FC Biel-Bienne
FC Biel-Bienne 1896 | |||
Basic data | |||
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Surname | Biel-Bienne football club 1896 | ||
Seat | Biel / Bienne | ||
founding | November 13, 1896 | ||
Colours | Red White | ||
president | Dietmar Faes | ||
Website | fcbiel-bienne.ch | ||
First soccer team | |||
Head coach | Anthony Sirufo | ||
Venue | Tissot Arena | ||
Places | 5200 | ||
league | 1st league (group 2) | ||
2019/20 | 3rd place 1st league (group 2), season end | ||
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The FC Biel-Bienne in 1896 , shortly FCB is a football club from the city of Biel / Bienne . According to the city arms, the club colors are red and white. Since 2015 the home games have been played in the Tissot Arena , which was newly built right next to the old ice rink of the EHC Biel-Bienne . The first team plays in the first division , the fourth-highest division in Switzerland. The greatest success was winning the championship in 1947 and taking part in the cup final in 1961.
history
Founder years
The club was founded on Friday, November 13th, 1896 and initially played in the "Chrutchueche" (Jardin Anglais). In 1898 the FC Concordia Bienne was integrated and in 1900 it joined the SFA (Swiss Football Association) and moved to the "Glacière" (later GM area). With FC Avenir de Bienne (1901), FC Central Bienne and FC Villa Bienne (both 1903) and FC Floria Biel (1907), four other clubs were merged to form what is now called the "United Football Club Biel". In 1911 it was given the current name FC Biel-Bienne, which was able to move to the Gurzelen stadium in 1912/13 .
1920/21 went down in the annals as the season of the "big team" with the three Hungarians Fodor, Todt and Deutsch, and in 1926/27 and 1929/30 the title of Champion Romand (1st of the western group) was achieved. Likewise, in 1929/30 the standing street opposite the grandstand was created and the next square was inaugurated in 1931/32.
History since the National League was founded in 1932
In 1946/47, FC Biel-Bienne became Swiss champions for the first and so far only time by one point ahead of Lausanne , and a year later it was enough for the runner-up title, one point behind Bellinzona . In 1950/51 the old wooden grandstand burned down after a careless spectator threw a cigarette butt into the sawdust store under the grandstand. In 1953 it was rebuilt.
The Zealanders then experienced a highlight under the former German national coach Jupp Derwall , when they became runner-up in 1960 as a newcomer (behind YB ) and a year later advanced to the Cup final (1-0 defeat against La Chaux-de-Fonds ). Often over 10,000 spectators attracted in the 1960s the matches for the Alpine Cup against top Italian teams such as Napoli (3: 1) and Inter Milan (3: 3). On April 23, 1966, the world's first two-mast floodlight system was installed by the Wiesbaden company Richard A. Ott, and on May 8, 1970 the south stand with 5000 covered standing and 500 seats was inaugurated. 1974/75 under the German player-coach Hans-Otto Peters the last promotion to the NLA and a year later the relegation by return of post.
After some financially difficult years (in 1978 the waiver of twelve creditors of 1,195 million francs saved the club from bankruptcy), in 1989 it was relegated from the national league to the first division and a year later even to the second division (at that time the fourth-highest League) are accepted. In 1990, a judicial estate saved FC Biel-Bienne from bankruptcy again. Under the later U17 world champion coach Dany Ryser , the team rose again in 1994 after two failed attempts in the first division and in 2008 under Dieter Münstermann after three unsuccessful attempts in the Challenge League (formerly NLB). Under the coaching duo Philippe Perret / Robert Lüthi, good midfield positions and in 2012/13 even a 4th place were achieved. This season had to be played because of alleged structural defects in the Gurzelen and the delay in the construction of the new stadium on the Neuchâtel “ Maladière ” before it was possible to return to the Gurzelen for the last seasons 2013–15 . At that time, the Bielers were able to particularly excel in the Cup, where the Super League teams Aarau (2009/10), Lucerne and Basel (2010/11) and Servette (2011/12) were eliminated and in 2011 after the Moving into the semi-finals against Sion (1: 2) was voted Swiss Cup Team of the Year.
The merits of the successful coaching duo received little recognition in the VR, so that this was replaced in 2013 by ex-GC, Lucerne, YB coach and national team assistant Hans-Peter «Bidu» Zaugg . In its second season, the table situation became more and more precarious, so that Zaugg was first replaced by Jean-Michel Aeby and then by Patrick framework . Nevertheless, FC Biel-Bienne would have been relegated at the end of the 2014/15 season if Servette had not been forcibly relegated to the green table.
