# 1984–85 Swiss 1. Liga

The 1984–85 Swiss 1. Liga was the 53rd 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. The four group winners and the four runners-up contested a first play-off round to decide three promotion slots. 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 Echallens | Vaud | Sportplatz 3 Sapins | 2,000 |
| FC Fétigny | Fribourg | Stade Communal - Fétigny | 500 |
| FC Fribourg | Fribourg | Stade Universitaire | 9,000 |
| FC Lalden | Valais | Sportplatz Finnenbach | 1,000 |
| FC Le Locle | Neuchâtel | Installation sportive - Jeanneret | 3,142 |
| FC Leytron | Valais | Stade Saint-Martin | 1,000 |
| ES FC Malley | Vaud | Centre Sportif de la Tuilière | 1,500 |
| FC Montreux-Sports | Vaud | Stade de Chailly | 1,000 |
| FC Renens | Waadt | Zone sportive du Censuy | 2,300 |
| 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 Stade Payerne | Vaud | Stade Municipal | 1,100 |
| FC Vernier | Geneva | Stade municipal de Vernier | 1,000 |

### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Le Locle | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 69 | 36 | +33 | 39 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Renens | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 33 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Fribourg | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 33 | |
| 4 | FC Stade Lausanne | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 31 | |
| 5 | FC Saint-Jean GE | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 29 | |
| 6 | FC Montreux-Sports | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 27 | |
| 7 | FC Stade Payerne | 26 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 25 | |
| 8 | ES FC Malley | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 25 | |
| 9 | FC Savièse | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 24 | |
| 10 | FC Vernier | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 24 | |
| 11 | FC Leytron | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 24 | |
| 12 | FC Echallens | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 24 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Fétigny | 26 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 51 | −26 | 16 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Lalden | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 58 | −36 | 10 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

## Group 2
### Teams

| Club | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Bern | Bern | Stadion Neufeld | 14,000 |
| US Boncourt | Jura | Stade Communal Léon Burrus | 1,640 |
| FC Breitenbach | Solothurn | Grien | 2,000 |
| SC Burgdorf | canton of Bern | Stadion Neumatt | 3,850 |
| FC Concordia Basel | Basel-Stadt | Stadion Rankhof | 7,000 |
| SR Delémont | Jura | La Blancherie | 5,263 |
| FC Köniz | Bern | Sportplatz Liebefeld-Hessgut | 2,600 |
| FC Langenthal | Bern | Rankmatte | 2,000 |
| FC Lengnau | Bern | Moos Lengnau BE | 3,900 |
| FC Nordstern Basel | Basel-Stadt | Rankhof | 7,600 |
| BSC Old Boys | Basel-Stadt | Stadion Schützenmatte | 8,000 |
| FC Rapid Ostermundigen | Bern | Oberfeld | 1,000 |
| FC Solothurn | Solothurn | Stadion FC Solothurn | 6,750 |
| FC Thun | Bern | Stadion Lachen | 10,350 |

### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Lengnau | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 68 | 32 | +36 | 38 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | BSC Old Boys | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 53 | 35 | +18 | 33 | To decider for second place |
| 3 | FC Concordia Basel | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 33 | To decider for second place |
| 4 | SR Delémont | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 29 | |
| 5 | FC Köniz | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 28 | |
| 6 | FC Langenthal | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 26 | |
| 7 | SC Burgdorf | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 26 | |
| 8 | FC Breitenbach | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 25 | |
| 9 | FC Bern | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 25 | |
| 10 | FC Nordstern Basel | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 24 | |
| 11 | FC Solothurn | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 23 | |
| 12 | FC Thun | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 22 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | US Boncourt | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 21 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Rapid Ostermundigen | 26 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 22 | 49 | −27 | 11 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Decider for second position

The decider was played on 21 May 1985 in the Stadion Rankhof in Basel.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| BSC Old Boys | 1–1 a.e.t. 4–2 Pen. | FC Concordia Basel |
BSC Old Boys win after penalty shoot-out and advance to play-offs.

