FC Baden

The FC Baden is a Swiss football club from Baden in the canton of Aargau, which was founded in 1897. The club colors are red and white. Currently, around 350 players are trained in 32 teams, including 70 players in three women's teams. The first men's team has been playing the 2006/07 season in the 1st League and now in the 1st League Classic, the fourth highest division of Switzerland. The first women's team plays since the 2008/ 09 season in the National League B. The FC Baden counts with its supporters currently around 1500 members. The current club president since 2010 Thomi Bräm, until 2013 together with Siegbert Jäckle. The aim of the club is to generate best among others, the Swiss Football Association trained young as possible and to promote football.

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History

British employees of the Brown Boveri & Cie AG (now Asea Brown Boveri ) who first referred in Baden in 1897 with the new sport in Switzerland. Despite enormous difficulties to arouse interest and to find followers, the young club to beat brave. At first he had no fixed structure, but that changed in 1905. Baden was playing in the group «Central Switzerland " and was subsequently divided into the group " Eastern Switzerland ". The first team won the B championship in 1907 and rose to the then highest league, the Serie A, on. That was the biggest ever success in the young history of FC Baden.

The team's major problems had now but to assert themselves and had to take some losses. After a long struggle until the season 1917/18 the descent was no longer to be avoided. It then went on a long time and from FC Baden, until the season 1923/24, a special feature brought. 13 games were won and lost only two. The FC Baden had won 26 points. Unfortunately they were deducted 12 points by the fall Flury. Flury was not eligible athletes with false information.

1949 dawned a new era club, as the FC Baden could reach the first third-rate league. On 29 May 1949, the FC Baden could qualify as the group champion for the promotion games. In the deciding match against FC Breitenbach was the team on June 26, 1949 to achieve the decisive goal in the last second and thus rose to the first league. A year later, it managed the club to the quarter- final of the Swiss Cup, but had to be inserted against Servette a defeat. After 15 years in the first league of FC Baden was first represented on 11 June 1964 in the National League B. He won the decider against SC Burgdorf 3-1 in Olten. Two years before he ever tried, but failed at the end against FC Cantonal Neuchâtel 3-1. 1979 and 1982 he was able to place two more times there. On the first championship game in the newly crested National League B, the club was brought by the defeat against SC Brühl St. Gallen 7-1, quickly back to the ground. The team of FC Baden could be difficult in the National League B hold and finally had to go back in 1969 in the first league. Also in the second trial in 1979, the club could not last long in the National League B, only the third attempt in 1982 succeeded the FC Baden to prove himself.

In the 1985/86 season of the currently biggest success of the club came. On 20 June 1985, the FC Baden beat FC Martigny-Sports in the final of the promotion round 4-1, an increase in the top flight of Switzerland, the National League A on. During a season the club played in the National League A, but then had to, after many lost games, again descending.

Today, the FC Baden is one of the most dedicated training clubs in the Limmat Valley. The first team of men playing since September 2012, under the leadership of Sven Christ. Since the season 2005/ 06 he plays constantly in the upper echelons of the table 1 League Classic. The objective of the FC Baden is the promotion to the 1st League promotion.

1922, the football field was bought nicks. Never before had the FC Baden own battle site and at that time it was still a very costly affair. But the nicks increased in value, but some of this seduced to want to sell the place. In 1928, the Senior Convention, established consisting of honorary members, President and key members, which decided about any changes. Dr. Fritz Voser, Chairman of the Convention, was against the idea of ​​the football pitch to sell, so no one could lay hands on him yourself. In 1988, following the sale of the nicks and the move to the new stadium Esp the Convention was dissolved.

Long FC Baden had to wait for a grandstand, locker and shower rooms, until at last it was as far as 1950. Thanks to the anniversary of the 50th anniversary of the club, was the costly project, through numerous donations finally be taken by the finance and building committee newly established in the hand. With only 4,600 Fri, people have started to realize the grandstand. There were many opponents who wanted to stop the construction, but through numerous donations, teamwork and team spirit they brought the project a great success.

The opening night game system on the nicks was adjacent to the Square purchase in 1922 and the inauguration of the grandstand in 1949, another major milestone in the history of FC Baden. In 1958 it was time, now the FC Baden also had the opportunity to play in the evening, giving the fast growing football club was very pleased. For the inauguration were 1,500 spectators to watch a match against FC Zurich.

Esp Stadium

For a long time existed in Baden an acute shortage of playing fields. Added to this was that the community Wettingen claimed the nicks for some purposes. The FC Baden urgently needed more space, so when looking into a new practice area.

On December 4, 1975, the Board announced that Wettingen has signed the purchase agreement and the football pitch nicks was thus disposed of. The sale price was set at CHF 1'935'790, but the FC Baden still had the Nutzrecht to stress the community Wettingen. The city of Baden has thought early on the realization of a sports facility and so purchased a 7 ha of open land plot in the village Fislisbach, already in the sixties. Unfortunately, only after long and intensive negotiations on the use and zoning of the area, an acceptable solution could be found. On 24 May 1984, the Einwohnerrat approved a project loan in the amount of CHF 120,000 for the sports facility Esp and a year later a construction loan of CHF 6.186 million on June 30, 1985 were called the voters the project with a clear added fine. Now the FC Baden nothing stood in the way to build his own stadium. After the completion of the club finally had to train enough space; , a great stand, dressing rooms, storage rooms and even much more. The opening ceremony took place on 11 and 12 June 1988.

