The 1987–88 Swiss 1. Liga was the 56th season of this league since its creation in 1931. At this time, the 1. Liga was the third tier of the Swiss football league system and it was the highest level of amateur football.
Format There were 56 clubs in the 1. Liga, divided into four regional groups, each with 14 teams. Within each group, the teams would play a double round-robin to decide their league position. Two points were awarded for a win. The four group winners and the four runners-up then contested a play-off for the three promotion slots. The two last placed teams in each group were directly relegated to the 2. Liga (fourth tier). The four third-last placed teams would compete a play-out against the ninth relegation spot.
Group 1 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacity FC Aigle Vaud Les Glariers FC Boudry Neuchâtel Stade des Buchilles FC Châtel-Saint-Denis Fribourg Stade du Lussy - Châtel-St-Denis Concordia/Folgore Lausanne Vaud Centre Sportif de la Tuilière FC Colombier Neuchâtel Stade des Chézards FC Echallens Vaud Sportplatz 3 Sapins Grand-Lancy FC Geneva Stade de Marignac FC Leytron Valais Stade Saint-Martin FC Le Locle Neuchâtel Installation sportive - Jeanneret FC Monthey Valais Stade Philippe Pottier FC Raron Valais Sportplatz Rhoneglut FC Stade LausanneVaud Centre sportif de Vidy Urania Genève Sport Geneva Stade de Frontenex FC Vernier Geneva Stade municipal de Vernier
Final league table
Group 2 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacity FC Bern Bern Stadion Neufeld SC Baudepartement Basel Basel-Stadt Rankhof FC Breitenbach Solothurn Grien SC Burgdorf canton of Bern Stadion Neumatt FC Central Fribourg Fribourg Guintzet SR Delémont Jura La Blancherie FC Dürrenast Bern Stadion Lachen FC Fribourg Fribourg Stade Universitaire FC Köniz Bern Sportplatz Liebefeld-Hessgut FC Laufen Basel-Country Sportplatz Nau SV Lyss Bern Sportzentrum Grien FC Moutier Bern Stade de Chalière FC Rapid Ostermundigen Bern Oberfeld FC Thun Bern Stadion Lachen
Final league table
Decider for twelfth position The play-out match for twelfth position was played on 24 May 1988 in Stadion Neumatt in Burgdorf.
FC Köniz win and continued in the play-outs. FC Dürrenast are directly relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.
Group 3 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacity FC Altdorf Uri Gemeindesportplatz FC Ascona Ticino Stadio Comunale Ascona SC Buochs Nidwalden Stadion Seefeld FC Einsiedeln Schwyz Rappenmöösli FC Emmenbrücke Lucerne Stadion Gersag SC Goldau Schwyz Sportplatz Tierpark FC Klus-Balsthal Solothurn Sportplatz Moos SC Kriens Lucerne Stadion Kleinfeld FC Mendrisio Ticino Centro Sportivo Comunale FC Muri Aargau Stadion Brühl FC Sursee Lucerne Stadion Schlottermilch FC Suhr Aargau Hofstattmatten FC Tresa/Monteggio Ticino Cornaredo Stadium FC Zug Zug Herti Allmend Stadion
Final league table
Decider for second position
SC Buochs win and advance to play-offs.
Group 4 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacity FC Altstätten (St. Gallen)St. Gallen Grüntal Altstätten FC Brüttisellen Zürich Lindenbuck FC Dübendorf Zürich Zelgli FC Embrach Zürich Im Bilg FC Frauenfeld Thurgau Kleine Allmend FC GlarusGlarusBuchholz FC Herisau Appenzell Ausserrhoden Ebnet FC Kilchberg Zürich Hochweid FC Küsnacht Zürich Sportanlage Heslibach FC Red Star Zürich Zürich Allmend Brunau FC Rorschach Schwyz Sportplatz Kellen FC Stäfa Zürich Sportanlage Frohberg FC Tuggen Schwyz Linthstrasse FC Vaduz Liechtenstein Rheinpark Stadion
Final league table
Decider for second place The decider was played on 24 May 1988 in St. Gallen
FC Rorschach win and advance to play-offs.
Decider for twelfth place The decider was played on 24 May 1988 in Kilchberg
FC Dübendorf win and continued in the play-outs. FC Küsnacht are relegated directly to 2. Liga Interregional.
Promotion play-off Qualification round
FC Emmenbrücke win 8–5 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
Glarus win 4–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
Urania Genève Sport win 6–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
FC Rorschach win 3–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
Final round
Urania Genève Sport win 2–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1988–89 Nationalliga B.
FC Emmenbrücke win on away goals and are promoted to 1988–89 Nationalliga B.
Decider for third place The play-offs for the third promotion place was played on 25 June and on 2 July.
Glarus win 8–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1988–89 Nationalliga B.
Decider for championship The play-off for the championship should have taken place on 25 June.
Urania Genève Sport rejected the offer to play a championship final, thus FC Emmenbrücke were declared as 1. Liga champions for the 1987–88 season.
Relegation play-out First round
continue to the final.
continue to the final.
Final round
FC Köniz win 4–1 on aggregate. FC Dübendorf are relegated to 2. Liga.
Further in Swiss football 1987–88 Nationalliga A 1987–88 Nationalliga B 1987–88 Swiss Cup
References
Sources Switzerland 1987–88 at RSSSF