The 1981–82 1. Liga was exactly the 50th 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 play-off round with finals to decide the 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 Boudry Neuchâtel Stade des Buchilles Étoile Carouge FC Geneva Stade de la Fontenette CS La Tour-de-Peilz Vaud Stade de Bel-Air FC Leytron Valais Stade Saint-Martin ES FC Malley Vaud Centre Sportif de la Tuilière FC Martigny-Sports Valais Stade d'Octodure FC Montreux-Sports Vaud Stade de Chailly FC Onex Geneva Stade municipal d'Onex FC Orbe Vaud Stade du Puisoir FC Raron Valais Sportplatz Rhoneglut FC Renens Waadt Zone sportive du Censuy FC Stade LausanneVaud Centre sportif de Vidy FC Stade Nyonnais Vaud Stade de Colovray Yverdon-Sport FC Vaud Stade Municipal
Final league table
Decider for second place The decider match for second place was played on 26 May in Martigny.
Yverdon-Sport FC win and advance to play-offs. FC Renens remain in the division.
Decider for twelfth place The decider match for twelfth was played on 26 May in Nyon.
FC Stade Lausanne win and continue in the play-outs. FC Onex are relegated directly to 2. Liga Interregional.
Group 2 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacity FC Allschwil Basel-Country Im Brüel, Allschwil FC Birsfelden Basel-Country Sternenfeld US Boncourt Jura Stade Communal Léon Burrus FC Breitenbach Solothurn Grien SC Burgdorf canton of Bern Stadion Neumatt SR Delémont Jura La Blancherie SC DerendingenSolothurnHeidenegg FC Estavayer-le-Lac Fribourg Terrain des Grèves - Estavayer/Lac FC Fétigny Fribourg Stade Communal - Fétigny FC Köniz Bern Sportplatz Liebefeld-Hessgut FC Laufen Basel-Country Sportplatz Nau BSC Old Boys Basel-Stadt Stadion Schützenmatte FC Solothurn Solothurn Stadion FC Solothurn FC Superga Neuchâtel Collège de la Charrière
Final league table
Group 3 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacity FC Baden Aargau Esp Stadium FC Buchs (AG) Aargau Sportanlage Wynenfeld SC Buochs Nidwalden Stadion Seefeld SC Emmen Lucerne Sportanlage Feldbreite FC Emmenbrücke Lucerne Stadion Gersag US Giubiasco Ticino Campo Semine SC Kriens Lucerne Stadion Kleinfeld FC Oberentfelden Aargau Schützenrain Morobbia Giubiasco Ticino Campo Semine FC Olten Solothurn Sportanlagen Kleinholz FC Suhr Aargau Hofstattmatten FC Sursee Lucerne Stadion Schlottermilch FC Zug Zug Herti Allmend Stadion SC Zug Zug Herti Allmend Stadion
Final league table
Group 4 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacity FC Balzers Liechtenstein Sportplatz Rheinau FC Blue Stars Zürich ZürichHardhof FC Brüttisellen Zürich Lindenbuck FC Gossau St. Gallen Sportanlage Buechenwald FC Kreuzlingen Thurgau Sportplatz Hafenareal FC Küsnacht Zürich Sportanlage Heslibach FC Red Star Zürich Zürich Allmend Brunau FC Rüti Zürich Schützenwiese FC Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Stadion Breite FC Stäfa Zürich Sportanlage Frohberg FC Turicum Zürich Hardhof FC Uzwil St. Gallen Rüti FC Vaduz Liechtenstein Rheinpark Stadion FC Young Fellows Zürich Zürich Utogrund
Final league table
Decider for second place The decider match for second place was played on 26 May in Wallisellen
FC Rüti win and advance to play-offs. FC Blue Stars Zürich remain in the division.
Promotion play-off Qualification round
FC Laufen win on away goals and continue to the finals.
FC Baden win 5–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
FC Rüti win 4–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
SR Delémont win on away goals and continue to the finals.
Final round
FC Laufen win 3–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1982–83 Nationalliga B.
FC Baden win the replay and are promoted to 1982–83 Nationalliga B.
Decider for third place
FC Rüti win 4–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1982–83 Nationalliga B. SR Delémont remain in 1. Liga.
Decider for 1. Liga championship
FC Laufen win and are 1. Liga champions.
Relegation play-out First round
FC Stade Lausanne win 4–3 on aggregate and remain in division. FC Breitenbach continue to the final.
SC Buochs win 4–1 on aggregate and remain in division. FC Young Fellows Zürich continue to the final.
Final round
FC Breitenbach win 4–1 on aggregate and remain in division. FC Young Fellows Zürich are relegated to 2. Liga.
Further in Swiss football 1981–82 Nationalliga A 1981–82 Nationalliga B 1981–82 Swiss Cup
References
Sources Switzerland 1981–82 at RSSSF