1948–49 Nationalliga A

The Swiss Football Association (ASF/SFV) had 28 member clubs at this time which were divided into two divisions of 14 teams each. The teams played a double round-robin to decide their table positions. Two points were awarded for a win and one point was awarded for a draw. The top tier (NLA) was contested by the top 12 teams from the previous season and the two newly promoted teams Urania Genève Sport and Chiasso. The last two teams in the league table at the end of the season were to be relegated.

The second-tier (NLB) was contested by the two teams that had been relegated from the NLA at the end of the last season, these were Bern and Cantonal Neuchâtel, the ten teams that had been in third to twelfth position last season and the two newly promoted teams from the 1. Liga Mendrisio and Vevey-Sports. The top two teams at the end of the season would be promoted to the 1949–50 NLA and the two last placed teams would be relegated to the 1949–50 Swiss 1. Liga.{{cite web | first = | last = Erste Liga (SFV) | author-link = | year = 2022 | url = https://www.el-pl.ch/Portaldata/3/Resources/statistiken/Statistik-Auf-Absteiger-bis_heute_19.12.22.pdf | title = Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg ab Saison 1931/32 bis 2022 | format = | work = PDF page 3 | trans-title = First League statistics on promotion and relegation from the 1931/32 season to 2022 | publisher = Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV | language = de | access-date = 2024-11-16}}

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|team1=LUG|name_LUG=Lugano

|team2=BAS|name_BAS=Basel{{cite web | first = | last = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" | author-link = | date = 2024 | url = https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/rangliste?saison=1948/49 | title = Rangliste 1948/49 | language = de-ch | trans-title = Ranking 1948/49 | format = | work = | publisher = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" | access-date = 2024-11-16}}

|team3=CDF|name_CDF=La Chaux-de-Fonds

|team4=SER|name_SER=Servette{{cite web | first = Daniel | last = Reichmuth | author-link = | year = 2024 | url = https://super-servette.ch/Doku/Resultate_Servette_1948-49.pdf | title = Servette 1948/49 | format = | work = | trans-title = | publisher = super-servette-ch | language = fr | access-date = 2024-11-16}}

|team5=ZÜR|name_ZÜR=Zürich{{cite web | first = | last = (red) dbFCZ | author-link = | year = 2023 | url = https://www.dbfcz.ch/saison.php?saison_id=71 | title = FCZ Saison 1948/49 | language = de-ch | trans-title = FCZ season 1948/49 | format = | work = | publisher = dbFCZ | access-date = 2024-11-16}}

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|win_ZÜR=10|draw_ZÜR=7|loss_ZÜR=9|gf_ZÜR=65|ga_ZÜR=59

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|col_A=green1|text_A=Swiss Champions

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|col_B=yellow1|text_B=Swiss Cup winners

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|result13=R1

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{{#invoke:sports results|main

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{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=QR

|show_limit=5

|winpoints=2

|team1=STG |name_STG= FC St. Gallen |win_STG =13 |draw_STG =8 |loss_STG =5 |gf_STG =51 |ga_STG =34

|team2=BER |name_BER= FC Bern |win_BER =14 |draw_BER =6 |loss_BER =6 |gf_BER =46 |ga_BER=31

|team3=YB |name_YB=BSC Young Boys{{cite web | first = | last = (red) BSC Young Boys AG | author-link = | year = 2024 | url = https://www.bscyb.ch/archiv-1948-49 | title = YB Saison 1948/49 | format = | work = | trans-title = YB season 1948/49 | publisher = BSC Young Boys AG | language = de-ch | access-date = 2024-11-16}} |win_YB =15 |draw_YB =3 |loss_YB =8 |gf_YB =53 |ga_YB=26

|team4=AAR |name_AAR= FC Aarau{{cite web | first = Stephan | last = Beck | author-link = | year = 2023 | url = https://www.arowa.ch/index.php?page=ligatabelle&saison=49 | title = Schweizer Meisterschaft 1948/49 FCA Rangliste | language = de-ch | trans-title = Swiss Championship 1948/49 FCA Ranking | format = | publisher = arowa.ch | access-date = 2024-11-16}} |win_AAR =14 |draw_AAR =4 |loss_AAR =8 |gf_AAR =45 |ga_AAR=31

|team5=CN |name_CN =FC Cantonal Neuchâtel |win_CN =11 |draw_CN =9 |loss_CN =6 |gf_CN =57 |ga_CN=35

|team6=FRI |name_FRI= FC Fribourg |win_FRI =13 |draw_FRI =5 |loss_FRI =8 |gf_FRI =47 |ga_FRI=43

|team7=LUZ |name_LUZ= FC Luzern |win_LUZ =12 |draw_LUZ =6 |loss_LUZ =8 |gf_LUZ =32 |ga_LUZ=28

|team8=MEN |name_MEN= FC Mendrisio |win_MEN =10 |draw_MEN =8 |loss_MEN =8 |gf_MEN =46 |ga_MEN=37

|team9=BRÜ |name_BRÜ = SC Brühl |win_BRÜ =8 |draw_BRÜ =8 |loss_BRÜ =10 |gf_BRÜ =34 |ga_BRÜ=37

|team10=TUN |name_TUN= FC Thun |win_TUN =6 |draw_TUN =9 |loss_TUN =11 |gf_TUN =29 |ga_TUN=40

|team11=SCZ |name_SCZ = SC Zug |win_SCZ =9 |draw_SCZ =3 |loss_SCZ =14 |gf_SCZ =36 |ga_SCZ=59

|team12=NOR |name_NOR= FC Nordstern Basel |win_NOR =6 |draw_NOR =6 |loss_NOR =14 |gf_NOR =37 |ga_NOR=55

|team13=VEV |name_VEV= Vevey-Sports |win_VEV =7 |draw_VEV =2 |loss_VEV =17 |gf_VEV =32 |ga_VEV=56

|team14=INT |name_INT= CS International Genève |win_INT =4 |draw_INT =3 |loss_INT =19 |gf_INT =28 |ga_INT=61

|col_P1=green3|text_P1=To play-off for NLB championship

|result1=P1|result2=P1

|col_R1=red2|text_R1=Relegated to 1949–50 1. Liga

|result13=R1

|col_R2=red2|text_R2=Relegated to 1949–50 1. Liga

|result14=R2

|split2=yes

|split12=yes

|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, however with play-off for qualifiers;

|update=complete

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}}

FC St. Gallen and FC Bern finished the season level on points in joint first position and both achieved promotion to 1949–50 Nationalliga A. However, it required a play-off to decide the division championship. The play-off was played on 19 June 1949 at the Hardturm in Zürich.

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{{OneLegResult| St. Gallen || 1–1 {{aet}} | Bern }}

{{end}}

The replay was also played at the Hardturm on 26 June.

{{OneLegStart}}

{{OneLegResult| St. Gallen || 5–2 | Bern }}

{{end}}

St. Gallen won and became NLB champions.

• 1948–49 Swiss Cup
• 1948–49 Swiss 1. Liga

{{reflist}}

• [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit49.html Switzerland 1948–49 at RSSSF]

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