FC St. Gallen
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| Surname | St. Gallen Football Club 1879 | ||
| Seat | St. Gallen | ||
| founding | April 19, 1879 | ||
| Colours | green white | ||
| president | Matthias Hüppi | ||
| Website | fcsg.ch | ||
| First soccer team | |||
| Head coach | Peter Zeidler | ||
| Venue | kybunpark | ||
| Places | 19,568 | ||
| league | Super League | ||
| 2019/20 | 2nd rank | ||
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The FC St. Gallen (spelling: FC St.Gallen 1879 , FCSG for short ) is a Swiss football club from the city of St. Gallen . The official founding date is April 19, 1879, making it the oldest football club still in existence in Switzerland and on mainland Europe.
The first men's team currently plays in the Raiffeisen Super League , the second team in the first division . So far you have been Swiss champion twice ( 1904 and 2000 ). In 1969, the association was Swiss cup winner , he also won the 1978 Ligacup . The team has been playing in the kybunpark St. Gallen, the new multifunctional stadium with a capacity of 19,568 spectators, since summer 2008. In summer 2016, the stadium was given the new sponsor name kybunpark .
The women's team plays in the National League A , they play just like the offspring in Espenmoos , which has a capacity of 5700 spectators and which had served as the club's original main stadium since 1910.
In 2004 the FC St. Gallen AG was founded, which takes over the professional area.
history
1879 to 1896: foundation and early history
April 19, 1879 is the official founding date of FC St.Gallen. There is no longer a founding protocol, but the first statutes show this date. In addition, in the same day edition of the St. Galler Tagblatt there is a call for the establishment of a “Football Club” in the Hörnli restaurant on Neugasse in St. Gallen. City archivist Fredi Hächler found in 2008 during an analysis of the comprehensive club archive that FC St. Gallen in 1876, three years before it was officially founded, "was already organized as a club" and "regularly played games in Rorschach" against FC Schönberg. He assumes that after this lead time the formal establishment with statutes took place in 1879. FC St. Gallen is considered to be the oldest existing football club in Switzerland.
Some young merchants, former students of the Schönberg Institute in Rorschach , where they got to know the sport through English classmates, were the initiators of the founding of the association. R. Renkowitz held the first presidential title. During the early days of the company, training was carried out in the lower Brühl and shortly afterwards in the lower Kreuzbleiche. Minutes from the 1880s mention that football was played every lunchtime between 1 and 2 a.m. and in the evenings until dark. The rules of association football were not applied, among other things, the goals were about half the size. Competitions were held twice a month. The Schoenberg Institute was the first foreign opponent. In the 1880s, several football clubs emerged in and around the city of St. Gallen, but sooner or later they were integrated into the FC.
The oldest documented competition was on May 1st, 1892, when FC St. Gallen lost 1-0 to Grasshoppers Zurich . The Grasshoppers Zurich complained because the goals were too small. The second leg in Zurich, where normal goals were posted, won GC 6-0. FC St. Gallen then replaced its goals with normal-sized ones.
1896 to 1909: mergers and 1st championship title
In 1896, FC Viktor St. Gallen joined FC St. Gallen. With the merger of the clubs FC St. Gallen and FC Phönix St. Gallen , the United FC St. Gallen was created in 1898 with 117 members. The club colors also changed temporarily to yellow and black, before returning to green and white. At the championship in 1898/99 , the United FC St. Gallen won the “Group East” in the “Serie B”. In the final round that followed, the team lost against the West representative Cantonal Lausanne.
In 1899/00 , the United FC St. Gallen took part in the highest Swiss league, the "Serie A" for the first time. In the group "East" he was bottom of the table. 1900/01 the club did not take part in the championship. In 1901/02 he was third in his group. On March 17, 1902, the United FC St. Gallen completed its first international game against Alemannia Karlsruhe , which the St. Gallen won 26-0. A year later, in the 1902/03 season , the St. Gallen were second in the group East. On June 22, 1903, the name of the United FC St. Gallen was changed to FC St. Gallen .
In the 1903/04 season , FC St. Gallen became group winners for the first time, which is why it was allowed to contest the final round together with the other group winners, Servette FC and BSC Old Boys Basel . In preparation for the final round, FC Bayern Munich , among others, was beaten 10-0 on March 3, 1904. On March 27, 1904, FC St. Gallen reached a 1-1 draw against Servette in Bern and defeated the Old Boys Basel 1-0 two weeks later in Zurich. However, since Old Boys Basel later defeated Servette 2-0, FC St. Gallen became Swiss football champions for the first time. It would be the last title for 96 years.
1909 to 1969: persistence
In the 1909/10 season, a cup competition was held in Switzerland for the first time, the Anglo Cup. FC St. Gallen reached the final against Young Boys Bern , but lost 7-0 in the replay, after which the first ended 1-1. On April 28, 1910, FC St. Gallen was able to put a playing field with a wooden stand into operation on the Espenmoos. In 1912, FC St. Gallen defeated FC Luzern 17-0 at home, the FCSG's highest home win in Espenmoos. In 1915 city rivals FC Brühl St. Gallen became Swiss champions. Since only a reduced game operation could take place this year due to the First World War , Brühl was mocked by the supporters of FC St. Gallen as interim champions until the 1960s . The rivalry also arose from the fact that Brühl was more of a lower-class club, while FC (like the Blue Stars St. Gallen ) was an upper-class club and consequently not everyone was allowed to become a member. In 1918 , FC St. Gallen became group winners of the Serie A Group East and was able to contest the final round of the Swiss championship together with Young Boys Bern and Servette FC . After two defeats against their two rivals, FC St. Gallen had to be content with third place. It should have been the last time until 1983 that FC St. Gallen was among the top three of the Swiss football championship at the end of the season. On the occasion of the 40th anniversary in 1919, the FCSG had 663 members.
In 1932 , FC St. Gallen had to relegate to the second division. Under the player- coach Norman Smith, he was 1934/35 champions of the second division and rose again to the top division. The Eastern Swiss reached the first cup final in 1945, but lost 1-0 to Young Boys Bern in front of 15,000 spectators in Bern's Wankdorf Stadium .
In 1948, three years after the end of the Second World War, Germany was still prohibited from participating in international sports events. With a St. Gallen city selection, consisting of players from FC St. Gallen and SC Brühl, the sports blockade was broken and a charity game played in Munich against a selection of players from 1860 Munich and FC Bayern Munich in front of tens of thousands of spectators Munich city selection won 5-1. The proceeds from the game went to the Munich orphanage fund.
After another interlude in the second division, the St. Galler rose again in 1948/49 under the British coach Jimmy Townley in the National League A.
The game against FC Chiasso on November 5, 1967 caused a sensation . After four dismissals, two Ticino players rolled on the ground “injured” in the final phase. As the guest team no longer had the minimum number of seven players that would have been necessary for the match to continue, the referee stopped the game prematurely when the score was 1-0 for FC St. Gallen. To the surprise of all involved, the meeting was then rescheduled; The FCSG also decided the replay in its favor.
