The 2020–21 Promotion League season was the 9th edition (the 7th since its name change). The league is the third highest level in the Swiss football league system, behind the Super League and the Challenge League.
Format The Championship had 16 teams, of which three were U-21 teams, the eldest youth teams of the Super or Challenge League clubs. The number of U-21 teams permitted in this division was limited to four (until 2022) and they were not eligible to promotion. The top placed team, of those eligible, would be promoted and the two teams lowest in the table would be relegated. However, the start of the season was delayed and the format of the league was modified due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation. In the first stage each team played once against each of the other 15 teams in a round robin format. The table was then divided into two equal groups. The top eight teams again played once against the other seven for the promotion slot and the bottom eight played once against the others to decide relegation.
Teams The previous season had been suspended and later cancelled due to the coronavirus measures. It was not rated and there were no promotions or relegations., Website der Ersten Liga. Therefore, the teams remained the same as in the previous period.
ClubCantonStadiumCapacityBasel U-21Basel-CityStadion Rankhof orYouth Campus BaselFC BavoisVaudTerrain des PeupliersAC BellinzonaTicinoStadio Comunale BellinzonaFC Black Stars BaselBasel-CityBuschwilerhofFC Breitenrain BernBernSpitalackerSC BrühlSt. GallenPaul-Grüninger-StadionSC ChamZugStadion EizmoosÉtoile Carouge FCGenevaStade de la FontenetteFC KönizBernLiebefeldFC MünsingenBernSportanlage SandreutenenFC Stade NyonnaisVaudStade de ColovrayRapperswil-JonaSt. GallenStadion GrünfeldSion U-21ValaisStade de TourbillonSC Young Fellows JuventusZürichUtogrundYverdon-Sport FCVaudStade MunicipalZürich U-21ZürichSportplatz Heerenschürli
First stage league table
Promotion group
Relegation group
References
External links Official website Switzerland 2020/21 at RSSSF