1942–43 Swiss 1. Liga

1. Liga
Season1942–43
Champions1. Liga champions:
La Chaux-de-Fonds
Group West winners:
La Chaux-de-Fonds
Group East winners:
Bellinzona
PromotedLa Chaux-de-Fonds
RelegatedGroup West:
Dopolavoro Genève
Monthey
Group East:
Blue Stars
Matches played156 (West), 132 (East)
1 decider
plus 2 play-offs and 3 play-outs

The 1942–43 1. Liga season was the 11th season of the 1. Liga since its creation in 1931. At this time, the 1. Liga was the second-tier of the Swiss football league system.

Overview

Preamble

In Switzerland during the second world war period, sport became an integral part of the "spiritual national defense". This was a political and cultural movement that had already become increasingly important during the late 1930s. Politicians, intellectuals and media professionals had increasingly called for measures to strengthen Switzerland's basic cultural values. Since the Nationalliga games were also considered to be one of the activities that seemed important for maintaining the morale of the population, the military authorities put considerably fewer obstacles in the way of the top players and leading clubs as they had during the previous World War. However, in 1941, the "Lex Zumbühl", named after the Swiss Football Association (ASF/SFV) president, formally banned professional football players. In addition to this, the number of foreign players allowed to play had been reduced from three to one per team.[1]

Format

There were 25 clubs competing in the 1. Liga this season. The teams were divided into two regional groups, the eastern group with 12 teams, the western 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 and one point was awarded for a draw. The two group winners then contested a play-off to decide the 1. Liga championship and promotion to the top-tier. The last placed team in each group were directly relegated to the 2. Liga (third tier) and the two second last teams played a play-out against the third and final relegation slot.

Group West

Teams, locations

Club Based in Canton Stadium Capacity
US Bienne-Boujean Biel/Bienne Bern
CA Genève Geneva Geneva
SC Derendingen[2] Derendingen Solothurn Heidenegg 1,500
Dopolavoro Genève Genève Geneva
FC Étoile-Sporting[3] La Chaux-de-Fonds Neuchâtel Les Foulets / Terrain des Eplatures 1,000 / 500
FC Fribourg Fribourg Fribourg Stade Universitaire 9,000
FC La Chaux-de-Fonds La Chaux-de-Fonds Neuchâtel Centre Sportif de la Charrière 10,000
FC Monthey Monthey Valais Stade Philippe Pottier 1,800
FC Montreux-Sports Montreux Vaud Stade de Chailly 1,000
FC Renens[4] Renens Vaud Zone sportive du Censuy 2,300
FC Solothurn Solothurn Solothurn Stadion FC Solothurn 6,750
Urania Genève Sport Genève Geneva Stade de Frontenex 4,000
Vevey Sports Vevey Vaud Stade de Copet 4,000

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 24 21 2 1 92 17 +75 44 To promotion play-off
2 Urania Genève Sport 24 16 4 4 65 25 +40 36
3 SC Derendingen 24 13 5 6 60 37 +23 31
4 FC Étoile-Sporting 24 12 5 7 62 43 +19 29
5 FC Renens 24 10 5 9 46 44 +2 25
6 FC Fribourg 24 9 5 10 34 39 −5 23
7 Vevey Sports 24 9 4 11 53 53 0 22
8 FC Montreux-Sports 24 8 4 12 41 52 −11 20
9 US Bienne-Boujean 24 7 4 13 38 51 −13 18
10 CA Genève 24 8 2 14 30 68 −38 18
11 FC Solothurn 24 6 5 13 33 54 −21 17
12 FC Monthey 24 5 5 14 34 69 −35 15 Play-out against relegation
13 Dopolavoro Genève[5] 24 5 4 15 26 62 −36 14 Relegation to 2. Liga
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Group East

Teams, locations

Club Based in Canton Stadium Capacity
FC Aarau Aarau Aargau Stadion Brügglifeld 9,240
AC Bellinzona Bellinzona Ticino Stadio Comunale Bellinzona 5,000
FC Bern Bern Bern Stadion Neufeld 14,000
FC Birsfelden[6] Birsfelden Basel-Landschaft Sternenfeld 9,400
FC Blue Stars Zürich[7] Zürich Zürich Hardhof 1,000
SC Brühl St. Gallen St. Gallen Paul-Grüninger-Stadion 4,200
FC Chiasso Chiasso Ticino Stadio Comunale Riva IV 4,000
FC Concordia Basel Basel Basel-Stadt Stadion Rankhof 7,000
FC Helvetia Bern[8] Bern Bern Spitalacker, Bern 1,000
FC Locarno Locarno Ticino Stadio comunale Lido 5,000
US Pro Daro[9] Bellinzona Ticino Campo Geretta / Stadio Comunale Bellinzona 500 / 5,000
SC Zug Zug Zug Herti Allmend Stadion 6,000

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 AC Bellinzona 22 16 2 4 51 21 +30 34 To promotion play-off
2 FC Bern 22 15 0 7 63 28 +35 30
3 SC Zug 22 9 5 8 37 28 +9 23
4 SC Brühl 22 10 3 9 34 28 +6 23
5 FC Locarno 22 10 2 10 33 42 −9 22
6 US Pro Daro 22 8 6 8 27 37 −10 22
7 FC Chiasso 22 9 2 11 36 42 −6 20
8 FC Birsfelden 22 7 6 9 24 38 −14 20
9 FC Aarau 22 8 2 12 34 41 −7 18
10 FC Helvetia Bern 22 5 8 9 32 45 −13 18
11 FC Concordia Basel 22 7 3 12 33 41 −8 17 To decider for eleventh place
12 FC Blue Stars Zürich 22 7 3 12 29 42 −13 17
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Decider for eleventh place

The decider was played on 18 July.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Concordia 2–1 Blue Stars

Concordia won and continued in the play-outs. Blue Stars were relegated directly to 2. Liga Interregional.[5]

Promotion, relegation

The two group winners played a two legged tie for the title of 1. Liga champions and for promotion to the 1943–44 Nationalliga. The games were played on 6 and 20 June 1943.

Promotion play-off

Team 1  Score  Team 2
La Chaux-de-Fonds 1–1 Bellinzona
Bellinzona 1–2 La Chaux-de-Fonds

La Chaux-de-Fonds won the championship title and were promoted to the top-tier. Bellinzona remained in the division for the next season.[5]

Relegation play-out

The two second last placed teams from each group played a two legged tie to decide the third and last relegation slot. The games were played on 25 July and 1 August 1943.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Concordia 1–1 Monthey
Monthey 0–0 Concordia

The teams were equal, two draws each and a replay was required. This was played on 8 August at the Stadion Neufeld in Bern.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Concordia 1–0 Monthey

Concordia won and remained in the division for the next season. Monthey were relegated to 2. Liga.[5]

Further in Swiss football

References

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  2. ^ (red) Solothurner Fussballverband (2024). "SC Derendingen" (in German). Solothurner Fussballverband - sofv.ch. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  3. ^ (red) Association neuchâteloise de football (2024). "FC Étoile-Sporting'" (in French). Association neuchâteloise de football. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
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  7. ^ (red) Fussballverband Region Zürich (2024). "FC Blue Stars Zürich" (in German). Fussballverband Region Zürich. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  8. ^ (red) dbFCZ (2024). "FC Helvetia Bern" (in German). dbFCZ.ch. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  9. ^ (red) Federazione ticinese di calcio (2023). "US Pro Daro" (in Italian). Federazione ticinese di calcio. Retrieved 2024-11-16.

Sources

Preceded by
1941–42 		Seasons in
Swiss 1. Liga 		Succeeded by
1943–44
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