The 1982–83 1. Liga was the 51st 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 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 Martigny-Sports Valais Stade d'Octodure 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 Sierre Valais Complexe Ecossia FC Stade LausanneVaud Centre sportif de Vidy FC Stade Nyonnais Vaud Stade de Colovray FC Orbe Vaud Stade du Puisoir 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 Birsfelden Basel-Country Sternenfeld FC Bôle Neuchâtel Champ Rond US Boncourt Jura Stade Communal Léon Burrus FC Boudry Neuchâtel Stade des Buchilles FC Breitenbach Solothurn Grien SC Burgdorf canton of Bern Stadion Neumatt FC Concordia Basel Basel-City Stadion Rankhof SR Delémont Jura La Blancherie FC Köniz Bern Sportplatz Liebefeld-Hessgut BSC Old Boys Basel-Stadt Stadion Schützenmatte FC Solothurn Solothurn Stadion FC Solothurn FC Superga Neuchâtel Collège de la Charrière
Final league table
The game Superga-Köniz was not played, the game was valued 0–0 but no points were awarded.
Group 3 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacity FC Brugg Aargau Stadion Au SC Buochs Nidwalden Stadion Seefeld SC Emmen Lucerne Sportanlage Feldbreite FC Emmenbrücke Lucerne Stadion Gersag US Giubiasco Ticino Campo Semine FC Klus-Balsthal Solothurn Sportplatz Moos SC Kriens Lucerne Stadion Kleinfeld FC Oberentfelden Aargau Schützenrain FC Olten Solothurn Sportanlagen Kleinholz FC Suhr Aargau Hofstattmatten FC Sursee Lucerne Stadion Schlottermilch FC Tresa/MonteggioTicinoCentro Sportivo Passera FC Zug Zug Herti Allmend Stadion SC Zug Zug Herti Allmend Stadion
Final league table
Decider for twelfth place The decider was played on 29 May in Zug.
FC Oberentfelden win and continue in play-outs. FC Tresa are relegated directly to 2. Liga Interregional.
Group 4 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacity FC Altstätten (St. Gallen)St. Gallen Grüntal Altstätten FC Balzers Liechtenstein Sportplatz Rheinau FC Blue Stars Zürich ZürichHardhof FC Brüttisellen Zürich Lindenbuck FC Einsiedeln Schwyz Rappenmöösli FC Frauenfeld Thurgau Kleine Allmend FC Kreuzlingen Thurgau Sportplatz Hafenareal FC Küsnacht Zürich Sportanlage Heslibach FC Red Star Zürich Zürich Allmend Brunau FC Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Stadion Breite FC Turicum Zürich Hardhof FC Uzwil St. Gallen Rüti FC Vaduz Liechtenstein Rheinpark Stadion FC WidnauZürichSportanlage Aegeten
Final league table
Decider for twelfth place The decider was played on 29 May in Frauenfeld.
FC Uzwil win and continue in play-outs. FC Blue Stars Zürich are relegated directly to 2. Liga Interregional.
Promotion play-off Qualification round
FC Martigny-Sports win 4–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
FC Red Star Zürich win 4–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
SC Zug win 5–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
SC Kriens win the replay and continue to the finals.
Final round
SC Zug win 4–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1983–84 Nationalliga B.
FC Martigny-Sports win 5–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1983–84 Nationalliga B.
Decider for third place The decider was played on 25 and 28 June.
FC Red Star Zürich win 6–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1983–84 Nationalliga B. SC Kriens remain in 1. Liga.
Decider for 1. Liga championship The decider was played on 24 June in Martigny.
FC Martigny-Sports win and are 1. Liga champions.
Relegation play-out First round
FC Raron win 4–2 on aggregate. FC Birsfelden continue to the final.
FC Uzwil win 4–2 on aggregate. FC Oberentfelden continue to the final.
Final round
FC Oberentfelden win 5–4 on aggregate. FC Birsfelden are relegated to 2. Liga.
Further in Swiss football 1982–83 Nationalliga A 1982–83 Nationalliga B 1982–83 Swiss Cup
References
Sources Switzerland 1982–83 at RSSSF