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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
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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