## Group 3
### Teams

| Club | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Ascona | Ticino | Stadio Comunale Ascona | 1,400 |
| FC Brugg | Aargau | Stadion Au | 3,300 |
| FC Bremgarten | Aargau | Bärenmatt | 2,000 |
| 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 |
| SC Kriens | Lucerne | Stadion Kleinfeld | 5,100 |
| FC Littau | Lucerne | Ruopigen | 000 |
| FC Olten | Solothurn | Sportanlagen Kleinholz | 8,000 |
| SC Reiden | Lucerne | Kleinfeld | 1,000 |
| 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 | SC Kriens | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 54 | 26 | +28 | 40 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Zug | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 50 | 23 | +27 | 39 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Suhr | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 31 | |
| 4 | FC Sursee | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 30 | |
| 5 | FC Olten | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 29 | |
| 6 | FC Ibach | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 26 | |
| 7 | FC Klus-Balsthal | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 26 | |
| 8 | FC Emmenbrücke | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 25 | |
| 9 | SC Buochs | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 23 | |
| 10 | FC Ascona | 26 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 23 | |
| 11 | SC Reiden | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 22 | |
| 12 | FC Brugg | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 49 | −21 | 18 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Littau | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 62 | −30 | 18 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Bremgarten | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 58 | −30 | 14 | 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 Dübendorf | Zürich | Zelgli | 1,500 |
| FC Einsiedeln | Schwyz | Rappenmöösli | 1,300 |
| FC Frauenfeld | Thurgau | Kleine Allmend | 6,370 |
| FC Gossau | St. Gallen | Sportanlage Buechenwald | 3,500 |
| FC Kreuzlingen | Thurgau | Sportplatz Hafenareal | 1,200 |
| 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 Industrie Turicum | Zürich | Hardhof | 1,000 |
| 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 Red Star Zürich | 26 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 51 | 15 | +36 | 44 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Stäfa | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 33 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Gossau | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 32 | |
| 4 | FC Altstätten (St. Gallen) | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 31 | |
| 5 | FC Dübendorf | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 27 | |
| 6 | FC Brüttisellen | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 26 | |
| 7 | FC Vaduz | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 24 | |
| 8 | FC Rorschach | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 24 | |
| 9 | FC Frauenfeld | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 23 | |
| 10 | FC Rüti | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 22 | |
| 11 | FC Küsnacht | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 22 | |
| 12 | FC Einsiedeln | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 20 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Kreuzlingen | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 19 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Turicum | 26 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 45 | −20 | 17 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

## Promotion play-off
### Qualification round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Renens | 3–2 | FC Lengnau |
| FC Lengnau | 0–2 | FC Renens |
FC Renens win 5–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Red Star Zürich | 1–3 | FC Zug |
| FC Zug | 1–2 | FC Red Star Zürich |
FC Zug win 4–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| BSC Old Boys | 1–0 | FC Le Locle |
| FC Le Locle | 4–0 | BSC Old Boys |
FC Le Locle win 4–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SC Kriens | 2–1 | FC Stäfa |
| FC Stäfa | 1–2 | SC Kriens |
| SC Kriens | 1–2 | FC Stäfa |
3–3 on aggregate. FC Stäfa win the replay and continue to the finals.

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Le Locle | 3–1 | FC Stäfa |
| FC Stäfa | 2–1 | FC Le Locle |
FC Le Locle win 4–3 on aggregate and are promoted to 1985–86 Nationalliga B.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Zug | 1–0 | FC Renens |
| FC Renens | 1–0 | FC Zug |
| FC Zug | 3–0 | FC Renens |
1–1 on aggregate. FC Zug the replay and are promoted to 1985–86 Nationalliga B.

### Decider for third place

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Renens | 4–0 | FC Stäfa |
| FC Stäfa | 0–4 | FC Renens |
FC Renens win 8–0 on aggregate and are promoted to 1985–86 Nationalliga B. FC Stäfa remain in 1. Liga.

### Decider for 1. Liga championship

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Le Locle | 2–5 | FC Zug |
FC Zug win and are declaied 1. Liga champion.

## Relegation play-out
### First round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Echallens | 3–0 | FC Thun |
FC Thun continue to the play-out final.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Brugg | 1–5 | FC Einsiedeln |
FC Brugg continue to the play-out final.

### Final round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Brugg | 3–2 | FC Thun |
| FC Thun | 2–1 | FC Brugg |
FC Thun win and FC Brugg are relegated to 2. Liga.

## Further in Swiss football

* 1984–85 Nationalliga A
* 1984–85 Nationalliga B
* 1984–85 Swiss Cup