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Football league season
1. Liga
Season1997–98
ChampionsOverall
Chiasso
Group 1:
Stade Nyonnais
Group 2:
Serrières
Group 3:
Chiasso
Group 4:
Red Star
PromotedStade Nyonnais
Chiasso
RelegatedGroup 1:
Gland
Le Mont
Group 2:
FC Marly
Alle
Group 3:
Wohlen
Hochdorf
Dornach
Group 4:
Bülach
FC Schwamendingen
Matches played4 times 182
plus 12 play-offs
and 4 play-outs
← 1996–97 1998–99 →

The 1997–98 Swiss 1. Liga was the 66th 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.

Format

There were 56 clubs in the 1. Liga, divided into four regional groups of 14 teams. Within each group, the teams would play a double round-robin to decide their league position. The four group winners and the four runners-up then contested a play-off for the two promotion slots. The two last placed teams in each group were directly relegated to the 2. Liga Interregional (fourth tier). The four third last placed teams would compete a play-out against the ninth relegation place.

Group 1

Teams

Club Canton Stadium Capacity
FC Bex Vaud Relais 2,000
CS Chênois Geneva Stade des Trois-Chêne 8,000
FC Echallens Vaud Sportplatz 3 Sapins 2,000
FC Gland Vaud Centre sportif En Bord 2,000
Grand-Lancy FC Geneva Stade de Marignac 1,500
FC Stade Lausanne Vaud Centre sportif de Vidy 1,000
FC Le Mont Vaud Centre Sportif du Châtaignier 2,500
FC Martigny-Sports Valais Stade d'Octodure 2,500
FC Meyrin Geneva Stade des Arbères 9,000
FC Monthey Valais Stade Philippe Pottier 1,800
FC Naters Valais Sportanlage Stapfen 3,000
FC Stade Nyonnais Vaud Stade de Colovray 7,200
FC Renens Waadt Zone sportive du Censuy 2,300
Vevey Sports Vaud Stade de Copet 4,000

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Stade Nyonnais 26 21 3 2 78 16 +62 66 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Meyrin 26 18 4 4 68 30 +38 58
3 CS Chênois 26 17 5 4 68 31 +37 56
4 FC Renens 26 14 2 10 54 42 +12 44
5 FC Naters 26 11 6 9 39 34 +5 39
6 FC Monthey 26 11 5 10 51 42 +9 38
7 FC Bex 26 11 5 10 46 50 −4 38
8 FC Martigny-Sports 26 9 8 9 41 39 +2 35
9 Vevey Sports 26 9 5 12 39 41 −2 32
10 FC Echallens 26 9 5 12 32 38 −6 32
11 FC Stade Lausanne 26 7 7 12 41 55 −14 28
12 Grand-Lancy FC 26 6 6 14 30 45 −15 24 Play-out against relegation
13 FC Gland 26 2 5 19 24 79 −55 11 Relegation to 2. Liga
14 FC Le Mont 26 2 4 20 22 91 −69 10
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Group 2

Teams

Club Canton Stadium Capacity
FC Alle Jura Centre Sportif Régional 2,000
FC Biel-Bienne Bern Stadion Gurzelen 15,000
FC Bulle Fribourg Stade de Bouleyres 7,000
SC Bümpliz 78 Bern Bodenweid 4,000
FC Colombier Neuchâtel Stade des Chézards 2,500
FC Fribourg Fribourg Stade Universitaire 9,000
FC Grenchen Solothurn Stadium Brühl 15,100
FC Köniz Bern Sportplatz Liebefeld-Hessgut 2,600
FC La Chaux-de-Fonds Neuchâtel Centre Sportif de la Charrière 12,700
SV Lyss Bern Sportzentrum Grien 2,000
FC Marly Fribourg Stade de la Gérine 2,000
FC Münsingen Bern Sportanlage Sandreutenen 1,400
FC Serrières Neuchâtel Pierre-à-Bot 1,700
FC Wangen bei Olten Solothurn Sportplatz Chrüzmatt 3,000

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Serrières 26 16 8 2 51 23 +28 56 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Münsingen 26 15 9 2 54 20 +34 54
3 FC Grenchen 26 16 4 6 43 21 +22 52
4 FC Wangen bei Olten 26 11 8 7 46 43 +3 41
5 FC Biel-Bienne 26 10 8 8 48 43 +5 38
6 FC Fribourg 26 10 7 9 53 39 +14 37
7 SC Bümpliz 78] 26 9 8 9 48 47 +1 35
8 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 26 8 7 11 37 40 −3 31
9 FC Colombier 26 6 11 9 22 29 −7 29
10 FC Bulle 26 6 10 10 33 32 +1 28
11 FC Köniz 26 6 9 11 33 48 −15 27
12 SV Lyss 26 4 10 12 35 44 −9 22 Play-out against relegation
13 FC Marly 26 5 6 15 34 69 −35 21 Relegation to 2. Liga
14 FC Alle 26 5 5 16 23 52 −29 20
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Group 3

