The first eight teams of the regular season (or Qualification) competed in the Championship Playoff Round.

They took half of the points (rounded up to complete units) gained in the Qualification as Bonus with them.

The three group winners and the three runners-up, together with the two best third placed teams, then contested a play-off for the four promotion slots.

[1] La Chaux-de-Fonds were later also promoted later on the green table by the Swiss Football Association up to the 2003–04 Challenge League following the fact that FC Sion were refused their licence for that division.

[1] The one remaining match was played in a neutral venue, on May 25 in Solothurn.

FC Stade Nyonnais win 5–4 in the penalty shoot-out.

The winners of the first drawn semi-final is considered as home team in the final.