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FC Winterthur

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FC Winterthur
Full nameFussballclub Winterthur
Nickname(s)FCW
Founded1896; 128 years ago (1896)
GroundSchützenwiese, Winterthur
Capacity8,550 (1,900 seated)
ChairmanMike Keller
ManagerBruno Berner
LeagueSwiss Super League
2022–239 of 10
WebsiteClub website

FC Winterthur is a Swiss football club from Winterthur. They play in the Swiss Super League. Their homeground is the Stadion Schützenwiese.

The club was founded in 1896 by students of the local school of engineering.[1] After a fusion with two local teams it was called Vereinigte Fussballclubs Winterthur between 1929 and 1946.[2] In the early part of the 20th century they won the Swiss Championship three times (in 1906, 1908, 1917). 1934 they were relegated till 1950. They have since stayed in the second division for most of their history. The club reached the final of the Swiss League Cup in 1972 and 1973 and Swiss Cup in 1968 and 1975 but lost all these matches.

Current squad

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As of 3 August 2022[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo Timothy Fayulu (on loan from Sion)
3 DF Switzerland Switzerland Tobias Schättin
4 DF Kosovo Kosovo Granit Lekaj (captain)
5 DF Switzerland Switzerland Roy Gelmi
6 DF Switzerland Switzerland Marin Cavar
7 MF Kosovo Kosovo Gezim Pepsi
8 MF Serbia Serbia Samir Ramizi
9 FW Switzerland Switzerland Roman Buess
10 MF Switzerland Switzerland Matteo Di Giusto
11 FW Switzerland Switzerland Neftali Manzambi
14 MF Switzerland Switzerland Thibault Corbaz
15 DF Switzerland Switzerland Michael Gonçalves
16 MF Switzerland Switzerland Remo Arnold
17 FW Switzerland Switzerland Samuel Ballet
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF Ivory Coast Ivory Coast Souleymane Diaby
19 DF Switzerland Switzerland Adrian Gantenbein
20 FW Switzerland Switzerland Carmine Chiappetta (on loan from Basel)
21 MF Switzerland Switzerland Kevin Costinha
22 FW Albania Albania Florian Kamberi
25 DF Switzerland Switzerland Yannick Schmid
27 GK Switzerland Switzerland Armin Abaz
34 DF Switzerland Switzerland Pascal Hammer
35 MF Switzerland Switzerland Arlind Dakaj
36 GK Switzerland Switzerland Jozef Pukaj
40 MF Kosovo Kosovo Hekuran Kryeziu
44 MF Switzerland Switzerland Francisco Rodríguez
77 MF Kosovo Kosovo Eris Abedini

The club play at Stadion Schützenwiesenear the centre of Winterthur. In the 1980s the ownership was transferred to Winterthur council due to financial problems. The stadium has 8,550 seats. 1,900 are seated. The supporters of the club stand at the Bierkurve. They also have a small stand for younger supporters known as the Sirupkurve.

Winners (3): 1905-06, 1907-08, 1916-17
  • Swiss Challenge League
Winners (4): 1965-66, 1967-68, 1981-82, 2021-22

Former coaches

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References

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  1. www.landbote.ch
  2. "FC Winterthur - Winterthur Glossar". www.winterthur-glossar.ch. Archived from the original on 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  3. "Kader der laufenden Meisterschaft" [Squad of the current championship] (in German). FC Winterthur. Retrieved 3 August 2022.

Other websites

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