The 1941–42 1. Liga season was the 10th 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

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. 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 was reduced from three to one per team.[1]

Format

There were new 25 clubs competing in the 1. Liga this season, one more than previously. This season saw the teams divided into just two regional groups as opposed to three groups in previous seasons. The eastern group had 12 teams, the western group had 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 Nationalliga. 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

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
Dopolavoro Genève Genève  Geneva
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 Monthey Monthey  Valais Stade Philippe Pottier 1,800
FC Montreux-Sports Montreux  Vaud Stade de Chailly 1,000
FC Forward Morges[4] Morges  Vaud Parc des Sports 600
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 Bern 24 19 1 4 60 30 +30 39 To promotion play-off
2 Urania Genève Sport 24 18 2 4 57 24 +33 38
3 Étoile-Sporting 24 12 4 8 60 39 +21 28
4 Fribourg 24 11 4 9 51 36 +15 26
5 US Bienne-Boujean 24 11 4 9 53 43 +10 26
6 SC Derendingen 24 10 6 8 54 42 +12 26
7 Solothurn 24 9 4 11 38 56 −18 22
8 CA Genève 24 9 3 12 57 53 +4 21
9 Montreux-Sports 24 6 6 12 43 55 −12 18
10 Monthey 24 6 6 12 41 62 −21 18
11 Vevey Sports 24 8 2 14 42 67 −25 18
12 Dopolavoro Genève 24 7 3 14 30 59 −29 17 Play-out against relegation
13 FC Forward Morges[5] 24 5 5 14 37 57 −20 15 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

Teams, locations

Club Based in Canton Stadium Capacity
FC Aarau Aarau  Aargau Stadion Brügglifeld 9,240
FC Basel Basel  Basel-Stadt Landhof 4,000/7,000
AC Bellinzona Bellinzona  Ticino Stadio Comunale Bellinzona 5,000
FC Birsfelden[6] Birsfelden  Basel-Landschaft Sternenfeld 9,400
FC Blue Stars Zürich[7] Zürich  Zürich Hardhof 1,000
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
SC Juventus Zürich Zürich  Zürich Utogrund 2,850
FC Locarno Locarno  Ticino Stadio comunale Lido 5,000
FC Schaffhausen Schaffhausen  Schaffhausen Stadion Breite 7,300
SC 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 Basel[8] 22 18 3 1 77 15 +62 39 To promotion play-off
2 Blue Stars Zürich 22 15 4 3 50 25 +25 34
3 Bellinzona 22 10 4 8 46 42 +4 24
4 FC Birsfelden 22 10 4 8 34 33 +1 24
5 Brühl St. Gallen 22 9 6 7 40 37 +3 24
6 SC Zug 22 9 6 7 38 37 +1 24
7 Locarno 22 9 1 12 52 45 +7 19
8 Chiasso 22 8 3 11 41 45 −4 19
9 Aarau[9] 22 7 5 10 34 45 −11 19
10 Concordia Basel 22 5 7 10 30 44 −14 17
11 Schaffhausen 22 3 6 13 29 64 −35 12 Play-out against relegation
12 SC Juventus Zürich[5] 22 4 1 17 34 73 −39 9 Relegation to 2. Liga
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.

Promotion, relegation

Promotion play-off

The two group winners played a two legged tie for the title of 1. Liga champions and for promotion to the 1942–43 Nationalliga. The games were played 21 and 28 June 1942.

First leg
Bern0–0Basel
Summary
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Switzerland Joseph Schürch Winterthur
Return leg
Basel3–1Bern
Kappenberger 17' (1:0)
Suter 27' (2:0)
Schmidlin (I) 62' (3:0)		 Summary 80' (3:1) Liechti
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Switzerland Joseph Schürch Winterthur

Basel won the championship title and were promoted to the top-tier. Bern remained in the division for the next season.[5]

Relegation play-out

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 12 and 19 July 1942.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Schaffhausen 2–3 Dopolavoro Genève
Dopolavoro Genève 1–1 Schaffhausen

The game was nullified due to an ineligible player in the Dopolavoro team. The game was not awarded 0-3 (forfeit) but replayed on 26 July.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Dopolavoro Genève 0–0 Schaffhausen

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

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) Association cantonale vaudoise de football (2024). "FC Forward Morges" (in French). Association cantonale vaudoise de football. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  5. ^ a b c d 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. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (2024). "Rangliste FCB 1941/42" [Ranking CB 1941/42] (in Swiss High German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  9. ^ Beck, Stephan (2023). "Schweizer Meisterschaft 1941/42 FCA Rangliste" [Swiss Championship 1941/42 FCA Ranking] (in Swiss High German). arowa.ch. Retrieved 2024-11-16.

Sources

Preceded by
1940–41 		Seasons in
Swiss 1. Liga 		Succeeded by
1942–43
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1941%E2%80%9342_Swiss_1._Liga
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