1976–77 Swiss 1. Liga
Season | 1976–77 |
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Champions | 1. Liga champions: FC Wettingen Group 1: FC Bulle Group 2: FC Bern Group 3: FC Wettingen Group 4: SC Zug |
Promoted | FC Wettingen FC Bulle |
Relegated | Group 1: FC Sierre Group 2: FC Superga Group 3: SC Kleinhüningen Group 4: FC Rüti |
Matches played | 4 times 132 and 2 deciders plus 13 play-offs |
← 1975–76 1977–78 → |
The 1976–77 1. Liga was the 45th 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
[edit]There was a modification to the 1. Liga taking place at this time. The 1. Liga had been increased from 39 clubs, in three groups last season, to 48 clubs for the beginning of this season. These 48 teams were divided into four regional groups, each group with 12 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 four group winners and the four runners-up contested a play-off round to decide the two promotion slots. At the end of the season the number of clubs was to be increased to 56 in four groups of 14 teams and, therefore, in this season only the last placed team from each group was to be relegated to the 2. Liga (fourth tier). From the following season onwards two teams from each group were to be relegated.
Group 1
[edit]Teams
[edit]Club | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
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FC Boudry[1] | Neuchâtel | Stade des Buchilles | 1,500 |
FC Bulle | Fribourg | Stade de Bouleyres | 7,000 |
FC Central Fribourg[2] | Fribourg | Guintzet | 2,000 |
FC Fétigny[3] | Fribourg | Stade Communal Fétigny | 500 |
FC Martigny-Sports | Valais | Stade d'Octodure | 2,500 |
FC Meyrin | Geneva | Stade des Arbères | 9,000 |
FC Monthey | Valais | Stade Philippe Pottier | 1,800 |
FC Orbe[4] | Vaud | Stade du Puisoir | 1,000 |
FC Renens[5] | Waadt | Zone sportive du Censuy | 2,300 |
FC Sierre[6] | Valais | Complexe Ecossia | 2,000 |
FC Stade Lausanne | Vaud | Centre sportif de Vidy | 1,000 |
FC Stade Nyonnais | Vaud | Stade de Colovray | 7,200 |
Final league table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FC Bulle | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 31 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
2 | FC Stade Lausanne | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 30 | |
3 | FC Stade Nyonnais | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 28 | |
4 | FC Monthey | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 26 | |
5 | Central Fribourg | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 24 | |
6 | FC Meyrin | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 23 | |
7 | FC Fétigny | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 23 | |
8 | FC Orbe | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 22 | |
9 | FC Martigny-Sports | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 21 | |
10 | FC Boudry | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 16 | |
11 | FC Renens | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 57 | −29 | 12 | |
12 | FC Sierre[7] | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 55 | −35 | 8 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.
Group 2
[edit]Teams
[edit]Club | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
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ASI Audax-Friul[8] | Neuchâtel | Pierre-à-Bot | 1,700 |
FC Aurore Bienne[9] | Bern | Tilleul-Linde | 1,000 |
FC Bern | Bern | Stadion Neufeld | 14,000 |
US Boncourt[10] | Jura | Stade Communal Léon Burrus | 1,640 |
SR Delémont | Jura | La Blancherie | 5,263 |
SC Derendingen[11] | Solothurn | Heidenegg | 1,500 |
FC Dürrenast[12] | Bern | Stadion Lachen | 13,500 |
FC Köniz[13] | Bern | Sportplatz Liebefeld-Hessgut | 2,600 |
FC Le Locle[14] | Neuchâtel | Installation sportive - Jeanneret | 3,142 |
FC Lerchenfeld[15] | Bern | Sportanlagen Waldeck | 2,400 |
FC Solothurn | Solothurn | Stadion FC Solothurn | 6,750 |
FC Superga[16] | Neuchâtel | Collège de la Charrière | 1,000 |
Final league table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FC Bern | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 53 | 20 | +33 | 38 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
2 | FC Köniz | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 31 | |
3 | FC Aurore Bienne | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 53 | 25 | +28 | 29 | |
4 | FC Le Locle | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 27 | |
5 | FC Solothurn | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 20 | |
6 | FC Dürrenast | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 19 | |
7 | US Boncourt | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 19 | |
8 | FC Lerchenfeld | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 19 | |
9 | SR Delémont | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 18 | |
10 | ASI Audax-Friul | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 42 | −22 | 16 | |
11 | SC Derendingen | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 15 | |
12 | FC Superga[7] | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 47 | −22 | 13 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.
