The 1947–48 1. Liga season was the 16th 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).
Group West Teams, locations ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity Ambrosiana Lausanne Lausanne FC Central Fribourg Fribourg Guintzet FC Étoile-Sporting La Chaux-de-Fonds Les Foulets / Terrain des Eplatures / FC Gardy-Jonction Geneva FC Le Locle Le Locle Installation sportive - Jeanneret FC Montreux-Sports Montreux Stade de Chailly Racing Club Lausanne Lausanne Centre sportif de la Tuilière 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 Concordia Yverdon Yverdon-les-Bains Stade Municipal
Final league table
Group Central Teams, locations ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity FC Birsfelden Birsfelden Sternenfeld FC Black Stars Basel Basel Buschwilerhof SR Delémont Delémont La Blancherie 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 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 SV Höngg Zürich Hönggerberg FC Kreuzlingen Kreuzlingen Sportplatz Hafenareal FC Mendrisio Mendrisio Centro Sportivo Comunale FC Olten Olten Sportanlagen Kleinholz FC Red Star Zürich Zürich Allmend Brunau FC Uster Uster Sportanlage Buchholz FC Winterthur Winterthur Schützenwiese SC Zofingen Zofingen Sportanlagen Trinermatten
Final league table
Decider for first place The decider match for first place in the group was played on 6 June 1948 in Olten.
Mendrisio won, became group champions and advanced to the play-offs. Red Star remained in the division for the following season.
Promotion 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 13, 20 and 27 June 1948. Promotion play-off
Mendrisio became overall 1. Liga Champions and together with runners-up Vevey-Sports were promoted to 1948–49 Nationalliga B. FC Pratteln remained in the division for the next season.
Further in Swiss football 1947–48 Nationalliga A 1947–48 Nationalliga B 1947–48 Swiss Cup
References
Sources Switzerland 1948–49 at RSSSF