Liga Promotion that was due to commence the following year, this season would see the reduction in the number of teams competing from 16 to 10.

This reconstruction was done to decrease the competitive gap between the two top tiers by converting the second to a purely professional league.

The new Promotion League would therefore serve as the semi-professional link to amateur football.

Liga Promotion that was due to commence the following year, this season would see the number of teams in the groups reduced from 16 to 14 and it would be renamed as 1.

The new Promotion League would serve as the semi-professional link to amateur football.

Six clubs could achieve promotion to the new third division, if they had applied for the semi-professional status.

This reconstruction was done to decrease the competitive gap between the two top tiers and the amateur league.

The winner of the first semi-final was considered as home team in the final, which was played on 16 May 2012 at the Stade de Suisse in Bern.