# 2008–09 Swiss 1. Liga

The 2008–09 Swiss 1. Liga was the 77th season of this league and at this time was the third tier of the Swiss football league system. The 1. Liga was the highest level of amateur football, although a number of teams had professional or semi-professional players in their ranks.

## Format

There were 48 teams in this division, including eight U-21 teams, the eldest youth teams of the professional clubs in the Super League and the Challenge League. The 1. Liga was divided into three regional groups, each with 16 teams. Within each group, the teams would play a double round-robin to decide their positions in the league. The three groups winners and three runners-up, together with the two best third placed teams, then contested a play-off for the two promotion slots. The U-21 teams are not eligible for promotion. The last placed two teams in each group would be relegated.

## Group 1
### Teams

| Club | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Baulmes | Vaud | Stade Sous-Ville | 2,500 |
| FC Bulle | Fribourg | Stade de Bouleyres | 7,000 |
| CS Chênois | Geneva | Stade des Trois-Chêne | 8,000 |
| SC Düdingen | Fribourg | Stadion Birchhölzli | 3,000 |
| FC Echallens | Vaud | Sportplatz 3 Sapins | 2,000 |
| Étoile Carouge FC | Geneva | Stade de la Fontenette | 3,690 |
| FC Fribourg | Fribourg | Stade Universitaire | 9,000 |
| FC La Tour/Le Pâquier | Fribourg | Stade de Bouleyres | 7,000 |
| FC Le Mont | Vaud | Centre Sportif du Châtaignier | 2,500 |
| ES FC Malley | Vaud | Centre Sportif de la Tuilière | 1,500 |
| FC Martigny-Sports | Valais | Stade d'Octodure | 2,500 |
| FC Meyrin | Geneva | Stade des Arbères | 9,000 |
| FC Naters | Valais | Sportanlage Stapfen | 3,000 |
| Sion U-21 | Valais | Stade de Tourbillon | 20,200 |
| Urania Genève Sport | Geneva | Stade de Frontenex | 4,000 |
| Young Boys U-21 | Bern | Stadion Wankdorf or Allmend Bern | 32,000 2,000 |

### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Étoile Carouge FC | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 71 | 34 | +37 | 66 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 2 | FC Le Mont | 30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 72 | 45 | +27 | 62 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 3 | ES FC Malley | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 80 | 39 | +41 | 60 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 4 | FC Fribourg | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 56 | |
| 5 | FC Meyrin | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 50 | |
| 6 | FC Bulle | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 48 | |
| 7 | CS Chênois | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 42 | |
| 8 | Young Boys U-21 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 36 | |
| 9 | FC Echallens | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 36 | |
| 10 | FC Naters | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 35 | |
| 11 | FC Baulmes | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 49 | 69 | −20 | 34 | |
| 12 | FC Martigny-Sports | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 34 | |
| 13 | Sion U-21 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 33 | |
| 14 | Urania Genève Sport | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 50 | 64 | −14 | 33 | |
| 15 | SC Düdingen | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 53 | −21 | 27 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 16 | FC La Tour/Le Pâquier | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 32 | 79 | −47 | 17 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

## Group 2
### Teams

| Club | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| Basel U-21 | Basel-City | Stadion Rankhof or Leichtathletik-Stadion St. Jakob | 7,000 4,000 |
| SC Cham | Zug | Stadion Eizmoos | 1,800 |
| SR Delémont | Jura | La Blancherie | 5,263 |
| FC Emmenbrücke | Lucerne | Stadion Gersag | 8,700 |
| FC Grenchen | Solothurn | Stadium Brühl | 15,100 |
| SC Kriens | Lucerne | Stadion Kleinfeld | 5,100 |
| Luzern U-21 | Lucerne | Swissporarena or Allmend Süd | 16,800 2,000 |
| FC Münsingen | Bern | Sportanlage Sandreutenen | 1,400 |
| SV Muttenz | Basel-Country | Sportplatz Margelacker | 3,200 |
| BSC Old Boys | Basel-City | Stadion Schützenmatte | 8,000 |
| FC Olten | Solothurn | Sportanlagen Kleinholz | 8,000 |
| FC Schötz | Lucerne | Sportplatz Wissenhusen | 1,750 |
| FC Solothurn | Solothurn | Stadion FC Solothurn | 6,750 |
| FC Wangen bei Olten | Solothurn | Sportplatz Chrüzmatt | 3,000 |
| SC Zofingen | Aargau | Sportanlagen Trinermatten | 2,000 |
| Zug 94 | Zug | Herti Allmend Stadion | 6,000 |

### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Basel U-21 | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 98 | 38 | +60 | 76 | Not eligible to Play-offs |
| 2 | SC Kriens | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 69 | 32 | +37 | 68 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 3 | FC Schötz | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 66 | 50 | +16 | 56 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 4 | FC Emmenbrücke | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 43 | |
| 5 | Luzern U-21 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 42 | |
| 6 | BSC Old Boys | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 42 | |
| 7 | SC Cham | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 42 | |
| 8 | FC Grenchen | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 41 | |
| 9 | FC Solothurn | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 40 | |
| 10 | SR Delémont | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 39 | |
| 11 | Zug 94 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 55 | 65 | −10 | 38 | |
| 12 | FC Münsingen | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 32 | |
| 13 | SC Zofingen | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 46 | 75 | −29 | 32 | |
| 14 | FC Wangen bei Olten | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 43 | 74 | −31 | 32 | |
| 15 | SV Muttenz | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 42 | 66 | −24 | 26 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 16 | FC Olten | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 31 | 67 | −36 | 23 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

## Group 3
### Teams

| Club | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Baden | Aargau | Esp Stadium | 7,000 |
| GC Biaschesi | Ticino | Campo Sportivo "Al Vallone" | 2,850 |
| FC Chiasso | Ticino | Stadio Comunale Riva IV | 4,000 |
| USV Eschen/Mauren | | Sportpark Eschen-Mauren | 6,000 |
| Grasshopper Club U-21 | Zürich | GC/Campus Niederhasli | 2,000 |
| SV Höngg | Zürich | Hönggerberg | 1,000 |
| FC Kreuzlingen | Thurgau | Sportplatz Hafenareal | 1,200 |
| FC Mendrisio | Ticino | Centro Sportivo Comunale | 4,000 |
| FC Rapperswil-Jona | St. Gallen | Stadion Grünfeld | 2,500 |
| FC Red Star Zürich | Zürich | Allmend Brunau | 2,000 |
| FC Schaffhausen | Schaffhausen | Stadion Breite | 7,300 |
| St. Gallen U-21 | St. Gallen | Espenmoos or Kybunpark | 3,000 19,264 |
| FC Tuggen | Schwyz | Linthstrasse | 2,800 |
| Winterthur U-21 | Zürich | Schützenwieseor Schützenwiese Sportplätze | 8,550 1,500 |
| SC YF Juventus | Zürich | Utogrund | 2,850 |
| Zürich U-21 | Zürich | Sportplatz Heerenschürli | 1,120 |

### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Chiasso | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 69 | 28 | +41 | 68 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 2 | FC Tuggen | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 70 | 35 | +35 | 62 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 3 | FC Rapperswil-Jona | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 63 | 35 | +28 | 61 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 4 | Zürich U-21 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 63 | 41 | +22 | 54 | |
| 5 | USV Eschen/Mauren | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 52 | |
| 6 | SV Höngg | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 44 | |
| 7 | FC Baden | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 43 | |
| 8 | SC YF Juventus | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 42 | |
| 9 | Grasshopper Club U-21 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 40 | * |
| 10 | St. Gallen U-21 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 51 | 60 | −9 | 35 | * |
| 11 | Winterthur U-21 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 34 | |
| 12 | FC Schaffhausen | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 34 | |
| 13 | GC Biaschesi | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 37 | 62 | −25 | 31 | |
| 14 | FC Mendrisio | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 30 | |
| 15 | FC Kreuzlingen | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 35 | 82 | −47 | 20 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 16 | FC Red Star Zürich | 30 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 66 | −38 | 13 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
Note: The game between Grasshopper Club Zurich U-21 and FC St. Gallen U-21 was abandoned while the score was still 0-0 due to fan riots and was not counted.

## Play-offs
### Qualification round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| ES FC Malley | 4:6 | FC Chiasso | 2:3 | 2:3 | 2./6. Juni 2009 |
| FC Rapperswil-Jona | 3:5 | SC Kriens | 1:2 | 2:3 | 3./6. Juni 2009 |
| FC Schötz | 3:1 | Étoile Carouge FC | 1:0 | 2:1 | 3./6. Juni 2009 |
| FC Le Mont | 4:1 | FC Tuggen | 4:1 | 0:0 | 3./6. Juni 2009 |

### Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| FC Chiasso | 2:3 | FC Le Mont | 2:0 | 0:3 | 10./13. Juni 2009 |
| SC Kriens | 6:2 | FC Schötz | 3:1 | 3:1 | 10./13. Juni 2009 |
SC Kriens and FC Le Mont are promoted to Challenge League.