# 1969–70 Swiss 1. Liga

The 1969–70 1. Liga season was the 38th 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 1969–70 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. Five teams were relegated. The last placed teams in each group was directly relegated to the 2. Liga (fourth tier). The three second last placed teams competed a play-out round to decide the last two relegation slots.

## Group West
### Teams, Locations

| Club | Based in | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| ASI Audax-Friul | Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel | Pierre-à-Bot | 1,700 |
| FC Bern | Bern | Bern | Stadion Neufeld | 14,000 |
| US Campagnes GE | Geneva | Geneva | | |
| CS Chênois | Thônex | Geneva | Stade des Trois-Chêne | 8,000 |
| FC Le Locle | Le Locle | Neuchâtel | Installation sportive - Jeanneret | 3,142 |
| ES FC Malley | Malley | Vaud | Centre sportif de la Tuilière | 1,500 |
| FC Meyrin | Meyrin | Geneva | Stade des Arbères | 9,000 |
| FC Minerva Bern | Bern | Bern | Spitalacker | 1,450 |
| FC Monthey | Monthey | Valais | Stade Philippe Pottier | 1,800 |
| FC Raron | Raron | Valais | Sportplatz Rhoneglut | 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 | Vevey-Sports | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 20 | +29 | 35 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Monthey | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 66 | 34 | +32 | 32 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Stade Nyonnais | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 28 | |
| 4 | FC Raron | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 27 | |
| 5 | FC Meyrin | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 25 | |
| 6 | CS Chênois | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 24 | |
| 7 | FC Le Locle | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 24 | |
| 8 | FC Minerva Bern | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 24 | |
| 9 | FC Bern | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 21 | |
| 10 | Yverdon-Sport FC | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 19 | |
| 11 | ASI Audax-Friul | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 45 | −22 | 19 | |
| 12 | US Campagnes GE | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 17 | To relegation play-out |
| 13 | ES FC Malley | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 31 | 56 | −25 | 17 | To relegation play-out |

## Group Central
### Teams, Locations

| Club | Based in | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Breitenbach | Breitenbach | Solothurn | Grien | 2,000 |
| FC Breite Basel | Basel | Basel-Stadt | Stadion Schützenmatte / Landhof | 8,000 / 7,000 |
| SC Burgdorf | Burgdorf | Bern | Stadion Neumatt | 3,850 |
| FC Concordia Basel | Basel | Basel-Stadt | Stadion Rankhof | 7,000 |
| SR Delémont | Delémont | Jura | La Blancherie | 5,263 |
| FC Dürrenast | Thun | Bern | Stadion Lachen | 13,500 |
| FC Emmenbrücke | Emmen | Lucerne | Stadion Gersag | 8,700 |
| FC Moutier | Moutier | Bern | Stade de Chalière | 5,000 |
| FC Nordstern Basel | Basel | Basel-Stadt | Rankhof | 7,600 |
| FC Porrentruy | Porrentruy | Jura | Stade du Tirage | 4,226 |
| FC Solothurn | Solothurn | Solothurn | Stadion FC Solothurn | 6,750 |
| FC Sursee | Sursee | Lucerne | Stadion Schlottermilch | 3,500 |
| 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 | SR Delémont | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 47 | 20 | +27 | 37 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Moutier | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 33 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | SC Burgdorf | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 29 | |
| 4 | FC Dürrenast | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 28 | |
| 5 | FC Porrentruy | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 27 | |
| 6 | FC Breite Basel | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 24 | |
| 7 | FC Solothurn | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 21 | |
| 8 | FC Emmenbrücke | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 20 | |
| 9 | FC Nordstern Basel | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 20 | |
| 10 | SC Zofingen | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 19 | |
| 11 | FC Breitenbach | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 19 | |
| 12 | FC Concordia Basel | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 18 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Sursee | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 59 | −31 | 17 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

## Group South and East
### Teams, Locations

| Club | Based in | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Amriswil | Thurgau | Tellenfeld | 1,000 |
| FC Baden | Baden | Aargau | Esp Stadium | 7,000 |
| SC Buochs | Buochs | Nidwalden | Stadion Seefeld | 5,000 |
| FC Frauenfeld | Frauenfeld | Thurgau | Kleine Allmend | 6,370 |
| SCI Juventus Zürich | Zürich | Zürich | Utogrund | 2,850 |
| 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 Rorschach | Rorschach | Schwyz | Sportplatz Kellen | 1,000 |
| 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 Baden | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 34 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | SC Buochs | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 27 | +22 | 32 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Locarno | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 27 | |
| 4 | SC Zug | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 26 | |
| 5 | FC Amriswil | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 26 | |
| 6 | FC Küsnacht | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 24 | |
| 7 | FC Frauenfeld | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 23 | |
| 8 | FC Rorschach | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 23 | |
| 9 | FC Uster | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 23 | |
| 10 | FC Vaduz | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 22 | |
| 11 | FC Red Star Zürich | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 21 | |
| 12 | SCI Juventus Zürich | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 18 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Oerlikon/Polizei ZH | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 54 | −26 | 13 | 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 finalists. The games were played on 7 and 14 June 1970.

### Qualification round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Baden | 0–4 | FC Monthey |
| FC Monthey | 3–1 | FC Baden |
FC Monthey won 7–1 on aggregate and continued to the finals. FC Baden remain in the division.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SR Delémont | 3–3 | SC Buochs |
| SC Buochs | 3–1 | SR Delémont |
SC Buochs won 6–4 on aggregate and continued to the finals. SR Delémont qualified for finals as lucky loser
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Vevey-Sports | 3–1 | FC Moutier |
| FC Moutier | 2–3 | Vevey-Sports |
Vevey-Sports won 6–3 on aggregate and continued to the finals. FC Moutier remain in the division.

### Final round

The matches were played on 21 and 28 June.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SC Buochs | 1–0 | Vevey-Sports |
| Vevey-Sports | 2–1 | SC Buochs |
Vevey-Sports declaired 1. Liga champions and were promoted to 1970–71 Nationalliga B.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Monthey | 1–0 | SR Delémont |
| SR Delémont | 3–2 | FC Monthey |

### Play-off for second place

This took place on 5 July at Stadion Neufeld in Bern
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Monthey | 1–0 | SR Delémont |
FC Monthey won and were promoted to 1970–71 Nationalliga B. SR Delémont remain in the division.

## Relegation play-out
### First round

The play-outs took place on 21 June.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| US Campagnes GE | 1–2 | ES FC Malley |
ES FC Malley won and continued in the final. US Campagnes GE were relegated directly to 2. Liga Interregional.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Concordia Basel | 3–1 | SCI Juventus Zürich |
FC Concordia Basel continued in the final. SCI Juventus Zürich were directly relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.

### Final

The final took place on 28 June 1970.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| ES FC Malley | 0–3 | FC Concordia Basel |
FC Concordia Basel remain in the division. ES FC Malley were relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.

## Further in Swiss football

* 1969–70 Nationalliga A
* 1969–70 Nationalliga B
* 1969–70 Swiss Cup