1965–66 Swiss 1. Liga

1. Liga 1965–66 1. Liga champions:FC WettingenGroup West:Etoile CarougeGroup Cenral:FC LangenthalGroup South and East:FC Wettingen FC WettingenFC Xamax Group West:FC MeyrinFC Montreux-SportsGroup Central:FC TrimbachUS Bienne-BoujeanGroup South and East:FC DietikonFC Oerlikon/Polizei ZH 3 times 156and 1 deciderplus 12 play-offs 1964–65 1966–67 The 1965–66 1. Liga season was the 34th 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 total amateur football. At this time, most of the teams in the top two tiers were professional or at least semi-professional. Format There were 39 teams competing in the 1. Liga 1965–66 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, locations ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity CS Chênois Thônex Geneva Stade des Trois-Chêne Étoile Carouge FC Carouge Geneva Stade de la Fontenette FC Fribourg Fribourg Fribourg Stade Universitaire FC Martigny-Sports Martigny Valais Stade d'Octodure FC Meyrin Meyrin Geneva Stade des Arbères FC Montreux-Sports Montreux Vaud Stade de Chailly FC Forward Morges (red) Association cantonale vaudoise de football 2023 https://matchcenter-acvf.football.ch/default.aspx?v=1104&oid=16&lng=2 FC Forward Morges Association cantonale vaudoise de football fr 2023-11-16 Morges Vaud Parc des Sports FC Raron (red) Walliser Fussballverband 2023 https://matchcenter.avf-wfv.ch/?oid=17&lng=1&v=989 FC Raron Walliser Fussballverband - avf-wfv.ch fr 2023-11-16 Raron Valais Sportplatz Rhoneglut FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy, Lausanne Vaud Centre sportif de Vidy FC Versoix Association cantonale genevoise de football (red) 2023 https://matchcenter.acgf.ch/default.aspx?v=887&oid=14&lng=2 FC Versoix Association cantonale genevoise de football - acgf.ch fr 2023-11-16 Versoix Geneva Centre sportif de la Bécassière Vevey Sports Vevey Vaud Stade de Copet Xamax Neuchâtel Neuchâtel Stade de la Maladière Yverdon-Sport FC Yverdon-les-Bains Vaud Stade Municipal Final league table main WDL QR 2 ETO Etoile Carouge FC 16 5 3 54 21 NX Xamax 11 10 3 47 23 FRI FC Fribourg 11 6 7 52 29 CHE CS Chênois 10 8 6 39 34 VER FC Versoix 10 7 7 38 31 YVE Yverdon-Sport FC 11 3 10 44 37 RAR FC Raron 9 6 9 34 40 SLO FC Stade Lausanne 9 5 10 41 47 VEV Vevey-Sports 9 3 12 39 41 MOR FC Forward Morges 7 6 11 25 34 MAS FC Martigny-Sports 7 4 13 25 54 MEY FC Meyrin Erste Liga (SFV) 2018 https://www.el-pl.ch/PortalData/3/Resources/saison_2019_2020/Statistik-Auf-Absteiger-Juni-2019.pdf Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg ab Saison 1931/32 bis 2018 PDF page 7 First League statistics on promotion and relegation from the 1931/32 season to 2018 Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV de 2023-11-16 6 5 13 30 38 MOS FC Montreux-Sports 4 4 16 29 68 green3 Play-off to Nationalliga B QP QP red1 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional R1 R1 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers. complete RSSSF Group Central Teams, locations ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity FC Alle Alle Jura Centre Sportif Régional FC Bern Bern Bern Stadion Neufeld US Bienne-Boujean Biel/Bienne Bern SC Burgdorf (red) Fussballverband Bern/Jura 2023 https://matchcenter.fvbj-afbj.ch/default.aspx?v=1407&oid=6&lng=1 SC Burgdorf Fussballverband Bern/Jura - fvbj-afbj.ch de 2023-11-16 Burgdorf Bern Stadion Neumatt FC Concordia Basel Basel Basel-Stadt Stadion Rankhof SR Delémont Delémont Jura La Blancherie FC Fontainemelon FC Val-de-Ruz (red) 2022 https://fcvdr.ch/histoire/ Histoire History fcvdr.ch fr 2023-11-16 (red) Association neuchâteloise de football 2023 https://matchcenter-anf.football.ch/default.aspx?v=1258901&oid=15&lng=2 FC Val-de-Ruz Association neuchâteloise de football fr 2023-11-16 Neuchâtel Neuchâtel Centre Sportif Fontainemelon FC Langenthal (red) Fussballverband Bern/Jura 2023 https://matchcenter.fvbj-afbj.ch/default.aspx?lng=1&cxxlnus=1&v=1412& FC Langenthal Fussballverband Bern/Jura - fvbj-afbj.ch de 2023-11-16 Langenthal Bern Rankmatte FC Minerva Bern Bern Bern Spitalacker FC Nordstern Basel Basel Basel-Stadt Rankhof FC Olten (red) Solothurner Fussballverband 2023 https://matchcenter.sofv.ch/default.aspx?lng=1&cxxlnus=1&v=1842& FC Olten Solothurner Fussballverband - sofv.ch de 2023-11-16 Olten Solothurn Sportanlagen Kleinholz (red) Solothurner Fussballverband 2023 https://matchcenter.sofv.ch/default.aspx?v=1851&oid=10&lng=1 FC Trimbach Solothurner Fussballverband de 2023-11-16 Trimbach Solothurn Sportanlage Leinfeld FC Wohlen Wohlen Aargau Stadion