Football league season
1. Liga Season 1963–64 Champions 1. Liga champions: FC Le LocleGroup West: FC Le LocleGroup Cenral: SC BurgdorfGroup South and East: FC Baden Promoted FC Le LocleFC Baden Relegated Group West: FC Hauterive FC AssensGroup Central: Kickers LuzernOld Boys Group South and East: FC Küsnacht FC Rapid LuganoMatches played 3 times 156 and 1 decider plus 4 play-offs
The 1963–64 1. Liga season was the 32nd season of the 1. Liga since its creation in 1931. At this time, the 1. Liga was the third-tier of the Swiss football league system and it was the highest level of total amateur football. At this time, the clubs in the two higher divisions in Switzerland were beginning to employ professional or semi-professional players.
There were 39 teams competing in the 1. Liga 1963–64 season. They were divided into three regional groups, each 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. The three group winners then contested a play-off round to decide the two promotion slots. The last two placed teams in each group were relegated to the 2. Liga (fourth tier).
Group West
Teams, locations
Club
Based in
Canton
Stadium
Capacity
FC Assens
Assens
Vaud
Terrain FC Assens
1,000
FC Fribourg
Fribourg
Fribourg
Stade Universitaire
9,000
FC Hauterive
Hauterive, Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel
Vieilles Carrières
1,000
FC Le Locle
Le Locle
Neuchâtel
Installation sportive - Jeanneret
3,142
ES FC Malley
Malley
Vaud
Centre sportif de la Tuilière
1,500
FC Martigny-Sports
Martigny
Valais
Stade d'Octodure
2,500
FC Forward Morges
Morges
Vaud
Parc des Sports
600
FC Raron [ 5]
Raron
Valais
Sportplatz Rhoneglut
1,000
FC Renens
Renens
Vaud
Zone sportive du Censuy
2,300
FC Stade Lausanne
Ouchy , Lausanne
Vaud
Centre sportif de Vidy
1,000
FC Versoix
Versoix
Geneva
Centre sportif de la Bécassière
1,000
FC Xamax
Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel
Stade de la Maladière
25,500
Yverdon-Sport FC
Yverdon-les-Bains
Vaud
Stade Municipal
6,600
Final league table
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1
FC Le Locle
24
17
5
2
51
19
+32
39
Play-off to Nationalliga B
2
FC Fribourg
24
15
3
6
47
25
+22
33
3
FC Raron
24
10
8
6
23
26
−3
28
4
Yverdon-Sport FC
24
10
6
8
54
36
+18
26
5
Xamax
24
11
4
9
43
33
+10
26
6
ES FC Malley
24
7
11
6
32
31
+1
25
7
FC Versoix
24
8
6
10
35
36
−1
22
8
FC Forward Morges
24
6
8
10
29
36
−7
20
9
FC Stade Lausanne
24
6
8
10
35
46
−11
20
10
FC Renens
24
8
4
12
31
43
−12
20
11
FC Martigny-Sports
24
9
2
13
25
41
−16
20
12
FC Hauterive[ 8]
24
7
3
14
39
48
−9
17
Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
13
FC Assens[ 8]
24
4
8
12
23
47
−24
16
Source:
RSSSF Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.
Group Central
Teams, locations
Club
Based in
Canton
Stadium
Capacity
FC Alle
Alle
Jura
Centre Sportif Régional
2,000
SC Burgdorf [ 9]
Burgdorf
Bern
Stadion Neumatt
3,850
FC Concordia Basel
Basel
Basel-Stadt
Stadion Rankhof
7,000
SR Delémont
Delémont
Jura
La Blancherie
5,263
FC Emmenbrücke
Emmen
Lucerne
Stadion Gersag
8,700
FC Gerlafingen [ 10]
Gerlafingen
Solothurn
Kirchacker
1,000
FC Kickers Luzern [ 11]
Lucerne
Lucerne
Stadion Auf Tribschen
2,950
FC Langenthal [ 12]
Langenthal
Bern
Rankmatte
2,000
FC Minerva Bern
Bern
Bern
Spitalacker
1,450
FC Nordstern Basel
Basel
Basel-Stadt
Rankhof
7,600
BSC Old Boys
Basel
Basel-Stadt
Stadion Schützenmatte
8,000
FC Olten [ 13]
Olten
Solothurn
Sportanlagen Kleinholz
8,000
FC Wohlen
Wohlen
Aargau
Stadion Niedermatten
3,734[ 14]
Final league table
Source:
RSSSF Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.
