1968–69 Swiss 1. Liga

1. Liga 1968–69 1. Liga champions:FC Martigny-SportsGroup West:FC Martigny-SportsGroup Cenral:FC LangenthalGroup South and East:FC Frauenfeld FC Martigny-SportsFC Langenthal Group West:FC FontainemelonFC Stade LausanneGroup Central:FC TrimbachBSC Old BoysGroup South and East:FC Blue Stars ZürichFC Schaffhausen 3 times 156and 4 decidersplus 12 play-offs 1967–68 1969–70 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 Geneva FC Cantonal Neuchâtel Neuchâtel Neuchâtel Stade de la Maladière CS Chênois Thônex Geneva Stade des Trois-Chêne 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 Le Locle (red) Association neuchâteloise de football 2023 https://matchcenter-anf.football.ch/default.aspx?v=919&oid=15&lng=2 FC Le Locle Association neuchâteloise de football - anf.football.ch fr 2023-11-16 Le Locle Neuchâtel Installation sportive - Jeanneret FC Martigny-Sports Martigny Valais Stade d'Octodure FC Meyrin Meyrin Geneva Stade des Arbères FC Monthey Monthey Valais Stade Philippe Pottier FC Moutier (red) Fussballverband Bern/Jura 2023 https://matchcenter.fvbj-afbj.ch/default.aspx?lng=1&cxxlnus=1&v=1243& FC Moutier Fussballverband Bern/Jura - fvbj-afbj.ch de 2023-11-16 Moutier Bern Stade de Chalière FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy, Lausanne Vaud Centre sportif de Vidy FC Stade Nyonnais Nyon Vaud Stade de Colovray Vevey Sports Vevey Vaud Stade de Copet Yverdon-Sport FC Yverdon-les-Bains Vaud Stade Municipal Final league table main WDL QR 2 MAS FC Martigny-Sports 18 2 4 57 25 MON FC Monthey 16 5 3 58 24 VEV Vevey-Sports 16 5 3 49 18 NX FC Cantonal Neuchâtel 10 6 8 36 37 CAM US Campagnes GE 8 8 8 29 30 LeL FC Le Locle 9 4 11 53 43 YVE Yverdon-Sport FC 8 5 11 35 38 MOU FC Moutier 6 7 11 34 49 MEY FC Meyrin 5 9 10 26 43 CHE CS Chênois 6 6 12 26 38 FON FC Fontainemelon 7 3 14 32 47 NYO FC Stade Nyonnais 8 1 15 26 46 SLO FC Stade Lausanne 7 3 14 35 58 green1 To play-off to Nationalliga B QP green3 Decider for second position DQP green3 Decider for second position DQP2 orange2 Play-out against relegation POR1 orange2 Play-out against relegation POR2 orange2 Play-out against relegation POR3 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw. complete RSSSF Decider for second place The decider match for second place was played on 2 June 1969 in Martigny FC Monthey 2–0 Vevey-Sports FC Monthey won and advanced to play-offs. Vevey-Sports remain in the division. Play-out against relegation FC Stade Nyonnais 3–0 FC Fontainemelon FC Stade Lausanne 1–3 FC Stade Nyonnais FC Fontainemelon n/p FC Stade Lausanne FC Stade Nyonnais won remain in the division. The match Fontainemelon against Lausanne was not played. Both teams were relegated to 2. Liga Interregional. 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 Group Central Teams ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity FC Bern Bern Bern Stadion Neufeld FC Breite Basel fussballstarbasel.ch (red) 2023 http://www.fussballstarbasel.ch/als-der-FC-Basel-nicht-so-wichtig-war.php Fussballstadt Basel / FC Breite Football city Basel fussballstarbasel.ch de-ch 2023-11-16 Basel Basel-Stadt Stadion Schützenmatte / Landhof / FC Breitenbach (red) Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz 2023 https://matchcenter.fvnws.ch/default.aspx?v=523&oid=8&lng=1 FC Breitenbach Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz - fvnws.ch de 2023-11-16 Breitenbach Solothurn Grien 