BSC Young Boys

BSC Young Boys
Basic data
Surname	Berner Sport Club Young Boys
Seat	Bern
founding	March 14, 1898
Colours	yellow and black
president	Hanspeter Kienberger
Website	bscyb.ch
First soccer team
Head coach	Gerardo Seoane
Venue	Wankdorf Stadium
Places	up to 32,000
league	Super League
2019/20	Swiss master
home Away

The BSC Young Boys (officially Berner Sport Club Young Boys ) is a sports club from Bern . The club colors are yellow and black. The club name is usually abbreviated to YB or BSC YB , with the Y always pronounced as I. YB is known abroad as Young Boys Bern . It is (as of July 2019) with almost 22,000 members, the sports club with the largest number of members in Switzerland .

The club's football department is particularly well-known , the first team of which plays in the Swiss Super League and has won 14 Swiss championships and seven Swiss cup winners. In 1957, YB was the first football club to be voted Swiss Team of the Year . Internationally, YB is one of the most successful Swiss football clubs. In 1959, the Bernese reached the semi-finals of the European Cup .

The first BSC Young Boys football team since 1925 has played its home games in the Wankdorf stadium . The Bernese Young Boys are among the best-known and most traditional football clubs in Switzerland. Compared to other Swiss clubs, the BSC has an active and loyal fan base and has been the club with the largest number of members for a long time. With around 22,000 club members and 18,700 annual tickets (which are also memberships) sold in 2019, YB is the largest football club in Switzerland. YB has a large junior department. The U21 (YB II) play in the 1st League Classic (fourth highest division).

The women's football team also plays in the top Swiss league, the Women's Super League .

There was also a country hockey , boccia and senior football section .

history

1898 to 1902: The foundation

The FC Young Boys on the “threshold mätteli” below the Kirchenfeld bridge

YB in October 1900 on Kasernenplatz against FC Neuchâtel

In 1897 the brothers Max and Oskar Schwab met Hermann Bauer and Franz Kehrli at the University of Bern . Since the four high school students had made such a big impression on a guest performance by the Basel club Old Boys against FC Bern , they founded a football club on March 14, 1898 under the similar name FC Young Boys . The four also adopted the club colors yellow and black.

Shortly before it was founded, finding a football pitch and changing rooms was a particular problem. The slightly older FC Bern then made an offer to the YB management: FCB would provide the young boys with everything if they joined the FCB school team . YB should still have its own leadership and statutes. YB accepted this offer.

According to the club's chronicle, the first game was played and won on June 17, 1898 against FC Viktoria. The Bernese contested their first official game on June 29, 1898 against the "Institut Grünau". The game ended in a draw and the second leg on October 17 ended 1-0 for the young Bernese club. The Young Boys also competed against FC Bern on various occasions, against which, as expected, they often lost. But when the young boys were used more and more in the first team of FC Bern, the established Bern players felt threatened and saw their rights as paying members impaired.

The first YB master team in 1903

As early as December 30, 1898, the Young Boys were given the choice of either joining FC Bern entirely or renouncing membership of the city club in order to go their own way.

«In order to put an end to the untenable conditions that have been created by the independent and even arrogant behavior of the student team who wanted to found a club in our club, the proposal is made to their representatives either to separate themselves completely or to become active players to step into ours. "

- Minutes of the FC Bern meeting, December 14, 1898

The merger was abandoned by a large majority , and from then on there was bitter rivalry , especially on the part of FC Bern .

In the new century, some passive members and patrons gave the Young Boys a flag, which the Young Boys board members in particular enjoyed:

“It wasn't about who should or who must, but who was allowed to wear them! That was the golden time of the enthusiasm and enthusiastic commitment of all the young personalities for the sports and friendship union, those were the days when yellow-black formed the unadulterated ideal of the hearts of his followers. Poor flag - And today you dream undisturbed behind glass of those beautiful times long gone! "

- Max Schwab

The successes in the Spring Games of 1900 showed that YB was on a successful path. However, many were convinced that rival FC Bern had the stronger team. For this reason, the organizers of the Federal Wrestling Festival held a game between the rivals. The game finally took place on August 26th in front of around 3,000 people, who had come mainly to marvel at an “exotic” sport, but ended with an unreliable 1: 1. On August 17th, exactly nine days before, YB was accepted into the Swiss Football Association. So far, the Young Boys only played friendly games.

The two teams were separated more and more from each other, and the venues were also further apart. FC Bern played in the southwest of the city, while FC Young Boys played almost in the center of the city. The newly selected sports field on the threshold mätteli had its advantages and disadvantages. Due to its direct location on the Aare , the site was often flooded and swampy. Due to its central location, the club was observed by many Berners. With the contract of October 14, 1901, YB could play on the so-called "Spitteler" of the city of Bern for three years. The whole area comprised 10,975 m², the interest to be paid was only 257 francs per month. This finally met the requirements for regular gaming.

1902 to 1925: The beginnings

YB on Spitalacker-Platz against the Karlsruher FC Phönix in 1908

Team photo from the 1909/10 season

YB's first successes became apparent early on. The Young Boys celebrated a surprising 2-2 win against Lausanne, and even a 7-0 win against Fortuna Basel on October 26, 1902. During these years, YB finally stepped out of the shadow of FC Bern. They won against their city rivals away 3-1 and on March 8, 1903 at home 5-0. Thus, YB was already champion of the central league and was allowed to participate in the finals of the Swiss championship. The first final against FC Zurich took place on March 22nd . At YB, the two Schwab brothers, with whom the Bernese defeated Zurich 3-1, ran up. On March 29, YB had to play against Westmeister FC Neuchâtel. The guests from Neuchâtel were the clear favorites, as the Bernese had only lost 4-1 to a Geneva club from the western zone about a month earlier. As a result, the Neuchâtel made the mistake of underestimating YB. The Neuchâtel defense collapsed completely when YB striker Walter Frey scored 1-0 shortly after the break. The game ended with a clear 5-0, making YB Swiss football champions for the first time after only five years of existence.

See also : Match dates for the final of the 1903 Swiss Championship

After training on the threshold mätteli (located below the Kirchenfeld bridge) in the early years , YB played on Spitalacker-Platz from 1904. In the following seasons, the Young Boys did not take first places at the end of the championships, but were always among the top three in the regional group. It took a few years for YB to achieve further successes. The Bernese defeated FC Winterthur 1-0 in Basel in the final of the Swiss championship in 1909 . The next year, the Bernese won the championship finals against FC Aarau 3-1 and against Servette FC 2-1. In 1911, neither Servette Genève nor FC Zurich could prevent the Young Boys from taking their fourth championship title and thus their third in a row to Bern . It was the first title hat trick in the history of the Swiss Football Association. In 1910, as in the two following years, YB was also the winner of the Anglo Cup, the predecessor of today's Swiss Cup .

Back then, the Bernese fans spoke for the first time about the “YB quarter hour” feared by all opponents 15 minutes before the end of the game. The players used their forces so skillfully during 90 minutes that they literally overran their opponents from the 76th minute of the game. An example of this is the 1910 final between YB and Aarau, in which it was 1: 1 up to the 80th minute. The last two hits helped the Young Boys to the championship title. The game against Servette in the final round in 1911 was similar: Up to the 72nd minute it was 1-1 in Bern, three goals in the last 18 minutes turned the result for YB into a title hat-trick.

See also : Match dates for the Swiss championship finals in 1909, 1910 and 1911

In 1913, the English football coach Williams Reynold was elected as the club's first coach. Because the First World War broke out shortly afterwards, the hospital field was converted into a potato field. To this end, YB made an agreement with FC Bern to rent the Kirchenfeld sports field for CHF 1,400 a year. This is where the training and competition games took place. The question of the sports field made the YB board very worried. A request to the municipal council to reuse the hospital plot was rejected on the grounds that potatoes are currently more important than sport. The Young Boys found more understanding for the physical exercises at the military headquarters, which made part of the barracks available to them.

Despite these unfortunate circumstances, the Young Boys again won the Swiss championship in 1920 in the league that had grown considerably.

See also : Match dates for the final of the Swiss championship in 1920

In the summer of 1920 the Spitalacker was converted back into a soccer field so that YB could play "at home" again in November. Over time, however, the Spitalackers floor no longer met the requirements of the Young Boys. So it was decided to look for something else. The club found what they were looking for on the northeastern city limits on the Wankdorffeld, whereupon the construction of a stadium began.

