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

FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy

FC Münsingen

FC Baden
(2015–16)

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.

Current season

The 'clubs in the league for the 2016–17 season:

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Winners

The league champions and promoted teams:

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 — Concordia & Vaduz
2001–02 Colombier Schaffhausen Malcantone Agno — Wohlen & Schaffhausen
2002–03 Meyrin YF Juventus Malcantone Agno — Bulle, Chiasso
Malcantone Agno & Meyrin
2003–04 Étoile-Carouge YF Juventus Locarno — YF Juventus & Baulmes
2004–05 Lausanne-Sport Biel-Bienne Tuggen — Lausanne-Sport & Locarno
2005–06 Servette Biel-Bienne Tuggen — Delémont & Servette
2006–07 Étoile-Carouge Basel U-21 Red Star Zürich — Cham & Gossau
2007–08 Nyon Basel U-21 Baden — Biel-Bienne & Nyon
2008–09 Étoile-Carouge Basel U-21 Chiasso — Le Mont & Kriens
2009–10 Sion U-21 YF Juventus Chiasso — Chiasso & Delémont
2010–11 Meyrin Schötz Brühl — Brühl & Étoile-Carouge
2011–12 FC Sion II BSC Old Boys FC Tuggen — 11 promoted clubs
2012–13 FC Le Mont FC Baden SC Cham — FC Le Mont & FC Köniz
2013–14 SC Düdingen Neuchâtel Xamax USV Eschen/Mauren — Neuchâtel Xamax & FC Rapperswil-Jona
2014–15 FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy SC Cham FC Wettswiel-Bonstetten — SC Cham & SC Kriens
2015–16 FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy FC Münsingen FC Baden — tbd

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