1973–74 Swiss 1. Liga

The 1973–74 1. Liga was the 42nd season of this league since its creation in 1931. At this time, the 1. Liga was the third tier of the Swiss football league system and it was the highest level of amateur football.

1. Liga
Season1973–74
Champions1. Liga champions:
FC Raron
Group West:
FC Bulle
Group Cenral:
FC Solothurn
Group South and East:
FC Gossau
PromotedFC Raron
US Giubiasco
RelegatedGroup West:
Urania Genève Sport
FC Thun
Group Central:
FC Moutier
FC Deitingen
Group South and East:
FC Rapid Lugano
FC Rorschach
Matches played3 times 156 and 1 decider
plus 9 play-offs

Format

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There were 39 clubs in the 1. Liga. These were divided into three regional groups, each with 13 teams. Within each group, the teams would play a double round-robin to decide their league position. Two points were awarded for a win. The three group winners and the runners-up contested a play-off round to decide the two promotion slots. The last two placed teams in each group were directly relegated to the 2. Liga (fourth tier).

Group West

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Teams

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Club Canton Stadium Capacity
ASI Audax-Friul[1] Neuchâtel Pierre-à-Bot 1,700
FC Bulle Fribourg Stade de Bouleyres 7,000
FC Central Fribourg[2] Fribourg Guintzet 2,000
FC Dürrenast[3] Bern Stadion Lachen 13,500
FC Le Locle[4] Neuchâtel Installation sportive - Jeanneret 3,142
FC Meyrin Geneva Stade des Arbères 9,000
FC Monthey Valais Stade Philippe Pottier 1,800
FC Raron[5] Valais Sportplatz Rhoneglut 1,000
FC Sierre[6] Valais Complexe Ecossia 2,000
FC Stade Nyonnais Vaud Stade de Colovray 7,200
FC Thun Bern Stadion Lachen 10,350
Urania Genève Sport Geneva Stade de Frontenex 4,000
Yverdon-Sport FC Vaud Stade Municipal 6,600

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Bulle 24 14 6 4 53 32 +21 34 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Raron 24 14 4 6 39 20 +19 32
3 FC Monthey 24 12 4 8 37 24 +13 28
4 FC Dürrenast 24 9 8 7 45 43 +2 26
5 FC Stade Nyonnais 24 9 8 7 36 39 −3 26
6 FC Le Locle 24 9 7 8 48 35 +13 25
7 ASI Audax-Friul 24 9 6 9 45 51 −6 24
8 FC Sierre 24 8 7 9 33 42 −9 23
9 FC Meyrin 24 8 6 10 33 33 0 22
10 Central Fribourg 24 9 4 11 38 42 −4 22
11 Yverdon-Sport FC 24 8 5 11 26 27 −1 21 Play-out against relegation
12 FC Thun 24 7 7 10 38 46 −8 21
13 Urania Genève Sport[7] 24 2 4 18 28 65 −37 8 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Decider for eleventh place

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The decider was played on 1 June in Solothurn.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Yverdon-Sport FC 3–2 FC Thun

Yverdon-Sport FC win and remain in division. FC Thun are relegated directly to 2. Liga Interregional.[7]

Group Central

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Teams

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Club Canton Stadium Capacity
FC Bern Bern Stadion Neufeld 14,000
FC Brunnen[8] Schwyz Wintersried 500
SC Buochs Nidwalden Stadion Seefeld 5,000
FC Concordia Basel Basel-City Stadion Rankhof 7,000
FC Deitingen[9] Solothurn Heidenegg 5,500
SR Delémont Jura La Blancherie 5,263
FC Emmenbrücke Lucerne Stadion Gersag 8,700
SC Kriens Lucerne Stadion Kleinfeld 5,100
FC Laufen Basel-Country Sportplatz Nau 3,000
FC Moutier[10] Bern Stade de Chalière 5,000
FC Porrentruy[11] Jura Stade du Tirage 4,226
FC Solothurn Solothurn Stadion FC Solothurn 6,750
SC Zug Zug Herti Allmend Stadion 6,000

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Solothurn 24 14 5 5 37 21 +16 33 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Brunnen 24 13 6 5 51 32 +19 32
3 FC Emmenbrücke 24 13 4 7 54 34 +20 30
4 SR Delémont 24 11 7 6 36 20 +16 29
5 FC Concordia Basel 24 9 7 8 33 36 −3 25
6 FC Laufen 24 9 5 10 33 37 −4 23
7 FC Porrentruy 24 8 7 9 32 43 −11 23
8 SC Zug 24 7 8 9 31 33 −2 22
9 SC Buochs 24 8 5 11 37 39 −2 21
10 FC Bern 24 10 1 13 45 48 −3 21
11 SC Kriens 24 6 9 9 34 41 −7 21
12 FC Moutier [7] 24 3 10 11 26 44 −18 16 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
13 FC Deitingen[7] 24 6 4 14 40 61 −21 16
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Group South and East

