1943–44 Swiss 1. Liga

1. Liga 1943–44 1. Liga champions:BellinzonaGroup West winners:CS International GenèveGroup East winners:Bellinzona Bellinzona none 156 (West), 132 (East)plus 2 play-offs 1942–43 1944–45 The 1943–44 1. Liga season was the 12th 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, next season it would become the third-tier. 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. 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 then to be divided into two strength classes each with 14 teams. The top-tier would become the Nationalliga A (NLA) and a new second-tier, called Nationalliga B (NLB), would be formed with the 14 best teams of this 1. Liga season. 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 overall 1. Liga championship and the one promotion-slot to the top-tier. The best seven placed teams in each group would be assigned to the newly created NLB. The remaining teams would remain in the 1. Liga, which in the next season would become the third-tier with three groups, each with 10 clubs. In this season there was no relegations to the 2. Liga, which would become the new fourth-tier. Group West Teams, locations ClubBased inCantonStadiumCapacity FC Bern Bern Bern Stadion Neufeld 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 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 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 CS International Genève Geneva Geneva 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 INT CS International Genève 14 5 5 46 21 UGS Urania Genève Sport 12 8 4 40 23 FRI FC Fribourg 13 4 7 51 34 BER FC Bern 13 3 8 57 35 SOL FC Solothurn 10 9 5 42 26 DER SC Derendingen 11 7 6 40 26 ES FC Étoile-Sporting 10 5 9 34 32 HEL FC Helvetia Bern 8 8 8 31 42 BBB US Bienne-Boujean 7 6 11 28 42 VEV Vevey Sports 5 9 10 23 36 MOS FC Montreux-Sports 7 4 13 41 55 CAG CA Genève 3 6 15 23 48 REN FC Renens 4 4 16 28 64 green1 To promotion play-off QP green3 To new NLB 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 NLB NLB NLB NLB NLB NLB red3 Remain in 1. Liga R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 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 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 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 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 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 Locarno Locarno Ticino Stadio comunale Lido FC Nordstern Basel Basel Basel-Stadt Rankhof 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 / Zug Zug Zug Herti Allmend Stadion Final league table main WDL QR 2 BEL AC Bellinzona 17 4 1 74 18 AAR FC Aarau 14 3 5 60 30 LOC FC Locarno 13 4 5 45 26 NOR FC Nordstern Basel 13 2 7 47 34 BRÜ SC Brühl 11 5 6 47 36 SCZ SC Zug 9 5 8 35 35 PRO US Pro Daro 10 1 11 34 44 KLE SC Kleinhüningen 8 3 11 41 54 BIR FC Birsfelden 5 4 13 34 52 CHI FC Chiasso 4 6 12 30 50 KIK FC Kickers Luzern 3 4 15 31 66 CON FC Concordia Basel 2 5 15 27 60 green1 To promotion play-off QP green3 To new NLB NLB NLB NLB NLB NLB NLB red3 Remain in 1. Liga R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers. complete RSSSF Promotion The two group winners played a two legged tie for the title of 1. Liga champions and for promotion to the 1944–45 Nationalliga A. The games were played on 18 and 25 June 1944. Promotion play-off Bellinzona 2–2 International Genève International Genève 1–3 Bellinzona Bellinzona won, were 1. Liga champions and were promoted to the top-tier for the 1944–45 Nationalliga A season. International Genève were assigned to the new NLB. Further in Swiss football 1943–44 Nationalliga 1943–44 Swiss Cup References Sources Switzerland 1943–44 at RSSSF Seasons inSwiss 1. Liga 1942–43 1944–45 Category:1943–44 in Swiss football Category:Swiss 1. Liga (football) seasons Switzerland