1937–38 Swiss 1. Liga
| Season | 1937–38 |
|---|---|
| Champions | 1. Liga champions: La Chaux-de-Fonds Group West winners: La Chaux-de-Fonds Group East winners: St. Gallen |
| Promoted | La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| Relegated | FC Porrentruy SC Derendingen FC Schaffhausen Kickers Luzern |
| Matches played | 2x 132 1 decider plus 2 play-offs |
← 1936–37 1938–39 → | |
The 1937–38 1. Liga season was the 7th 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
[edit]There were 24 clubs that competed in the 1. Liga this season. They were divided into two regional groups, each with 12 teams. The teams in each group played a double round-robin to decide their league position. Two points were awarded for a win and one point was awarded for a draw. Both group winners then contested a play-off round to decide the championship and promotion to the top-tier Nationalliga. The two last placed teams in each group were directly relegated to the 2. Liga (third tier).
Group West
[edit]Teams, locations
[edit]| Club | Based in | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Aarau | Aarau |  Aargau
|
Stadion Brügglifeld | 9,240 |
| FC Cantonal Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel |  Neuchâtel
|
Stade de la Maladière | 25,500 |
| FC Concordia Yverdon | Yverdon-les-Bains |  Vaud
|
Stade Municipal | 6,600 |
| SC Derendingen[1] | Derendingen |  Solothurn
|
Heidenegg | 1,500 |
| 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 Forward Morges[2] | Morges | Vaud
|
Parc des Sports | 600 |
| FC Porrentruy[3] | Porrentruy |  Jura
|
Stade du Tirage | 4,226 |
| 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
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 78 | 31 | +47 | 34 | To promotion play-off |
| 2 | Vevey Sports | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 30 | |
| 3 | FC Aarau[4] | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 25 | |
| 4 | FC Cantonal Neuchâtel | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 25 | |
| 5 | Urania Genève Sport | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 25 | |
| 6 | FC Concordia Yverdon | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 24 | |
| 7 | FC Montreux-Sports | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 21 | |
| 8 | FC Forward Morges | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 20 | |
| 9 | FC Solothurn | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 18 | |
| 10 | FC Monthey | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 56 | −23 | 18 | |
| 11 | FC Porrentruy[5] | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 17 | Relegation to 2. Liga |
| 12 | SC Derendingen[5] | 22 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 54 | −24 | 7 | Relegation to 2. Liga |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.
Group East
[edit]Teams, locations
[edit]| Club | Based in | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Bellinzona | Bellinzona |  Ticino
|
Stadio Comunale Bellinzona | 5,000 |
| FC Blue Stars Zürich[6] | 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 |
| SC Juventus Zürich | Zürich | Zürich
|
Utogrund | 2,850 |
| FC Kickers Luzern[7] | Lucerne |  Lucerne
|
Stadion Auf Tribschen | 2,950 |
| FC Locarno | Locarno | Ticino
|
Stadio comunale Lido | 5,000 |
| FC Schaffhausen | Schaffhausen |  Schaffhausen
|
Stadion Breite | 7,300 |
| FC St. Gallen | St. Gallen | St. Gallen
|
Espenmoos | 11,000 |
| FC Winterthur | Winterthur | Zürich
|
Schützenwiese | 8,550 |
| FC Zürich | Zürich | Zürich
|
Letzigrund | 25,000 |
Final league table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC St. Gallen | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 29 | To promotion play-off |
| 2 | FC Concordia Basel | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 28 | |
| 3 | SC Brühl | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 27 | |
| 4 | FC Zürich[8] | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 26 | |
| 5 | FC Blue Stars Zürich | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 24 | |
| 6 | SC Juventus Zürich | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 23 | |
| 7 | FC Winterthur | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 58 | 54 | +4 | 19 | |
| 8 | AC Bellinzona | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 19 | |
| 9 | FC Locarno | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 19 | |
| 10 | FC Chiasso | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 42 | −19 | 17 | Decider tenth/eleventh position |
| 11 | FC Kickers Luzern | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 17 | |
| 12 | FC Schaffhausen[5] | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 40 | −17 | 16 | Relegation to 2. Liga |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.
Decider for tenth place
[edit]Because Chiasso and Kickers Luzern finished level on points. A decider for tenth and eleventh place was required, because eleventh place was the direct relegation slot. The decider was played on 28 June in Zug.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Chiasso | 2–1 | Kickers Luzern |
Chiasso won and remained in the division for the next season. Kickers Luzern were relegated to the 2. Liga.[5]
Promotion
[edit]The two group winners played a two legged tie for the title of 1. Liga champions and for promotion to the 1938–39 Nationalliga. The games were played on 5 and 12 June 1938.
Promotion play-off
[edit]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| St. Gallen | 1–2 | La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 2–2 | St. Gallen |
La Chaux-de-Fonds won the 1. Liga championship title and were promoted to 1938–39 Nationalliga. St. Gallen remained in the division for the next season.[5]
Further in Swiss football
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ (red) Solothurner Fussballverband (2024). "SC Derendingen" (in German). Solothurner Fussballverband - sofv.ch. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ (red) Association cantonale vaudoise de football (2024). "FC Forward Morges" (in French). Association cantonale vaudoise de football. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ (red) Association de football Berne/Jura (2024). "FC Porrentruy" (in French). Association de football Berne/Jura. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ Beck, Stephan (2023). "Schweizer Meisterschaft 1937/38 FCA Rangliste" [Swiss Championship 1937/38 FCA Ranking] (in Swiss High German). arowa.ch. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ a b c d e Erste Liga (SFV) (2022). "Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg ab Saison 1931/32 bis 2022" [First League statistics on promotion and relegation from the 1931/32 season to 2022] (PDF). PDF page 2 (in German). Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ (red) Fussballverband Region Zürich (2024). "FC Blue Stars Zürich" (in German). Fussballverband Region Zürich. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ (red) Innerschweizerischer Fussballverband (2023). "FC Kickers Luzern" (in German). Innerschweizerischer Fussballverband - ifv.ch. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ (red) dbFCZ (2023). "FCZ Saison 1937/38" [FCZ season 1937/38] (in Swiss High German). dbFCZ. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
Sources
[edit]| Preceded by 1936–37 |
Seasons in Swiss 1. Liga |
Succeeded by 1938–39 |