Bankruptcy and forced relegation
In 2015 the move to the newly built Tissot Arena took place . In addition, with the Zurich lawyer Carlo Häfeli, a new majority shareholder took over the fortunes of FC Biel-Bienne as president. He turned the team upside down. 22 new players joined the team, 29 of which were retired. Soon wages could no longer be paid, empty promises about alleged investors and non-compliance with the guidelines of the football association finally led to the disciplinary commission of the Swiss Football League on April 27, 2016, the license to FC Biel-Bienne to participate in the game Challenge League withdrew immediately and canceled the results of the second half of the 2015/16 season. At the beginning of June, FC Biel-Bienne was declared bankrupt and the club was relegated to the second regional division.
Under the new president Dietmar Faes, the new coach Kurt Baumann and the returned sports director Arturo Albanese, two consecutive promotions in the 2nd interregional league and the 1st league were made in the following two years.
Since the National League was founded in 1931/32, FC Biel-Bienne played 37 years in the NLA (896 games, 287 games, 198 draws, 411 defeats, 1,404: 1,759 goals, 772 points), 29 years in the NLB / Challenge League, 6 Years in the 2nd division and 16 years in the 1st division.
Stages
Gurzelen
From 1913, FC Biel-Bienne played in the Gurzelen stadium, which is located in the Champagne district. At peak times, 15,000 spectators could watch the game on the natural grass. There is a covered grandstand on each of the long sides of the football field. The places at the front of the football field are not covered.
The last game was played on the Gurzelen in mid-2015, before the move to the new Tissot Arena .
Tissot Arena
Since 2015, FC Biel-Bienne has been playing in the Tissot Arena - a multifunctional sports arena with a football stadium, ice hockey stadium, a curling hall and use of jackets with a shopping center, restaurants, gym, cinema and bowling alleys.
The football stadium has a capacity of 5,200 spectators and offers the standing and seated spectators the most modern comfort and excellent infrastructure. In the stadium there are various buvettes and a sky lounge, which catered for VIPs and invites them to talk.
Highest viewership
date | competition | Stadion | opponent | result | Number of spectators |
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11/15/1959 | championship | Gurzelen | Grasshopper Club Zurich | 5: 1 | 10,500 |
December 06, 1959 | championship | Gurzelen | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 2-0 | 17,500 |
03/06/1960 | championship | Gurzelen | BSC Young Boys | 3: 1 | 15,500 |
06/19/1960 | Alpine Cup | Gurzelen | SSC Naples | 3: 1 | 10,500 |
11/13/1960 | championship | Gurzelen | BSC Young Boys | 3: 1 | 12,000 |
04/03/1961 | Cup semi-final | Gurzelen | FC Luzern | 3: 1 | 13,000 |
10/21/1962 | championship | Gurzelen | FC Lausanne Sports | 1-0 | 10'200 |
06/23/1963 | Alpine Cup | Gurzelen | Inter Milan | 3: 3 | 11,000 |
08/08/2015 | championship | Tissot Arena | FC Wil | 0-0 | 4,754 |
08/18/2018 | Swiss Cup | Tissot Arena | BSC Young Boys | 2: 3 a.d. | 5,098 |
successes
- Swiss champion: 1947
- Watch Cup winner: 1968
- Runner-up: 1948 , 1960
- Swiss Cup finalist: 1961
- Promotion to NLA (now Super League ): 1975
- Promotion Challengue League: 2008
- Swiss Cup semi-finalist: 1937 , 1944 , 1968 , 1973 , 1976 , 2011
Eternal table
In the eternal table of the Super League from 1898, FC Biel-Bienne is currently 14th with 60 seasons, 1258 games, 426 wins, 246 draws and 586 defeats with a goal difference of 2094: 2577 goals and 1524 points.
1st team
Squad of the 2020/21 season
As of August 10, 2020. Players loaned to another club are not listed.
