Football league season
The 1987–88 Swiss 1. Liga was the 56th 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 then contested a play-off for the three promotion slots. The two last placed teams in each group were directly relegated to the 2. Liga (fourth tier). The four third-last placed teams would compete a play-out against the ninth relegation spot.
Group 1
Teams
Club
Canton
Stadium
Capacity
FC Aigle
Vaud
Les Glariers
1,000
FC Boudry
Neuchâtel
Stade des Buchilles
1,500
FC Châtel-Saint-Denis
Fribourg
Stade du Lussy - Châtel-St-Denis
1,000
Concordia/Folgore Lausanne
Vaud
Centre Sportif de la Tuilière
1,000
FC Colombier
Neuchâtel
Stade des Chézards
2,500
FC Echallens
Vaud
Sportplatz 3 Sapins
2,000
Grand-Lancy FC
Geneva
Stade de Marignac
1,500
FC Leytron
Valais
Stade Saint-Martin
1,000
FC Le Locle
Neuchâtel
Installation sportive - Jeanneret
3,142
FC Monthey
Valais
Stade Philippe Pottier
1,800
FC Raron [ 7]
Valais
Sportplatz Rhoneglut
1,000
FC Stade Lausanne
Vaud
Centre sportif de Vidy
1,000
Urania Genève Sport
Geneva
Stade de Frontenex
4,000
FC Vernier
Geneva
Stade municipal de Vernier
1,000
Final league table
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1
Urania Genève Sport
26
17
4
5
60
32
+28
38
Play-off to Nationalliga B
2
FC Châtel-Saint-Denis
28
15
8
5
52
32
+20
38
3
FC Raron
26
11
10
5
34
26
+8
32
4
FC Echallens
26
12
5
9
50
39
+11
29
5
FC Le Locle
26
10
7
9
35
37
−2
27
6
FC Stade Lausanne
26
9
9
8
25
28
−3
27
7
FC Aigle
26
8
9
9
35
34
+1
25
8
Concordia/Folgore Lausanne
19
9
0
10
29
29
0
18
9
FC Colombier
26
9
6
11
36
37
−1
24
10
FC Monthey
26
6
11
9
35
37
−2
23
11
Grand-Lancy FC
26
7
9
10
30
32
−2
23
12
FC Boudry
26
8
7
11
34
50
−16
23
Play-out against relegation
13
FC Leytron[ 9]
26
7
4
15
29
47
−18
18
Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
14
FC Vernier[ 9]
25
4
5
16
33
57
−24
13
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 Bern
Bern
Stadion Neufeld
14,000
SC Baudepartement Basel
Basel-Stadt
Rankhof
7,600
FC Breitenbach [ 10]
Solothurn
Grien
2,000
SC Burgdorf [ 11]
canton of Bern
Stadion Neumatt
3,850
FC Central Fribourg [ 12]
Fribourg
Guintzet
2,000
SR Delémont
Jura
La Blancherie
5,263
FC Dürrenast [ 13]
Bern
Stadion Lachen
13,500
FC Fribourg
Fribourg
Stade Universitaire
9,000
FC Köniz [ 14]
Bern
Sportplatz Liebefeld-Hessgut
2,600
FC Laufen
Basel-Country
Sportplatz Nau
3,000
SV Lyss [ 15]
Bern
Sportzentrum Grien
2,000
FC Moutier [ 16]
Bern
Stade de Chalière
5,000
FC Rapid Ostermundigen [ 17] [ 18]
Bern
Oberfeld
1,000
FC Thun
Bern
Stadion Lachen
10,350
Final league table
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1
SV Lyss
26
13
10
3
43
20
+23
36
Play-off to Nationalliga B
2
FC Thun
26
14
7
5
68
36
+32
35
3
FC Laufen
26
7
16
3
37
27
+10
30
4
SC Burgdorf
26
10
7
9
47
44
+3
27
5
FC Rapid Ostermundigen
26
8
11
7
43
49
−6
27
6
FC Bern
26
9
8
9
36
37
−1
26
7
Central Fribourg
26
7
11
8
36
55
−19
25
8
FC Breitenbach
26
11
2
13
50
39
+11
24
9
FC Moutier
26
8
8
10
48
47
+1
24
10
SR Delémont
26
8
7
11
57
65
−8
23
11
FC Fribourg
26
8
7
11
47
49
−2
23
12
FC Dürrenast
26
6
10
10
37
46
−9
22
Decider for twelfth place
13
FC Köniz
26
8
6
12
34
50
−16
22
14
SC Baudepartement Basel[ 9]
26
6
8
12
37
49
−12
20
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 position
The play-out match for twelfth position was played on 24 May 1988 in Stadion Neumatt in Burgdorf .
FC Köniz win and continued in the play-outs. FC Dürrenast are directly relegated to 2. Liga Interregional [ 9] .
