# 1986–87 Swiss 1. Liga

The 1986–87 Swiss 1. Liga was the 55th 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 56 clubs in the 1. Liga, divided into four regional groups, each with 14 teams. Within each group, the teams would play a double round-robin to decide their league position. Two points were awarded for a win. Due to a modification in the Nationalliga B (second tier), an increase in the number of teams in the following season, there were to be four direct promotions from the 1. Liga. In the first stage of the play-offs, the four group winners contested a play-off final against one of the four runners-up for the four direct promotion slots. Then in the second stage, the four defeated teams would contest a play-off final against the four last placed teams from the Nationalliga B to decide the last four places in the second tier in the next year. At the other end of the league table the situation was much clearer, the two last placed teams in each group were directly relegated to the 2. Liga (fourth tier).

## Group 1
### Teams

| Club | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Aigle | Vaud | Les Glariers | 1,000 |
| FC Châtel-Saint-Denis | Fribourg | Stade du Lussy - Châtel-St-Denis | 1,000 |
| FC Echallens | Vaud | Sportplatz 3 Sapins | 2,000 |
| Folgore Lausanne | Vaud | Centre Sportif de la Tuilière | 1,000 |
| FC Fribourg | Fribourg | Stade Universitaire | 9,000 |
| Grand-Lancy FC | Geneva | Stade de Marignac | 1,500 |
| FC Leytron | Valais | Stade Saint-Martin | 1,000 |
| FC Monthey | Valais | Stade Philippe Pottier | 1,800 |
| FC Montreux-Sports | Vaud | Stade de Chailly | 1,000 |
| FC Saint-Jean GE | Geneva | Centre sportif de Varembé | 3,000 |
| FC Savièse | Valais | Stade St-Germain | 2,000 |
| FC Stade Lausanne | Vaud | Centre sportif de Vidy | 1,000 |
| FC Vernier | Geneva | Stade municipal de Vernier | 1,000 |
| 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 Montreux-Sports | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 36 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | Yverdon-Sport FC | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 36 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Fribourg | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 61 | 28 | +33 | 33 | |
| 4 | FC Echallens | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 32 | |
| 5 | FC Monthey | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 29 | |
| 6 | Grand-Lancy FC | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 26 | |
| 7 | FC Châtel-Saint-Denis | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 26 | |
| 8 | FC Leytron | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 26 | |
| 9 | FC Stade Lausanne | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 25 | |
| 10 | FC Vernier | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 21 | |
| 11 | Folgore Lausanne | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 21 | |
| 12 | FC Aigle | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 19 | |
| 13 | FC Saint-Jean GE | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 57 | −25 | 18 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Savièse | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 34 | 60 | −26 | 16 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

## Group 2
### Teams

| Club | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| SC Baudepartement Basel | Basel-Stadt | Rankhof | 7,600 |
| FC Bern | Bern | Stadion Neufeld | 14,000 |
| FC Breitenbach | Solothurn | Grien | 2,000 |
| FC Colombier | Neuchâtel | Stade des Chézards | 2,500 |
| SR Delémont | Jura | La Blancherie | 5,263 |
| FC Dürrenast | Bern | Stadion Lachen | 13,500 |
| FC Köniz | Bern | Sportplatz Liebefeld-Hessgut | 2,600 |
| FC Laufen | Basel-Country | Sportplatz Nau | 3,000 |
| FC Le Locle | Neuchâtel | Installation sportive - Jeanneret | 3,142 |
| FC Lengnau | Bern | Moos Lengnau BE | 3,900 |
| FC Moutier | Bern | Stade de Chalière | 5,000 |
| FC Nordstern Basel | Basel-Stadt | Rankhof | 7,600 |
| BSC Old Boys | Basel-Stadt | Stadion Schützenmatte | 8,000 |
| FC Thun | Bern | Stadion Lachen | 10,350 |

### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | BSC Old Boys | 26 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 44 | 18 | +26 | 39 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Bern | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 32 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Thun | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 31 | |
| 4 | FC Colombier | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 28 | |
| 5 | SR Delémont | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 28 | |
| 6 | FC Dürrenast | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 27 | |
| 7 | FC Laufen | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 26 | |
| 8 | FC Le Locle | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 25 | |
| 9 | FC Breitenbach | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 24 | |
| 10 | SC Baudepartement Basel | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 23 | |
| 11 | FC Moutier | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 22 | |
| 12 | FC Köniz | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 21 | |
| 13 | FC Lengnau | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 60 | −24 | 20 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Nordstern Basel | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 18 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

## Group 3
### Teams

| Club | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Altdorf | Uri | Gemeindesportplatz | 4,000 |
| FC Ascona | Ticino | Stadio Comunale Ascona | 1,400 |
| SC Burgdorf | canton of Bern | Stadion Neumatt | 3,850 |
| SC Buochs | Nidwalden | Stadion Seefeld | 5,000 |
| FC Emmenbrücke | Lucerne | Stadion Gersag | 8,700 |
| FC Ibach | Schwyz | Gerbihof | 3,300 |
| FC Klus-Balsthal | Solothurn | Sportplatz Moos | 4,000 |
| FC Langenthal | Bern | Rankmatte | 2,000 |
| FC Mendrisio | Ticino | Centro Sportivo Comunale | 4,000 |
| FC Muri | Aargau | Stadion Brühl | 2,350 |
| FC Solothurn | Solothurn | Stadion FC Solothurn | 6,750 |
| FC Suhr | Aargau | Hofstattmatten | 2,000 |
| FC Sursee | Lucerne | Stadion Schlottermilch | 3,500 |
| FC 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 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 49 | 21 | +28 | 37 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | SC Buochs | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 36 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Mendrisio | 26 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 35 | |
| 4 | FC Zug | 26 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 28 | |
| 5 | SC Burgdorf | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 28 | |
| 6 | FC Klus-Balsthal | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 28 | |
| 7 | FC Emmenbrücke | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 27 | |
| 8 | FC Suhr | 26 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 26 | |
| 9 | FC Sursee | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 24 | |
| 10 | FC Altdorf (Uri) | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 22 | |
| 11 | FC Muri | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 19 | |
| 12 | FC Ascona | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 40 | −17 | 19 | |
| 13 | FC Ibach | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 18 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Langenthal | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 52 | −22 | 17 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

