1942–43 Swiss 1. Liga

1. Liga 1942–43 1. Liga champions:La Chaux-de-FondsGroup West winners:La Chaux-de-FondsGroup East winners:Bellinzona La Chaux-de-Fonds Group West:Dopolavoro GenèveMontheyGroup East:Blue Stars 156 (West), 132 (East)1 deciderplus 2 play-offs and 3 play-outs 1941–42 1943–44 The 1942–43 1. Liga season was the 11th season of the 1. Liga since its creation in 1931. At this time, the 1. Liga was the second-tier of the Swiss football league system. Overview Preamble In Switzerland during the second world war period, sport became an integral part of the "spiritual national defense". This was a political and cultural movement that had already become increasingly important during the late 1930s. Politicians, intellectuals and media professionals had increasingly called for measures to strengthen Switzerland's basic cultural values. Since the Nationalliga games were also considered to be one of the activities that seemed important for maintaining the morale of the population, the military authorities put considerably fewer obstacles in the way of the top players and leading clubs as they had during the previous World War. However, in 1941, the "Lex Zumbühl", named after the Swiss Football Association (ASF/SFV) president, formally banned professional football players. In addition to this, the number of foreign players allowed to play had been reduced from three to one per team. Christian Koller 2009 https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/7144/10/Koller_Kriegsmeisterschaften.pdf Vierzigerjahre (1940 bis 1949): Die Kriegsmeisterschaften Forties (1940 to 1949): The War Championships Zurich Open Repository and Archive de-ch 2024-11-16 Format There were 25 clubs competing in the 1. Liga this season. The teams were divided into two regional groups, the eastern group with 12 teams, the western 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 and one point was awarded for a draw. The two group winners then contested a play-off to decide the 1. Liga championship and promotion to the top-tier. The last placed team in each group were directly relegated to the 2. Liga (third tier) and the two second last teams played a play-out against the third and final relegation slot. Group West Teams, locations ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity US Bienne-Boujean Biel/Bienne Bern CA Genève Geneva Geneva SC Derendingen (red) Solothurner Fussballverband 2024 https://matchcenter.sofv.ch/default.aspx?v=1822&oid=10&lng=1 SC Derendingen Solothurner Fussballverband - sofv.ch de 2024-11-16 Derendingen Solothurn Heidenegg Dopolavoro Genève Genève Geneva FC Étoile-Sporting (red) Association neuchâteloise de football 2024 https://matchcenter-anf.football.ch/default.aspx?v=900&oid=15&lng=2 FC Étoile-Sporting' Association neuchâteloise de football fr 2024-11-16 La Chaux-de-Fonds Neuchâtel Les Foulets / Terrain des Eplatures / FC Fribourg Fribourg Fribourg Stade Universitaire FC La Chaux-de-Fonds La Chaux-de-Fonds Neuchâtel Centre Sportif de la Charrière FC Monthey Monthey Valais Stade Philippe Pottier FC Montreux-Sports Montreux Vaud Stade de Chailly FC Renens (red) Association cantonale vaudoise de football 2024 https://matchcenter-acvf.football.ch/default.aspx?lng=2&cxxlnus=1&v=1123& FC Renens Association cantonale vaudoise de football - acvf.football.ch de 2024-11-16 Renens Vaud Zone sportive du Censuy FC Solothurn Solothurn Solothurn Stadion FC Solothurn Urania Genève Sport Genève Geneva Stade de Frontenex Vevey Sports Vevey Vaud Stade de Copet Final league table main WDL QR 2 CdF FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 21 2 1 92 17 UGS Urania Genève Sport 16 4 4 65 25 DER SC Derendingen 13 5 6 60 37 ES FC Étoile-Sporting 12 5 7 62 43 REN FC Renens 10 5 9 46 44 FRI FC Fribourg 9 5 10 34 39 VEV Vevey Sports 9 4 11 53 53 MOS FC Montreux-Sports 8 4 12 41 52 BBB US