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2001–02 Nationalliga A
The 2002–03 season of the Swiss Nationalliga contained two divisions, each with twelve clubs. The top tier was called Nationalliga A (NLA) (, ) and the second tier was named Nationalliga B (NLB). Overview The season was divided into two phases. The first of which was the qualification phase, and within the divisions the teams played a double round-robin, one at home and the other away. The divisions were then split. The first eight teams of the NLA then competed in the championship group and played a further double round-robin. The teams in ninth to twelfth position competed with the top four teams of the NLB in a promotion/relegation group to decide which four teams would play top tier next season. The other eight teams of the second tier competed in a play-out against relegation to the 1. Liga and the last two teams were to be relegated. This was the second last season in which the Swiss championship would be competed in this format. It was already in planning that in two se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Basel
Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel, FCB, or just Basel, is a Swiss professional Association football, football club based in Basel, in the Basel-Stadt, Canton of Basel-Stadt. Formed in 1893, the club has been List of Swiss football champions, Swiss national champions 21 times, Swiss Cup winners 14 times, and Swiss League Cup winners once. Basel competed in UEFA competitions for 25 consecutive seasons between 1999–2000 and 2023–2024. They have qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, Champions League more times than any other Swiss club – a total of seven times – and are the only Swiss club to have ever qualified to the said phase directly. In 2021, they set the new record for a Swiss team with the most successful international group stage campaign by reaching 14 points in their Europa Conference League group. Since 2001, the club has played its home games at St. Jakob-Park, built on the site of their previous home, St. Jakob St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Lausanne-Sport
Football Club Lausanne-Sport is a Swiss Association football, football club based in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud. Founded in 1896, Lausanne Sport compete in the top-tier Swiss Super League after being promoted in the 2022–23 Swiss Challenge League, 2022–23 Swiss Challenge League Season. They play their home games at the 12,544-capacity Stade de la Tuilière. Previously Lausanne Sport had played at the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, a 15,850 all-seater stadium used for the 1954 FIFA World Cup. They played in Swiss Super League, Swiss First Division between 1906-1931, 1932–2002, 2011–2014, 2016–2018, 2020–2022 and 2023–present. The team has won seven league titles and the Swiss Cup nine times. History 19th century The club was founded in 1896 under the name of ''Montriond Lausanne''. However, the Lausanne Football and Cricket Club was established in 1860, believed to be the oldest football club on the European continent by some historians. 20th century Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Locarno
FC Locarno is a Swiss association football, football club based in Locarno in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino in southern Switzerland. As of the 2019–20 season, Locarno play in the Swiss sixth level, 2. Liga (Switzerland), 2. Liga. History The club, founded in 1906, spent most of its history in lower levels, but also had several spells in the Swiss Super League, top Swiss level ( in 1930–31, 1933–36, 1945–53 and 1986–87). In 2018, the club filed for bankruptcy and entered Administration (law), administration. This resulted in an automatic relegation to Swiss football league system, the ninth level of Swiss football. A local veterinarian, Mauro Cavalli, bought the club and led it to four straight promotions. In 2023, Cavalli sold FC Locarno to North Sixth Group, which specializes in purchasing and developing lower-tier clubs around the world. Notable former players Former coaches * :da:Carlos Pintér (1954–1955) * Wenzel Halama (1986–1987) * Paul Sch� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Baden
Fussballclub Baden 1897, simply known as FC Baden, is a Swiss football club based in Baden, Canton Aargau, which is a short distance from Zürich. It was founded in 1897. FC Baden has a total of 22 different teams at age levels, including five women's teams. They currently play in the 1st League Classic from 2025–26, the fourth tier of Swiss football after relegation from Promotion League in 2024–25. History In the 1985–86 season, the club participated in the Swiss Super League but were relegated after finishing last, coming 16th out of 16. After that time the club was in the Swiss Challenge League where they stayed until relegation in the 2005–06 season. Since that time the club have been in the third tier of the Swiss football pyramid. They narrowly lost out on promotion back to the Challenge League at the end of the 2007–08 season. Over the past few years, due to financial problems, the club have had to rely on young players, as well as loans from local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AC Bellinzona
AC Bellinzona is a Swiss football club based in Bellinzona. It was founded in 1904, and won the Swiss Super League in 1948. After being folded in 2013 declaring bankruptcy, the team played the Ticino Group of 2.Liga, the sixth tier of the Swiss Football League System in 2014–15 season. After winning it and the 1. Liga Classic, Bellinzona was promoted to 1. Liga Promotion. They have since earned promotion back to, and currently play in, the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss football. History Because Bellinzona is an Italian-speaking region, many of Italy's Serie A clubs have loaned youth players to the club to get first team experience. Bellinzona was promoted to the Swiss Super League after beating St. Gallen 5–2 on aggregate in the relegation play-off following the 2007–2008 season. Bellinzona played at the top level in the 2008–2009 season for the first time since the 1989–90 season. As finalists in the Swiss Cup, the team also qualified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SC Kriens
