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1978–79 in Swiss football

The following is a summary of the 1978–79 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Football in Switzerland
Season1978–79
Men's football
Nationalliga AServette
Nationalliga BFC La Chaux-de-Fonds
1. Liga1. Liga champions:
FC Raron
Group 1:
FC Raron
Group 2:
SR Delémont
Group 3:
SV Muttenz
Group 4:
FC Locarno
Swiss CupServette
Swiss League CupServette
Women's football
Swiss Women's Super LeagueFFC Bern
Swiss CupFC Spreitenbach
← 1977–78 Switzerland 1979–80 →

Nationalliga A

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Main article: 1978–79 Nationalliga A

Qualifying phase

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Zürich[1] 22 13 6 3 51 19 +32 32 To championship round
2 Servette 22 12 6 4 56 23 +33 30
3 Grasshopper Club 22 9 9 4 35 24 +11 27
4 Basel[2] 22 10 6 6 36 29 +7 26
5 Young Boys 22 11 4 7 39 34 +5 26
6 St. Gallen 22 11 4 7 34 34 0 26
7 Xamax 22 8 8 6 42 33 +9 24 To relegation play-out round
8 Chênois 22 9 4 9 30 32 −2 22
9 Lausanne-Sport 22 6 3 13 28 40 −12 15
10 Chiasso 22 5 3 14 20 46 −26 13
11 Nordstern Basel 22 2 8 12 19 44 −25 12
12 Sion 22 3 5 14 20 52 −32 11
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;

Championship

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification
1 Servette 10 10 0 0 23 5 +18 15 35 Champions qualified for 1979–80 European Cup
and Swiss Cup winners
2 Zürich[1] 10 6 1 3 19 14 +5 16 29 qualified for 1979–80 UEFA Cup
and entered 1979 Intertoto Cup
3 Grasshopper Club 10 3 3 4 11 13 −2 14 23 qualified for 1979–80 UEFA Cup
and entered 1979 Intertoto Cup
4 St. Gallen 10 2 3 5 8 11 −3 13 20 entered 1978 Intertoto Cup
5 Young Boys 10 1 4 5 5 17 −12 13 19 Swiss Cup finalist qualified for 1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup
6 Basel[2] 10 2 1 7 18 24 −6 13 18
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 Relegation
1 Chênois 10 3 7 0 21 14 +7 11 24 entered 1978 Intertoto Cup
2 Sion 10 5 4 1 15 8 +7 6 20
3 Chiasso 10 5 3 2 16 10 +6 7 20
4 Lausanne-Sport 10 5 2 3 20 16 +4 8 20
5 Xamax 10 2 1 7 11 19 −8 12 17
6 Nordstern Basel 10 1 1 8 8 24 −16 6 9 Relegated to 1979–80 Nationalliga B
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;

Nationalliga B

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Main article: 1978–79 Nationalliga A § Nationalliga B

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 30 18 7 5 71 31 +40 43 Champions promoted to 1979–80 Nationalliga A
2 Luzern 30 17 9 4 62 36 +26 43 Promoted to 1979–80 Nationalliga A
3 FC Winterthur 30 16 9 5 58 32 +26 41 To promotion play-off
4 Lugano 30 17 7 6 51 31 +20 41
5 FC Frauenfeld 30 10 12 8 46 39 +7 32
6 FC Aarau[3] 30 12 8 10 44 39 +5 32
7 FC Bern 30 11 10 9 41 41 0 32
8 Vevey-Sports 30 11 6 13 47 41 +6 28
9 FC Fribourg 30 9 9 12 37 33 +4 27
10 AC Bellinzona 30 10 7 13 47 49 −2 27
11 FC Grenchen 30 9 9 12 27 32 −5 27
12 SC Kriens 30 10 7 13 38 48 −10 27
13 FC Biel-Bienne 30 9 8 13 35 55 −20 26
14 FC Wettingen 30 8 9 13 40 48 −8 25
15 Etoile Carouge FC 30 5 11 14 42 53 −11 21 Relegated to 1979–80 1. Liga
16 FC Young Fellows Zürich 30 3 2 25 21 99 −78 8
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers; 3) Goals scored;

Promotion play-off

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The play-off match took place on 27 June 1979 at the Stadion Allmend in Luzern.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Lugano 1–0 (a.e.t.) FC Winterthur

Lugano win 1–0 and promoted to 1979–80 Nationalliga A. FC Winterthur remain in division

1. Liga

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Main article: 1978–79 Swiss 1. Liga

Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Raron 26 16 8 2 58 21 +37 40 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Stade Lausanne 26 15 5 6 59 42 +17 35
3 FC Renens 26 13 6 7 47 32 +15 32
4 FC Martigny-Sports 26 12 6 8 44 36 +8 30
5 ES FC Malley 26 10 6 10 51 46 +5 26
6 FC Orbe 26 11 4 11 61 58 +3 26
7 FC Stade Nyonnais 26 9 8 9 38 39 −1 26
8 FC Boudry 26 10 6 10 38 43 −5 26
9 FC Leytron 26 10 5 11 57 50 +7 25
10 FC Meyrin 26 8 8 10 33 40 −7 24
11 FC Monthey 26 8 7 11 28 40 −12 23
12 FC Visp 26 9 4 13 31 41 −10 22
13 Yverdon-Sport FC[4] 26 9 3 14 31 48 −17 21 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
14 FC Le Locle[4] 26 3 2 21 24 64 −40 8
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 SR Delémont 26 18 7 1 60 24 +36 43 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Bulle 26 13 7 6 45 35 +10 33
3 FC Lerchenfeld 26 11 8 7 45 31 +14 30
4 FC Solothurn 26 11 7 8 41 30 +11 29
5 US Boncourt 26 11 7 8 38 32 +6 29
6 FC Aurore Bienne 26 10 8 8 30 30 0 28
7 Central Fribourg 26 8 10 8 41 41 0 26
8 FC Köniz 26 9 7 10 31 36 −5 25
9 FC Laufen 26 6 10 10 26 34 −8 22
10 FC Fétigny 26 6 10 10 41 53 −12 22
11 FC Herzogenbuchsee 26 6 9 11 35 51 −16 21
12 SC Derendingen 26 5 10 11 20 33 −13 20
13 FC Dürrenast[4] 26 6 6 14 36 47 −11 18 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
14 FC Rapid Ostermundigen[4] 26 5 8 13 41 53 −12 18
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 SV Muttenz 26 17 4 5 54 26 +28 38 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Baden 26 16 5 5 49 37 +12 37
3 FC Schaffhausen 26 16 4 6 55 27 +28 36
4 FC Turicum 26 11 9 6 46 38 +8 31
5 FC Birsfelden 26 10 9 7 45 39 +6 29
6 SC Brühl 26 13 2 11 50 46 +4 28
7 FC Suhr 26 11 5 10 46 43 +3 27
8 FC Blue Stars Zürich 26 10 7 9 48 46 +2 27
9 FC Allschwil 26 8 6 12 31 43 −12 22
10 FC Glattbrugg 26 7 5 14 37 47 −10 19
11 FC Unterstrass 26 5 8 13 36 54 −18 18
12 FC Gossau 26 4 10 12 30 50 −20 18
13 FC Red Star Zürich[4] 26 6 5 15 44 56 −12 17 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
14 FC Concordia Basel[4] 26 5 7 14 34 53 −19 17
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 FC Locarno 26 13 9 4 43 23 +20 35 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Ibach 26 16 3 7 46 30 +16 35
3 Mendrisiostar 26 13 8 5 49 28 +21 34
4 SC Zug 26 12 7 7 53 37 +16 31
5 FC Balzers 26 13 4 9 58 44 +14 30
6 FC Vaduz 26 10 8 8 50 43 +7 28
7 FC Stäfa 26 11 6 9 32 28 +4 28
8 FC Emmenbrücke 26 8 10 8 42 36 +6 26
9 FC Morbio 26 9 6 11 36 44 −8 24
10 FC Zug 26 9 4 13 37 47 −10 22
11 FC Rüti 26 7 7 12 31 36 −5 21
12 FC Emmen 26 6 8 12 29 62 −33 20
13 FC Chur[4] 26 5 7 14 31 48 −17 17 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
14 US Giubiasco[4] 26 5 3 18 33 64 −31 13
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
SV Muttenz 0–1 FC Ibach
FC Ibach 5–2 SV Muttenz

FC Ibach win 6–2 on aggregate and continue to the semi-finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Baden 1–0 FC Locarno
FC Locarno 2–2 FC Baden

FC Baden win 3–2 on aggregate and continue to the semi-finals.

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

FC Raron win 4–2 on aggregate and continue to the semi-finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Stade Lausanne 2–3 SR Delémont
SR Delémont 1–0 FC Stade Lausanne

SR Delémont win 4–2 on aggregate and continue to the semi-finals.

Semi-final round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Ibach 1–3 FC Raron
FC Raron 3–1 FC Ibach

FC Raron win 6–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1979–80 Nationalliga B. FC Ibach remain in the division.[4]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Baden 1–0 SR Delémont
SR Delémont 1–1 FC Baden

FC Baden win 2–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1979–80 Nationalliga B. SR Delémont remain in the division.[4]

Final for 1. Liga championship

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The final was played on 1 July in Baden.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Baden 0–1 FC Raron

FC Raron win and became 1. Liga champions.[4]

Swiss Cup

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Main article: 1978–79 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

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The routes of the finalists to the final were:

  • Third round: NLA teams with bye
  • Fourth round: La Rondinella Neuveville-Servette 1:4 (a.e.t.). Vevey-Sports YB 1:2 (a.e.t.).
  • Fifth round: Etoile Carouge Servette 0:3. YB Chiasso 3:2.
  • Quarterfinals: Nordstern Basel Servette 0:2. YB St. Gallen 2:0.
  • Semi-finals: Servette NE Xamax 3:2. YB Chênois 1:0 (a.e.t.).