No. | Nat. | player | In the team since | Last club | |||
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goalkeeper | |||||||
1 | Nicolas Grivot | 2019 | FC Bulle | ||||
21st | Koray Tasbicen | 2019 | Neuchâtel Xamax Youth | ||||
99 | Kenan Morina | 2018 | FC Azzurri Biel | ||||
defense | |||||||
2 | Bastien Vitali | 2020 | Vicques FC | ||||
3 | Raphael Ferreira | 2016 | FC Breitenrain | ||||
4th | Evan Stadelmann | 2020 | SR Delémont | ||||
8th | Adrien Rawyler | 2016 | Seattle Sounders | ||||
12 | Abdallah Manai | 2019 | FC Colombier | ||||
14th | Karim Ghomrani | 2019 | FC Bassecourt | ||||
20th | Jens Hofer | 2020 | FC Vaduz | ||||
77 | Ricardo Colamartino | 2016 | FC Lamboing | ||||
Jan Brechbühl | 2018 | FC Breitenrain | |||||
midfield | |||||||
5 | Matthew Maeder | 2016 | Neuchâtel Xamax Youth | ||||
6th | Christian Mourelle | 2016 | SV Lyss | ||||
7th | Yvano Fleury | 2019 | CS Lecce | ||||
10 | Adrian Fleury | 2018 | BSC Old Boys | ||||
16 | Ismaël Santos | 2020 | Neuchâtel Xamax U21 | ||||
18th | Joël Agmagma | 2019 | FC Moutier | ||||
23 | Alban Mulaj | 2020 | SR Delémont | ||||
24 | Pietro Di Nardo | 2020 | Yverdon-Sport FC | ||||
46 | Anthony De Freitas | 2019 | FC La Chaux-De-Fonds | ||||
striker | |||||||
9 | Mike Natoli | 2020 | FC Colombier | ||||
11 | Elie Dindamba | 2020 | FC Schaffhausen | ||||
15th | Brian Beyer | 2019 | FC Bassecourt | ||||
17th | Dragan Stjepanovic | 2020 | FC Moutier | ||||
19th | Nathan Garcia | 2019 | FC Bassecourt | ||||
22nd | Nolan Nuzzolo | 2016 | Neuchâtel Xamax Youth |
people
Outstanding players and coaches
Some players and coaches have shaped FC Biel-Bienne, helped write its history or have become known in the course of their careers. Including, for example
- Georges Aeby (seasons 1928–33, 39 international matches, World Cup participant 1938)
- Paul Fässler (1933/34 & 1935/36 season, 33 international matches)
- Willy Jäggi (1939–43 seasons, 21 international matches)
- Willy von Känel (seasons 1930–34, 19 international matches, World Cup participant 1934)
- Roland Rossel (seasons 1933–48 & 1952–54, 2 international matches)
- Robert Ballaman (1944–50 seasons, 50 international matches, World Cup participant 1954)
- August "Gusti" Ibach (seasons 1940–51 & 1956–57, 1 international match)
- Robert Hasler (seasons 1942–48 & 1950–54, 6 international matches)
- Fritz Jucker (1945–59 season, 6 international matches)
- Peter Rösch (1948-52 season, 5 international matches)
- Frédy Amez-Droz (1969–71 seasons, 1 international match)
- Fredy Kehrli (seasons 1954–58 & 1959–67)
- Paul Wolfisberg (1954/55 season, 1981–85 seasons and again in 1989 coach of the Swiss national team)
- Thomas Bickel (1984/85 season, 52 international matches)
- Josef "Jupp" Derwall , (coach seasons 1959-61, later national coach BRD)
- Eugène Parlier (seasons 1959–64, 21 internationals)
- Edgar Graf (1958-67, NLB top scorer 1958/59)
- Werner Tschannen (player seasons 1964–71 & 1972–79)
- Gilbert Facchinetti (season 1960/61, later president and patron of Neuchâtel Xamax )
- Hansjörg "Joko" Pfister (1969–72 seasons, 22 international matches)
- Martin Weber (1976–79 seasons, 30 international matches)
- Hans-Otto Peters (seasons 1967–71 & 1973–75, top scorer NLA 1968/69)
- Horst Szymaniak (1966/67 season, World Cup participant with Germany 1962)
- Klaus Vöhringer (seasons 1979-87)
- Anton Ondruš (seasons 1987–89, European champion 1976)
- Harutjun Vardanyan (2006/07 season, 57 international matches with Armenia)
President
A chronological overview of all presidents of the association since it was founded.
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Trainer
A chronological overview of all the club's coaches since 1929.
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League affiliation
Since the National League was founded, FC Biel-Bienne has played in the following leagues.
Years | league |
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1933-1952 | NLA |
1952-1953 | NLB |
1953-1954 | NLA |
1954-1957 | NLB |
1957-1958 | NLA |
1958-1959 | NLB |
1959-1972 | NLA |
1972-1975 | NLB |
1975-1976 | NLA |
1976-1989 | NLB |
1989-1990 | 1st League |
1990-1994 | 2nd league |
1994-2008 | 1st League |
2008-2016 | Challenge League / Ex-NLB |
2016-2017 | 2nd regional league |
2017-2018 | 2nd interregional league |
2018- | 1st League |
Web links
- Official website of FC Biel-Bienne 1896
- Gurzelen Stadium ( Memento from January 2, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Peter Renatus: 100 Years of FC Biel-Bienne , 1996
- ↑ Beat Moning: "I can no longer take responsibility. In: Bieler Tagblatt. Retrieved on April 18, 2019 .
- ^ SFL: Disciplinary Commission revokes FC Biel's license
- ↑ Now it's official: the old FC Biel is history! Retrieved April 18, 2019 .