Bienne-Boujean 7 4 13 38 51 CAG CA Genève 8 2 14 30 68 SOL FC Solothurn 6 5 13 33 54 MON FC Monthey 5 5 14 34 69 DOP Dopolavoro Genève Erste Liga (SFV) 2022 https://www.el-pl.ch/Portaldata/3/Resources/statistiken/Statistik-Auf-Absteiger-bis_heute_19.12.22.pdf Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg ab Saison 1931/32 bis 2022 PDF page 2 First League statistics on promotion and relegation from the 1931/32 season to 2022 Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV de 2024-11-16 5 4 15 26 62 green3 To promotion play-off QP orange2 Play-out against relegation R1 red3 Relegation to 2. Liga R2 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers. complete RSSSF Group East Teams, locations ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity FC Aarau Aarau Aargau Stadion Brügglifeld AC Bellinzona Bellinzona Ticino Stadio Comunale Bellinzona FC Bern Bern Bern Stadion Neufeld FC Birsfelden (red) Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz 2024 https://matchcenter.fvnws.ch/default.aspx?v=488&oid=8&lng=1 FC Birsfelden Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz de 2024-11-16 Birsfelden Basel-Landschaft Sternenfeld FC Blue Stars Zürich (red) Fussballverband Region Zürich 2024 https://matchcenter.fvrz.ch/default.aspx?v=1573&oid=11&lng=1 FC Blue Stars Zürich Fussballverband Region Zürich de 2024-11-16 Zürich Zürich Hardhof SC Brühl St. Gallen St. Gallen Paul-Grüninger-Stadion FC Chiasso Chiasso Ticino Stadio Comunale Riva IV FC Concordia Basel Basel Basel-Stadt Stadion Rankhof FC Helvetia Bern (red) dbFCZ 2024 https://www.dbfcz.ch/team.php?team_id=1468 FC Helvetia Bern dbFCZ.ch de 2024-11-16 Bern Bern Spitalacker, Bern FC Locarno Locarno Ticino Stadio comunale Lido US Pro Daro (red) Federazione ticinese di calcio 2023 https://matchcenter-ftc.football.ch/default.aspx?v=540&oid=12&lng=3 US Pro Daro Federazione ticinese di calcio it 2024-11-16 Bellinzona Ticino Campo Geretta / Stadio Comunale Bellinzona / SC Zug Zug Zug Herti Allmend Stadion Final league table main WDL QR 2 BEL AC Bellinzona 16 2 4 51 21 BER FC Bern 15 0 7 63 28 SCZ SC Zug 9 5 8 37 28 BRÜ SC Brühl 10 3 9 34 28 LOC FC Locarno 10 2 10 33 42 PRO US Pro Daro 8 6 8 27 37 CHI FC Chiasso 9 2 11 36 42 BIR FC Birsfelden 7 6 9 24 38 AAR FC Aarau 8 2 12 34 41 HEL FC Helvetia Bern 5 8 9 32 45 CON FC Concordia Basel 7 3 12 33 41 BSZ FC Blue Stars Zürich 7 3 12 29 42 green3 To promotion play-off QP orange2 To decider for eleventh place R11 R11 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers. complete RSSSF Decider for eleventh place The decider was played on 18 July. Concordia 2–1 Blue Stars Concordia won and continued in the play-outs. Blue Stars were relegated directly to 2. Liga Interregional. Promotion, relegation The two group winners played a two legged tie for the title of 1. Liga champions and for promotion to the 1943–44 Nationalliga. The games were played on 6 and 20 June 1943. Promotion play-off La Chaux-de-Fonds 1–1 Bellinzona Bellinzona 1–2 La Chaux-de-Fonds La Chaux-de-Fonds won the championship title and were promoted to the top-tier. Bellinzona remained in the division for the next season. Relegation play-out The two second last placed teams from each group played a two legged tie to decide the third and last relegation slot. The games were played on 25 July and 1 August 1943. Concordia 1–1 Monthey Monthey 0–0 Concordia The teams were equal, two draws each and a replay was required. This was played on 8 August at the Stadion Neufeld in Bern. Concordia 1–0 Monthey Concordia won and remained in the division for the next season. Monthey were relegated to 2. Liga. Further in Swiss football 1942–43 Nationalliga 1942–43 Swiss Cup References Sources Switzerland 1942–43 at RSSSF Seasons inSwiss 1. Liga 1941–42 1943–44 Category:1942–43 in Swiss football Category:Swiss 1. Liga (football) seasons Switzerland