The 1969–70 1. Liga season was the 38th season of the 1. Liga 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 teams competing in the 1. Liga 1969–70 season. They were divided into three regional groups, each group 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 three runners-up then contested a play-off round to decide the two promotion slots. Five teams were relegated. The last placed teams in each group was directly relegated to the 2. Liga (fourth tier). The three second last placed teams competed a play-out round to decide the last two relegation slots.
Group West Teams, Locations ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity ASI Audax-Friul Neuchâtel Pierre-à-Bot FC Bern Bern Stadion Neufeld US Campagnes GE Geneva CS Chênois Thônex Stade des Trois-Chêne FC Le Locle Le Locle Installation sportive - Jeanneret ES FC Malley Malley Centre sportif de la Tuilière FC Meyrin Meyrin Stade des Arbères FC Minerva Bern Bern Spitalacker FC Monthey Monthey Stade Philippe Pottier FC Raron Raron Sportplatz Rhoneglut FC Stade Nyonnais Nyon Stade de Colovray Vevey Sports Vevey Stade de Copet Yverdon-Sport FC Yverdon-les-Bains Stade Municipal
Final league table
Group Central Teams, Locations ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity FC Breitenbach Breitenbach Grien FC Breite Basel Basel Stadion Schützenmatte / Landhof / SC Burgdorf Burgdorf Stadion Neumatt FC Concordia Basel Basel Stadion Rankhof SR Delémont Delémont La Blancherie FC Dürrenast Thun Stadion Lachen FC Emmenbrücke Emmen Stadion Gersag FC Moutier Moutier Stade de Chalière FC Nordstern Basel Basel Rankhof FC Porrentruy Porrentruy Stade du Tirage FC Solothurn Solothurn Stadion FC Solothurn FC Sursee Sursee Stadion Schlottermilch SC Zofingen Zofingen Sportanlagen Trinermatten
Final league table
Group South and East Teams, Locations ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity FC Amriswil Thurgau Tellenfeld FC Baden Baden Esp Stadium SC Buochs Buochs Stadion Seefeld FC Frauenfeld Frauenfeld Kleine Allmend SCI Juventus Zürich Zürich Utogrund FC Küsnacht Küsnacht Sportanlage Heslibach FC Locarno Locarno Stadio comunale Lido FC Oerlikon/Polizei ZH Oerlikon (Zürich) Sportanlage Neudorf FC Red Star Zürich Zürich Allmend Brunau FC Rorschach Rorschach Sportplatz Kellen Uster Sportanlage Buchholz FC Vaduz Vaduz Liechtenstein Rheinpark Stadion SC Zug Zug Herti Allmend Stadion
Final league table
Promotion play-off The three group winners played a two legged tie against one of the runners-up to decide the finalists. The games were played on 7 and 14 June 1970.
Qualification round
FC Monthey won 7–1 on aggregate and continued to the finals. FC Baden remain in the division.
SC Buochs won 6–4 on aggregate and continued to the finals. SR Delémont qualified for finals as lucky loser
Vevey-Sports won 6–3 on aggregate and continued to the finals. FC Moutier remain in the division.
Final round The matches were played on 21 and 28 June.
Vevey-Sports declaired 1. Liga champions and were promoted to 1970–71 Nationalliga B.
Play-off for second place This took place on 5 July at Stadion Neufeld in Bern
FC Monthey won and were promoted to 1970–71 Nationalliga B. SR Delémont remain in the division.
Relegation play-out First round The play-outs took place on 21 June.
ES FC Malley won and continued in the final. US Campagnes GE were relegated directly to 2. Liga Interregional.
FC Concordia Basel continued in the final. SCI Juventus Zürich were directly relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.
Final The final took place on 28 June 1970.
FC Concordia Basel remain in the division. ES FC Malley were relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.
Further in Swiss football 1969–70 Nationalliga A 1969–70 Nationalliga B 1969–70 Swiss Cup
References
Sources Switzerland 1969–70 at RSSSF