# 1954–55 Swiss 1. Liga

The 1954–55 1. Liga season was the 23rd 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 totally amateur football, because at this time, the clubs in the two higher divisions in Switzerland were starting to employ semi-professional and even professional players.

## Format

There were 36 teams competing in the 1. Liga this 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 and one point was awarded for a draw. 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 Aigle | Aigle | Vaud | Les Glariers | 1,000 |
| US Bienne-Boujean | Biel/Bienne | Bern | | |
| FC Central Fribourg | Fribourg | Fribourg | Guintzet | 2,000 |
| FC La Tour/Le Pâquier | La Tour-de-Trême (Bulle) | Fribourg | Stade de Bouleyres | 7,000 |
| US Lausanne | Lausanne | Vaud | | |
| FC Martigny-Sports | Martigny | Valais | Stade d'Octodure | 2,500 |
| FC Monthey | Monthey | Valais | Stade Philippe Pottier | 1,800 |
| FC Montreux-Sports | Montreux | Vaud | Stade de Chailly | 1,000 |
| FC Forward Morges | Morges | Vaud | Parc des Sports | 600 |
| FC Sierre | Sierre | Valais | Complexe Ecossia | 2,000 |
| FC Sion | Sion | Valais | Parc des sports (Tourbillon) | 8,000 |
| Vevey Sports | Vevey | Vaud | Stade de Copet | 4,000 |

### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Montreux-Sports | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 44 | 24 | +20 | 31 | To promotion play-off |
| 2 | US Bienne-Boujean | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 30 | |
| 3 | FC Sion | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 28 | |
| 4 | Vevey Sports | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 25 | |
| 5 | FC Sierre | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 25 | |
| 6 | FC Martigny-Sports | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 24 | |
| 7 | FC Forward Morges | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 20 | |
| 8 | US Lausanne | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 20 | |
| 9 | FC Monthey | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 20 | |
| 10 | CS La Tour-de-Peilz | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 19 | |
| 11 | FC Aigle | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 38 | 69 | −31 | 15 | Play-out against relegation |
| 12 | Central Fribourg | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 36 | 77 | −41 | 7 | Relegation to 2. Liga |

## Group Central
### Teams, locations

| Club | Based in | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Aarau | Aarau | Aargau | Stadion Brügglifeld | 9,240 |
| 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 Helvetia Bern | Bern | Bern | Spitalacker, Bern | 1,000 |
| SC Kleinhüningen | Basel | Basel-Stadt | Sportplatz Schorenmatte | 300 |
| FC Lengnau | Lengnau | Bern | Moos Lengnau BE | 3,900 |
| FC Moutier | Moutier | Bern | Stade de Chalière | 5,000 |
| FC Nidau| | Nidau | Bern | Burgerallee | 1,000 |
| FC Olten | Olten | Solothurn | Sportanlagen Kleinholz | 8,000 |
| FC Porrentruy | Porrentruy | Jura | Stade du Tirage | 4,226 |
| Saint-Imier-Sports | Saint-Imier | Bern | Terrain de Fin-des-Fourches | 1,000 |

### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Lengnau | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 82 | 23 | +59 | 39 | To promotion play-off |
| 2 | FC Porrentruy | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 74 | 22 | +52 | 36 | |
| 3 | FC Moutier | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 29 | |
| 4 | FC Concordia Basel | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 28 | |
| 5 | FC Aarau | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 22 | |
| 6 | SC Kleinhüningen | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 22 | |
| 7 | SC Burgdorf | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 20 | |
| 8 | FC Olten | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 20 | |
| 9 | SR Delémont | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 18 | |
| 10 | Saint-Imier-Sports | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 43 | 60 | −17 | 15 | |
| 11 | FC Helvetia Bern | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 57 | −23 | 14 | Play-out against relegation |
| 12 | FC Nidau | 22 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 18 | 124 | −106 | 1 | Relegation to 2. Liga |

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

| Club | Based in | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Baden | Baden | Aargau | Esp Stadium | 7,000 |
| FC Bodio | Bodio | Ticino | Campo comunale Pollegio | 1,000 |
| SC Brühl | St. Gallen | St. Gallen | Paul-Grüninger-Stadion | 4,200 |
| FC Küsnacht | Küsnacht | Zürich | Sportanlage Heslibach | 2,300 |
| FC Mendrisio | Mendrisio | Ticino | Centro Sportivo Comunale | 4,000 |
| FC Oerlikon | Oerlikon (Zürich) | Zürich | Sportanlage Neudorf | 1,000 |
| US Pro Daro | Bellinzona | Ticino | Campo Geretta / Stadio Comunale Bellinzona | 500 / 5,000 |
| FC Rapid Lugano | Lugano | Ticino | Cornaredo Stadium | 6,330 |
| FC Red Star Zürich | Zürich | Zürich | Allmend Brunau | 2,000 |
| FC Rorschach | Rorschach | Schwyz | Sportplatz Kellen | 1,000 |
| FC Wil | Wil | St. Gallen | Sportpark Bergholz | 6,048 |
| 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 Rapid Lugano | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 24 | +29 | 31 | To promotion play-off |
| 2 | FC Mendrisio | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 28 | |
| 3 | SC Zug | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 28 | |
| 4 | FC Wil | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 25 | |
| 5 | FC Oerlikon | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 24 | |
| 6 | FC Bodio | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 21 | |
| 7 | FC Baden | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 20 | |
| 8 | SC Brühl | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 20 | |
| 9 | FC Rorschach | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 19 | |
| 10 | US Pro Daro | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 18 | To decider for tenth place |
| 11 | FC Red Star Zürich | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 18 | To decider for tenth place |
| 12 | FC Küsnacht | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 30 | 59 | −29 | 12 | Relegation to 2. Liga |

### Decider for tenth place

The deciders were played on 9 and 26 June 1955.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Red Star Zürich | 1–0 | US Pro Daro |
| US Pro Daro | 2–0 | FC Red Star Zürich |
The result was 2–2 on aggregate, therefore a replay was required. This was played on 3 July in Lucerne.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Red Star Zürich | 2–1 | US Pro Daro |
FC Red Star Zürich win and remain in division. US Pro Daro continue in the play-outs against relegation.

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

The three group winners played a single round-robin to decide the two promotion slots. The promotion play-offs were held 19 and 26 June and 3 July.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LEN | RALU | MOS |
| 1 | FC Lengnau | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 4 | Champions and promoted | — | 1–0 | — |
| 2 | FC Rapid Lugano | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 2 | Promoted | — | — | 6–1 |
| 3 | FC Montreux-Sports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 | | 2–9 | — | — |
FC Lengnau are 1. Liga Champions and together with runners-up FC Rapid Lugano were promoted to 1955–56 Nationalliga B.

### Relegation play-out

The three second last placed teams from each group contested a play-out to decide the fourth and final relegation slot. The matches in the play-outs were held on 26 June, 10 and 17 July.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation | PRO | HEL | AIG |
| 1 | US Pro Daro | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 3 | | — | 6–0 | — |
| 2 | FC Helvetia Bern | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 2 | | — | — | 6–3 |
| 3 | FC Aigle | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 1 | Relegated to 2. Liga | 2–2 | — | — |
US Pro Daro and Helvetia Bern remained in the division, FC Aigle were relegated to 2. Liga.

## Further in Swiss football

* 1954–55 Nationalliga A
* 1954–55 Nationalliga B
* 1954–55 Swiss Cup