1969 to 1999: Cup victory and respectable successes
The high point of the upswing was in 1969 when FC St. Gallen achieved their first and so far only cup win . In front of 24,000 spectators, FC St. Gallen defeated the Ticino team AC Bellinzona 2-0. Rudi Nafziger was the double goal scorer. In the first round of the European Cup Winners' Cup, FC St. Gallen faced Danish representatives BK Frem København . After the 2-1 defeat in Denmark, St. Gallen won the second leg 1-0 and advanced to the next round thanks to the away goals rule. Against DFS Levski-Spartak Sofia they were eliminated after the 0: 4 in Bulgaria and a 0: 0 in the second leg. In the same year, the new, still existing main grandstand with a capacity of 2200 spectators was inaugurated at the home stadium Espenmoos. A year later the St. Gallen had to return to the NLB. This interlude lasted a year. They lost the third cup final with St. Gallen participation in 1977 in front of 27,000 spectators, again as in 1945 against Young Boys, also with a 0: 1.
In 1978, FC St. Gallen won the now defunct League Cup with a 3-2 win over Grasshoppers Zurich. In the anniversary year 1979 the club finished the championship in 4th place, the best result since the existence of the national league. A new logo was also presented as part of the festivities for the 100th anniversary.
In 1982, FC St. Gallen qualified again for the League Cup final against FC Aarau . The first leg in Espenmoos was lost 0: 1, away in Brügglifeld the game ended 0: 0. In the following 1982/83 season , FC St. Gallen surprisingly secured third place and thus qualified for the UEFA Cup. In the first round, however, the Yugoslav club FK Radnički Niš lost 3-0 away and 2-1 at home. In 1985 , FC St. Gallen again took part in the UEFA Cup thanks to fourth place in the championship. The highlight of the season at Espenmoos was the UEFA Cup match in front of 16,200 spectators against Inter Milan . Although the clash in Eastern Switzerland ended in a 0-0 draw, the FCSG were eliminated because the first leg at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium was lost 5-1.
On April 2, 1985, referee Walter Nussbaumer had to be evacuated from the catacombs of the Espenmoos stadium with an air-rescue helicopter. Angry St. Gallen fans had ambushed the referee because he had sent Libero Jurkemik off the field in the game against Neuchâtel Xamax . The helicopter landed on the field in front of the main stand; Referees and linesmen were invited and flown out. There is no image or film material of this rescue operation, which is unique in the history of Swiss football.
In 1988, the future world star and Chilean national player Iván Zamorano moved to FC St. Gallen via FC Bologna. With him, FC St. Gallen won the unofficial title of winter champion and Zamorano was also the top scorer in Switzerland this season. In 1990 Zamorano left FC St. Gallen and switched to FC Sevilla with the highest transfer fee in NLA history at the time. Zamorano was not only one of the outstanding, but is still one of the most popular players in green and white history.
After Zamorano's departure, the eastern Swiss played mediocre in the 1990s and had to cope with a relegation in 1993, which was followed by an immediate rise under coach Uwe Rapolder . Despite relegation and qualification for the final round in the 1995/96 season, Rapolder was dismissed and replaced by the former player Roger Hegi . In the 1997/98 season, FC St. Gallen managed to secure the Swiss indoor football championship title during the winter break when they defeated FC Zurich 3-1 in the final . In addition to the final tournament in Basel, they also won the home tournament in St. Gallen and the event in Zurich and only suffered two defeats in the entire competition.
But the season was also successful for FC St. Gallen on the natural turf: After a 2-1 win against FC Lugano , they qualified for the Cup final, where they finally got on penalties against Lausanne Sports despite a 2-0 lead was subject. In the championship one reached the 6th final rank, whereby one qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup . In the first round they defeated JK Tulevik Viljandi from Estonia 3-2 and 6-1. In the second round, despite a home win with a goal from Marco Zwyssig , they narrowly failed to Austria Salzburg . During the winter break of the 1998/99 season , coach Roger Hegi switched to the Grasshoppers, and Marcel Koller was signed by FC Wil for him .
1999 to 2002: The 2nd championship title
The start of the final round in 1999 turned out to be ideal thanks to victories against FC Zurich and at home against future champions Servette. After that, however, the team collapsed completely and did not win a single one of the remaining twelve games and ended up in last place.
FC St. Gallen therefore started the 1999/2000 season as a clear relegation candidate . But the team, which compared to the disappointing previous season was reinforced almost exclusively with players from the National League B, surprised positively, won victory after victory and was eight points ahead of FC Basel winter champions. In the final round they started away against the record champions GC with a 4-4 draw. The 3-0 deficit after 15 minutes was made up again by the break, the renewed deficit in stoppage time in the second half could also be compensated. This laid the foundation for a successful final round with only one defeat. With four rounds to go, FC St. Gallen was able to secure the sensational championship title thanks to the away win at FC Luzern with goals from Marc Zellweger and Sascha Müller , the first in 96 years. At the end of the season, despite halving the number of points during the winter break, they were ten points ahead of runner-up Lausanne Sports. The Ghanaian Charles Amoah was also the top scorer.
In the 2000/2001 season , the Turkish champions Galatasaray Istanbul were drawn in the qualification for the Champions League , who had won the UEFA Cup in the final against Arsenal London and the UEFA Super Cup against Real Madrid a few weeks earlier . Despite an early lead, they lost 2-1 in the home game at the sold-out Hardturm Stadium in Zurich, and after a 2-2 deficit away they still achieved a remarkable 2-2. This meant that they only missed qualifying for the Champions League by one goal.
Instead, FC St. Gallen was allowed to compete in the UEFA Cup and met the English club Chelsea London there in the first round . The first leg in London was just lost 1-0, while FC St. Gallen sensationally won the home game 2-0 thanks to goals from Sascha Müller and Charles Amoah and thus advanced to the next round. There you met Club Bruges . The match in Belgium was lost 2-1 despite a 1-0 lead due to two penalties. In the second leg they took the lead again through Amoah, but they received the equalizer in the 93rd minute and were eliminated.
In the championship, FC St. Gallen built on the outstanding performance of the previous season and wintered in second place behind FC Lugano. Charles Amoah, the top scorer of the past year and a half, left the club during the winter break. The two strikers Ivan Stefanovic and Alexandre Batista Jefferson were brought in as replacements, but could not meet expectations at any time. In the final round, the multiple workload during the season made itself felt, the team could no longer match the performance of the preliminary round. Nevertheless, they played for the championship title until the end. In the penultimate round you could have celebrated the championship title with a win at rivals FC Lugano and a simultaneous defeat for Grasshoppers, but the game was lost 4-1. In the last round, the Swiss championship between FC St. Gallen, Grasshoppers and FC Lugano was decided. While FC Lugano lost to FC Sion, FC St. Gallen lost 4-0 at home against the new Swiss champions Grasshoppers Zurich. It was the first home defeat in two years. Nevertheless, the team was frenetically celebrated during the game and the clear deficit from the appendix and received standing ovations . In the end, FC St. Gallen reached 3rd place and not only confirmed the performance of the previous season, but also qualified for the UEFA Cup.
