# 1970–71 Swiss 1. Liga

The 1970–71 1. Liga season was the 39th 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. Most of the teams in the NLA and NLB were professional clubs.

## Format

There were 39 teams competing in the 1. Liga 1970–71 season. These teams 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 directly relegated to the 2. Liga (fourth tier).

## Group West
### Teams, locations

| Club | Town | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| ASI Audax-Friul | Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel | Pierre-à-Bot | 1,700 |
| FC Bern | Bern | Bern | Stadion Neufeld | 14,000 |
| SC Burgdorf | Burgdorf | Bern | Stadion Neumatt | 3,850 |
| CS Chênois | Thônex | Geneva | Stade des Trois-Chêne | 8,000 |
| FC Dürrenast | Thun | Bern | Stadion Lachen | 13,500 |
| FC Langenthal | Langenthal | Bern | Rankmatte | 2,000 |
| FC Meyrin | Meyrin | Geneva | Stade des Arbères | 9,000 |
| FC Minerva Bern | Bern | Bern | Spitalacker | 1,450 |
| FC Stade Nyonnais | Nyon | Vaud | Stade de Colovray | 7,200 |
| FC Raron | Raron | Valais | Sportplatz Rhoneglut | 1,000 |
| FC Salgesch | Salgesch | Valais | Sportplatz Salgesch | 1,000 |
| FC Thun | Thun | Bern | Stadion Lachen | 10,350 |
| 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 | CS Chênois | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 24 | +21 | 34 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Stade Nyonnais | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 55 | 28 | +27 | 33 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Dürrenast | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 30 | |
| 4 | FC Bern | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 27 | |
| 5 | ASI Audax-Friul | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 24 | |
| 6 | FC Thun | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 23 | |
| 7 | FC Meyrin | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 22 | |
| 8 | FC Raron | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 22 | |
| 9 | Yverdon-Sport FC | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 22 | |
| 10 | SC Burgdorf | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 21 | |
| 11 | FC Minerva Bern | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 21 | |
| 12 | FC Langenthal | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 19 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 13 | FC Salgesch | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 59 | −26 | 14 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

## Group Central
### Teams, locations

| Club | Town | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Baden | Baden | Aargau | Esp Stadium | 7,000 |
| FC Breite Basel | Basel | Basel-Stadt | Stadion Schützenmatte / Landhof | 8,000 / 7,000 |
| FC Breitenbach | Breitenbach | Solothurn | Grien | 2,000 |
| FC Concordia Basel | Basel | Basel-Stadt | Stadion Rankhof | 7,000 |
| SR Delémont | Delémont | Jura | La Blancherie | 5,263 |
| FC Emmenbrücke | Emmen | Lucerne | Stadion Gersag | 8,700 |
| FC Le Locle-Sports | Le Locle | Neuchâtel | Installation sportive - Jeanneret | 3,142 |
| 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 Turgi | Turgi | Aargau | Sportanlage Oberau | 1,000 |
| 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 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 55 | 21 | +34 | 37 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Le Locle-Sports | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 29 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Porrentruy | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 28 | |
| 4 | FC Solothurn | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 27 | |
| 5 | FC Breite Basel | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 27 | |
| 6 | FC Nordstern Basel | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 26 | |
| 7 | FC Breitenbach | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 25 | |
| 8 | FC Concordia Basel | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 23 | |
| 9 | FC Turgi | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 22 | |
| 10 | FC Baden | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 22 | |
| 11 | FC Emmenbrücke | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 21 | |
| 12 | FC Moutier | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 18 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 13 | SC Zofingen | 24 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 26 | 71 | −45 | 7 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

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

| Club | Town | 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 Chur | Chur | Grisons | Ringstrasse | 2,820 |
| FC Frauenfeld | Frauenfeld | Thurgau | Kleine Allmend | 6,370 |
| AS Gambarogno | Gambarogno | Ticino | Centro Sportivo Regionale Magadino | 1,100 |
| FC Küsnacht | Küsnacht | Zürich | Sportanlage Heslibach | 2,300 |
| FC Locarno | Locarno | Ticino | Stadio comunale Lido | 5,000 |
| 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 | SC Buochs | 24 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 54 | 25 | +29 | 38 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | AS Gambarogno | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 51 | 18 | +33 | 35 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Frauenfeld | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 32 | |
| 4 | FC Chur | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 30 | |
| 5 | FC Red Star Zürich | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 26 | |
| 6 | FC Locarno | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 25 | |
| 7 | SC Zug | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 24 | |
| 8 | FC Rorschach | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 21 | |
| 9 | FC Amriswil | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 19 | |
| 10 | FC Vaduz | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 18 | |
| 11 | FC Blue Stars Zürich | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 46 | −21 | 17 | |
| 12 | FC Küsnacht | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 55 | −29 | 14 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 13 | FC Uster | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 49 | −25 | 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 three finalists. The games were played on 6 and 13 June 1971.

### Qualification round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SR Delémont | 0–1 | AS Gambarogno |
| AS Gambarogno | 1–0 | SR Delémont |
AS Gambarogno win 2–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Stade Nyonnais | 2–6 | SC Buochs |
| SC Buochs | 1–1 | FC Stade Nyonnais |
SC Buochs win 7–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| CS Chênois | 2–2 | FC Le Locle-Sports |
| FC Le Locle-Sports | 0–4 | CS Chênois |
CS Chênois win 6–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

### Final round

The three first round winners competed in a single round-robin to decide the two promotion slots. The games were played on 20 and 27 June and on 4 July 1971.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | CHE | GAM | BUO |
| 1 | CS Chênois | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 | — | — | 3–0 |
| 2 | AS Gambarogno | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1–1 | — | — |
| 3 | SC Buochs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 | — | 0–0 | — |
CS Chênois won 1. Liga championship and promotion to 1971–72 Nationalliga B. AS Gambarogno were runners-up and were also promoted to 1971–72 Nationalliga B.

## Further in Swiss football

* 1970–71 Nationalliga A
* 1970–71 Nationalliga B
* 1970–71 Swiss Cup