1944–45 Swiss 1. Liga

1. Liga 1944–45 1. Liga champions:SchaffhausenGroup West:FC Helvetia BernGroup Cenral:FC PrattelnGroup South and East:Schaffhausen SchaffhausenFC Helvetia Bern Group West:CA GenèveGroup Central:US Bienne-BoujeanGroup South and East:Kickers Luzern 3 times 90 and 1 deciderplus 3 play-offs 1943–44 1945–46 The 1944–45 1. Liga season was the 13th season of the 1. Liga since its creation in 1931. This was the first season of a completely new format in Swiss football. Overview Preamble In Switzerland during the second world war, 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 as they had during the previous World War. 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 ASF/SFV Therefore, it came about that the Swiss Football Association (ASF/SFV) expanded themselves. The decision of the extraordinary assembly, held on 9 October 1943 in Lugano, was to double the number of members to 28 clubs for the 1944–45 season. The Nationalliga was divided into two strength classes each with 14 teams. The previous Nationalliga became the Nationalliga A (NLA), while the Nationalliga B (NLB) was newly formed with the 14 best teams of the previous 1. Liga season. Format From this moment, the 1. Liga became the third-tier of the Swiss football league system. It was also increased in size, from 25 clubs in two groups, to new three groups with 10 teams each. The remaining 11 clubs from last season were joined by 19 teams brought up from the next lowest tier. This format would be expanded over the next two seasons by adding one team pro group in both seasons, so that there would be 36 clubs in the division within two seasons. The teams were divided into three regional groups, this season each group with 10 teams. Within each individual 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 three group winners then contested a play-off round to decide the two promotion slots to the second-tier (NLB). The last placed team in each group was directly relegated to the 2. Liga, which now became the new fourth-tier. Group West Teams, locations ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity CA Genève Geneva Geneva FC Central Fribourg (red) Freiburger Fussballverband 2024 https://matchcenter.aff-ffv.ch/default.aspx?v=728&oid=13&lng=1 FC Central Fribourg Association fribourgeoise de football fr 2024-11-16 Fribourg Fribourg Guintzet 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 Montreux-Sports Montreux Vaud Stade de Chailly Racing Club Lausanne (red) Association cantonale vaudoise de football 2024 https://matchcenter-acvf.football.ch/default.aspx?v=1094&oid=16&lng=2 Racing Club Lausanne Association cantonale vaudoise de football fr 2024-11-16 Lausanne Vaud Centre sportif de la Tuilière 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 Sierre (red) Walliser Fussballverband 2024 https://matchcenter.avf-wfv.ch/default.aspx?lng=1&cxxlnus=1&v=999& FC Sierre Walliser Fussballverband avf-wfv.ch fr 2024-11-16 Sierre Valais Complexe Ecossia FC Sion Sion Valais Parc des sports (Tourbillon) FC Thun Thun Bern Stadion Lachen Vevey Sports Vevey Vaud Stade de Copet Final league table main WDL QR 2 HEL FC Helvetia Bern 13 2 3 35 23 TUN FC Thun 11 4 3 40 25 VEV Vevey Sports 9 5 4 45 22 CEN Central Fribourg 8 6 4 37 23 MOS FC Montreux-Sports 7 6 5 30 36 SIE FC Sierre 8 1 9 35 29 RCL Racing Club Lausanne 6 3 9 25 26 SIO FC Sion 5 4 9 28 31 REN FC Renens 5 2 11 27 49 CAG CA 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 3 First League statistics on promotion and relegation from the 1931/32 season to 2022 Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV de 2024-11-16 0 3 15 13 51 green3 To promotion play-off QP red3 Relegation to 2. Liga R2 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers. complete RSSSF Group Central Teams, locations ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity US Bienne-Boujean Biel/Bienne Bern 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 Concordia Basel Basel Basel-Stadt Stadion Rankhof SC Kleinhüningen Daniel Schaub 2024 https://vfrkleinhueningen.ch/clubgeschichte/ SC Kleinhüningen vfrkleinhueningen.ch de 2024-11-16 (red) Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz 2024 https://matchcenter.fvnws.ch/default.aspx?v=419&oid=8&lng=1 VFR Kleinhüningen Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz de 2024-11-16 Basel Basel-Stadt Sportplatz Schorenmatte FC Le Locle (red) Association neuchâteloise de football 2024 https://matchcenter-anf.football.ch/default.aspx?v=919&oid=15&lng=2 