The 1965–66 1. Liga season was the 34th 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 total amateur football. At this time, most of the teams in the top two tiers were professional or at least semi-professional.
Format There were 39 teams competing in the 1. Liga 1965–66 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 CS Chênois Thônex Stade des Trois-Chêne Étoile Carouge FC Carouge Stade de la Fontenette FC Fribourg Fribourg Stade Universitaire FC Martigny-Sports Martigny Stade d'Octodure FC Meyrin Meyrin Stade des Arbères FC Montreux-Sports Montreux Stade de Chailly FC Forward Morges Morges Parc des Sports 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 Xamax Neuchâtel Stade de la Maladière 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 US Bienne-Boujean Biel/Bienne SC Burgdorf Burgdorf Stadion Neumatt FC Concordia Basel Basel Stadion Rankhof SR Delémont Delémont La Blancherie FC Fontainemelon Neuchâtel Centre Sportif Fontainemelon FC Langenthal Langenthal Rankmatte FC Minerva Bern Bern Spitalacker FC Nordstern Basel Basel Rankhof FC Olten Olten Sportanlagen Kleinholz Trimbach Sportanlage Leinfeld FC Wohlen Wohlen Stadion Niedermatten
Final league table
Group South and East Teams, locations ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity FC Amriswil Amriswil Tellenfeld FC Dietikon Dietikon Fussballplatz Dornau FC Emmenbrücke Emmen Stadion Gersag 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 FC Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Stadion Breite FC Vaduz Vaduz Liechtenstein Rheinpark Stadion FC Wettingen Wettingen Stadion Altenburg FC Widnau Windnau Sportanlage Aegeten SC Zug Zug Herti Allmend Stadion
Final league table
Decider for twelfth place The decider was played in Frauenfeld.
FC Amriswil win and remain in the division. FC Dietikon were relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.
Promotion play-off The three group winners played a round-robin against the four teams who had not been in their group. The teams did not play against the team that had been in the same group.
Matches The first games were played on 5 June
The second round was played on 12 June
The third round was played on 19 June
The final round was played on 26 June
Final table
Further in Swiss football 1965–66 Nationalliga A 1965–66 Nationalliga B 1965–66 Swiss Cup
References
Sources Switzerland 1965–66 at RSSSF