Swiss 1. Liga (football) explained
1. Liga Classic (1st League Classic in English) is the fourth tier of the Swiss football league system. At its creation in 1931, the fourth tier of Swiss football was called 3. Liga. The league is operated by a subdivision of the Swiss Football Association called Erste Liga. It is split into 3 groups of 16 teams, by geographical region.
Name history
The fourth tier of Swiss football has taken on various names over time:
- 1931–1944 : 3. Liga
- 1944–2000 : 2. Liga
- 2000–2012 : 2. Liga Interregional (creation of Swiss Amateur League in 2000)
- 2012–2014 : 1. Liga Classique
- 2014–2022 : 1. Liga
- Since 2022 : 1. Liga Classic
Regional format
Group 1 contains teams from western Switzerland, which is generally French speaking. Group 2 contains teams from Central Switzerland, which is mostly German speaking. Group 3 contains teams from East Switzerland (and Liechtenstein) which contains German and Italian speaking regions.
Two teams in total are promoted at the end of the season to Promotion League, determined by a play-off competition involving the top 2 teams in each group. The bottom 2 teams in each group are relegated from this division to the 2. Liga Interregional.
Current season
The clubs in the league for the 2022–23 season:
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
League results
1st League Classic champions, promoted and relegated teams:
| Season | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Promoted Play-Off Winners | Relegated |
|---|
| 1999–00 | Chênois | Wangen bei Olten | Locarno | Vaduz | Wangen bei Olten & Locarno | No Relegation |
| 2000–01 | Serrières | Concordia | Vaduz | — | Concordia & Vaduz |
| 2001–02 | Colombier | Schaffhausen | Malcantone Agno | Wohlen & Schaffhausen |
| 2002–03 | Meyrin | YF Juventus | Malcantone Agno | Bulle, Chiasso
Malcantone Agno & Meyrin | Rapperswil-Jona & Stade Nyonnais |
| 2003–04 | Étoile-Carouge | YF Juventus | Locarno | YF Juventus & Baulmes | FC Altstetten & Vevey Sports |
| 2004–05 | Lausanne-Sport | Biel-Bienne | Tuggen | Lausanne-Sport & Locarno | No Relegation |
| 2005–06 | Servette | Biel-Bienne | Tuggen | Delémont & Servette |
| 2006–07 | Étoile-Carouge | Basel U-21 | Red Star Zürich | Cham & Gossau |
| 2007–08 | Nyon | Basel U-21 | Baden | Biel-Bienne & Stade Nyonnais | FC Brugg & SC Zofingen |
| 2008–09 | Étoile-Carouge | Basel U-21 | Chiasso | Le Mont & Kriens | Red Star Zürich & FC La Tour/Le Pâquier |
| 2009–10 | Sion U-21 | YF Juventus | Chiasso | Chiasso & Delémont | SC Cham & FC Emmenbrücke |
| 2010–11 | Meyrin | Schötz | Brühl | Brühl & Étoile-Carouge | SC Bümpliz 78, CS Chênois, US Terre-Sainte, FC Laufen, SC Buochs & Zug 94 |
| 2011–12 | FC Sion II | BSC Old Boys | FC Tuggen | 11 promoted clubs | No Relegation |
| 2012–13 | FC Le Mont | FC Baden | SC Cham | FC Le Mont & FC Köniz | UGS Genève, ES FC Malley, SV Muttenz, SC Dornach, FC Kreuzlingen & CS Biaschesi |
| 2013–14 | SC Düdingen | Neuchâtel Xamax | USV Eschen/Mauren | Neuchâtel Xamax & FC Rapperswil-Jona | FC Bulle, SC Zofingen, FC Thun II, Chur 97 & SV Höngg |
| 2014–15 | FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | SC Cham | FC Wettswil-Bonstetten | SC Cham & SC Kriens | FC Meyrin, FC Monthey, Concordia Basel, FC Grenchen, FC Lugano II & AC Taverne |
| 2015–16 | FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | FC Münsingen | FC Baden | FC Bavois, FC La Chaux-de-Fonds & FC United Zürich | Signal FC Bernex-Confignon, US Terre-Sainte, FC Bern, FC Dietikon & FC Kosova |
| 2016–17 | Yverdon Sport FC | FC Luzern II | FC Gossau | Yverdon Sport FC & FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | FC La Sarraz-Eclépens, FC Wangen bei Olten, FC Muri, FC Seefeld & Locarno |
| 2017–18 | BSC Young Boys II | FC Solothurn | AC Bellinzona | AC Bellinzona & FC Münsingen | SC Guin, FC Portalban-Gletterens, FC Sursee, Kickers Luzern, FC Seuzach & FC Balzers |
| 2018–19 | Etoile Carouge FC | Black Stars | FC Baden | Etoile Carouge FC & Black Stars | FC Thun II, FC Fribourg, SC Zofingen, BSC Old Boys, FC Mendrisio & FC United Zürich |
| 2019–20 | FC Lausanne-Sport II | SR Delemont | FC Tuggen | No Promotion | No Relegation |
| 2020–21 | BSC Young Boys II | FC Biel-Bienne | FC Wettswil-Bonstetten | BSC Young Boys II & FC Biel-Bienne | FC Azzurri 90, Olympique de Genève FC, SV Muttenz, Gossau, Red Star Zürich & FC Dietikon |
| 2021–22 | BSC Young Boys II | FC Biel-Bienne | FC Tuggen | FC Baden, FC Bulle, FC Luzern II & St. Gallen II | Team Vaud, Lancy FC, Zug 94, SC Buochs, FC Thalwil & FC Balzers |
| 2022–23 | Servette FC II | | FC Paradiso | Servette FC II, SR Delémont, FC Paradiso & FC Lugano II | FC Concordia Lausanne, FC Martigny-Sports, FC Muri AG, SC Dornach, FC Uzwil & FC Weesen |
| 2023–24 | FC Grand-Saconnex | FC Schötz | FC Tuggen | Grand-Saconnex & Vevey-Sports | Pully Football, US Terre-Sainte, FC Emmenbrücke, FC Muri, FC Balzers & FC Gossau |
| 2024–25 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
External links
Eschen/Mauren