1999–2000 Swiss 1. Liga

1. Liga 1999–2000 Group 1:ChênoisGroup 2:Wangen b.O.Group 3:LocarnoGroup 4:Vaduz Wangen b.O.Locarno Group 1:RenesVispSignalGroup 2:BümplizStade PayerneLyssGroup 3:KüsnachtAsconaChamGroup 4:WülflingenFrauenfeldEschen/Mauren 4 times 182plus 12 play-offs 1998–99 2000–01 The 1999–2000 Swiss 1. Liga was the 68th 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 The Swiss Football Association (SFV-ASF) were changing the format of the Swiss football league system to the beginning of the following season. Up until and including this season, there were 56 clubs in the 1. Liga, divided into four groups of 14 teams. This was to be reduced to 48 teams and would be divided new into just three groups of 16 teams. These would then also include the best youth teams of the professional clubs from the Super League and the Challenge League. The Swiss youth U-20 championship was to be despanded, these teams would then be called U-21 and would be eligible to play in the third tier or fourth tier. The four top teams in this last U-20 championship would advance to the new 1. Liga. This all meant that the number of relegations this season was increased to twelve. In the 1999–2000 season, the 1. Liga clubs were divided into four regional groups, each with 14 teams. Within each group, the teams would play a double round-robin to decide their league position. The four group winners and the four runners-up then contested a play-off for the two promotion slots. The three last placed teams in each group were directly relegated to the newly named 2. Liga Interregional (fourth tier). Group 1 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacityFC BexVaudRelaisFC BulleFribourgStade de BouleyresCS ChênoisGenevaStade des Trois-ChêneFC EchallensVaudSportplatz 3 SapinsGrand-Lancy FCGenevaStade de MarignacFC Martigny-SportsValaisStade d'OctodureFC MeyrinGenevaStade des ArbèresFC NatersValaisSportanlage StapfenFC Renens (red) 2023 https://matchcenter-acvf.football.ch/default.aspx?lng=2&cxxlnus=1&v=1123& FC Renens acvf.football.ch de 2023-11-16WaadtZone sportive du CensuySignal FC Bernex-Confignon (red) 2023 https://matchcenter.acgf.ch/default.aspx?lng=2&cxxlnus=1&v=825& Signal FC Bernex-Confignon acgf.ch de 2023-11-16GenevaStade municipal de BernexFC Stade LausanneVaudCentre sportif de VidyUS Terre Sainte (red) 2023 https://matchcenter.fvrz.ch/default.aspx?lng=1&cxxlnus=1&v=1588& US Terre Sainte fvrz.ch de 2023-11-16VaudCentre Sportif des RojaletsVevey SportsVaudStade de CopetFC Visp (red) 2023 https://matchcenter.avf-wfv.ch/default.aspx?lng=1&cxxlnus=1&v=1008& FC Visp avf-wfv.ch de 2023-11-16ValaisSportplatz Mühleye Final league table main WDL QR CHE CS Chênois 14 8 4 57 34 BEX FC Bex 15 3 8 54 42 NAT FC Naters 12 9 5 55 28 MEY FC Meyrin 12 9 5 39 33 VEV Vevey Sports 12 8 6 53 31 ECH FC Echallens 11 7 8 58 40 MAR FC Martigny-Sports 10 7 9 43 41 BUL FC Bulle 11 4 11 38 43 GrL Grand-Lancy FC 9 7 10 42 41 SLO FC Stade Lausanne 8 10 8 45 47 UST US Terre Sainte 9 5 12 35 34 REN FC Renes 9 4 13 46 58 VIS FC Visp 4 4 18 29 61 SIG Signal FC Bernex-Confignon 2 3 21 27 88 green3 Play-off to Nationalliga B QP Not eligible for play-offs NP Decider for play-off DPL green3 Decider winners, play-off to Nationalliga B DPW red1 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional R R R 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but play-off for qualifiers. complete Erste Liga official website Decider Due the fact that the club FC Bex had infrastructural deficiencies, they were not eligible to enter the play-offs for promotion to the Nationalliga B, this right was passed down to the third placed club in the division. Because the teams from Naters and Meyrin ended the season level on points they had to play a league positions decider. The match was played on a neutral ground