There you got to deal with the Macedonian representative Pelister Bitola . Away in the country marked by the civil war that was taking place at the time, they won 2-0, in the second leg in Zurich's Letzigrund they almost missed qualification due to a weak performance and lost 3-2. In the first round of the UEFA Cup, they met Steaua Bucharest . The home game, which took place in the Hardturm tower in Zurich, was won 2-1. In the second leg, thanks to Guido's equalizing goal, they scored 1-1 and qualified for the next round, where they met SC Freiburg . Thanks to a goal from Teboho Mokoena in stoppage time, they won 1-0 away. It was the first away win by a Swiss club team at a German Bundesliga club. Before the second leg in Zurich, Freiburg had boosted their self-confidence with a 2-0 away win at eventual German champions Borussia Dortmund . They did not let themselves be put off by Marc Zellweger's leadership of FC St. Gallen and ultimately won 4-1. The FC St. Gallen was eliminated.
In the championship the further departures made themselves felt during the summer break, but the preliminary round was finished in 4th place.
2002 to 2008: transition seasons
Successful coach Marcel Koller also left the club in early 2002. He switched to the Grasshoppers Zurich. With Gérard Castella , a former master coach was hired. Under him they fell back to sixth place in the championship, but at least managed to qualify for the UEFA Intertoto Cup for the coming season.
With the prospect of the planned new stadium, the upcoming seasons until the move into the new arena were described by the club management as transitional seasons.
In the first round of the UI Cup, they easily prevailed against B68 Toftir from the Faroe Islands , in the second round they failed against Dutch representative Willem II Tilburg with a goal in extra time for the second leg. In the championship, however, the success failed and Gérard Castella was dismissed in the autumn. He was followed by Thomas Staub, who had been working in the youth team up until then. Under him, FC St. Gallen also suffered the legendary 11: 3 defeat in the local derby against newly promoted FC Wil 1900 . The FC St. Gallen missed the final round qualification and had to go into the promotion / relegation round, in which only two instead of four teams remain in the top division due to the newly created 10-league. However, under the Austrian coach Heinz Peischl , who was newly signed during the winter break, they managed to stay in second place behind FC Aarau.
In the following seasons they also managed to qualify for the UEFA Intertoto Cup, but they decided not to take part because the coach wanted to concentrate on the preparation for the season and the competition would have meant too much effort. Heinz Peischl resigned in 2005 after a 4-0 draw against the Grasshoppers and a series of defeats. The long-time assistant coach Werner Zünd took over the coaching post once again on an interim basis. For the 2005/06 season , the German and former Liechtenstein national coach Ralf Loose took over as coach. After 29 games with just 31 points, he was dismissed on April 14, 2006 after a 3-1 defeat in Thun. The fans of FC St. Gallen stretched their bare butts towards the coach and players after the poor performance. Loose was then replaced by Rolf Fringer , who had short-term success and even led FC St. Gallen to first place in the table in the 2006/07 season. In the first round of the Cup , they met FC Einsiedeln from the 3rd division , which they defeated 14-0.
Fringer's contract was extended early in January 2007 to June 2009. In the second half of the season, FC St. Gallen fell back into midfield after a series of eight draws in a row in the table. The 0-0 draw at FC Zurich was subsequently converted into a 3-0 forfait defeat, as Philipp Muntwiler was banned from the first team after being sent off from the U21 team. Although the 1st league confirmed to FC St. Gallen before the game in Zurich that Muntwiler was eligible to play for the first team, the National League subsequently decided that his assignment was not regular. Thanks to these two points awarded in the “Muntwiler case”, FC Zurich won the championship title. The 2006/07 season ended FC St. Gallen in 5th place.
The 2007/08 season started very badly for FC St. Gallen. On October 8, 2007, the bottom of the table released the coach Rolf Fringer. The Bulgarian Krassimir Balakow was introduced on October 29, 2007 as the new coach. In the games of the second half of the season, FC St. Gallen was able to move up to the penultimate place in the table. In the barrage against the second in the Challenge League , AC Bellinzona , FC St. Gallen lost 2: 3 and 0: 2 and was relegated to the Challenge League. The game on May 20, 2008 was FC St. Gallen's last game in Espenmoos . On June 4, 2008, the former coach of FC Wil, Uli Forte , was committed.
2008 to 2011: Challenge League and new stadium
     2008/09 season: "Third" jersey
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Season 2009/10: "Third" jersey
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In the 2008/09 season , the team started in the new AFG Arena in the Challenge League , and it was considered the favorite for promotion to the top division. Already with the first games it became clear that the team would be at the forefront. After the only defeat in the first half of the season (against Thun), FC St. Gallen occupied second place in the table behind Lugano for a long time. In the face-to-face encounter in the penultimate game of the first half of the season, St. Gallen won 2-1 at home and was able to top the table thanks to the better goal difference. During the winter break, FC St. Gallen topped the table with 40 points from 15 games, while FC St. Gallen was once again threatened with bankruptcy.
On May 18, 2009, the FCSG made three rounds before the end of the championship with a 1-0 win at Concordia Basel through a goal from Moreno Merenda for direct promotion to the Super League. Merenda was also the team's most successful goalscorer with a total of 22 goals. At the last game of the season against FC Winterthur , a new attendance record was set for a home game of FC St. Gallen with 19,500 spectators. With an average attendance of 12,469, FC St. Gallen also set a new record in the Challenge League.
The FCSG got off to an excellent start in the 2009/10 season . In the first round they defeated FC Basel deservedly 2-0 in a sold out home game. In the following week the next success against YB in the Stade de Suisse could be recorded (1: 1). These successes were the starting signal for a relatively good season. An average of 14,082 spectators followed the home games of FC St. Gallen. Only FC Basel (23,656) and YB (22,652) were able to attract more fans to their stadiums. After 36 laps, the FCSG finished the championship in sixth place with 46 points. After FC St. Gallen beat FC Luzern 4-1 away in the Swiss Cup, they faced the Challenge League club Lausanne Sports in the semi-finals at home. Despite an early lead and an outnumbered situation after a red card against Lausanne, the FCSG lost the game 2-1.
Before the 2010/11 season , numerous regular players left the club as their contracts were not extended by the club. Including that of Marc Zellweger, who played over 500 games for FC St. Gallen in 14 seasons and was celebrated by the fans as the “ god of football ”. Has. From now on, his number 17 will never be awarded again.
The numerous departures were not or only insufficiently replaced and the team had a hard time in the championship. It was only towards the end of the year that it became known that the stadium's operating company, on which FC St. Gallen was dependent, was in major financial problems. The city as well as the canton decided against supporting the FCSG. Under the leadership of President-elect Dölf Früh , it was nevertheless possible to find enough investors to save FC St. Gallen in the long term.
