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1. Liga
Season1999–2000
ChampionsGroup 1:
Chênois
Group 2:
Wangen b.O.
Group 3:
Locarno
Group 4:
Vaduz
PromotedWangen b.O.
Locarno
RelegatedGroup 1:
Renes
Visp
Signal
Group 2:
Bümpliz
Stade Payerne
Lyss
Group 3:
Küsnacht
Ascona
Cham
Group 4:
Wülflingen
Frauenfeld
Eschen/Mauren
Matches played4 times 182
plus 12 play-offs

The 1999–2000 Swiss 1. Liga was the 68th 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

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The Swiss Football Association (SFV-ASF) were changing the format of the Swiss football league system to the beginning of the following season. Up until and including this season, there were 56 clubs in the 1. Liga, divided into four groups of 14 teams. This was to be reduced to 48 teams and would be divided new into just three groups of 16 teams. These would then also include the best youth teams of the professional clubs from the Super League and the Challenge League. The Swiss youth U-20 championship was to be despanded, these teams would then be called U-21 and would be eligible to play in the third tier or fourth tier. The four top teams in this last U-20 championship would advance to the new 1. Liga. This all meant that the number of relegations this season was increased to twelve.

In the 1999–2000 season, the 1. Liga clubs were 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. The four group winners and the four runners-up then contested a play-off for the two promotion slots. The three last placed teams in each group were directly relegated to the newly named 2. Liga Interregional (fourth tier).

Group 1

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Teams

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Club Canton Stadium Capacity
FC Bex Vaud Relais 2,000
FC Bulle Fribourg Stade de Bouleyres 7,000
CS Chênois Geneva Stade des Trois-Chêne 8,000
FC Echallens Vaud Sportplatz 3 Sapins 2,000
Grand-Lancy FC Geneva Stade de Marignac 1,500
FC Martigny-Sports Valais Stade d'Octodure 2,500
FC Meyrin Geneva Stade des Arbères 9,000
FC Naters Valais Sportanlage Stapfen 3,000
FC Renens[1] Waadt Zone sportive du Censuy 2,300
Signal FC Bernex-Confignon[2] Geneva Stade municipal de Bernex 1,000
FC Stade Lausanne Vaud Centre sportif de Vidy 1,000
US Terre Sainte[3] Vaud Centre Sportif des Rojalets 1,400
Vevey Sports Vaud Stade de Copet 4,000
FC Visp[4] Valais Sportplatz Mühleye 1,000

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 CS Chênois 26 14 8 4 57 34 +23 50 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Bex 26 15 3 8 54 42 +12 48 Not eligible for play-offs
3 FC Naters 26 12 9 5 55 28 +27 45 Decider for play-off
4 FC Meyrin 26 12 9 5 39 33 +6 45 Decider winners, play-off to Nationalliga B
5 Vevey Sports 26 12 8 6 53 31 +22 44
6 FC Echallens 26 11 7 8 58 40 +18 40
7 FC Martigny-Sports 26 10 7 9 43 41 +2 37
8 FC Bulle 26 11 4 11 38 43 −5 37
9 Grand-Lancy FC 26 9 7 10 42 41 +1 34
10 FC Stade Lausanne 26 8 10 8 45 47 −2 34
11 US Terre Sainte 26 9 5 12 35 34 +1 32
12 FC Renes 26 9 4 13 46 58 −12 31 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
13 FC Visp 26 4 4 18 29 61 −32 16
14 Signal FC Bernex-Confignon 26 2 3 21 27 88 −61 9
Source: Erste Liga official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but play-off for qualifiers.

Decider

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Due the fact that the club FC Bex had infrastructural deficiencies, they were not eligible to enter the play-offs for promotion to the Nationalliga B, this right was passed down to the third placed club in the division. Because the teams from Naters and Meyrin 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 May 24, 2000, in Martigny.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Meyrin 2–0 Naters

Meyrin win the decider and advance to play-offs.

Group 2

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Teams

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Club Canton Stadium Capacity
FC Biel-Bienne Bern Stadion Gurzelen 15,000
SC Bümpliz 78 Bern Bodenweid 4,000
FC Colombier Neuchâtel Stade des Chézards 2,500
FC Concordia Basel Basel-City Stadion Rankhof 7,000
FC Fribourg Fribourg Stade Universitaire 9,000
FC Grenchen Solothurn Stadium Brühl 15,100
FC La Chaux-de-Fonds Neuchâtel Centre Sportif de la Charrière 12,700
SV Lyss[5] Bern Sportzentrum Grien 1,000
FC Münsingen Bern Sportanlage Sandreutenen 1,400
SV Muttenz Basel-Country Sportplatz Margelacker 3,200
FC Serrières Neuchâtel Pierre-à-Bot 1,700
FC Stade Payerne[6] Vaud Stade Municipal 1,100
FC Wangen bei Olten Solothurn Sportplatz Chrüzmatt 3,000
FC Wohlen Aargau Stadion Niedermatten 3,734[7]

