Swiss 1. Liga (football)

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.

Swiss 1. Liga

Founded	1931 (1931)
Country	Switzerland
Other club(s) from	Liechtenstein
Confederation	UEFA
Number of teams	48 (in 3 groups of 16)
Level on pyramid	4
Promotion to	Promotion League
Relegation to	2nd League Interregional
Domestic cup(s)	Swiss Cup
Current champions	Servette FC II SR Delémont FC Paradiso (2022–23)
Current: 2023–24 1. Liga Classic

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

Groups of 1. Liga

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

• CS Chênois
• FC Coffrane
• FC Concordia Lausanne
• Echallens Région
• FC Grand-Saconnex
• La Chaux-de-Fonds
• FC La Sarraz-Eclépens
• Martigny-Sports
• Meyrin
• FC Monthey
• Naters Oberwallis
• FC Portalban-Gletterens
• Servette FC II
• Sion II
• US Terre Sainte
• Vevey United

Group 2

• FC Bassecourt
• Black Stars
• Concordia Basel
• Delémont
• Dornach
• FC Emmenbrücke
• Köniz
• FC Langenthal
• Münsingen
• FC Muri
• Neuchâtel Xamax II
• FC Rotkreuz
• Schötz
• Solothurn
• Thun II
• Wohlen

Group 3

• AC Taverne
• Eschen/Mauren
• Freienbach
• Gossau
• Grasshopper Club II
• SV Höngg
• FC Kosova
• FC Kreuzlingen
• Linth 04
• Lugano II
• FC Paradiso
• Tuggen
• Uzwil
• Wettswil-Bonstetten
• FC Weesen
• Winterthur II

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	SR Delémont	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	TBD	TBD	TBD		TBD	TBD

See also

• Category:Swiss 1. Liga (football) players
• Category:Swiss 1. Liga (football) seasons

External links

• Official website (in German and French)
• Official website
• 1. Liga Classic at Soccerway