FC Chiasso is a Swiss football club based in

Chiasso Chiasso (; ) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Mendrisio (district), Mendrisio in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Ticino in Switzerland. As Extreme points of Switzerland, the southernmost of Switzerland's ...

. It was founded in 1905. Chiasso also played in the

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first league between 1914 and 1923. The team currently play in

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, the seventh tier of Swiss football.

History

Between 1927 and 1993, the club played a total of 28 seasons in the Swiss top flight. The team came second in the 1950–51 season and third the following season. It also reached the semi-finals of the

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three times. The public limited company FC Chiasso 2005 SA was declared bankrupt in January 2023. The youth department was not affected by this as they were organised under the umbralla of the club FC Chiasso. But the first team which had been in the race for promotion to Challenge League was excluded from Promotion League mid-season and their record expunged. After appointing a new committee and manager, the club restarted its first team to play in the 4. Liga, the eighth tier of Swiss football for the 2023–24 season.

Current squad

Former players

* Matteo Nevicati

Famous coaches

Attilio Lombardo Attilio Lombardo (; born 6 January 1966) is an Italian Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player, currently assistant coach at Serie B club UC Sampdoria, Sampdoria. Throughout his career he was usually ...

(2006–07) * Ryszard Komornicki (2013) *

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(2013–15) * Stefano Maccoppi (2019) * Alessandro Lupi (2019–20) * Baldasarre Ranieri (2020–21) * Andrea Vitali (2021–22) * Luigi Tirapelle (2022–23)

References

External links

* Defunct football clubs in Switzerland FC Chiasso FC Chiasso Italian football First Division clubs Association football clubs established in 1905 FC Chiasso Former Italian football clubs {{Switzerland-footyclub-stub