1925 to 1951: the new name and the new stadium

In 1925, the club name was changed from FC Young Boys to Berner Sport Club Young Boys , as the club now also had a boccia section. This year the last game was played on the old Spitalacker. In October the new stadium, the Wankdorf Stadium by the architects Scherler & Berger, was inaugurated with a tournament. The Old Boys from Basel , Servette FC from Geneva and the Young Boys took part. The new sports facility included a main stand with 1200 seats, a restaurant, changing rooms, a training hall and a training ground. The new stadium held a total of 22,000 spectators, 5000 of which could be found on covered standing stands. YB now had a modern and large stadium , which did not let the rivalry with FC Bern diminish. Because the traditional club had to continue to play on the small and outdated Neufeldplatz. It even got to the point that the two clubs negotiated a contract with the participation of the then central president Schlegel to avoid anything that could disturb the mutual understanding in the future.

In 1929 YB was back in the final round of the Swiss championship. The first game on a Sunday was Urania Genève Sport against YB, the second one week later was called GC against Urania and on the third Sunday the final YB - GC. The first game in Geneva ended in a 0-0 draw; The Bernese could be satisfied with this result. When the Grasshoppers won 3-0 against Geneva in Zurich, the chances of winning the title for YB fell dramatically. In the end, a draw was enough for the guests from Zurich to become champions for the third time in a row. In addition, GC celebrated the new Hardturm Stadium . On June 30th, the Young Boys had to put their substitute goalkeeper Erich Jung in the offensive midfield due to a lack of staff, who also scored a goal. Another goal was scored by striker Johan Baumgartner. So YB was able to prevent the GC master hat trick with a 2-0.

See also : Match dates for the final of the Swiss championship in 1929

At the beginning of 1930, the YB management noticed that the Wankdorf Stadium was too small. Therefore, an additional strip of land was bought by the civic community for the expansion, so that the entire area of ​​the stadium now comprised 35,585 m². In 1930 the Young Boys celebrated their first Swiss Cup victory. The Swiss Cup was only introduced five years earlier after the Anglocup was dissolved by the First World War. In Wankdorf, which was overcrowded with 30,000 spectators, the Bernese beat FC Aarau 1-0. For the next 15 years, the Young Boys were almost always in the top half of the table.

During this time the Wankdorf was continuously expanded. The capacity of the stadium increased to 42,000 spectators after the expansion and cost the club another 300,000 francs. Another training field was also added.

Towards the end of the 1930s, the global economic crisis began to affect Swiss football as well. The number of viewers fell continuously, and the "Verein Sportplatz Spitalacker" was no longer able to meet its financial obligations. After the outbreak of World War II , the club considered selling the stadium. However, thanks to a debt estate and the help of the city of Bern in 1943, the association's finances could be restructured. Thereupon the stadium association changed its statutes and its name to "Verein Fussball-Stadion Wankdorf".

During the Second World War, YB was only around the middle of the table with a few exceptions. It was not until 1945, at the end of World War II, that the next success came: YB won the second Swiss Cup against FC St. Gallen with a 2-0 win in front of 15,000 spectators in the Wankdorf stadium.

Two seasons later, however, the Bernese were relegated to the National League B. It took them three years to get promoted back to the top division and stay there for over 50 years.

1951 to 1964: The golden years under coach Albert Sing

In 1951 Eric Norbert Jones was replaced after only one year as a coach by the previously unknown Albert Sing . Sing initially acted as a player-coach before he decided to only act as a coach. During his tenure, YB experienced his most successful period to date. With newcomers like Eugen «Geni» Meier , the Bernese strengthened themselves at a high level. Goalkeeper Walter Eich , who is considered one of the best goalkeepers in YB history , also played a key role in the success of this period . The team also consisted of top players such as Heinz Schneiter and Ernst Wechselberger . On the occasion of the 1954 World Cup , the capacity of the Wankdorf Stadium was increased from around 42,000 to over 64,000 at the beginning of the 1950s.

The Young Boys achieved their first success with Albert Sing with their third cup win in 1953. YB against Grasshoppers Zurich was the final pairing of the cup, 1: 1 even after extra time. So it came about five weeks later to another duel between the two teams, which the Bernese could decide for themselves. In the summer of the same year, YB was invited to tour North America. The Bernese played there against some American teams as well as against Liverpool (1: 1) and the Irish national team , which was defeated 4: 1. The team promoted Swiss football overseas with good results and was enthusiastically received on their return in Bern. Between 1956 and 1960, YB was Swiss champion four times in a row. During this time, YB was one of the more successful teams in European football. 1957 succeeded another cup victory after the Berner GC had defeated in the decisive second final game with 4-1. The Young Boys also achieved international success in the Sing era. When they first appeared in the European Masters Cup, however, YB was not allowed to play at the home game in Wankdorf. The Bernese moved the Los Vasas Budapest , the club of the communist Hungarian Interior Ministry. Some Swiss politicians demanded that no Swiss sports club should maintain sporting contacts with this club, especially not in Bern, the federal city of Switzerland. It was the people in charge of Servette FC who made the Charmilles stadium available to the Berners for the game . 20,000 spectators supported the Bernese in Geneva in the 1-1 draw against the Hungarians. In the second leg, the Young Boys lost 2-1.

A year later, the opponent in the European Champions Cup came again from Hungary, this time his name was MTK Budapest FC . YB won the first leg in the Nep Stadium with 2-1. On November 26, 1958, the European Cup premiere took place in Wankdorf; 28,000 spectators came and celebrated the Bernese 4-1 victory. In the second round, YB got up against the East German champion SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt . The 32,000 spectators in Wankdorf saw a mediocre game in which the teams split 2-2 after the Young Boys took a 2-0 lead. A week later it came to the return match in the GDR . The game ended 0-0, which at that time made a play-off game necessary. This took place on April 1, 1959 in the Amsterdam Olympic Stadium; YB won 2-1. Thus, the Young Boys qualified for the semi-finals in the European Champions Cup. The opponent in the semifinals was Stade de Reims .

The game of games in the history of the yellow-blacks took place on April 15, 1959, a rainy Wednesday. More than 64,000 spectators crowded into the fully occupied Wankdorf, but unofficially there were even more than 70,000 spectators due to the poor entrance control. To this day, it is the best-attended game in Swiss football history. YB narrowly won 1-0 with a goal from Geni Meier in the 13th minute. Stade Reims received the Bernese for the second leg at Parc des Princes in Paris . The French won 3-0 and reached the final. No Swiss team apart from FC Zurich in 1964 and 1977, Grasshopper Club Zurich in 1978 and FC Basel in 2013 has managed to advance as far in an international competition as the BSC Young Boys did this season.

Also in 1960 YB was in the European Cup of national champions . In the first round, the Bernese faced Eintracht Frankfurt . Frankfurt won their first game 4-1 in Bern; in the second leg in the Frankfurt Waldstadion , YB reached a useless 1: 1. In 1961 it went first to Ireland , the opponent was called Limerick . YB won 5-0 on the green island, which was followed by a 4-2 win in Wankdorf in front of 22,000 spectators. In the round of 16, the Young Boys were drawn by the Hamburger SV (the first European Cup game in the club's history), which competed with star striker Uwe Seeler . Around 45,000 spectators attended the game in Wankdorf. The Hamburgers won the game 5-0 very clearly. In Hamburg, the Bernese wanted to do better and achieved a 3: 3 in front of 40,000 spectators in the Volksparkstadion . It was the last YB appearance in the European Cup for a long time.

After four championship titles, a cup win and many European Cup successes, the Young Boys traveled through the Far East for 31 days. In five weeks, the Bernese visited ten countries and played several friendly matches against Asian teams.

Albert Sing left Bern in 1964 after 13 years as the most successful coach in the history of YB.

