# 1935–36 Swiss 1. Liga

The 1935–36 1. Liga season was the 5th season of the 1. Liga since its creation in 1931. At this time, the 1. Liga was the second-tier of the Swiss football league system.

## Overview

In the run-up to this season, there were further changes to the league system. There were now 24 clubs competing in the 1st division, this being two more clubs than in the 1934/35 season and six more than in the 1933/34 season. These 24 clubs were divided into two regional groups, each with 12 teams. The teams in each group played a double round-robin to decide their league position. Two points were awarded for a win and one point was awarded for a draw. Both group winners then contested a play-off round to decide the championship and the one sole promotion slot to the top-tier Nationalliga. The two last placed team in each group were to be directly relegated to the 2. Liga (third tier).

## Group West
### Teams, locations

| Club | Based in | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Cantonal Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel | Stade de la Maladière | 25,500 |
| Étoile Carouge FC | Carouge | Geneva | Stade de la Fontenette | 3,690 |
| FC Fribourg | Fribourg | Fribourg | Stade Universitaire | 9,000 |
| FC Grenchen | Grenchen | Solothurn | Stadium Brühl | 15,100 |
| FC Monthey | Monthey | Valais | Stade Philippe Pottier | 1,800 |
| FC Montreux-Sports | Montreux | Vaud | Stade de Chailly | 1,000 |
| FC Olten | Olten | Solothurn | Sportanlagen Kleinholz | 8,000 |
| FC Porrentruy | Porrentruy | Jura | Stade du Tirage | 4,226 |
| Racing Club Lausanne | Lausanne | Vaud | Centre sportif de la Tuilière | 1,000 |
| FC Solothurn | Solothurn | Solothurn | Stadion FC Solothurn | 6,750 |
| Urania Genève Sport | Genève | Geneva | Stade de Frontenex | 4,000 |
| 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 Grenchen | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 74 | 26 | +48 | 35 | To promotion play-off |
| 2 | FC Solothurn | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 63 | 35 | +28 | 32 | |
| 3 | Vevey Sports | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 29 | |
| 4 | FC Montreux-Sports | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 29 | |
| 5 | FC Cantonal Neuchâtel | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 69 | 41 | +28 | 27 | |
| 6 | FC Fribourg | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 21 | |
| 7 | FC Monthey | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 20 | |
| 8 | Urania Genève Sport | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 18 | |
| 9 | FC Olten | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 17 | |
| 10 | FC Porrentruy | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 16 | |
| 11 | Racing Club Lausanne | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 33 | 72 | −39 | 13 | Relegation to 2. Liga |
| 12 | Etoile Carouge FC | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 20 | 72 | −52 | 7 | Relegation to 2. Liga |

## Group East
### Teams, locations

| Club | Based in | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Blue Stars Zürich | Zürich | Zürich | Hardhof | 1,000 |
| SC Brühl | St. Gallen | St. Gallen | Paul-Grüninger-Stadion | 4,200 |
| FC Chiasso | Chiasso | Ticino | Stadio Comunale Riva IV | 4,000 |
| FC Concordia Basel | Basel | Basel-Stadt | Stadion Rankhof | 7,000 |
| SC Juventus Zürich | Zürich | Zürich | Utogrund | 2,850 |
| FC Kreuzlingen | Kreuzlingen | Thurgau | Sportplatz Hafenareal | 1,200 |
| Luzern | Lucerne | Lucerne | Stadion Allmend | 25,000 |
| FC Oerlikon | Oerlikon (Zürich) | Zürich | Sportanlage Neudorf | 1,000 |
| Sparta-Schaffhausen | Schaffhausen | Schaffhausen | Stadion Breite | 7,300 |
| FC Seebach Zürich | Zürich | Zürich | Eichrain | 1,000 |
| FC Winterthur | Winterthur | Zürich | Schützenwiese | 8,550 |
| FC Zürich | Zürich | Zürich | Letzigrund | 25,000 |

### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Luzern | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 29 | To promotion play-off |
| 2 | SC Juventus Zürich | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 27 | |
| 3 | SC Brühl | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 24 | |
| 4 | FC Chiasso | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 23 | |
| 5 | FC Oerlikon | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 23 | |
| 6 | FC Kreuzlingen | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 22 | |
| 7 | FC Winterthur | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 21 | |
| 8 | FC Blue Stars Zürich | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 21 | |
| 9 | FC Zürich | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 19 | |
| 10 | FC Concordia Basel | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 50 | −17 | 19 | |
| 11 | Sparta-Schaffhausen | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 18 | Play-out against relegation |
| 12 | FC Seebach Zürich | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 18 | Play-out against relegation |

## Promotion, relegation

The two group winners played a two legged tie for the title of 1. Liga champions and for promotion to the 1936–37 Nationalliga. The games were played on

### Promotion play-off

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Grenchen | 0–2 | Luzern |
| Luzern | 1–1 | Grenchen |
Luzern won, became 1. Liga champions and were promoted. Grenchen remain in the division for the next season.

### Relegation play-out

Sparta-Schaffhausen and FC Seebach had ended the season on relegation slots and both were relegated in first instance. However, BSC Old Boys, one of the winners of the four 2. Liga groups, waived their rights to promotion. Therefore this play-out against relegation was required.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Sparta-Schaffhausen | 0–0 | Seebach |
| Seebach | 1–2 | Sparta-Schaffhausen |
Sparta-Schaffhausen won, thus saved themsilves from relegation and remained in the division for the next season. Seebach were relegated.

## Further in Swiss football

* 1935–36 Nationalliga
* 1935–36 Swiss Cup