The 1995–96 Swiss 1. Liga was the 64th 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 There were 56 clubs in the 1. Liga, divided into four regional groups of 14 teams. Within each group, the teams would play a double round-robin to decide their league position. The four group winners and the four runners-up then contested a play-off for the two promotion slots. The two last placed teams in each group were directly relegated to the 2. Liga (fourth tier). The four third-last placed teams would compete a play-out against the ninth relegation place.
Group 1 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacityFC BulleFribourgStade de BouleyresCS ChênoisGenevaStade des Trois-ChêneFC EchallensVaudSportplatz 3 SapinsFC FullyValaisStade de CharnotGrand-Lancy FCGenevaStade de MarignacFC Martigny-SportsValaisStade d'OctodureFC MeyrinGenevaStade des ArbèresFC MontheyValaisStade Philippe PottierFC Montreux-SportsVaudStade de ChaillyFC RaronValaisSportplatz RhoneglutFC RenensWaadtZone sportive du CensuyFC Stade LausanneVaudCentre sportif de VidyFC Stade NyonnaisVaudStade de ColovrayVevey SportsVaudStade de Copet
Final league table
Group 2 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacityFC Biel-BienneBernStadion GurzelenSC Bümpliz 78BernBodenweidFC ColombierNeuchâtelStade des ChézardsFC Concordia BaselBasel-CityStadion RankhofFC FribourgFribourgStade UniversitaireFC GrenchenSolothurnStadium Brühl FC La Chaux-de-Fonds Neuchâtel Centre Sportif de la Charrière FC Le LocleNeuchâtelInstallation sportive - JeanneretSV LyssBernSportzentrum GrienFC MünsingenBernSportanlage SandreutenenBSC Old BoysBasel-CityStadion SchützenmatteFC RiehenBasel-CitySportplatz GrendelmatteFC SerrièresNeuchâtelPierre-à-BotFC ThunBernStadion Lachen
Final league table
Group 3 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacityFC AsconaTicinoStadio Comunale AsconaAC BellinzonaTicinoStadio Comunale BellinzonaSC BuochsNidwaldenStadion SeefeldFC EmmenbrückeLucerneStadion GersagFC FreienbachSchwyzChrummenFC HochdorfLucerneArenaFC KöllikenAargauSportstätte WalkeFC Klus-BalsthalSolothurnSportplatz MoosFC MendrisioTicinoCentro Sportivo ComunaleFC MuriAargauStadion BrühlFC SuhrAargauHofstattmattenFC SurseeLucerneStadion SchlottermilchFC Tresa-MonteggioTicinoCornaredo StadiumZug 94ZugHerti Allmend Stadion
Final league table
Decider The decider for second position in the table was played 21 May 1996 in Stadio Comunale Bellinzona.
FC Ascona advance to play-offs.
Group 4 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacityFC AltstettenZürichBuchlernSC BrühlSt. GallenPaul-Grüninger-StadionFC BülachZürichStadion ErachfeldFC DübendorfZürichZelgliFC FrauenfeldThurgauKleine AllmendFC GlarusGlarusBuchholzFC GossauSt. GallenSportanlage BuechenwaldFC Red Star ZürichZürichAllmend BrunauFC RorschachSchwyzSportplatz KellenSV SchaffhausenSchaffhausenSportplatz BühlFC StäfaZürichSportanlage FrohbergFC TuggenSchwyzLinthstrasseFC Vaduz LiechtensteinRheinpark StadionSC YF JuventusZürichUtogrund
Final league table
Promotion play-off Qualification round
AC Bellinzona win 2–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
FC Gossau win 5–4 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
1–1 on aggregate. FC Renens win 6–5 in penalties and continue to the finals.
FC Meyrin win 2–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
Final round
FC Gossau win 4–0 on aggregate and are promoted to Nationalliga B.
FC Meyrin win 8–4 on aggregate and are promoted to Nationalliga B.
Relegation play-out The first round in the play-outs were played on 25 May as single legged semi-finals on neutral grounds. The first match at the Linthstrasse in Tuggen and the other at the Stadion Gurzelen in Biel/Bienne. The final was played two legged at home and away. First round
FC Emmenbrücke continue to the finals.
Vevey Sports continue to the finals.
Final round
Vevey Sports win 7–2 on aggregate and remain in the 1. Liga. FC Emmenbrücke are relegated to 2. Liga.
See also 1995–96 Nationalliga A 1995–96 Nationalliga B 1995–96 Swiss Cup
References
Sources Switzerland 1995–96 at RSSSF