1964 to 1984: Relegation to mediocrity

Albert Sing's successors had a difficult legacy to take on; mediocrity was no longer enough for the spoiled Bernese audience. Heinz Bigler and Hans Grütter took over the training management until Hans Merkle succeeded Albert Sing. While playing Geni Meier , Ernst Wechselberger and other players of the Masters years still using, but this brought little. Merkle was a trainer of the tough German school, and he also managed to keep YB in the top half of the ranking (ranks 2, 5, 7). The mix of old and young wasn't right at all with the Bernese. Otto Messerli, who moved up to the first team as a junior and later became the captain of the Young Boys for years, described the situation: "There were many good approaches, but FC Basel and FC Zurich remained inaccessible to us." This was no different with Merkle's successors Skiba, Schneiter and Eich, Brülls, Peters and Linder: The Young Boys kept making big games, for example the Cup final against Basel attracted 52,000 spectators to Wankdorf, but for a long time this was only mediocre even by Swiss standards. Nevertheless, some YB players made it very far in the national hierarchy during this time. The Dutchman Bert Theunissen, for example, replaced Meier and Wechselberger as “gunner” in 1964 - he too was the top scorer in Switzerland with YB before he left YB in the meantime. A good replacement was found for him too: The Bernese bought Dieter Brenninger from FC Bayern Munich . Another newcomer, Walter «Wale» Müller, played for YB between 1967 and 1972 and was a striker feared by opposing defenders when he was active: He used to throw himself into assists and duels with all his might and with the greatest possible effort.

Martin Trümpler in 1974 in the fight against Daniel Jeandupeux

In the later sixties and seventies, the Bernese achieved little. When YB was runner-up in the 1974/75 season, it was possible to compete internationally again after a long time. In the first round of the UEFA Cup, the opponent was called Hamburger SV, as in 1961. In the first leg in Wankdorf, the two teams played 0-0. However, HSV won 4-2 at home in the Volksparkstadion , the Bernese were eliminated from the competition early. Jakob Brechbühl and Karl Odermatt were on the field in this game for the Young Boys .

It took until 1977 before YB could win a title again. The cup was brought to Bern for the fifth time under coach Kurt Linder . Thanks to this title one reached the preliminary round of the Cup of Cup winners. An extremely difficult task awaited the Bernese with the Glasgow Rangers . In Ibrox Park , YB held up bravely and only lost 1-0. In the second leg in Wankdorf in front of 17,000 spectators, the two teams separated 2-2 - the Rangers were one round further. The Young Boys were about to change their coach again, Kurt Linder's successor was René Hüssy . In 1979 the Young Boys were again (moved up as a finalist) in the European Cup of Cup winners. On September 19, 1979, only 6,700 spectators came to Wankdorf to see the game against Steaua Bucharest , which ended 2-2. Before this game, YB lost three championship games in a row, which is why the audience averages fell again. YB played too defensively against the Romanians, but was much closer to victory. Stoica, Zwygart, Lordanesen and Schönenberger scored the goals. Two weeks later, the Young Boys lost in Bucharest without a hitch with 0: 6. YB were already 2-0 down before the game really started.

1984 to 1991: The Mandziara era

YB trainer Aleksander Mandziara

Turbulent times followed in Wankdorf again. After many coach changes, Aleksander Mandziara was hired as a coach in 1984 . The calm Pole with a German passport played offensive football and was notorious for tough training sessions with the players. In his first year in office, the Young Boys only just reached ninth place. Even so, Mandziara continued to be trusted. In the next season, 1985/86, things did not go as planned for the YB team at the beginning, and it ended the preliminary round in fifth place. During the winter break, the Swede Robert Prytz was hired to pull the strings as a playmaker alongside Georges Bregy in the YB midfield. With this reinforcement, the second half of the season went clearly as desired. The gap to leaders Xamax melted lap by lap. On May 24, 1986 there was a playoff in the Neuchâtel Maladière , YB made a guest appearance in front of 21,500 spectators. 4: 1 was the final result for the Bernese. The Danish top scorer Lars Lunde and Dario Zuffi each scored twice and shot YB back to the championship title after 26 years.

In the first round of the European Champions' Cup , the Bernese pulled the top club Real Madrid with top stars like Hugo Sánchez and Emilio Butragueño . 32,000 spectators did not miss the game in Wankdorf on September 17, 1986 despite pouring rain. Urs Bamert scored the winning goal against the guests from Spain with a header. In the Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, which has 75,000 spectators , it was only 1-0 for the team from Spain until the 75th minute. But when Jorge Valdano made it 2-0 , the Young Boys' defense broke apart. In the end, Real Madrid won 5-0, contrary to the game.

In 1987, YB won the cup for the sixth time. In the final, they defeated the Servette FC 4-2 after extra time. In the first round of the European Cup Winners' Cup , the trip went to Czechoslovakia to Dunajská Streda . The Slovaks won the first leg 2-1. In front of 8,100 spectators, YB won 3-1 in Bern and qualified for the second round. In the round of 16, the Bernese met FC Den Haag , where they lost 2-1. The second leg in Wankdorf took place in freezing cold in front of just 6400 spectators; a 1-0 was enough for YB to reach the quarter-finals. The next opponent came again from Holland and was called Ajax Amsterdam . At −6 ° C, the Wankdorf was also rather sparsely occupied on March 9, 1988 with 7686 spectators. Ajax won the game 1-0. In the second leg at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam in front of 30,000 spectators, the Bernese again lost 1-0 and were thus eliminated from the competition.

1991 to 2001: up and down

In 1991 YB reached the cup final again together with FC Sion . The Wankdorf Stadium was packed with 50,000 spectators, and a game played offensively by both teams contributed to the mood of the Cup final. At halftime, the Bernese were still leading 2-0, but Sion scored three more goals in the second half and won the cup. 1993 YB was able to qualify for the UEFA Cup ; the first round opponent came from Scotland and was called Celtic Glasgow . Only 7,300 spectators came to the stadium, the game ended 0-0. In the Celtic Park in Glasgow in front of 21,500 spectators, the Bernese were unlucky; Alain Baumann steered the ball into his own goal in the 105th minute.

From the mid-1990s onwards, the former football stronghold of Bern became increasingly problematic. The BSC Young Boys showed great sporting and financial difficulty. For the first time since the 1946/47 season, YB rose in 1997 to the National League B (today's Challenge League ). With a new coaching team from Sweden, Roland Andersson and Thomas Sjöberg , they placed first after the qualification. However, this changed quickly in the promotion / relegation round: After almost half of all games, the two coaches had to vacate their seats again. With Robert Schober and Admir Smajic in the dugout, YB was able to cheer and celebrate the promotion after the last game and the 2-1 win in Lugano . A playfully appealing NLA season followed, which began with a surprise victory over the reigning champions Grasshoppers Zurich. However, many narrow defeats, mostly with one goal difference, forced the Young Boys again into the promotion / relegation round. The economic and sporting emergency ended with the dismissal of trainer Claude Ryf and his relegation to the National League B. President and trainer alternated very quickly on the management floor of the club. The BSC was not doing well in the financial area either. The club BSC Young Boys was very close to bankruptcy, only a few thought it was still possible to save YB. But a Lucerne investment company saved the association from ruin by taking over the debt of 1.7 million francs (around 1.1 million euros) in 1999.

Almost the entire squad left the capital, and YB played the next season with a rump team. The result was devastating: third from last place after qualifying in 1999 - relegation round. The fall in the 1st division (third highest division) threatened. Coach Roger Läubli started the season and threw in the towel after a few games. U17 junior player Richard Wey took over the team on an interim basis for 5 games. In the fall, Marco Schällibaum took over the coaching position, assisted by Richard Wey and brought reinforcements for the relegation round, which had a positive effect. Finally, relegation was achieved without any problems. BSC Young Boys Betriebs AG was founded on December 17, 1999 with a capital of 500,000 francs (around 320,000 euros). The AG then took over the business of the 1st team and increased the share capital. The rest of the team is still subordinate to the club.

The following championship could be tackled with a powerful team. With players like Harutyun Vardanyan and Gürkan Sermeter , the Bernese had specifically strengthened. YB won victory after victory in autumn and thrilled the loyal fans with attractive offensive football. Reaching first place in the table and participating in the promotion / relegation round was the reward of the efforts.

The promotion games were tackled with high hopes and the team did not disappoint. On the contrary; thanks to his home strength, YB was able to celebrate the promotion three rounds before the end. Only two goals were conceded in seven home games, overall YB did not lose a single home game in the entire season.

A new euphoria broke out in Bern, the team and the environment were celebrated. The audience numbers increased significantly. At the start of the 2001/02 season, the last game in the old Wankdorf Stadium was on the program, because the plans to build a new, modern stadium had long been completed. The FC Lugano was a guest, the game ended 22'200 spectators 1: 1. The last goal for the Bernese in old Wankdorf was scored by Reto Burri.

