Football league
1. Liga Classic (1st League Classic in English) is the fourth tier of the Swiss football league system . At its creation in 1931, the fourth tier of Swiss football was called 3. Liga. The league is operated by a subdivision of the Swiss Football Association called Erste Liga. It is split into 3 groups of 16 teams, by geographical region.
The fourth tier of Swiss football has taken on various names over time:
1931–1944 : 3. Liga 1944–2000 : 2. Liga 2000–2012 : 2. Liga Interregional (creation of Swiss Amateur League in 2000) 2012–2014 : 1. Liga Classique 2014–2022 : 1. Liga Since 2022 : 1. Liga Classic Groups of 1. Liga 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 Promotion League , 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 .
The clubs in the league for the 2022–23 season:
1st League Classic champions, promoted and relegated teams :
Season Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Promoted Play-Off Winners Relegated 1999–00 Chênois Wangen bei Olten Locarno Vaduz Wangen bei Olten & Locarno No Relegation 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 Rapperswil-Jona & Stade Nyonnais 2003–04 Étoile-Carouge YF Juventus Locarno YF Juventus & Baulmes FC Altstetten & Vevey Sports 2004–05 Lausanne-Sport Biel-Bienne Tuggen Lausanne-Sport & Locarno No Relegation 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 & Stade Nyonnais FC Brugg & SC Zofingen 2008–09 Étoile-Carouge Basel U-21 Chiasso Le Mont & Kriens Red Star Zürich & FC La Tour/Le Pâquier 2009–10 Sion U-21 YF Juventus Chiasso Chiasso & Delémont SC Cham & FC Emmenbrücke 2010–11 Meyrin Schötz Brühl Brühl & Étoile-Carouge SC Bümpliz 78 , CS Chênois , US Terre-Sainte, FC Laufen , SC Buochs & Zug 94 2011–12 FC Sion II BSC Old Boys FC Tuggen 11 promoted clubs No Relegation 2012–13 FC Le Mont FC Baden SC Cham FC Le Mont & FC Köniz UGS Genève , ES FC Malley , SV Muttenz , SC Dornach , FC Kreuzlingen & CS Biaschesi 2013–14 SC Düdingen Neuchâtel Xamax USV Eschen/Mauren Neuchâtel Xamax & FC Rapperswil-Jona FC Bulle , SC Zofingen , FC Thun II, Chur 97 & SV Höngg 2014–15 FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy SC Cham FC Wettswil-Bonstetten SC Cham & SC Kriens FC Meyrin , FC Monthey , Concordia Basel , FC Grenchen , FC Lugano II & AC Taverne 2015–16 FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy FC Münsingen FC Baden FC Bavois , FC La Chaux-de-Fonds & FC United Zürich Signal FC Bernex-Confignon, US Terre-Sainte, FC Bern , FC Dietikon & FC Kosova 2016–17 Yverdon Sport FC FC Luzern II FC Gossau Yverdon Sport FC & FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy FC La Sarraz-Eclépens, FC Wangen bei Olten , FC Muri, FC Seefeld & Locarno 2017–18 BSC Young Boys II FC Solothurn AC Bellinzona AC Bellinzona & FC Münsingen SC Guin, FC Portalban-Gletterens, FC Sursee, Kickers Luzern, FC Seuzach & FC Balzers 2018–19 Etoile Carouge FC Black Stars FC Baden Etoile Carouge FC & Black Stars FC Thun II, FC Fribourg , SC Zofingen , BSC Old Boys , FC Mendrisio & FC United Zürich 2019–20 FC Lausanne-Sport II SR Delemont FC Tuggen No Promotion No Relegation 2020–21 BSC Young Boys II FC Biel-Bienne FC Wettswil-Bonstetten BSC Young Boys II & FC Biel-Bienne FC Azzurri 90, Olympique de Genève FC, SV Muttenz , Gossau , Red Star Zürich & FC Dietikon 2021–22 BSC Young Boys II FC Biel-Bienne FC Tuggen FC Baden , FC Bulle , FC Luzern II & St. Gallen II Team Vaud, Lancy FC, Zug 94 , SC Buochs , FC Thalwil & FC Balzers 2022–23 Servette FC II SR Delémont FC Paradiso Servette FC II, SR Delémont , FC Paradiso & FC Lugano II FC Concordia Lausanne, FC Martigny-Sports , FC Muri AG, SC Dornach, FC Uzwil & FC Weesen 2023–24 FC Grand-Saconnex FC Schötz FC Tuggen Grand-Saconnex & Vevey-Sports Pully Football, US Terre-Sainte, FC Emmenbrücke , FC Muri , FC Balzers & FC Gossau 2024–25 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
