3rd league (football, Switzerland)
3rd league (men) | |
Association | Swiss Football Association , regional associations |
hierarchy | 7th league |
Teams | 43 groups, 561 teams (2009/10) |
The 3rd league is the seventh highest Swiss division in men's football and the fifth highest in women's football . The regional associations are responsible for their gaming operations . There are a total of 43 male groups with a total of 561 teams throughout Switzerland (as of 2009/10).
The best can move up to the 2nd division , while the weakest move down to the 4th division (for an exception, see the Bern / Jura Football Association).
Well-known clubs
- The FC Büsingen , the only German club in the Swiss Football Association
- FC Aurore - Former participant in the second highest division
- SC Burgdorf - Former participant in the second highest league
- US Giubiasco - Former participant in the second highest division
- FC Glarus - Former participant in the second highest league
- FC Le Mont-sur-Lausanne - Former participant in the second highest division
- FC Porrentruy - Former participant in the second highest division
- FC Tössfeld - Former participant in the second highest league
- FC Triesen - 8-time Liechtenstein Cup winner
Status: 2019/20 season