The start of the second half of 2011 began with a series of defeats, whereupon Uli Forte was dismissed. The U21 coach, Giorgio Contini , took over the team for the away game in Sion with Roman Zürcher, before a new coach was signed in Jeff Saibene . But despite some good performances, the descent could no longer be prevented.
2011 to 2015: From the Challenge League to the Europa League
The 2011/12 season denied the FC St. Gallen as three years ago in the Challenge League. Because the other city club, SC Brühl , was promoted from the first division to the Challenge League at the same time, the two city clubs held a championship duel for the first time since 1971 . FC St. Gallen was able to win the derbies known as the city match both away in the Paul Grüninger Stadium and in the AFG Arena.
FC St. Gallen lived up to its role as favorites during the preliminary round and led the table with a nine point lead over FC Aarau during the winter break . In the second half of the season, the FCSG was rarely able to build on the successes in autumn, too often points were given lightly. Despite winning first place, the team and coach were increasingly criticized. With three rounds to go, thanks to goals from Oscar Scarione and Kristian Nushi with the 2-0 away win at FC Locarno, they were able to secure immediate promotion. At the end of the season, with the resignation of Daniel Imhof, the last player in the 2000 championship team left the FCSG.
For the 2012/13 Super League season , the existing team was mainly supplemented with players from the second-highest league. Nevertheless, FC St. Gallen got off to an excellent start in the championship, leading the table after victories against teams like FC Basel and FC Sion even after a championship quarter and remained undefeated in the first ten games. FC St. Gallen finished the first half of the season in 3rd place, tied with the second-placed champions from Basel. After some mixed results at the beginning of the second half of the season, FC St. Gallen was able to build on the performance of the preliminary round and in the end secured third place and qualified for the UEFA Europa League . In addition, Oscar Scarione was the top scorer in the Super League with 21 goals. On the 2013/14 season Scarione moved to the Turkish club Kasımpaşa Istanbul .
In the Euro League play-offs, the Russian record champions Spartak Moscow were drawn by lot. In the first leg in St. Gallen, the FCSG achieved a respectable success against the favored Russians with a strong performance. Marco Mathys scored the well-deserved compensation for the 1-1 final score shortly after the break. In the second leg in the Arena Chimki , the St. Gallen team managed a surprising 4-2 win after 52 seconds, despite a 0-1 deficit with goals from Goran Karanović (2 ×), Roberto Rodriguez and Dejan Janjatović, and sensationally qualified for the group stage . The first game against FK Kuban Krasnodar was won 2-0 at home with goals from Karanović and Mathys. Away at Swansea City, FC St. Gallen lost 1-0 in front of over 1500 fans after a missed penalty and numerous chances. Against the Spanish top club Valencia CF they had no chance away and lost 5-1. The home team put in a strong performance in the second leg in St. Gallen. After being able to turn the 0-1 deficit into a 2-1 lead through goals from Stéphane Besle and Goran Karanovic despite being outnumbered after a red card , the Spaniards won the game 2: 3. In Krasnodar, St. Gallen had to forego numerous regulars on the defensive and then lost the game without discussion with 0: 4 and was already eliminated. Nevertheless, the FCSG won their last game at home against Welsh Premier League representatives Swansea City 1-0 with a goal from Marco Mathys.
FC St. Gallen also impressed in the championship and took 5th place at the winter break, just four points behind the winter champions FC Basel. In the second half of the season, however, the team collapsed completely and only won three of the 18 games and finished last in the second half of the table. The championship was finished in 7th place.
On August 22, 2014, FC St. Gallen announced that the club would be admitted to the Club of Pioneers . The club founded by Sheffield FC , the oldest football club in the world, aims to host the oldest clubs in each country and to maintain the origins and tradition of football. On September 24, 2014, the FCSG was officially accepted before the championship game against Grasshoppers Zurich, which was won 3-0. Numerous former officials and players were also present on this occasion.
In the first half of the 2014/15 season , FC St. Gallen finished in 4th place. In the second half of the season, the team collapsed as in the previous year and, despite a considerable lead at the winter break, slipped to 6th place. In the cup , the FCSG reached the semi-finals. The decision of coach Jeff Saibene at the beginning of the season with the introduction of a goalkeeper rotation, in which the two goalkeepers Daniel Lopar and Marcel Herzog took turns after two games, caused a sensation .
2015 to 2017: Power struggles on the board of directors
When the 2015/16 season got off to a good start after the disappointing second half of the season , coach Jeff Saibene announced his resignation on September 1, 2015 after a 1-0 defeat against FC Vaduz despite a contract that ran until 2017. Assistant trainer Daniel Tarone took over his function on an interim basis. On September 16, Josef Zinnbauer was introduced as the new trainer. He received a three-year contract. After finishing 5th in the winter break, the team collapsed in the second half of the season. With a 0: 7 against FC Basel in their own stadium on April 17, 2016 , the FCSG lost as much as they have in 40 years (also a 0: 7 against BSC Young Boys ). With 15 points in the entire second half of the season, the FCSG found themselves in last place in the second half of the table and towards the end of the season even faced relegation risk.
On June 29, 2016, the FCSG announced that the club would be renamed FC St. Gallen 1879 . The founding year was added to strengthen the bond with the tradition as the oldest football club in Switzerland and mainland Europe. The 2016/17 season began with little success for the FCSG, in autumn 2016 it slipped to the bottom of the table after a series of defeats. Thanks to a series of successful games shortly before the winter break, FC St. Gallen finally managed to hibernate in 6th place. In the second half of the season, Tranquillo Barnetta was signed in advance . On April 10, 2017, FC St. Gallen announced that President Dölf Früh is stepping down as President of the FCSG for health reasons. His successor will be determined at an extraordinary general meeting.
After FC St. Gallen was meanwhile well on the way to the European Cup, it came through a series of 7 games without a win, including 5 defeats in a row, again in danger of relegation. On May 4, 2017, the separation of trainer Josef Zinnbauer and long-time assistant Daniel Tarone was announced. According to President Dölf Früh, economic reasons were the main reason, as a large number of fans, in protest to Zinnbauer, decided not to extend their annual ticket and numerous sponsors threatened to withdraw. The former master player Giorgio Contini was introduced as the new head coach . Under him, FC St. Gallen managed to maintain the league.
The leadership of FC St. Gallen caused more sensation this year. On May 13, 2017, Stefan Hernandez was elected as the new President of FC St. Gallen. He succeeded Dölf Früh, who had resigned for health reasons. At the same time, Früh presented the changed organizational chart , in which the previous sports director Christian Stübi was demoted and placed on the same level as the coach and the junior manager. The previous head of the youth department, Ferruccio Vanin, took over the role of CEO of FC St. Gallen AG. Christian Stübi resigned a short time later. Numerous other employees quickly left FC St. Gallen under the new management, including the CEO of FC St. Gallen Event AG, Pascal Kesseli, Simon Storm, head of the medical department, and Marco Sessa, who is responsible for stadium management. There were also resignations from the Board of Directors. Former President Michael Hüppi and long-time member Martin Schönenberger resigned from the Board of Directors. After leaving, Hüppi gave a sensational interview in the St. Galler Tagblatt, in which he reported on intrigues and power struggles within the FCSG. There was also reason for criticism that, with one exception, all of the remaining members of the board of directors were also wage earners at the FCSG.
