The 1973–74 1. Liga was the 42nd 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 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 Raron Valais Sportplatz Rhoneglut FC Sierre Valais Complexe Ecossia FC Stade Nyonnais Vaud Stade de Colovray FC Thun Bern Stadion Lachen Urania Genève Sport Geneva Stade de Frontenex Yverdon-Sport FC Vaud Stade Municipal
Final league table
Decider for eleventh place The decider was played on 1 June in Solothurn.
Yverdon-Sport FC win and remain in division. FC Thun are relegated directly to 2. Liga Interregional.
Group Central Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacity FC Bern Bern Stadion Neufeld FC Brunnen Schwyz Wintersried SC Buochs Nidwalden Stadion Seefeld FC Concordia Basel Basel-City Stadion Rankhof FC Deitingen Solothurn Heidenegg SR Delémont Jura La Blancherie FC Emmenbrücke Lucerne Stadion Gersag SC Kriens Lucerne Stadion Kleinfeld FC Laufen Basel-Country Sportplatz Nau FC Moutier Bern Stade de Chalière FC Porrentruy Jura Stade du Tirage FC Solothurn Solothurn Stadion FC Solothurn 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 Gossau St. Gallen Sportanlage Buechenwald FC Locarno Locarno, Ticino Stadio comunale Lido FC Rapid Lugano Ticino Cornaredo Stadium FC Red Star Zürich Zürich Allmend Brunau FC Rorschach Schwyz Sportplatz Kellen FC Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Stadion Breite FC Uzwil St. Gallen Rüti
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 and 8 June. First round
FC Brunnen win 2–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
FC Raron win 2–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
2–2 on aggregate. Giubiasco qualified as best classed in the regular season and continue to the finals.
Final round
FC Raron are 1. Liga champions, US Giubiasco are runners-up and these two teams are promoted.
Further in Swiss football 1973–74 Nationalliga A 1973–74 Nationalliga B 1973–74 Swiss Cup
References
Sources Switzerland 1973–74 at RSSSF