2014–15 Swiss Promotion League Explained

Competition:Promotion League
Season:2014–15
Winners:Neuchâtel Xamax
Promoted:Neuchâtel Xamax
Prevseason:2013–14
Nextseason:2015–16

The 2014–15 Promotion League season is the third season of this league which had previously been called 1. Liga Promotion prior to this season but now underwent a name change.[1] The Promotion League is the third highest level in the Swiss football league system, behind the Super League and the Challenge League.

The season started in August 2014 and was concluded in 28 May 2015. The league was won by Neuchâtel Xamax who was promoted to the Challenge League while FC Locarno and SR Delémont were relegated to the 1. Liga Classic.[2]

Teams

In the previous season FC Le Mont had been division champions and were promoted to the 2014–15 Challenge League. SC Kriens and AC Bellinzona had ended the season in the two last positions and were therefore relegated. Thus the 2014–15 season saw three new clubs join the division, FC Rapperswil-Jona and Neuchâtel Xamax, had both been promoted from the 1. Liga Classic, while FC Locarno had suffered relegation from the Challenge League.

ClubCantonStadiumCapacity
Basel U-21Basel-CityStadion Rankhof or
Youth Campus Basel

FC Breitenrain BernBernSpitalacker
SC BrühlSt. GallenPaul-Grüninger-Stadion
SR DelémontJuraLa Blancherie
Étoile Carouge FCGenevaStade de la Fontenette
FC KönizBernSportplatz Liebefeld-Hessgut
FC LocarnoTicinoStadio del Lido
Neuchâtel XamaxNeuchâtelStade de la Maladière
BSC Old BoysBasel-CityStadion Schützenmatte
FC Rapperswil-JonaSt. GallenStadion Grünfeld
Sion U-21ValaisStade de Tourbillon
St. Gallen U-21St. GallenEspenmoos or
Kybunpark

FC Stade NyonnaisVaudStade de Colovray
FC TuggenSchwyzLinthstrasse
SC YF JuventusZürichUtogrund
Zürich U-21ZürichSportplatz Heerenschürli

1. Liga Classic promotion round

The best eight teams of the three divisions of the 1. Liga Classic competed for two spots in the 2016–17 1. Liga Promotion:[3]

Semi-finals
  • Finals
  • External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: (si) . 28 October 2013 . Promotion League: Neuer Name . Walliser Bote . de-ch . Promotion League: New name . 2023-11-16.
    2. Web site: Schweiz » Promotion League 2014/2015 » 30. Spieltag. weltfussball.de. Weltfussball. 7 June 2016. German.
    3. Web site: 1. Liga Classic Final Stages. soccerway.com. 4 June 2016.