The 1951–52 1. Liga season was the 20th 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.
Format There were 36 teams competing in the 1. Liga this 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 to the second-tier (NLB). The last placed team in each group were directly relegated to the 2. Liga (fourth tier). The second last placed team from each group then contested a play-out to decide the fourth and last relegation slot.
Group West Teams, locations ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity FC Central Fribourg Fribourg Guintzet 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 Montreux-Sports Montreux Stade de Chailly FC Forward Morges Morges Parc des Sports FC Sierre Sierre Complexe Ecossia FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy, Lausanne Centre sportif de Vidy FC Thun Thun Stadion Lachen Vevey Sports Vevey Stade de Copet Yverdon-Sport FC Yverdon-les-Bains Stade Municipal
Final league table
Group Central Teams, locations ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity FC Birsfelden Birsfelden Sternenfeld SC Burgdorf Burgdorf Stadion Neumatt FC Concordia Basel Basel Stadion Rankhof SC Derendingen Derendingen Heidenegg FC Helvetia Bern Bern Spitalacker, Bern SC Kleinhüningen Basel Sportplatz Schorenmatte FC Lengnau Lengnau Moos Lengnau BE 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 FC Solothurn Solothurn Stadion FC Solothurn
Final league table
Group South and East Teams, locations ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity FC Arbon Arbon Stacherholz FC Baden Baden Esp Stadium FC Blue Stars Zürich Zürich Hardhof SC Brühl St. Gallen Paul-Grüninger-Stadion SV Ceresio Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Sportplatz Bühl BSC Old Boys Basel Stadion Schützenmatte FC Red Star Zürich Zürich Allmend Brunau SC Schöftland Schöftland Sportanlage Rütimatten Trimbach Sportanlage Leinfeld Uster Sportanlage Buchholz FC Wetzikon Wetzikon Meierwiesen FC Wil Wil Sportpark Bergholz
Final league table
Promotion, relegation Promotion play-off The three group winners played a single round-robin to decide the two promotion slots. The promotion play-offs were held on 22 and 29 June and 6 July 1952.
Wil are 1. Liga Champions and together with runners-up Solothurn were promoted to 1952–53 Nationalliga B. Yverdon-Sport remained in the division for the next season.
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 matches in the play-outs were held on 22 and 29 June and 6 July 1952.
Montreux-Sports and Burgdorf remained in the division for the next season, FC Trimbach were relegated to 2. Liga.
Further in Swiss football 1951–52 Nationalliga A 1951–52 Nationalliga B 1951–52 Swiss Cup
References
Sources Switzerland 1951–52 at RSSSF