FC Winterthur

The FC Winterthur ( FCW ) is a traditional Swiss football club from Winterthur, which is currently in the Challenge League, the second highest league play.

The club, founded in 1896 was three times Swiss champion (1906, 1908 and 1916 /17). After the Cup victory in 1908 Winterthur participated in the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy in part, one of the first international football club tournaments at all and was there in the final beaten 0-2 after a win over Torino XI in the semi-final of West Auckland FC. In his last heyday he played two Ligacup - finals (1972, 1973) and two Cup Finals (1968: loss to FC Lugano 1:2, 1975: defeat against FC Basel 1:2 aet). In addition, the FCW took five times from 1970 to 1975, in part in the UEFA Intertoto Cup. The FC Winterthur is the leader of the eternal table in the National League B, which is no longer being carried on since the name change to Challenge League 2003.

  • 5.1 Sports system Talgut

History

Start-up phase (1896-1905)

The FC Winterthur was founded on May 10, 1896 by pilot students as Excelsior FC Winterthur. In July of the same year, the club was renamed to FC Winterthur. Once again a few months later the company merged with the Cercle Romand. Three years after the founding of the club joined the Swiss Football Association, at the regular league game operation in the second category took the team for the season starts in 1898 in part. In 1901 the club merged with FC Winterthur association, the association of high school students. At the same meeting a so-called " Entwelschung " the composite of members from 11 nations FCW ( the speech in a Festschrift for FC Winterthur was at that time of " strongly interspersed with novels association" ) was carried out, as a result, according to club Chronicles of FC Winterthur francophone players independently from the FC Winterthur leaked to the person with whom FCW competing, FC Winterthur Latin to set up. The rivalry with FC Winterthur Latin was apparently won by FCW quickly, at least in the Latin soon disappeared again from the chronicles of Swiss football. In September of the same year was founded on the initiative of the Association of Ostschweizerische Football Association. After this mediocre season, the club completed on May 19, 1902 his first international friendly match against FC Alemannia Karlsruhe, which you could decide for 6-1. Apparently motivated by the sporting and financial success of the game, the club reported on for the upcoming season in Serie A, the then -highest league in Switzerland. In the second half of the first Serie A season 1902/ 03 but one was disqualified after the first game against FC Zurich because of the use of a non-qualified player. Then the FCW played by some players disposals again for two seasons in the second division, and volunteered for the 1905/ 06 season again for the top division, Serie A, at.

The first two championship titles (1905-1915)

The 1905/06 season began with defeats in all preseason games (at that time, " Cup games » called ), whereby the first season was back in the top flight on a bad note. However, the championship went off without each other, with only one point loss by a draw in the qualifying round of the FCW made ​​the surprise completely and won in 1906 as a newly promoted his first championship title. The Double succeeded not in the next season, the team failed as a first place winner in the play-off game against the eastern group the tied Young Fellows Zurich. In international matches until the next season including a draw against the DFC Prague and the south German masters Karlsruher FV succeeded was defeated 2-1 away. In the following season the team won as the clear winner of the eastern group in the final match against Young Boys Bern second championship title. In the 1908/09 season succeeded almost to defend the championship title, but failed this time at the same opponents, who had defeated in the final match of the season before, with 0:1. In April 1908 the club as the reigning Swiss champion was at one of the first international tournaments, the Thomas Lipton Trophy, participate and made it there after a 2-1 win over Torino XI (composed of players of Juventus FC and Torino) in the Final, where they lost to West Auckland Town AFC 0-2. After the merger with Winterthur FC Fortuna 1909 the FCW was also the largest membership of any football club in Switzerland. 1910, the team finished second in the East group and could not participate in the finals like this. A year later failed the club after the team on points lay in the East group with FC Zurich in the first place, despite the better goal in the play-off game 0-1 against Zurich. In the seasons 1911/12, 1912/13 and 1913/14, the club did not play more important role in the championship.