2001 to 2005: In the Neufeldstadion

As a result, YB played in the Neufeld stadium in the north-west of the city, until the new multifunctional Stade de Suisse was opened in 2005 . Thanks to great performances and nice offensive football, the spectators came in droves to the alternative stadium to see the new YB.

In the autumn of 2001, a series of 25 home games without a loss ended with the 1: 3 home defeat against GC. With the last game on December 9, 2001 and the 1-0 win against FC St. Gallen , BSC Young Boys qualified for the final round for the first time in seven years.

The start of the final round was promising. YB played for a long time for a place in an international competition, especially in the Neufeld at a high level. In the Cup, the Young Boys failed in the semifinals on penalties against FC Basel. As a result, YB could not quite build on the previously shown performances and ended the season in seventh place.

The qualifying round in 2002 finished in 7th place, the final round in fourth place. Thus, for the first time in ten years, the Young Boys were able to take part in an international competition (UEFA Cup). This season, Stéphane Chapuisat also moved to Bern. Chapuisat is considered one of the best Swiss strikers in history. With YB he became the top scorer in Switzerland and a few years later he was even voted the best YB player of all time. In 2003 the league was also completely reformed. So the names and the size of the two highest leagues have been changed. For the 2003/04 season, Hans-Peter Zaugg was hired as the new head coach. The team achieved second place in the table in the first “Super League” season. So she was able to contest the Champions League qualification in summer 2004 . There YB failed at Red Star Belgrade . This 2004/05 season ended in fourth place.

2005 to 2016: move to the Stade de Suisse

In summer 2005, after several years of construction, YB moved into the newly built Wankdorf stadium, the Stade de Suisse .

A few months later, Gernot Rohr was hired as a trainer. Rohr managed to advance with the team to the cup final. There YB lost to FC Sion on penalties at home. YB finished the first season at the Stade de Suisse in third place. In July 2006, the team competed in the UEFA Cup qualification. The Bernese met the French representative Olympique Marseille . The Bernese narrowly failed on this task with a 3: 3 draw at home and a 0: 0 away due to the away goals rule .

Former YB coach Vladimir Petković

In October 2006, coach Gernot Rohr was replaced by Martin Andermatt . When Andermatt debuted, the cantonal rivals from Thun were beaten 5-0. In the second half of the 2006/07 season they switched to equipment supplier Puma . Previously, the Bernese had been dressed by the GEMS company. For the 2012/2013 season there was a change to the new jersey sponsor JAKO.

In the fourth league game of the 2007/08 season they defeated FC Basel 5-1 at home and thus managed to get to the top of the table. The Young Boys were in the championship race until the last game of the season. The “Finalissima” against FC Basel was lost 2-0 and YB finished the season as runner-up. In addition, this season, with an average of 18,517 spectators in the championship, the highest average in the club's history was celebrated. In the summer, the top scorer Hakan Yakin moved to Al-Gharafa Sports Club in the Qatar Stars League after three years at YB , making use of his release clause in the ongoing contract.

After a moderate start to the season with one point from three games, the contract with Martin Andermatt was terminated with immediate effect at the end of July 2008. Vladimir Petković was hired as his successor . With the new coach, the Young Boys prevailed in the UEFA Cup against VSC Debrecen , but failed in the first round at Club Bruges . Thanks to a win on April 16, 2009 against FC Basel in the sold-out Stade de Suisse, YB qualified for the Cup final against FC Sion on May 20, but lost 3-2 to Sion as three times before. YB finished the championship again without a title as runner-up and again set the top scorer with Seydou Doumbia .

In the 2009/10 season, YB failed in the third qualifying round of the new UEFA Europa League , the successor to the UEFA Cup, due to the away goals rule at Athletic Bilbao . On July 30, the Bernese won 1-0 away in Bilbao and lost 2-1 at home in the second leg. In the championship, the Bernese were second in the table and were eliminated in the quarter-finals against Lausanne-Sport in the Swiss Cup.

The Bernese won the UEFA Champions League qualifying match at Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium against Fenerbahçe Istanbul 1-0 (the first leg in Bern ended 2-2) and the play-off first leg against Tottenham Hotspur 3-2. The second leg at White Hart Lane , the home stadium of the "Spurs", the Bernese lost 4-0 and missed their first participation in the group stage of the Champions League. This was the first time the team played in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League. There YB qualified against FC Getafe and Odense BK together with VfB Stuttgart for the sixteenth finals, but retired there despite a home win against Zenit Saint Petersburg .

On May 8, 2011, YB announced that Christian Gross would take over the post of head coach from Petković, who was immediately released. After the Young Boys showed a weak season under Gross, he was dismissed five rounds before the end of the season. Erminio Piserchia led the team on an interim basis until the end of the season.

In the summer of 2012, Martin Rueda took over the team and reached the Europa League group stage with it. The other two goals of the season - wintering in the cup and reaching a European competition - were missed. Bernard Challandes has served on an interim basis as coach for the last ten games. The championship was finished in 7th place.

Uli Forte was hired as a coach for three years in the summer of 2013. In his first season as a YB coach, Forte finished third with the team and thus reached the season goal of the European Cup . After the lost game against AS Monaco and the equivalent failure in the Champions League qualification, Forte was replaced in August 2015 initially by assistant coach Harald Gämperle and then from September by Austrian Adi Hütter .

2016 to today: Back at the top

After some changes in the management of the club, Christoph Spycher took over the position of sports director from autumn 2016 . Under his leadership of the sports department and with coach Adi Hütter , YB came close to the top again in the 2017 season. In the 2017/18 season, YB took the lead very early on and only gave it to FC Zurich for a short time. On April 18, 2018, just 10 days before the championship title, YB owner Andy Rihs died .

With a 2-1 win against FC Luzern on April 28, 2018 , the Young Boys celebrated their 12th Swiss championship title four game days before the end of the season . The winning goal was scored by Joker Jean-Pierre Nsame shortly before the end in the 89th minute. With a 15-point lead at the end of the season, the club broke the dominance of FC Basel , which won the national title eight times in a row from 2010 to 2017. The last championship win was 32 years ago. At the championship celebration among others were Zuri West , root 5 (first concert for 7 years) and Open Season (along with Guillaume Hoarau as a singer) on. At the same time, YB was on May 27 against FC Zurich in the final of the Swiss Cup at their home country Stade de Suisse, but they lost it 1: 2 and could not use the chance for the second double in the club's history.

On May 16, YB announced that trainer Adi Hütter would be joining Eintracht Frankfurt at the end of the season . His successor is Gerardo Seoane .

The Young Boys also got off to an excellent start in the 2018/19 season, winning their first nine games. On August 28, they qualified for the first time for the UEFA Champions League against Dinamo Zagreb . There they met Juventus Turin, Manchester United and Valencia CF in the group stage. YB was able to defeat Juventus Turin at home, but could not qualify for the next round.

In the championship, YB was able to take the lead from the first round and did not give up this position until the end of the season. After the 28th round, the club was already certain as champions after FC Basel played 0-0 against Grasshoppers Zurich. This was the earliest league title in Super League history. In the end, the Young Boys were even able to break the points, distance and goal records. In addition, YB had the highest average attendance in the league for the first time in the Super League this season.

In the 2019/20 season, YB started with difficulties, as the season opener against the promoted Servette FC there was only one draw, and against FC Luzern as well. YB lost the table lead for the first time in 755 days in the 6th round. YB started as champions in the last playoff round of the Champions League and was eliminated by Red Star Belgrade after 2-2 at home and 1-1 in Belgrade due to the away goals rule . YB won the championship on July 31, very late due to the corona pandemic, with a 1-0 away win against FC Sion.

Stages

New Wankdorf Stadium

→ Main article : Stadion Wankdorf (2005)

new Wankdorf Stadium

Stade de Suisse from outside at night

The city of Bern has been playing in the Stade de Suisse Wankdorf Bern since 2005 (called the Wankdorf Stadium since 2020). It offers space for 31,120 spectators and is therefore the second largest football stadium in Switzerland (after St. Jakob-Park ). The construction cost around 350 million francs (around 220 million euros). In the stadium there has been standing room in the fan curve (Sector D, stalls) since October 2009. The chairs were removed at the request of the fans. For international games, however, chairs are temporarily installed again in Wankdorf. The UEFA has the stadium in the Category 4 classification.