At the Annual General Meeting on November 13, 2017, it was announced that Dölf Früh had sold its block of shares to several entrepreneurs from Eastern Switzerland. He had already announced the sale when Hernandez was introduced, but then increased his stake again, contrary to his announcement. Hernandez and Vanin were elected despite numerous opposing votes. However, the new shareholders announced that they would analyze the composition and actions of the management of FC St. Gallen in more detail.
2018 to today: new beginning under new management
On December 12, 2017, the entire board of directors was dismissed by the new shareholders, and Matthias Hüppi , who took office on January 15, 2018, was introduced as the new president . The other four new members of the board of directors all have a past at FC St. Gallen, be it as a young player or part of the first team. Former Swiss national player Alain Sutter was signed as head of sport . As a result, FC St. Gallen parted with numerous people installed from the previous tour, such as Ferruccio Vanin, CFO Sascha Roth or the controversial young boss Otero, and brought back people who had been shot, such as Simon Storm or Daniel Tarone.
In the second half of the season, FC St. Gallen achieved a series of 5 wins in a row after an away win in Basel, which led to a comfortable starting position in the battle for third place. After the following 5 games with only one win, Giorgio Contini was dismissed. However, not because of the results, but the basis of trust was no longer given, according to sports director Sutter. Boro Kuzmanovic was hired as a future assistant coach and looked after the team as head coach until the end of the season. He lost all 5 remaining games with the team and finished the season in 5th place. Thanks to the pairing of the Cup finals, FC St. Gallen qualified for participation in the second qualifying round for the Europa League. Peter Zeidler was signed as the new coach .
In the second qualifying round for the 2018/19 UEFA Europa League , FC St. Gallen faced Sarpsborg 08 FF . Despite the deficit and the red card, the first leg at kybunpark was won 2: 1 (1: 1) after 4 minutes. In the second leg in Norway, St. Gallen lost 1-0 after a disappointing performance and was eliminated due to the away goals rule .
In the championship, an unpunished game of foul caused a scandal and a stir beyond the country's borders. On September 23, 2018 at the home game against FC Lugano, Lugano's Fabio Daprelà jumped against Cedric Itten's knee in the 55th minute with an extended leg and an open sole . The FCSG's most successful goalscorer until then suffered a tear in the anterior cruciate ligament and the inner ligament in his right knee and was practically absent for the rest of the season. Although referee Lionel Tschudi was a few meters away, the action was not even punished as a foul, as he said he had directed his attention to the ball and did not notice the action. The fact that Daprelà had already announced to Itten at the last encounter that he would destroy him made it even more explosive. In the same game, the Luganesi later had to go red after an assault against Marco Aratore . At the time of the foul, FC St. Gallen was leading 2-0. Before Itten, he lost Nicolas Lüchinger early in the game after an injury after a duel. The FCSG team was shocked after the scene and had to accept the 2-2 equalizer in stoppage time. Fabio Daprelà was subsequently suspended for six games. A charge of willful bodily harm was also examined by FC St. Gallen.
After staying in the top half of the table in the first half of the season, a bear market towards the end of the year caused the FCSG to slip to 6th place during the winter break. Konstanz was also missing in the spring and the St. Gallen team threatened to slip onto the Barrage-Platz, which was reintroduced this season. Due to victories against direct competitors, however, one could avoid relegation. On April 23, 2019 , Tranquillo Barnetta announced that he would retire at the end of the current season. The most successful St. Gallen footballer of all time scored 9 goals this season in his last season, more than ever before in his career. The last one he achieved in his big farewell in the last home game in a 4-1 win against champions BSC Young Boys. In the last game away from FC Zurich, FC St. Gallen could have secured a place in the Europa League. The game ended with a 1-1 draw, however, and FCSG were level on points with third-placed FC Lugano in 6th place, but had the worst goal difference of all four teams with 46 points, which narrowly missed qualification. During the summer break, a major change took place, in addition to Barnetta, the first team recorded 14 other departures, including several top performers from the past season. To a large extent, these have been replaced by players from their own offspring.
In the first game of the new 2019/2020 season , the newly introduced Video Assistant Referee (VAR for short) caused major discussions. The video referee reported when the FCSG called a foul penalty, whereupon the referee Lionel Tschudi withdrew the decision and assessed it as a swallow. This although no camera position could prove the judgment. The league responded with a press release and confirmed that the VAR should not have intervened here. In the second round, FC St. Gallen took their first win of the season at FC Basel. With an average age of 21.7 years, the starting eleven for the away win was the second youngest in the history of the Super League. In the following games, constancy was missing, the eastern Swiss slipped to 8th place in the table, and they were unlucky enough to be eliminated from the lower class FC Winterthur in the second round of the Swiss Cup. Coach Peter Zeidler made some changes to the game system and the line-up and won against the strong promoted Servette Geneva. It was the start of a series with 28 points from 11 games, only the reigning champions and league leaders Young Boys suffered a 3: 4 defeat during this time. With furious offensive football and a team made up of young players and talents who had failed elsewhere, FC St. Gallen was the big surprise team. At the half of the season, FC St. Gallen was in third place in the table.
After a successful start in the second half of the season, the FCSG made it to the top of the table for the first time in almost 8 years thanks to another away win in Basel on February 2, 2020. On February 23, 2020 , the Eastern Swiss met the Young Boys from Bern as leaders at home. The spectacular game ended in a 3-3 draw, but the big issue after the game was the VAR's decision. Goalkeeper Lawrence Ati Zigi saved the penalty kick after the video referee gave YB a penalty. The VAR reported again because Zigi had left the line too early. The repeated penalty was converted in the 99th minute to equalize. The reason for discussion was that, despite several comparable situations, the new rule was never applied until the top game. The league confirmed in a press release that the interpretation of the rule was changed during the season.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the season was interrupted after the game against the Young Boys, a continuation of the championship was uncertain. With a view to possible ghost games, the main cause for concern was the financial situation, due to the lack of audience income, which represents the largest part of income in Swiss football. According to President Matthias Hüppi, FC St. Gallen would be short of up to 500,000 Swiss francs at every home game.
After an interruption of almost 4 months, the season continued from June 20, 2020. A maximum of 1,000 people were admitted to the stadiums. With 13 games within 6 weeks, the season entered the tightly timed final phase. Due to the narrow squad and the running-intensive style of play of FC St. Gallen, many expected a slump in the league leaders, and the FCSG had 9 fewer days of rest compared to their opponents compared to competitor YB. Peter Zeidler, however, did without rotations and, despite the intense schedule, trusted his regular team. A duel between FC St. Gallen and BSC Young Boys remained at the top. Up until the penultimate round, FC St. Gallen had a chance of winning the championship, which the defending champion secured thanks to 6 wins in the last 6 games. The FCSG became runner-up for the first time and thus crowned one of the most successful seasons in the club's history. It is also remarkable that the 15 most used players had an average age of 21.87 years, making them one of the youngest teams in the highest leagues in Europe. In addition, 79 goals were scored, as many as not since the 1940s. With Jordi Quintillà (13), Ermedin Demirovic (14) and the Swiss national player Cedric Itten (19) three players scored more than 10 goals.
