# 1973–74 Swiss 1. Liga

The 1973–74 1. Liga was the 42nd 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

There were 39 clubs in the 1. Liga. These were divided into three regional groups, each 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 runners-up contested a play-off round to decide the two promotion slots. The last two placed teams in each group were directly relegated to the 2. Liga (fourth tier).

## Group West
### Teams

| Club | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| ASI Audax-Friul | Neuchâtel | Pierre-à-Bot | 1,700 |
| FC Bulle | Fribourg | Stade de Bouleyres | 7,000 |
| FC Central Fribourg | Fribourg | Guintzet | 2,000 |
| FC Dürrenast | Bern | Stadion Lachen | 13,500 |
| FC Le Locle | Neuchâtel | Installation sportive - Jeanneret | 3,142 |
| FC Meyrin | Geneva | Stade des Arbères | 9,000 |
| FC Monthey | Valais | Stade Philippe Pottier | 1,800 |
| FC Raron | Valais | Sportplatz Rhoneglut | 1,000 |
| FC Sierre | Valais | Complexe Ecossia | 2,000 |
| FC Stade Nyonnais | Vaud | Stade de Colovray | 7,200 |
| FC Thun | Bern | Stadion Lachen | 10,350 |
| Urania Genève Sport | Geneva | Stade de Frontenex | 4,000 |
| Yverdon-Sport FC | Vaud | Stade Municipal | 6,600 |

### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Bulle | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 34 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Raron | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 32 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Monthey | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 28 | |
| 4 | FC Dürrenast | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 26 | |
| 5 | FC Stade Nyonnais | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 26 | |
| 6 | FC Le Locle | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 25 | |
| 7 | ASI Audax-Friul | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 24 | |
| 8 | FC Sierre | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 23 | |
| 9 | FC Meyrin | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 22 | |
| 10 | Central Fribourg | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 22 | |
| 11 | Yverdon-Sport FC | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 21 | Play-out against relegation |
| 12 | FC Thun | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 21 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | Urania Genève Sport | 24 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 28 | 65 | −37 | 8 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Decider for eleventh place

The decider was played on 1 June in Solothurn.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Yverdon-Sport FC | 3–2 | FC Thun |
Yverdon-Sport FC win and remain in division. FC Thun are relegated directly to 2. Liga Interregional.

## Group Central
### Teams

| Club | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Bern | Bern | Stadion Neufeld | 14,000 |
| FC Brunnen | Schwyz | Wintersried | 500 |
| SC Buochs | Nidwalden | Stadion Seefeld | 5,000 |
| FC Concordia Basel | Basel-City | Stadion Rankhof | 7,000 |
| FC Deitingen | Solothurn | Heidenegg | 5,500 |
| SR Delémont | Jura | La Blancherie | 5,263 |
| FC Emmenbrücke | Lucerne | Stadion Gersag | 8,700 |
| SC Kriens | Lucerne | Stadion Kleinfeld | 5,100 |
| FC Laufen | Basel-Country | Sportplatz Nau | 3,000 |
| FC Moutier | Bern | Stade de Chalière | 5,000 |
| FC Porrentruy | Jura | Stade du Tirage | 4,226 |
| FC Solothurn | Solothurn | Stadion FC Solothurn | 6,750 |
| SC Zug | Zug | Herti Allmend Stadion | 6,000 |

### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Solothurn | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 33 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Brunnen | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 32 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Emmenbrücke | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 30 | |
| 4 | SR Delémont | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 29 | |
| 5 | FC Concordia Basel | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 25 | |
| 6 | FC Laufen | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 23 | |
| 7 | FC Porrentruy | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 23 | |
| 8 | SC Zug | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 22 | |
| 9 | SC Buochs | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 21 | |
| 10 | FC Bern | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 21 | |
| 11 | SC Kriens | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 21 | |
| 12 | FC Moutier | 24 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 44 | −18 | 16 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 13 | FC Deitingen | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 40 | 61 | −21 | 16 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

## Group South and East
### Teams

| Club | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Baden | Aargau | Esp Stadium | 7,000 |
| FC Blue Stars Zürich | Zürich | Hardhof | 1,000 |
| SC Brühl | St. Gallen | Paul-Grüninger-Stadion | 4,200 |
| FC Chur | Grisons | Ringstrasse | 2,820 |
| FC Frauenfeld | Thurgau | Kleine Allmend | 6,370 |
| US Giubiasco | Ticino | Campo Semine | 1,000 |
| FC Gossau | St. Gallen | Sportanlage Buechenwald | 3,500 |
| FC Locarno | Locarno, Ticino | Stadio comunale Lido | 5,000 |
| FC Rapid Lugano | Ticino | Cornaredo Stadium | 6,330 |
| FC Red Star Zürich | Zürich | Allmend Brunau | 2,000 |
| FC Rorschach | Schwyz | Sportplatz Kellen | 1,000 |
| FC Schaffhausen | Schaffhausen | Stadion Breite | 7,300 |
| FC Uzwil | St. Gallen | Rüti | 1,000 |

### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Gossau | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 36 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | US Giubiasco | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 34 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Frauenfeld | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 27 | +24 | 32 | |
| 4 | FC Baden | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 32 | |
| 5 | FC Chur | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 32 | |
| 6 | SC Brühl | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 26 | |
| 7 | FC Uzwil | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 25 | |
| 8 | FC Blue Stars Zürich | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 23 | |
| 9 | FC Locarno | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 20 | |
| 10 | FC Schaffhausen | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 20 | |
| 11 | FC Red Star Zürich | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 54 | −29 | 15 | |
| 12 | FC Rapid Lugano | 24 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 40 | −30 | 9 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 13 | FC Rorschach | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 31 | 56 | −25 | 8 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

## Promotion play-off

The three group winners played a two legged tie against one of the runners-up to decide the three finalists. The games were played on 1 and 8 June.

### First round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Brunnen | 2–1 | FC Bulle |
| FC Bulle | 0–0 | FC Brunnen |
FC Brunnen win 2–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Gossau | 0–0 | FC Raron |
| FC Raron | 2–0 | FC Gossau |
FC Raron win 2–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Solothurn | 1–1 | US Giubiasco |
| US Giubiasco | 1–1 | FC Solothurn |
2–2 on aggregate. Giubiasco qualified as best classed in the regular season and continue to the finals.

### Final round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | RAR | GIU | BRN |
| 1 | FC Raron | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 2 | — | — | 3–0 |
| 2 | US Giubiasco | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1–0 | — | — |
| 3 | FC Brunnen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | — | 2–1 | — |
FC Raron are 1. Liga champions, US Giubiasco are runners-up and these two teams are promoted.

## Further in Swiss football

* 1973–74 Nationalliga A
* 1973–74 Nationalliga B
* 1973–74 Swiss Cup