1972–73 Swiss 1. Liga

1. Liga 1972–73 1. Liga champions:FC Nordstern BaselGroup West:FC MontheyGroup Cenral:FC Nordstern BaselGroup South and East:FC Tössfeld FC Nordstern BaselFC Tössfeld Group West:FC FontainemelonFC RenensGroup Central:FC TurgiFC Breite BaselGroup South and East:FC VaduzAS Gambarogno 3 times 156 and 1 deciderplus 9 play-offs 1971–72 1973–74 The 1972–73 1. Liga was the 41st 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 39 clubs in the 1. Liga. These were divided into three regional groups, each 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 runners-up contested a play-off round to decide the two promotion slots. The last two placed teams in each group were directly relegated to the 2. Liga (fourth tier). Group West Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacity ASI Audax-Friul (red) Association neuchâteloise de football 2023 https://matchcenter-anf.football.ch/default.aspx?lng=2&cxxlnus=1&v=922& ASI Audax-Friul Association neuchâteloise de football - anf.football.ch fr 2023-11-16 Neuchâtel Pierre-à-Bot FC Central Fribourg (red) Freiburger Fussballverband 2023 https://matchcenter.aff-ffv.ch/default.aspx?v=728&oid=13&lng=1 FC Central Fribourg Association fribourgeoise de football fr 2023-11-16 Fribourg Guintzet 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 Bern Stadion Lachen 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 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 Neuchâtel Installation sportive - Jeanneret FC Meyrin Geneva Stade des Arbères FC Monthey Valais Stade Philippe Pottier 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 Valais Sportplatz Rhoneglut FC Renens (red) Association cantonale vaudoise de football 2023 https://matchcenter-acvf.football.ch/default.aspx?lng=2&cxxlnus=1&v=1123& FC Renens Association cantonale vaudoise de football - acvf.football.ch de 2023-11-16 Waadt Zone sportive du Censuy FC Stade Nyonnais Vaud Stade de Colovray FC Thun Bern Stadion Lachen Urania Genève Sport Geneva Stade de Frontenex Yverdon-Sport FC Vaud Stade Municipal Final league table main WDL QR 2 MON FC Monthey 13 7 4 48 21 DÜR FC Dürrenast 11 8 5 43 31 RAR FC Raron 11 5 8 42 36 NYO FC Stade Nyonnais 11 4 9 43 31 LeL FC Le Locle 9 7 8 43 38 YVE Yverdon-Sport FC 10 5 9 35 38 MEY FC Meyrin 9 7 8 26 33 CEN Central Fribourg 10 4 10 45 43 THU FC Thun 10 4 10 35 46 UGS Urania Genève Sport 7 9 8 34 37 AUD ASI Audax-Friul 8 4 12 35 41 FON FC Fontainemelon 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 8 First League statistics on promotion and relegation from the 1931/32 season to 2018 Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV de 2023-11-16 5 6 13 33 47 REN FC Renens 3 8 13 27 47 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 Central Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacity FC Baden Aargau Esp Stadium FC 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-City Stadion Schützenmatte / Landhof / FC Concordia Basel Basel-City Stadion Rankhof SR Delémont Jura La Blancherie FC Emmenbrücke Lucerne Stadion Gersag SC Kriens Lucerne Stadion Kleinfeld FC Laufen Basel-Country Sportplatz Nau 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 Bern Stade de Chalière FC Nordstern Basel Basel-Stadt Rankhof 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 Jura Stade du Tirage FC Solothurn Solothurn Stadion FC Solothurn FC Turgi (red) Aargauer Fussballverband 2023 https://matchcenter.afv.ch/default.aspx?v=281&oid=5&lng=1 FC Turgi Aargauer Fussballverband de 2023-11-16 Aargau Sportanlage Oberau Final league table main WDL QR 2 NOR FC Nordstern Basel 16 3 5 44 22 DEL SR Delémont 13 4 7 41 29 KRI SC Kriens 11 7 6 46 32 SOL FC Solothurn 8 11 5 39 33 BER FC Bern 8 9 7 47 47 BAD FC Baden 9 6 9 31 35 POR FC Porrentruy 9 6 9 29 34 MOU FC Moutier 7 9 8 46 39 EMM FC Emmenbrücke 9 4 11 42 40 LAU FC Laufen 8 6 10 37 40 CON FC Concordia