SR Delémont

The SR Delémont ( Sports Réunis de Delémont ) are a football club from Delsberg (French Delémont ), the capital of the Swiss canton of Jura. Founded they were on August 17, 1909. Currently they play in the first league promotion, the third highest league in Switzerland. The SRD were meanwhile in the top Swiss league represented ( seasons 1999 /2000 and 2002/ 03 ), however, could not keep them there. The SRD play in the stadium La Blancherie, which summarizes 5'263 spectators.

History

In 1905, the football club was founded Delémont who united the athletes of the city. Two years later, a club called L'union sportive Delémont -Gare was born in the lower town near the train station. As the older club from the city, the new club knew how to defend and enforce, especially since you owned a fenced field of boards the train station.

On August 17, 1909, the members of the two sports clubs meeting in the Lion d' Or ( Golden Lion ) to the Sports Réunis de Delémont ( SRD). The new statutes were adopted unanimously, the first president was called Henri Demagistri.

Initially, the player of the SRD contributed pomegranate -colored jerseys. 1911 the General Assembly decided to change jersey and bought black shirts with a yellow stripe across the chest. Shortly thereafter, in 1913, a further important step in the club's history was done: The SRD presented the request for inclusion in the Swiss Football Association and were then in the C series (Third League ) play the Swiss Championship, primarily against teams from the region around Basel.

In 1920, Jules Studer presented to the club the Parc des Sports as a venue available. Two years later, the first team of the SRD rose to the B series. In the result, the club improved continuously until 1929, the first course of the series B was reached. Due to the defeat in the rise of game but you had to stay in the second division. In 1930, the term " series " is replaced by " League " and Delémont received the license for the second league.

Driven by Albert Nussbaumer one created in 1931, a boys team.

In 1946, Ernest Kunz coach of the SRD and led the team for the first time in the first league, the NLA was called now, but after a year you had to go back already. 1950 Executive Board was established on the initiative Jean Gerber. Three years later she was able to SRD again to ascend to the first division, this time you could keep for several years.

1967 you had to go back before 1969 was able to rise to the top flight again under the leadership of J. Hoppler after a disastrous season. 1972 created Bernard Mathez the football school of Delémont. 1982 reached the first team to the semi-finals of the Swiss Cup, but was beaten in the FC Basel 0-3. Although they had not reached the Final, this foray was rated in the top of Swiss football as a great success, even as they had previously beaten the big Neuchatel Xamax.

After seven games lost climb the SRD played in 1990 under the leadership of Jean -Marie Conz in the NLB. Under Michel Decastel managed the club again in 1999 to move up to the premier league NLA. After a year, however, had already returned the transition to the second league start.

In 2002, the SRD up at the green table into the Axpo Super League, as Lausanne-Sports, FC Lugano and FC Sion were relegated for financial reasons in the NLB.

In the 2003/2004 season, the joint-stock company JURA FOOT SA was founded, thanks to which the SRD could avert bankruptcy, which would have the Relegation means in the fifth division. On a sporting level this season saw 2003/2004 the descent of the Jura in the 1st League ( third- highest division).

The almost direct back in the Bundesliga 2005/2006: After the Championship ( 2nd place) were the FC Tuggen beaten ( 0:3 and 4:0) and Étoile Carouge FC (1:0 and 1:1). The coached by Jacques Gigandet team reached so again professional football. Should also be noted that the third team of the SRD achieved promotion to the third division.

2007 Jacques Gigandet was after a series of defeats replaced by Marcel Hottiger.

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