Niedermatten http://www.football-lineups.com/stadium/1015 Stadion Niedermatten - Football Stadium Final league table main WDL QR 2 LAN FC Langenthal 18 4 2 73 21 OLT FC Olten 14 4 6 39 27 CON FC Concordia Basel 12 3 9 59 44 BER FC Bern 12 3 9 58 46 WOH FC Wohlen 12 3 9 48 40 BUR SC Burgdorf 11 4 9 40 34 BRE FC Minerva Bern 8 6 10 44 39 FON FC Fontainemelon 9 5 10 39 46 DEL SR Delémont 9 3 12 49 61 ALL FC Alle 9 2 13 40 50 NOR FC Nordstern Basel 8 3 13 26 49 TRI FC Trimbach 6 4 14 25 49 BBB US Bienne-Boujean 3 6 15 31 65 green3 Play-off to Nationalliga B QP QP red1 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional R1 R1 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers. complete RSSSF Group South and East Teams, locations ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity FC Amriswil (red) Ostschweizer Fussballverband 2023 https://matchcenter.ofv.swiss/default.aspx?v=1778&oid=9&lng=1 FC Amriswil Ostschweizer Fussballverband de 2023-11-16 Amriswil Thurgau Tellenfeld FC Dietikon (red) Fussballverband Region Zürich 2024 https://matchcenter.fvrz.ch/default.aspx?v=1469&oid=11&lng=1 FC Dietikon Fussballverband Region Zürich de 2024-11-16 Dietikon Zürich Fussballplatz Dornau FC Emmenbrücke Emmen Lucerne Stadion Gersag FC Küsnacht (red) Fussballverband Region Zürich 2023 https://matchcenter.fvrz.ch/default.aspx?v=1489&oid=11&lng=1 FC Küsnacht Fussballverband Region Zürich - fvrz.ch de 2023-11-16 Küsnacht Zürich Sportanlage Heslibach FC Locarno Locarno Ticino Stadio comunale Lido FC Oerlikon/Polizei ZH (red) Fussballverband Region Zürich 2023 https://matchcenter.fvrz.ch/default.aspx?v=613858&oid=11&lng=1 FC Oerlikon/Polizei ZH Fussballverband Region Zürich de 2023-11-16 Oerlikon (Zürich) Zürich Sportanlage Neudorf FC Red Star Zürich Zürich Zürich Allmend Brunau FC Rorschach (red) Ostschweizer Fussballverband 2023 https://matchcenter.ofv.swiss/default.aspx?lng=1&cxxlnus=1&v=1318140& FC Rorschach-Goldach 17 Ostschweizer Fussballverband - ofv.swiss de 2023-11-16 Rorschach Schwyz Sportplatz Kellen FC Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Stadion Breite FC Vaduz Vaduz LIE Liechtenstein Rheinpark Stadion FC Wettingen Wettingen Aargau Stadion Altenburg FC Widnau (red) Amateur Liga 2023 https://matchcenter.al-la.ch/default.aspx?v=1757&oid=4&lng=1 FC Widnau Amateur Liga - al-la.ch de 2023-11-16 Windnau St. Gallen Sportanlage Aegeten SC Zug Zug Zug Herti Allmend Stadion Final league table main WDL QR 2 WET FC Wettingen 17 3 4 61 15 SCZ SC Zug 11 8 5 33 28 KÜS FC Küsnacht 9 8 7 29 23 VAD FC Vaduz 11 4 9 54 53 LOC FC Locarno 7 11 6 24 19 RED FC Red Star Zürich 10 4 10 39 36 EMM FC Emmenbrücke 8 8 8 37 37 FCS FC Schaffhausen 8 7 9 32 40 ROR FC Rorschach 9 3 12 27 40 WID FC Widnau 7 6 11 37 44 AMR FC Amriswil 4 11 9 39 46 DIE FC Dietikon 6 7 11 20 41 POL FC Oerlikon/Polizei ZH 8 2 14 42 52 green3 Play-off to Nationalliga B QP QP orange2 Play-out against relegation PR1 PR1 red1 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional R2 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers. complete RSSSF Decider for twelfth place The decider was played in Frauenfeld. FC Amriswil 3–0 FC Dietikon FC Amriswil win and remain in the division. FC Dietikon were relegated to 2. Liga Interregional. Promotion play-off The three group winners played a round-robin against the four teams who had not been in their group. The teams did not play against the team that had been in the same group. Matches The first games were played on 5 June FC Wettingen 4–2 Etoile Carouge FC SC Zug 1–0 FC Olten Xamax 3–2 FC Langenthal The second round was played on 12 June FC Langenthal 3–0 FC Wettingen FC Olten 1–2 Xamax Etoile Carouge FC 3–3 SC Zug The third round was played on 19 June FC Langenthal 1–1 Etoile Carouge FC FC Olten 2–4 FC Wettingen Xamax 5–0 SC Zug The final round was played on 26 June FC Wettingen 3–0 Xamax Etoile Carouge FC 5–1 FC Olten SC Zug 2–3 FC Langenthal Final table main WDL Q 2 WET FC Wettingen 3 0 1 11 7 NX Xamax 3 0 1 10 6 LAN FC Langenthal 2 1 1 9 6 ETO Etoile Carouge FC 1 2 1 11 9 SCZ SC Zug 1 1 2 6 11 OLT FC Olten 0 0 4 4 12 green1 1. Liga champions promoted to 1966–67 Nationalliga B PC green3 Promoted to 1966–67 Nationalliga B QP 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points. complete RSSSF Further in Swiss football 1965–66 Nationalliga A 1965–66 Nationalliga B 1965–66 Swiss Cup References Sources Switzerland 1965–66 at RSSSF Seasons inSwiss 1. Liga 1964–65 1966–67 Category:1965–66 in Swiss football Category:Swiss 1. Liga (football) seasons Switzerland