2007–08 Swiss 1. Liga Explained

Competition:1. Liga
Season:20–
Promoted:Stade Nyonnais
Biel-Bienne
Relegated:Group 1:
Serrières
Bex
FC Savièse
Group 2:
SV Lyss
FC Laufen
Group 3:
Brugg
FC Küsnacht
Herisau
Prevseason:2006–07
Nextseason:2008–09

The 2007–08 Swiss 1. Liga was the 76th season of this league and at this time was the third tier of the Swiss football league system. The 1. Liga was the highest level of amateur football, although a number of teams had professional or semi-professional players in their ranks.

Format

There were 49 teams in this division this season, including eight U-21 teams which were the eldest youth teams of the professional clubs in the Super League and the Challenge League. The 1. Liga was divided into three regional groups, group 1 with 17 teams, group 2 and group 3 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 U-21 teams are not eligible for promotion. The last placed three teams in group 1 and the last two placed teams in the other two groups would be relegated. The third last team in group 2 and group 3 were to have a play-off, the loser of which would also be relegated.

Group 1

Teams

ClubCantonStadiumCapacity
FC BaulmesVaudStade Sous-Ville
FC BexVaudRelais
FC EchallensVaudSportplatz 3 Sapins
FC BulleFribourgStade de Bouleyres
Étoile Carouge FCGenevaStade de la Fontenette
SC DüdingenFribourgStadion Birchhölzli
FC FribourgFribourgStade Universitaire
FC La Tour/Le Pâquier[1] FribourgStade de Bouleyres
FC Martigny-SportsValaisStade d'Octodure
ES FC MalleyVaudCentre Sportif de la Tuilière
FC MeyrinGenevaStade des Arbères
FC NatersValaisSportanlage Stapfen
FC Stade NyonnaisVaudStade de Colovray
FC Savièse[2] ValaisStade St-Germain
FC SerrièresNeuchâtelPierre-à-Bot
Sion U-21ValaisStade de Tourbillon
Urania Genève SportGenevaStade de Frontenex

Final league table

Group 1

Teams

ClubCantonStadiumCapacity
Basel U-21Basel-CityStadion Rankhof or
Leichtathletik-Stadion St. Jakob

FC Biel-BienneBernTissot Arena
FC GrenchenSolothurnStadium Brühl
FC LaufenBasel-CountrySportplatz Nau
Luzern U-21LucerneSwissporarena or
Allmend Süd

SV Lyss[3] BernSportzentrum Grien
FC MünsingenBernSportanlage Sandreutenen
SV MuttenzBasel-CountrySportplatz Margelacker
BSC Old BoysBasel-CityStadion Schützenmatte
FC Olten[4] SolothurnSportanlagen Kleinholz
FC SchötzLucerneSportplatz Wissenhusen
FC SolothurnSolothurnStadion FC Solothurn
FC Wangen bei OltenSolothurnSportplatz Chrüzmatt
Young Boys U-21BernStadion Wankdorf or
Allmend Bern

SC ZofingenAargauSportanlagen Trinermatten
Zug 94ZugHerti Allmend Stadion

Final league table

Group 3

Teams

ClubCantonStadiumCapacity
FC BadenAargauEsp Stadium
GC BiaschesiTicinoCampo Sportivo "Al Vallone"
FC BruggAargauStadion Au
Grasshopper Club U-21ZürichGC/Campus Niederhasli
FC HerisauAppenzell AusserrhodenEbnet
FC KreuzlingenThurgauSportplatz Hafenareal
FC Küsnacht[5] ZürichSportanlage Heslibach
FC Mendrisio-StabioTicinoCentro Sportivo Comunale
FC Rapperswil-JonaSt. GallenStadion Grünfeld
FC Red Star ZürichZürichAllmend Brunau
FC SchaffhausenSchaffhausenStadion Breite
St. Gallen U-21St. GallenEspenmoos or
Kybunpark

FC TuggenSchwyzLinthstrasse
Winterthur U-21ZürichSchützenwieseor
Schützenwiese Sportplätze

SC YF JuventusZürichUtogrund
Zürich U-21ZürichSportplatz Heerenschürli

Final league table

Promotion play-off

Qualification round

|}Nyonnais win on away goals

Finals

|}Biel-Bienne win on away goals
Stade Nyonnais (declared champion) and Biel-Bienne are promoted to 2008–09 Challenge League.

Relegation play-out

The play-out was one match only and played at Sportplatz Wissenhusen in Schötz.|}FC Brugg is relegated

See also

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: (red) . 2023 . FC La Tour/Le Pâquier . aff-ffv.ch . de . 2023-11-16.
  2. Web site: (red) . 2023 . FC Savièse . avf-wfv.ch . de . 2023-11-16.
  3. Web site: (red) . 2023 . SV Lyss . fvbj-afbj.ch . de . 2023-11-16.
  4. Web site: (red) . 2023 . FC Olten . sofv.ch . de . 2023-11-16.
  5. Web site: (red) . 2023 . FC Küsnacht . fvrz.ch . de . 2023-11-16.