The 1966–67 1. Liga season was the 35th 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 1967–68 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. The last two placed teams in each group were relegated to the 2. Liga (fourth tier).
Group West Teams, locations ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity FC Assens Assens Terrain FC Assens CS Chênois Thônex Stade des Trois-Chêne Étoile Carouge FC Carouge Stade de la Fontenette FC Fontainemelon Dombresson Centre Sportif Fontainemelon FC Fribourg Fribourg Stade Universitaire FC Martigny-Sports Martigny Stade d'Octodure FC Forward Morges Morges Parc des Sports FC Monthey Monthey Stade Philippe Pottier FC Raron Raron Sportplatz Rhoneglut FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy, Lausanne Centre sportif de Vidy FC Versoix Versoix Centre sportif de la Bécassière Vevey Sports Vevey Stade de Copet Yverdon-Sport FC Yverdon-les-Bains Stade Municipal
Final league table
Group Central Teams, locations ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity FC Alle Alle Centre Sportif Régional FC Bern Bern Stadion Neufeld FC Breitenbach Breitenbach Grien SC Burgdorf Burgdorf Stadion Neumatt FC Cantonal Neuchâtel Neuchâtel Stade de la Maladière FC Concordia Basel Basel Stadion Rankhof SR Delémont Delémont La Blancherie FC Dürrenast Thun Stadion Lachen FC Langenthal Langenthal Rankmatte FC Minerva Bern Bern Spitalacker FC Nordstern Basel Basel Rankhof FC Olten Olten Sportanlagen Kleinholz FC Porrentruy Porrentruy Stade du Tirage
Final league table
Decider for eleventh place The decider was played on 4 June in Burgdorf.
FC Dürrenast win and remain in the division. FC Olten are relegated directly to 2. Liga Interregional.
Group South and East Teams, locations ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity FC Amriswil Amriswil Tellenfeld FC Emmenbrücke Emmen Stadion Gersag FC Frauenfeld Frauenfeld Kleine Allmend FC Küsnacht Küsnacht Sportanlage Heslibach FC Locarno Locarno Stadio comunale Lido FC Red Star Zürich Zürich Allmend Brunau FC Rorschach Rorschach Sportplatz Kellen FC Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Stadion Breite FC Uster Uster Sportanlage Buchholz FC Vaduz Vaduz Liechtenstein Rheinpark Stadion FC Widnau Widnau Sportanlage Aegeten FC Wohlen Wohlen Stadion Niedermatten SC Zug Zug Herti Allmend Stadion
Final league table
Promotion play-off The three group winners and the runners-up played a round-robin against the four teams who had not been in their group.
Matches The first games were played on 4 June.
The second round was played on 11 June.
The next games were played on 18 June.
The final round were played on 25 June 1967.
Final table
Further in Swiss football 1966–67 Nationalliga A 1966–67 Nationalliga B 1966–67 Swiss Cup
References
Sources Switzerland 1966–67 at RSSSF