# 1990–91 Swiss 1. Liga

The 1990–91 Swiss 1. Liga was the 59th 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 then contested a play-off for the three promotion slots. The two last placed teams in each group were directly relegated to the 2. Liga (fourth tier). The four third-last placed teams would compete a play-out against the ninth relegation spot.

## Group 1
### Teams

| Club | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Aigle | Vaud | Les Glariers | 1,000 |
| FC Châtel-Saint-Denis | Fribourg | Stade du Lussy - Châtel-St-Denis | 1,000 |
| FC Collex-Bossy | Geneva | Stade Marc Burdet | 1,000 |
| Concordia/Folgore Lausanne | Vaud | Centre Sportif de la Tuilière | 1,000 |
| FC Echallens | Vaud | Sportplatz 3 Sapins | 2,000 |
| FC Fully | Valais | Stade de Charnot | 1,000 |
| FC Jorat-Mezieres | Vaud | En Pré l'Etang | 1,000 |
| FC Martigny-Sports | Valais | Stade d'Octodure | 2,500 |
| FC Monthey | Valais | Stade Philippe Pottier | 1,800 |
| FC Raron | Valais | Sportplatz Rhoneglut | 1,000 |
| FC Renens | Waadt | Zone sportive du Censuy | 2,300 |
| FC Savièse | Valais | Stade St-Germain | 2,000 |
| FC Versoix | Geneva | Centre sportif de la Bécassière | 1,000 |
| Vevey Sports | Vaud | Stade de Copet | 4,000 |

### Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Martigny-Sports | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 66 | 39 | +27 | 37 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Châtel-Saint-Denis | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 53 | 24 | +29 | 36 | To decider for second place |
| 3 | FC Monthey | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 57 | 26 | +31 | 36 | To decider for second place |
| 4 | FC Savièse | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 41 | +10 | 31 | |
| 5 | FC Fully | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 28 | |
| 6 | FC Echallens | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 25 | |
| 7 | FC Versoix | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 25 | |
| 8 | FC Collex-Bossy | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 24 | |
| 9 | FC Renens | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 24 | |
| 10 | FC Aigle | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 24 | |
| 11 | FC Raron | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 23 | |
| 12 | Concordia/Folgore Lausanne | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 21 | Decider for twelfth place |
| 13 | Vevey Sports | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 21 | Decider for twelfth place |
| 14 | FC Jorat-Mezieres | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 26 | 84 | −58 | 9 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Decider for second place

The decider was played on 21 May in Montreux
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Monthey | 0–1 | FC Châtel-Saint-Denis |
FC Châtel-Saint-Denis win and advance to play-offs.

### Decider for twelfth place

The decider was played on 21 May in Renens
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Concordia/Folgore Lausanne | 1–0 | Vevey Sports |
Concordia/Folgore Lausanne win and advance to play-outs. Vevey Sports are relegation to 2. Liga Interregional

## Group 2
### Teams

| Club | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Bern | Bern | Stadion Neufeld | 14,000 |
| FC Beauregard Fribourg | Fribourg | Guintzet | 2,000 |
| FC Breitenbach | Solothurn | Grien | 2,000 |
| SC Bümpliz 78 | Bern | Bodenweid | 4,000 |
| FC Colombier | Neuchâtel | Stade des Chézards | 2,500 |
| SR Delémont | Jura | La Blancherie | 5,263 |
| FC Domdidier | Fribourg | Terrains de football, Domdidier | 1,000 |
| FC Laufen | Basel-Country | Sportplatz Nau | 3,000 |
| FC Lerchenfeld | canton of Bern | Sportanlagen Waldeck | 2,400 |
| FC Le Locle | Neuchâtel | Installation sportive - Jeanneret | 3,142 |
| SV Lyss | Bern | Sportzentrum Grien | 2,000 |
| FC Moutier | Bern | Stade de Chalière | 5,000 |
| FC Münsingen | Bern | Sportanlage Sandreutenen | 1,400 |
| 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 Colombier | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 63 | 23 | +40 | 40 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | SR Delémont | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 68 | 26 | +42 | 39 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Münsingen | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 29 | |
| 4 | FC Laufen | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 29 | |
| 5 | SV Lyss | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 28 | |
| 6 | SC Bümpliz 78] | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 28 | |
| 7 | FC Lerchenfeld | 26 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 27 | |
| 8 | FC Moutier | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 24 | |
| 9 | FC Domdidier | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 24 | |
| 10 | FC Bern | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 23 | |
| 11 | FC Thun | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 23 | |
| 12 | FC Beauregard Fribourg | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 23 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Le Locle | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 20 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Breitenbach | 26 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 27 | 95 | −68 | 7 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

## Group 3
### Teams

| Club | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Altstetten (Zürich) | Zürich | Buchlern | 1,000 |
| FC Ascona | Ticino | Stadio Comunale Ascona | 1,400 |
| FC Brugg | Aargau | Stadion Au | 3,300 |
| SC Buochs | Nidwalden | Stadion Seefeld | 5,000 |
| FC Klus-Balsthal | Solothurn | Sportplatz Moos | 4,000 |
| FC Mendrisio | Ticino | Centro Sportivo Comunale | 4,000 |
| FC Nordstern Basel | Basel-Stadt | Rankhof | 7,600 |
| FC Pratteln | Basel-Country | In den Sandgruben | 5,000 |
| FC Riehen | Basel-City | Sportplatz Grendelmatte | 2,500 |
| FC Solothurn | Solothurn | Stadion FC Solothurn | 6,750 |
| FC Suhr | Aargau | Hofstattmatten | 2,000 |
| FC Sursee | Lucerne | Stadion Schlottermilch | 3,500 |
| FC Tresa/Monteggio | Ticino | Centro Sportivo Passera | 1,280 |
| 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 | FC Solothurn | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 48 | 23 | +25 | 36 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | FC Pratteln | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 34 | To decider for second place |
| 3 | SC Buochs | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 34 | To decider for second place |
| 4 | FC Riehen | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 33 | |
| 5 | FC Mendrisio | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 29 | |
| 6 | FC Klus-Balsthal | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 27 | |
| 7 | FC Sursee | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 26 | |
| 8 | FC Ascona | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 26 | |
| 9 | FC Altstetten (Zürich) | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 26 | |
| 10 | FC Tresa/Monteggio | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 23 | |
| 11 | FC Zug | 26 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 23 | |
| 12 | FC Suhr | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 19 | Play-out against relegation |
| 13 | FC Brugg | 26 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 39 | −23 | 14 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |
| 14 | FC Nordstern Basel | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 60 | −30 | 14 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Decider for second place