Group 3
Teams
Club
Canton
Stadium
Capacity
FC Altdorf [ 19]
Uri
Gemeindesportplatz
4,000
FC Ascona [ 20]
Ticino
Stadio Comunale Ascona
1,400
SC Buochs
Nidwalden
Stadion Seefeld
5,000
FC Einsiedeln [ 21]
Schwyz
Rappenmöösli
1,300
FC Emmenbrücke
Lucerne
Stadion Gersag
8,700
SC Goldau [ 22]
Schwyz
Sportplatz Tierpark
1,250
FC Klus-Balsthal [ 23]
Solothurn
Sportplatz Moos
4,000
SC Kriens
Lucerne
Stadion Kleinfeld
5,100
FC Mendrisio
Ticino
Centro Sportivo Comunale
4,000
FC Muri [ 24]
Aargau
Stadion Brühl
2,350
FC Sursee [ 25]
Lucerne
Stadion Schlottermilch
3,500
FC Suhr [ 26]
Aargau
Hofstattmatten
2,000
FC Tresa/Monteggio
Ticino
Cornaredo Stadium
6,330
FC Zug
Zug
Herti Allmend Stadion
6,000
Final league table
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1
FC Emmenbrücke
26
14
8
4
54
18
+36
36
Play-off to Nationalliga B
2
SC Buochs
26
13
10
3
52
29
+23
36
To decider for second place
3
FC Suhr
26
14
8
4
41
23
+18
36
4
SC Kriens
26
13
8
5
47
26
+21
34
5
FC Einsiedeln
26
11
7
8
57
48
+9
29
6
FC Zug
26
11
6
9
39
32
+7
28
7
FC Ascona
26
10
7
9
34
39
−5
27
8
FC Muri
26
8
9
9
33
33
0
25
9
FC Klus-Balsthal
26
9
7
10
32
40
−8
25
10
FC Mendrisio
26
7
10
9
32
32
0
24
11
FC Tresa/Monteggio
26
7
7
12
30
39
−9
21
12
FC Altdorf (Uri)
26
6
8
12
32
52
−20
20
Play-out against relegation
13
FC Sursee[ 9]
26
5
5
16
41
64
−23
15
Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
14
SC Goldau[ 9]
26
3
2
21
25
74
−49
8
Source:
RSSSF Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but decider play-off for qualifiers.
Decider for second position
SC Buochs win and advance to play-offs.
Group 4
Teams
Club
Canton
Stadium
Capacity
FC Altstätten (St. Gallen)[ 27]
St. Gallen
Grüntal Altstätten
1,000
FC Brüttisellen [ 28]
Zürich
Lindenbuck
1,000
FC Dübendorf [ 29]
Zürich
Zelgli
1,500
FC Embrach [ 30]
Zürich
Im Bilg
1,800
FC Frauenfeld
Thurgau
Kleine Allmend
6,370
FC Glarus [ 31]
Glarus
Buchholz
800
FC Herisau
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Ebnet
2,000
FC Kilchberg [ 32]
Zürich
Hochweid
1,000
FC Küsnacht [ 33]
Zürich
Sportanlage Heslibach
2,300
FC Red Star Zürich
Zürich
Allmend Brunau
2,000
FC Rorschach [ 34]
Schwyz
Sportplatz Kellen
1,000
FC Stäfa [ 35]
Zürich
Sportanlage Frohberg
1,500
FC Tuggen
Schwyz
Linthstrasse
2,800
FC Vaduz
Liechtenstein
Rheinpark Stadion
7,584
Final league table
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1
FC Glarus
26
13
11
2
32
12
+20
37
Play-off to Nationalliga B
2
FC Herisau
26
11
9
6
35
30
+5
31
To decider for second place
3
FC Rorschach
26
12
7
7
30
28
+2
31
4
FC Vaduz
26
12
6
8
47
26
+21
30
5
FC Kilchberg
26
11
7
8
35
35
0
29
6
FC Altstätten (St. Gallen)
26
10
8
8
43
34
+9
28
7
FC Red Star Zürich
26
9
9
8
30
29
+1
27
8
FC Tuggen
26
9
8
9
41
33
+8
26
9
FC Brüttisellen
26
8
9
9
38
34
+4
25
10
FC Frauenfeld
26
9
6
11
28
42
−14
24
11
FC Stäfa
26
7
8
11
36
49
−13
22
12
FC Küsnacht
26
4
12
10
24
28
−4
20
Decider for twelfth place
13
FC Dübendorf
26
7
6
13
29
41
−12
20
14
FC Embrach[ 9]
26
2
10
14
14
41
−27
14
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 second place
The decider was played on 24 May 1988 in St. Gallen
FC Rorschach win and advance to play-offs.
Decider for twelfth place
The decider was played on 24 May 1988 in Kilchberg
Team 1
Score
Team 2
FC Dübendorf
3–2
FC Küsnacht
FC Dübendorf win and continued in the play-outs. FC Küsnacht are relegated directly to 2. Liga Interregional [ 9] .
Qualification round
FC Emmenbrücke win 8–5 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
Team 1
Score
Team 2
Châtel-Saint-Denis
1–1
Glarus
Glarus
3–0
Châtel-Saint-Denis
Glarus win 4–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
Urania Genève Sport win 6–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
Team 1
Score
Team 2
FC Rorschach
2–0
SV Lyss
SV Lyss
2–1
FC Rorschach
FC Rorschach win 3–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
Final round
Urania Genève Sport win 2–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1988–89 Nationalliga B [ 9] .
FC Emmenbrücke win on away goals and are promoted to 1988–89 Nationalliga B [ 9] .
Decider for third place
The play-offs for the third promotion place was played on 25 June and on 2 July.
Team 1
Score
Team 2
Glarus
3–1
FC Rorschach
FC Rorschach
1–5
Glarus
Glarus win 8–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1988–89 Nationalliga B [ 9] .
Decider for championship
The play-off for the championship should have taken place on 25 June.
Urania Genève Sport rejected the offer to play a championship final, thus FC Emmenbrücke were declared as 1. Liga champions for the 1987–88 season[ 9] .
Relegation play-out
First round
Team 1
Score
Team 2
FC Altdorf
3–1
FC Dübendorf
continue to the final.
Team 1
Score
Team 2
FC Boudry
4–1
FC Köniz
continue to the final.
Final round
FC Köniz win 4–1 on aggregate. FC Dübendorf are relegated to 2. Liga [ 9] .
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