The 1943–44 1. Liga season was the 12th 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, next season it would become the third-tier.

Overview

Preamble

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.[1]

ASF/SFV

Therefore, it came about that the Swiss Football Association (ASF/SFV) expanded themselves. The decision of the extraordinary assembly, held on 9 October 1943 in Lugano, was to double the number of members to 28 clubs for the 1944–45 season. The Nationalliga was then to be divided into two strength classes each with 14 teams. The top-tier would become the Nationalliga A (NLA) and a new second-tier, called Nationalliga B (NLB), would be formed with the 14 best teams of this 1. Liga season.

Format

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 overall 1. Liga championship and the one promotion-slot to the top-tier. The best seven placed teams in each group would be assigned to the newly created NLB. The remaining teams would remain in the 1. Liga, which in the next season would become the third-tier with three groups, each with 10 clubs. In this season there was no relegations to the 2. Liga, which would become the new fourth-tier.

Group West

Teams, locations

Club Based in Canton Stadium Capacity
FC Bern Bern  Bern Stadion Neufeld 14,000
US Bienne-Boujean Biel/Bienne  Bern
CA Genève Geneva  Geneva
SC Derendingen[2] Derendingen  Solothurn Heidenegg 1,500
FC Étoile-Sporting[3] La Chaux-de-Fonds  Neuchâtel Les Foulets / Terrain des Eplatures 1,000 / 500
FC Fribourg Fribourg  Fribourg Stade Universitaire 9,000
FC Helvetia Bern[4] Bern  Bern Spitalacker, Bern 1,000
CS International Genève Geneva  Geneva
FC Montreux-Sports Montreux  Vaud Stade de Chailly 1,000
FC Renens[5] Renens  Vaud Zone sportive du Censuy 2,300
FC Solothurn Solothurn  Solothurn Stadion FC Solothurn 6,750
Urania Genève Sport Genève  Geneva Stade de Frontenex 4,000
Vevey Sports Vevey  Vaud Stade de Copet 4,000

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 CS International Genève 24 14 5 5 46 21 +25 33 To promotion play-off
2 Urania Genève Sport 24 12 8 4 40 23 +17 32 To new NLB[6]
3 FC Fribourg 24 13 4 7 51 34 +17 30
4 FC Bern 24 13 3 8 57 35 +22 29
5 FC Solothurn 24 10 9 5 42 26 +16 29
6 SC Derendingen 24 11 7 6 40 26 +14 29
7 FC Étoile-Sporting 24 10 5 9 34 32 +2 25
8 FC Helvetia Bern 24 8 8 8 31 42 −11 24 Remain in 1. Liga[6]
9 US Bienne-Boujean 24 7 6 11 28 42 −14 20
10 Vevey Sports 24 5 9 10 23 36 −13 19
11 FC Montreux-Sports 24 7 4 13 41 55 −14 18
12 CA Genève 24 3 6 15 23 48 −25 12
13 FC Renens 24 4 4 16 28 64 −36 12
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Group East

Teams, locations

Club Based in Canton Stadium Capacity
FC Aarau Aarau  Aargau Stadion Brügglifeld 9,240
AC Bellinzona Bellinzona  Ticino Stadio Comunale Bellinzona 5,000
FC Birsfelden[7] Birsfelden  Basel-Landschaft Sternenfeld 9,400
SC Brühl St. Gallen  St. Gallen Paul-Grüninger-Stadion 4,200
FC Chiasso Chiasso  Ticino Stadio Comunale Riva IV 4,000
FC Concordia Basel Basel  Basel-Stadt Stadion Rankhof 7,000
FC Kickers Luzern[8] Lucerne  Lucerne Stadion Auf Tribschen 2,950
SC Kleinhüningen[9][10] Basel  Basel-Stadt Sportplatz Schorenmatte 300
FC Locarno Locarno  Ticino Stadio comunale Lido 5,000
FC Nordstern Basel Basel  Basel-Stadt Rankhof 7,600
US Pro Daro[11] Bellinzona  Ticino Campo Geretta / Stadio Comunale Bellinzona 500 / 5,000
Zug Zug  Zug Herti Allmend Stadion 6,000

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 AC Bellinzona 22 17 4 1 74 18 +56 38 To promotion play-off
2 FC Aarau 22 14 3 5 60 30 +30 31 To new NLB[6]
3 FC Locarno 22 13 4 5 45 26 +19 30
4 FC Nordstern Basel 22 13 2 7 47 34 +13 28
5 SC Brühl 22 11 5 6 47 36 +11 27
6 SC Zug 22 9 5 8 35 35 0 23
7 US Pro Daro 22 10 1 11 34 44 −10 21
8 SC Kleinhüningen 22 8 3 11 41 54 −13 19 Remain in 1. Liga[6]
9 FC Birsfelden 22 5 4 13 34 52 −18 14
10 FC Chiasso 22 4 6 12 30 50 −20 14
11 FC Kickers Luzern 22 3 4 15 31 66 −35 10
12 FC Concordia Basel 22 2 5 15 27 60 −33 9
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Promotion

The two group winners played a two legged tie for the title of 1. Liga champions and for promotion to the 1944–45 Nationalliga A. The games were played on 18 and 25 June 1944.

Promotion play-off

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bellinzona 2–2 International Genève
International Genève 1–3 Bellinzona

Bellinzona won, were 1. Liga champions and were promoted to the top-tier for the 1944–45 Nationalliga A season. International Genève were assigned to the new NLB.[6]

Further in Swiss football

References

  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) dbFCZ (2024). "FC Helvetia Bern" (in German). dbFCZ.ch. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  5. ^ (red) Association cantonale vaudoise de football (2024). "FC Renens" (in German). Association cantonale vaudoise de football - acvf.football.ch. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  6. ^ a b c d e 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.
  7. ^ (red) Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz (2024). "FC Birsfelden" (in German). Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  8. ^ (red) Innerschweizerischer Fussballverband (2023). "FC Kickers Luzern" (in German). Innerschweizerischer Fussballverband - ifv.ch. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  9. ^ Schaub, Daniel (2024). "SC Kleinhüningen" (in German). vfrkleinhueningen.ch. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  10. ^ (red) Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz (2024). "VFR Kleinhüningen" (in German). Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  11. ^ (red) Federazione ticinese di calcio (2023). "US Pro Daro" (in Italian). Federazione ticinese di calcio. Retrieved 2024-11-16.

Sources

Preceded by
1942–43 		Seasons in
Swiss 1. Liga 		Succeeded by
1944–45
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