List of football clubs with games in the highest league in Switzerland
This list shows all football clubs , in the since 1897 top division of the Swiss Football Association have played.
A total of 76 different clubs have played in the top league at least once. However, only 51 of these remain; 21 were dissolved. Four other clubs merged with other players in the top league (FC Neuchâtel with FC Vignoble to Cantonal Neuchâtel and Cantonal Neuchâtel in turn with FC Xamax to Neuchâtel Xamax , FC Geneva with Urania Genève Sport and Fortuna Zurich with FC Blue Stars Zurich ) . The Grasshopper Club Zurich have played the most seasons in the top division, namely the 113. After that, the following BSC Young Boys with 110. In third place following the FC Basel with 108 seasons. The oldest club still in existence that has played at least once in the highest league is FC St. Gallen (founded on April 19, 1879). Thirteen different clubs from the Canton of Zurich have already played in the top league once; more than in any other canton.
Designation of the highest league
Since the football league was launched in Switzerland, its name has been changed several times.
- 1897/98 : Ruinart Cup (unofficial)
- 1898/99 - 1929/30 : Series A
- 1930/31 : 1st division
- 1931/32 - 1943/44 : National League
- 1944/45 - 2002/03 : National League A
- since 2003/04 : Super League
Explanation of the list
Status: 2016/17 season
- Club name: gives the name of the football club.
- Canton / State: Shows the canton or state in which the club is located.
- Date of establishment: Only the last date is given for new companies.
- League: Shows the current league of the club. Clubs that are currently playing in the highest league are highlighted in color .
- Region: Indicates which regional association the club belongs to.
- Seasons: The number of seasons in the highest Swiss league.
- Logo: Displays the club logo.
Note: The list is sortable : by clicking on a column header to sort the list by this column, two-time click reverses the sorting order. Any desired combination can be achieved by clicking two columns in a row.
Club name | Canton / State | Establishment date | league | region | Seasons | logo |
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FC Aarau | Aargau | May 26, 1902 | Challenge League | Aargau Football Association | 59 | |
FC Baden | Aargau | July 1, 1897 | 1st League | Aargau Football Association | 8th | |
Black Stars Basel | Basel city | July 1, 1907 | 1st League | Football Association of Northwestern Switzerland | 1 | |
Concordia Basel | Basel city | July 1, 1907 | 2nd regional league | Football Association of Northwestern Switzerland | 11 | |
Excelsior Basel | Basel city | 1896 | Association dissolved | Association dissolved | 1 | |
FC Basel | Basel city | Nov 15, 1893 | Super League | Football Association of Northwestern Switzerland | 108 | |
Fortuna Basel | Basel city | 1899 | Association dissolved | Association dissolved | 3 | |
FC Nordstern Basel | Basel city | March 21, 1901 | 4th league | Football Association of Northwestern Switzerland | 35 | |
BSC Old Boys Basel | Basel city | July 1, 1894 | Promotion League | Football Association of Northwestern Switzerland | 34 | |
AC Bellinzona | Ticino | July 1, 1904 | 1st League | Federazione ticinese di calcio | 33 | |
FC Bern | Bern | July 10, 1894 | 2nd Interregional League | Football Association Bern / Jura | 45 | |
Weissenbühl Bern | Bern | unknown | Association dissolved | Association dissolved | 1 | |
BSC Young Boys | Bern | March 14, 1898 | Super League | Football Association Bern / Jura | 110 | |
FC Biel-Bienne | Bern | Nov 13, 1896 | 2nd regional league | Football Association Bern / Jura | 60 | |
Floria Biel | Bern | unknown | Association dissolved | Association dissolved | 1 | |
FC Bulle | Freiburg | July 1, 1910 | 2nd Interregional League | Freiburg Football Association | 3 | |
CS Chênois | Geneva | July 1, 1907 | 2nd Interregional League | Association cantonale genevoise de football | 8th | |
FC Chiasso | Ticino | Oct 16, 1905 | Challenge League | Federazione ticinese di calcio | 28 | |
SR Delémont | law | July 1, 1909 | 1st League | Football Association Bern / Jura | 2 | |
Étoile Carouge FC | Geneva | July 1, 1904 | 1st League | Association cantonale genevoise de football | 13 | |
FC Friborg | Freiburg | Oct 21, 1900 | 1st League | Freiburg Football Association | 30th | |
Le Château de Lancy | Geneva | approx. 1855/1869 | Association dissolved | Association dissolved | 1 | |
La Châtelaine Genève | Geneva | circa 1869 | Association dissolved | Association dissolved | 1 | |
FC Geneva | Geneva | unknown | Association dissolved | Association dissolved | 14th | |
Racing Club Geneva | Geneva | unknown | Association dissolved | Association dissolved | 1 | |
Servette FC Genève | Geneva | March 20, 1890 | Challenge League | Association cantonale genevoise de football | 107 | |
Geneva United | Geneva | unknown | Association dissolved | Association dissolved | 1 | |
Urania Genève Sport | Geneva | Feb 9, 1896 | 2nd Interregional League | Association cantonale genevoise de football | 19th | |
FC Grenchen | Solothurn | July 2, 1906 | 2nd regional league | Solothurn Cantonal Football Association | 39 | |
SC Kriens | Lucerne | July 1, 1944 | Promotion League | Central Swiss Football Association | 2 | |
