Swiss football league system

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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 hierarchical format with promotion and relegation between leagues at different levels, allowing even the smallest club the possibility of ultimately rising to the very top of the system. The first two levels of the system are collectively called Swiss Football League.

Liechtenstein does not have its own national league, therefore its teams compete in the Swiss leagues; see List of association football clubs playing in the league of another country.

## System

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### (From 2023–24 onwards)

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Level  | Divisions

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| Swiss Football Association
Pro | Swiss Football League
1  | Credit Suisse Super League
12 clubs
2  | Dieci Challenge League
10 clubs
| First League
3  | Promotion League
18 clubs

1st League Classic
48 clubs divided into 3 groups

Group 1
16 clubs | Group 2
16 clubs | Group 3
16 clubs
| Amateur League

2nd League Interregional
64 clubs divided into 4 groups

Group 1
16 clubs | Group 2
16 clubs | Group 3
16 clubs | Group 4
16 clubs
| Regional Association
6  | 2\. Liga
17 regional groups, 204 clubs
7  | 3\. Liga
46 regional groups, 563 clubs
8  | 4\. Liga
75 regional groups, 852 clubs[citation needed]
9  | 5\. Liga
67 regional groups, 685 clubs[citation needed]

### (Until 2022–23)

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Up until and including the 2022–23 Swiss Super League the pyramid was set up as follows:

Level  | Divisions

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1  | Super League
10 clubs
2  | Challenge League
10 clubs
3  | Promotion League
16 clubs up to and including the 2021–22 season
18 clubs in the 2022–23 season
4  | 1st League
(Group 1)
14 clubs | 1st League
(Group 2)
14 clubs | 1st League
(Group 3)
14 clubs
5  | 2\. Liga Interregional
(Group 1)
14 clubs | 2\. Liga Interregional
(Group 2)
14 clubs | 2\. Liga Interregional
(Group 3)
14 clubs | 2\. Liga Interregional
(Group 4)
14 clubs | 2\. Liga Interregional
(Group 5)
14 clubs | 2\. Liga Interregional
(Group 6)
14 clubs
6  | 2\. Liga
17 regional groups, 204 clubs
7  | 3\. Liga
46 regional groups, 563 clubs
8  | 4\. Liga
75 regional groups, 852 clubs
9  | 5\. Liga
67 regional groups, 685 clubs

## External links

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* Super League table, fixtures and results
* Challenge League table, fixtures and results
* official Swiss Football League site (in German)
* 1\. Liga tables, fixtures and results (in German)
* 2\. Liga Interregional tables, fixtures and results (in German)

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Football in Switzerland

* Swiss Football Association
* Swiss Football League

National teams|

| Men|

* National team
* B
* U-23
* U-21
* U-20
* U-19
* U-18
* U-17
* U-16
* Futsal
* Beach

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Women|

* National team
* U-20
* U-17
* Beach

League system|

| Men|

* Super League (play-off)
* Challenge League
* Promotion League
* 1\. Liga
* 2\. Liga Interregional
* 2\. Liga
* 3\. Liga
* 4\. Liga
* 5\. Liga

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Women|

* Women's Super League
* Nationalliga B
* 1\. Liga
* 2\. Liga
* 3\. Liga
* 4\. Liga

Domestic cups|

| Men|

* Swiss Cup
* Swiss League Cup
* Swiss Super Cup (defunct)
* Uhrencup
* Cup of the Alps

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Women|

* Swiss Women's Cup

Others|

* Uhrencup

* List of champions
* List of clubs
* List of stadiums

* v
* t
* e

Football in Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein Football Association

National teams|

| Men|

* National team
* Olympic (U-23)
* U-23+
* U-21
* U-19
* U-17

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Women|

* National team
* U-19
* U-17

Domestic cups|

| Men|

* Liechtenstein Football Cup

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Defunct competitions|

| Men|

* Liechtenstein Football Championship

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Awards|

* Footballer of the Year
* Top scorers

Lists|

* Champions
* Clubs
* International footballers
* Foreign players
* Venues

Clubs|

* FC Balzers
* USV Eschen/Mauren
* FC Ruggell
* FC Schaan
* FC Triesen
* FC Triesenberg
* FC Vaduz

* Men's clubs
* Clubs in Europe
* Women's clubs
* Men's players
* Women's players
* Expatriate players
* Managers
* Referees
* Venues
* Seasons
* Records

* v
* t
* e

Football in Europe

Sovereign states|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Kazakhstan
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* England
* Northern Ireland
* Scotland
* Wales
* Vatican City

States with limited
recognition|

* Abkhazia
* Kosovo
* Northern Cyprus
* South Ossetia
* Transnistria

Dependencies and
other entities|

* Åland
* Faroe Islands
* Gibraltar
* Guernsey
* Isle of Man
* Jersey
* Svalbard

* v
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* e

League systems in sport

* League system
* Sports league
* Professional sports league organization
* Division (sport)
* Promotion and relegation
* Closed league
* Semi-closed league

Association
football|

| AFC|

* Afghanistan
* Australia
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* China
* East Timor
* Guam
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Japan
* South Korea
* Kuwait
* Lebanon
* Macau
* Malaysia
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Northern Mariana Islands
* Pakistan
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Taiwan
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Vietnam

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CAF|

* Algeria
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Comoros
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Ghana
* Guinea-Bissau
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Madagascar
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Nigeria
* Réunion
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Seychelles
* Somalia
* South Africa
* Tunisia

CONCACAF|

* Anguilla
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Aruba
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bermuda
* Bonaire
* British Virgin Islands
* Canada
* Cayman Islands
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Curaçao
* Dominican Republic
* El Salvador
* French Guiana
* Guadeloupe
* Guatemala
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Martinique
* Mexico
* Montserrat
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Puerto Rico
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Martin
* Sint Maarten
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Turks and Caicos Islands
* United States
* United States Virgin Islands

CONMEBOL|

* Argentina
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

OFC|

* French Polynesia
* New Caledonia
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Tuvalu

UEFA|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* England (women's)
* Estonia
* Faroe Islands
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany (women's)
* Gibraltar
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Kazakhstan
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Northern Ireland
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Scotland
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey (women's)
* Ukraine
* Wales

Basketball|

| Continental|

* Europe
* South America

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National|

* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Italy
* Japan
* Poland
* Russia
* Serbia
* Spain
* Turkey

Handball|

* Denmark
* Hungary

Rugby league|

* Great Britain
* France

Rugby union|

* England
* France
* Ireland
* New Zealand
* Scotland
* Wales

Water polo|

* Hungary

Tennis|

* Davis Cup
* Fed Cup

Ice hockey|

* United States

American football|

* Germany

Shinty|

* Scotland

Sumo|

* Japan

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