# 1975–76 Swiss 1. Liga

The 1975–76 1. Liga was the 44th 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 39 clubs in the 1. Liga. These were divided into three regional groups, each 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 runners-up contested a play-off round to decide the two promotion slots. The last placed teams in each group were directly relegated to the 2. Liga (fourth tier). The three second last placed teams in each group played a single round-robin play-out to decide the fourth relegation slot.

## Group West
### Teams

| Club | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| ASI Audax-Friul | Neuchâtel | Pierre-à-Bot | 1,700 |
| FC Bern | Bern | Stadion Neufeld | 14,000 |
| FC Boudry | Neuchâtel | Stade des Buchilles | 1,500 |
| FC Bulle | Fribourg | Stade de Bouleyres | 7,000 |
| FC Central Fribourg | Fribourg | Guintzet | 2,000 |
| FC Dürrenast | Bern | Stadion Lachen | 13,500 |
| FC Fétigny | Fribourg | Stade Communal Fétigny | 500 |
| FC Le Locle | Neuchâtel | Installation sportive - Jeanneret | 3,142 |
| FC Meyrin | Geneva | Stade des Arbères | 9,000 |
| FC Monthey | Valais | Stade Philippe Pottier | 1,800 |
| FC Montreux-Sports | Vaud | Stade de Chailly | 1,000 |
| FC Stade Lausanne | Vaud | Centre sportif de Vidy | 1,000 |
| FC Stade Nyonnais | Vaud | Stade de Colovray | 7,200 |

### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Bulle | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 35 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Bern | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 32 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Stade Lausanne | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 28 | |
| 4 | FC Dürrenast | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 26 | |
| 5 | ASI Audax-Friul | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 24 | |
| 6 | FC Meyrin | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 24 | |
| 7 | FC Boudry | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 24 | |
| 8 | Central Fribourg | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 24 | |
| 9 | FC Fétigny | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 23 | |
| 10 | FC Stade Nyonnais | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 21 | |
| 11 | FC Monthey | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 21 | |
| 12 | FC Le Locle | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 20 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Montreux-Sports | 24 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 62 | −37 | 10 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

## Group Central
### Teams

| Club | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| US Boncourt | Jura | Stade Communal Léon Burrus | 1,640 |
| FC Brunnen | Schwyz | Wintersried | 500 |
| SC Buochs | Nidwalden | Stadion Seefeld | 5,000 |
| FC Concordia Basel | Basel-City | Stadion Rankhof | 7,000 |
| SR Delémont | Jura | La Blancherie | 5,263 |
| FC Emmenbrücke | Lucerne | Stadion Gersag | 8,700 |
| SC Kleinhüningen | Basel-City | Sportplatz Schorenmatte | 300 |
| SC Kriens | Lucerne | Stadion Kleinfeld | 5,100 |
| FC Köniz | Bern | Sportplatz Liebefeld-Hessgut | 2,600 |
| FC Laufen | Basel-Country | Sportplatz Nau | 3,000 |
| FC Solothurn | Solothurn | Stadion FC Solothurn | 6,750 |
| FC Zug | Zug | Herti Allmend Stadion | 6,000 |
| SC 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 Zug | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 17 | +24 | 33 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | SC Kriens | 24 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 32 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Laufen | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 29 | |
| 4 | FC Köniz | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 29 | |
| 5 | SR Delémont | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 29 | |
| 6 | FC Solothurn | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 24 | |
| 7 | FC Brunnen | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 24 | |
| 8 | SC Buochs | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 22 | |
| 9 | FC Zug | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 20 | |
| 10 | US Boncourt | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 18 | |
| 11 | SC Kleinhüningen | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 41 | −20 | 18 | |
| 12 | FC Concordia Basel | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 17 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Emmenbrücke | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 17 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

## Group South and East
### Teams

| Club | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Baden | Aargau | Esp Stadium | 7,000 |
| FC Blue Stars Zürich | Zürich | Hardhof | 1,000 |
| SC Brühl | St. Gallen | Paul-Grüninger-Stadion | 4,200 |
| FC Chur | Grisons | Ringstrasse | 2,820 |
| FC Frauenfeld | Thurgau | Kleine Allmend | 6,370 |
| US Giubiasco | Ticino | Campo Semine | 1,000 |
| FC Locarno | Locarno, Ticino | Stadio comunale Lido | 5,000 |
| Mendrisiostar | Ticino | Centro Sportivo Comunale | 4,000 |
| FC Morbio | Ticino | Campo comunale Balerna | 800 |
| FC Red Star Zürich | Zürich | Allmend Brunau | 2,000 |
| FC Rüti | Zürich | Schützenwiese | 1,200 |
| FC Schaffhausen | Schaffhausen | Stadion Breite | 7,300 |
| FC Tössfeld | Zürich | Talgut | 1,000 |

### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Mendrisiostar | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 33 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Morbio | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 32 | Did not apply for professional licence |
| 3 | FC Locarno | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 28 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 4 | FC Frauenfeld | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 27 | |
| 5 | FC Schaffhausen | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 26 | |
| 6 | FC Blue Stars Zürich | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 25 | |
| 7 | FC Baden | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 25 | |
| 8 | SC Brühl | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 23 | |
| 9 | FC Red Star Zürich | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 23 | |
| 10 | FC Chur | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 22 | |
| 11 | FC Rüti | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 22 | |
| 12 | FC Tössfeld | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 16 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | US Giubiasco | 24 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 49 | −31 | 10 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
* FC Morbio did not apply for professional licence and were replaced in the play-offs by FC Locarno.

## 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 June and 13 June.

### Qualification round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SC Kriens | 3–1 | FC Bulle |
| FC Bulle | 0–1 | SC Kriens |
SC Kriens win 4–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Bern | 1–1 | Mendrisiostar |
| Mendrisiostar | 2–1 | FC Bern |
Mendrisiostar win 3–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Locarno | 1–0 | SC Zug |
| SC Zug | 3–0 | FC Locarno |
SC Zug win 3–1 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 June, 27 June and 4 July.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | MEN | KRI | SCZ |
| 1 | Mendrisiostar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | — | 1–0 | — |
| 2 | SC Kriens | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 2 | — | — | 2–0 |
| 3 | SC Zug | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | 2–2 | — | — |
Mendrisiostar are 1. Liga champions, SC Kriens are runners-up and these two teams are promoted.

## Relegation play-out

The three second last placed teams from each group competed in a single round-robin play-out to decide the fourth and last relegation slot.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | LeL | CON | TÖS |
| 1 | FC Le Locle | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | — | 2–1 | — |
| 2 | FC Concordia Basel | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 2 | — | — | 3–1 |
| 3 | FC Tössfeld | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | 0–0 | — | — |
FC Tössfeld are relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.

## Further in Swiss football

* 1975–76 Nationalliga A
* 1975–76 Nationalliga B
* 1975–76 Swiss Cup