Achievements and Statistics
successes
- Swiss champions (2): 1904 , 2000
- Swiss Cup winner: 1969
- Swiss League Cup winner: 1978
- Swiss indoor champion : 1998
League affiliation
Eternal table
FC St. Gallen is currently in 7th place in the all-time Super League table .
European Cup balance sheet
| season | competition | round | opponent | total | To | Back |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969/70 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1 round |
 BK Frem København
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( a ) 2: 2 | 1: 2 (A) | 1: 0 (H) |
| 2nd round |
.svg){kind=small} Levski-Spartak Sofia
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0: 4 | 0: 4 (A) | 0: 0 (H) | ||
| 1983/84 | Uefa cup | 1 round |
.svg){kind=small} FK Radnički Niš
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1: 5 | 0: 3 (A) | 1: 2 (H) |
| 1985/86 | Uefa cup | 1 round |
 Inter Milan
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1: 5 | 1: 5 (A) | 0: 0 (H) |
| 1998 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1 round |
 JK Tulevik Viljandi
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9: 3 | 3: 2 (H) | 6: 1 (A) |
| 2nd round |
 Austria Salzburg
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2: 3 | 1: 3 (A) | 1: 0 (H) | ||
| 2000/01 | UEFA Champions League | 3rd qualifying round |
 Galatasaray Istanbul
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3: 4 | 1: 2 (H) | 2: 2 (A) |
| 2000/01 | Uefa cup | 1 round |
 Chelsea FC
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2: 1 | 0: 1 (A) | 2: 0 (H) |
| 2nd round |
 Club Bruges
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2: 3 | 1: 2 (A) | 1: 1 (H) | ||
| 2001/02 | Uefa cup | qualification |
 FK Pelister Bitola
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4: 3 | 2: 0 (A) | 2: 3 (H) |
| 1 round |
 Steaua Bucharest
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3: 2 | 2: 1 (H) | 1: 1 (A) | ||
| 2nd round |
 Sc freiburg
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2: 4 | 1: 0 (A) | 1: 4 (H) | ||
| 2002 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1 round |
 B68 Toftir
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11: 1 | 5: 1 (H) | 6: 0 (A) |
| 2nd round |
 Willem II Tilburg
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1: 2 | 0: 1 (A) | 1: 1 a.d. (H) | ||
| 2007 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 2nd round |
 FC Dacia Chișinău
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1: 1 (0: 3 i.E. ) |
1: 0 (A) | 0: 1 a.d. (H) |
| 2013/14 | UEFA Europa League | Play-offs |
 Spartak Moscow
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5: 3 | 1: 1 (H) | 4: 2 (A) |
| Group stage |
FK Kuban Krasnodar
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2: 4 | 2: 0 (H) | 0: 4 (A) | ||
 Swansea City
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1: 1 | 0: 1 (A) | 1: 0 (H) | |||
 Valencia CF
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3: 8 | 1: 5 (A) | 2: 3 (H) | |||
| 2018/19 | UEFA Europa League | 2nd qualifying round |
 Sarpsborg 08 FF
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2: 2 ( a ) | 2: 1 (H) | 0: 1 (A) |
Overall record : 40 games, 16 wins, 7 draws, 17 defeats, 57:61 goals (goal difference −4)
Intertoto Cup
In addition to the official European Cup games, FC St. Gallen also took part in the Intertoto Cup several times. This was an international event that was contested during the preparation for the season. Divided into groups, four teams competed against each other in two games each. It was not until 1995 that the competition was officially organized by UEFA and the opportunity to qualify for the UEFA Cup was created.
| season | competition | opponent | First leg | Return leg | rank |
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| 1979 | Intertoto Cup (Group 3) |
 Malmö FF
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1: 2 (A) | 1: 2 (H) | 4th Place |
 Slavia Prague
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0: 1 (H) | 0: 2 (A) | |||
 Eintracht Braunschweig
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2: 3 (A) | 1: 4 (H) | |||
| 1980 | Intertoto Cup (Group 4) |
SK Rapid Vienna
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1: 2 (H) | 2: 3 (A) | 3rd place |
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Sparta ČKD Prague
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0: 1 (A) | 0: 2 (H) | |||
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FC The Hague
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4: 1 (A) | 3: 0 (H) | |||
| 1982 | Intertoto Cup (Group 2) |
RFC Liege
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1: 0 (H) | 2: 1 (A) | 3rd place |
 Widzew Łódź
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1: 2 (H) | 1: 0 (A) | |||
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Arminia Bielefeld
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1: 3 (A) | 1: 2 (H) | |||
| 1983 | Intertoto Cup (Group 3) |
Malmö FF
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3: 1 (H) | 0: 2 (A) | 4th Place |
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Pogoń Szczecin
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3: 3 (H) | 1: 1 (A) | |||
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Werder Bremen
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2: 3 (A) | 1: 2 (H) | |||
| 1985 | Intertoto Cup (Group 4) |
AIK Solna
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1: 6 (H) | 1: 0 (A) | 4th Place |
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Bohemians ČKD Prague
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2: 1 (H) | 2: 4 (A) | |||
 Videoton SC
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2: 3 (H) | 1: 1 (A) | |||
| 1986 | Intertoto Cup (Group 7) |
 1. FC Magdeburg
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1: 5 (A) | 2: 0 (H) | 4th Place |
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Widzew Łódź
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2: 3 (A) | 0: 3 (H) | |||
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Brøndby IF
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1: 2 (H) | 0: 3 (A) | |||
| 1990 | Intertoto Cup (Group 2) |
FC Swarovski Tirol
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2: 1 (H) | 1: 1 (A) | 3rd place |
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VfL Bochum
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1: 2 (A) | 0: 2 (H) | |||
 Slavia Sofia
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2: 0 (A) | 2: 1 (H) | |||
| 1992 | Intertoto Cup (Group 3) |
BK hooks
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0: 3 (A) | 3: 3 (H) | 3rd place |
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Bayer 05 Uerdingen
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0: 1 (A) | 0: 1 (H) | |||
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FC Stahl Linz
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2: 2 (H) | 3: 0 (A) |
Stadion
Kybunpark
On September 14, 2005, after almost ten years of planning, the groundbreaking ceremony took place in the west of the city for the CHF 410 million AFG Arena with a planned capacity of 21,000 spectators. 16,000 of these should be seated and 5000 standing. After various changes (especially to the number of standing places), the capacity for championship games has dropped to 19,568. At European games, the capacity is 17,317 seats. The stadium has been called kybunpark since summer 2016 . By expanding the number of seats at the expense of standing room, the official capacity for national games is now 18,790, based on the year the FCSG was founded.
