The 1974–75 1. Liga was the 43rd 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 two placed teams in each group were directly relegated to the 2. Liga (fourth tier).
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 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 Sierre Valais Complexe Ecossia FC Stade Nyonnais Vaud Stade de Colovray Yverdon-Sport FC Vaud Stade Municipal
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 Ebikon Lucerne Risch FC Emmenbrücke Lucerne Stadion Gersag SC Kleinhüningen Basel-City Sportplatz Schorenmatte SC Kriens Lucerne Stadion Kleinfeld FC Laufen Basel-Country Sportplatz Nau FC Porrentruy Jura Stade du Tirage FC Solothurn Solothurn Stadion FC Solothurn SC Zug Zug Herti Allmend Stadion
Final league table
Decider for second place The decider match for second place was played on 1 June 1975 in Basel.
SR Delémont win and advance to play-offs. FC Laufen remain in the division.
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 FC Gossau St. Gallen Sportanlage Buechenwald FC Locarno Locarno, Ticino Stadio comunale Lido FC Red Star Zürich Zürich Allmend Brunau FC Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Stadion Breite FC Tössfeld Zürich Talgut FC Uzwil St. Gallen Rüti FC Wil St. Gallen Sportpark Bergholz FC Young Fellows Zürich Zürich Utogrund
Final league table
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 1, 5, 8 and 15 June. First round
FC Young Fellows Zürich win 4–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
FC Gossau win 5–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
FC Bern win 3–0 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 15, 22 and 29 June.
FC Gossau are 1. Liga champions, FC Young Fellows Zürich are runners-up and these two teams are promoted.
Further in Swiss football 1974–75 Nationalliga A 1974–75 Nationalliga B 1974–75 Swiss Cup
References
Sources Switzerland 1974–75 at RSSSF