The 1968–69 1. Liga season was the 37th 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 and it was the highest level of amateur football.
Format There were 39 teams competing in the 1. Liga 1968–69 season. They were divided into three regional groups, each group with 13 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 three group winners and the three runners-up then contested a play-off round to decide the two promotion slots. The last two placed teams in each group were relegated to the 2. Liga (fourth tier).
Group West Teams ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity US Campagnes GE Geneva FC Cantonal Neuchâtel Neuchâtel Stade de la Maladière CS Chênois Thônex Stade des Trois-Chêne FC Fontainemelon Neuchâtel Centre Sportif Fontainemelon FC Le Locle Le Locle Installation sportive - Jeanneret FC Martigny-Sports Martigny Stade d'Octodure FC Meyrin Meyrin Stade des Arbères FC Monthey Monthey Stade Philippe Pottier FC Moutier Moutier Stade de Chalière FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy, Lausanne Centre sportif de Vidy FC Stade Nyonnais Nyon Stade de Colovray Vevey Sports Vevey Stade de Copet Yverdon-Sport FC Yverdon-les-Bains Stade Municipal
Final league table
Decider for second place The decider match for second place was played on 2 June 1969 in Martigny
FC Monthey won and advanced to play-offs. Vevey-Sports remain in the division.
Play-out against relegation
FC Stade Nyonnais won remain in the division. The match Fontainemelon against Lausanne was not played. Both teams were relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.
Group Central Teams ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity FC Bern Bern Stadion Neufeld FC Breite Basel Basel Stadion Schützenmatte / Landhof / FC Breitenbach Breitenbach Grien SC Burgdorf Burgdorf Stadion Neumatt FC Concordia Basel Basel Stadion Rankhof FC Dürrenast Thun Stadion Lachen FC Langenthal Langenthal Rankmatte FC Minerva Bern Bern Spitalacker FC Nordstern Basel Basel Rankhof BSC Old Boys Basel Stadion Schützenmatte FC Porrentruy Porrentruy Stade du Tirage Trimbach Sportanlage Leinfeld SC Zofingen Zofingen Sportanlagen Trinermatten
Final league table
Group South and East Teams ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity FC Amriswil Amriswil Tellenfeld FC Blue Stars Zürich Zürich Hardhof SC Buochs Buochs Stadion Seefeld FC Emmenbrücke Emmen Stadion Gersag FC Frauenfeld Frauenfeld Kleine Allmend FC Küsnacht Küsnacht Sportanlage Heslibach FC Locarno Locarno Stadio comunale Lido FC Oerlikon/Polizei ZH Oerlikon (Zürich) Sportanlage Neudorf FC Red Star Zürich Zürich Allmend Brunau FC Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Stadion Breite Uster Sportanlage Buchholz FC Vaduz Vaduz Liechtenstein Rheinpark Stadion SC Zug Zug Herti Allmend Stadion
Final league table
Promotion play-off The three group winners played a two legged tie against one of the runners-up to decide the three finalists. The games were played on 8 and 15 June 1969.
Qualification round
FC Martigny-Sports won 3–2 on aggregate and continued to the finals.
3–3 on aggregate. Both teams continued to the finals.
FC Frauenfeld win 2–1 on aggregate and continued to the finals.
Final round The finals were played on 22 and 29 June 1969.
FC Martigny-Sports win 3–1 on aggregate, are declaired as 1. champions and are promoted to 1969–70 Nationalliga B.
FC Langenthal win 5–3 on aggregate and are promoted to 1969–70 Nationalliga B.
Further in Swiss football 1968–69 Nationalliga A 1968–69 Nationalliga B 1968–69 Swiss Cup
References
Sources Switzerland 1968–69 at RSSSF