Group 3
[edit]Teams
[edit]Club | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
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FC Baden | Aargau | Esp Stadium | 7,000 |
FC Birsfelden[17] | Basel-Country | Sternenfeld | 9,400 |
FC Blue Stars Zürich[18] | Zürich | Hardhof | 1,000 |
SC Brühl | St. Gallen | Paul-Grüninger-Stadion | 4,200 |
FC Concordia Basel | Basel-City | Stadion Rankhof | 7,000 |
FC Frauenfeld | Thurgau | Kleine Allmend | 6,370 |
SC Kleinhüningen[19][20] | Basel-City | Sportplatz Schorenmatte | 300 |
FC Laufen | Basel-Country | Sportplatz Nau | 3,000 |
SV Muttenz | Basel-Country | Sportplatz Margelacker | 3,200 |
FC Red Star Zürich | Zürich | Allmend Brunau | 2,000 |
FC Schaffhausen | Schaffhausen | Stadion Breite | 7,300 |
FC Wettingen | Aargau | Stadion Altenburg | 10,000 |
Final league table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FC Wettingen | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 14 | +45 | 35 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
2 | FC Laufen | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 17 | +23 | 33 | |
3 | FC Frauenfeld | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 30 | |
4 | FC Concordia Basel | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 22 | |
5 | FC Schaffhausen | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 21 | |
6 | SV Muttenz | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 21 | |
7 | SC Brühl | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 20 | |
8 | FC Red Star Zürich | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 19 | |
9 | FC Baden | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 18 | |
10 | FC Blue Stars Zürich | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 17 | |
11 | FC Birsfelden | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 16 | |
12 | SC Kleinhüningen[7] | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 55 | −34 | 12 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.
Group 4
[edit]Teams
[edit]Club | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
FC Balzers | Liechtenstein | Sportplatz Rheinau | 2,000 |
FC Brunnen[21] | Schwyz | Wintersried | 500 |
SC Buochs | Nidwalden | Stadion Seefeld | 5,000 |
FC Chur | Grisons | Ringstrasse | 2,820 |
FC Glattbrugg[22] | Zürich | Sportanlage Au | 1,250 |
FC Ibach | Schwyz | Gerbihof | 3,300 |
FC Locarno | Locarno, Ticino | Stadio comunale Lido | 5,000 |
FC Morbio[23] | Ticino | Campo comunale Balerna | 800 |
FC Rüti[24] | Zürich | Schützenwiese | 1,200 |
FC Unterstrass[25] | Zürich | Steinkluppe | 1,000 |
FC Zug | Zug | Herti Allmend Stadion | 6,000 |
SC 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 | SC Zug | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 31 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
2 | FC Chur | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 27 | To decider for second place |
3 | FC Zug | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 27 | |
4 | FC Balzers | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 24 | |
5 | SC Buochs | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 23 | |
6 | FC Unterstrass | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 23 | |
7 | FC Glattbrugg | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 23 | |
8 | FC Brunnen | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 20 | |
9 | FC Locarno | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 20 | |
10 | FC Ibach | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 16 | |
11 | FC Morbio | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 15 | To decider against relegation |
12 | FC Rüti | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 49 | −20 | 15 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.
Decider for second place
[edit]The decider match for second place was played on 24 May in Küsnacht.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
FC Zug | 3–1 | FC Chur |
FC Zug win and advance to play-offs. FC Chur remain in the division.
Decider for eleventh place
[edit]The decider was played on 30 May in Brunnen.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
FC Morbio | 1–1 | FC Rüti |
The game was drawn, however, at this period in time, the extra-time as match extention had not yet been introduced. FC Morbio were declaired winners due to goal-average of the regular season and, therefore, they remained in the division and FC Rüti were relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.[7]
Promotion play-off
[edit]The games were played on 29 May and 5 June.
