The 1935–36 1. Liga season was the 5th season of the 1. Liga since its creation in 1931. At this time, the 1. Liga was the second-tier of the Swiss football league system.
Overview In the run-up to this season, there were further changes to the league system. There were now 24 clubs competing in the 1st division, this being two more clubs than in the 1934/35 season and six more than in the 1933/34 season. These 24 clubs were divided into two regional groups, each with 12 teams. The teams in each group played a double round-robin to decide their league position. Two points were awarded for a win and one point was awarded for a draw. Both group winners then contested a play-off round to decide the championship and the one sole promotion slot to the top-tier Nationalliga. The two last placed team in each group were to be directly relegated to the 2. Liga (third tier).
Group West Teams, locations ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity FC Cantonal Neuchâtel Neuchâtel Stade de la Maladière Étoile Carouge FC Carouge Stade de la Fontenette FC Fribourg Fribourg Stade Universitaire FC Grenchen Grenchen Stadium Brühl FC Monthey Monthey Stade Philippe Pottier FC Montreux-Sports Montreux Stade de Chailly FC Olten Olten Sportanlagen Kleinholz FC Porrentruy Porrentruy Stade du Tirage Racing Club Lausanne Lausanne Centre sportif de la Tuilière FC Solothurn Solothurn Stadion FC Solothurn Urania Genève Sport Genève Stade de Frontenex Vevey Sports Vevey Stade de Copet
Final league table
Group East Teams, locations ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity FC Blue Stars Zürich Zürich Hardhof SC Brühl St. Gallen Paul-Grüninger-Stadion FC Chiasso Chiasso Stadio Comunale Riva IV FC Concordia Basel Basel Stadion Rankhof SC Juventus Zürich Zürich Utogrund FC Kreuzlingen Kreuzlingen Sportplatz Hafenareal Luzern Lucerne Stadion Allmend FC Oerlikon Oerlikon (Zürich) Sportanlage Neudorf Sparta-Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Stadion Breite FC Seebach Zürich Zürich Eichrain FC Winterthur Winterthur Schützenwiese FC Zürich Zürich Letzigrund
Final league table
Promotion, relegation The two group winners played a two legged tie for the title of 1. Liga champions and for promotion to the 1936–37 Nationalliga. The games were played on Promotion play-off
Luzern won, became 1. Liga champions and were promoted. Grenchen remain in the division for the next season.
Relegation play-out Sparta-Schaffhausen and FC Seebach had ended the season on relegation slots and both were relegated in first instance. However, BSC Old Boys, one of the winners of the four 2. Liga groups, waived their rights to promotion. Therefore this play-out against relegation was required.
Sparta-Schaffhausen won, thus saved themsilves from relegation and remained in the division for the next season. Seebach were relegated.
Further in Swiss football 1935–36 Nationalliga 1935–36 Swiss Cup
References
Sources Switzerland 1935–36 at RSSSF