Final

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Final
Servette1–1 (a.e.t.)Young Boys
Pfister   52'
Report   78' Hussner
Attendance: 31,765
Referee:  
Replay
Servette3–2Young Boys
Weber   28'
Barberis   62'
Hamberg   73'		 Report   10' Schmidlin
  32' Hussner
Attendance: 30,000
Referee:  

Swiss League Cup

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Main article: 1978–79 Swiss League Cup

Early rounds

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The routes of the finalists to the final were:

  • Round 1 (home 22 July and away 29 July): Servette 4:0 3:4 Etoile Carouge. Basel 2:0 2:3 Grenchen.
  • Round 2: La Chaux-de-Fonds 0:1 Servette. Basel 1:0 Nordstern Basel.
  • Quarter-finals: Chênois 2:4 Servette. Basel 3:1 Luzern.
  • Semi-finals: Servette 3:1 Grasshopper Club. Xamax 0:2 Basel.

Final

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Final
Servette2– 2 (a.e.t.)Basel
Peterhans   5'
Barberis   37'		 Summary   18', 87' Schönenberger
Penalties
Schnyder  
Barberis  
Guyot  
Trinchero  
Engel  		 4–3   Stohler
  Maradan
  Schönenberger
  von Wartburg
  Tanner
Attendance: 8,500
Referee:   Jean-Marie Macheret

Swiss Clubs in Europe

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Grasshopper Club

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European Cup

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Main article: 1978–79 European Cup
First round
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13 September 1978 First leg Grasshopper Club   8–0   Valletta Hardturm, Zürich
Sulser   31', 46', 58', 62', 64'
Ponte   32', 35'
Wehrli   67'		 Report Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Marcel Herrmann (Luxembourg)
27 September 1978 Second leg Valletta   3–5   Grasshopper Club Empire Stadium, Gżira
Agius   56'
Seychell   83'
Farrugia   86'		 Report Sulser   13' (pen.)
Ponte   61'
Traber   69', 78'
Her. Hermann   77'		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Franz Latzin (Austria)

Grasshopper Club won 13–3 on aggregate.

Second round
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18 October 1978 First leg Real Madrid   3–1   Grasshopper Club Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Juanito   5'
García Hernández   65'
Santillana   77'		 Report Sulser   59' Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)
1 November 1978 Second leg Grasshopper Club   2–0   Real Madrid Hardturm, Zürich
Sulser   8', 86' Report Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Adolf Prokop (East Germany)

3–3 on aggregate; Grasshopper Club won on away goals.

Quarter-finals
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7 March 1979 First leg Nottingham Forest   4–1   Grasshopper Club City Ground, Nottingham
Birtles   31'
Robertson   47' (pen.)
Gemmill   87'
Lloyd   89'		 Report Sulser   11' Attendance: 31,949
Referee: Marjan Rauš (Yugoslavia)
21 March 1979 Second leg Grasshopper Club   1–1   Nottingham Forest Hardturm, Zürich
Sulser   33' (pen.) Report O'Neill   38' Attendance: 17,800
Referee: Gianfranco Menegali (Italy)

Nottingham Forest won 5–2 on aggregate.

Intertoto Cup

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Main article: 1978 Intertoto Cup
Group 4
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts EIN STA GCZ B03
1   Eintracht Braunschweig 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 9 — 0–1 0–0 5–1
2   Standard Liège 6 2 3 1 6 3 +3 7 0–1 — 0–0 3–0
3   Grasshopper Club 6 1 3 2 4 5 −1 5 0–2 0–0 — 1–2
4   Boldklubben 1903 6 1 1 4 7 16 −9 3 1–2 2–2 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.

Servette

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Cup Winners' Cup

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Main article: 1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup
First round
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13 September 1978 First leg PAOK FC   2–0   Servette Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki
 Report Attendance: 10,624[5]
Referee: Constantin Bărbulescu (Romania)
27 September 1978 Second leg Servette   4–0   PAOK FC Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
  15' Pfister
  76' Hamberg
  86', 89' Elia		 Report Attendance: 12,000[6]
Referee: László Pádár (Hungary)

Servette FC won 4–2 on aggregate.