In spring 2006, the lawn was replaced by an artificial turf field , thanks to which the Stade de Suisse can also be used as a concert arena. The new lawn was inaugurated that same year with a concert by Bon Jovi and later by Robbie Williams . The name goes back to the fact that the stadium should function as the national stadium. However, as it is one of the few stadiums with artificial turf, international matches are rarely played there. For the European Championship 2008 , a natural turf had to be laid due to UEFA guidelines for the three group matches taking place there.

In December 2012, natural turf was laid over the artificial turf in order to be able to host games of the national team and the cup finals again. This can be removed, stored and reinstalled if necessary.

The stadium is also the world's largest stadium-integrated solar power plant . There are enough solar cells on the roof to generate around 1.2 million kWh annually. The stadium, some houses around the Wankdorf and the annual Gurten Festival are supplied with electricity . One of the largest shopping centers in Switzerland and a car park with over 700 spaces are located directly under the playing field. The stadium also includes three technical schools, apartments, a fitness center, several gyms, five restaurants and a disco.

The stadium has good transport links. It is only a few minutes' drive from Bern train station and is in the immediate vicinity of a motorway junction. With the new building, the Wankdorf district also received its own train station. This is also only a few minutes' walk from the stadium. There are also bus and tram stops near the stadium.

Old Wankdorf Stadium

→ Main article : Wankdorf Stadium (1925)

Before the new building, the stadium was called Wankdorf (the new building has also had this name since 2020). It was named after the Bern district in which it is located. It was built in 1920 because the old Spitalacker square was too small. At that time there was just about 11,000 people in Wankdorf. Over the years, the stadium has been expanded again and again, so it offered more than 60,000 seats at peak times. The old Wankdorf was known beyond the country's borders, especially through the so-called Miracle of Bern . At that time the final of the 1954 World Cup was held in Wankdorf , which Germany won against Hungary . This victory is sometimes seen as the “birth of the Federal Republic of Germany”. The stadium remained in existence for almost 50 years, only the capacity was reduced again. In 2001 the old Wankdorf was blown up and rebuilt as the Stade de Suisse. A piece of football history came to an end with the demolition.

Neufeld Stadium

South stand of the Neufeld stadium

→ Main article : Neufeld stadium

The Neufeld stadium with 11,500 seats and standing room was the home stadium of the Young Boys in the 2001/02 to 2004/05 seasons. The stadium is located in the northwest of Bern in the Neufeld district of the same name . The Neufeld is the actual venue for FC Bern and the YB-U21. The seats are all covered, but the standing room is completely outdoors. The Neufeld stadium is not just a football stadium, but is also used for athletics . The infrastructure is negative, the fan and guest sectors are next to each other, and it is difficult to get to the stadium by car . For this reason, the busy road was often completely closed.

Fans and followers

Choreography by the YB fans in Wankdorf

A big choreo of the YB supporters at the game against FC Basel in full Wankdorf

The Young Boys have an active and loyal following. YB is the second largest club in Switzerland, measured both by the average number of spectators with over 16,000 visitors per game and by the number of club members. The number of spectators rose in the new century from 7,300 to temporarily over 20,000, not least thanks to the newly built Wankdorf and the good placements in the table. In addition, YB was able to perform in the fully occupied Wankdorf for the first time in a long time in the 2008/2009 season. In 2007, like its competitors FC Basel and FC Zurich , YB hired two professional fan workers. Over 15,800 annual tickets were sold for 2011, around 1500 of which were for the VIP area. Since everyone who has a season ticket automatically becomes a club member, the club has more than 15,000 members.

In addition to the usual Swiss fan chants, there are a number of their own songs. These include the “YB-Viärtustung” (YB-quarter hour), “A dr Wankdorf coast” (“On the Wankdorf coast)”, “Mir sy d'Fans from the BSC” (“We are the fans of the BSC »; different variants for each guest) and« Always Young Boys ». The song “Häbet nech am Bänkli” (“Hold on to the bench”) was recorded by a band and has now achieved cult status.

Since 1991, YB has lost the cup final against FC Sion three times, which is why there are certain tensions between the two fan scenes. The cantonal rival FC Thun is also seen as an arch enemy, especially on the part of the Bernese Oberland. These canton derbies are usually harmless. However, there are more frequent riots among opponents FC Basel , FC Zurich and FC Sion . The Bernese fans are otherwise mostly considered peaceful. On March 11, 2007, hundreds of Young Boys fans, together with supporters of FC Luzern, took part in a fan march against chaos and vandals, but for a lively fan culture.

Most of the YB fan clubs are grouped under the umbrella organizations “Gäubschwarzsüchtig” (yellow black addict) or “Ostkurve Bern”, with the “Ostkurve” fan groups (e.g. the “Maniacs (YBM)”, “Amici Berna”, “Bernerkanone 2004 (BK04) ”, the“ villains ”, the“ Wankdorf Supporters (WS05) ”or“ Urban Squad ”) can be assigned to the ultra movement . There are also some fan clubs that do not belong to any umbrella organization.

With the Wankdorf Junxx , whose name is given by the stadium, the BSC Young Boys has had Switzerland's first gay and lesbian football fan club since February 2007 . This is officially recognized by the association and was awarded the CSD Stonewall Award in 2007 .

The fan friendship association is the German second division club SV Darmstadt 98 . The two clubs are not only connected by the year they were founded; fans regularly make trips to the other club. However, this does not apply to all fan clubs from the active fan scene. There are also fan friendships with the supporters of Wuppertaler SV and LASK .

Youth department

The Young Boys have a large junior department and invested heavily in it. Spending has more than doubled since 2000 and was over two million francs in the 2006/07 season. Since the Bernese were close to bankruptcy in 1997 and 1998, the expenses for the young team were previously rather small. For this reason, many talented footballers from Bern switched to other teams at a young age. The youngsters are now developing very well. Only one section failed to establish itself among the top four in the 2007/2008 season. The U18 team even became Swiss champions.

The Bernese have a U12, U13, U14, U15, U16, U17, U18 and a U21 team (YB2). The BSC also has a children's football department for children aged eight and nine. The "Selection Team" is intended for children under the age of ten. The now better developed youth department also regularly brings young players to the first team in Bern, such as François Affolter , Christian Schneuwly , Michael Frey and Roman Bürki .

The Young Boys U21s play in the 1st League Classic . She is trained by Alessandro Mangiarratti . Your venue is the Neufeld stadium in the north-west of Bern , but now also the Stade de Suisse more often.

Since the 03/04 school year, the BSC Young Boys and the Bern Swimming Club (SKBE) have been running three sports classes in cooperation with the Länggasse-Felsenau school district, the Department for Education, Social Affairs and Sport (BSS) of the City of Bern and the Bern-Mittelland regional school inspectorate in the 7th to 9th school year. It is the first sport classes at secondary level 1 in Switzerland that specifically combine school and sport.

The SCB Future has also been involved since summer 2009, and contingents are being introduced for each type of sport. The three sports classes at secondary level 1 offer the unique opportunity to optimally combine school and top-class sport and thus promote young sports talents from football, ice hockey and swimming in a targeted and optimal way.

Club logos

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  First club logo (1925–1957) after renaming to BSC Young Boys

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  Club logo from 1957 to 1971

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  Club logo from 1971 to 2002

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  Club logo from 2002 to 2005

YB quarter of an hour

The BSC Young Boys celebrates the "YB quarter of an hour" at every home and away game, similar to the younger Rapid quarter of an hour . The YB quarter hour was mentioned for the first time on April 28, 1910. It resulted from the fact that the Bernese previously scored by far the most hits in the last 15 minutes, from the 76th minute to the end of the game. This was mainly due to the fact that the YB players divided their forces better than the opponent and the games could still turn. Today, however, this quarter of an hour is only symbolic, but is ushered in and celebrated by the fans with a song of their own at every game.

Club structure and AG

The BSC Young Boys is divided into the BSC Young Boys Betriebs AG and the Stade de Suisse Nationalstadion AG. The owner is Sport und Event Holding AG, based in Lucerne, which is responsible for the financing, acquisition, administration and sale of all types of investments. The Stade de Suisse Nationalstadion AG, on the other hand, is responsible for the marketing and the activities of the BSC YB.

The owners of Sport und Event Holding AG include Hans-Ueli Rihs and the family of the late former Sonova boss Andy Rihs . In 2014, Alain Kappeler was appointed CEO by the Board of Directors of Sport + Event Holding AG, the parent company of the Stade de Suisse and BSC Young Boys.

