The 1988–89 Swiss 1. Liga was the 57th 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 Central FribourgFribourgGuintzetFC Châtel-Saint-DenisFribourgStade du Lussy - Châtel-St-DenisConcordia/Folgore LausanneVaudCentre Sportif de la TuilièreFC EchallensVaudSportplatz 3 SapinsFC FribourgFribourgStade UniversitaireFC FullyValaisStade de CharnotGrand-Lancy FCGenevaStade de MarignacFC MontheyValaisStade Philippe PottierFC RaronValaisSportplatz RhoneglutFC Stade LausanneVaudCentre sportif de VidyFC Stade NyonnaisVaudStade de ColovrayVevey SportsVaudStade de Copet
Final league table
Group 2 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacity FC Bern Bern Stadion Neufeld FC Breitenbach Solothurn Grien FC Boudry Neuchâtel Stade des Buchilles SC Burgdorf canton of Bern Stadion Neumatt FC ColombierNeuchâtelStade des ChézardsSR DelémontJuraLa BlancherieFC KönizBernSportplatz Liebefeld-HessgutFC LaufenBasel-CountrySportplatz NauFC Le LocleNeuchâtelInstallation sportive - JeanneretSV LyssBernSportzentrum GrienFC MoutierBernStade de Chalière FC Münsingen Bern Sportanlage Sandreutenen FC Rapid Ostermundigen Bern Oberfeld FC ThunBernStadion Lachen
Final league table
Group 3 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacityFC AltdorfUriGemeindesportplatzFC AsconaTicinoStadio Comunale AsconaSC BuochsNidwaldenStadion SeefeldFC Klus-BalsthalSolothurnSportplatz Moos SC Kriens Lucerne Stadion Kleinfeld FC MendrisioTicinoCentro Sportivo ComunaleFC MuriAargauStadion BrühlFC OltenSolothurnSportanlagen KleinholzFC PrattelnBasel-CountryIn den SandgrubenFC SolothurnSolothurnStadion FC SolothurnFC SuhrAargauHofstattmattenFC Tresa/MonteggioTicinoCentro Sportivo Passera FC Wohlen Aargau Stadion Niedermatten FC ZugZugHerti Allmend Stadion
Final league table
Group 4 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacity FC Altstätten (St. Gallen)St. Gallen Grüntal Altstätten SC BrühlSt. GallenPaul-Grüninger-Stadion FC Brüttisellen Zürich Lindenbuck FC EinsiedelnSchwyzRappenmöösliFC FrauenfeldThurgauKleine AllmendFC HerisauAppenzell AusserrhodenEbnetFC KilchbergZürichHochweidFC LandquartGraubündenStadion RiedFC Red Star ZürichZürichAllmend BrunauFC RorschachSchwyzSportplatz KellenFC StäfaZürichSportanlage FrohbergFC TuggenSchwyzLinthstrasseFC Vaduz LiechtensteinRheinpark StadionSC VeltheimAargauSportanlage Flüeli
Final league table
Promotion play-off Qualification round
FC Thun win 3–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
FC Fribourg win 5–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
FC Zug win 6–4 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
Brüttisellen win 1–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
Final round
FC Fribourg win 3–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1989–90 Nationalliga B.
FC Zug win 4–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1989–90 Nationalliga B.
Decider for third place The play-off for the third promotion place was played on 24 June 1989 in Burgdorf.
FC Brüttisellen win after penalty shoot-out and are promoted to 1989–90 Nationalliga B
Decider for championship The play-off for the championship place was played on 24 June 1989.
FC Zug win and are declared 1.Liga champions.
Relegation play-out First round The first play-out against relegation was played on 4 June in Kilchberg.
Einsiedeln continue to the final.
The second play-out against relegation was played on 4 June in Echallens.
FC Stade Lausanne continue to the final.
Final round The play-out against relegation was played on 11 and 18 June 1989.
Einsiedeln win 4–3 on aggregate. FC Stade Lausanne are relegated to 2. Liga.
Further in Swiss football 1988–89 Nationalliga A 1988–89 Nationalliga B 1988–89 Swiss Cup
References
Sources Switzerland 1988–89 at RSSSF