1978–79 Swiss 1. Liga
| Season | 1978–79 |
|---|---|
| Champions | 1. Liga champions: FC Raron Group 1: FC Raron Group 2: SR Delémont Group 3: SV Muttenz Group 4: FC Locarno |
| Promoted | FC Raron FC Baden |
| Relegated | Group 1: Yverdon-Sport FC FC Le Locle Group 2: FC Dürrenast FC Rapid Ostermundigen Group 3: FC Red Star Zürich FC Concordia Basel Group 4: FC Chur US Giubiasco |
| Matches played | 4 times 182 plus 13 play-offs |
← 1977–78 1979–80 → | |
The 1978–79 1. Liga was the 47th 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.
Format
[edit]There were 56 clubs in the 1. Liga. These were divided into four regional groups, each with 14 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 four group winners and the four runners-up contested a play-off round to decide the two promotion slots. The two last placed teams in each group were directly relegated to the 2. Liga (fourth tier).
Group 1
[edit]Teams
[edit]| Club | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Boudry[1] | Neuchâtel | Stade des Buchilles | 1,500 |
| FC Leytron[2] | Valais | Stade Saint-Martin | 1,000 |
| FC Le Locle[3] | Neuchâtel | Installation sportive - Jeanneret | 3,142 |
| ES FC Malley | Vaud | Centre sportif de la Tuilière | 1,500 |
| FC Martigny-Sports | Valais | Stade d'Octodure | 2,500 |
| FC Meyrin | Geneva | Stade des Arbères | 9,000 |
| FC Monthey | Valais | Stade Philippe Pottier | 1,800 |
| FC Orbe[4] | Vaud | Stade du Puisoir | 1,000 |
| FC Raron[5] | Valais | Sportplatz Rhoneglut | 1,000 |
| FC Renens[6] | Waadt | Zone sportive du Censuy | 2,300 |
| FC Stade Lausanne | Vaud | Centre sportif de Vidy | 1,000 |
| FC Stade Nyonnais | Vaud | Stade de Colovray | 7,200 |
| FC Visp[7] | Valais | Sportplatz Mühleye | 1,000 |
| Yverdon-Sport FC | Vaud | Stade Municipal | 6,600 |
Final league table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Raron | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 58 | 21 | +37 | 40 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Stade Lausanne | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 59 | 42 | +17 | 35 | |
| 3 | FC Renens | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 32 | |
| 4 | FC Martigny-Sports | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 30 | |
| 5 | ES FC Malley | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 26 | |
| 6 | FC Orbe | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 61 | 58 | +3 | 26 | |
| 7 | FC Stade Nyonnais | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 26 | |
| 8 | FC Boudry | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 26 | |
| 9 | FC Leytron | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 25 | |
| 10 | FC Meyrin | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 24 | |
| 11 | FC Monthey | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 23 | |
| 12 | FC Visp | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 22 | |
| 13 | Yverdon-Sport FC[8] | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 21 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Le Locle[8] | 26 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 24 | 64 | −40 | 8 |
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.
Group 2
[edit]Teams
[edit]| Club | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Aurore Bienne[9] | Bern | Tilleul-Linde | 1,000 |
| US Boncourt[10] | Jura | Stade Communal Léon Burrus | 1,640 |
| FC Bulle | Fribourg | Stade de Bouleyres | 7,000 |
| FC Central Fribourg[11] | Fribourg | Guintzet | 2,000 |
| SR Delémont | Jura | La Blancherie | 5,263 |
| SC Derendingen[12] | Solothurn | Heidenegg | 1,500 |
| FC Dürrenast[13] | Bern | Stadion Lachen | 13,500 |
| FC Fétigny[14] | Fribourg | Stade Communal Fétigny | 500 |
| FC Herzogenbuchsee[15] | Bern | Waldäcker | 1,000 |
| FC Köniz[16] | Bern | Sportplatz Liebefeld-Hessgut | 2,600 |
| FC Laufen | Basel-Country | Sportplatz Nau | 3,000 |
| FC Lerchenfeld[17] | canton of Bern | Sportanlagen Waldeck | 2,400 |
| FC Rapid Ostermundigen[18][19] | Bern | Oberfeld | 1,000 |
| FC Solothurn | Solothurn | Stadion FC Solothurn | 6,750 |
Final league table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SR Delémont | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 60 | 24 | +36 | 43 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Bulle | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 33 | |
| 3 | FC Lerchenfeld | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 30 | |
| 4 | FC Solothurn | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 29 | |
| 5 | US Boncourt | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 29 | |
| 6 | FC Aurore Bienne | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 28 | |
| 7 | Central Fribourg | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 26 | |
| 8 | FC Köniz | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 25 | |
| 9 | FC Laufen | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 22 | |
| 10 | FC Fétigny | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 22 | |
| 11 | FC Herzogenbuchsee | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 21 | |
| 12 | SC Derendingen | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 20 | |
| 13 | FC Dürrenast[8] | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 18 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Rapid Ostermundigen[8] | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 18 |
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.
