# 1968–69 Swiss 1. Liga

The 1968–69 1. Liga season was the 37th 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.

## Format

There were 39 teams competing in the 1. Liga 1968–69 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

| 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 |
| 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 Meyrin | Meyrin | Geneva | Stade des Arbères | 9,000 |
| FC Monthey | Monthey | Valais | Stade Philippe Pottier | 1,800 |
| FC Moutier | Moutier | Bern | Stade de Chalière | 5,000 |
| FC Stade Lausanne | Ouchy, Lausanne | Vaud | Centre sportif de Vidy | 1,000 |
| FC Stade Nyonnais | Nyon | Vaud | Stade de Colovray | 7,200 |
| 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 | FC Martigny-Sports | 24 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 57 | 25 | +32 | 38 | To play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Monthey | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 58 | 24 | +34 | 37 | Decider for second position |
| 3 | Vevey-Sports | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 18 | +31 | 37 | Decider for second position |
| 4 | FC Cantonal Neuchâtel | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 26 | |
| 5 | US Campagnes GE | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 24 | |
| 6 | FC Le Locle | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 22 | |
| 7 | Yverdon-Sport FC | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 21 | |
| 8 | FC Moutier | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 19 | |
| 9 | FC Meyrin | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 19 | |
| 10 | CS Chênois | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 18 | |
| 11 | FC Fontainemelon | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 17 | Play-out against relegation |
| 12 | FC Stade Nyonnais | 24 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 26 | 46 | −20 | 17 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Stade Lausanne | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 58 | −23 | 17 | Play-out against relegation |

### Decider for second place

The decider match for second place was played on 2 June 1969 in Martigny
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Monthey | 2–0 | Vevey-Sports |
FC Monthey won and advanced to play-offs. Vevey-Sports remain in the division.

### Play-out against relegation

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Stade Nyonnais | 3–0 | FC Fontainemelon |
| FC Stade Lausanne | 1–3 | FC Stade Nyonnais |
| FC Fontainemelon | n/p | FC Stade Lausanne |
FC Stade Nyonnais won remain in the division. The match Fontainemelon against Lausanne was not played. Both teams were relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.

## Group Central
### Teams

| Club | Based in | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Bern | Bern | Bern | Stadion Neufeld | 14,000 |
| FC Breite Basel | Basel | Basel-Stadt | Stadion Schützenmatte / Landhof | 8,000 / 7,000 |
| 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 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 |
| FC Trimbach| | Trimbach | Solothurn | Sportanlage Leinfeld | 400 |
| 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 Langenthal | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 34 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Bern | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 31 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Nordstern Basel | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 30 | |
| 4 | FC Concordia Basel | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 27 | |
| 5 | SC Burgdorf | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 25 | |
| 6 | FC Minerva Bern | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 24 | |
| 7 | FC Breitenbach | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 23 | |
| 8 | FC Porrentruy | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 22 | |
| 9 | FC Dürrenast | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 22 | |
| 10 | SC Zofingen | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 21 | |
| 11 | FC Breite Basel | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 21 | |
| 12 | FC Trimbach | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 18 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 13 | BSC Old Boys | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 49 | −22 | 14 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

## Group South and East
### Teams

| Club | Based in | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Amriswil | Amriswil | Thurgau | Tellenfeld | 1,000 |
| FC Blue Stars Zürich | Zürich | Zürich | Hardhof | 1,000 |
| SC Buochs | Buochs | Nidwalden | Stadion Seefeld | 5,000 |
| FC Emmenbrücke | Emmen | Lucerne | Stadion Gersag | 8,700 |
| 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 |
| FC Oerlikon/Polizei ZH | Oerlikon (Zürich) | Zürich | Sportanlage Neudorf | 1,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 | FC Frauenfeld | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 33 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | SC Buochs | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 54 | 30 | +24 | 32 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Amriswil | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 30 | |
| 4 | FC Red Star Zürich | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 27 | |
| 5 | FC Locarno | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 25 | |
| 6 | FC Küsnacht | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 24 | |
| 7 | SC Zug | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 24 | |
| 8 | FC Emmenbrücke | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 22 | |
| 9 | FC Uster | 24 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 21 | |
| 10 | FC Vaduz | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 21 | |
| 11 | FC Oerlikon/Polizei ZH | 24 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 20 | |
| 12 | FC Blue Stars Zürich | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 17 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 13 | FC Schaffhausen | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 49 | −23 | 16 | 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 8 and 15 June 1969.

### Qualification round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Martigny-Sports | 2–1 | SC Buochs |
| SC Buochs | 1–1 | FC Martigny-Sports |
FC Martigny-Sports won 3–2 on aggregate and continued to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Langenthal | 2–0 | FC Monthey |
| FC Monthey | 3–1 | FC Langenthal |
3–3 on aggregate. Both teams continued to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Frauenfeld | 1–1 | FC Bern |
| FC Bern | 0–1 | FC Frauenfeld |
FC Frauenfeld win 2–1 on aggregate and continued to the finals.

### Final round

The finals were played on 22 and 29 June 1969.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Martigny-Sports | 3–0 | FC Monthey |
| FC Monthey | 1–0 | FC Martigny-Sports |
FC Martigny-Sports win 3–1 on aggregate, are declaired as 1. champions and are promoted to 1969–70 Nationalliga B.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Langenthal | 4–0 | FC Frauenfeld |
| FC Frauenfeld | 3–1 | FC Langenthal |
FC Langenthal win 5–3 on aggregate and are promoted to 1969–70 Nationalliga B.

## Further in Swiss football

* 1968–69 Nationalliga A
* 1968–69 Nationalliga B
* 1968–69 Swiss Cup