Sponsors

The main sponsor of the Young Boys is Obi . Another sponsor is the Visana health insurance company . The supplier is Nike, which replaced Jako. Honda has been the car sponsor of the BSC since winter 2013 .

successes

League affiliation

Championship successes

• Swiss champions (14): 1902/03 , 1908/09 , 1909/10 , 1910/11 , 1919/20 , 1928/29 , 1956/57 , 1957/58 , 1958/59 , 1959/60 , 1985/86 , 2017/18 , 2018/19 , 2019/20

Cup successes

• Swiss Cup winners (7): 1930, 1945, 1953, 1958, 1977, 1987, 2020
  • Swiss Cup finalist (8): 1929, 1956, 1979, 1980, 1991, 2006, 2009 , 2018
• Swiss League Cup (1): 1976
• Swiss Supercup (1): 1986
• Watch cup winners (8): 1964, 1973, 1975, 1987, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2019
• Anglocup winner (3): 1910, 1911, 1912
• Alpine Cup (1): 1974

International success

• Participation in the UI Cup (1): 2005
  • Victory in the Intertoto Cup (5): 1976, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1994
• Participation in the European Champion Clubs' Cup (5): 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1986
  • Semi-final participation in the European Cup (1): 1959
• Participation in the UEFA Champions League (1): 2018
• Participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup (3): 1977, 1979, 1987
  • Quarter-final participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1987
• Participation in the UEFA Cup (3): 1975, 1993, 2008
• Participation in the UEFA Europa League (5): 2010 , 2012 , 2014 , 2017 , 2019
  • Reaching the round of 32 of the UEFA Europa League (2): 2010, 2014

European Cup balance sheet

season	competition	round	opponent	total	To	Back
1957/58	European Champions Cup	1 round	Vasas Budapest	2: 3	1: 1 (H)	1: 2 (A)
1958/59	European Champions Cup	Preliminary round	Manchester United	1
		1 round	MTK Budapest	6: 2	2: 1 (A)	4: 1 (H)
		Quarter finals	Bismuth Karl-Marx-Stadt	4: 3	2: 2 (H)	0: 0 (A)
					2-1 in Amsterdam
		Semi-final	Stade Reims	1: 3	1: 0 (H)	0: 3 (A)
1959/60	European Champions Cup	1 round	Eintracht Frankfurt	2: 5	1: 4 (H)	1: 1 (A)
1960/61	European Champions Cup	Preliminary round	Limerick FC	9: 2	5: 0 (A)	4: 2 (H)
		1 round	Hamburger SV	3: 8	0: 5 (H)	3: 3 (A)
1975/76	Uefa cup	1 round	Hamburger SV	2: 4	0: 0 (H)	2: 4 (A)
1977/78	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	Preliminary round	Glasgow Rangers	2: 3	0: 1 (A)	2: 2 (H)
1979/80	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	1 round	Steaua Bucharest	2: 8	2: 2 (H)	0: 6 (A)
1986/87	European Champions Cup	1 round	real Madrid	1: 5	1: 0 (H)	0: 5 (A)
1987/88	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	1 round	DAC Dunajská Streda	4: 3	1: 2 (A)	3: 1 (H)
		2nd round	ADO The Hague	( a ) 2: 2(a)	1: 2 (A)	1: 0 (H)
		Quarter finals	Ajax Amsterdam	0: 2	0: 1 (H)	0: 1 (A)
1993/94	Uefa cup	1 round	Celtic Glasgow	0: 1	0: 0 (H)	0: 1 (A)
2003/04	Uefa cup	qualification	Myllycosken Pallo -47	4: 5	2: 3 (A)	2: 2 (H)
2004/05	UEFA Champions League	2nd qualifying round	Red Star Belgrade	2: 5	2: 2 (H)	0: 3 (A)
2005	UEFA Intertoto Cup	1 round	SC Lokeren	5: 3	4: 1 (A)	1: 2 (H)
		2nd round	Olympique Marseille	3: 5	2: 3 (H)	1: 2 (A)
2006/07	Uefa cup	1st qualifying round	MIKA Ashtarak	4: 1	3: 1 (A)	1: 0 (H)
		2nd qualifying round	Olympique Marseille	(a)3: 3 ( a )	3: 3 (H)	0: 0 (A)
2007/08	Uefa cup	1st qualifying round	FC Banants Yerevan	5: 1	1: 1 (A)	4: 0 (H)
		2nd qualifying round	RC Lens	2: 6	1: 1 (H)	1: 5 (A)
2008/09	Uefa cup	2nd qualifying round	Debreceni VSC	7: 3	4: 1 (H)	3: 2 (A)
		1 round	Club Bruges	2: 4	2: 2 (H)	0: 2 (A)
2009/10	UEFA Europa League	3rd qualifying round	Athletic Bilbao	(a)2: 2 ( a )	1: 0 (A)	1: 2 (H)
2010/11	UEFA Champions League	3rd qualifying round	Fenerbahçe Istanbul	3: 2	2: 2 (H)	1: 0 (A)
		Play-offs	Tottenham Hotspur	3: 6	3: 2 (H)	0: 4 (A)
2010/11	UEFA Europa League	Group stage	VfB Stuttgart	4: 5	0: 3 (A)	4: 2 (H)
			Getafe CF.	2: 1	2: 0 (H)	0: 1 (A)
			Odense BK	4: 4	4: 2 (H)	0: 2 (A)
		Round of 16	Zenit St. Petersburg	3: 4	2: 1 (H)	1: 3 (A)
2011/12	UEFA Europa League	3rd qualifying round	KVC Westerlo	5: 1	3: 1 (H)	2: 0 (A)
		Play-offs	Sporting Braga	(a)2: 2 ( a )	0: 0 (A)	2: 2 (H)
2012/13	UEFA Europa League	2nd qualifying round	Zimbru Chișinău	1: 1 (4: 1  i.E. )	1: 0 (H)	0: 1 a.d. (A)
		3rd qualifying round	Kalmar FF	3: 1	0: 1 (A)	3: 0 (H)
		Play-offs	FC Midtjylland	3: 2	3: 0 (A)	0: 2 (H)
		Group stage	Liverpool FC	5: 7	3: 5 (H)	2: 2 (A)
			Anzhi Makhachkala	3: 3	0: 2 (A)	3: 1 (H)
			Udinese Calcio	6: 3	3: 1 (H)	3: 2 (A)
2014/15	UEFA Europa League	3rd qualifying round	Ermis Aradippou	3-0	1: 0 (H)	2: 0 (A)
		Play-offs	Debreceni VSC	3: 1	3: 1 (H)	0: 0 (A)
		Group stage	ŠK Slovan Bratislava	8: 1	5: 0 (H)	3: 1 (A)
			Sparta Prague	3: 3	1: 3 (A)	2: 0 (H)
			SSC Naples	2: 3	2: 0 (H)	0: 3 (A)
		Round of 16	Everton FC	2: 7	1: 4 (H)	1: 3 (A)
2015/16	UEFA Champions League	3rd qualifying round	AS Monaco	1: 7	1: 3 (H)	0: 4 (A)
2015/16	UEFA Europa League	Play-offs	FK Qarabağ Agdam	0: 4	0: 1 (H)	0: 3 (A)
2016/17	UEFA Champions League	3rd qualifying round	Shakhtar Donetsk	2: 2 (4: 2 on  account )	0: 2 (A)	2: 0 a.d. (H)
		Play-offs	Borussia Monchengladbach	2: 9	1: 3 (H)	1: 6 (A)
2016/17	UEFA Europa League	Group stage	Olympiacos Piraeus	1: 2	0: 1 (H)	1: 1 (A)
			FK Astana	3-0	0: 0 (A)	3: 0 (H)
			APOEL Nicosia	3: 2	3: 1 (H)	0: 1 (A)
2017/18	UEFA Champions League	3rd qualifying round	Dynamo Kiev	( a ) 3: 3(a)	1: 3 (A)	2: 0 (H)
		Play-offs	CSKA Moscow	0: 3	0: 1 (H)	0: 2 (A)
2017/18	UEFA Europa League	Group stage	FK Partizan Belgrade	2: 3	1: 1 (H)	1: 2 (A)
			KF Skënderbeu Korça	3: 2	1: 1 (A)	2: 1 (H)
			Dynamo Kiev	2: 3	2: 2 (A)	0: 1 (H)
2018/19	UEFA Champions League	Play-offs	Dinamo Zagreb	3: 2	1: 1 (H)	2: 1 (A)
		Group stage	Manchester United	0: 4	0: 3 (H)	0: 1 (A)
			Juventus Turin	2: 4	0: 3 (A)	2: 1 (H)
			Valencia CF	2: 4	1: 1 (H)	1: 3 (A)
2019/20	UEFA Champions League	Play-offs	Red Star Belgrade	(a)3: 3 ( a )	2: 2 (H)	1: 1 (A)
2019/20	UEFA Europa League	Group stage	FC Porto	2: 4	1: 2 (A)	1: 2 (H)
			Glasgow Rangers	3: 2	2: 1 (H)	1: 1 (A)
			Feyenoord Rotterdam	3: 1	2: 0 (H)	1: 1 (A)
2020/21	UEFA Champions League	2nd qualifying round	KÍ Klaksvík	3: 1	3: 1 (H)

Legend: (H) - home game, (A) - away game, (N) - neutral place, (a) - away goal rule , (i. E.) - on penalties , (n. V.) - after extra time

¹ Manchester United had withdrawn.

