1944–45 Nationalliga A

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1944–45 Swiss Nationalliga season summary

The 1944–45 Swiss football season featured two top divisions, Nationalliga A (NLA) and Nationalliga B (NLB). The season ran from 3 September 1944 to 1 July 1945.

Nationalliga A
- 14 teams competed in a double round-robin.
- Champions: Grasshopper Club Zurich (their 13th title)
- Relegated: Basel and St. Gallen
- Matches: 182; Goals: 602 (average 3.31 per match)
- Top scorer: Hans-Peter Friedländer (Grasshopper Club) with 26 goals

Nationalliga B
- Champions: Locarno (promoted to Nationalliga A)
- Relegated: Solothurn and Pro Daro
- Matches: 182

Context and format
- Wartime Switzerland treated sport as part of morale, leading to organizational changes.
- In 1943, a league reform in Lugano doubled club membership to 28 for 1944–45 and created two top divisions: Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. The 1. Liga became the third tier and expanded to three groups of 10.
- Both NLA and NLB used a double round-robin format; a win gave 2 points, a draw 1 point.
- NLA consisted of the top 13 teams from the previous season plus AC Bellinzona, the 1. Liga champion.
- NLB consisted of the relegated team from NLA and the 13 best teams from the 1. Liga; the top two teams were promoted to the next season’s NLA, and the bottom two were relegated to the 1. Liga.