SC Kriens

The Sport Club Kriens is a Swiss football club from Kriens in Lucerne agglomeration. The club was founded in 1944 and currently playing in the third highest Swiss league, the first league promotion. The club colors are green and white.

History

In 1920 the first attempt was made ​​by some football friends a football club to set up. However, more than its six years of existence could not celebrate the club. Because of a construction project, the playing field was expropriated and dissolved the club.

1931 Lawn Sports Club Kriens was launched. However, the venture was again under a bad sign, since the beginning of the Second World War had henceforth serve as a potato field the pitch and the sports club was disbanded for the second time. A third run shortly before the end of the war in 1944, the founding of Sport Club Kriens, then had more success.

The first successes of the club celebrated, however, only around 15 years later with the rise in the second league. There they remained for years until in the season 1971/1972 promotion to the 1st League succeeded. Just two seasons later, the SC Kriens first acquired the jump in the second highest division of Switzerland - NLB. In the 1980/81 season then came a setback with the descent into the first league. There they remained then the next nine years with the exception of the 1985/86 season (NLB). In 1990, the return came in the NLB and on 12 June 1993, the club managed even then move up to the top division, the NLA. This is followed by immediate re- descent into the NLB. There they remained for the next three years before a second promotion to the highest Swiss league.

The 1996/97 season began, although successful with wins against Grasshoppers Zurich and other top teams, but followed in the second half of the season slump. This altitude flight also ended with the immediate re descent. Until the 2007/ 08 season the club played in the Challenge League, but then increased from 1 in the league. In the 2009/10 season of SC Kriens plays in the Challenge League after the team in the promotion round won all the games for themselves. Been ranked 15th in the season 2011/12 SC Kriens was relegated again, this time to the newly founded League 1 promotion.

Over the years, managed many players from the squad of SC Kriens the leap into higher leagues. Mention may be made Fabio Coltorti (GC), Francisco Neri (YB ), Michel Renggli (GC ), Thomas Häberli (YB ), Mark Disley (FCS ), David Sène (now assistant coach at Neuchatel Xamax ), Claudio Lustenberger (FCL) and Gonzalo Zárate ( GC)

Main Achievements

As the biggest successes the two climbs in the major league ( season 92/93 and 96/ 97) can be viewed. As part of the SRS tournament in Kriens, now called Autorama Cup, defeating the SC the German record champions FC Bayern Munich.

A renewed major success for the ambitious sports Club Kriens was the initial foray into the semi-finals of the Swiss Football Cup ( the so-called Swisscom Cup). There were 5 April 2010 against the " Goliath " of Swiss football, FC Basel, a brief 0-1 defeat.

Selection former player

  • Marco Schneuwly, 2006/ 07, Swiss, Striker, 32 games - 9 goals
  • Claudio Lustenberger, 2003/04-2005/06, Swiss, Defender, 63 games - 1 goal
  • Valentin Stocker, 2004/ 05, Swiss midfielder, 1 game - 0 goals
  • Gabriel Urdaneta, 2003/ 04, Venezuelans, Midfielder, 22 games - 6 goals
  • Thomas Häberli, 1999/2000, Swiss striker, 22 games - 8 goals

Stadium

Since the year 1970, the club plays in the stadium Kleinfeld, which has a capacity of around 5100 seats.

Offspring

The Sport Club Kriens is a typical training club and has one of the largest junior sections in Switzerland. So already some well-known players were spawned. With Fabio Coltorti, currently at FC Lausanne-Sport under contract and Valentin Stocker ( currently at FC Basel) made ​​it two Krienser homegrown players in the national team.

Thanks to the junior section of the club went on to win the Swiss Championship and was in the following European tournament, the sixth- best team in Europe.

Grassroots

The SC Kriens popular sport also plays an important role, where the infrastructure is bursting at the seams. The whole club stand next to the main field, three sub- fields and an all-weather court. This at 37 teams.

Stadion Kleinfeld 1. Liga Promotion Swiss 1. Liga Francisco Valmerino Neri FC Schaffhausen FC Luzern FC Thun
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