Football league season
The 1982–83 1. Liga was the 51st season of this league 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 amateur football.
There were 56 clubs in the 1. Liga, divided into four regional groups, each with 14 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 four group winners and the four runners-up contested a first play-off round to decide three promotion slots. The two last placed teams in each group were directly relegated to the 2. Liga (fourth tier).
Group 1
Teams
Club
Canton
Stadium
Capacity
Étoile Carouge FC
Geneva
Stade de la Fontenette
3,690
FC Fétigny
Fribourg
Stade Communal - Fétigny
500
FC Leytron
Valais
Stade Saint-Martin
1,000
ES FC Malley
Vaud
Centre Sportif de la Tuilière
1,500
FC Martigny-Sports
Valais
Stade d'Octodure
2,500
FC Montreux-Sports
Vaud
Stade de Chailly
1,000
FC Raron [ 3]
Valais
Sportplatz Rhoneglut
1,000
FC Renens
Waadt
Zone sportive du Censuy
2,300
FC Saint-Jean GE
Geneva
Centre sportif de Varembé[ 5]
3,000
FC Sierre [ 6]
Valais
Complexe Ecossia
2,000
FC Stade Lausanne
Vaud
Centre sportif de Vidy
1,000
FC Stade Nyonnais
Vaud
Stade de Colovray
7,200
FC Orbe
Vaud
Stade du Puisoir
1,000
Yverdon-Sport FC
Vaud
Stade Municipal
6,600
Final league table
Source:
RSSSF Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.
Group 2
Teams
Club
Canton
Stadium
Capacity
FC Allschwil [ 9]
Basel-Country
Im Brüel Allschwil
1,700
FC Aurore Bienne [ 10]
Bern
Tilleul-Linde
1,000
FC Birsfelden [ 11]
Basel-Country
Sternenfeld
9,400
FC Bôle
Neuchâtel
Champ Rond
1,000
US Boncourt
Jura
Stade Communal Léon Burrus
1,640
FC Boudry
Neuchâtel
Stade des Buchilles
1,500
FC Breitenbach [ 15]
Solothurn
Grien
2,000
SC Burgdorf [ 16]
canton of Bern
Stadion Neumatt
3,850
FC Concordia Basel
Basel-City
Stadion Rankhof
7,000
SR Delémont
Jura
La Blancherie
5,263
FC Köniz [ 17]
Bern
Sportplatz Liebefeld-Hessgut
2,600
BSC Old Boys
Basel-Stadt
Stadion Schützenmatte
8,000
FC Solothurn
Solothurn
Stadion FC Solothurn
6,750
FC Superga
Neuchâtel
Collège de la Charrière
1,000
Final league table
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1
BSC Old Boys
26
14
7
5
57
36
+21
35
Play-off to Nationalliga B
2
SR Delémont
26
11
10
5
44
32
+12
32
3
FC Boudry
26
12
7
7
52
35
+17
31
4
FC Breitenbach
26
11
8
7
53
38
+15
30
5
FC Aurore Bienne
26
8
13
5
42
28
+14
29
6
SC Burgdorf
26
9
10
7
61
42
+19
28
7
FC Concordia Basel
26
10
7
9
49
43
+6
27
8
US Boncourt
26
8
10
8
37
44
−7
26
9
FC Köniz
26
8
10
8
33
38
−5
25
10
FC Solothurn
26
10
5
11
37
42
−5
25
11
FC Allschwil
26
9
6
11
34
38
−4
24
12
FC Birsfelden
26
7
9
10
32
45
−13
23
Play-out against relegation
13
FC Bôle[ 8]
26
5
9
12
44
63
−19
19
Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
14
FC Superga[ 8]
26
1
7
18
20
71
−51
8
Source:
RSSSF Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.
The game Superga-Köniz was not played, the game was valued 0–0 but no points were awarded.
Group 3
Teams
Club
Canton
Stadium
Capacity
FC Brugg
Aargau
Stadion Au
3,300
SC Buochs
Nidwalden
Stadion Seefeld
5,000
SC Emmen [ 19]
Lucerne
Sportanlage Feldbreite
500
FC Emmenbrücke
Lucerne
Stadion Gersag
8,700
US Giubiasco [ 20]
Ticino
Campo Semine
1,000
FC Klus-Balsthal [ 21]
Solothurn
Sportplatz Moos
4,000
SC Kriens
Lucerne
Stadion Kleinfeld
5,100
FC Oberentfelden [ 22]
Aargau
Schützenrain
1,500
FC Olten [ 23]
Solothurn
Sportanlagen Kleinholz
8,000
FC Suhr [ 24]
Aargau
Hofstattmatten
2,000
FC Sursee [ 25]
Lucerne
Stadion Schlottermilch
3,500
FC Tresa/Monteggio
Ticino
Centro Sportivo Passera
1,280
FC Zug
Zug
Herti Allmend Stadion
6,000
SC Zug
Zug
Herti Allmend Stadion
6,000
Final league table
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1
SC Kriens
26
17
7
2
63
27
+36
41
Play-off to Nationalliga B
2
SC Zug
26
19
2
5
62
29
+33
40
3
FC Olten
26
13
8
5
49
29
+20
34
4
FC Suhr
26
11
8
7
47
35
+12
30
5
FC Emmen
26
12
6
8
57
46
+11
30
6
FC Zug
26
10
8
8
36
26
+10
28
7
FC Klus-Balsthal
26
9
6
11
44
50
−6
24
8
FC Emmenbrücke
26
8
7
11
43
41
+2
23
9
FC Brugg
26
8
7
11
38
50
−12
23
10
FC Sursee
26
7
8
11
36
46
−10
22
11
SC Buochs
26
7
6
13
34
58
−24
20
12
FC Oberentfelden
26
6
6
14
26
41
−15
18
Decider for twelfth place
13
FC Tresa
26
4
10
12
27
52
−25
18
14
US Giubiasco[ 8]
26
4
5
17
35
67
−32
13
Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
Source:
RSSSF Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.
