# 1960–61 Swiss 1. Liga

The 1960–61 1. Liga season was the 29th 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 total amateur football. At this time the clubs in the two higher divisions in Switzerland were beginning to employ semi-professional or even professional players.

## Format

There were 36 teams competing in the 1. Liga 1960–61 season. They were divided into three 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 three group winners then contested a play-off round to decide the two promotion slots. The last placed team in each group were directly relegated to the 2. Liga (fourth tier). The three second last placed teams were to contest a play-out to decide the fourth relegation slot.

## Group West
### Teams, locations

| Club | Based in | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Bözingen 34 | Biel/Bienne | Bern | Längfeld | 1,000 |
| SC Burgdorf | Burgdorf | Bern | Stadion Neumatt | 3,850 |
| Étoile Carouge FC | Carouge | Geneva | Stade de la Fontenette | 3,690 |
| FC Langenthal | Langenthal | Bern | Rankmatte | 2,000 |
| ES FC Malley | Malley | Vaud | Centre sportif de la Tuilière | 1,500 |
| FC Monthey | Monthey | Valais | Stade Philippe Pottier | 1,800 |
| FC Forward Morges | Morges | Vaud | Parc des Sports | 600 |
| FC Raron | Raron | Valais | Sportplatz Rhoneglut | 1,000 |
| FC Sierre | Sierre | Valais | Complexe Ecossia | 2,000 |
| FC Stade Payerne | Payerne | Vaud | Stade Municipal | 1,100 |
| FC Versoix | Versoix | Geneva | Centre sportif de la Bécassière | 1,000 |
| FC Xamax | Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel | Stade de la Maladière | 25,500 |

### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | SC Burgdorf | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 62 | 21 | +41 | 34 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Xamax | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 61 | 46 | +15 | 28 | |
| 3 | FC Versoix | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 26 | |
| 4 | Etoile Carouge FC | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 25 | |
| 5 | FC Sierre | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 24 | |
| 6 | FC Langenthal | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 23 | |
| 7 | FC Bözingen 34 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 21 | |
| 8 | FC Forward Morges | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 19 | |
| 9 | FC Raron | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 19 | |
| 10 | FC Monthey | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 19 | |
| 11 | ES FC Malley | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 18 | Play-out against relegation |
| 12 | FC Stade Payerne | 22 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 80 | −47 | 8 | Relegation to 2. Liga |

## Group Central
### Teams, locations

| Club | Based in | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Alle | Alle | Jura | Centre Sportif Régional | 2,000 |
| FC Baden | Baden | Aargau | Esp Stadium | 7,000 |
| FC Bassecourt | Bassecourt | Jura | Stade des Grands-Prés | 3,650 |
| FC Concordia Basel | Basel | Basel-Stadt | Stadion Rankhof | 7,000 |
| SR Delémont | Delémont | Jura | La Blancherie | 5,263 |
| FC Dietikon | Dietikon | Zürich | Fussballplatz Dornau | 1,000 |
| FC Lengnau | Lengnau | Bern | Moos Lengnau BE | 3,900 |
| FC Moutier | Moutier | Bern | Stade de Chalière | 5,000 |
| BSC Old Boys | Basel | Basel-Stadt | Stadion Schützenmatte | 8,000 |
| FC Porrentruy | Porrentruy | Jura | Stade du Tirage | 4,226 |
| FC Solothurn | Solothurn | Solothurn | Stadion FC Solothurn | 6,750 |
| FC Wettingen | Wettingen | Aargau | Stadion Altenburg | 10,000 |

### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Porrentruy | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 33 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Baden | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 31 | |
| 3 | FC Concordia Basel | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 27 | |
| 4 | FC Solothurn | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 25 | |
| 5 | FC Moutier | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 22 | |
| 6 | FC Dietikon | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 22 | |
| 7 | BSC Old Boys | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 21 | |
| 8 | FC Alle | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 20 | |
| 9 | Lengnau | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 20 | |
| 10 | FC Wettingen | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 19 | |
| 11 | SR Delémont | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 43 | 60 | −17 | 14 | Play-out against relegation |
| 12 | FC Bassecourt | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 50 | −26 | 10 | Relegation to 2. Liga |

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

| Club | Based in | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Blue Stars Zürich | Zürich | Zürich | Hardhof | 1,000 |
| FC Bodio | Bodio | Ticino | Campo comunale Pollegio | 1,000 |
| FC Emmenbrücke | Emmen | Lucerne | Stadion Gersag | 8,700 |
| SV Höngg | Zürich | Zürich | Hönggerberg | 1,000 |
| AS Lamone-Cadempino | Lamone | Ticino | | |
| FC Locarno | Locarno | Ticino | Stadio comunale Lido | 5,000 |
| FC Rapid Lugano | Lugano | Ticino | Cornaredo Stadium | 6,330 |
| FC Red Star Zürich | Zürich | Zürich | Allmend Brunau | 2,000 |
| FC Solduno | Locarno | Ticino | Campo Morettina / Stadio del Lido | 1,000 / 5,000 |
| FC St. Gallen | St. Gallen | St. Gallen | Espenmoos | 11,000 |
| FC Vaduz | Vaduz | Liechtenstein | Rheinpark Stadion | 7,584 |
| FC Wil | Wil | St. Gallen | Sportpark Bergholz | 6,048 |

### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Bodio | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 24 | +26 | 35 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC St. Gallen | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 77 | 36 | +41 | 32 | |
| 3 | FC Locarno | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 29 | |
| 4 | FC Blue Stars Zürich | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 56 | 32 | +24 | 27 | |
| 5 | SV Höngg | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 22 | |
| 6 | FC Red Star Zürich | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 21 | |
| 7 | FC Emmenbrücke | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 19 | |
| 8 | FC Solduno | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 19 | |
| 9 | FC Vaduz | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 18 | |
| 10 | FC Rapid Lugano | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 17 | |
| 11 | FC Wil | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 14 | Play-out against relegation |
| 12 | AS Lamone-Cadempino | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 68 | −43 | 11 | Relegation to 2. Liga |

## Promotion, relegation
### Promotion play-off

The three group winners played single a round-robin for the two promotion slots and for the championship. The games were played on 18 and 25 June and 2 July 1961.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | POR | BOD | BUR |
| 1 | FC Porrentruy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | 1. Liga champions and promotion to 1961–62 Nationalliga B | — | — | 3–2 |
| 2 | FC Bodio | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Promotion to 1961–62 Nationalliga B | 1–1 | — | — |
| 3 | SC Burgdorf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | | — | 0–0 | — |
FC Porrentruy became 1. Liga champions. The champions and the runners-up FC Bodio were promoted to 1961–62 Nationalliga B. SC Burgdorf remained in the division.

### Relegation play-out

The three second last placed teams in each group, contested a play-out to decide the fourth and last relegation slot. The games were played on 18 and 25 June and 2 July 1961.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation | DEL | ESM | WIL |
| 1 | SR Delémont | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | | — | — | 3–1 |
| 2 | ES FC Malley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 2 | | 0–1 | — | — |
| 3 | FC Wil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | Relegation to 2. Liga | — | 0–2 | — |
Delémont and Malley remained in the division. FC Wil were relegated to 2. Liga.

## Further in Swiss football

* 1960–61 Nationalliga A
* 1960–61 Nationalliga B
* 1960–61 Swiss Cup