The 1990–91 Swiss 1. Liga was the 59th season of this league since its creation in 1931. At this time, the 1. Liga was the third tier of the

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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 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

Final league table

Decider for second place

The decider was played on 21 May in

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'' FC Châtel-Saint-Denis win and advance to play-offs.''

Decider for twelfth place

The decider was played on 21 May in

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'' Concordia/Folgore Lausanne win and advance to play-outs.

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are relegation to 2. Liga Interregional''

Group 2

Teams

Final league table

Group 3

Teams

Final league table

Decider for second place

The decider was played on 21 May 1991 at the Stadion Schlottermilch in

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

Group 4

Teams

Final league table

Decider for twelfth place

The decider was played on 21 May in

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'' SC Veltheim win and advance to play-outs. FC Einsiedeln are relegation to 2. Liga Interregional''

Promotion play-off

Qualification round

'' FC Brüttisellen win 3–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.'' ''

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win 1–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.'' ''

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win 8–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.'' '' FC Châtel-Saint-Denis win 5–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.''

Final round

'' FC Châtel-Saint-Denis win 2–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1991–92 Nationalliga B.'' ''

win 8–1 on aggregate and are promoted to 1991–92 Nationalliga B.''

Play-off for third place

'' FC Brüttisellen win after penalty shoot-out and are promoted to 1991–92 Nationalliga B.''

Relegation play-out

First round

'' Concordia/Folgore Lausanne win after penalty shoot-out. FC Beauregard Fribourg continue to the final.'' '' FC Suhr win after penalty shoot-out. SC Veltheim continue to the final.''

Final round

'' SC Veltheim win 4–3 on aggregate. FC Beauregard Fribourg are relegated to 2. Liga.''

Further in Swiss football

1990–91 Nationalliga A Statistics of the Swiss National League in the 1990–91 football season, both Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B. Overview The 36 teams of the Swiss Football League (Nationalliga) were divided into two tiers. In the top-tier, there were 12 tea ...

* 1990–91 Nationalliga B *

1990–91 Swiss Cup The 1990–91 Swiss Cup was the 66th season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. It began on 11 August with the first games of Round 1 and ended on 20 May 1991 with the Final held at Wankdorf, Bern. The winners earned a place in the f ...

References

Sources

Switzerland 1990–91 at RSSSF
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