## Group 4
### Teams

| Club | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Altstätten (St. Gallen) | St. Gallen | Grüntal Altstätten | 1,000 |
| FC Brüttisellen | Zürich | Lindenbuck | 1,000 |
| FC Chur | Grisons | Ringstrasse | 2,820 |
| FC Dübendorf | Zürich | Zelgli | 1,500 |
| FC Einsiedeln | Schwyz | Rappenmöösli | 1,300 |
| FC Gossau | St. Gallen | Sportanlage Buechenwald | 3,500 |
| FC Herisau | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | Ebnet | 2,000 |
| FC Küsnacht | Zürich | Sportanlage Heslibach | 2,300 |
| FC Red Star Zürich | Zürich | Allmend Brunau | 2,000 |
| FC Rorschach | Schwyz | Sportplatz Kellen | 1,000 |
| FC Rüti | Zürich | Schützenwiese | 1,200 |
| FC Stäfa | Zürich | Sportanlage Frohberg | 1,500 |
| FC Tuggen | Schwyz | Linthstrasse | 2,800 |
| FC Vaduz | Liechtenstein | Rheinpark Stadion | 7,584 |

### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Altstätten (St. Gallen) | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 35 | 14 | +21 | 37 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Red Star Zürich | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 34 | To decider for second place |
| 3 | FC Chur | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 34 | To decider for second place |
| 4 | FC Dübendorf | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 32 | |
| 5 | FC Brüttisellen | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 32 | |
| 6 | FC Einsiedeln | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 29 | |
| 7 | FC Vaduz | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 25 | |
| 8 | FC Rorschach | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 23 | |
| 9 | FC Stäfa | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 22 | |
| 10 | FC Herisau | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 22 | |
| 11 | FC Tuggen | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 21 | |
| 12 | FC Küsnacht | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 19 | |
| 13 | FC Gossau | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 17 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Rüti | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 47 | −24 | 17 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Decider for second position

The decider was played on 2 June 1987 in Tuggen
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Chur | 2–2 a.e.t. 5–4 pen. | FC Red Star Zürich |
FC Chur win 5–4 in the penalty-shoot-out and advance to play-offs.

## Promotion play-off
### First stage

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Yverdon-Sport FC | 4–1 | FC Altstätten |
| FC Altstätten | 2–5 | Yverdon-Sport FC |
Yverdon-Sport FC win 9–3 on aggregate and are promoted to 1987–88 Nationalliga B.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Solothurn | 0–0 | FC Bern |
| FC Bern | 1–2 | FC Solothurn |
FC Solothurn win 2–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1987–88 Nationalliga B.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Montreux-Sports | 1–1 | SC Buochs |
| SC Buochs | 0–2 | FC Montreux-Sports |
FC Montreux-Sports win 3–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1987–88 Nationalliga B.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Chur | 0–1 | BSC Old Boys |
| BSC Old Boys | 0–2 | FC Chur |
FC Chur win 2–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1987–88 Nationalliga B.

### Final stage

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Altstätten | 2–2 | FC Olten |
| FC Olten | 2–1 | FC Altstätten |
FC Olten win 4–3 on aggregate and remain in the 1987–88 Nationalliga B. FC Altstätten remain in the division for the 1987–88 Swiss 1. Liga season..
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Bern | 3–2 | FC Biel-Bienne |
| FC Biel-Bienne | 5–2 a.e.t. | FC Bern |
FC Biel-Bienne win 7–5 on aggregate and remain in the 1987–88 Nationalliga B. FC Bern remain in the division for the 1987–88 Swiss 1. Liga season..
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Renens | 2–1 | SC Buochs |
| SC Buochs | 2–3 | FC Renens |
FC Renens win 5–3 on aggregate and remain in the 1987–88 Nationalliga B. SC Buochs remain in the division for the 1987–88 Swiss 1. Liga season..
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SC Kriens | 0–4 | BSC Old Boys |
| BSC Old Boys | 2–1 | SC Kriens |
BSC Old Boys win 6–1 on aggregate and are promoted to the 1987–88 Nationalliga B. SC Kriens are relegated to remain in the division for the 1987–88 Swiss 1. Liga season..

## Promotion from 2.Liga to 1.Liga

The following twelve teams were promoted from the 2. Liga Interregional to next season's 1. Liga:
* FC Boudry
* Central Fribourg
* FC Embrach
* FC Frauenfeld
* FC Glarus
* SC Goldau
* FC Kilchberg
* SV Lyss
* FC Rapid Ostermundigen
* FC Raron
* FC Tresa
* Urania Genève Sport

## Further in Swiss football

* 1986–87 Nationalliga A
* 1986–87 Nationalliga B
* 1986–87 Swiss Cup