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Teams

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Club Canton Stadium Capacity
FC Baden Aargau Esp Stadium 7,000
FC Blue Stars Zürich[12] Zürich Hardhof 1,000
SC Brühl St. Gallen Paul-Grüninger-Stadion 4,200
FC Chur Grisons Ringstrasse 2,820
FC Frauenfeld Thurgau Kleine Allmend 6,370
US Giubiasco[13] Ticino Campo Semine 1,000
FC Gossau St. Gallen Sportanlage Buechenwald 3,500
FC Locarno Locarno, Ticino Stadio comunale Lido 5,000
FC Rapid Lugano[14] Ticino Cornaredo Stadium 6,330
FC Red Star Zürich Zürich Allmend Brunau 2,000
FC Rorschach[15] Schwyz Sportplatz Kellen 1,000
FC Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Stadion Breite 7,300
FC Uzwil[16] St. Gallen Rüti 1,000

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Gossau 24 15 6 3 54 28 +26 36 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 US Giubiasco 24 12 10 2 32 21 +11 34
3 FC Frauenfeld 24 13 6 5 51 27 +24 32
4 FC Baden 24 13 6 5 39 20 +19 32
5 FC Chur 24 13 6 5 47 30 +17 32
6 SC Brühl 24 11 4 9 38 44 −6 26
7 FC Uzwil 24 10 5 9 37 38 −1 25
8 FC Blue Stars Zürich 24 8 7 9 41 38 +3 23
9 FC Locarno 24 7 6 11 30 31 −1 20
10 FC Schaffhausen 24 6 8 10 29 37 −8 20
11 FC Red Star Zürich 24 4 7 13 25 54 −29 15
12 FC Rapid Lugano[7] 24 1 7 16 10 40 −30 9 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
13 FC Rorschach[7] 24 4 0 20 31 56 −25 8
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Promotion play-off

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The three group winners played a two legged tie against one of the runners-up to decide the three finalists. The games were played on 1 and 8 June.

First round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Brunnen 2–1 FC Bulle
FC Bulle 0–0 FC Brunnen

FC Brunnen win 2–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Gossau 0–0 FC Raron
FC Raron 2–0 FC Gossau

FC Raron win 2–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Solothurn 1–1 US Giubiasco
US Giubiasco 1–1 FC Solothurn

2–2 on aggregate. Giubiasco qualified as best classed in the regular season and continue to the finals.

Final round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts RAR GIU BRN
1 FC Raron 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 2 3–0
2 US Giubiasco 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 1–0
3 FC Brunnen 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 2 2–1
Source: RSSSF

FC Raron are 1. Liga champions, US Giubiasco are runners-up and these two teams are promoted.[7]

Further in Swiss football

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References

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  1. ^ (red) Association neuchâteloise de football (2023). "ASI Audax-Friul" (in French). Association neuchâteloise de football - anf.football.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  2. ^ (red) Freiburger Fussballverband (2023). "FC Central Fribourg" (in French). Association fribourgeoise de football. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  3. ^ Fussballverband Bern/Jura (2023). "FC Dürrenast" (in German). Fussballverband Bern/Jura. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  4. ^ (red) Association neuchâteloise de football (2023). "FC Le Locle" (in French). Association neuchâteloise de football - anf.football.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  5. ^ (red) Walliser Fussballverband (2023). "FC Raron" (in French). Walliser Fussballverband - avf-wfv.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  6. ^ (red) Walliser Fussballverband (2023). "FC Sierre" (in French). Walliser Fussballverband avf-wfv.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g Erste Liga (SFV) (2018). "Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg ab Saison 1931/32 bis 2018" [First League statistics on promotion and relegation from the 1931/32 season to 2018] (PDF). PDF page 8 (in German). Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  8. ^ (red) Innerschweizerischer Fussballverband (2023). "FC Brunnen" (in German). Innerschweizerischer Fussballverband. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  9. ^ (red) Solothurner Fussballverband (2023). "FC Deitingen" (in German). Solothurner Fussballverband. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  10. ^ (red) Fussballverband Bern/Jura (2023). "FC Moutier" (in German). Fussballverband Bern/Jura - fvbj-afbj.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  11. ^ (red) Association de football Berne/Jura (2023). "FC Porrentruy" (in French). Association de football Berne/Jura. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  12. ^ (red) Fussballverband Region Zürich (2023). "FC Blue Stars Zürich" (in German). Fussballverband Region Zürich. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  13. ^ (red) Federazione ticinese di calcio (2023). "US Giubiasco" (in Italian). Federazione ticinese di calcio. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  14. ^ (red) Federazione ticinese di calcio (2023). "FC Rapid Lugano" (in Italian). Federazione ticinese di calcio. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  15. ^ (red) Ostschweizer Fussballverband (2023). "FC Rorschach-Goldach 17" (in German). Ostschweizer Fussballverband - ofv.swiss. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  16. ^ (red) Ostschweizer Fussballverband (2023). "FC Uzwil" (in German). Ostschweizer Fussballverband. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

Sources

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Preceded by
1972–73
Seasons in
Swiss 1. Liga
Succeeded by
1974–75