# 2009–10 Swiss 1. Liga

The 2009–10 Swiss 1. Liga was the 78th season of this league and at this time the third tier of the Swiss football league system, the highest level of amateur football.

## Format

The 1. Liga in the 2010–11 season 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 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 Bavois | Vaud | Terrain des Peupliers | 1,000 |
| 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 |
| Grand-Lancy FC | Geneva | Stade de Marignac | 1,500 |
| 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 | Sion U-21 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 66 | 50 | +16 | 54 | Not eligible to Play-off |
| 2 | ES FC Malley | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 65 | 45 | +20 | 53 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 3 | CS Chênois | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 48 | |
| 4 | SC Düdingen | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 47 | |
| 5 | Étoile Carouge FC | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 60 | 54 | +6 | 46 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 6 | FC Martigny-Sports | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 46 | |
| 7 | FC Meyrin | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 64 | 51 | +13 | 45 | |
| 8 | FC Fribourg | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 44 | |
| 9 | FC Echallens | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 44 | |
| 10 | FC Naters | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 37 | |
| 11 | FC Baulmes | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 53 | 76 | −23 | 36 | |
| 12 | Young Boys U-21 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 34 | |
| 13 | Urania Genève Sport | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 49 | 62 | −13 | 34 | |
| 14 | Grand-Lancy FC | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 34 | |
| 15 | FC Bavois | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 32 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 16 | FC Bulle | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 28 | 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 |
| FC Breitenrain Bern | Bern | Spitalacker | 1,450 |
| SR Delémont | Jura | La Blancherie | 5,263 |
| Grasshopper Club U-21 | Zürich | GC/Campus Niederhasli | 2,000 |
| FC Grenchen | Solothurn | Stadium Brühl | 15,100 |
| SV Höngg | Zürich | Hönggerberg | 1,000 |
| FC Laufen | Basel-Country | Sportplatz Nau | 3,000 |
| 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 Schaffhausen | Schaffhausen | Stadion Breite | 7,300 |
| FC Solothurn | Solothurn | Stadion FC Solothurn | 6,750 |
| FC Wangen bei Olten | Solothurn | Sportplatz Chrüzmatt | 3,000 |
| Winterthur U-21 | Zürich | Schützenwiese or 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 | YF Juventus | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 52 | 33 | +19 | 58 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 2 | Basel U-21 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 76 | 46 | +30 | 57 | Not eligible to Play-off |
| 3 | Zürich U-21 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 57 | Not eligible to Play-off |
| 4 | SR Delémont | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 61 | 45 | +16 | 57 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 5 | FC Münsingen | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 46 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 6 | Grasshopper Club U-21 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 64 | 55 | +9 | 45 | |
| 7 | FC Grenchen | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 42 | |
| 8 | FC Breitenrain Bern | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 40 | |
| 9 | FC Laufen | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 49 | 59 | −10 | 34 | |
| 10 | BSC Old Boys | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 34 | |
| 11 | FC Solothurn | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 33 | |
| 12 | FC Wangen bei Olten | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 33 | |
| 13 | SV Muttenz | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 31 | |
| 14 | Winterthur U-21 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 73 | −29 | 31 | |
| 15 | FC Schaffhausen | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 64 | −26 | 30 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 16 | SV Höngg | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 49 | 66 | −17 | 27 | 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 |
| SC Cham | Zug | Stadion Eizmoos | 1,800 |
| FC Chiasso | Ticino | Stadio Comunale Riva IV | 4,000 |
| FC Chur 97 | Grisons | Ringstrasse | 2,820 |
| FC Emmenbrücke | Lucerne | Stadion Gersag | 8,700 |
| USV Eschen/Mauren | | Sportpark Eschen-Mauren | 6,000 |
| Lugano U-21 | Ticino | Cornaredo Stadium | 6,330 |
| Luzern U-21 | Lucerne | Swissporarena or Allmend Süd | 16,800 2,000 |
| FC Mendrisio | Ticino | Centro Sportivo Comunale | 4,000 |
| FC Rapperswil-Jona | St. Gallen | Stadion Grünfeld | 2,500 |
| FC Schötz | Lucerne | Sportplatz Wissenhusen | 1,750 |
| St. Gallen U-21 | St. Gallen | Espenmoos or Kybunpark | 3,000 19,264 |
| FC Tuggen | Schwyz | Linthstrasse | 2,800 |
| 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 | FC Chiasso | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 63 | 26 | +37 | 64 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 2 | FC Rapperswil-Jona | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 61 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 3 | FC Tuggen | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 69 | 48 | +21 | 51 | Play-off to Challenge League |
| 4 | FC Baden | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 59 | 34 | +25 | 49 | |
| 5 | Luzern U-21 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 46 | |
| 6 | Zug 94 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 44 | |
| 7 | FC Mendrisio | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 42 | |
| 8 | GC Biaschesi | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 41 | |
| 9 | USV Eschen/Mauren | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 40 | |
| 10 | St. Gallen U-21 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 48 | 59 | −11 | 38 | |
| 11 | SC Zofingen | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 37 | |
| 12 | Lugano U-21 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 36 | |
| 13 | FC Schötz | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 34 | |
| 14 | SC Cham | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 33 | Play-out against relegation |
| 15 | FC Emmenbrücke | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 33 | Play-out against relegation |
| 16 | FC Chur 97 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 32 | 64 | −32 | 26 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

## Promotion play-offs
### Qualifying Round

YF Juventus win 7–2 on aggregate.
Rapperswil-Jona win 8–2 on aggregate.
Delémont win 5–2 on aggregate.
Chiasso win 3–1 on aggregate.

### Final round

Delémont win 5–3 on aggregate and achieve peomotion.
Chiasso win 3–0 on aggregate and achieve peomotion. Chiasso are declaired 1. Liga champions.

### Play-out against relegation

FC Emmenbrücke is relegated to the 2. Liga Interregional.