Group 3
[edit]Teams
[edit]| Club | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Allschwil[20] | Basel-Country | Im Brüel, Allschwil | 1,700 |
| FC Baden | Aargau | Esp Stadium | 7,000 |
| FC Birsfelden[21] | Basel-Country | Sternenfeld | 9,400 |
| FC Blue Stars Zürich[22] | Zürich | Hardhof | 1,000 |
| SC Brühl | St. Gallen | Paul-Grüninger-Stadion | 4,200 |
| FC Concordia Basel | Basel-City | Stadion Rankhof | 7,000 |
| FC Glattbrugg[23] | Zürich | Sportanlage Au | 1,250 |
| FC Gossau | St. Gallen | Sportanlage Buechenwald | 3,500 |
| SV Muttenz | Basel-Country | Sportplatz Margelacker | 3,200 |
| FC Red Star Zürich | Zürich | Allmend Brunau | 2,000 |
| FC Schaffhausen | Schaffhausen | Stadion Breite | 7,300 |
| FC Suhr[24] | Aargau | Hofstattmatten | 2,000 |
| FC Turicum[25] | Zürich | Hardhof | 1,000 |
| FC Unterstrass[26] | Zürich | Steinkluppe | 1,000 |
Final league table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SV Muttenz | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 54 | 26 | +28 | 38 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Baden | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 37 | |
| 3 | FC Schaffhausen | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 55 | 27 | +28 | 36 | |
| 4 | FC Turicum | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 31 | |
| 5 | FC Birsfelden | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 29 | |
| 6 | SC Brühl | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 28 | |
| 7 | FC Suhr | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 27 | |
| 8 | FC Blue Stars Zürich | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 27 | |
| 9 | FC Allschwil | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 22 | |
| 10 | FC Glattbrugg | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 19 | |
| 11 | FC Unterstrass | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 18 | |
| 12 | FC Gossau | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 18 | |
| 13 | FC Red Star Zürich[8] | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 17 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Concordia Basel[8] | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 53 | −19 | 17 |
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.
Group 4
[edit]Teams
[edit]| Club | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Balzers |  Liechtenstein
|
Sportplatz Rheinau | 2,000 |
| FC Chur | Grisons | Ringstrasse | 2,820 |
| SC Emmen[27] | Lucerne | Sportanlage Feldbreite | 500 |
| FC Emmenbrücke | Lucerne | Stadion Gersag | 8,700 |
| US Giubiasco[28] | Ticino | Campo Semine | 1,000 |
| FC Ibach | Schwyz | Gerbihof | 3,300 |
| FC Locarno | Locarno, Ticino | Stadio comunale Lido | 5,000 |
| Mendrisiostar | Ticino | Centro Sportivo Comunale | 4,000 |
| FC Morbio[29] | Ticino | Campo comunale Balerna | 800 |
| FC Rüti[30] | Zürich | Schützenwiese | 1,200 |
| FC Stäfa[31] | Zürich | Sportanlage Frohberg | 1,500 |
| FC Vaduz | Liechtenstein
|
Rheinpark Stadion | 7,584 |
| FC Zug | Zug | Herti Allmend Stadion | 6,000 |
| SC Zug | Zug | Herti Allmend Stadion | 6,000 |
Final league table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Locarno | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 23 | +20 | 35 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Ibach | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 35 | |
| 3 | Mendrisiostar | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 34 | |
| 4 | SC Zug | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 31 | |
| 5 | FC Balzers | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 30 | |
| 6 | FC Vaduz | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 28 | |
| 7 | FC Stäfa | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 28 | |
| 8 | FC Emmenbrücke | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 26 | |
| 9 | FC Morbio | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 24 | |
| 10 | FC Zug | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 22 | |
| 11 | FC Rüti | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 21 | |
| 12 | FC Emmen | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 62 | −33 | 20 | |
| 13 | FC Chur[8] | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 17 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | US Giubiasco[8] | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 33 | 64 | −31 | 13 |
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.
