The 11th season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in the summer of 1975. Broadcasters from Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and West Germany participated in the competition coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The different heats were hosted by each of the participant broadcasters in locations in their countries such as Riccione (Italy), Knokke-Heist (Belgium), Mannheim (West Germany), Maastricht (Netherlands), Nancy (France), Engelberg (Switzerland), and Southport (United Kingdom). The grand final was held in Ypres (Belgium). The head international referee in charge of supervising the competition were Gennaro Olivieri and Guido Pancaldi.[1]
| Jeux sans frontières | |
|---|---|
| Season 11 | |
| No. of teams | 7 countries |
| Winner |  Nancy |
| Runner-up |  Riccione |
| Head referees | |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Release | |
| Original release | 20 May – 26 August 1975 |
| Season chronology | |
The season was won by the team from Nancy, France, being the runner-up the team from Riccione, Italy.[2][3]
Participants
edit| Country | Broadcaster | Code | Colour |
|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium
|
RTB / BRT | B | Yellow |
| France
|
Antenne 2 | F | Purple |
| Italy
|
RAI | I | Blue |
 Netherlands
|
NCRV | NL | Orange |
 Switzerland
|
SRG SSR TSI | CH | Gold |
 United Kingdom
|
BBC | GB | Red |
 West Germany
|
ARD | D | Light blue |
Heats
editHeat 1
editHeat 1 was hosted by BRT on 20 May 1975 in Knokke-Heist, Belgium.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | Oppenheim | 43 |
| 2 | B | Knokke-Heist | 40 |
| 3 | NL | Hoogvliet | 39 |
| 4 | F | Neuilly-sur-Seine | 35 |
| 5 | CH | Riva San Vitale | 32 |
| 6 | GB | St. Ives | 29 |
| 7 | I | Cosenza | 23 |
Heat 2
editHeat 2 was hosted by NCRV on 3 June 1975 in Maastricht, Netherlands.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | Bietigheim-Bissingen | 46 |
| 2 | GB | Swansea | 40 |
| 3 | CH | Zermatt | 37 |
| 4 | I | Bracciano | 33 |
| 5 | B | Rochefort | 29 |
| 6 | F | Narbonne | 26 |
| 6 | NL | Maastricht | 26 |
Heat 3
editHeat 3 was hosted by RAI on 17 June 1975 in Riccione, Italy.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | Riccione | 42 |
| 2 | CH | Le Mouret | 41 |
| 3 | F | Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre | 36 |
| 4 | NL | Zwijndrecht | 35 |
| 5 | B | Mol | 32 |
| 6 | D | Attendorn | 31 |
| 7 | GB | Onchan | 25 |
Heat 4
editHeat 4 was hosted by SRG SSR TSI on 1 July 1975 in Engelberg, Switzerland.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | Leonberg | 41 |
| 2 | F | Chartres | 38 |
| 3 | I | Aosta | 36 |
| 3 | CH | Giswil | 36 |
| 5 | GB | Darlington | 34 |
| 6 | NL | Veldhoven | 30 |
| 7 | B | Pepinster | 29 |
Heat 5
editHeat 5 was hosted by ARD on 15 July 1975 in Mannheim, West Germany.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CH | Faido | 46 |
| 2 | NL | Montfoort | 41 |
| 3 | D | Füssen | 34 |
| 3 | F | Aix-les-Bains | 34 |
| 5 | B | Temse | 31 |
| 6 | GB | Kilmarnock | 30 |
| 7 | I | Bosa | 18 |
Heat 6
editHeat 6 was hosted by Antenne 2 on 29 July 1975 in Nancy, France.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | Nancy | 48 |
| 2 | NL | Bedum | 41 |
| 3 | CH | Adliswil | 38 |
| 4 | D | Simmern | 36 |
| 5 | GB | Southsea | 28 |
| 6 | I | Bordighera | 25 |
| 7 | B | Houdeng-Aimeries | 19 |
Heat 7
editHeat 7 was hosted by the BBC on 12 August 1975 in Southport, United Kingdom.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NL | Steenwijk | 38 |
| 2 | B | Waterloo | 36 |
| 3 | I | Valmadrera | 35 |
| 4 | D | Baesweiler | 30 |
| 4 | CH | Sainte-Croix | 30 |
| 6 | GB | Cambridge | 29 |
| 7 | F | Saint-Gaudens | 24 |
Qualifiers
editThe teams with the most points from each country advanced to the grand final:
| Country | Town | Place won | Points won |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | Nancy | 1 | 48 |
| CH | Faido | 1 | 46 |
| D | Bietigheim-Bissingen | 1 | 46 |
| I | Riccione | 1 | 42 |
| B | Knokke-Heist | 2 | 40 |
| GB | Swansea | 2 | 40 |
| NL | Steenwijk | 1 | 38 |
Final
editThe final was hosted by BRT on 26 August 1975 in Ypres, Belgium.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | Nancy | 45 |
| 2 | I | Riccione | 40 |
| 3 | B | Knokke-Heist | 34 |
| 4 | D | Bietigheim-Bissingen | 32 |
| 4 | NL | Steenwijk | 32 |
| 6 | GB | Swansea | 30 |
| 7 | CH | Faido | 28 |
References
edit- ^ "Jeux sans frontières 1975". jsfnetfrance.free.fr (in French). Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ Pillirone, Nicolo. "Series Edizione 1975". giochisenzafrontiere.net (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Jeux Sans Frontières 1975". jsfnetgb.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2024.