| Season | 1936–37 |
|---|---|
| Champions | 1. Liga champions: Grenchen Group West winners: Grenchen Group East winners: Zürich |
| Promoted | Grenchen |
| Relegated | FC Olten Fribourg Kreuzlingen FC Oerlikon |
| Matches | twice 132 and 1 decider plus 2 play-offs total: 267 matches |
1937–38 → | |
The1936–37 1. Liga season was the 6th season of the 1. Liga since its creation in 1931. At this time, the1. Liga was the second-tier of theSwiss football league system.
There were 24 clubs that competed in the 1. Liga this season. They were divided into two regional groups, each with 12 teams. The teams in each group played a doubleround-robin to decide their league position. Two points were awarded for a win and one point was awarded for a draw. Both group winners then contested a play-off round to decide the championship and promotion to the top-tier Nationalliga. The two last placed team in each group were directly relegated to the 2. Liga (third tier).
| Club | Based in | Canton | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Aarau | Aarau |  Aargau | Stadion Brügglifeld | 9,240 |
| FC Cantonal Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel |  Neuchâtel | Stade de la Maladière | 25,500 |
| FC Concordia Yverdon | Yverdon-les-Bains |  Vaud | Stade Municipal | 6,600 |
| FC Fribourg | Fribourg |  Fribourg | Stade Universitaire | 9,000 |
| FC Grenchen | Grenchen |  Solothurn | Stadium Brühl | 15,100 |
| FC Monthey | Monthey |  Valais | Stade Philippe Pottier | 1,800 |
| FC Montreux-Sports | Montreux | Vaud | Stade de Chailly | 1,000 |
| FC Olten[1] | Olten | Solothurn | Sportanlagen Kleinholz | 8,000 |
| FC Porrentruy[2] | Porrentruy |  Jura | Stade du Tirage | 4,226 |
| FC Solothurn | Solothurn | Solothurn | Stadion FC Solothurn | 6,750 |
| Urania Genève Sport | Genève |  Geneva | Stade de Frontenex | 4,000 |
| Vevey Sports | Vevey | Vaud | Stade de Copet | 4,000 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Grenchen | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 71 | 26 | +45 | 35 | To decider for group winners |
| 2 | Vevey Sports | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 31 | +24 | 35 | |
| 3 | FC Cantonal Neuchâtel | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 42 | +21 | 29 | |
| 4 | FC Aarau[3] | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 65 | 32 | +33 | 26 | |
| 5 | FC Concordia Yverdon | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 23 | |
| 6 | Urania Genève Sport | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 23 | |
| 7 | FC Montreux-Sports | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 22 | |
| 8 | FC Monthey | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 19 | |
| 9 | FC Solothurn | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 19 | |
| 10 | FC Porrentruy | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 57 | −26 | 19 | |
| 11 | FC Olten[4] | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 61 | −39 | 11 | Relegation to2. Liga |
| 12 | FC Fribourg[4] | 22 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 29 | 79 | −50 | 3 | Relegation to2. Liga |
BecauseGrenchen andVevey Sports finished level on points, a decider for first place and group winner was required. The decider took place on 30 May inBiel/Bienne.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Grenchen | 2–1 | Vevey Sports |
Grenchen won and became group winners, therefore they advanced to the play-off for the 1. Liga championship and promotion.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Zürich[7] | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 27 | +22 | 31 | To promotion play-off |
| 2 | SC Brühl | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 60 | 31 | +29 | 29 | |
| 3 | FC Blue Stars Zürich | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 28 | |
| 4 | SC Juventus Zürich | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 25 | |
| 5 | AC Bellinzona | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 25 | |
| 6 | FC Locarno | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 23 | |
| 7 | FC Winterthur | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 20 | |
| 8 | FC Chiasso | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 20 | |
| 9 | FC Concordia Basel | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 19 | |
| 10 | FC Schaffhausen | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 19 | |
| 11 | FC Kreuzlingen[4] | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 18 | Relegation to2. Liga |
| 12 | FC Oerlikon[4] | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 62 | −36 | 7 | Relegation to2. Liga |
The two group winners played a two legged tie for the title of 1. Liga champions and for promotion to the1937–38 Nationalliga. The games were played on 6 and 13 June 1937.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 1–2[8] | Grenchen |
| Grenchen | 6–0[9] | Zürich |
Grenchen won by two games to nil, became 1. Liga champions and were promoted.Zürich remain in the division for the next season.[4]
| Preceded by 1935–36 | Seasons in Swiss 1. Liga | Succeeded by 1937–38 |