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Wangen bei Olten 26 18 5 3 52 23 +29 59 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Wohlen 26 14 9 3 34 12 +22 51
3 FC Fribourg 26 14 6 6 61 28 +33 48
4 FC Serrières 26 13 9 4 38 20 +18 48
5 FC Biel-Bienne 26 11 10 5 42 37 +5 43
6 FC Münsingen 26 12 5 9 41 28 +13 41
7 FC Colombier 26 9 11 6 41 25 +16 38
8 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 26 11 5 10 31 35 −4 38
9 FC Grenchen 26 8 8 10 33 35 −2 32
10 FC Concordia Basel 26 8 6 12 26 42 −16 30
11 SV Muttenz 26 7 4 15 33 48 −15 25
12 SC Bümpliz 78 26 6 5 15 29 48 −19 23 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
13 FC Stade Payerne 26 4 6 16 27 56 −29 18
14 SV Lyss 26 1 3 22 18 69 −51 6
Source: Erste Liga official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but play-off for qualifiers.

Group 3

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Teams

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Club Canton Stadium Capacity
FC Ascona[8] Ticino Stadio Comunale Ascona 1,400
SC Buochs Nidwalden Stadion Seefeld 5,000
SC Cham Zug Stadion Eizmoos 1,800
FC Chiasso Ticino Stadio Comunale Riva IV 4,000
FC Freienbach Schwyz Chrummen 4,500
FC Küsnacht[9] Zürich Sportanlage Heslibach 2,300
FC Locarno Locarno, Ticino Stadio comunale Lido 5,000
FC Malcantone Agno Ticino Cornaredo Stadium 6,330
FC Mendrisio Ticino Centro Sportivo Comunale 4,000
FC Rapperswil-Jona St. Gallen Stadion Grünfeld 2,500
FC Schötz Lucerne Sportplatz Wissenhusen 1,750
FC Sursee[10] Lucerne Stadion Schlottermilch 3,500
FC Tuggen Schwyz Linthstrasse 2,800
Zug 94 Zug Herti Allmend Stadion 6,000

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Locarno 26 19 3 4 57 21 +36 60 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 Zug 94 26 14 6 6 46 25 +21 48
3 FC Tuggen 26 14 5 7 59 30 +29 47
4 FC Malcantone Agno 26 14 5 7 42 31 +11 47
5 FC Chiasso 25 13 4 8 39 31 +8 43
6 FC Schötz 26 12 5 9 52 41 +11 41
7 SC Buochs 26 10 10 6 57 48 +9 40
8 FC Rapperswil-Jona 26 9 8 9 42 43 −1 35
9 FC Mendrisio 26 8 3 15 36 48 −12 27
10 FC Freienbach 26 8 3 15 32 53 −21 27
11 FC Sursee 26 7 5 14 36 63 −27 26
12 FC Küsnacht 26 5 7 14 31 57 −26 22 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
13 FC Ascona 26 4 9 13 32 47 −15 21
14 SC Cham 25 2 11 12 24 47 −23 17
Source: Erste Liga official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but play-off for qualifiers.

Group 4

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Teams

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Club Canton Stadium Capacity
FC Altstetten[11] Zürich Buchlern 1,000
USV Eschen/Mauren Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Sportpark Eschen-Mauren 6,000
FC Frauenfeld Thurgau Kleine Allmend 6,370
FC Gossau St. Gallen Sportanlage Buechenwald 3,500
FC Horgen[12] Zürich Waldegg 1,000
FC Kreuzlingen Thurgau Sportplatz Hafenareal 1,200
FC Red Star Zürich Zürich Allmend Brunau 2,000
FC Rorschach[13] Schwyz Sportplatz Kellen 1,000
SV Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Sportplatz Bühl 1,000
FC Schwamendingen[14] Zürich Sportanlage Heerenschürli 1,522
FC Vaduz Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Rheinpark Stadion 7,584
FC Widnau[15] St. Gallen Sportanlage Aegeten 2,000
FC Wülflingen[16] Zürich Sporrer 1,000
SC YF Juventus Zürich Utogrund 2,850

