# 1983–84 Swiss 1. Liga

The 1983–84 Swiss 1. Liga was the 52nd 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 Boudry | Neuchâtel | Stade des Buchilles | 1,500 |
| Étoile Carouge FC | Geneva | Stade de la Fontenette | 3,690 |
| FC Fétigny | Fribourg | Stade Communal - Fétigny | 500 |
| 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 Raron | Valais | Sportplatz Rhoneglut | 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 Nyonnais | Vaud | Stade de Colovray | 7,200 |
| FC Stade Payerne | Vaud | Stade Municipal | 1,100 |
| Yverdon-Sport FC | Vaud | Stade Municipal | 6,600 |

### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Etoile Carouge FC | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 25 | +33 | 37 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | Yverdon-Sport FC | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 61 | 34 | +27 | 36 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Leytron | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 35 | |
| 4 | FC Montreux-Sports | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 32 | |
| 5 | ES FC Malley | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 29 | |
| 6 | FC Renens | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 27 | |
| 7 | FC Saint-Jean GE | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 26 | |
| 8 | FC Stade Lausanne | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 25 | |
| 9 | FC Fétigny | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 24 | |
| 10 | FC Savièse | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 54 | 62 | −8 | 24 | |
| 11 | FC Stade Payerne | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 24 | |
| 12 | FC Raron | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 20 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Boudry | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 52 | −24 | 17 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Stade Nyonnais | 26 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 33 | 70 | −37 | 8 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

## Group 2
### Teams

| Club | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Allschwil | Basel-Country | Im Brüel, Allschwil | 1,700 |
| FC Aurore Bienne | Bern | Tilleul-Linde | 1,000 |
| FC Bern | Bern | Stadion Neufeld | 14,000 |
| FC Breitenbach | Solothurn | Grien | 2,000 |
| US Boncourt | Jura | Stade Communal Léon Burrus | 1,640 |
| 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 Le Locle | Neuchâtel | Installation sportive - Jeanneret | 3,142 |
| FC Lengnau | Bern | Moos Lengnau BE | 3,900 |
| BSC Old Boys | Basel-Stadt | Stadion Schützenmatte | 8,000 |
| 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 Köniz | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 37 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Breitenbach | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 31 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Concordia Basel | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 30 | |
| 4 | FC Lengnau | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 29 | |
| 5 | SR Delémont | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 28 | |
| 6 | US Boncourt | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 26 | |
| 7 | FC Bern | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 26 | |
| 8 | BSC Old Boys | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 25 | |
| 9 | SC Burgdorf | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 25 | |
| 10 | FC Thun | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 25 | |
| 11 | FC Le Locle | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 25 | |
| 12 | FC Solothurn | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 25 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Allschwil | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 21 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Aurore Bienne | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 52 | −34 | 11 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

## Group 3
### Teams

| Club | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Bremgarten | Aargau | Bärenmatt | 2,000 |
| FC Brugg | Aargau | Stadion Au | 3,300 |
| SC Buochs | Nidwalden | Stadion Seefeld | 5,000 |
| SC Emmen | Lucerne | Sportanlage Feldbreite | 500 |
| 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 Oberentfelden | Aargau | Schützenrain | 1,500 |
| FC Olten | Solothurn | Sportanlagen Kleinholz | 8,000 |
| SC Reiden | Lucerne | Kleinfeld | 1,000 |
| FC Sursee | Lucerne | Stadion Schlottermilch | 3,500 |
| FC Suhr | Aargau | Hofstattmatten | 2,000 |
| 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 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 70 | 29 | +41 | 37 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Zug | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 58 | 22 | +36 | 37 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Olten | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 33 | |
| 4 | FC Suhr | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 31 | |
| 5 | FC Emmenbrücke | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 30 | |
| 6 | FC Klus-Balsthal | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 29 | |
| 7 | FC Bremgarten | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 27 | |
| 8 | FC Ibach | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 23 | |
| 9 | SC Reiden | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 23 | |
| 10 | FC Sursee | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 23 | |
| 11 | SC Buochs | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 22 | |
| 12 | FC Brugg | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 22 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Emmen | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 18 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Oberentfelden | 26 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 63 | −44 | 9 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

