FC Mendrisio-Stabio
The FC Mendrisio- Stabio is indigenous to in Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino Swiss football club. He emerged in 2006 from a merger of FC Mendrisio with FC Stabio, a club from the municipality in the district of Mendrisio Stabio forth. By 1982, the FC Mendrisio had a high level of recognition under the name Mendrisiostar. Today's third division spent 1948-1985 a total of 17 years in the second division and reached 1971 the semi-finals of the national cup competition.
- 5.1 placements in the National League B
History
1912 FC Mendrisio was founded in 1918 but dissolved again. But just two years later, in 1920, followed by the re-establishment as AC Mendrisio - but the club went bankrupt in 1923.
1924 was a re- re-establishment, this time under the name Speranza FC Mendrisio. Soon, however, the new club renamed itself again, only FC Mendrisio. In 1959 it was renamed to FC Mendrisiostar. This name kept at the club until 1982, when he just simply called again FC Mendrisio. On June 2, 2006 was a merger with the fourth division FC Stabio founded in 1958, a club from the neighboring village of Stabio, to FC Mendrisio- Stabio.
These days, the club plays in Group 3 ( northern and eastern Switzerland / Ticino) the tripartite third-rate, so-called " first division. "
Sporting highlights
In 1948, under the Italian coach Aventine Zamboni first promotion to the second division, called at the time National League B. However, the Ticino could hold only four years to 1952 there.
The revival took place in 1968. Descent let this time seven years to 1975, waiting. During this period, which must be well considered as the heyday of the guys from Mendrisio in 1971 even managed to advance into the semi-final of the Swiss Cup. There had commanded the first division side FC Lugano record under coach Albert Sing with " atom -Otto" Luttrop Mendrisiostar stop and defeated the Canton comrades to their place after goalless first half still 2-0. It was also the era in which the later international Claudio Sulser to 1973, spent the first steps of a great career at Mendrisiostar.
After descending 1975 Mendrisiostar immediately rose up again, but managed to keep only one year above. In the 1979/80 season, the legendary, already 41 years old Brazilian- Italian world champion José Altafini plays the brave Ticinesi the company with him the renewed rise. This time they survive the first year, but only because the league was expanded from 14 to 16 teams. In 1985, almost forty years after the initial rise, the now FC Mendrisio -called club adopted provisionally for the last time from the second division. The Ticino had a positive goal difference of 39:37 hits, but were a point worse than the competition from FC Laufen in the canton of Basel.
Successful experiences of the FC Stabio
The sporting highlight of FC Stabio was the 1991/92 season, when the club rose to the third division. As before last but he had to immediately adopt again. In the cup competition, the team succeeded in Stabio a moderate success when she in the season 2003/ 04 in the first round in a district Derby could turn the second division side FC Chiasso with a 3-2 victory after extra time. That day included Clementi, who shot out to a 2-0 lead at half time with a double strike in the 17th and 18th minutes, and Pelizzari the penalty spot in the 105th minute to secure the victory, the heroes. In the next round, however, came with a 0:2 home defeat against first division side FC Thun from the.
Stadium
The club plays its home games at the Centro Sportivo Comunale, which has around 4,000 standing room and 260 seats.
Known player
- José Altafini, Brazilian- Italian striker legend, world champion in 1958 and until now the fourth leading scorer in Serie A in 1979-80 spent the last years of his playing career with Mendrisiostar in the third division.
- Claudio Sulser, prolific 49 -fold international began his career with Mendrisiostar before he took leave in 1973 and moved over Vevey -Sports for Grasshopper Club Zurich, where he celebrated many successes.
- Antonio Esposito, a Swiss - Italian midfielder, spent 2004 the penultimate year of his career in Mendrisio, before he even joined the AC Lugano to wind down.
- Valon Behrami - the Kosovo refugee grew up in Stabio and made between October 2, 1993 and August 21, 1997 his first footballing baby steps in the youth of the FC Stabio. After a professional in Italy at Genoa, Hellas Verona and Lazio, in England at West Ham United, then Italy with Fiorentina and Napoli ( today's team). With Switzerland at the World Cup in 2006 and the European Championships in 2008.