The decider was played on 21 May 1991 at the Stadion Schlottermilch in Sursee
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SC Buochs | 0–3 | FC Pratteln |
FC Pratteln win and advance to play-offs.

## Group 4
### Teams

| Club | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Altstätten (St. Gallen) | St. Gallen | Grüntal Altstätten | 1,000 |
| FC Balzers | Liechtenstein | Sportplatz Rheinau | 2,000 |
| SC Brühl | St. Gallen | Paul-Grüninger-Stadion | 4,200 |
| FC Brüttisellen | Zürich | Lindenbuck | 1,000 |
| FC Einsiedeln | Schwyz | Rappenmöösli | 1,300 |
| FC Frauenfeld | Thurgau | Kleine Allmend | 6,370 |
| FC Herisau | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | Ebnet | 2,000 |
| FC Kilchberg | Zürich | Hochweid | 1,000 |
| FC Kreuzlingen | Thurgau | Sportplatz Hafenareal | 1,200 |
| FC Red Star Zürich | Zürich | Allmend Brunau | 2,000 |
| FC Rorschach | Schwyz | Sportplatz Kellen | 1,000 |
| FC Tuggen | Schwyz | Linthstrasse | 2,800 |
| SC Veltheim | Aargau | Sportanlage Flüeli | 2,000 |
| 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 Brüttisellen | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 55 | 18 | +37 | 40 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 2 | SC Brühl | 26 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 39 | 14 | +25 | 40 | Play-off to Nationalliga B |
| 3 | FC Young Fellows Zürich | 26 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 32 | |
| 4 | FC Rorschach | 26 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 32 | |
| 5 | FC Red Star Zürich | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 30 | |
| 6 | FC Tuggen | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 28 | |
| 7 | FC Herisau | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 28 | |
| 8 | FC Frauenfeld | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 28 | |
| 9 | FC Kreuzlingen | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 35 | 53 | −18 | 21 | |
| 10 | FC Altstätten (St. Gallen) | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 20 | |
| 11 | FC Balzers | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 20 | |
| 12 | SC Veltheim | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 45 | −18 | 18 | Decider for twelfth place |
| 13 | FC Einsiedeln | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 18 | Decider for twelfth place |
| 14 | FC Kilchberg | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 52 | −32 | 9 | Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional |

### Decider for twelfth place

The decider was played on 21 May in Altstetten (Zürich)
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Einsiedeln | 1–2 | SC Veltheim |
SC Veltheim win and advance to play-outs. FC Einsiedeln are relegation to 2. Liga Interregional

## Promotion play-off
### Qualification round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Pratteln | 2–0 | FC Brüttisellen |
| FC Brüttisellen | 3–0 | FC Pratteln |
FC Brüttisellen win 3–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SC Brühl | 0–0 | FC Solothurn |
| FC Solothurn | 0–1 | SC Brühl |
SC Brühl win 1–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SR Delémont | 5–0 | FC Martigny-Sports |
| FC Martigny-Sports | 2–3 | SR Delémont |
SR Delémont win 8–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Châtel-Saint-Denis | 3–1 | FC Colombier |
| FC Colombier | 1–2 | FC Châtel-Saint-Denis |
FC Châtel-Saint-Denis win 5–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

### Final round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SC Brühl | 0–1 | FC Châtel-Saint-Denis |
| FC Châtel-Saint-Denis | 1–1 | SC Brühl |
FC Châtel-Saint-Denis win 2–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1991–92 Nationalliga B.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Brüttisellen | 1–5 | SR Delémont |
| SR Delémont | 3–0 | FC Brüttisellen |
SR Delémont win 8–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1991–92 Nationalliga B.

### Play-off for third place

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Brüttisellen | 0–0 a.e.t. 5–3 pen. | SC Brühl |
FC Brüttisellen win after penalty shoot-out and are promoted to 1991–92 Nationalliga B.

## Relegation play-out
### First round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Concordia/Folgore Lausanne | 2–2 a.e.t. 3–1 pen. | FC Beauregard Fribourg |
Concordia/Folgore Lausanne win after penalty shoot-out. FC Beauregard Fribourg continue to the final.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| SC Veltheim | 1–1 a.e.t. 0–3 pen. | FC Suhr |
FC Suhr win after penalty shoot-out. SC Veltheim continue to the final.

### Final round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| FC Beauregard Fribourg | 2–2 | SC Veltheim |
| SC Veltheim | 2–1 | FC Beauregard Fribourg |
SC Veltheim win 4–3 on aggregate. FC Beauregard Fribourg are relegated to 2. Liga.

## Further in Swiss football

* 1990–91 Nationalliga A
* 1990–91 Nationalliga B
* 1990–91 Swiss Cup