The 1966–67 1. Liga season was the 35th 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.
| Season | 1966–67 |
|---|---|
| Champions | 1. Liga champions: FC Bern Group West: FC Fribourg Group Cenral: FC Cantonal Neuchâtel Group South and East: FC Frauenfeld |
| Promoted | FC Bern FC Fribourg |
| Relegated | Group West: FC Forward Morges FC Assens Group Central: FC Olten SR Delémont Group South and East: FC Rorschach FC Wohlen |
| Matches played | 3 times 156 and 1 decider plus 12 play-offs |
← 1965–66 1967–68 → | |
Format
editThere were 39 teams competing in the 1. Liga 1967–68 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
editTeams, locations
edit| Club | Based in | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Assens[1] | Assens |  Vaud
|
Terrain FC Assens | 1,000 |
| CS Chênois | Thônex |  Geneva
|
Stade des Trois-Chêne | 8,000 |
| Étoile Carouge FC | Carouge | Geneva
|
Stade de la Fontenette | 3,690 |
| FC Fontainemelon[2][3] | Dombresson |  Neuchâtel
|
Centre Sportif Fontainemelon | 1,000 |
| FC Fribourg | Fribourg |  Fribourg
|
Stade Universitaire | 9,000 |
| FC Martigny-Sports | Martigny |  Valais
|
Stade d'Octodure | 2,500 |
| FC Forward Morges[4] | Morges | Vaud
|
Parc des Sports | 600 |
| FC Monthey | Monthey | Valais
|
Stade Philippe Pottier | 1,800 |
| FC Raron[5] | Raron | Valais
|
Sportplatz Rhoneglut | 1,000 |
| FC Stade Lausanne | Ouchy, Lausanne | Vaud
|
Centre sportif de Vidy | 1,000 |
| FC Versoix[6] | Versoix | Geneva
|
Centre sportif de la Bécassière | 1,000 |
| Vevey Sports | Vevey | Vaud
|
Stade de Copet | 4,000 |
| Yverdon-Sport FC | Yverdon-les-Bains | Vaud
|
Stade Municipal | 6,600 |
Final league table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Fribourg | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 23 | +35 | 39 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | Etoile Carouge FC | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 22 | +30 | 34 | |
| 3 | FC Monthey | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 31 | |
| 4 | CS Chênois | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 27 | |
| 5 | Vevey-Sports | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 26 | |
| 6 | FC Martigny-Sports | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 24 | |
| 7 | FC Fontainemelon | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | Yverdon-Sport FC | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 22 | |
| 9 | FC Raron | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 21 | |
| 10 | FC Versoix | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 20 | |
| 11 | FC Stade Lausanne | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 18 | |
| 12 | FC Forward Morges[7] | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 28 | 49 | −21 | 16 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 13 | FC Assens[7] | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 63 | −34 | 12 |
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.
Group Central
editTeams, locations
edit| Club | Based in | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Alle | Alle |  Jura
|
Centre Sportif Régional | 2,000 |
| FC Bern | Bern |  Bern
|
Stadion Neufeld | 14,000 |
| FC Breitenbach[8] | Breitenbach |  Solothurn
|
Grien | 2,000 |
| SC Burgdorf[9] | Burgdorf | Bern
|
Stadion Neumatt | 3,850 |
| FC Cantonal Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel
|
Stade de la Maladière | 25,500 |
| FC Concordia Basel | Basel |  Basel-Stadt
|
Stadion Rankhof | 7,000 |
| SR Delémont | Delémont | Jura
|
La Blancherie | 5,263 |
| FC Dürrenast[10] | Thun | Bern
|
Stadion Lachen | 13,500 |
| FC Langenthal[11] | Langenthal | Bern
|
Rankmatte | 2,000 |
| FC Minerva Bern | Bern | Bern
|
Spitalacker | 1,450 |
| FC Nordstern Basel | Basel | Basel-Stadt
|
Rankhof | 7,600 |
| FC Olten[12] | Olten | Solothurn
|
Sportanlagen Kleinholz | 8,000 |
| FC Porrentruy[13] | Porrentruy | Jura
|
Stade du Tirage | 4,226 |
Final league table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Cantonal Neuchâtel | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 64 | 29 | +35 | 38 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Bern | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 23 | +26 | 34 | |
| 3 | FC Porrentruy | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 31 | |
| 4 | FC Langenthal | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 30 | |
| 5 | FC Breitenbach | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 27 | |
| 6 | FC Minerva Bern | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 25 | |
| 7 | FC Concordia Basel | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 25 | |
| 8 | FC Nordstern Basel | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 22 | |
| 9 | SC Burgdorf | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 20 | |
| 10 | FC Alle | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 19 | |
| 11 | FC Dürrenast | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 16 | Play-out against relegation |
| 12 | FC Olten | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 49 | −22 | 16 | |
| 13 | SR Delémont[7] | 24 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 26 | 75 | −49 | 9 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.
