SC Zofingen is a Swiss
football club based in
Zofingen
Zofingen (french: Zofingue) 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 of an ancient monastic settlement.
History
In ancient times Zofingen was a settlem ...
,
Canton Aargau
Aargau, more formally the Canton of Aargau (german: Kanton Aargau; rm, Chantun Argovia; french: Canton d'Argovie; it, Canton Argovia), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eleven districts and its capita ...
which is a short distance from
Zürich
, neighboring_municipalities = Adliswil, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Kilchberg, Maur, Oberengstringen, Opfikon, Regensdorf, Rümlang, Schlieren, Stallikon, Uitikon, Urdorf, Wallisellen, Zollikon
, twintowns = Kunming, San Francisco
Zürich () i ...
. 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 Swiss canton Aargau and is the capital of the Lenzburg District. The town, founded in the Middle Ages, lies in the Seetal valley, about 3 kilometres south of the Aare river. Lenzburg and the neigh ...
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.
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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