Swiss 1. Liga (football)
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 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 2019–20 season:Group 1
- Azzurri 90
- Bulle
- CS Chênois
- Echallens Région
- La Chaux-de-Fonds
- Lancy FC
- Martigny-Sports
- Meyrin
- Naters Oberwallis
- Olympique de Genève
- US Terre Sainte
- Lausanne-Sport II
- Vevey United
- Young Boys II
Group 2
- Baden
- Bassecourt
- Biel-Bienne
- Buochs
- Delémont
- Goldau
- Grasshoppers Zürich II
- Langenthal
- Luzern II
- SV Muttenz
- Schötz
- Solothurn
- Wohlen
- Zug 94
Group 3
- Balzers
- Dietikon
- Eschen/Mauren
- Gossau
- Höngg
- Kosovo Zürich
- Linth 04
- FC Paradiso
- Red Star
- St. Gallen II
- Thalwil
- Tuggen
- Wettswil-Bonstetten
- Winterthur II
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 | — | 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 Wettswil-Bonstetten | — | SC Cham & SC Kriens |
| 2015–16 | FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | FC Münsingen | FC Baden | — | FC Bavois, FC La Chaux-de-Fonds & FC United Zürich |
| 2016–17 | Yverdon Sport FC | FC Luzern II | FC Gossau | — | Yverdon Sport FC & FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy |
| 2017–18 | BSC Young Boys II | FC Solothurn | AC Bellinzona | — | AC Bellinzona & FC Münsingen |