Overall balance

competition	Games	S.	U	N	T +	T-
UEFA Champions League	32	14th	09	19th	54	83
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	10	02	02	06th	10	18th
UEFA Cup / Europa League	76	30th	19th	27	1150	102
UEFA Intertoto Cup	04th	01	00	03	08th	08th
total	132	47	30th	55	1870	2110

As of August 26, 2020

Eternal table

The Young Boys are currently in 2nd place in the all-time Super League table .

Current squad

First team squad

Starting grid on August 22, 2017

Guillaume Hoarau during a game

number	Nat.	player	In the team since	Last club
goal
01		Marco Wölfli	2003	FC Thun
26th		David from Ballmoos	2017	FC Winterthur
40		Dario Marzino	2013	own youth
Defense
03		Frederik Sørensen	2019	1. FC Cologne
04th		Mohamed Ali Camara	2018	Hapoel Ra'anana
05		Cédric Zesiger	2019	Grasshopper Club Zurich
14th		Nicolas Bürgy	2019	FC Aarau
21st		Ulisses Garcia	2018	1. FC Nuremberg
23		Saidy Janko	2019	Nottingham Forest FC
25th		Jordan Lefort	2020	SC Amiens
28		Fabian Lustenberger	2019	Hertha BSC Berlin
29		Jordan Lotomba	2017	FC Lausanne Sports
60		Pascal Schüpbach	2011	own youth
midfield
06th		Esteban Petignat	2015	own youth
07th		Marvin Spielmann	2019	FC Thun
08th		Vincent Sierro	2019	FC St. Gallen
10		Miralem Suleymani	2015	Benfica Lisbon
11		Gianluca Gaudino	2019	Chievo Verona
13		Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu	2017	SCR Altach
16		Christian Fassnacht	2017	FC Thun
19th		Felix Mambimbi	2014	own youth
20th		Michel Aebischer	2013	own youth
30th		Sandro Lauper	2018	FC Thun
35		Christopher Martins	2019	ES Troyes AC
attack
15th		Elia Meschack	2020	Tout Puissant Mazembe
18th		Jean-Pierre Nsame	2017	Servette FC
99		Guillaume Hoarau	2014	Girondins Bordeaux

Supervising staff and board

Name first Name	function
Board
Hans Peter Kienberger	Chairman of the Board of Directors
Georg Wechsler, Richard Gostony, Ernst Graf, Georges Lüchinger, Hans Ueli Rihs	Board of Directors
Coaching staff
Gerardo Seoane	Chief trainer
Matteo Vanetta	Assistant coach
Stefan Knutti	Goalie coach
Martin Fryand	Fitness trainer
Stéphane Chapuisat	Chief scout

Known / important former players

Jakob Brechbühl (1971–1983, defense)

"Köbi" Brechbühl, as he was called, made his debut at YB as a winger in 1971. A short time later he played as a right-back. Brechbühl belonged to the YB defense, which remained eight games in 1975 without a goal. His hallmarks were a strong second and third row shot and a strong urge to play forward.

Georges Bregy (1984–1986 and 1990–1994, midfield)

Georges Bregy is considered one of the best Swiss footballers in history. YB coach Aleksander Mandziara put the Valais in midfield after playing as a striker at FC Sion. Georges Bregy played a major role in YB becoming Swiss champion in 1986. He left YB after the title and returned in the summer of 1990 after not being able to exploit his potential at other clubs.

Stéphane Chapuisat (2002-2005, Sturm)

Stéphane Chapuisat is one of the most successful Swiss football players ever. He joined YB in 2002 and helped YB to second place in the 2003/2004 season and also became top scorer. “Chappi”, as he was called, played three seasons in Bern and is now working as a forward coach at YB. In 2005 he was named the best YB player of all time.

Seydou Doumbia (2008-2010, storm)

Seydou Doumbia, often called "Lord" by the fans (by changing the song Kumbaya to "Doumbia my Lord") scored 50 championship goals with the Young Boys in just two seasons. While he scored 20 goals as a substitute in his first season, he even scored 30 as a regular player. In both years he was named top scorer and player of the year.

Walter Eich (1947–1961, gate)

He came to Bern in 1947 at the age of 20, after YB had just been relegated to the National League B. Eich, who was always called "Wädu", played 14 seasons for YB and is still considered one of the best goalkeepers in Bern. With him, the Young Boys achieved four championship titles in a row, two cup victories and the semi-finals of the European Cup against Stade Reims. After retiring from his career, he worked as a goalkeeper coach in Bern for several years.

Thomas Häberli (2000–2009, Sturm)

Häberli played for YB for nine years and often scored important goals. «Häbigoal», as he was called, hit the goal 74 times during this time. He ended his active career with the Young Boys in the summer of 2009 and was the only player in YB history to receive a farewell game.

Erich Hänzi (1986–1993 and 2000–2003, defense)

Also known as YB's « football god ». Hänzi played ten seasons for the Bernese with an interruption and enjoyed cult status.

Lars Lunde (1983–1986, Sturm)

Lunde was the top scorer at YB in 1986 , and a year later he won the championship title with Bayern Munich .

Joël Magnin (2002-2007, midfielder)

The all-rounder ended his career with 127 appearances for YB and is now the coach of the U21 team.

Eugen «Geni» Meier (1951–1965, Sturm)

Meier, who was born in Schaffhausen , was the top scorer several times and a YB legend. Because of his tremendous shooting power he was called the "YB-Bomber" or "Bomben-Meier". He scored a total of 249 NLA goals.

Willy Schneider (1958–1969, Sturm)

Made a major contribution to the success of the Young Boys from 1958 to 1960 and scored some decisive goals together with Geni Meier. He was the top scorer with YB and scored a total of 173 competitive goals for the Bernese.

Gürkan Sermeter (1995–1996 and 2000–2006, midfield)

Scored 48 goals in 194 games: With his goals, Sermeter had a large share in maintaining the league in the promotion / relegation round in 1996. He returned to YB in 2000 and had to leave the club in 2006. Even today he is still very popular among YB fans and is often cheered at his guest appearances in Bern.

Willi Steffen (1950–1962, defense)

Willi Steffen has been the sure value in the YB defense for over twelve years. Thanks to Steffen, too, the Young Boys managed to win four championship titles in a row. What was astonishing about the Swiss defender legend was that he did not score a goal in the twelve years of YB as a defender, never received a warning and did not owe a penalty. After his career ended, he remained loyal to YB as a board member and is considered the discoverer of Aleksander Mandziara .

Martin Weber (1979–1995, midfielder)

Is also called «Mister YB». With qualities on the defensive and in duels, the Bernese was the central figure in the YB defense for 16 years. He is the record player at YB with 499 games.

Ernst Wechselberger (1952–1964, Sturm)

Played twelve seasons for YB and scored over 200 goals during that time. With YB he was four times Swiss champion and once top scorer.

Hakan Yakin (2005-2008, midfielder)

Was Swiss top scorer with 24 goals in the 2007/08 season. He reached the cup finals twice with YB and was runner-up.

Dario Zuffi (1985-1991, Sturm)

The Winterthur Zuffi played six seasons for the Bernese and was one of the key figures in the Mandziara era. Towards the end of his career, he switched from storming to the position of full-back.

