The 1984–85 Swiss 1. Liga was the 53rd 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 contested a first play-off round to decide three promotion slots. The two last placed teams in each group were directly relegated to the 2. Liga (fourth tier).
Group 1 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacity FC Echallens Vaud Sportplatz 3 Sapins FC Fétigny Fribourg Stade Communal - Fétigny FC Fribourg Fribourg Stade Universitaire FC Lalden Valais Sportplatz Finnenbach FC Le Locle Neuchâtel Installation sportive - Jeanneret FC Leytron Valais Stade Saint-Martin ES FC Malley Vaud Centre Sportif de la Tuilière FC Montreux-Sports Vaud Stade de Chailly FC Renens Waadt Zone sportive du Censuy FC Saint-Jean GE Geneva Centre sportif de Varembé FC Savièse Valais Stade St-Germain FC Stade LausanneVaud Centre sportif de Vidy FC Stade Payerne Vaud Stade Municipal FC Vernier Geneva Stade municipal de Vernier
Final league table
Group 2 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacity FC Bern Bern Stadion Neufeld US Boncourt Jura Stade Communal Léon Burrus FC Breitenbach Solothurn Grien SC Burgdorf canton of Bern Stadion Neumatt FC Concordia Basel Basel-Stadt Stadion Rankhof SR Delémont Jura La Blancherie FC Köniz Bern Sportplatz Liebefeld-Hessgut FC Langenthal Bern Rankmatte FC Lengnau Bern Moos Lengnau BE FC Nordstern Basel Basel-Stadt Rankhof BSC Old Boys Basel-Stadt Stadion Schützenmatte FC Rapid Ostermundigen Bern Oberfeld FC Solothurn Solothurn Stadion FC Solothurn FC Thun Bern Stadion Lachen
Final league table
Decider for second position The decider was played on 21 May 1985 in the Stadion Rankhof in Basel.
BSC Old Boys win after penalty shoot-out and advance to play-offs.
Group 3 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacity FC Ascona Ticino Stadio Comunale Ascona FC Brugg Aargau Stadion Au FC Bremgarten Aargau Bärenmatt SC Buochs Nidwalden Stadion Seefeld FC Emmenbrücke Lucerne Stadion Gersag FC Ibach Schwyz Gerbihof FC Klus-Balsthal Solothurn Sportplatz Moos SC Kriens Lucerne Stadion Kleinfeld FC Littau Lucerne Ruopigen FC OltenSolothurnSportanlagen Kleinholz SC Reiden Lucerne Kleinfeld FC Suhr Aargau Hofstattmatten FC Sursee Lucerne Stadion Schlottermilch FC Zug Zug Herti Allmend Stadion
Final league table
Group 4 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacity FC Altstätten (St. Gallen)St. Gallen Grüntal Altstätten FC Brüttisellen Zürich Lindenbuck FC Dübendorf Zürich Zelgli FC Einsiedeln Schwyz Rappenmöösli FC Frauenfeld Thurgau Kleine Allmend FC Gossau St. Gallen Sportanlage Buechenwald FC Kreuzlingen Thurgau Sportplatz Hafenareal FC Küsnacht Zürich Sportanlage Heslibach FC Red Star Zürich Zürich Allmend Brunau FC RorschachSchwyzSportplatz Kellen FC Rüti Zürich Schützenwiese FC Stäfa Zürich Sportanlage Frohberg FC Industrie Turicum Zürich Hardhof FC Vaduz Liechtenstein Rheinpark Stadion
Final league table
Promotion play-off Qualification round
FC Renens win 5–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
FC Zug win 4–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
FC Le Locle win 4–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
3–3 on aggregate. FC Stäfa win the replay and continue to the finals.
Semi-finals
FC Le Locle win 4–3 on aggregate and are promoted to 1985–86 Nationalliga B.
1–1 on aggregate. FC Zug the replay and are promoted to 1985–86 Nationalliga B.
Decider for third place
FC Renens win 8–0 on aggregate and are promoted to 1985–86 Nationalliga B. FC Stäfa remain in 1. Liga.
Decider for 1. Liga championship
FC Zug win and are declaied 1. Liga champion.
Relegation play-out First round
FC Thun continue to the play-out final.
FC Brugg continue to the play-out final.
Final round
FC Thun win and FC Brugg are relegated to 2. Liga.
Further in Swiss football 1984–85 Nationalliga A 1984–85 Nationalliga B 1984–85 Swiss Cup
References
Sources Switzerland 1984–85 at RSSSF