SC Kriens is a football club based in Kriens, Switzerland, that currently competing in the Promotion League, the third tier of Swiss football. The club uses Stadion Kleinfeld as home ground, and form a local rivalry with FC Luzern. SC Kriens women's team has been participating in the Nationalliga A since 2008. History The first club to be formed in Kriens was created in 1920 as ''Fussball Club Kriens'', albeit folding in 1926, and succeeded by ''Rasensportclub Kriens'' between 1931 and 1939. The team as it exists today was founded on 14 June 1944. They initially played in Lucerne, before being granted a meadow at a site now named Kleinfeld in 1949, where they have played since. Their first years were unremarkable, but support from the local municipality, a new stadium, and the introduction of several junior teams helped them to promotion to the 2. Liga in 1958. By 1975 the team challenged for promotion to the Nationalliga B under Paul Wolfisberg, who later managed FC L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Étoile Carouge FC
Étoile Carouge FC is a Swiss football team based in Carouge. The club was founded in 1904. As of the 2024–25 season. They play in the Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss football, following their promotion from the 2023–24 Promotion League. The team play their home games at Stade de la Fontenette, which seats up to 3,690 spectators. History Founded in 1904 as ''FC Carouge'', the team first played in the lower leagues of the region Geneva. Following the merger with ''Étoile Sportive'', in 1922, the name ''Étoile Carouge FC'' appeared. The Stade de la Fontenette was made available to the growing club by the municipality of Carouge Carouge () is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. History Carouge is first mentioned in the Early Middle Ages as ''Quadruvium'' and ''Quatruvio''. In 1248 it was mentioned as ''Carrogium'' while i ... as of the 1923-24 season. In 1923 the club achieved promotion to the top tier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yverdon-Sport FC
Yverdon-Sport FC is a Swiss football club based in Yverdon-les-Bains that is set to compete in the Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss football, after being relegated from the top-tier Swiss Super League in the 2024–25 season. The club plays its home matches at the Stade Municipal. History The club Yverdon-Sport came about in 1948, due to the merger of FC Yverdon (originally founded in 1897), (agreed at the AGM of 20 July 1948) of FC Concordia (agreed at the AGM of 14 July 1948) and of White Star (agreed at the AGM of 14 July 1948) on the basis of a merger project that was drawn up by a Study Committee that was formed by the authorized delegates of the three clubs on Saturday, 10 July 1948. Yverdon-Sport played in the Swiss Super League following promotions in 1993, 1995, 2005 and 2023. In 1996 and 2024 they avoided immediate relegation out of the league. The club reached the final of the 2000–01 Swiss Cup but finished as runners-up after losing 3–0 to Serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SR Delémont
Sport-Réunis de Delémont (shortened to SR Delémont) is a Swiss Association football, football club based in Delémont and founded in 1909. The team currently play in Swiss 1. Liga (football), 1st League Classic from 2025–26, the fourth tier of Swiss football after relegation from Promotion League in 2024–25. It played in the Swiss Super League in the 2000–01 and 2002–03 seasons. History In 2022–23 season, SR Delémont secure promotion to Promotion League from 2023–24 after defeat FC Black Stars Basel, Black Stars Basel 3–2 and return to third tier after seven years absence. On 24 May 2025, SR Delémont secure relegation to 1st League Classic after draw against SC Brühl 1–1 in final matchweek and ended two years stint at third tier. Honours * Swiss 1. Liga (football), 1. Liga Classic ** Winner: 2022–23 (Group 2) Current squad Coaching staff Former players References External links * Football clubs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Thun
Fussballclub Thun 1898 is a Swiss association football, football team from the Bernese Oberland town of Thun. The club plays in the Swiss Super League from 2025–26, the top tier of the Swiss football league system, following promotion from the Swiss Challenge League in the 2024–25 Swiss Challenge League, 2024–25 season. The club plays at the Stockhorn Arena which accommodates a total of 10,000 supporters, both seated and standing. The club's colours are red and white. The biggest achievements in the club's history are two second-place finishes in the Swiss Cup (1955 and 2019), as well as reaching the group stages of the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League. History Until 1995 FC Thun was founded on 1 May 1898. The club played in the second Swiss division, the Nationalliga B (now known as Swiss Challenge League) from 1946 to 1950 and in the 1953–54 season. At the end of the 1953–54 season, the team finished in second place only behind FC Lugano and was promoted to the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Winterthur
FC Winterthur is a Swiss football club based in Winterthur, Canton of Zürich. They play in the Swiss Super League, the first tier of Swiss football, and appeared regularly in the Nationalliga A during the 20th century. Their home is the Stadion Schützenwiese. History The club was founded in 1896 by students of the local school of engineering and following a fusion with two local teams, it was called ''Vereinigte Fussballclubs Winterthur'' between 1929 and 1946. They enjoyed their best success in the early part of the 20th century winning the Swiss Championship three times (in 1906, 1908 and 1917), before consecutive relegations in 1931 and 1934. They played in the lower leagues until regaining promotion to the Nationalliga B in 1950. They have since stayed in the second division for most of their history, except for several appearances in the Nationalliga A, from where they were most recently relegated in 1978 following a promotion ten years prior. Notable managers from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Wil
FC Wil (''Fussball Club Wil 1900'') is a Association football, football club based in Wil, Switzerland. They play in the ''Sportpark Bergholz'', which has a total capacity of 6,048. The club has consistently played in the Swiss Challenge League, Swiss second tier since regaining promotion in 1992, aside from two seasons in the Swiss Super League, Nationalliga A between 2002 and 2004. They won the Swiss Cup in 2004 their only major honour. The club considers its primary purpose to be a stepping stone for young players and work closely together with FC St. Gallen. It has contributed to the development of several players that currently play in the Swiss Super League, Super League, some of whom appeared in the Switzerland national football team, Swiss national team, most notably Fabian Schär. History Early years FC Wil was formed in 1900 in the east of Switzerland by two Gastarbeiter, workers from England. Initially, they were known as ''FC Stella''. In 1902 the club was rename ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