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Vaduz 26 16 6 4 65 22 +43 54 Play-off to Nationalliga B
2 FC Red Star Zürich 26 15 6 5 56 26 +30 51
3 SC Young Fellows Juventus 26 14 7 5 64 32 +32 49
4 FC Kreuzlingen 26 13 7 6 39 21 +18 46
5 FC Gossau 26 13 7 6 37 24 +13 46
6 FC Altstetten 26 12 8 6 47 25 +22 44
7 FC Horgen 26 11 4 11 42 48 −6 37
8 FC Rorschach 26 9 5 12 32 48 −16 32
9 FC Widnau 26 8 6 12 38 38 0 30
10 SV Schaffhausen 26 9 3 14 30 52 −22 30
11 FC Schwamendingen 26 7 5 14 41 65 −24 26
12 FC Wülflingen 26 5 8 13 36 67 −31 23 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
13 FC Frauenfeld 26 5 7 14 31 51 −20 22
14 USV Eschen/Mauren 26 4 3 19 29 68 −39 15
Source: Erste Liga official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league, but play-off for qualifiers.

Promotion play-off

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From group 1 the group champions Chênois and decider match winners Meyrin, from group 2 the group winners Wangen b.O. and runners-up Wohlen, from group 3 champions Locarno and runners up Zug 94 played together with group 4 winners Vaduz and runners-up Red Star played in the qualification round of the play-offs. The winners here would advance to the finals. The two final winners would be promoted to the Nationalliga B.

Qualification round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Meyrin 0–4 Wangen b.O.
Wangen b.O. 1–2 Meyrin

Wangen b.O. win 5–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Red Star 0–2 Locarno
Locarno 2–1 Red Star

Locarno win 4–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Zug 94 2–1 Vaduz
Vaduz 3–2 Zug 94

4–4 on aggregate, Zug 94 win on away goals and continue to the finals.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Wohlen 0–1 ChênoisChênois
ChênoisChênois 1–2 Wohlen

2–2 on aggregate, Wohlen win on away goals and continue to the finals.

Final round

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Locarno 3–1 Wohlen
Wohlen 3–3 Locarno

Locarno win 6–4 on aggregate and are promoted to Nationalliga B.[17]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Zug 94 2–1 Wangen b.O.
Wangen b.O. 2–0 Zug 94

Wangen b.O. win 3–2 on aggregate and are promoted to Nationalliga B.[17]

Summary

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Group 1, group winners were Chênois, group 2 winners were Wangen b.O., group 3 winners were Locarno and group 4 winners were Vaduz. In the promotion play-offs Locarno and Wangen b.O. achieved promotion. Relegated were, from group 1: Renes, Visp and Signal, from group 2: Bümpliz, Stade Payerne and Lyss and from group 3: Küsnacht, Ascona and Cham. Finally from group 4: Wülflingen, Frauenfeld and Eschen/Mauren also suffered relegation.

The remaining teams in the division would be joined by Stade Nyonnais and FC Schaffhausen who suffered relegation from the Nationalliga B this season. They would also be joined by the four youth teams Servette U-21, Grasshopper Club U-21, St. Gallen U-21 and Lausanne-Sport U-21.[17]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ (red) (2023). "FC Renens" (in German). acvf.football.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  2. ^ (red) (2023). "Signal FC Bernex-Confignon" (in German). acgf.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  3. ^ (red) (2023). "US Terre Sainte" (in German). fvrz.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  4. ^ (red) (2023). "FC Visp" (in German). avf-wfv.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  5. ^ (red) (2023). "SV Lyss" (in German). fvbj-afbj.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  6. ^ (red) (2023). "FC Stade Payerne" (in German). al-la.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  7. ^ "Stadion Niedermatten - Football Stadium".
  8. ^ (red) (2023). "FC Ascona" (in German). al-la.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  9. ^ (red) (2023). "FC Küsnacht" (in German). fvrz.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  10. ^ (red) (2023). "FC Sursee" (in German). matchcenter.al-la.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  11. ^ (red) (2023). "FC Altstetten" (in German). fvrz.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  12. ^ (red) (2023). "FC Horgen" (in German). fvrz.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  13. ^ (red) (2023). "FC Rorschach-Goldach 17" (in German). matchcenter.ofv.swiss. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  14. ^ (red) (2023). "FC Schwamendingen" (in German). fvrz.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  15. ^ (red) (2023). "FC Widnau" (in German). matchcenter.ofv.swiss. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  16. ^ (red). "FC Wülflingen" (in German). fvrz.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  17. ^ a b c Erste Liga (SFV) (2018). "Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg ab Saison 1931/32 bis 2018" [First League statistics on promotion and relegation from the 1931/32 season to 2018] (PDF). PDF page 14 (in German). Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

Sources

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Preceded by
1998–99 		Seasons in
Swiss 1. Liga 		Succeeded by
2000–01
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