The Swiss Football Association (ASF/SFV) had 28 member clubs at this time and these were devided into two divisions of 14 teams each.
The teams played a double round-robin to decide their table positions.
The champions would qualify for the 1968–69 European Cup and the last two teams in the league table at the end of the season were to be relegated.
Before this final match it was already clear that FCZ were Swiss champions, as a win for Lugano would have left all three play-off finalists equal on the same number of points.
After the match, the trophy was presented by Federal Councillor Nello Celio under difficult conditions following a pitch invasion by fans.