The 1945–46 1. Liga season was the 14th 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 33 teams competing in the 1. Liga this season. They were divided into three regional groups, each group with 11 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 was directly relegated to the 2. Liga (fourth tier). The season started on 9 September 1945, was completed by 23 June 1946 with two of the games in the promotion play-off being held in July.
The following season would see the 1. Liga with the addition of three further clubs, thus the number of teams in each group was to be new twelve teams, therefore six clubs from the 2. Liga (fourth tier) would be promoted this season.
Group West Teams, locations ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity FC Central Fribourg Fribourg Guintzet 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 Renens Renens Zone sportive du Censuy FC Sierre Sierre Complexe Ecossia FC Sion Sion Parc des sports (Tourbillon) FC Thun Thun Stadion Lachen 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 Concordia Basel Basel Stadion Rankhof SC Kleinhüningen Basel Sportplatz Schorenmatte FC Moutier Moutier Stade de Chalière FC Olten Olten Sportanlagen Kleinholz FC Porrentruy Porrentruy Stade du Tirage FC Pratteln Pratteln In den Sandgruben FC Solothurn Solothurn Stadion FC Solothurn SC Schöftland Schöftland Sportanlage Rütimatten FC Tramelan Tramelan Bâloise Stadium / (Allianz Suisse Stadium) / () SC Zofingen Zofingen Sportanlagen Trinermatten
Final league table
Group South and East Teams, locations ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity FC Adliswil Adliswil Tüfi / Tal / FC Altstetten (Zürich) Altstetten Buchlern FC Arbon Arbon Stacherholz FC Blue Stars Zürich Zürich Hardhof FC Chiasso Chiasso Stadio Comunale Riva IV FC Gränichen Gränichen ZehnderMatte FC Mendrisio Mendrisio Centro Sportivo Comunale US Pro Daro Bellinzona Campo Geretta / Stadio Comunale Bellinzona / FC Red Star Zürich Zürich Allmend Brunau FC Uster Uster Sportanlage Buchholz FC Winterthur Winterthur Schützenwiese
Final league table
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 16 June, 21 and 28 July 1946. Promotion play-off
Red Star became overall 1. Liga Champions and together with runners-up Thun were promoted to 1946–47 Nationalliga B. Concordia remained in the division for the next season.
Further in Swiss football 1945–46 Nationalliga A 1945–46 Nationalliga B 1945–46 Swiss Cup
References
Sources Switzerland 1945–46 at RSSSF