FC Le Locle Association neuchâteloise de football - anf.football.ch fr 2024-11-16 Le Locle Neuchâtel Installation sportive - Jeanneret FC Moutier (red) Fussballverband Bern/Jura 2024 https://matchcenter.fvbj-afbj.ch/default.aspx?lng=1&cxxlnus=1&v=1243& FC Moutier Fussballverband Bern/Jura - fvbj-afbj.ch de 2024-11-16 Moutier Bern Stade de Chalière FC Pratteln (red) Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz 2024 https://matchcenter.fvnws.ch/default.aspx?lng=1&cxxlnus=1&v=501& FC Pratteln Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz - fvnws.ch de 2024-11-16 Pratteln Basel-Landschaft In den Sandgruben SC Schöftland (red) Aargauer Fussballverband 2024 https://matchcenter.afv.ch/default.aspx?v=276&oid=5&lng=1 SC Schöftland Aargauer Fussballverband de 2024-11-16 Schöftland Aargau Sportanlage Rütimatten FC Tavannes/Tramelan (red) Association de football Berne/Jura 2024 https://matchcenter.fvbj-afbj.ch/default.aspx?v=543771&oid=6&lng=2 FC Tavannes/Tramelan Association de football Berne/Jura fr 2024-11-16 Tramelan Bern Bâloise Stadium / (Allianz Suisse Stadium) / () SC Zofingen Zofingen Aargau Sportanlagen Trinermatten Final league table main WDL QR 2 PRA FC Pratteln 9 6 3 46 27 CON FC Concordia Basel 10 4 4 40 30 SFT SC Schöftland 9 2 7 45 35 BIR FC Birsfelden 7 5 6 36 35 MOU FC Moutier 6 6 6 45 41 ZOF SC Zofingen 7 3 8 43 39 LeL FC Le Locle 5 7 6 33 43 KLE SC Kleinhüningen 6 4 8 40 42 TRA FC Tavannes/Tramelan 5 5 8 37 45 BBB US Bienne-Boujean 4 2 12 30 58 green3 Decider for group winners QP QP red3 Relegation to 2. Liga R2 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers. complete RSSSF Decider for group winners The decider match for the group championship was played on 24 June 1945 in Basel FC Pratteln 1–0 Concordia FC Pratteln win and advance to the promotion play-offs. Concordia remain in the division. Group South and East Teams, locations ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity FC Adliswil (red) Fussballverband Region Zürich https://matchcenter.fvrz.ch/default.aspx?v=1461&oid=11&lng=1 FC Adliswil Fussballverband Region Zürich de 2024-11-16 Adliswil Zürich Tüfi FC Altstetten (Zürich) (red) Fussballverband Region Zürich 2024 https://matchcenter.fvrz.ch/?oid=11&lng=1&v=1570 FC Altstetten Fussballverband Region Zürich - fvrz.ch de 2024-11-16 Altstetten Zürich Buchlern FC Arbon (red) Ostschweizer Fussballverband 2024 https://matchcenter.ofv.swiss/default.aspx?v=1779&oid=9&lng=1 FC Arbon Ostschweizer Fussballverband de 2024-11-16 Arbon Thurgau Stacherholz 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 FC Chiasso Chiasso Ticino Stadio Comunale Riva IV FC Kickers Luzern (red) Innerschweizerischer Fussballverband 2023 https://matchcenter.ifv.ch/default.aspx?lng=1&cxxlnus=1&v=362& FC Kickers Luzern Innerschweizerischer Fussballverband - ifv.ch de 2024-11-16 Lucerne Lucerne Stadion Auf Tribschen FC Red Star Zürich Zürich Zürich Allmend Brunau FC Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Stadion Breite FC Uster (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 Winterthur Winterthur Zürich Schützenwiese Final league table main WDL QR 2 FCS FC Schaffhausen 15 2 1 50 22 CHI FC Chiasso 11 2 5 36 16 WIN FC Winterthur 11 0 7 35 31 BSZ FC Blue Stars Zürich 8 4 5 37 21 ALTZ FC Altstetten (Zürich) 9 1 8 36 35 ADL FC Adliswil 6 4 8 32 35 UST FC Uster 6 3 8 32 32 ARB FC Arbon 6 3 9 39 40 RED FC Red Star Zürich 6 1 11 27 46 KIK FC Kickers Luzern 0 2 16 20 66 green3 To promotion play-off QP red3 Relegation to 2. Liga R2 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers. complete RSSSF Promotion The three group winners played a single round-robin to decide the overall championship and the two promotion slots. The promotion play-offs were held on 17 June, 1 and 8 July 1945. Promotion play-off main WDL Q 2 FCS FC Schaffhausen 2 0 0 8 2 HEL FC Helvetia Bern 1 0 1 3 6 PRA FC Pratteln 0 0 2 0 3 6–2 — — 1–0 0–2 — y noflag 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head 3) Decider. complete RSSSF FC Schaffhausen became overall 1. Liga Champions and together with runners-up FC Helvetia Bern were promoted to 1945–46 Nationalliga B. FC Pratteln remained in the division for the next season. Further in Swiss football 1944–45 Nationalliga A 1944–45 Nationalliga B 1944–45 Swiss Cup References Sources Switzerland 1944–45 at RSSSF Seasons inSwiss 1. Liga 1943–44 1945–46 Category:1944–45 in Swiss football Category:Swiss 1. Liga (football) seasons Switzerland