Football was introduced by British teachers and students in the 1860's and it just before the end of the 19th century that a football competition was first held.
Going from the beginning of the 1960's, the chart to the right shows the most successful clubs. So how do the points work? In the Super League (first division), the top four are rewarded with 6, 3, 2 and 1. The Swiss Cup 4 and 2 points for the finalists only. The League Cup 3 and 1. Let's dive a little deeper.
Super League (Nationalliga A until 2002): FC Basel is the most successful, putting on an amazing run from 1999/00 to 2021/22. After two quieter years, they then won the league in 2024/25. Two clubs from FC Zürich take second and third. The Bern Young Boys and Geneva's Servette FC follow.
The Swiss Cup again has FC Basel at the top of the rankings. The usual suspects join them with FC Sion from the South West of the country have done well in this competition, replacing Young Boys in the top five. While Sion's success has been consistent, Basel has been more so in recent times.
The League Cup was established in 1972 but ended in the 1981/82 season. Servette FC and Grasshoppers were the only sides to win it more than once.
European success has been limited to a couple of semi finals in what is now the Champions League for FC Zürich and one semi final each the the Europa League for Grasshoppers and FC Basel.
All put together, the clubs are below. The grand total is shown for each club, divided into regions with a ranking number (Rk) which gives their place compared to all the other clubs.
The left side lists all the clubs that have scored points, less than other leagues I've investigated so far. The right side was problematic. The clubs didn't divide well into a few regions. FC Basel, for example, is in the north and west. Sion FC is in the south and west. Anyway, just a general guide.
