The 1955–56 1. Liga season was the 24th 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, because at this time, the clubs in the two higher divisions in Switzerland were starting to employ semi-professional and even professional players.
Format There were 36 teams competing in the 1. Liga 1955–56 season. They were divided into three regional groups, each group with 12 teams. Within each group, the teams would play a double round-robin to decide their league position. Two points were awarded for a win and one point was awarded for a draw. The three group winners then contested a play-off round to decide the two promotion slots. The last placed team in each group were directly relegated to the 2. Liga (fourth tier). The three second last placed teams were to contest a play-out to decide the fourth relegation slot.
Group West Teams, locations ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity US Bienne-Boujean Biel/Bienne CS International Genève Geneva CS La Tour-de-Peilz La Tour-de-Peilz Stade de Bel-Air US Lausanne Lausanne FC Martigny-Sports Martigny Stade d'Octodure FC Monthey Monthey Stade Philippe Pottier FC Montreux-Sports Montreux Stade de Chailly FC Forward Morges Morges Parc des Sports FC Sierre Sierre Complexe Ecossia FC Sion Sion Parc des sports (Tourbillon) Vevey Sports Vevey Stade de Copet Yverdon-Sport FC Yverdon-les-Bains Stade Municipal
Final league table
Group Central Teams, locations ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity FC Aarau Aarau Stadion Brügglifeld FC Bassecourt Bassecourt Stade des Grands-Prés FC Birsfelden Birsfelden Sternenfeld SC Burgdorf Burgdorf Stadion Neumatt FC Concordia Basel Basel Stadion Rankhof SR Delémont Delémont La Blancherie FC Helvetia Bern Bern Spitalacker, Bern SC Kleinhüningen Basel Sportplatz Schorenmatte FC Moutier Moutier Stade de Chalière FC Olten Olten Sportanlagen Kleinholz FC Porrentruy Porrentruy Stade du Tirage Saint-Imier-Sports Saint-Imier Terrain de Fin-des-Fourches
Final league table
Group South and East Teams, locations ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity FC Baden Baden Esp Stadium FC Bodio Bodio Campo comunale Pollegio SC Brühl St. Gallen Paul-Grüninger-Stadion FC Locarno Locarno Stadio comunale Lido FC Mendrisio Mendrisio Centro Sportivo Comunale FC Oerlikon Oerlikon (Zürich) Sportanlage Neudorf Polizei ZH Oerlikon (Zürich) Sportanlage Neudorf US Pro Daro Bellinzona Campo Geretta / Stadio Comunale Bellinzona / FC Red Star Zürich Zürich Allmend Brunau FC Rorschach Rorschach Sportplatz Kellen FC Wil Wil Sportpark Bergholz SC Zug Zug Herti Allmend Stadion
Final league table
Promotion, relegation Promotion play-off The three group winners played a single round-robin to decide the two promotion slots. The games were played on 17, 24 June and 1 July 1956.
Yverdon-Sport became 1. Liga champions and together with second placed Brühl were promoted to the 1956–57 Nationalliga B.
Relegation play-out The three second last placed teams from each group contested a play-out to decide the fourth and final relegation slot. The games were played on 17 June and 1 July 1956.
The match International Genève–Moutier was not played. Both teams remained in the division, Polizei Zürich were relegated to 2. Liga.
Further in Swiss football 1955–56 Nationalliga A 1955–56 Nationalliga B 1955–56 Swiss Cup
References
Sources Switzerland 1955–56 at RSSSF