Teams

Club Canton Stadium Capacity
FC Ascona Ticino Stadio Comunale Ascona 1,400
AC Bellinzona Ticino Stadio Comunale Bellinzona 5,000
GC Biaschesi Ticino Campo Sportivo "Al Vallone" 2,850
SC Buochs Nidwalden Stadion Seefeld 5,000
FC Chiasso Ticino Stadio Comunale Riva IV 4,000
FC Concordia Basel Basel-City Stadion Rankhof 7,000
SC Dornach Solothurn Gigersloch 2,500
FC Hochdorf Lucerne Arena 3,150
FC Muri Aargau Stadion Brühl 2,350
SV Muttenz Basel-Country Sportplatz Margelacker 3,200
FC Riehen Basel-City Sportplatz Grendelmatte 2,500
FC Schötz Lucerne Sportplatz Wissenhusen 1,750
FC Sursee Lucerne Stadion Schlottermilch 3,500
FC Wohlen Aargau Stadion Niedermatten 3,734

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Chiasso 26 15 6 5 38 21 +17 51 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 SV Muttenz 26 14 7 5 49 23 +26 49
3 FC Schötz 26 14 4 8 48 37 +11 46
4 GC Biaschesi 26 12 8 6 41 26 +15 44
5 SC Buochs 26 12 7 7 42 30 +12 43
6 FC Concordia Basel 26 11 8 7 40 41 −1 41
7 FC Ascona 26 10 7 9 33 32 +1 37
8 AC Bellinzona 26 10 6 10 44 31 +13 36
9 FC Riehen 26 8 8 10 38 44 −6 32
10 FC Sursee 26 7 10 9 41 52 −11 31
11 FC Muri 26 6 8 12 22 54 −32 26
12 SC Dornach 26 7 4 15 35 51 −16 25 Play-out against relegation
13 FC Wohlen 26 3 10 13 28 45 −17 19 Relegation to 2. Liga
14 FC Hochdorf 26 4 5 17 22 54 −32 17
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Group 4

Teams

Club Canton Stadium Capacity
FC Altstetten Zürich Buchlern 1,000
FC Bülach Zürich Stadion Erachfeld 3,500
FC Frauenfeld Thurgau Kleine Allmend 6,370
FC Freienbach Schwyz Chrummen 4,500
FC Gossau St. Gallen Sportanlage Buechenwald 3,500
FC Kreuzlingen Thurgau Sportplatz Hafenareal 1,200
FC Rapperswil-Jona St. Gallen Stadion Grünfeld 2,500
FC Red Star Zürich Zürich Allmend Brunau 2,000
FC Rorschach Schwyz Sportplatz Kellen 1,000
FC Schwamendingen Zürich Sportanlage Heerenschürli 1,522
FC Tuggen Schwyz Linthstrasse 2,800
FC Vaduz Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Rheinpark Stadion 7,584
SC YF Juventus Zürich Utogrund 2,850
Zug 94 Zug Herti Allmend Stadion 6,000

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Red Star Zürich 26 18 1 7 48 29 +19 55 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Gossau 26 14 8 4 56 26 +30 50 Decider for play-off
3 Zug 94 26 16 2 8 62 33 +29 50 Decider winners, play-off to Nationalliga B
4 FC Tuggen 26 15 5 6 46 27 +19 50
5 FC Frauenfeld 26 14 7 5 40 27 +13 49
6 FC Rapperswil-Jona 26 10 7 9 43 29 +14 37
7 SC Young Fellows Juventus 26 10 7 9 31 28 +3 37
8 FC Altstetten 26 10 7 9 33 35 −2 37
9 FC Vaduz 26 10 5 11 34 34 0 35
10 FC Kreuzlingen 26 10 5 11 38 41 −3 35
11 FC Rorschach 26 9 4 13 34 39 −5 31
12 FC Freienbach 26 6 4 16 39 64 −25 22 Play-out against relegation
13 FC Bülach 26 4 6 16 28 57 −29 18 Relegation to 2. Liga
14 FC Schwamendingen 26 1 2 23 20 83 −63 5
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.

Decider

Because the teams from FC Gossau and Zug 94 ended the season level on points they had to play a league positions decider. The match was played on a neutral ground and it took place on 19 May 1998 in Allmend Brunau (Zürich).

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Zug 94 3–0 FC Gossau

Zug 94 win the decider and advance to play-offs.

Promotion play-offs

Qualification round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Muttenz 1–1 Red Star
Red Star 1–5 Muttenz

Muttenz win 6–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Münsingen 1–0 Stade Nyonnais
Stade Nyonnais 2–0 Münsingen

Stade Nyonnais win 2–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Zug 94 0–0 Chiasso
Chiasso 2–1 Zug 94

Chiasso win 2–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Meyrin 2–2 Serrières
Serrières 2–2
5–3 a.e.t. 		FC Meyrin

Aggregate 4–4. Serrières win in overtime and continue to the finals.

Final round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Stade Nyonnais 3–2 Muttenz
Muttenz 0–1 Stade Nyonnais

Stade Nyonnais win 4–2 on aggregate and are promoted to Nationalliga B.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Serrières 0–1 Chiasso
Chiasso 3–0 Serrières

Chiasso win 4–0 on aggregate and are promoted to Nationalliga B.

Relegation play-out

First round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Grand-Lancy 2–1 SV Lyss

SV Lyss continue to the final.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Freienbach 4–1 Dornach

Dornach continue to the final.

Final round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
SV Lyss 4–0 Dornach
Dornach 1–3 SV Lyss

SV Lyss win 7–1 on aggregate. Dornach are relegated to 2. Liga.

See also

References

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Sources

Preceded by
1996–97 		Seasons in
Swiss 1. Liga 		Succeeded by
1998–99
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