1. Liga Classic

1. Liga Classic

Country	Switzerland
Other club(s) from	Liechtenstein
Confederation	UEFA
Number of teams	3 groups of 16 teams
Level on pyramid	4
Promotion to	1. Liga Promotion
Relegation to	2. Liga Interregional
Domestic cup(s)	Swiss Cup
Current champions	Brühl & Étoile-Carouge (2010–11)

1. Liga classic is the fourth tier of the Swiss football league system. The division is split into three groups of 16 teams, by geographical region.

Regional Format

Group 1 contains teams from western Switzerland, which is generally French speaking. Group 2 contains teams from Central Switzerland, which is mostly German speaking. Group 3 contains teams from East Switzerland (and Liechtenstein) which contains German and Italian speaking regions.

Two teams in total are promoted at the end of the season to 1. Liga Promotion, determined by a play-off competition involving the top 2 teams in each group. The bottom 2 teams in each group are relegated from this division to the 2. Liga Interregional, which is the highest of the Amateur leagues in Swiss football, broken down into 5 regional groups.

Some clubs in the two highest leagues in Switzerland have Under-21 teams playing in the 1.Liga and below. Such teams cannot be promoted from the 1.Liga, and should an Under-21 side finish the season in the top 2 positions, the play-off spot will go to the next placed team in the group.

Current season

The 2015-16 season will start on 8 August and will be named 1. Liga Classic.

Group 1 Team Vaud U21 Azzurri 90 Yverdon Düdingen Oberwallis Naters Fribourg US Terre Sainte Echallens Bavois Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy Lancy FC Martigny-Sports La Chaux-de-Fonds Signal FC Bernex-Confignon

Group 2 Münsingen Black Stars Basel SR Delémont Wangen bei Olten Young Boys II Thun II Luzern II Muri Bern Zug 94 Solothurn Schötz Buochs Sursee

Group 3 Locarno Grasshopper II Baden Eschen/Mauren Gossau Balzers United Zürich Mendrisio Dietikon Wettswil-Bonstetten Thalwil Winterthur II FC Seuzach Kosova

Winners

Season	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4	Promoted Play-Off Winners
1999–00	Chênois	Wangen bei Olten	Locarno	Vaduz	Wangen bei Olten & Locarno
2000–01	Serrières	Concordia	Vaduz	None	Concordia & Vaduz
2001–02	Colombier	Schaffhausen	Malcantone Agno	None	Wohlen & Schaffhausen
2002–03	Meyrin	YF Juventus	Malcantone Agno	None	Bulle, Chiasso Malcantone Agno & Meyrin
2003–04	Étoile-Carouge	YF Juventus	Locarno	None	YF Juventus & Baulmes
2004–05	Lausanne-Sport	Biel-Bienne	Tuggen	None	Lausanne-Sport & Locarno
2005–06	Servette	Biel-Bienne	Tuggen	None	Delémont & Servette
2006–07	Étoile-Carouge	Basel U-21	Red Star Zürich	None	Cham & Gossau
2007–08	Nyon	Basel U-21	Baden	None	Biel-Bienne & Nyon
2008–09	Étoile-Carouge	Basel U-21	Chiasso	None	Le Mont & Kriens
2009–10	Sion U-21	YF Juventus	Chiasso	None	Chiasso & Delémont
2010–11	Meyrin	Schötz	Brühl	None	Brühl & Étoile-Carouge

External links

• http://www.football.ch/1l/de/start.aspx