Étoile-Sporting La Chaux-de-Fonds | Neuchâtel | July 1, 1894 | 2nd regional league | Association neuchâteloise de football | 23 | |
FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | Neuchâtel | 4th July 1894 | Promotion League | Association neuchâteloise de football | 76 | |
Lausanne Football and Cricket Club | Vaud | 1860 | Association dissolved | Association dissolved | 2 | |
Racing Lausanne | Vaud | unknown | Association dissolved | Association dissolved | 1 | |
FC Lausanne Sports | Vaud | July 1, 2003 | Super League | Association cantonale vaudoise de football | 103 | |
FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | Vaud | July 1, 2000 | 1st League | Association cantonale vaudoise de football | 1 | |
Villa Longchamp Lausanne | Vaud | unknown | Association dissolved | Association dissolved | 1 | |
FC Locarno | Ticino | July 1, 1906 | 1st League | Federazione ticinese di calcio | 13 | |
FC Lugano | Ticino | July 1, 2003 | Super League | Federazione ticinese di calcio | 67 | |
FC Luzern | Lucerne | Aug 12, 1901 | Super League | Central Swiss Football Association | 69 | |
FC Monthey | Valais | July 1, 1910 | 2nd Interregional League | Valais Football Association | 1 | |
Montreux Narcisse | Vaud | unknown | Association dissolved | Association dissolved | 6th | |
FC Montreux Sports | Vaud | July 1, 1903 | 2nd regional league | Association cantonale vaudoise de football | 8th | |
FC Moutier | Bern | July 1, 1921 | 2nd Interregional League | Football Association Bern / Jura | 1 | |
Cantonal Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel | 1906 | Association dissolved | Association dissolved | 34 | |
FC Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel | unknown | Association dissolved | Association dissolved | 7th | |
Neuchâtel Xamax | Neuchâtel | July 17, 2000 | Challenge League | Association neuchâteloise de football | 38 | |
Blue Stars St. Gallen | St. Gallen | unknown | Association dissolved | Association dissolved | 6th | |
Brühl St. Gallen | St. Gallen | March 27, 1901 | Promotion League | Football Association of Eastern Switzerland | 21st | |
FC St. Gallen | St. Gallen | April 19, 1879 | Super League | Football Association of Eastern Switzerland | 86 | |
FC Schaffhausen | Schaffhausen | July 1, 1896 | Challenge League | Football Association of the Zurich Region | 7th | |
FC Sion | Valais | July 1, 1909 | Super League | Valais Football Association | 49 | |
FC Solothurn | Solothurn | July 1, 1901 | 1st League | Solothurn Cantonal Football Association | 6th | |
FC Thun | Bern | May 1, 1898 | Super League | Football Association Bern / Jura | 13 | |
Maison Neuve Vevey | Vaud | unknown | Association dissolved | Association dissolved | 1 | |
FC Vevey Sports 05 | Vaud | March 22, 2005 | 1st League | Association cantonale vaudoise de football | 7th | |
FC Wettingen | Aargau | June 1, 1993 | 2nd regional league | Aargau Football Association | 10 | |
FC Wil | St. Gallen | July 1, 1900 | Challenge League | Football Association of Eastern Switzerland | 2 | |
FC Winterthur | Zurich | May 10, 1896 | Challenge League | Football Association of the Zurich Region | 43 | |
FC Vaduz | Liechtenstein | July 1, 1932 | Super League | Football Association of Eastern Switzerland | 4th | |
SC Veltheim | Zurich | Aug 29, 1915 | 2nd regional league | Football Association of the Zurich Region | 4th | |
FC Wohlen | Aargau | May 21, 1904 | Challenge League | Aargau Football Association | 1 | |
Concordia Yverdon | Vaud | unknown | Association dissolved | Association dissolved | 4th | |
Yverdon-Sport FC | Vaud | July 1, 1948 | 1st League | Association cantonale vaudoise de football | 6th | |
FC Zug 94 | train | July 1, 1994 | 1st League | Central Swiss Football Association | 1 | |
American Wanderers Zurich | Zurich | unknown | Association dissolved | Association dissolved | 2 | |
Anglo-American Club Zurich | Zurich | unknown | Association dissolved | Association dissolved | 2 | |
FC Blue Stars Zurich | Zurich | May 26, 1898 | 2nd Interregional League | Football Association of the Zurich Region | 20th | |
FC Zurich | Zurich | Aug 1, 1896 | Challenge League | Football Association of the Zurich Region | 107 | |
Fire Flies Zurich | Zurich | unknown | Association dissolved | Association dissolved | 2 | |
Fortuna Zurich | Zurich | unknown | Association dissolved | Association dissolved | 1 | |
Grasshopper Club Zurich | Zurich | 17 Sep 1886 | Super League | Football Association of the Zurich Region | 113 | |
FC International Zurich | Zurich | unknown | Association dissolved | Association dissolved | 2 | |
Kickers Zurich | Zurich | unknown | Association dissolved | Association dissolved | 2 | |
FC Neumünster Zurich | Zurich | 1907 | Association dissolved | Association dissolved | 5 | |
FC Young Fellows Zurich | Zurich | July 1, 1903 | Association dissolved | Football Association of the Zurich Region | 56 |
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The St. Gallen “suburb” paved the way for the world football association . In: NZZ , April 17, 2004; accessed on May 9, 2016
- ↑ a b Credit Suisse: The English disease reaches Switzerland. ( Memento of the original from May 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. September 1, 2003, accessed May 9, 2016
- ↑ Successes of FC Vaduz. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 29, 2009 ; Retrieved March 29, 2009 .