# 1974–75 Swiss 1. Liga

The 1974–75 1. Liga was the 43rd 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 39 clubs in the 1. Liga. These were divided into three regional groups, each with 13 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 three group winners and the runners-up contested a play-off round to decide the two promotion slots. The last two placed teams in each group were directly relegated to the 2. Liga (fourth tier).

## Group West
### Teams

| Club | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| ASI Audax-Friul | Neuchâtel | Pierre-à-Bot | 1,700 |
| FC Bern | Bern | Stadion Neufeld | 14,000 |
| FC Boudry | Neuchâtel | Stade des Buchilles | 1,500 |
| FC Bulle | Fribourg | Stade de Bouleyres | 7,000 |
| FC Central Fribourg | Fribourg | Guintzet | 2,000 |
| FC Dürrenast | Bern | Stadion Lachen | 13,500 |
| FC Le Locle | Neuchâtel | Installation sportive - Jeanneret | 3,142 |
| FC Meyrin | Geneva | Stade des Arbères | 9,000 |
| FC Monthey | Valais | Stade Philippe Pottier | 1,800 |
| FC Montreux-Sports | Vaud | Stade de Chailly | 1,000 |
| FC Sierre | Valais | Complexe Ecossia | 2,000 |
| FC Stade Nyonnais | Vaud | Stade de Colovray | 7,200 |
| 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 | FC Bern | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 18 | +30 | 36 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | Central Fribourg | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 30 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Monthey | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 29 | |
| 4 | FC Dürrenast | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 34 | +15 | 26 | |
| 5 | FC Meyrin | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 26 | |
| 6 | FC Stade Nyonnais | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 25 | |
| 7 | FC Boudry | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 25 | |
| 8 | FC Le Locle | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 23 | |
| 9 | FC Bulle | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 54 | −14 | 21 | |
| 10 | ASI Audax-Friul | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 20 | |
| 11 | FC Montreux-Sports | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 19 | |
| 12 | FC Sierre | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 16 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 13 | Yverdon-Sport FC | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 45 | −22 | 16 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

## Group Central
### Teams

| Club | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| US Boncourt | Jura | Stade Communal Léon Burrus | 1,640 |
| FC Brunnen | Schwyz | Wintersried | 500 |
| SC Buochs | Nidwalden | Stadion Seefeld | 5,000 |
| FC Concordia Basel | Basel-City | Stadion Rankhof | 7,000 |
| SR Delémont | Jura | La Blancherie | 5,263 |
| FC Ebikon | Lucerne | Risch | 1,000 |
| FC Emmenbrücke | Lucerne | Stadion Gersag | 8,700 |
| SC Kleinhüningen | Basel-City | Sportplatz Schorenmatte | 300 |
| SC Kriens | Lucerne | Stadion Kleinfeld | 5,100 |
| FC Laufen | Basel-Country | Sportplatz Nau | 3,000 |
| FC Porrentruy | Jura | Stade du Tirage | 4,226 |
| FC Solothurn | Solothurn | Stadion FC Solothurn | 6,750 |
| SC 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 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 32 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Laufen | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 31 | Decider for play-off |
| 3 | SR Delémont | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 31 | Decider for play-off |
| 4 | FC Solothurn | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 29 | |
| 5 | US Boncourt | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 29 | |
| 6 | SC Buochs | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 25 | |
| 7 | FC Brunnen | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 22 | |
| 8 | SC Zug | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 22 | |
| 9 | FC Emmenbrücke | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 22 | |
| 10 | SC Kleinhüningen | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 22 | |
| 11 | FC Concordia Basel | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 21 | |
| 12 | FC Porrentruy | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 19 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 13 | FC Ebikon | 24 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 57 | −35 | 7 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Decider for second place

The decider match for second place was played on 1 June 1975 in Basel.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SR Delémont | 3–1 | FC Laufen |
SR Delémont win and advance to play-offs. FC Laufen remain in the division.

## Group South and East
### Teams

| Club | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Baden | Aargau | Esp Stadium | 7,000 |
| FC Blue Stars Zürich | Zürich | Hardhof | 1,000 |
| SC Brühl | St. Gallen | Paul-Grüninger-Stadion | 4,200 |
| FC Chur | Grisons | Ringstrasse | 2,820 |
| FC Frauenfeld | Thurgau | Kleine Allmend | 6,370 |
| FC Gossau | St. Gallen | Sportanlage Buechenwald | 3,500 |
| FC Locarno | Locarno, Ticino | Stadio comunale Lido | 5,000 |
| FC Red Star Zürich | Zürich | Allmend Brunau | 2,000 |
| FC Schaffhausen | Schaffhausen | Stadion Breite | 7,300 |
| FC Tössfeld | Zürich | Talgut | 1,000 |
| FC Uzwil | St. Gallen | Rüti | 1,000 |
| FC Wil | St. Gallen | Sportpark Bergholz | 6,048 |
| FC Young Fellows Zürich | Zürich | Utogrund | 2,850 |

### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Gossau | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 55 | 16 | +39 | 41 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Young Fellows Zürich | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 69 | 31 | +38 | 37 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Blue Stars Zürich | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 27 | |
| 4 | FC Chur | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 26 | |
| 5 | FC Frauenfeld | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 25 | |
| 6 | FC Baden | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 23 | |
| 7 | FC Locarno | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | SC Brühl | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 21 | |
| 9 | FC Schaffhausen | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 21 | |
| 10 | FC Red Star Zürich | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 21 | |
| 11 | FC Tössfeld | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 21 | |
| 12 | FC Wil | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 18 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 13 | FC Uzwil | 24 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 65 | −44 | 9 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

## Promotion play-off

The three group winners played a two legged tie against one of the runners-up to decide the three finalists. The games were played on 1, 5, 8 and 15 June.

### First round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Young Fellows Zürich | 2–2 | SC Kriens |
| SC Kriens | 0–2 | FC Young Fellows Zürich |
FC Young Fellows Zürich win 4–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Central Fribourg | 3–2 | FC Gossau |
| FC Gossau | 3–0 | Central Fribourg |
FC Gossau win 5–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SR Delémont | 0–1 | FC Bern |
| FC Bern | 2–0 | SR Delémont |
FC Bern win 3–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

### Final round

The three first round winners competed in a single round-robin to decide the two promotion slots. The games were played on 15, 22 and 29 June.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | GOS | YFJ | BER |
| 1 | FC Gossau | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 3 | — | — | 1–1 |
| 2 | FC Young Fellows Zürich | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 | 1–5 | — | — |
| 3 | FC Bern | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | — | 0–1 | — |
FC Gossau are 1. Liga champions, FC Young Fellows Zürich are runners-up and these two teams are promoted.

## Further in Swiss football

* 1974–75 Nationalliga A
* 1974–75 Nationalliga B
* 1974–75 Swiss Cup