Decider for twelfth place
The decider was played on 29 May in Zug .
Team 1
Score
Team 2
FC Oberentfelden
2–1
FC Tresa
FC Oberentfelden win and continue in play-outs. FC Tresa are relegated directly to 2. Liga Interregional .[ 8]
Group 4
Teams
Club
Canton
Stadium
Capacity
FC Altstätten (St. Gallen)[ 26]
St. Gallen
Grüntal Altstätten
1,000
FC Balzers
Liechtenstein
Sportplatz Rheinau
2,000
FC Blue Stars Zürich [ 27]
Zürich
Hardhof
1,000
FC Brüttisellen [ 28]
Zürich
Lindenbuck
1,000
FC Einsiedeln [ 29]
Schwyz
Rappenmöösli
1,300
FC Frauenfeld
Thurgau
Kleine Allmend
6,370
FC Kreuzlingen
Thurgau
Sportplatz Hafenareal
1,200
FC Küsnacht [ 30]
Zürich
Sportanlage Heslibach
2,300
FC Red Star Zürich
Zürich
Allmend Brunau
2,000
FC Schaffhausen
Schaffhausen
Stadion Breite
7,300
FC Turicum [ 31]
Zürich
Hardhof
1,000
FC Uzwil [ 32]
St. Gallen
Rüti
1,000
FC Vaduz
Liechtenstein
Rheinpark Stadion
7,584
FC Widnau [ 33]
Zürich
Sportanlage Aegeten
2,000
Final league table
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1
FC Altstätten (St. Gallen)
26
21
3
2
80
31
+49
45
Play-off to Nationalliga B
2
FC Red Star Zürich
26
18
3
5
65
31
+34
39
3
FC Schaffhausen
26
15
6
5
67
36
+31
36
4
FC Turicum
26
9
11
6
32
22
+10
29
5
FC Brüttisellen
26
9
9
8
41
34
+7
27
6
FC Küsnacht
26
11
4
11
34
39
−5
26
7
FC Kreuzlingen
26
9
7
10
43
44
−1
25
8
FC Balzers
26
7
10
9
40
46
−6
24
9
FC Einsiedeln
26
9
4
13
49
64
−15
22
10
FC Frauenfeld
26
7
7
12
37
43
−6
21
11
FC Vaduz
26
5
10
11
29
42
−13
20
12
FC Uzwil
26
7
5
14
31
53
−22
19
Decider for twelfth place
13
FC Blue Stars Zürich
26
7
5
14
34
50
−16
19
14
FC Widnau[ 8]
26
4
4
18
33
80
−47
12
Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
Source:
RSSSF Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.
Decider for twelfth place
The decider was played on 29 May in Frauenfeld .
FC Uzwil win and continue in play-outs. FC Blue Stars Zürich are relegated directly to 2. Liga Interregional .[ 8]
Qualification round
FC Martigny-Sports win 4–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
FC Red Star Zürich win 4–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
SC Zug win 5–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
SC Kriens win the replay and continue to the finals.
Final round
SC Zug win 4–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1983–84 Nationalliga B .[ 8]
FC Martigny-Sports win 5–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1983–84 Nationalliga B .[ 8]
Decider for third place
The decider was played on 25 and 28 June.
FC Red Star Zürich win 6–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1983–84 Nationalliga B . SC Kriens remain in 1. Liga.[ 8]
Decider for 1. Liga championship
The decider was played on 24 June in Martigny .
FC Martigny-Sports win and are 1. Liga champions.[ 8]
Relegation play-out
First round
Team 1
Score
Team 2
FC Raron
2–0
FC Birsfelden
FC Birsfelden
0–2
FC Raron
FC Raron win 4–2 on aggregate. FC Birsfelden continue to the final.
Team 1
Score
Team 2
FC Uzwil
3–1
FC Oberentfelden
FC Oberentfelden
1–1
FC Uzwil
FC Uzwil win 4–2 on aggregate. FC Oberentfelden continue to the final.
Final round
Team 1
Score
Team 2
FC Oberentfelden
2–3
FC Birsfelden
FC Birsfelden
1–3
FC Oberentfelden
FC Oberentfelden win 5–4 on aggregate. FC Birsfelden are relegated to 2. Liga .[ 8]
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