Stadion Lachen
- Games of FC Thun
The stadium Laughter is a football stadium with track and field facility in the city of Thun in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. It was from 1954 to 2011 the home stadium of football club FC Thun.
Location
Because of its location on Lake Thun in the south of the city of Thun and before the panorama of the Bernese Alps, it is one of the most beautifully situated stadiums in Europe.
History
The stadium has since its opening in 1954 a total of 9'375 spectators, of which about 7'681 standing. Besides football can be operated in the stadium also athletics.
FC Thun allowed his Champions League home games in the 2004/2005 season not unsubscribe in laughter stadium because the stadium is far from meeting the requirements of UEFA. Therefore, the home games had to be moved to the Stade de Suisse Wankdorf. In the fall of 2005, the stadium was laughing hard by the flooding affected and completely flooded.
Stadium record
In the season 2003/ 04 at the home game against FC Basel, Basler had with a win the opportunity to win the championship title early. This game attracted countless Basel, but also a lot of Thun in the laughter Stadium. With official 10'200 fans the infrastructure of the old stadium laughter was put to the test. The Basel won the game 0-2 and in Thun kindled a championship celebration. Already after 70 minutes dragged Basler a polonaise to around the 400m track. After the final whistle erfrühten the Basel fans stormed the pitch and demolished the lawn, the gates and everything that was not nailed firmly.
Extract of FC Thun
2010 began in tuna with the construction of the stadium Arena Thun, where the FC Thun played since the season 2011/2012.