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1970–71 Swiss 1. Liga
The 1970–71 1. Liga season was the 39th 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. Most of the teams in the NLA and NLB were professional clubs.
| Season |
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| 1. Liga champions:CS ChênoisGroup West:CS ChênoisGroup Cenral:SR DelémontGroup South and East:SC Buochs |
| CS ChênoisAS Gambarogno |
| Group West:FC LangenthalFC SalgeschGroup Central:FC MoutierSC ZofingenGroup South and East:FC KüsnachtFC Uster |
| 3 times 156plus 9 play-offs |
| ← 1969–70 1971–72 → |
The 1970–71 1. Liga season was the 39th 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. Most of the teams in the NLA and NLB were professional clubs.
There were 39 teams competing in the 1. Liga 1970–71 season. These teams were divided into three regional groups, each group with 13 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 three group winners and the three runners-up then contested a play-off round to decide the two promotion slots. The last two placed teams in each group were directly relegated to the 2. Liga (fourth tier).
| Club | Town | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASI Audax-Friul | Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel | Pierre-à-Bot | 1,700 |
| FC Bern | Bern | Bern | Stadion Neufeld | 14,000 |
| SC Burgdorf | Burgdorf | Bern | Stadion Neumatt | 3,850 |
| CS Chênois | Thônex | Geneva | Stade des Trois-Chêne | 8,000 |
| FC Dürrenast | Thun | Bern | Stadion Lachen | 13,500 |
| FC Langenthal | Langenthal | Bern | Rankmatte | 2,000 |
| FC Meyrin | Meyrin | Geneva | Stade des Arbères | 9,000 |
| FC Minerva Bern | Bern | Bern | Spitalacker | 1,450 |
| FC Stade Nyonnais | Nyon | Vaud | Stade de Colovray | 7,200 |
| FC Raron | Raron | Valais | Sportplatz Rhoneglut | 1,000 |
| FC Salgesch | Salgesch | Valais | Sportplatz Salgesch | 1,000 |
| FC Thun | Thun | Bern | Stadion Lachen | 10,350 |
| Yverdon-Sport FC | Yverdon-les-Bains | Vaud | Stade Municipal | 6,600 |
| Club | Town | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Baden | Baden | Aargau | Esp Stadium | 7,000 |
| FC Breite Basel | Basel | Basel-Stadt | Stadion Schützenmatte / Landhof | 8,000 / 7,000 |
| FC Breitenbach | Breitenbach | Solothurn | Grien | 2,000 |
| FC Concordia Basel | Basel | Basel-Stadt | Stadion Rankhof | 7,000 |
| SR Delémont | Delémont | Jura | La Blancherie | 5,263 |
| FC Emmenbrücke | Emmen | Lucerne | Stadion Gersag | 8,700 |
| FC Le Locle-Sports | Le Locle | Neuchâtel | Installation sportive - Jeanneret | 3,142 |
| FC Moutier | Moutier | Bern | Stade de Chalière | 5,000 |
| FC Nordstern Basel | Basel | Basel-Stadt | Rankhof | 7,600 |
| FC Porrentruy | Porrentruy | Jura | Stade du Tirage | 4,226 |
| FC Solothurn | Solothurn | Solothurn | Stadion FC Solothurn | 6,750 |
| FC Turgi | Turgi | Aargau | Sportanlage Oberau | 1,000 |
| SC Zofingen | Zofingen | Aargau | Sportanlagen Trinermatten | 2,000 |
| Club | Town | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Amriswil | Amriswil | Thurgau | Tellenfeld | 1,000 |
| FC Blue Stars Zürich | Zürich | Zürich | Hardhof | 1,000 |
| SC Buochs | Buochs | Nidwalden | Stadion Seefeld | 5,000 |
| FC Chur | Chur | Grisons | Ringstrasse | 2,820 |
| FC Frauenfeld | Frauenfeld | Thurgau | Kleine Allmend | 6,370 |
| AS Gambarogno | Gambarogno | Ticino | Centro Sportivo Regionale Magadino | 1,100 |
| FC Küsnacht | Küsnacht | Zürich | Sportanlage Heslibach | 2,300 |
| FC Locarno | Locarno | Ticino | Stadio comunale Lido | 5,000 |
| FC Red Star Zürich | Zürich | Zürich | Allmend Brunau | 2,000 |
| FC Rorschach | Rorschach | Schwyz | Sportplatz Kellen | 1,000 |
| FC Uster | Uster | Zürich | Sportanlage Buchholz | 7,000 |
| FC Vaduz | Vaduz | Liechtenstein | Rheinpark Stadion | 7,584 |
| SC Zug | Zug | Zug | Herti Allmend Stadion | 6,000 |
The three group winners played a two legged tie against one of the runners-up to decide the three finalists. The games were played on 6 and 13 June 1971.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| SR Delémont | 0–1 | AS Gambarogno |
| AS Gambarogno | 1–0 | SR Delémont |
AS Gambarogno win 2–0 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| FC Stade Nyonnais | 2–6 | SC Buochs |
| SC Buochs | 1–1 | FC Stade Nyonnais |
SC Buochs win 7–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| CS Chênois | 2–2 | FC Le Locle-Sports |
| FC Le Locle-Sports | 0–4 | CS Chênois |
CS Chênois win 6–2 on aggregate and continue to the finals.
The three first round winners competed in a single round-robin to decide the two promotion slots. The games were played on 20 and 27 June and on 4 July 1971.
CS Chênois won 1. Liga championship and promotion to 1971–72 Nationalliga B. AS Gambarogno were runners-up and were also promoted to 1971–72 Nationalliga B.
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1970–71 Nationalliga A
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1970–71 Nationalliga B
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1970–71 Swiss Cup
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Switzerland 1970–71 at RSSSF
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| Preceded by1969–70 | Seasons inSwiss 1. Liga | Succeeded by1971–72 |
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