and it took place on May 24, 2000, in Martigny. Meyrin 2–0 Naters Meyrin win the decider and advance to play-offs. Group 2 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacityFC Biel-BienneBernStadion GurzelenSC Bümpliz 78BernBodenweidFC ColombierNeuchâtelStade des ChézardsFC Concordia BaselBasel-CityStadion RankhofFC FribourgFribourgStade UniversitaireFC GrenchenSolothurnStadium Brühl FC La Chaux-de-Fonds Neuchâtel Centre Sportif de la Charrière SV Lyss (red) 2023 https://matchcenter.fvbj-afbj.ch/default.aspx?lng=1&cxxlnus=1&v=1296& SV Lyss fvbj-afbj.ch de 2023-11-16BernSportzentrum GrienFC MünsingenBernSportanlage SandreutenenSV MuttenzBasel-CountrySportplatz MargelackerFC SerrièresNeuchâtelPierre-à-BotFC Stade Payerne (red) 2023 https://matchcenter.al-la.ch/default.aspx?lng=2&cxxlnus=1&v=1113& FC Stade Payerne al-la.ch de 2023-11-16VaudStade MunicipalFC Wangen bei OltenSolothurnSportplatz Chrüzmatt FC Wohlen Aargau Stadion Niedermatten http://www.football-lineups.com/stadium/1015 Stadion Niedermatten - Football Stadium Final league table main WDL QR WBO FC Wangen bei Olten 18 5 3 52 23 WOH FC Wohlen 14 9 3 34 12 FRI FC Fribourg 14 6 6 61 28 SER FC Serrières 13 9 4 38 20 BIE FC Biel-Bienne 11 10 5 42 37 MÜN FC Münsingen 12 5 9 41 28 COL FC Colombier 9 11 6 41 25 CdF FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 11 5 10 31 35 GRE FC Grenchen 8 8 10 33 35 CON FC Concordia Basel 8 6 12 26 42 MUT SV Muttenz 7 4 15 33 48 BÜM SC Bümpliz 78 6 5 15 29 48 PAY FC Stade Payerne 4 6 16 27 56 LYS SV Lyss 1 3 22 18 69 green3 Play-off to Nationalliga B QP QP red1 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional R R R 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but play-off for qualifiers. complete Erste Liga official website Group 3 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacityFC Ascona (red) 2023 https://matchcenter.al-la.ch/default.aspx?lng=1&cxxlnus=1&v=532& FC Ascona al-la.ch de 2023-11-16TicinoStadio Comunale AsconaSC BuochsNidwaldenStadion SeefeldSC ChamZugStadion EizmoosFC ChiassoTicinoStadio Comunale Riva IVFC FreienbachSchwyzChrummenFC Küsnacht (red) 2023 https://matchcenter.fvrz.ch/default.aspx?v=1489&oid=11&lng=1 FC Küsnacht fvrz.ch de 2023-11-16ZürichSportanlage Heslibach FC Locarno Locarno, Ticino Stadio comunale Lido FC Malcantone AgnoTicinoCornaredo StadiumFC MendrisioTicinoCentro Sportivo ComunaleFC Rapperswil-JonaSt. GallenStadion GrünfeldFC SchötzLucerneSportplatz WissenhusenFC Sursee (red) 2023 https://matchcenter.al-la.ch/default.aspx?lng=1&cxxlnus=1&v=380& FC Sursee matchcenter.al-la.ch de 2023-11-16LucerneStadion SchlottermilchFC TuggenSchwyzLinthstrasseZug 94ZugHerti Allmend Stadion Final league table main WDL QR LOC FC Locarno 19 3 4 57 21 ZUG Zug 94 14 6 6 46 25 TUG FC Tuggen 14 5 7 59 30 MAL FC Malcantone Agno 14 5 7 42 31 CHI FC Chiasso 13 4 8 39 31 SCH FC Schötz 12 5 9 52 41 BUO SC Buochs 10 10 6 57 48 RAP FC Rapperswil-Jona 9 8 9 42 43 MEN FC Mendrisio 8 3 15 36 48 FRE FC Freienbach 8 3 15 32 53 SUR FC Sursee 7 5 14 36 63 KÜS FC Küsnacht 5 7 14 31 57 ASC FC Ascona 4 9 13 32 47 CHA SC Cham 2 11 12 24 47 green3 Play-off to Nationalliga B QP QP red1 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional R R R 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but play-off for qualifiers. complete Erste Liga official website Group 4 Teams ClubCantonStadiumCapacityFC Altstetten (red) 2023 https://matchcenter.fvrz.ch/?oid=11&lng=1&v=1570 FC Altstetten fvrz.ch de 2023-11-16ZürichBuchlernUSV Eschen/Mauren LIE LiechtensteinSportpark Eschen-MaurenFC FrauenfeldThurgauKleine AllmendFC GossauSt. GallenSportanlage BuechenwaldFC Horgen (red) 2023 https://matchcenter.fvrz.ch/default.aspx?lng=1&cxxlnus=1&v=1483& FC Horgen fvrz.ch de 2023-11-16ZürichWaldeggFC KreuzlingenThurgauSportplatz HafenarealFC Red Star