, Frankfurt
Report
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
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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

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Group 4
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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

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Intertoto Cup

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Group 10
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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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  1. ^ a b Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (1978). "1977/78 Rangliste" [1977/78 Ranking] (in Swiss High German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  2. ^ a b (red) dbFCZ (2006–2023). "FCZ 1977/1978" (in German). dbFCZ. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  3. ^ Beck, Stephan (2023). "Schweizer Meisterschaft 1977/78 Nationalliga B" [Swiss Championship 1977/78 Nationalliga B] (in German). arowa.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  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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Preceded by
1976–77
Seasons in
Swiss football
Succeeded by
1978–79

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