The 1993–94 Swiss 1. Liga was the 62nd 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. Two points were awarded for a win. The four group winners and the four runners-up then contested a play-off for the three 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 Châtel-Saint-DenisFribourgStade du Lussy - Châtel-St-DenisFC EchallensVaudSportplatz 3 SapinsFC FullyValaisStade de CharnotGrand-Lancy FCGenevaStade de MarignacFC Martigny-SportsValaisStade d'OctodureFC 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 ColovrayFC VersoixGenevaCentre sportif de la BécassièreVevey SportsVaudStade de Copet
Final league table
Group 2 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacitySC Bümpliz 78BernBodenweidFC ColombierNeuchâtelStade des ChézardsFC Concordia BaselBasel-CityStadion Rankhof FC La Chaux-de-Fonds Neuchâtel Centre Sportif de la Charrière FC LaufenBasel-CountrySportplatz Nau FC Le Locle Neuchâtel Installation sportive - Jeanneret SV LyssBernSportzentrum GrienFC MoutierBernStade de Chalière FC Münsingen Bern Sportanlage Sandreutenen FC Pratteln Basel-Country In den Sandgruben FC Riehen Basel-City Sportplatz Grendelmatte FC Serrières Neuchâtel Pierre-à-Bot FC SolothurnSolothurnStadion FC SolothurnFC ThunBernStadion Lachen
Final league table
Group 3 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacityFC Altstetten (Zürich)ZürichBuchlern FC Brüttisellen Zürich Lindenbuck SC BuochsNidwaldenStadion SeefeldFC EmmenbrückeLucerneStadion GersagFC FrauenfeldThurgauKleine AllmendFC Klus-BalsthalSolothurnSportplatz MoosFC KöllikenAargauSportstätte WalkeFC MuriAargauStadion BrühlFC Red Star ZürichZürichAllmend BrunauFC SuhrAargauHofstattmattenFC Wangen bei OltenSolothurnSportplatz ChrüzmattFC WiedikonZürichHeuriedSC YF JuventusZürichUtogrundZug 94ZugHerti Allmend Stadion
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 in the Stadion Brühl in Muri, Aargau.
Zug 94 win and remain in 1. Liga. Altstetten continue in play-outs.
Group 4 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacity FC Altstätten (St. Gallen)St. Gallen Grüntal Altstätten FC AsconaTicinoStadio Comunale AsconaSC BrühlSt. GallenPaul-Grüninger-StadionFC Chur 97GrisonsRingstrasseFC FreienbachSchwyzChrummenFC GlarusGlarusBuchholzFC Tresa/MonteggioTicinoCornaredo StadiumFC MendrisioTicinoCentro Sportivo ComunaleFC RorschachSchwyzSportplatz KellenFC StäfaZürichSportanlage FrohbergTSV St. Otmar St. GallenSt. GallenFeldhandball-Rasen im LerchenfeldFC TuggenSchwyzLinthstrasseFC Vaduz LiechtensteinRheinpark StadionFC WädenswilZürichBeichlen
Final league table
Promotion play-offs Qualification round
FC Echallens win 5–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
FC Solothurn win 2–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
FC Tuggen win 7–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
2–2 on aggregate. FC Ascona win on away goals and continue to the finals.
Final round
FC Solothurn win 4–2 on aggregate and are promoted to Nationalliga B. FC Ascona continue in decider for 3rd place.
FC Echallens win 6–0 on aggregate and are promoted to Nationalliga B. FC Tuggen continue in decider for 3rd place.
Decider for promotion
FC Tuggen win 2–0 and are promoted to Nationalliga B.
Relegation play-outs
Pratteln win 1–0 on aggregate and remain in 1. Liga. Fully are relegated.
Altstetten win 2–1 on aggregate and remain in 1. Liga. Rorschach are relegated.
See also 1993–94 Nationalliga A 1993–94 Nationalliga B 1993–94 Swiss Cup
References
Sources Switzerland 1993–94 at RSSSF