# 1967–68 Swiss 1. Liga

The 1967–68 1. Liga season was the 36th 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. The two higher divisions in Switzerland, at this time, were becoming professional or, at least, semi-professional.

## Format

There 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
### Teams, locations

| Club | Based in | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| US Campagnes GE | Geneva | Geneva | | |
| FC Cantonal Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel | Stade de la Maladière | 25,500 |
| CS Chênois | Thônex | Geneva | Stade des Trois-Chêne | 8,000 |
| Étoile Carouge FC | Carouge | Geneva | Stade de la Fontenette | 3,690 |
| FC Fontainemelon | Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel | Centre Sportif Fontainemelon | 1,000 |
| FC Le Locle | Le Locle | Neuchâtel | Installation sportive - Jeanneret | 3,142 |
| FC Martigny-Sports | Martigny | Valais | Stade d'Octodure | 2,500 |
| FC Monthey | Monthey | Valais | Stade Philippe Pottier | 1,800 |
| FC Raron | Raron | Valais | Sportplatz Rhoneglut | 1,000 |
| FC Stade Lausanne | Ouchy, Lausanne | Vaud | Centre sportif de Vidy | 1,000 |
| FC Versoix | 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Etoile Carouge FC | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 61 | 25 | +36 | 37 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Le Locle | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 59 | 34 | +25 | 35 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Monthey | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 25 | +24 | 34 | |
| 4 | FC Cantonal Neuchâtel | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 27 | |
| 5 | Vevey-Sports | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 26 | |
| 6 | Yverdon-Sport FC | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 26 | |
| 7 | CS Chênois | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 23 | |
| 8 | FC Fontainemelon | 24 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 19 | |
| 9 | FC Martigny-Sports | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 18 | |
| 10 | US Campagnes GE | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 18 | |
| 11 | FC Raron | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 17 | Play-out against relegation |
| 12 | FC Versoix | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 17 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Stade Lausanne | 24 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 44 | −18 | 17 | Play-out against relegation |

### Relegation play-out

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Stade Lausanne | 4–2 | FC Raron |
| FC Versoix | 1–2 | FC Stade Lausanne |
| FC Raron | n/p | FC Versoix |
FC Stade Lausanne won both matches and remain in the division. The match Raron-Versoix was not played. Both teams were relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.

## Group Central
### Teams, locations

| Club | Based in | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Alle | Alle | Jura | Centre Sportif Régional | 2,000 |
| ASEP Saint-Imier| | Saint-Imier | Bern | Terrain de Fin-des-Fourches | 1,000 |
| FC Breitenbach | Breitenbach | Solothurn | Grien | 2,000 |
| SC Burgdorf | Burgdorf | Bern | Stadion Neumatt | 3,850 |
| FC Concordia Basel | Basel | Basel-Stadt | Stadion Rankhof | 7,000 |
| FC Dürrenast | Thun | Bern | Stadion Lachen | 13,500 |
| FC Emmenbrücke | Emmen | Lucerne | Stadion Gersag | 8,700 |
| FC Langenthal | Langenthal | Bern | Rankmatte | 2,000 |
| FC Minerva Bern | Bern | Bern | Spitalacker | 1,450 |
| FC Nordstern Basel | Basel | Basel-Stadt | Rankhof | 7,600 |
| BSC Old Boys | Basel | Basel-Stadt | Stadion Schützenmatte | 8,000 |
| FC Porrentruy | Porrentruy | Jura | Stade du Tirage | 4,226 |
| SC Zofingen | Zofingen | Aargau | Sportanlagen Trinermatten | 2,000 |

### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Porrentruy | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 57 | 15 | +42 | 39 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Emmenbrücke | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 53 | 25 | +28 | 33 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Minerva Bern | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 31 | |
| 4 | FC Dürrenast | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 28 | |
| 5 | FC Langenthal | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 26 | |
| 6 | FC Concordia Basel | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 62 | 46 | +16 | 25 | |
| 7 | FC Breitenbach | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 24 | |
| 8 | SC Burgdorf | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 23 | |
| 9 | SC Zofingen | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 21 | |
| 10 | FC Nordstern Basel | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 20 | Play-out against relegation |
| 11 | BSC Old Boys | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 20 | Play-out against relegation |
| 12 | FC Alle | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 63 | −32 | 20 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | ASEP Saint-Imier | 24 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 108 | −89 | 2 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Relegation play-out