Aspen moss
In 1910, FC St. Gallen built its own stadium with a wooden stand in the east of the city, which was inaugurated on October 16 with a game against city rivals SC Brühl. Over the decades the Espenmoos has been continuously expanded. In 1969 the distinctive main grandstand was opened with a capacity of 2,200 spectators, which is still there today. In the UEFA Cup, the record crowd of 16,200 spectators followed the game against Inter Milan. After a total of 98 years, Espenmoos was replaced in 2008 by the AFG Arena as the home of FC St. Gallen. Most recently, the Espenmoos had a capacity of 11,300 spectators. Today the stadium, which was dismantled in 2008, serves as a public sports facility for the city of St. Gallen. Among other things, the FCSG's U21 team plays its home games in Espenmoos.
Fans and followers
FC St. Gallen is best known for its loyal following. Despite the relatively small town, FC St. Gallen has had one of the highest attendance figures in Switzerland for years, regardless of league membership. The old Espenmoos stadium was known and feared for the cauldron atmosphere thanks to the mostly well-filled stands and the proximity to the playing field, and favorite teams often had to leave points behind on the Espenmoos. The so-called "OLMA matches", which were mostly sold out due to the largest Swiss trade fair, the OLMA , which took place not far from Espenmoos, were also notorious .
With the move to the new AFG Arena in 2008, the number of spectators increased, but the atmosphere was no longer comparable to the Espenmoos stadium. In the 2008/09 season, FC St. Gallen set a new record for the second-highest league with an average of 12,469 spectators per game and exceeded FC Basel's previous record (8500) by around half. FC St. Gallen can also count on numerous support from its fans away from home, although the appendix often has to cover the greatest distances for away games due to St. Gallen's geographical location. The fans of FC St. Gallen were the first to organize extra trains for all away trips in the second highest league. The organization is taken over by the umbrella organization 1879, which in addition to the fan transports for national and international games also organizes choreographies and other events. The FCSG could also count on its fans away from home in the Europa League games of the 2013/14 season. 400 fans have already traveled to Moscow , and 1,500 to 2,000 fans have traveled to the group matches in Swansea, Welsh or Valencia , Spain .
Youth department
FC St. Gallen has been running an extensive youth department for decades. In recent years, with the new infrastructure of the AFG Arena, the focus on promoting young talent has increased.
Since April 2012 the junior teams have been run under the label FutureChampsOstschweiz (FCO). In the FCO preformation teams, which also include junior departments from other teams from Eastern Switzerland, FC St. Gallen is represented by ages U11, U12, U13, U14 and U15. The teams of the FCO formation include the U16, U17, U18 and U21 teams.
The FC St. Gallen U21 achieved a remarkable success in the 2011/2012 season when it made it to the newly established promotion of the first division as one of the four best U21 teams in Switzerland. Despite the big deficit at the winter break, the teams from Lucerne and Bern could still be caught. The promotion was secured with a 2-0 win at FC Balzers in the penultimate round. Since the 2012/2013 season, all U21 teams have been named as second teams, so the former FC St. Gallen U21 is now called FC St. Gallen II in the 1st division promotion. However, only three players older than one are allowed 21. In the 2015/16 season, the second team was relegated to the first division .
Other departments of the association
Women's football
Under the name " FC St. Gallen-Staad ", FC St. Gallen and FC Staad also operate a women's division, which was created in 2017 through a merger and plays in the National League A. In addition to the first team, the FCSG women also lead junior teams in the U16 and U18 levels. The games will be played either in the home stadium Espenmoos or in Grundmoos.
Cheerleaders
The cheerleading department at FC St. Gallen was launched in 2000. The cheerleaders known as Green Lightning have since developed into the most successful team in Switzerland. Numerous national championship titles in various disciplines as well as remarkable results at world and European championships are among the successes of the group. At home games of FC St. Gallen, the cheerleaders stand in line as they march into the stadium and often present their show during the half-time breaks.
eSports
On December 9th, 2016 it was announced that FC St Gallen was the first professional club in Switzerland to set up its own eSport team. With Sandro Poschinger, a talent from the region was also signed and presented. In Thomas Temperli, the most successful Swiss FIFA player of all time, he was given an experienced coach. In the spring of 2019, the association announced that it would like to concentrate on its core business and that the eSports area will be resting for the time being and that it will be given more priority again at a later date.
Logos
The first logo of FC St. Gallen, which can also be seen on the oldest team photo from 1881. This has been picked up again by fans in recent years and is used for choreographies and unofficial fan articles.
The green and white logo with yellow lettering was used until 1980 before it was replaced on the occasion of the 100th anniversary.
A new logo was designed for the 1979 anniversary. This logo was used until 2001, it also adorned the exterior facade and the player entrance of the Espenmoos .
With the championship title in 2000 and the following international appearances, the logo was supplemented by the addition of St. Gallen in order to emphasize the origin of the club more clearly.
In 2004, for the 125th anniversary, an own logo was created, which was not only used on the jerseys, but also on festive occasions and merchandising.
With the move to the AFG Arena in 2008, the logo was also revised and presented in this form.
The new look from the 2016/2017 season stuck to the anniversary logo from 1979. The last used 3D gradient in the logo was omitted.
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Trivia
FC St. Gallen, founded in 1879, is by far the oldest still existing football club in Switzerland; he was followed by the Grasshopper Club Zurich, founded in 1886 . In French-speaking Switzerland, football clubs (such as the Lausanne Football and Cricket Club founded in 1860 ) existed before , but they have long since been dissolved.
Le Havre AC has existed since 1872, but that date is not certain, and association football (what is now known as football) is believed to have only been introduced there in 1892. Before that, rugby is said to have been played. The Kjøbenhavns Boldklub was founded in 1876, but there the Association Football was introduced 1879th In Europe there are also many earlier established multi-sport clubs such as TSV 1860 Munich or SSV Ulm 1846 , but their football departments came into being later.
According to the current state of knowledge, it can therefore be said that FC St. Gallen is the oldest still existing football club in continental Europe, with FC St. Gallen playing football from the beginning, but not yet association football.
