| Competition: | 1. Liga |
| Season: | 1968–69 |
| Winners: | 1. Liga champions: FC Martigny-Sports Group West: FC Martigny-Sports Group Cenral: FC Langenthal Group South and East: FC Frauenfeld |
| Promoted: | FC Martigny-Sports FC Langenthal |
| Relegated: | Group West: FC Fontainemelon FC Stade Lausanne Group Central: FC Trimbach BSC Old Boys Group South and East: FC Blue Stars Zürich FC Schaffhausen |
| Matches: | 3 times 156 and 4 deciders plus 12 play-offs |
| Prevseason: | 1967–68 |
| Nextseason: | 1969–70 |
The 1968–69 1. Liga season was the 37th season of the 1. Liga 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.
There were 39 teams competing in the 1. Liga 1968–69 season. They were divided into three regional groups, each group 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 three runners-up then contested a play-off round to decide the two promotion slots. The last two placed teams in each group were relegated to the 2. Liga (fourth tier).
| Club | Based in | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Campagnes GE | Geneva | |||
| FC Cantonal Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel | Stade de la Maladière | ||
| CS Chênois | Thônex | Stade des Trois-Chêne | ||
| FC Fontainemelon[1] [2] | Neuchâtel | Centre Sportif Fontainemelon | ||
| FC Le Locle[3] | Le Locle | Installation sportive - Jeanneret | ||
| FC Martigny-Sports | Martigny | Stade d'Octodure | ||
| FC Meyrin | Meyrin | Stade des Arbères | ||
| FC Monthey | Monthey | Stade Philippe Pottier | ||
| FC Moutier[4] | Moutier | Stade de Chalière | ||
| FC Stade Lausanne | Ouchy, Lausanne | Centre sportif de Vidy | ||
| FC Stade Nyonnais | Nyon | Stade de Colovray | ||
| Vevey Sports | Vevey | Stade de Copet | ||
| Yverdon-Sport FC | Yverdon-les-Bains | Stade Municipal | ||
The decider match for second place was played on 2 June 1969 in Martigny FC Monthey won and advanced to play-offs. Vevey-Sports remain in the division.
FC Stade Nyonnais won remain in the division. The match Fontainemelon against Lausanne was not played. Both teams were relegated to 2. Liga Interregional.[5]
| Club | Based in | Canton | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Bern | Bern | Stadion Neufeld | |||
| FC Breite Basel[6] | Basel | Stadion Schützenmatte / Landhof | / | ||
| FC Breitenbach[7] | Breitenbach | Grien | |||
| SC Burgdorf[8] | Burgdorf | Stadion Neumatt | |||
| FC Concordia Basel | Basel | Stadion Rankhof | |||
| FC Dürrenast[9] | Thun | Stadion Lachen | |||
| FC Langenthal[10] | Langenthal | Rankmatte | |||
| FC Minerva Bern | Bern | Spitalacker | |||
| FC Nordstern Basel | Basel | Rankhof | |||
| BSC Old Boys | Basel | Stadion Schützenmatte | |||
| FC Porrentruy[11] | Porrentruy | Stade du Tirage | |||
| FC Trimbach | [12] | Trimbach | Sportanlage Leinfeld | ||
| SC Zofingen | Zofingen | Sportanlagen Trinermatten | |||
| Club | Based in | Canton | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Amriswil[13] | Amriswil | Tellenfeld | |||
| FC Blue Stars Zürich[14] | Zürich | Hardhof | |||
| SC Buochs | Buochs | Stadion Seefeld | |||
| FC Emmenbrücke | Emmen | Stadion Gersag | |||
| FC Frauenfeld | Frauenfeld | Kleine Allmend | |||
| FC Küsnacht[15] | Küsnacht | Sportanlage Heslibach | |||
| FC Locarno | Locarno | ||||
| FC Oerlikon/Polizei ZH[16] | Oerlikon (Zürich) | Sportanlage Neudorf | |||
| FC Red Star Zürich | Zürich | Allmend Brunau | |||
| FC Schaffhausen | Schaffhausen | Stadion Breite | |||
| FC Uster | [17] | Uster | Sportanlage Buchholz | ||
| FC Vaduz | Vaduz | Liechtenstein | Rheinpark Stadion | ||
| SC Zug | Zug | Herti Allmend Stadion | |||
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 8 and 15 June 1969.
FC Martigny-Sports won 3–2 on aggregate and continued to the finals. 3–3 on aggregate. Both teams continued to the finals. FC Frauenfeld win 2–1 on aggregate and continued to the finals.
The finals were played on 22 and 29 June 1969. FC Martigny-Sports win 3–1 on aggregate, are declaired as 1. champions and are promoted to 1969–70 Nationalliga B. FC Langenthal win 5–3 on aggregate and are promoted to 1969–70 Nationalliga B.