2015–16 1. Liga Promotion
# 2015–16 1. Liga Promotion

The 2015–16 season of the 1. Liga Promotion, the third tier of the Swiss football league system, was the fourth season of the league.

The season started on 5 August 2015 and finished on 28 May 2016. The league was won by Servette FC who made an immediate return to the Challenge League while FC St. Gallen II and Étoile Carouge were relegated to the 1. Liga Promotion.

## Table

The 2015–16 season saw three new clubs in the league, SC Cham and SC Kriens, both promoted from the 1. Liga Classic, while Servette FC had been relegated from the Challenge League.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Servette FC (C, P) | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 61 | 26 | +35 | 66 | Promotion to Challenge League |
| 2 | SC Cham | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 72 | 48 | +24 | 56 | |
| 3 | SC Kriens | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 54 | |
| 4 | FC Basel II | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 65 | 52 | +13 | 50 | |
| 5 | BSC Old Boys Basel | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 49 | |
| 6 | FC Rapperswil-Jona | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 46 | |
| 7 | Stade Nyonnais | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 39 | |
| 8 | FC Breitenrain | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 39 | |
| 9 | SC Brühl | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 38 | |
| 10 | SC Young Fellows Juventus | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 36 | |
| 11 | FC Zürich II | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 57 | 65 | −8 | 35 | |
| 12 | FC Tuggen | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 35 | |
| 13 | FC Köniz | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 34 | |
| 14 | FC Sion II | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 31 | |
| 15 | FC St. Gallen II (R) | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 30 | Relegation to 1. Liga Classic |
| 16 | Étoile Carouge (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 33 | 68 | −35 | 25 | Relegation to 1. Liga Classic |

## Top goalscorers

The top goal scorers for the season:

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Samel Sabanovic | SC Brühl | 16 |
| 2 | Severin Dätwyler | SC Cham | 14 |
| 3 | Altin Osmani | FC Köniz | 12 |
| 3 | Tibert Pont | Servette FC | 12 |
| 3 | Aldin Turkes | FC Zürich II | 12 |

## Promotion round

The best eight teams of the three divisions of the 1. Liga Classic competed for three spots in the 2016–17 1. Liga Promotion:

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| FC United Zürich (III/3) | 2–2 (a) | FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy (I/1) | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| FC Bavois (I/3) | 3–1 | FC Münsingen (II/1) | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| SR Delémont (II/2) | 2–3 | FC Baden (III/1) | 1–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Grasshopper Club II (III/2) | 4–8 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds (I/2) | 1–4 | 3–4 |

### Finals

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| FC Bavois (I/3) | 1-0 | FC Baden (III/1) | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| FC La Chaux-de-Fonds (I/2) | 3-1 | FC United Zürich (III/3) | 1–0 | 2–1 |

    Decider for third promotion spot

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| FC Baden (III/1) | 0–2 | FC United Zürich (III/3) |

* (I/1) First number, the Roman numeral, indicates division, second number indicates final position in division.
