At its creation in 1931, the fourth tier of Swiss football was called 3.
The league is operated by a subdivision of the Swiss Football Association called Erste Liga.
The fourth tier of Swiss football has taken on various names over time: Group 1 contains teams from western Switzerland, which is generally French speaking.
Group 3 contains teams from East Switzerland (and Liechtenstein) which contains German and Italian speaking regions.
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