Since 14 June, 2008, the 20th anniversary of the stadium Esp, Esp, the stadium has a VIP area ( called RVBW Lounge ). It was built to be hospitalized to have better opportunities and sponsors to have additional meeting rooms. Three years later, on September 3, 2011, the opening ceremony of the new artificial turf took place. It allows the FC Baden to date year-round training mode and 50 Test matches in winter.

Main Achievements

  • Promotion to the 1st League on June 26, 1949 / win against FC Breitenbach 1-0
  • Promotion to the National League B on June 11, 1964 / victory against SC Burgdorf 3-1
  • Promotion to the National League A on June 20, 1985 / win against FC Martigny-Sports 4-1

Supporter Association

Due to the growing success in 1951, the rise in the first league, the financial resources were becoming increasingly scarce. The game operation could be hardly disputed, also you desperately needed a coach. With the establishment of association Supporter wanted to support the FC Baden financially. The impetus behind it, was the former Baden pharmacist Heinz Hemmi. Once the matter has been thoroughly thought out, Mr Heinz Hemmi, Willi Fischer and Fritz minority relied on 05 October 1951, a founding meeting. Thereupon twenty men were willing to help the FC Baden. 2014 is one of the supporters association of FC Baden proud 150 members without which would not be the game operation in this framework possible.

Training

Junior Department

The FC Baden is a training club is one of the approximately 350 juniors in 32 teams. The junior section is the foundation of FC Baden. He invested a lot of money, time and diligence in the promotion of young talent in order to later bring the best in their own ranks can. It covers all ages, from the G, F, E, D, C, B to the A- juniors. The FC Baden offers the possibility in amateur sport as recreational and competitive sports to play U13 to U15. He also has a women's section with currently three very successful teams.

Women's Division

In 1971, the Women's Department of the Baden FC was founded. Today it is an integral part of the association, to the much value is placed. It is connected to the juniors department and is represented by Jenny Theiler on the board. The first women's team of FC Baden plays since the 2007 /08 season in the National League B with the aim consist to stay there. The juniors are elected from their own junior team and trained to pick them up later in their own ranks. Currently, the FC Baden is 70 players from three teams.

Team Limmattalstrasse

The team Limmat Valley was established in 2004 by FC Baden and the surrounding stem clubs FC Baden, Obersiggenthal FC, ​​FC Kappelerhof, Fislisbach, FC Neuenhof and SV Würenlos. It consists of players of these clubs and is under the management of the FC Baden. The goal of this team is young, talented players in categories D and E, optimally train and prepare for the competitive sports. The focus in the Limmat Valley team is to promote the talents individually through targeted and sustainable education. The Junior U-11 to play next to the team Limmattalstrasse continue for their regular clubs. To ensure a competent basic training, the young players have three times per week of training and the weekend game. Each year the team Limmattalstrasse organized a week-long training camp in Italy. The teams C1, U13 and U12 will participate in the championship as an independent team. The U13 and U12 are from the Swiss Football Association ( SFV short ) financially supported under the Footeco project.

Team Aargau

The team consists of a grouping of Aargau Aargau clubs FC Aarau, Baden FC and FC Wohlen, to jointly promote the talented junior football in the region in professional training structures since 2006. Currently, six former FC Baden players are from Team Aargau in Super League Challenge League teams, including Silvan Widmer (Udinese Calcio ) and Oliver Jäckle (FC Aarau ). Since 2010, the team also Aargau U -16 and U- 18 teams in the women's category. The FC Baden has agreed to take on the last segment in the training team of Aargau and the best players to perform zoom after the U18 to the professional field and to integrate in the active region. Only six players from the team Aargau are in the squad of first team of FC Baden. In the women's football team of Aargau, the goal is to offer the players an excellent education. Two players have managed the team of Aargau in the Swiss national team.

Other sports departments

Athletics

The FC Baden had also once an athletics section which no longer exists today. In the years after the First World War nicks Athletics has been trained on the sports field. The FC Baden able to celebrate successes, but the section was after a few years, due to lack of offspring, dissolved.

Africa Project

One of the latest achievements of FC Baden is led by Cristina Suter Africa project. It is a development aid project in which the club donates his old jerseys and other material to third world countries. With the previously announced release of 30 old dress sets and additional material to aid organizations in the Third World, the FC Baden could create valuable contacts with welfare organizations. In addition to Kenya, Romania and Zanzibar FC Baden also sent a delivery material to Calheta in Cape Verde. At this, run by the Swiss Beat Clerc sports school, also Running is taught in addition to football. The FC Baden started with the club, " bd active sport " a long-term cooperation in Calheta do Sao Miguel in the Cape Verde Islands. The training is aimed at boys and girls from U10 performance class. The basic idea lies in the combination of sport, education and culture, why is the name of the school well ADEC; Academia de Desporto, Educação e Cultura. Baden will continue to collect in the stadium Esp material and money to support this school.

The ten most famous players

Board FC Baden

The club president

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