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1. Liga
Season1942–43
Champions1. Liga champions:
La Chaux-de-Fonds
Group West winners:
La Chaux-de-Fonds
Group East winners:
Bellinzona
PromotedLa Chaux-de-Fonds
RelegatedGroup West:
Dopolavoro Genève
Monthey
Group East:
Blue Stars
Matches156 (West), 132 (East)
1 decider
plus 2 play-offs and 3 play-outs

The 1942–43 1. Liga season was the 11th 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

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In Switzerland during the second world war period, sport became an integral part of the "spiritual national defense". This was a political and cultural movement that had already become increasingly important during the late 1930s. Politicians, intellectuals and media professionals had increasingly called for measures to strengthen Switzerland's basic cultural values. Since the Nationalliga games were also considered to be one of the activities that seemed important for maintaining the morale of the population, the military authorities put considerably fewer obstacles in the way of the top players and leading clubs as they had during the previous World War. However, in 1941, the "Lex Zumbühl", named after the Swiss Football Association (ASF/SFV) president, formally banned professional football players. In addition to this, the number of foreign players allowed to play had been reduced from three to one per team.[1]

Format

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There were 25 clubs competing in the 1. Liga this season. The teams were divided into two regional groups, the eastern group with 12 teams, the western group with 13 teams. Within each group, the teams would play a double round-robin to decide their league position. Two points were awarded for a win and one point was awarded for a draw. The two group winners then contested a play-off to decide the 1. Liga championship and promotion to the top-tier. The last placed team in each group were directly relegated to the 2. Liga (third tier) and the two second last teams played a play-out against the third and final relegation slot.

Group West

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Teams, locations

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Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 24 21 2 1 92 17 +75 44 To promotion play-off
2 Urania Genève Sport 24 16 4 4 65 25 +40 36
3 SC Derendingen 24 13 5 6 60 37 +23 31
4 FC Étoile-Sporting 24 12 5 7 62 43 +19 29
5 FC Renens 24 10 5 9 46 44 +2 25
6 FC Fribourg 24 9 5 10 34 39 −5 23
7 Vevey Sports 24 9 4 11 53 53 0 22
8 FC Montreux-Sports 24 8 4 12 41 52 −11 20
9 US Bienne-Boujean 24 7 4 13 38 51 −13 18
10 CA Genève 24 8 2 14 30 68 −38 18
11 FC Solothurn 24 6 5 13 33 54 −21 17
12 FC Monthey 24 5 5 14 34 69 −35 15 Play-out against relegation
13 Dopolavoro Genève[5] 24 5 4 15 26 62 −36 14 Relegation to 2. Liga
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Group East

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Teams, locations

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Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 AC Bellinzona 22 16 2 4 51 21 +30 34 To promotion play-off
2 FC Bern 22 15 0 7 63 28 +35 30
3 SC Zug 22 9 5 8 37 28 +9 23
4 SC Brühl 22 10 3 9 34 28 +6 23
5 FC Locarno 22 10 2 10 33 42 −9 22
6 US Pro Daro 22 8 6 8 27 37 −10 22
7 FC Chiasso 22 9 2 11 36 42 −6 20
8 FC Birsfelden 22 7 6 9 24 38 −14 20
9 FC Aarau 22 8 2 12 34 41 −7 18
10 FC Helvetia Bern 22 5 8 9 32 45 −13 18
11 FC Concordia Basel 22 7 3 12 33 41 −8 17 To decider for eleventh place
12 FC Blue Stars Zürich 22 7 3 12 29 42 −13 17
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Decider for eleventh place

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The decider was played on 18 July.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Concordia 2–1 Blue Stars

Concordia won and continued in the play-outs. Blue Stars were relegated directly to 2. Liga Interregional.[5]

Promotion, relegation

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The two group winners played a two legged tie for the title of 1. Liga champions and for promotion to the 1943–44 Nationalliga. The games were played on 6 and 20 June 1943.

Promotion play-off

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
La Chaux-de-Fonds 1–1 Bellinzona
Bellinzona 1–2 La Chaux-de-Fonds

La Chaux-de-Fonds won the championship title and were promoted to the top-tier. Bellinzona remained in the division for the next season.[5]

Relegation play-out

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The two second last placed teams from each group played a two legged tie to decide the third and last relegation slot. The games were played on 25 July and 1 August 1943.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Concordia 1–1 Monthey
Monthey 0–0 Concordia

The teams were equal, two draws each and a replay was required. This was played on 8 August at the Stadion Neufeld in Bern.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Concordia 1–0 Monthey

Concordia won and remained in the division for the next season. Monthey were relegated to 2. Liga.[5]

Further in Swiss football

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References

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  1. ↑ Koller, Christian (2009). "Vierzigerjahre (1940 bis 1949): Die Kriegsmeisterschaften" [Forties (1940 to 1949): The War Championships] (PDF) (in Swiss High German). Zurich Open Repository and Archive. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  2. ↑ (red) Solothurner Fussballverband (2024). "SC Derendingen" (in German). Solothurner Fussballverband - sofv.ch. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  3. ↑ (red) Association neuchâteloise de football (2024). "FC Étoile-Sporting'" (in French). Association neuchâteloise de football. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  4. ↑ (red) Association cantonale vaudoise de football (2024). "FC Renens" (in German). Association cantonale vaudoise de football - acvf.football.ch. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  5. 1 2 3 4 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.
  6. ↑ (red) Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz (2024). "FC Birsfelden" (in German). Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  7. ↑ (red) Fussballverband Region Zürich (2024). "FC Blue Stars Zürich" (in German). Fussballverband Region Zürich. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  8. ↑ (red) dbFCZ (2024). "FC Helvetia Bern" (in German). dbFCZ.ch. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  9. ↑ (red) Federazione ticinese di calcio (2023). "US Pro Daro" (in Italian). Federazione ticinese di calcio. Retrieved 2024-11-16.

Sources

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Preceded by
1941–42		 Seasons in
Swiss 1. Liga		 Succeeded by
1943–44

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