Time as United FC Winterthur - Veltheim (1915-1928)

In August 1914 the First World War broke out, which due to the mobilization of the Winterthur football players were drafted into the army and only a brief game heritage status was available for only belatedly beginning Cup. As a countermeasure, they made ready with the only fresh ascended into the NLA Club FC Winterthur Quartier Veltheim and put in all series, joint teams. As a result of this collaboration took place on August 30, 1915 the merger ( in 1912 there were already Fusionsverhandlugen, which were, however, failed twice at the general meeting of FC Veltheims ) and renaming the club for United FC Winterthur - Veltheim. After you had any success yet in union season, it managed in the season 1915/16 for the first time to move into the final round, but when you had to leave the preference in the battle for the championship title Cantonal Neuchâtel. In 1916, the team was able to prevail in the final round against FC La Chaux- de-Fonds and YB and thus won the third championship in 1917. 1918 ended one the East group in midfield and could not therefore fight for the championship title. In 1919 they managed for the last time moving into a final round and had to be there along with Servette Geneva again against the Cantonal Neuchâtel beaten. 1921 once again managed a 2nd place in the East group Serie A. This was the last final round participation. In 1923, when the SC Veltheim newly founded after the merger again promotion to the top flight, the FCW resumed as FC Winterthur part in the championship. In these years, Winterthur was also increasingly becoming the big club, so in 1920 the creation of a track section (but taken over in 1927 by the athletics section of the city Gymnastics Club ) and 1923/24, the tennis department of FC Winterthur was called into life. In 1928, the renamed FC Winterthur was also reproduced in the statutes.

Less successful meantime (1928-1967)

A year after the official renaming in FC Winterthur came as a result of the merger with the Winterthur sports club ( a club that is two years previously created by the merger of the old FC Oberwinterthur and old FC Tössfeld ) in 1927 to a renewed renamed United Football Club Winterthur, the officially until the 50th year anniversary in 1946 had validity. However, the FCW took all the time under the name FC Winterthur part in the championship. Also for the first time took 1928/29, a boys team of FCW to the official Junior Championships of SFAV part. 1931 1st team rose in the wake of the Swiss League reform and the associated reduction League 1931 in the 2nd league ( the then second highest league ), which was renamed a season later in first league. 1934/35 was followed by a descent into the third highest league, then the association succeeded in the immediate promotion back to the second highest league. 1939, the club was relegated again in the Serie A, this times the name of the third-highest league from. There they remained for a time, with the name changed in 1943 1 League in the wake of the introduction of the National League. It was not until 11 years after the descent into the third highest league, the club managed under player coach Sepp Zurich 1950 's re-emergence in the National League B. Again, six years later, in 1956, the team was represented in the top division. In 1956 the club after a quarter century for the first time again the rise in the NLA. The next year, there will be a reorganization of the association and an associated separation of the tennis department, henceforth called tennis club FC Winterthur. The relationship with the mother club was still regulated by the end of 1973 the contract, then broke the contract on the FCW and the tennis club a year later was renamed TC Schützenwiese. The team was able to hold up to 1958 in the NLA, then get on it in the second highest league after one season. 1959 resulted in a good 6th place in the highest class 14er league, but increased in the following season again. 1966/67, the club was able to participate once more for a season at the NLA, but increased the same again.

The last glorious time of the FCW (1967-1977)

In the 1967/68 season the team managed under coach René Hüssy and with star player Timo Konietzka not only the direct re-emergence, but also the first time reached the Swiss Cup finals, the team lost 1:2 against FC Lugano. Thus began the last glorious era of the club. The 1968/69 season they finished in 11th place from which 8th place 1969/70 was set and the club was allowed for the first time at the International Football Cup ( IFC), also known as " Summer Cup " to participate. 1971 resulted in a 6th place. In the 1971/72 season it was enough again for the 6th Place and the club managed to push into the League Cup final, where they lost against FC Basel 1:4. In the years 1972-1975, the club took each part of the IFC, for a UEFA Cup qualification but it was never enough. The 1972/73 season joined the FCW again into Ligacup - Final before and lost the game on penalties with 2:2 ( 4:5 nP ) against Grasshopper Club Zurich. In the season 1973 /74 FCW achieved with the 4th place his best result at this stage, level on points with third-placed and removed a point from the runner-up. After this season's performance in the championship took off again in 1975 resulted in an 8th place in 1976 achieved a placement in eleventh place. However, the team was able to advance in 1976 for the second time in the club's history in the cup final. The team was defeated after extra time 1:2 against FC Basel. In the 1976/77 season the league was finally reduced to 12 teams and the FCW rose as the last in the NLB from - thus also the final glorious decade of FCW was over.