Second round
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18 October 1978 First leg Servette   2–1   AS Nancy Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
 Report   35' Rubio Attendance: 23,000[7]
Referee: Vojtěch Christov (Czechoslovakia)
1 November 1978 Second leg AS Nancy   2–2   Servette Stade Marcel Picot, Tomblaine
 Report
  •   68' Elia
  •   76' Schnyder
 Attendance: 18,483[8]
Referee: Tome Manojlovski (Yugoslavia)

Servette FC won 4–3 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals
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7 March 1979 First leg Fortuna Düsseldorf   0–0   Servette Düsseldorf
Stadium: Rheinstadion
21 March 1979 Second leg Servette   1–1   Fortuna Düsseldorf Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
Andrey   80'   34' Bommer

Aggregate score 1–1. Fortuna Düsseldorf won on away goals

Basel

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UEFA Cup

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Main article: 1978–79 UEFA Cup
First round
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13 September 1978 First leg Basel   2 – 3   VfB Stuttgart Basel
20:00 Stohler   30'
von Wartburg   30'   40'
Tanner   78'		 UEFA report
FCB report		   44' D. Hoeneß
  54', 70' Ohlicher
  85' Förster		 Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium
Attendance: 25,100
Referee:   Brian McGinlay
27 September 1978 Second leg VfB Stuttgart   4 – 1   Basel Stuttgart
20:00 Kelsch   24', 48', 68'
Müller   64'		 UEFA report
FCB report		   35' Schönenberger Stadium: Neckarstadion
Attendance: 23,000
Referee:   Miroslav Stupar

VfB Stuttgart won 7–3 on aggregate.

Lausanne-Sport

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UEFA Cup

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Main article: 1978–79 UEFA Cup
First round
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13 September 1978 First leg Jeunesse Esch   0–0   Lausanne-Sport Stade de la Frontière, Esch-sur-Alzette
Report Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)
26 September 1978 Second leg Lausanne-Sport   2–0   Jeunesse Esch Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
 Report Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Jean-Claude Jourquin (Belgium)

Lausanne-Sport won 2–0 on aggregate.

Second round
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18 October 1978 First leg Ajax   1–0   Lausanne-Sport Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
Lerby   23' Report Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Valentin Lipatov (Soviet Union)
1 November 1978 Second leg Lausanne-Sport   0–4   Ajax Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
Report   10' Erkens
  13', 83' Clarke
  37' Arnesen		 Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Nikola Dudin (Bulgaria)

Ajax won 5–0 on aggregate.

Zürich

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Intertoto Cup

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Main article: 1978 Intertoto Cup
Group 5
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts MAL ZÜR MTA ADM
1   Malmö FF 6 5 1 0 11 3 +8 11 — 2–0 3–1 2–1
2   Zürich 6 3 0 3 6 7 −1 6 0–2 — 0–3 2–0
3   Maccabi Tel Aviv 6 2 0 4 10 10 0 4 0–1 0–2 — 5–1
4   Admira/Wacker Wien 6 1 1 4 6 13 −7 3 1–1 0–2 3–1 —
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.

Sion

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Intertoto Cup

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Main article: 1978 Intertoto Cup
Group 6
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts LKE BRY STU SIO
1   Lokomotíva Košice 6 4 2 0 17 4 +13 10 — 2–1 4–0 5–0
2   Bryne FK 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 8 1–1 — 2–0 2–2
3   Sturm Graz 6 2 0 4 4 11 −7 4 0–3 0–2 — 3–0
4   Sion 6 0 2 4 4 15 −11 2 2–2 0–2 0–1 —
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.

YB

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Intertoto Cup

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Main article: 1978 Intertoto Cup
Group 7
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts TAT ESB WSC YB
1   Tatran Prešov 6 6 0 0 18 2 +16 12 — 4–2 6–0 1–0
2   Esbjerg 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 7 0–2 — 3–1 3–0
3   Wiener Sport-Club 6 1 1 4 3 15 −12 3 0–4 0–1 — 2–1
4   Young Boys 6 0 2 4 2 8 −6 2 0–1 1–1 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.

References

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  1. ^ a b (red) dbFCZ (2006–2023). "FCZ 1978/1979" (in German). dbFCZ. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  2. ^ a b Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (1979). "1978/79 Rangliste" [1978/79 Ranking] (in Swiss High German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  3. ^ Beck, Stephan (2023). "Schweizer Meisterschaft 1978/79 Nationalliga B" [Swiss Championship 1978/79 Nationalliga B] (in German). arowa.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 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.
  5. ^ "PAOK FC vs. Servette FC, 13 September 1978" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Servette FC vs. PAOK FC, 27 September 1978" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Servette FC vs. AS Nancy, 18 October 1978" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  8. ^ "AS Nancy vs. Servette FC, 1 November 1978" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 24 May 2024.

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Preceded by
1977–78 		Seasons in
Swiss football 		Succeeded by
1979–80

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