The 1983–84 Swiss 1. Liga was the 52nd 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 contested a first play-off round to decide three promotion slots. The two last placed teams in each group were directly relegated to the 2. Liga (fourth tier).
Group 1 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacity FC Boudry Neuchâtel Stade des Buchilles Étoile Carouge FC Geneva Stade de la Fontenette FC Fétigny Fribourg Stade Communal - Fétigny FC Leytron Valais Stade Saint-Martin ES FC Malley Vaud Centre Sportif de la Tuilière FC Montreux-Sports Vaud Stade de Chailly FC Raron Valais Sportplatz Rhoneglut FC Renens Waadt Zone sportive du Censuy FC Saint-Jean GE Geneva Centre sportif de Varembé FC Savièse Valais Stade St-Germain FC Stade LausanneVaud Centre sportif de Vidy FC Stade Nyonnais Vaud Stade de Colovray FC Stade Payerne Vaud Stade Municipal Yverdon-Sport FC Vaud Stade Municipal
Final league table
Group 2 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacity FC Allschwil Basel-Country Im Brüel, Allschwil FC Aurore Bienne Bern Tilleul-Linde FC Bern Bern Stadion Neufeld FC Breitenbach Solothurn Grien US Boncourt Jura Stade Communal Léon Burrus SC Burgdorf canton of Bern Stadion Neumatt FC Concordia Basel Basel-Stadt Stadion Rankhof SR Delémont Jura La Blancherie FC Köniz Bern Sportplatz Liebefeld-Hessgut FC Le Locle Neuchâtel Installation sportive - Jeanneret FC Lengnau Bern Moos Lengnau BE BSC Old Boys Basel-Stadt Stadion Schützenmatte FC Solothurn Solothurn Stadion FC Solothurn FC Thun Bern Stadion Lachen
Final league table
Group 3 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacity FC Bremgarten Aargau Bärenmatt FC Brugg Aargau Stadion Au SC Buochs Nidwalden Stadion Seefeld SC Emmen Lucerne Sportanlage Feldbreite FC Emmenbrücke Lucerne Stadion Gersag FC Ibach Schwyz Gerbihof FC Klus-Balsthal Solothurn Sportplatz Moos SC Kriens Lucerne Stadion Kleinfeld FC Oberentfelden Aargau Schützenrain FC Olten Solothurn Sportanlagen Kleinholz SC Reiden Lucerne Kleinfeld FC Sursee Lucerne Stadion Schlottermilch FC Suhr Aargau Hofstattmatten FC Zug Zug Herti Allmend Stadion
Final league table
Group 4 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacity FC Altstätten (St. Gallen)St. Gallen Grüntal Altstätten FC Balzers Liechtenstein Sportplatz Rheinau FC Brüttisellen Zürich Lindenbuck FC Dübendorf Zürich Zelgli FC Einsiedeln Schwyz Rappenmöösli FC Frauenfeld Thurgau Kleine Allmend FC Kreuzlingen Thurgau Sportplatz Hafenareal FC Küsnacht Zürich Sportanlage Heslibach FC Rorschach Schwyz Sportplatz Kellen FC Rüti Zürich Schützenwiese FC Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Berformance Arena Schaffhausen FC Turicum Zürich Hardhof FC Uzwil St. Gallen Rüti FC Vaduz Liechtenstein Rheinpark Stadion
Final league table
Promotion play-off Qualification round
Yverdon-Sport FC win 4–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
FC Zug win 6–4 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
FC Schaffhausen win 7–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
Etoile Carouge FC win 3–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
Final round
FC Schaffhausen win 5–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1984–85 Nationalliga B.
Etoile Carouge FC win on away goals and are promoted to 1984–85 Nationalliga B.
Decider for third place
Yverdon-Sport FC win 3–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1984–85 Nationalliga B. FC Zug remain in 1. Liga.
Decider for 1. Liga championship
FC Schaffhausen win and are 1. Liga champions.
Relegation play-out First round
FC Raron continue to the final.
FC Rorschach continue to the final.
Final round
FC Rorschach win 3–1 on aggregate and remain in division. FC Raron are relegated to 2. Liga.
Further in Swiss football 1983–84 Nationalliga A 1983–84 Nationalliga B 1983–84 Swiss Cup
References
Sources Switzerland 1983–84 at RSSSF