Group South and East
Teams, locations
Club
Based in
Canton
Stadium
Capacity
FC Baden
Baden
Aargau
Esp Stadium
7,000
FC Blue Stars Zürich [ 15]
Zürich
Zürich
Hardhof
1,000
FC Bodio [ 16]
Bodio
Ticino
Campo comunale Pollegio
1,000
FC Dietikon [ 17]
Dietikon
Zürich
Fussballplatz Dornau
1,000
FC Küsnacht [ 18]
Küsnacht
Zürich
Sportanlage Heslibach
2,300
FC Locarno
Locarno
Ticino
Stadio comunale Lido
5,000
FC Oerlikon/Polizei ZH [ 19]
Oerlikon (Zürich)
Zürich
Sportanlage Neudorf
1,000
FC Rapid Lugano [ 20]
Lugano
Ticino
Cornaredo Stadium
6,330
FC Red Star Zürich
Zürich
Zürich
Allmend Brunau
2,000
FC St. Gallen
St. Gallen
St. Gallen
Espenmoos
11,000
FC Vaduz
Vaduz
Liechtenstein
Rheinpark Stadion
7,584
FC Wettingen
Wettingen
Aargau
Stadion Altenburg
10,000
FC Widnau [ 21]
Widnau
St. Gallen
Sportanlage Aegeten
2,000
Final league table
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1
FC Baden
24
14
7
3
61
28
+33
35
To decider for first place
2
FC Blue Stars Zürich
24
15
5
4
48
21
+27
35
3
FC Red Star Zürich
24
11
6
7
45
39
+6
28
4
FC Vaduz
24
12
2
10
46
40
+6
26
5
FC Bodio
24
10
6
8
25
24
+1
26
6
FC St. Gallen
24
11
3
10
54
42
+12
25
7
FC Locarno
24
9
7
8
32
31
+1
25
8
FC Wettingen
24
10
4
10
50
29
+21
24
9
FC Oerlikon/Polizei ZH
24
8
5
11
33
46
−13
21
10
FC Widnau
24
7
6
11
31
45
−14
20
11
FC Dietikon
24
7
6
11
29
44
−15
20
12
FC Küsnacht[ 8]
24
7
4
13
31
48
−17
18
Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
13
FC Rapid Lugano[ 8]
24
2
5
17
23
71
−48
9
Source:
RSSSF Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.
Decider for first place
The decider match for the group championship was played on 20 June at Stadion Brügglifeld in Aarau .
FC Baden won and advanced to play-offs. Blue Stars remained in the division.
The three group winners played single a round-robin for the two promotion slots and for the championship.
Round-robin
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
LeL
BUR
BAD
1
Le Locle
2
2
0
0
7
2
+5
4
—
—
5–2
2
Burgdorf
2
0
1
1
3
5
−2
1
0–2
—
—
3
Baden
2
0
1
1
5
8
−3
1
—
3–3
—
Source:
mogiel.net Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head 3) Decider.
FC Le Locle won, were declaired 1. Liga champions and were promoted to 1964–65 Nationalliga B . [ 8]
Decider for second place
The decider match for second place was played on 12 July 1964 in Olten .
Team 1
Score
Team 2
Burgdorf
1–3
Baden
Baden won and were promoted to 1964–65 Nationalliga B . Burgdorf remained in the division. [ 8]
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