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Alle | 1–1 | FC Nordstern Basel |
| BSC Old Boys | 1–0 | FC Alle |
| FC Nordstern Basel | 0–0 | BSC Old Boys |
FC Alle are relegated to 2. Liga Interregional. BSC Old Boys and FC Nordstern Basel remain in the division.

## Group South and East
### Teams, locations

| Club | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Amriswil | Amriswil | Thurgau | Tellenfeld | 1,000 |
| FC Blue Stars Zürich | Zürich | Zürich | Hardhof | 1,000 |
| FC Brunnen | Brunnen | Schwyz | Wintersried | 500 |
| FC Frauenfeld | Frauenfeld | Thurgau | Kleine Allmend | 6,370 |
| FC Küsnacht | Küsnacht | Zürich | Sportanlage Heslibach | 2,300 |
| FC Locarno | Locarno | Ticino | Stadio comunale Lido | 5,000 |
| Mendrisiostar | Mendrisio | Ticino | Centro Sportivo Comunale | 4,000 |
| FC Red Star Zürich | Zürich | Zürich | Allmend Brunau | 2,000 |
| FC Schaffhausen | Schaffhausen | Schaffhausen | Stadion Breite | 7,300 |
| FC Uster| | Uster | Zürich | Sportanlage Buchholz | 7,000 |
| FC Vaduz | Vaduz | Liechtenstein | Rheinpark Stadion | 7,584 |
| FC Widnau | Windnau | St. Gallen | Sportanlage Aegeten | 2,000 |
| SC Zug | Zug | Zug | Herti Allmend Stadion | 6,000 |

### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Mendrisiostar | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 20 | +30 | 39 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Frauenfeld | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 57 | 27 | +30 | 34 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Vaduz | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 28 | |
| 4 | FC Locarno | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 28 | |
| 5 | FC Küsnacht | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 25 | |
| 6 | FC Schaffhausen | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 25 | |
| 7 | FC Red Star Zürich | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 22 | |
| 8 | SC Zug | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 22 | |
| 9 | FC Uster | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 22 | |
| 10 | FC Amriswil | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 20 | |
| 11 | FC Blue Stars Zürich | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 20 | |
| 12 | FC Widnau | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 15 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 13 | FC Brunnen | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 50 | −29 | 12 | 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 2 and 9 June 1968.

### Qualification round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Porrentruy | 3–1 | FC Frauenfeld |
| FC Frauenfeld | 1–1 | FC Porrentruy |
FC Porrentruy win 4–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Etoile Carouge FC | 0–0 | FC Emmenbrücke |
| FC Emmenbrücke | 1–1 | Etoile Carouge FC |
Etoile Carouge FC are qualified as best classed in the regular season, FC Emmenbrücke is eliminated.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Mendrisiostar | 3–0 | FC Le Locle |
| FC Le Locle | 3–0 | Mendrisiostar |
Mendrisiostar and Le Locle-Sports are qualified as best classed in the regular season, FC Emmenbrücke is eliminated..

### Final round

The games were played on 16 and 23 June 1968.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Le Locle | 1–2 | Etoile Carouge FC |
| Etoile Carouge FC | 1–1 | FC Le Locle |
Etoile Carouge FC won 3–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1968–69 Nationalliga B..
These games were played on 23 and 30 June 1968.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Mendrisiostar | 2–0 | FC Porrentruy |
| FC Porrentruy | 1–2 | Mendrisiostar |
Mendrisiostar won 4–1 on aggregate, are declaired 1. Liga champions and are promoted to 1968–69 Nationalliga B.

## Further in Swiss football

* 1967–68 Nationalliga A
* 1967–68 Nationalliga B
* 1967–68 Swiss Cup