The 1948–49 1. Liga season was the 17th 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 overall championship and 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 final relegation slot.
Group West Teams, locations ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity Ambrosiana Lausanne Lausanne FC Central Fribourg Fribourg Guintzet FC Helvetia Bern Bern Spitalacker, Bern FC Étoile-Sporting La Chaux-de-Fonds Les Foulets / Terrain des Eplatures / FC Gardy-Jonction Geneva ES FC Malley Malley Centre sportif de la Tuilière FC Montreux-Sports Montreux Stade de Chailly Racing Club Lausanne Lausanne Centre sportif de la Tuilière FC Sierre Sierre Complexe Ecossia FC Stade Nyonnais Nyon Stade de Colovray FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy, Lausanne Centre sportif de Vidy Yverdon-Sport FC Yverdon-les-Bains Stade Municipal
Final league table
Group Central Teams, locations ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity FC Allschwil Allschwil Im Brüel FC Birsfelden Birsfelden Sternenfeld FC Black Stars Basel Basel Buschwilerhof FC Concordia Basel Basel Stadion Rankhof SC Derendingen Derendingen Heidenegg SC Kleinhüningen Basel Sportplatz Schorenmatte FC Lengnau Lengnau Moos Lengnau BE FC Moutier Moutier Stade de Chalière FC Porrentruy Porrentruy Stade du Tirage FC Pratteln Pratteln In den Sandgruben SC Schöftland Schöftland Sportanlage Rütimatten FC Solothurn Solothurn Stadion FC Solothurn
Final league table
Group South and East Teams, locations ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity FC Altstetten (Zürich) Altstetten Buchlern FC Arbon Arbon Stacherholz GC Biaschesi Biasca Campo Sportivo "Al Vallone" FC Blue Stars Zürich Zürich Hardhof FC Emmenbrücke Emmen Stadion Gersag FC Kreuzlingen Kreuzlingen Sportplatz Hafenareal FC Olten Olten Sportanlagen Kleinholz FC Red Star Zürich Zürich Allmend Brunau FC Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Stadion Breite FC Uster Uster Sportanlage Buchholz FC Winterthur Winterthur Schützenwiese SC Zofingen Zofingen Sportanlagen Trinermatten
Final league table
Decider for tenth place The decider was played on 19 June in Zürich.
Zofingen won and were placed tenth, thus they remained in the division for the following season. FC Altstetten were placed as eleventh and thus continued to the relegation play-outs.
Promotion, relegation Promotion play-off The three group winners played a single round-robin to decide the overall championship and the two promotion slots. The promotion play-offs were held on 12, 19 and 26 June 1949.
Étoile-Sporting became 1. Liga Champions and together with runners-up Moutier were promoted to 1949–50 Nationalliga B. Winterthur 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 19 and 26 June 1949. The third match was not played.
The match Altstetten against Stade Lausanne was not played. Both teams remained in the division for the next season, Allschwil were relegated to 2. Liga.
Further in Swiss football 1948–49 Nationalliga A 1948–49 Nationalliga B 1948–49 Swiss Cup
References
Sources Switzerland 1948–49 at RSSSF