FC Winterthur

FC Winterthur
Full nameFussballclub Winterthur
Nickname(s)FCW
Founded1896 (1896)
GroundSchützenwiese, Winterthur
Capacity8,550 (1,900 seated)
ChairmanMike Keller
ManagerBruno Berner
LeagueSwiss Super League
2024–2510 of 12
Websitehttp://www.fcwinterthur.ch

FC Winterthur is a Swiss football club from Winterthur. They play in the Swiss Super League. Their homeground is the Stadion Schützenwiese.

History

The club was founded in 1896 by students of the local school of engineering.[1] After a fusion with two local teams it was called Vereinigte Fussballclubs Winterthur between 1929 and 1946.[2] In the early part of the 20th century they won the Swiss Championship three times (in 1906, 1908, 1917). 1934 they were relegated till 1950. They have since stayed in the second division for most of their history. The club reached the final of the Swiss League Cup in 1972 and 1973 and Swiss Cup in 1968 and 1975 but lost all these matches.

Current squad

As of 3 August 2022[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  DR Congo Timothy Fayulu (on loan from Sion)
3 DF  Switzerland Tobias Schättin
4 DF  Kosovo Granit Lekaj (captain)
5 DF  Switzerland Roy Gelmi
6 DF  Switzerland Marin Cavar
7 MF  Kosovo Gezim Pepsi
8 MF  Serbia Samir Ramizi
9 FW  Switzerland Roman Buess
10 MF  Switzerland Matteo Di Giusto
11 FW  Switzerland Neftali Manzambi
14 MF  Switzerland Thibault Corbaz
15 DF  Switzerland Michael Gonçalves
16 MF  Switzerland Remo Arnold
17 FW  Switzerland Samuel Ballet
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF  Ivory Coast Souleymane Diaby
19 DF  Switzerland Adrian Gantenbein
20 FW  Switzerland Carmine Chiappetta (on loan from Basel)
21 MF  Switzerland Kevin Costinha
22 FW  Albania Florian Kamberi
25 DF  Switzerland Yannick Schmid
27 GK  Switzerland Armin Abaz
34 DF  Switzerland Pascal Hammer
35 MF  Switzerland Arlind Dakaj
36 GK  Switzerland Jozef Pukaj
40 MF  Kosovo Hekuran Kryeziu
44 MF  Switzerland Francisco Rodríguez
77 MF  Kosovo Eris Abedini

Stadium

The club play at Stadion Schützenwiesenear the centre of Winterthur. In the 1980s the ownership was transferred to Winterthur council due to financial problems. The stadium has 8,550 seats. 1,900 are seated. The supporters of the club stand at the Bierkurve. They also have a small stand for younger supporters known as the Sirupkurve.

Honours

Winners (3): 1905-06, 1907-08, 1916-17
  • Swiss Challenge League
Winners (4): 1965-66, 1967-68, 1981-82, 2021-22

Former coaches

  • Martin Rueda (2000–2001)
  • Walter Grüter (2001)
  • Urs Schönenberger (2001–2002)
  • Ivan Koritschan (2002–2003)
  • Hans-Joachim Weller (2003)
  • Gianni Dellacasa (2003–2004)
  • Mathias Walther (2004–2009)
  • Boro Kuzmanović (2009–2014)
  • Jürgen Seeberger (2014–2015)
  • Alex Frei (2021-2022)
  • Bruno Berner (2022-)

References

  1. ↑ www.landbote.ch
  2. ↑ "FC Winterthur - Winterthur Glossar". www.winterthur-glossar.ch. Archived from the original on 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  3. ↑ "Kader der laufenden Meisterschaft" [Squad of the current championship] (in German). FC Winterthur. Retrieved 3 August 2022.

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