Qualification round
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
SC Zug | 1–1 | FC Laufen |
FC Laufen | 1–0 | SC Zug |
FC Laufen win 2–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
FC Bern | 2–0 | FC Zug |
FC Zug | 1–1 | FC Bern |
FC Bern win 3–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
FC Bulle | 3–0 | FC Köniz |
FC Köniz | 2–2 | FC Bulle |
FC Bulle win 5–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
FC Wettingen | 1–0 | FC Stade Lausanne |
FC Stade Lausanne | 0–2 | FC Wettingen |
FC Wettingen win 3–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
Final round
[edit]The games were played on 12 and 19 June.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
FC Bulle | 4–0 | FC Bern |
FC Bern | 2–1 | FC Bulle |
FC Bulle win 5–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1977–78 Nationalliga B.[7]
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
FC Laufen | 1–3 | FC Wettingen |
FC Wettingen | 2–0 | FC Laufen |
FC Wettingen win 5–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1977–78 Nationalliga B.[7]
Decider for 1. Liga championship
[edit]The final for the league championship was played on 22 June in Wettingen.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
FC Wettingen | 5–2 | FC Bulle |
FC Wettingen win and are 1. Liga champions.[7]
Further in Swiss football
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ (red) Association neuchâteloise de football (2023). "FC Boudry" (in French). Association neuchâteloise de football - anf.football.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Freiburger Fussballverband (2023). "FC Central Fribourg" (in French). Association fribourgeoise de football. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Association fribourgeoise de football (2023). "FC Fétigny" (in French). Association fribourgeoise de football. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Association cantonale vaudoise de football (2023). "FC Orbe" (in French). Association cantonale vaudoise de football. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Association cantonale vaudoise de football (2023). "FC Renens" (in German). Association cantonale vaudoise de football - acvf.football.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Walliser Fussballverband (2023). "FC Sierre" (in French). Walliser Fussballverband avf-wfv.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ a b c d e f g 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 8 (in German). Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Association neuchâteloise de football (2023). "ASI Audax-Friul" (in French). Association neuchâteloise de football - anf.football.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Fussballverband Bern/Jura (2023). "FC Aurore Bienne" (in German). Fussballverband Bern/Jura. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Association de football Berne/Jura (2023). "US Boncourt" (in German). Association de football Berne/Jura. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Solothurner Fussballverband (2023). "SC Derendingen" (in German). Solothurner Fussballverband - sofv.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 Köniz" (in German). Fussballverband Bern/Jura - fvbj-afbj.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Association neuchâteloise de football (2023). "FC Le Locle" (in French). Association neuchâteloise de football - anf.football.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Fussballverband Bern/Jura (2023). "FC Lerchenfeld" (in German). Fussballverband Bern/Jura - fvbj-afbj.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Association neuchâteloise de football (2023). "FC Superga" (in French). Association neuchâteloise de football. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz (2023). "FC Birsfelden" (in German). Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Fussballverband Region Zürich (2023). "FC Blue Stars Zürich" (in German). Fussballverband Region Zürich. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ Schaub, Daniel (2023). "SC Kleinhüningen" (in German). vfrkleinhueningen.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz (2023). "VFR Kleinhüningen" (in German). Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Innerschweizerischer Fussballverband (2023). "FC Brunnen" (in German). Innerschweizerischer Fussballverband. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Fussballverband Region Zürich (2023). "FC Glattbrugg" (in German). Fussballverband Region Zürich. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Federazione ticinese di calcio (2023). "FC Morbio" (in Italian). Federazione ticinese di calcio. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Fussballverband Region Zürich (2023). "FC Ruti" (in German). Fussballverband Region Zürich. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ (red) Fussballverband Region Zürich (2023). "FC Unterstrass" (in German). Fussballverband Region Zürich. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
Sources
[edit]Preceded by 1975–76 |
Seasons in Swiss 1. Liga |
Succeeded by 1977–78 |