The 1994–95 Swiss 1. Liga was the 63rd 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. This was the final season in which two points were awarded for a win; from the next season onwards this was to changed to three points.
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 and tenth relegation places.
Group 1 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacityFC BulleFribourgStade de BouleyresGrand-Lancy FCGenevaStade de MarignacFC Le MontVaudCentre Sportif du ChâtaignierFC Martigny-SportsValaisStade d'OctodureFC MontheyValaisStade Philippe PottierFC Montreux-SportsVaudStade de ChaillyFC NatersValaisSportanlage StapfenFC RaronValaisSportplatz RhoneglutFC RenensWaadtZone sportive du CensuySignal FC Bernex-ConfignonGenevaStade municipal de BernexFC Stade LausanneVaudCentre sportif de VidyFC Stade NyonnaisVaudStade de ColovrayUrania Genève SportGenevaStade de FrontenexVevey SportsVaudStade de Copet
Final league table
Deciders The decider for second position, qualification to play-off, was played at a neutral ground. It took place on 23 May 1995 at the Stade d'Octodure in Martigny.
Bulle win and advance to play-offs. Raron remain in division
Decider for 12th/13th position, play-out or direct relegation, was played at a neutral ground. It took place on 23 May 1995 at the Stade de Colovray in Nyon.
Signal FC (Bernex) win and advance to play-outs. Le Mont are directly relegated to 2. Liga.
Group 2 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacityASI Audax-FriulNeuchâtelPierre-à-BotFC Biel-BienneBernStadion GurzelenSC Bümpliz 78BernBodenweidFC ColombierNeuchâtelStade des ChézardsFC FribourgFribourgStade Universitaire FC La Chaux-de-Fonds Neuchâtel Centre Sportif de la Charrière FC Le LocleNeuchâtelInstallation sportive - JeanneretSV LyssBernSportzentrum GrienFC MoutierBernStade de ChalièreFC MünsingenBernSportanlage SandreutenenBSC Old BoysBasel-CityStadion SchützenmatteFC RiehenBasel-CitySportplatz GrendelmatteFC SerrièresNeuchâtelPierre-à-BotFC ThunBernStadion Lachen
Final league table
Decider Decider for 11th/12th position. 12th position means advance to play-out against relegation. The decider was played at a neutral ground. It took place on 23 May 1995 at Stadion Gurzelen in Biel/Bienne.
SV Lyss win and remain in the division. Bümpliz advance to play-outs against relegation.
Group 3 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacityFC AltstettenZürichBuchlernSC BrühlSt. GallenPaul-Grüninger-StadionFC BülachZürichStadion ErachfeldFC FrauenfeldThurgauKleine AllmendFC Klus-BalsthalSolothurnSportplatz MoosFC KöllikenAargauSportstätte WalkeFC MuriAargauStadion BrühlFC PrattelnBasel-CountryIn den SandgrubenFC Red Star ZürichZürichAllmend BrunauSV SchaffhausenSchaffhausenSportplatz BühlTSV St. Otmar St. GallenSt. GallenFeldhandball-Rasen im LerchenfeldFC SuhrAargauHofstattmattenFC WiedikonZürichHeuriedSC YF JuventusZürichUtogrund
Final league table
Group 4 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacityFC AsconaTicinoStadio Comunale AsconaSC BuochsNidwaldenStadion SeefeldFC ChiassoTicinoStadio Comunale Riva IVFC ChurGrisonsRingstrasseFC EmmenbrückeLucerneStadion GersagFC FreienbachSchwyzChrummenFC GlarusGlarusBuchholzFC MendrisioTicinoCentro Sportivo ComunaleFC StäfaZürichSportanlage FrohbergFC SurseeLucerneStadion SchlottermilchFC Tresa-MonteggioTicinoCornaredo StadiumFC UznachSt. GallenBenknerstrasseFC Vaduz LiechtensteinRheinpark StadionZug 94ZugHerti Allmend Stadion
Final league table
Promotion play-off Qualification round
Naters win 3–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
1–1 on aggregate. Bulle win on away goals and continue to the finals.
Chiasso win 1–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
Freienbach win 4–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
Final round
Naters win 6–2 on aggregate and are promoted to Nationalliga B.
Chiasso win 5–2 on aggregate and are promoted to Nationalliga B.
Relegation play-outs
FC Stäfa win on 2–0 on aggregate. TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen are relegated to 2. Liga.
Bümpliz win on 7–3 on aggregate. Signal FC (Bernex) are relegated to 2. Liga.
See also 1994–95 Nationalliga A 1994–95 Nationalliga B 1994–95 Swiss Cup
References
Sources Switzerland 1994–95 at RSSSF