FC Lugano

The FC Lugano ( Football Club Lugano ) is a Swiss football club from Lugano in the canton of Ticino. He is the successor club of FC Lugano, who was forced to declare bankruptcy in 2002. Still reached a respectable fourth place in the second Swiss League, Challenge League in the season 2003 /04 - - On 1 July 2003, the merger of the remnants of the bankrupt FC Lugano with the likewise derived from Ticino FC Malcantone Agno was performed to AC Lugano. On 24 June 2008 the club name was the 100th anniversary of AC Lugano in time changed back to FC Lugano.

The FC Lugano plays in Cornaredo stadium which 15,000 spectators, including 5,000 sums to seats on a modern, architecturally appealing Tribune.

The football club, founded in 1908, was three times Swiss champion (1938, 1941, 1949) and three times Cup winner (1931, 1968, 1993).

The club was in 2002 completely bankrupt. His club colors are black and white.

There is a museum in memory of the bankruptcy previous club.

  • 4.1 Goalkeeper
  • 4.2 defense
  • 4.3 Midfield
  • 4.4 Forward
  • 5.1 Players
  • 5.2 Coaches

Club history

1921-1994

The FC Lugano made ​​his first appearance in the national spotlight when he won at the end of the season 1921/22, the rise in games against FC Zurich 1-0 and 3-0 Neumünster and for the first time in the then top league, the three regional groups divided Serie A climb. After the first season the Ticino were in last place in the East group, but increased due to increase of the League from eight to nine teams not from. In the next two years ranged penultimate game spaces in front of the FC Blue Stars Zurich and Brühl St. Gallen to secure the league.

From 1926 /27 FC Lugano counted finally to the top clubs of the East group and after the season 1929/30, were the Ticino, after they had reached the second place in the group in series for the second time, for the first time in the final round of the national Championship participate, without there but to leave a lasting impression.

This did the FC Lugano but all the more in the Cup competition the following season. There the black-and- whites were victorious in the final against the Zurich Grasshopper Club - one of the leading Swiss clubs in that era - with 2:1 and thus brought their first national title.

1933 Lugano founding member of the new single-track top division of Switzerland, the National League A, where he took a third place in the final. Also in the following years included the Ticino to the leading clubs in the league and they were even in 1938 for the first time to celebrate the championship, as the Grasshoppers at the end aufweisten a point behind. In 1941, the second coup, as the FC Lugano time the Berner Sport Club Young Boys left two points behind.

11th place among 14 clubs - - In the next few years, the Lugano until then worst result remained among the leading teams in the National League A. After the 1947/48 season, however, had to be accepted, the Ticino their third, and last championship was in the following season celebrate the club's history. Seven points was left behind second-placed FC Basel.

In subsequent years, the FC Lugano slides but increasingly from midfield and below. At the end of the season 1952/53, FC Lugano stood on points with FC Grenchen second to last place. The required Relegation Playoff game against the Club Solothurn lost 3-0 and was the first time for over thirty years no longer first class.

A year later, they went back to the National League A and were able to hold on until 1959/60 in the top division. The early 1960s was the FC Lugano a typical lift team. 1960/61, they played a year in the NL B and made ​​the comeback. However, the FC Lugano rose after the 1962/63 season again in the NL B from around the year 1963/64, again ascend.

Only towards the end of the 1960s, the FC Lugano was again among the best Swiss football teams. In 1968 she won the Swiss Cup Final against FC Winterthur 2-1. It was her first title since winning the Swiss Championship of 1949 and it was celebrated accordingly large. In 1971, she again reached the Cup Final, but lost the match against Servette Geneva 2-0.

This was followed by weaker years, and in 1976 they rose again from the NLB. A brief resurgence in the NLA succeeded in 1978/79 but after only one year, they rose again.

Only with the rise of 1987/88 was followed by a more successful time. The provisional title win last succeeded in 1993 as Lugano in turn could win the Swiss Cup against the Grasshoppers 4-1 after they had a year ago lost the final against FC Luzern 1:2 after extra time.

It was her third Cup win and FC Lugano is still the only Ticino football team, who won the Swiss Cup ever.

1995/96

The FC Lugano made ​​in the UEFA Cup 1995/96 season a tremendous sensation when he could conquer the Italian giants Inter Milan at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium 1-0 in the first round of the competition after the first leg 1:1 emanated. In the next round, but there was no more, and after two narrow defeats against Slavia Prague followed the From miracle.

2008-2010

The FC Lugano played in the Challenge League 2008 /09 a strong season. The Ticino in the table were ultimately surpassed only by the FC St. Gallen. They reached the second final rank, the eligible to participate in the rise of games ( in Switzerland " Barrage " called ) in the Axpo Super League. Opponent was FC Luzern, - had to fight for the league - the second last to the Super League. The first leg in Lugano Ticino won 1-0. The return match on the Lucerne Allmendfeld chose the higher binned FC Luzern 5-0 clearly for itself.

In the following season, the second conclusion was reached rank behind FC Thun. The FC Lugano failed but again this season with a 1-2 defeat and a subsequent 0-0 draw against AC Bellinzona in the rise of games.

League membership

All time standings

The FC Lugano is currently in 8th position of the eternal table of the Super League.

Squad 2012/13

Goalkeeper
Defense
Midfield
Striker

As of December 24, 2013

Known Former and current players and coaches

Player

  • Argentina Christian Giménez
  • Argentina Julio Hernán Rossi
  • Belgium Bruno Versavel
  • Belgium Marc Emmers
  • Belgium Stéphane Demol
  • Brazil Dida ( footballer )
  • Brazil Mauro Galvão
  • Brazil Paulinho Roberto Machado
  • Croatia Tomislav Erceg

Coach

1948–49 Nationalliga A San Siro Promotion and relegation Stadion Allmend FC Chiasso Calcio Como Silvan Aegerter FC Wohlen FC Lausanne-Sport FC Rapperswil-Jona Edwin Gorter FC Schaffhausen FC Vaduz
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