Decider for eleventh place
editThe decider was played on 4 June in Burgdorf.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| FC Dürrenast | 2–0 | FC Olten |
FC Dürrenast win and remain in the division. FC Olten are relegated directly to 2. Liga Interregional.[7]
Group South and East
editTeams, locations
edit| Club | Based in | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Amriswil[14] | Amriswil |  Thurgau
|
Tellenfeld | 1,000 |
| FC Emmenbrücke | Emmen |  Lucerne
|
Stadion Gersag | 8,700 |
| FC Frauenfeld | Frauenfeld | Thurgau
|
Kleine Allmend | 6,370 |
| FC Küsnacht[15] | Küsnacht |  Zürich
|
Sportanlage Heslibach | 2,300 |
| FC Locarno | Locarno |  Ticino
|
Stadio comunale Lido | 5,000 |
| FC Red Star Zürich | Zürich | Zürich
|
Allmend Brunau | 2,000 |
| FC Rorschach[16] | Rorschach |  Schwyz
|
Sportplatz Kellen | 1,000 |
| FC Schaffhausen | Schaffhausen |  Schaffhausen
|
Stadion Breite | 7,300 |
| FC Uster[17] | Uster | Zürich
|
Sportanlage Buchholz | 7,000 |
| FC Vaduz | Vaduz |  Liechtenstein
|
Rheinpark Stadion | 7,584 |
| FC Widnau[18] | Widnau |  St. Gallen
|
Sportanlage Aegeten | 2,000 |
| FC Wohlen[19] | Wohlen |  Aargau
|
Stadion Niedermatten | 3,734[20] |
| SC Zug | Zug |  Zug
|
Herti Allmend Stadion | 6,000 |
Final league table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Frauenfeld | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 35 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Küsnacht | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 31 | |
| 3 | FC Locarno | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 30 | |
| 4 | FC Emmenbrücke | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 27 | |
| 5 | SC Zug | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 25 | |
| 6 | FC Schaffhausen | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 23 | |
| 7 | FC Widnau | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 23 | |
| 8 | FC Vaduz | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 23 | |
| 9 | FC Uster | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 22 | |
| 10 | FC Amriswil | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 22 | |
| 11 | FC Red Star Zürich | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 21 | |
| 12 | FC Rorschach | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 19 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 13 | FC Wohlen | 24 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 24 | 62 | −38 | 11 |
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.
Promotion play-off
editThe three group winners and the runners-up played a round-robin against the four teams who had not been in their group.
Matches
editThe first games were played on 4 June.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| FC Bern | 4–2 | Etoile Carouge FC |
| FC Küsnacht | 0–0 | FC Fribourg |
| FC Cantonal Neuchâtel | 3–0 | FC Frauenfeld |
The second round was played on 11 June.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Etoile Carouge FC | 2–1 | FC Küsnacht |
| FC Fribourg | 2–1 | FC Cantonal Neuchâtel |
| FC Frauenfeld | 0–2 | FC Bern |
The next games were played on 18 June.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| FC Bern | 2–1 | FC Fribourg |
| FC Cantonal Neuchâtel | 6–1 | FC Küsnacht |
| FC Frauenfeld | 2–3 | Etoile Carouge FC |
The final round were played on 25 June 1967.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Etoile Carouge FC | 1–1 | FC Cantonal Neuchâtel |
| FC Fribourg | 9–0 | FC Frauenfeld |
| FC Küsnacht | 1–1 | FC Bern |
Final table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Bern[7] | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 | 1. Liga champions promoted to 1967–68 Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Fribourg[7] | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 5 | Promoted to 1967–68 Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Cantonal Neuchâtel | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 5 | |
| 4 | Etoile Carouge FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | FC Küsnacht | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 2 | |
| 6 | FC Frauenfeld | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
Further in Swiss football
editReferences
edit- ^ (red) Association cantonale vaudoise de football (2023). "FC Assens" (in French). Association cantonale vaudoise de football. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ FC Val-de-Ruz (red) (2022). "Histoire" [History] (in French). fcvdr.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Association neuchâteloise de football (2023). "FC Val-de-Ruz" (in French). Association neuchâteloise de football. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Association cantonale vaudoise de football (2023). "FC Forward Morges" (in French). Association cantonale vaudoise de football. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Walliser Fussballverband (2023). "FC Raron" (in French). Walliser Fussballverband - avf-wfv.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ Association cantonale genevoise de football (red) (2023). "FC Versoix" (in French). Association cantonale genevoise de football - acgf.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ a b c d e f Erste Liga (SFV) (2018). "Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg ab Saison 1931/32 bis 2018" [First League statistics on promotion and relegation from the 1931/32 season to 2018] (PDF). PDF page 7 (in German). Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz (2023). "FC Breitenbach" (in German). Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz - fvnws.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Fussballverband Bern/Jura (2023). "SC Burgdorf" (in German). Fussballverband Bern/Jura - fvbj-afbj.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ Fussballverband Bern/Jura (2023). "FC Dürrenast" (in German). Fussballverband Bern/Jura. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Fussballverband Bern/Jura (2023). "FC Langenthal" (in German). Fussballverband Bern/Jura - fvbj-afbj.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Solothurner Fussballverband (2023). "FC Olten" (in German). Solothurner Fussballverband - sofv.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Association de football Berne/Jura (2023). "FC Porrentruy" (in French). Association de football Berne/Jura. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Ostschweizer Fussballverband (2023). "FC Amriswil" (in German). Ostschweizer Fussballverband. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Fussballverband Region Zürich (2023). "FC Küsnacht" (in German). Fussballverband Region Zürich - fvrz.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Ostschweizer Fussballverband (2023). "FC Rorschach-Goldach 17" (in German). Ostschweizer Fussballverband - ofv.swiss. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Amateur Liga (2023). "FC Uster" (in German). Amateur Liga. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Amateur Liga (2023). "FC Widnau" (in German). Amateur Liga - al-la.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Aargauer Fussballverband (2023). "FC Wohlen" (in German). Aargauer Fussballverband. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ "Stadion Niedermatten - Football Stadium".
Sources
edit| Preceded by 1965–66 |
Seasons in Swiss 1. Liga |
Succeeded by 1967–68 |