This is a list of association football clubs based in Switzerland, sorted by league and division within the Swiss football league system, as of the 2016–17 season. A total of 78 clubs compete in the top four tiers of the Swiss football pyramid, divided as follows:
The Swiss football league system also includes clubs based in Liechtenstein. As of 2016, Liechtenstein has only seven clubs and no domestic league, though a domestic cup is organised annually. All clubs based in Liechtenstein therefore play in the Swiss league pyramid. Of those, only FC Vaduz competes in the fully professional levels of the Swiss league system, presently at the top level.
Fourth level, called 1. Liga, consists of three regional groups with 14 clubs each. Group 1 contains teams from western Switzerland, the area called Romandy, which is generally French-speaking. Group 2 contains teams from central Switzerland, which is mostly German-speaking. Group 3 contains teams from eastern Switzerland and Liechtenstein which contains German- and Italian-speaking regions.
FC Thalwil Zurich