The 1975–76 1. Liga was the 44th 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 39 clubs in the 1. Liga. These were divided into three regional groups, each with 13 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 three group winners and the runners-up contested a play-off round to decide the two promotion slots. The last placed teams in each group were directly relegated to the 2. Liga (fourth tier). The three second last placed teams in each group played a single round-robin play-out to decide the fourth relegation slot.
Group West Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacity ASI Audax-Friul Neuchâtel Pierre-à-Bot FC Bern Bern Stadion Neufeld FC Boudry Neuchâtel Stade des Buchilles FC Bulle Fribourg Stade de Bouleyres FC Central Fribourg Fribourg Guintzet FC Dürrenast Bern Stadion Lachen FC Fétigny Fribourg Stade Communal Fétigny FC Le Locle Neuchâtel Installation sportive - Jeanneret FC Meyrin Geneva Stade des Arbères FC Monthey Valais Stade Philippe Pottier FC Montreux-Sports Vaud Stade de Chailly FC Stade LausanneVaud Centre sportif de Vidy FC Stade Nyonnais Vaud Stade de Colovray
Final league table
Group Central Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacity US Boncourt Jura Stade Communal Léon Burrus FC Brunnen Schwyz Wintersried SC Buochs Nidwalden Stadion Seefeld FC Concordia Basel Basel-City Stadion Rankhof SR Delémont Jura La Blancherie FC Emmenbrücke Lucerne Stadion Gersag SC Kleinhüningen Basel-City Sportplatz Schorenmatte SC Kriens Lucerne Stadion Kleinfeld FC Köniz Bern Sportplatz Liebefeld-Hessgut FC Laufen Basel-Country Sportplatz Nau FC Solothurn Solothurn Stadion FC Solothurn FC Zug Zug Herti Allmend Stadion SC Zug Zug Herti Allmend Stadion
Final league table
Group South and East Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacity FC Baden Aargau Esp Stadium FC Blue Stars Zürich ZürichHardhof SC Brühl St. Gallen Paul-Grüninger-Stadion FC Chur Grisons Ringstrasse FC Frauenfeld Thurgau Kleine Allmend US Giubiasco Ticino Campo Semine FC Locarno Locarno, Ticino Stadio comunale Lido Mendrisiostar Ticino Centro Sportivo Comunale FC Morbio Ticino Campo comunale Balerna FC Red Star Zürich Zürich Allmend Brunau FC Rüti Zürich Schützenwiese FC Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Stadion Breite FC Tössfeld Zürich Talgut
Final league table
FC Morbio did not apply for professional licence and were replaced in the play-offs by FC Locarno.
Promotion play-off The three group winners played a two legged tie against one of the runners-up to decide the three finalists. The games were played on 6 June and 13 June. Qualification round
SC Kriens win 4–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
Mendrisiostar win 3–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
SC Zug win 3–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
Final round The three first round winners competed in a single round-robin to decide the two promotion slots. The games were played on 20 June, 27 June and 4 July.
Mendrisiostar are 1. Liga champions, SC Kriens are runners-up and these two teams are promoted.
Relegation play-out The three second last placed teams from each group competed in a single round-robin play-out to decide the fourth and last relegation slot.
FC Tössfeld are relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.
Further in Swiss football 1975–76 Nationalliga A 1975–76 Nationalliga B 1975–76 Swiss Cup
References
Sources Switzerland 1975–76 at RSSSF