The 1949–50 1. Liga season was the 18th 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 Ambrosiana Lausanne Lausanne FC Central Fribourg Fribourg Guintzet FC Gardy-Jonction Geneva CS International Genève Geneva FC La Tour/Le Pâquier La Tour-de-Trême (Bulle) Stade de Bouleyres ES FC Malley Malley Centre sportif de la Tuilière FC Montreux-Sports Montreux Stade de Chailly FC Sierre Sierre Complexe Ecossia FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy, Lausanne Centre sportif de Vidy FC Stade Nyonnais Nyon Stade de Colovray Vevey Sports Vevey Stade de Copet Yverdon-Sport FC Yverdon-les-Bains Stade Municipal
Final league table
Decider for tenth place The deciders were played on 18 and 25 June 1950.
The teams were level with one win each and, therefore, a replay was required. This took place on 2 July in Payerne.
Central Fribourg won and remained in the division for the following season. Stade Lausanne continued in the play-outs.
Group Central Teams, locations ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity FC Birsfelden Birsfelden Sternenfeld 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 Olten Olten Sportanlagen Kleinholz FC Porrentruy Porrentruy Stade du Tirage FC Pratteln Pratteln In den Sandgruben Saint-Imier-Sports Saint-Imier Terrain de Fin-des-Fourches FC Solothurn Solothurn Stadion FC Solothurn SC Zofingen Zofingen Sportanlagen Trinermatten
Final league table
Decider for tenth place The deciders were played on 18 and 25 June 1950.
FC Pratteln won and remained in the division for the next season. FC Birsfelden continued in the play-outs.
Group South and East Teams, locations ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity FC Altstetten (Zürich) Altstetten Buchlern FC Arbon Arbon Stacherholz FC Baden Baden Esp Stadium FC Blue Stars Zürich Zürich Hardhof FC Emmenbrücke Emmen Stadion Gersag FC Kreuzlingen Kreuzlingen Sportplatz Hafenareal FC Red Star Zürich Zürich Allmend Brunau FC Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Stadion Breite SC Schöftland Schöftland Sportanlage Rütimatten Uster Sportanlage Buchholz FC Wil Wil Sportpark Bergholz FC Winterthur Winterthur Schützenwiese
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 18, 25 June and 2 July 1950.
Winterthur became 1. Liga Champions and together with runners-up Concordia were promoted to 1950–51 Nationalliga B. ES Malley 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 2 and 9 July.
The match Birsfelden against Stade Lausanne was not played. Both teams remained in the division for the next season, Kreuzlingen were relegated to 2. Liga.
Further in Swiss football 1949–50 Nationalliga A 1949–50 Nationalliga B 1949–50 Swiss Cup
References
Sources Switzerland 1949–50 at RSSSF