Basel 7 4 13 37 52 TRG FC Turgi 5 8 11 27 43 BRT FC Breite Basel 5 5 14 33 53 green3 Play-off to Nationalliga B QP QP orange2 Play-out against relegation POR POR red1 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional 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 Decider for eleventh place The decider was played on 3 June in Solothurn. FC Concordia Basel 2–2 a.e.t. FC Turgi The game was drawn, however, at this period in time, the extra-time as match extension had not yet been introduced. FC Concordia Basel were declaired winners due to the better goal-average of the regular season and, therefore, they remained in the division. FC Turgi were relegated to 2. Liga Interregional. Group South and East Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacity 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 ZürichHardhof FC Chur Grisons Ringstrasse FC Frauenfeld Thurgau Kleine Allmend AS Gambarogno (red) Federazione ticinese di calcio 2023 https://matchcenter-ftc.football.ch/default.aspx?v=1145603&oid=12&lng=3 AS Gambarogno Federazione ticinese di calcio it 2023-11-16 Ticino Centro Sportivo Regionale Magadino US Giubiasco (red) Federazione ticinese di calcio 2023 https://matchcenter-ftc.football.ch/default.aspx?v=568&oid=12&lng=3 US Giubiasco Federazione ticinese di calcio it 2023-11-16 Ticino Campo Semine FC Gossau St. Gallen Sportanlage Buechenwald FC Locarno Locarno, Ticino Stadio comunale Lido FC Rapid Lugano (red) Federazione ticinese di calcio 2023 https://matchcenter-ftc.football.ch/default.aspx?v=584&oid=12&lng=3 FC Rapid Lugano Federazione ticinese di calcio it 2023-11-16 Ticino Cornaredo Stadium FC Red Star Zürich Zürich Allmend Brunau FC Tössfeld (red) Fussballverband Region Zürich 2023 https://matchcenter.fvrz.ch/default.aspx?v=1555&oid=11&lng=1 FC Tössfeld Fussballverband Region Zürich de 2023-11-16 Zürich Talgut FC Uzwil (red) Ostschweizer Fussballverband 2023 https://matchcenter.ofv.swiss/default.aspx?v=1751&oid=9&lng=1 FC Uzwil Ostschweizer Fussballverband de 2023-11-16 St. Gallen Rüti FC Vaduz LIE Liechtenstein Rheinpark Stadion SC Zug Zug Herti Allmend Stadion Final league table main WDL QR 2 TÖS FC Tössfeld 13 8 3 45 22 SCZ SC Zug 12 5 7 39 33 LOC FC Locarno 9 9 6 41 27 BSZ FC Blue Stars Zürich 9 8 7 34 22 UZW FC Uzwil 9 7 8 36 39 GOS FC Gossau 9 6 9 35 34 RED FC Red Star Zürich 7 8 9 28 28 GIU US Giubiasco 6 10 8 21 28 FRA FC Frauenfeld 7 8 9 32 40 CHU FC Chur 6 9 9 27 36 RALU FC Rapid Lugano 7 7 10 30 41 VAD FC Vaduz 7 6 11 38 44 GAM AS Gambarogno 6 7 11 31 43 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 (which contains a mistake by SC Zug, number of wins +1, number of draws -1, but points are correctly stated) 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 3 and 10 June. Qualification round FC Nordstern Basel 3–3 SC Zug SC Zug 0–6 FC Nordstern Basel FC Nordstern Basel win 9–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals. FC Tössfeld 5–1 FC Dürrenast FC Dürrenast 3–1 FC Tössfeld FC Tössfeld win 6–4 on aggregate and continue to the finals. FC Monthey 0–1 SR Delémont SR Delémont 3–1 FC Monthey SR Delémont win 4–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals. Final round The three first round winners competed in a single round-robin to decide the two promotion slots. The games were played on 17, 24 June and 1 July. main WDL Q 2 NOR FC Nordstern Basel 1 0 1 2 1 TÖS FC Tössfeld 1 0 1 3 2 DEL SR Delémont 1 0 1 1 3 y noflag 2–0 — — 3–0 1–0 — complete RSSSF FC Nordstern Basel are champions, because they beat Tössfeld in the head-to-head and Tössfeld are runners-up. These two teams are promoted. Further in Swiss football 1972–73 Nationalliga A 1972–73 Nationalliga B 1972–73 Swiss Cup References Sources Switzerland 1972–73 at RSSSF Seasons inSwiss 1. Liga 1971–72 1973–74 Category:1972–73 in Swiss football Category:Swiss 1. Liga (football) seasons Switzerland