FC Grenchen

The FC Grenchen (FCG ) is a football club from the town of Grenchen in the canton of Solothurn. The club was founded in 1906 and currently plays in the 1st League Classic, the fourth- highest Swiss league.

History

The FC Grenchen was founded in 1906 and has long been the most successful team in the region. 1937 succeeded the FCG promotion to the National League A. By 1995, the city dweller watches were ( Grenchen is known for its watchmaking ) always the two top divisions to.

The greatest sporting successes had the FCG in the postwar years, the Cup victory in 1959 ( Coach: Franz left ) and the runner-up title in 1964 meant the highlights in the club's history.

Since the forced relegation from the National League B in 1995, the FC Grenchen plays in the first league.

Well-known players and coaches

Player

  • Erwin Ballabio is the most famous player of the FC Grenchen.
  • Otto Pfister stormed into the 1960/61 season for the FCG. As a coach, he succeeded as a " globetrotter " to fame.

Coach

  • Franz left as manager, among other Cup winner with the club in 1959
  • Zlatko " Csik " ​​Čajkovski: 1980 was the Yugoslav, one of the most successful coaches of the 1960s, coach of the people of Solothurn.

Stadium

Is native FC Grenchen in Brühl Stadium, the largest stadium in the canton. This has 1,300 covered seats, 800 uncovered seats and 13,000 standing places and thus a capacity of 15,100 seats.

Uhrencup

Since 1962, the FC Grenchen into the summer break by the Uhrencup. Thus, the Uhrencup is the oldest preparatory tournament in Switzerland and can regularly offer an attractive field of participants. So last played Celtic FC, FC Schalke 04, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, the 1st FC Cologne, Trabzonspor, Liverpool FC, SV Werder Bremen, Borussia Dortmund, FC Twente Enschede, Deportivo La Coruna, VfB Stuttgart and Hertha BSC in Uhrencup.

Achievements

All time standings

The FC Grenchen is currently on the 16th place of the eternal table of the Super League.

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