The 1981–82 1. Liga was exactly the 50th 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 The Swiss football league system, is a series of interconnected leagues for association football clubs in Switzerland, with seven teams from Liechtenstein, and one each from exclaves of Germany and Italy, also competing. The system has a hierarchi ...

and it was the highest level of amateur football.

Format

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 play-off round with finals to decide the three promotion slots. The two last placed teams in each group were directly relegated to the 2. Liga (fourth tier).

Group 1

Teams

Final league table

Decider for second place

The decider match for second place was played on 26 May in

Martigny Martigny (; , ; ) is the capital city of the district of Martigny (district), Martigny, cantons of Switzerland, canton of Canton of Valais, Valais, Switzerland. It lies at an elevation of , and its population is approximately 20,000 inhabitants ( ...

. ''

Yverdon-Sport FC Yverdon-Sport FC is a Swiss football club based in Yverdon-les-Bains that is set to compete in the Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss football, after being relegated from the top-tier Swiss Super League in the 2024–25 season. The club ...

win and advance to play-offs. FC Renens remain in the division.''

Decider for twelfth place

The decider match for twelfth was played on 26 May in

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. '' FC Stade Lausanne win and continue in the play-outs. FC Onex are relegated directly to 2. Liga Interregional.''

Group 2

Teams

Final league table

Group 3

Teams

Final league table

Group 4

Teams

Final league table

Decider for second place

The decider match for second place was played on 26 May in

Wallisellen Wallisellen is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Bülach (district), Bülach in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zürich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal''). ...

'' FC Rüti win and advance to play-offs.

FC Blue Stars Zürich Football Club Blue Stars Zürich are a football team from Zürich, Switzerland. They are members of the Fussballverband Region Zürich, an under-section of the Swiss Football Association. The club have two men's teams and twelve youth teams. The ...

remain in the division.''

Promotion play-off

Qualification round

FC Laufen Football Club Laufen, is a football club from Laufen, Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germa ...

win on away goals and continue to the finals.'' ''

FC Baden Fussballclub Baden 1897, simply known as FC Baden, is a Swiss football club based in Baden, Canton Aargau, which is a short distance from Zürich. It was founded in 1897. FC Baden has a total of 22 different teams at age levels, including fiv ...

win 5–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.'' '' FC Rüti win 4–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals.'' ''

SR Delémont Sport-Réunis de Delémont (shortened to SR Delémont) is a Swiss Association football, football club based in Delémont and founded in 1909. The team currently play in Swiss 1. Liga (football), 1st League Classic from 2025–26, the fourth tier ...

win on away goals and continue to the finals.''

Final round

win 3–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1982–83 Nationalliga B.'' ''

win the replay and are promoted to 1982–83 Nationalliga B.''

Decider for third place

'' FC Rüti win 4–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 1982–83 Nationalliga B.

remain in 1. Liga.''

Decider for 1. Liga championship

win and are 1. Liga champions.''

Relegation play-out

First round

'' FC Stade Lausanne win 4–3 on aggregate and remain in division. FC Breitenbach continue to the final.'' ''

SC Buochs SC Buochs is a Swiss football club, founded in 1934 (officially). The club colours are blue and white derived from the town Buochs's coat of arms. Their home ground is Stadion Seefeld, which has a proclaimed capacity of 5,000 (1,000 seats, 4,000 s ...

win 4–1 on aggregate and remain in division.

FC Young Fellows Zürich Sportclub Young Fellows Juventus is a professional Swiss football club based in Zürich. It was founded in 1992 following a merger between Young Fellows Zürich (established in 1903) and Società Calcistica Italiana Juventus Zurigo (1922). The ...

continue to the final.''

Final round

'' FC Breitenbach win 4–1 on aggregate and remain in division.

are relegated to 2. Liga.''

Further in Swiss football

1981–82 Nationalliga A Statistics of the Swiss National League in the 1981–82 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. This was the 85th season of top-tier and the 84th season of second-tier football in Switzerland. Overview The Swiss Football Ass ...

* 1981–82 Nationalliga B *

1981–82 Swiss Cup The 1981–82 Swiss Cup was the 57th season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. Overview The competition began on 1 and 2 August 1982 with the first games of the first round and was completed on Whit Monday 31 May 1982 with the fina ...

References

Sources

Switzerland 1981–82 at RSSSF
{{DEFAULTSORT:1981-82 Swiss 1. Liga Swiss 1. Liga (football) seasons 1981–82 in Swiss football

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