Promotion play-off
[edit]Qualification round
[edit]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| SV Muttenz | 0–1 | FC Ibach |
| FC Ibach | 5–2 | SV Muttenz |
FC Ibach win 6–2 on aggregate and continue to the semi-finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| FC Baden | 1–0 | FC Locarno |
| FC Locarno | 2–2 | FC Baden |
FC Baden win 3–2 on aggregate and continue to the semi-finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| FC Bulle | 0–1 | FC Raron |
| FC Raron | 3–2 | FC Bulle |
FC Raron win 4–2 on aggregate and continue to the semi-finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| FC Stade Lausanne | 2–3 | SR Delémont |
| SR Delémont | 1–0 | FC Stade Lausanne |
SR Delémont win 4–2 on aggregate and continue to the semi-finals.
Semi-final round
[edit]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| FC Ibach | 1–3 | FC Raron |
| FC Raron | 3–1 | FC Ibach |
FC Raron win 6–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1979–80 Nationalliga B. FC Ibach remain in the division.[8]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| FC Baden | 1–0 | SR Delémont |
| SR Delémont | 1–1 | FC Baden |
FC Baden win 2–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1979–80 Nationalliga B. SR Delémont remain in the division.[8]
Final for 1. Liga championship
[edit]The final was played on 1 July in Baden.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| FC Baden | 0–1 | FC Raron |
FC Raron win and became 1. Liga champions.[8]
Further in Swiss football
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ (red) Association neuchâteloise de football (2023). "FC Boudry" (in French). Association neuchâteloise de football - anf.football.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Association valaisanne de football (2023). "FC Leytron" (in French). Association valaisanne de football. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Association neuchâteloise de football (2023). "FC Le Locl" (in German). Association neuchâteloise de football - anf.football.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Association cantonale vaudoise de football (2023). "FC Orbe" (in French). Association cantonale vaudoise de football. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Walliser Fussballverband (2023). "FC Raron" (in French). Walliser Fussballverband - avf-wfv.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Association cantonale vaudoise de football (2023). "FC Renens" (in German). Association cantonale vaudoise de football - acvf.football.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Walliser Fussballverband (2023). "FC Visp" (in German). Walliser Fussballverband. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 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.
- ^ (red) Fussballverband Bern/Jura (2023). "FC Aurore Bienne" (in German). Fussballverband Bern/Jura. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Association de football Berne/Jura (2023). "US Boncourt" (in German). Association de football Berne/Jura. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Freiburger Fussballverband (2023). "FC Central Fribourg" (in French). Association fribourgeoise de football. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Solothurner Fussballverband (2023). "SC Derendingen" (in German). Solothurner Fussballverband - sofv.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ Fussballverband Bern/Jura (2023). "FC Dürrenast" (in German). Fussballverband Bern/Jura. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Association fribourgeoise de football (2023). "FC Fétigny" (in French). Association fribourgeoise de football. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Fussballverband Bern/Jura (2023). "FC Herzogenbuchsee" (in German). Fussballverband Bern/Jura. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Fussballverband Bern/Jura (2023). "FC Köniz" (in German). Fussballverband Bern/Jura - fvbj-afbj.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Fussballverband Bern/Jura (2023). "FC Lerchenfeld" (in German). Fussballverband Bern/Jura - fvbj-afbj.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Fussballverband Bern/Jura-2023 (2023). "FC Ostermundigen" (in German). Fussballverband Bern/Jura. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ FC Ostermundigen (2023). "Die Entstehung des FC Rapid Ostermundigen" [The creation of FC Rapid Ostermundigen] (PDF) (in Swiss High German). fcostermundigen.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz (2023). "FC Allschwil" (in German). Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz (2023). "FC Birsfelden" (in German). Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Fussballverband Region Zürich (2023). "FC Blue Stars Zürich" (in German). Fussballverband Region Zürich. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Fussballverband Region Zürich (2023). "FC Glattbrugg" (in German). Fussballverband Region Zürich. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Aargauer Fussballverband (2023). "FC Suhr" (in German). Aargauer Fussballverband afv.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Fussballverband Region Zürich (2023). "FC Industrie Turicum" (in German). Fussballverband Region Zürich. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Fussballverband Region Zürich (2023). "FC Unterstrass" (in German). Fussballverband Region Zürich. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Innerschweizerischer Fussballverband (2023). "SC Emmen" (in German). Innerschweizerischer Fussballverband. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Federazione ticinese di calcio (2023). "US Giubiasco" (in Italian). Federazione ticinese di calcio. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Federazione ticinese di calcio (2023). "FC Morbio" (in Italian). Federazione ticinese di calcio. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Fussballverband Region Zürich (2023). "FC Ruti" (in German). Fussballverband Region Zürich. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Fussballverband Region Zürich (2023). "FC Stäfa" (in German). Fussballverband Region Zürich - fvrz.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
Sources
[edit]| Preceded by 1977–78 |
Seasons in Swiss 1. Liga |
Succeeded by 1979–80 |