Permanent guest in the NLB (1977 -present)

After descending into the center hole of the FCW was represented with a few exceptions in the second highest league. 1982/83 and 1984/85 the team played another two times for a season in the NLA, both times could not stay there. In the 1998/99 season, FC Winterthur rose from the third league level (1st League ) and won immediate promotion back to the second highest league. During the winter break in 2001 it finally came, in a phase in which the FCW established itself in the second division on the front table seats, the financial scandal. There were debts of 2.5 million Swiss francs known, the training moved to start Auf-/Abstiegsrunde by one week, halved player salaries and led a restructuring program in the way. During this period, the club was in danger of going bankrupt and a forced relegation, possibly until the 5th league. In April 2002, down from 1.2 million in debt were determined by restructuring judge. In May 2002, the newly elected President in September 2001 Hannes W. Keller made ​​a bank guarantee for 1.5 million francs. This bank guarantee he later increased to 1.8 million Swiss francs, which the FC Winterthur NLB license for the coming season was granted. Thus, the FCW was in contrast to other traditional club like FC Lugano who went bankrupt complete, or avert Lausanne Sports and Servette Geneva, both of which were graded in the amateur league, worse by the club. In the following season, 2002/03 FCW was due to continuing precarious situation in the NLB, because there were no losers in this season due to a league expansion. In the season 2005/ 06 made ​​it to the FC Winterthur in the Cup semi-final. By a 0-1 defeat against FC Sion followed the resignation of the competition. It gave to the quarter-finals in Geneva for the first time in 31 years back an extra turn. In 2008, the professional operation in accordance with the rules of the Football Association was transferred to a newly formed corporation. In the 2011/2012 season the club reached the semi-final of the Swiss Cup again and retired there against FC Basel 1:2 from after before the Brühl St. Gallen, FC St. Gallen (both ChL ) and BSC Young Boys ( ASL) was eliminated.

Achievements

3x Swiss Champion (1906, 1908 and 1916 /17) 2x League Cup Finalist (1972, 1973) 2x Swiss Cup Finalist (1968, 1975) 5x participants in the UEFA Intertoto Cup ( 1970-1975 )

All time standings

The FC Winterthur is currently on the 17th place of the eternal table of Super League.

Junior

The construction of juniors is the strength of FCW. His young teams play not only cantonal, but throughout Switzerland and internationally often with the front. The association is also in the first team for a few years more on their own youth.

The FCW is one of nine clubs in Switzerland, which are of the Swiss Football League (SFL ) and the SFV awarded the highest training label. He may be in addition to the single Challenge League Club include that meets these highest educational standards.

The U-21 team of the club has been playing the 2006/07 season under the leadership of coach Dario Zuffi in the first league.

Stadium Schützenwiese

The FCW plays always in Schützenwiese Stadium ( natural turf pitch 105/68 m). This summarizes officially 8'550 spectators ( 2005 or 9000 ), the maximum capacity is approximately 15,000. The stadium belongs since the 1980s, the city of Winterthur, which then gave the money for a renovation. 2005, the city took over the administration. Until that date a cooperative exercised this function, the muster 1957, the money for the construction of the current main stand. The complex includes five Neben-/Trainingsplätze, four natural grass pitches and a clay court. The stadium is located just five minutes walk from the train station. Next to it stands the striking for the whole city Sulzer -Hochhaus.

Sports facility Talgut

The juniors train and play their matches at the municipal sports complex Talgut.

Known player

1905–06 Swiss Serie A FC La Chaux-de-Fonds Swiss League Cup 2011–12 Swiss Cup Swiss 1. Liga Karl Elsener (footballer) FC Chiasso FC Schaffhausen FC Wohlen FC Vaduz
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