The 1989–90 Swiss 1. Liga was the 58th 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, each with 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 relegation spot.
Group 1 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacityFC AigleVaudLes GlariersFC Beauregard FribourgFribourgGuintzetFC BramoisValaisStade du Bois-de-la-Borgne/GlareysFC Châtel-Saint-DenisFribourgStade du Lussy - Châtel-St-DenisFC Collex-BossyGenevaStade Marc BurdetConcordia/Folgore LausanneVaudCentre Sportif de la TuilièreFC EchallensVaudSportplatz 3 SapinsFC FullyValaisStade de CharnotFC MontheyValaisStade Philippe PottierFC RaronValaisSportplatz RhoneglutFC RenensWaadtZone sportive du CensuyFC Stade NyonnaisVaudStade de ColovrayUrania Genève SportGenevaStade de FrontenexVevey SportsVaudStade de Copet
Final league table
Group 2 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacityFC BernBernStadion NeufeldFC Biel-BienneBernStadion GurzelenFC BreitenbachSolothurnGrienFC BoudryNeuchâtelStade des BuchillesFC ColombierNeuchâtelStade des ChézardsSR DelémontJuraLa BlancherieFC DomdidierFribourgTerrains de football - DomdidierFC LaufenBasel-CountrySportplatz NauFC Lerchenfeldcanton of BernSportanlagen WaldeckFC Le LocleNeuchâtelInstallation sportive - JeanneretSV LyssBernSportzentrum GrienFC MoutierBernStade de ChalièreFC MünsingenBernSportanlage SandreutenenFC ThunBernStadion Lachen
Final league table
Group 3 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacityFC AsconaTicinoStadio Comunale AsconaSC Burgdorfcanton of BernStadion NeumattSC BuochsNidwaldenStadion SeefeldSC DerendingenSolothurnHeideneggFC Klus-BalsthalSolothurnSportplatz Moos SC Kriens Lucerne Stadion Kleinfeld FC MendrisioTicinoCentro Sportivo ComunaleFC MuriAargauStadion BrühlFC PrattelnBasel-CountryIn den SandgrubenFC RiehenBasel-CitySportplatz GrendelmatteFC SolothurnSolothurnStadion FC SolothurnFC SuhrAargauHofstattmattenFC SurseeLucerneStadion SchlottermilchFC Tresa/MonteggioTicinoCentro Sportivo Passera
Final league table
Group 4 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacity FC Altstätten (St. Gallen)St. Gallen Grüntal Altstätten SC BrühlSt. GallenPaul-Grüninger-StadionFC EinsiedelnSchwyzRappenmöösliFC HerisauAppenzell AusserrhodenEbnetFC KilchbergZürichHochweidFC KreuzlingenThurgauSportplatz HafenarealFC LandquartGraubündenStadion RiedFC Red Star ZürichZürichAllmend BrunauFC RorschachSchwyzSportplatz KellenFC TuggenSchwyzLinthstrasseFC Vaduz LiechtensteinRheinpark StadionSC VeltheimAargauSportanlage Flüeli FC Wohlen Aargau Stadion Niedermatten FC Young Fellows ZürichZürichUtogrund
Final league table
Promotion play-off Qualification round
Urania Genève Sport win 2–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
Concordia/Folgore Lausanne win 2–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
SC Burgdorf win 4–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
SC Kriens win 3–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
Final round
SC Burgdorf win 6–3 on aggregate and are promoted to Nationalliga B.
Urania Genève Sport win 7–4 on aggregate and are promoted to Nationalliga B.
Decider for third place The play-off for the third promotion place was played on 16 June 1990 in Châtel-St-Denis.
Concordia/Folgore Lausanne win, but refused promotion, so SC Kriens are promoted to Nationalliga B.
Decider for championship The play-off for the 1. Liga championship was played on 16 June 1990 in Châtel-St-Denis.
Urania Genève Sport win and become 1. Liga champions.
Relegation play-out First round
FC Raron continue to the final.
FC Vaduz continue to the final.
Final round
FC Raron win 4–3 on aggregate and remain in the division. FC Vaduz are relegated to 2. Liga.
Further in Swiss football 1989–90 Nationalliga A 1989–90 Nationalliga B 1989–90 Swiss Cup
References
Sources Switzerland 1989–90 at RSSSF