ZürichZürichAllmend BrunauFC Rorschach (red) 2023 https://matchcenter.ofv.swiss/default.aspx?lng=1&cxxlnus=1&v=1318140& FC Rorschach-Goldach 17 matchcenter.ofv.swiss de 2023-11-16SchwyzSportplatz KellenSV SchaffhausenSchaffhausenSportplatz BühlFC Schwamendingen (red) 2023 https://matchcenter.fvrz.ch/default.aspx?lng=1&cxxlnus=1&v=1588& FC Schwamendingen fvrz.ch de 2023-11-16ZürichSportanlage HeerenschürliFC VaduzLIE LiechtensteinRheinpark StadionFC Widnau (red) 2023 https://matchcenter.ofv.swiss/default.aspx?lng=1&cxxlnus=1&v=1757& FC Widnau matchcenter.ofv.swiss de 2023-11-16St. GallenSportanlage AegetenFC Wülflingen (red) https://matchcenter.fvrz.ch/default.aspx?lng=1&cxxlnus=1&v=1558& FC Wülflingen fvrz.ch de 2023-11-16ZürichSporrerSC YF JuventusZürichUtogrund Final league table main WDL QR VAD FC Vaduz 16 6 4 65 22 RED FC Red Star Zürich 15 6 5 56 26 YFJ SC Young Fellows Juventus 14 7 5 64 32 KRE FC Kreuzlingen 13 7 6 39 21 GOS FC Gossau 13 7 6 37 24 ALT FC Altstetten 12 8 6 47 25 HOR FC Horgen 11 4 11 42 48 ROR FC Rorschach 9 5 12 32 48 WID FC Widnau 8 6 12 38 38 SVS SV Schaffhausen 9 3 14 30 52 SWA FC Schwamendingen 7 5 14 41 65 WÜL FC Wülflingen 5 8 13 36 67 FRA FC Frauenfeld 5 7 14 31 51 USV USV Eschen/Mauren 4 3 19 29 68 green3 Play-off to Nationalliga B QP QP red1 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional R R R 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but play-off for qualifiers. complete Erste Liga official website Promotion play-off From group 1 the group champions Chênois and decider match winners Meyrin, from group 2 the group winners Wangen b.O. and runners-up Wohlen, from group 3 champions Locarno and runners up Zug 94 played together with group 4 winners Vaduz and runners-up Red Star played in the qualification round of the play-offs. The winners here would advance to the finals. The two final winners would be promoted to the Nationalliga B. Qualification round Meyrin 0–4 Wangen b.O. Wangen b.O. 1–2 Meyrin Wangen b.O. win 5–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals. Red Star 0–2 Locarno Locarno 2–1 Red Star Locarno win 4–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals. Zug 94 2–1 Vaduz Vaduz 3–2 Zug 94 4–4 on aggregate, Zug 94 win on away goals and continue to the finals. Wohlen 0–1 ChênoisChênois ChênoisChênois 1–2 Wohlen 2–2 on aggregate, Wohlen win on away goals and continue to the finals. Final round Locarno 3–1 Wohlen Wohlen 3–3 Locarno Locarno win 6–4 on aggregate and are promoted to Nationalliga B. 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 14 First League statistics on promotion and relegation from the 1931/32 season to 2018 Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV de 2023-11-16 Zug 94 2–1 Wangen b.O. Wangen b.O. 2–0 Zug 94 Wangen b.O. win 3–2 on aggregate and are promoted to Nationalliga B. Summary Group 1, group winners were Chênois, group 2 winners were Wangen b.O., group 3 winners were Locarno and group 4 winners were Vaduz. In the promotion play-offs Locarno and Wangen b.O. achieved promotion. Relegated were, from group 1: Renes, Visp and Signal, from group 2: Bümpliz, Stade Payerne and Lyss and from group 3: Küsnacht, Ascona and Cham. Finally from group 4: Wülflingen, Frauenfeld and Eschen/Mauren also suffered relegation. The remaining teams in the division would be joined by Stade Nyonnais and FC Schaffhausen who suffered relegation from the Nationalliga B this season. They would also be joined by the four youth teams Servette U-21, Grasshopper Club U-21, St. Gallen U-21 and Lausanne-Sport U-21. See also 1999–2000 Nationalliga A 1999–2000 Swiss Cup References Sources Switzerland 1999–2000 at RSSSF Season 1999–2000 at the official website Seasons inSwiss 1. Liga 1998–99 2000–01 Category:Swiss 1. Liga (football) seasons Category:1999–2000 in Swiss football Switzerland