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 FC Dürrenast Fussballverband Bern/Jura 2023 https://matchcenter.fvbj-afbj.ch/default.aspx?lng=1&v=1444 FC Dürrenast Fussballverband Bern/Jura de 2023-11-16 Thun Bern Stadion Lachen 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 BSC Old Boys Basel Basel-Stadt Stadion Schützenmatte FC Porrentruy (red) Association de football Berne/Jura 2023 https://matchcenter.fvbj-afbj.ch/default.aspx?v=1247&oid=6&lng=2 FC Porrentruy Association de football Berne/Jura fr 2023-11-16 Porrentruy Jura Stade du Tirage (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 SC Zofingen Zofingen Aargau Sportanlagen Trinermatten Final league table main WDL QR 2 LAN FC Langenthal 15 4 5 44 29 BER FC Bern 13 5 6 43 30 NOR FC Nordstern Basel 12 6 6 49 49 CON FC Concordia Basel 11 5 8 40 39 BUR SC Burgdorf 10 5 9 44 39 BRE FC Minerva Bern 9 6 9 36 29 Brei FC Breitenbach 10 3 11 39 42 POR FC Porrentruy 9 4 11 40 31 DÜR FC Dürrenast 10 2 12 39 39 ZOF SC Zofingen 9 3 12 38 42 BRT FC Breite Basel 6 9 9 28 41 TRI FC Trimbach 6 6 12 24 32 OBO BSC Old Boys 4 6 14 27 49 green3 Play-off to Nationalliga B QP QP red1 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional R R 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw. complete RSSSF Group South and East Teams 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 Blue Stars Zürich (red) Fussballverband Region Zürich 2023 https://matchcenter.fvrz.ch/default.aspx?v=1573&oid=11&lng=1 FC Blue Stars Zürich Fussballverband Region Zürich de 2023-11-16 Zürich Zürich Hardhof SC Buochs Buochs Nidwalden Stadion Seefeld FC Emmenbrücke Emmen Lucerne Stadion Gersag FC Frauenfeld Frauenfeld Thurgau Kleine Allmend 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 Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Stadion Breite (red) Amateur Liga 2023 https://matchcenter.al-la.ch/default.aspx?v=1509&oid=4&lng=1 FC Uster Amateur Liga de 2023-11-16 Uster Zürich Sportanlage Buchholz FC Vaduz Vaduz LIE Liechtenstein Rheinpark Stadion SC Zug Zug Zug Herti Allmend Stadion Final league table main WDL QR 2 FRA FC Frauenfeld 14 5 5 44 27 BUO SC Buochs 14 4 6 54 30 AMR FC Amriswil 11 8 5 42 30 RED FC Red Star Zürich 11 5 8 32 28 LOC FC Locarno 12 1 11 41 31 KÜS FC Küsnacht 8 8 8 28 27 SCZ SC Zug 8 8 8 28 30 EMM FC Emmenbrücke 9 4 11 34 43 UST FC Uster 4 13 7 25 29 VAD FC Vaduz 8 5 11 28 35 POL FC Oerlikon/Polizei ZH 9 2 13 37 39 BSZ FC Blue Stars Zürich 5 7 12 23 44 FCS FC Schaffhausen 4 8 12 26 49 green3 Play-off to Nationalliga B QP QP red1 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional R R 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw. complete RSSSF 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 2–1 SC Buochs SC Buochs 1–1 FC Martigny-Sports FC Martigny-Sports won 3–2 on aggregate and continued to the finals. FC Langenthal 2–0 FC Monthey FC Monthey 3–1 FC Langenthal 3–3 on aggregate. Both teams continued to the finals. FC Frauenfeld 1–1 FC Bern FC Bern 0–1 FC Frauenfeld 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 3–0 FC Monthey FC Monthey 1–0 FC Martigny-Sports FC Martigny-Sports win 3–1 on aggregate, are declaired as 1. champions and are promoted to 1969–70 Nationalliga B. FC Langenthal 4–0 FC Frauenfeld FC Frauenfeld 3–1 FC Langenthal 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 Seasons inSwiss 1. Liga 1967–68 1969–70 Category:1968–69 in Swiss football Category:Swiss 1. Liga (football) seasons Switzerland