2nd league (Switzerland)

2nd league
Association	Swiss Football Association , regional associations
hierarchy	6th league
Teams	17 × 12–15 teams
↑ 2nd interregional league ↓ 3rd division

The 2nd league is the sixth highest Swiss league in football . The 13 regional associations are responsible for their gaming operations. There are a total of 7 groups of 12 teams and 10 groups of 14 teams in the 2nd division throughout Switzerland (as of the 2017/2018 season).

While most regional associations only maintain a second league group, some larger associations (Bern / Jura, Zurich, Eastern Switzerland, Vaud) have two groups. The 17 group winners and the runner-up in the 2nd league group of the Central Swiss Football Association together make up the 18 promoted to the 2nd interregional league , while the weakest are relegated to the 3rd league .

Regional associations

Classification of regional associations

Association	Abbreviation	groups
Aargau Football Association	AFV	1 group of 14 teams
Football Association Bern / Jura	FVBJ	2 groups of 12 teams each
Central Swiss Football Association	IFV	1 group of 14 teams
Football Association of Northwestern Switzerland	FVNWS	1 group of 14 teams
Football Association of Eastern Switzerland	OFV	2 groups of 12 teams each
Solothurn Football Association	SOFV	1 group of 12 teams
Football Association of the Zurich Region	FVRZ	2 groups of 14 teams each
Federazione ticinese di calcio	FTC	1 group of 14 teams
Association fribourgeoise de football Freiburg football association	AFF-FFV	1 group of 14 teams
Association cantonale genevoise de football	ACGF	1 group of 12 teams
Association neuchâteloise de football	ANF	1 group of 12 teams
Association cantonale vaudoise de football	ACVF	2 groups of 14 teams each
Association valaisanne de football	AVF	1 group of 14 teams

Well-known clubs

• FC Bern - Cup finalist, former participant in the highest league
• FC Brüttisellen- Dietlikon - Former participant in the second highest league
• FC Châtel-St-Denis - Former participant in the second highest division
• FC Concordia Basel - Former participant in the second highest league
• FC Laufen - Former participant in the second highest division
• Étoile Sportive FC Malley - Former participant in the second highest division
• FC Montreux-Sports - Former participant in the second highest league
• FC Raron - Former participant in the second highest division
• FC Ruggell - 6-time Liechtenstein Cup finalist
• SC Veltheim - Former participant in the highest league

Status: 2019/20 season

Other sports

In most other sports such as ice hockey, the 2nd league is the fourth highest Swiss division.