SC Zofingen is a Swiss
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
club based in
Zofingen
Zofingen () is a city in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is the capital of the district of Zofingen. Zofingen is a walled city and home to an ancient monastic settlement.
History
In ancient times Zofingen was a settlement of the Celtic ...
,
Canton Aargau which is a short distance from
Zürich
Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The ...
. It was founded on 10 August 1896. They currently play in the
Swiss 1. Liga, the third tier of Swiss football.
History
In 1971 the club were promoted to the
Challenge League, the 2nd tier of the
Swiss football pyramid. In 1973 the club were relegated to the
third tier and the following year into the
fourth tier. In 1984 the club were promoted to the
Swiss 1. Liga. In 1989 the club won the
Swiss 1. Liga but could not move into the
Challenge League as their stadium was not good enough. In 1990 the club were again champions of the
Swiss 1. Liga but failed to win the play off match and so were not promoted. In a dramatic game against FC Kölliken in
Lenzburg
Lenzburg is a town in the central region of the Switzerland, Swiss canton of Aargau and is the capital of the Lenzburg District. The town, founded in the Middle Ages, lies in the Seetal, Seetal valley, about 3 kilometres south of the Aare river. L ...
the club missed a penalty and eventually lost 1–0.
Current squad
Stadium
The club play at
Sportanlagen Trinermatten, which opened in 1974. The stadium has one covered grandstand with seating for 670.
References
External links
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Soccerway profile
football.ch profile
Football clubs in Switzerland
Association football clubs established in 1896
SC Zofingen
SC Zofingen
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