title: 1939–40 BSC Young Boys season
text: # 1939–40 BSC Young Boys season
  
  The 1939–40 season was the 41st season in the history of Berner Sport Club Young Boys. The team played their home games at Stadion Wankdorf in Bern and placed 5th in the Nationalliga, and was then eliminated in the semi-finals of the Swiss Cup.
  
  ## Players
  
  * Maurice Glur
  * Achille Siegrist
  * Louis Gobet
  * Otto Hänni
  * Hans Liniger
  * Cuany
  * Fritz Knecht
  * Hans Blaser
  * Willy Terretaz
  * Zulliger
  * Olivier Eggimann
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### Overall record
  
  | Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
  | Nationalliga | 22 October 1939 | 14 July 1940 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 050.00 |
  | Swiss Cup | 7 January 1940 | 10 March 1940 | Round 1 | Semi-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 075.00 |
  | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 053.85 |
  
  Source: Competitions
  
  ### Nationalliga
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 26 |
  | 4 | Lausanne Sports | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 25 |
  | 5 | BSC Young Boys | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 25 |
  | 6 | FC Lugano | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 25 |
  | 7 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 22 |
  