Squad for the 2019/20 season
As of February 10, 2020
Transfers for the 2019/20 season
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Angelo Campos | own offspring |
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Fabio Solimando | own offspring | |
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Vincent Rüfli | Paris FC | |
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Tim Staubli | own offspring | |
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Nico Strübi | own offspring | |
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Betim Fazliji | own offspring | |
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Moreno Costanzo | FC Thun | |
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Jonathan Klinsmann | Hertha BSC | |
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Adonis Ajeti | FC Chiasso (loanee) | |
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Boris Babic | FC Vaduz (loanee) | |
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Fabiano Donato Alves | Septemvri Sofia | |
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Yannis Letard | VfR Aalen | |
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Lukas Görtler | FC Utrecht | |
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André Ribeiro | SC Braga | |
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Ermedin Demirović | CD Alavés (loan) | |
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Lawrence Ati Zigi | FC Sochaux |
Winter 2020 |
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Lorenzo González | Málaga CF | |
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Armin Abaz | own offspring | |
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Tranquillo Barnetta | End of career |
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Daniel Lopar | Western Sydney Wanderers | |
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Yannis Tafer | Étoile Sportive du Sahel | |
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Majeed Ashimeru | Red Bull Salzburg (loanee) | |
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Vincent Sierro | BSC Young Boys (loanee) | |
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Simone Rapp | FC Thun (loanee) | |
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Philippe Koch | without a club | |
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Cedric Gasser | FC Vaduz | |
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Nias Hefti | FC Thun | |
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Gianluca Tolino | FC Wil | |
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Andreas Wittwer | Grasshopper Club Zurich | |
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Leonel Mosevich | Nacional Funchal (loanee) | |
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Silvan Gönitzer | FC Schaffhausen (loan) | |
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Nassim Ben Khalifa | Grasshopper Club Zurich | |
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Dereck Kutesa | Stade Reims | |
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Alain Wiss | SCR Altach |
Winter 2020 |
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Dejan Stojanović | Middlesbrough FC | |
Trainer
| Nat. | Surname | function |
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Peter Zeidler | Head coach |
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Boro Kuzmanovic | Assistant coach |
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Peter Kappeler | Assistant trainer / video analyst |
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Ioannis Amanatidis | Internship as assistant trainer |
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Stefano Razzetti | Goalkeeper coach |
| As of January 16, 2019 | ||
Well-known former players
- Charles Amoah , top scorer in 2000
- Tranquillo Barnetta , 75 times Swiss national player, Swiss Footballer of the Year 2008
- José Saturnino Cardozo , Paraguayan international, South American Footballer of the Year 2002
- Franz Eckl , former Austrian national player
- Leandro Fonseca
- Mario Frick , Liechtenstein national player
- Ionel Gane , former Romanian international
- Radoslaw Gilewicz
- Jerzy Gorgoń , former Polish international
- Luíz Filho Jairo
- Leopold Kielholz , former Swiss national player, scored the first goal in Swiss World Cup history
- Phil Masinga , former South African international
- Željko Perušić , Croatian Olympic champion with Yugoslavia
- Friedrich Rafreider , former Austrian national player
- Ratinho
- Hugo Rubio , former Chilean international
- Oscar Scarione , 2013 top scorer
- Jörg Stiel , former Swiss national player
- Herbert Stoeckl
- Alexander Tachie-Mensah , former Ghanaian international
- Marco Tardelli , former Italian international and world champion
- Armin Veh , former master coach of VfB Stuttgart
- Edwin Vurens , former Dutch international
- Ferdinand Wesely , former Austrian national player
- Hakan Yakin , former Swiss national player
- Iván Zamorano , top scorer in 1989 and former Chilean international, admitted to FIFA 100
- Marc Zellweger , former Swiss national player
- Marco Zwyssig , former Swiss national player
Trainer
A chronological overview of all the club's coaches since 1912.
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Club presidents since 1934
A chronological overview of all presidents of the association since 1934.
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AG – President since 2004
A chronological overview of all presidents of the association since 2004.
| Term of office | president |
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| 2004-2008 | Dieter Fröhlich |
| 2008-2010 | Michael Hüppi |
| 2010-2017 | Twelve mornings |
| 2017 | Stefan Hernandez |
| Since 2018 | Matthias Hüppi |
literature
- Daniel Torgler, Daniel Ryser, Matthias Frei: Espenmoos - football and fan culture . Appenzeller Verlag, Herisau 2007, ISBN 978-3-85882-463-9 .
- Martin Furgler: 1879–1979 One Century FC St. Gallen Herisau: S + S 1979.
- Christian Koller : Transnationality and Popularization - Theses and Questions on the Early History of Swiss Football, in: Ludica - Annali di storia e civiltà del gioco 17-18 (2011/12). Pp. 151-166.
Web links
- Official website of FC St. Gallen
- FC St. Gallen on the website of the Swiss Football League
Individual evidence
- ↑ Website of FC St. Gallen: Club of Pioneers ( Memento from July 15, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ St. Galler Tagblatt: Irritations about the year of birth 1879 , from November 14, 2019
- ↑ Article ( Memento of February 18, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) on FCSG.net
- ^ Torgler, Ryser, Frei: Espenmoos - football and fan culture. P. 153, section «Scandal Game».
- ↑ Torgler, Ryser, Frei: Espenmoos - Football and Fan Culture , page 149, section «Helicopter»
- ↑ Tagesanzeiger Online: Article FC St. Gallen almost bankrupt: «Situation very difficult» from December 16, 2008
- ↑ Audience figures SL. Retrieved May 20, 2010 .
- ↑ 20min: Zellweger has to go - fans are sad. Retrieved April 25, 2010 .
- ↑ Joe Zinnbauer new trainer fcsg.de, accessed on September 16, 2015
- ↑ Other times, other crises. Retrieved April 23, 2016 .
- ↑ FC St. Gallen 1879 shows tradition. Retrieved June 16, 2016 .
- ↑ St. Galler Tagblatt: A weak president does not tolerate strong board members , accessed on January 3, 2018
- ↑ St. Galler Tagblatt: General Assembly of FC St. Gallen 2017 , accessed on January 3, 2018
- ↑ Basler Zeitung: Matthias Hüppi becomes president of FC St. Gallen , accessed on December 12, 2017
- ↑ Aargauer Zeitung: FCSG after brutal foul on Itten: We are in contact with the league and our lawyer , accessed on June 3, 2019
- ↑ Sport.ch: Referee Tschudi: This sad incident will be an instructive experience , accessed on June 3, 2019
- ↑ bluewin.ch: Daprelà had threatened Itten in the spring that he would break it , accessed on June 3, 2019
- ↑ tagblatt.ch: The analysis of Tranquillo Barnetta's resignation , accessed on June 3, 2019
- ↑ Tagblatt.ch: Now it's official: FC St. Gallen was disadvantaged , accessed on July 22, 2019
- ↑ Tagblatt.ch: Young, Younger, FC St. Gallen , accessed on August 4, 2019
- ↑ SFL.ch: Penalty repeat: Why does the VAR has intervened , accessed on February 24, 2020
- ↑ Tagblatt.ch: FCSG with fewer days off than YB , accessed on July 3, 2020
- ^ Tagblatt.ch: St. Gallen as Europe's chick , accessed on December 5, 2019 2020
- ↑ Tagblatt.ch: More goals than ever before: The season of superlatives of FC St.Gallen in numbers and graphics accessed on August 7, 2020
- ↑ tagblatt.ch: The FCSG is now playing in the Kybunpark Article from May 18, 2016
- ↑ FC St.Gallen, your presidents ... Retrieved March 15, 2016 .
- ↑ FC St. Gallen: Done, happy! Retrieved March 15, 2016 .
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