## Group 4
### Teams

| Club | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Altstätten (St. Gallen) | St. Gallen | Grüntal Altstätten | 1,000 |
| FC Balzers | Liechtenstein | Sportplatz Rheinau | 2,000 |
| 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 Kreuzlingen | Thurgau | Sportplatz Hafenareal | 1,200 |
| FC Küsnacht | Zürich | Sportanlage Heslibach | 2,300 |
| FC Rorschach | Schwyz | Sportplatz Kellen | 1,000 |
| FC Rüti | Zürich | Schützenwiese | 1,200 |
| FC Schaffhausen | Schaffhausen | Berformance Arena Schaffhausen | 8,200 |
| FC Turicum | Zürich | Hardhof | 1,000 |
| FC Uzwil | St. Gallen | Rüti | 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 Schaffhausen | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 60 | 25 | +35 | 41 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Vaduz | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 54 | 36 | +18 | 35 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Kreuzlingen | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 33 | |
| 4 | FC Rüti | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 33 | |
| 5 | FC Brüttisellen | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 32 | |
| 6 | FC Altstätten (St. Gallen) | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 26 | |
| 7 | FC Dübendorf | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 26 | |
| 8 | FC Einsiedeln | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 26 | |
| 9 | FC Frauenfeld | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 24 | |
| 10 | FC Turicum | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 21 | |
| 11 | FC Küsnacht | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 18 | |
| 12 | FC Rorschach | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 18 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Balzers | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 17 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Uzwil | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 56 | −23 | 14 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

## Promotion play-off
### Qualification round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SC Kriens | 2–3 | Yverdon-Sport FC |
| Yverdon-Sport FC | 1–1 | SC Kriens |
Yverdon-Sport FC win 4–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Köniz | 2–3 | FC Zug |
| FC Zug | 3–2 | FC Köniz |
FC Zug win 6–4 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Breitenbach | 1–0 | FC Schaffhausen |
| FC Schaffhausen | 7–0 | FC Breitenbach |
FC Schaffhausen win 7–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Vaduz | 1–2 | Etoile Carouge FC |
| Etoile Carouge FC | 1–0 | FC Vaduz |
Etoile Carouge FC win 3–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

### Final round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Schaffhausen | 2–1 | FC Zug |
| FC Zug | 1–3 | FC Schaffhausen |
FC Schaffhausen win 5–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1984–85 Nationalliga B.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Etoile Carouge FC | 1–0 | Yverdon-Sport FC |
| Yverdon-Sport FC | 2–1 | Etoile Carouge FC |
Etoile Carouge FC win on away goals and are promoted to 1984–85 Nationalliga B.

### Decider for third place

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Zug | 1–1 | Yverdon-Sport FC |
| Yverdon-Sport FC | 2–1 a.e.t. | FC Zug |
Yverdon-Sport FC win 3–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1984–85 Nationalliga B. FC Zug remain in 1. Liga.

### Decider for 1. Liga championship

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Schaffhausen | 1–0 | Etoile Carouge FC |
FC Schaffhausen win and are 1. Liga champions.

## Relegation play-out
### First round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Raron | 1–6 | FC Solothurn |
FC Raron continue to the final.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Brugg | 1–0 | FC Rorschach |
FC Rorschach continue to the final.

### Final round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Raron | 1–1 | FC Rorschach |
| FC Rorschach | 2–0 | FC Raron |
FC Rorschach win 3–1 on aggregate and remain in division. FC Raron are relegated to 2. Liga.

## Further in Swiss football

* 1983–84 Nationalliga A
* 1983–84 Nationalliga B
* 1983–84 Swiss Cup