Other players can be found in the category: Soccer players (BSC Young Boys) .

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  Martin Andermatt with Thomas Häberli

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  Hakan Yakin with Thomas Häberli

Trainer

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• 1913-1918 Williams Reynold
• 1920-1922 Berth Smith
• 1922-1924 Jimmy Hogan
• Sandy Higgens, 1924-1928
• 1928–1929 Ernst Meyer
• 1931–1932 Viktor Hierländer
• 1932–1935 Hans Wüthrich
• 1935–1936 Izidor "Dori" furrier
• 1936–1942 Hans Pulver
• 1942–1946 Bela Volentik
• 1947–1948 Willi Baumgartner
• 1948–1949 Fritz Gschweidl
• 1949-1950 Eric Norbert Jones
• 1951–1964 Albert Sing
• 1964–1964 Heinz Bigler (April – July)
• 1964–1968 Hans Merkle
• 1968–1968 René Häfeli (January – July)
• 1968–1970 Albert Brülls
• 1970–1970 Walter Eich (January – July)
• 1970–1970 Henri Skiba (July – November)
• 1970–1972 Heinz Schneiter and Walter Eich
• 1972–1973 Otto Peters
• 1973–1977 Kurt Linder
• 1977–1978 René Hüssy
• 1978–1980 Timo Konietzka
• 1980-1983 Lambert Theunissen
• 1983–1983 Kurt Linder (July – October)
• 1983–1984 Walter Eich
• 1984–1988 Aleksander Mandziara
• 1988–1990 Tord Grip
• 1990–1990 Pál Csernai
• 1990–1994 Martin Trümpler
• 1994–1995 Bernard Challandes
• 1995–1997 Jean-Marie Conz
• 1997–1997 Tord Grip (April – July)
• 1997–1998 Roland Andersson and Thomas Sjöberg
• 1998–1998 Robert Schober and Admir Smajic (January – July)
• 1998-1999 Claude Ryf
• 1999–1999 Martin Weber (May – July)
• 1999–1999 Roger Läubli (July)
• 1999–1999 Richard Wey and Admir Smajic (July)
• 1999–1999 Richard Wey (August)
• 1999–2003 Marco Schällibaum
• 2003–2005 Hans-Peter Zaugg (until October 17)
• 2005–2006 Gernot Rohr (from October 18)
• 2006–2008 Martin Andermatt (October 2006 to July 2008)
• 2008–2011 Vladimir Petković (August 11, 2008 to May 8, 2011)
• 2011–2012 Christian Gross (May 25, 2011 to April 29, 2012)
• 2012–2013 Martin Rueda (May 30, 2012 to April 7, 2013)
• 2013–2013 Bernard Challandes (April to June 2013)
• 2013–2015 Uli Forte (June 2013 to August 2015)
• 2015–2018 Adi Hütter (September 2015 to May 2018)
• 2018– Gerardo Seoane (June 2018 to date)0000

Club presidents

A chronological overview of all the club presidents of BSC Young Boys since it was founded.

Term of office president 1898-1899 Max Schwab 1899-1904 Edgar Fetscherin 1904-1905 Otto Kubli 1905-1906 Albert Heiniger 1906-1907 Max Schwab 1907-1908 D. Chessex 1908-1909 Edgar Egger 1909-1911 Walter Messerli 1911-1915 Herbert Schmid 1915-1919 Herbert Frey 1919-1920 Albert Hirt 1920-1921 Hans Greuber 1921-1923 Heinz Schwab

Term of office president 1923-1924 Albert Hirt 1924-1926 Rudolf Roth 1926-1928 Ermin Flück 1928-1929 Otto Grogg 1929-1934 G. Marchand 1934-1936 Rudolf Roth 1936-1937 Adrian Schorrer 1937-1939 G. Marchand 1939-1942 Eduard Studer 1942-1943 Herrmann Wirth 1943-1947 Otto Wirz 1947-1948 Erwin Bähler 1948-1950 Adolf Rösti

Term of office president 1950-1952 Felix Neuenschwander 1952-1954 Guido Wärtli 1954-1957 Walter Bögli 1957-1962 Hermann Steinegger 1962-1967 Dr. Herbert Althaus 1967-1971 Willy Sigrist 1971-1972 Ferdinand Schmutz 1972-1980 Ralph Zloczower 1980-1993 Rudolf Baer 1993 Juerg Aeberhard 1993-1995 Jacques Chèvre 1995-1996 Peter Cerny 1996 Roland Schönenberger

Term of office president 1996-1997 Walter Frei 1997 Peter Morgenthaler 1997-1998 Roland Güngerich 1998-1999 Peter Siegrist 1999-2001 Martin Maraggia 2001-2003 Heinz Fischer 2003-2007 Peter Mast 2007-2009 Thomas Grimm 2010-2017 Werner Müller Current Hanspeter Kienberger

Player statistics

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Player with the most stakes

Most often on the field with the Young Boys was Martin Weber . The Swiss, born in 1957, played exactly 499 games with the Young Boys. He played for the Bernese for 17 years. In second place is the still active Marco Wölfli . Even the best YB scorer in club history, Eugen Meier, remained loyal to the Berners over 376 times.

player	Active time	Games
Martin Weber	1980-1997	499
Marco Wölfli	1998 – today	452
Walter Eich	1948-1961	387
Eugene Meier	1951-1965	376
Jakob Brechbühl	1968-1983	355

Player with the most goals

The " Bomben-Meier " scored the most goals for YB with 249 hits. This makes him the second most successful goalscorer in Swiss history. Only Ernst Wechselberger also scored over 200 hits. Both managed to become top scorer with YB. This was also achieved by Walter Müller, who scored 186 goals for YB in just eight seasons. Dario Zuffi put the ball in the opposing goal 113 times in six seasons.

player	Active time	Gates
Eugene Meier	1951-1965	249
Ernst Wechselberger	1952-1964	203
Walter Müller	1973-1981	186
Willy Schneider	1958-1969	173
Guillaume Hoarau	2014-2020	116
Dario Zuffi	1985-1991	113

Other departments of the association

Land hockey

With the "BSC YB Landhockey" founded in 1948, the club has a women's and, since 1985, a men's team in land hockey . The first women's and men's teams are currently playing in the top division. The former was founded in 1948 by the three women Betty Althaus, Hanni Blaser and Bethli Schmitt. When the first complete team was put together, the women immediately took part in the then separate Swiss championship (east and west). Up to 1957 there was a steady upward trend. This year, for the first time, the first place in the table was achieved in the western group. The final game was just lost.

A year later, thanks to the great demand, a second team could be formed. 1977 followed an intermediate low, which did not last long. The first cup victory followed in 1980. Five years later, the Bernese women surprisingly won their first championship title. In the following seven years, the BSC won another three championship titles, and the newly formed men's team rose to the National League B. This was followed by ups and downs year after year. In 2001 the Bernese women made it back to the cup final; they lost this game, however. Artificial turf in particular has been a problem for a number of years. There is no longer any artificial turf suitable for land hockey in the entire canton of Bern, so the YB men and women have to move to other pitches. Since land hockey can hardly be played properly in this way, more and more good players are leaving YB, and relegation is threatened in the 2008/09 season.

Other departments

The BSC has a senior football section. It was founded in 1918. The senior team is a team grouping with FC Wyler and therefore plays under its name.

The senior citizens' association is divided into three age groups:

• Seniors: From 32 years
• Veterans: 42 years and over
• Super veterans: 50 and over

Seniors and veterans play their home games on the Bolligen sports field. The super veterans are a community that, in addition to regular football training, occasionally organizes friendly matches, but does not play a championship.

There is also a handball and boccia section of the BSC Young Boys.

The women's football club in Bern has been a young boy since the end of 2008.

media

Stade TV

Stade TV logo

The Stade de Suisse had its own television show until the 2014/15 season . This did not belong directly to the Young Boys, but only current information about the Young Boys was shown in the so-called “Stade TV”. The show was divided into different areas:

• Fanbox: Before the game, fans answered a question that was presented during the break.
• Comments on the game: the coaches summarized the game and answered questions from journalists.
• Highlights: Game summary of home games.
• The week: Review of the past week with one guest from the YB group.

During the games, interviews and current news about the BSC Young Boys were discussed with well-known people on Stade TV. The contributions could also be seen online after being broadcast in the stadium. Stade-TV was moderated and presented by Stefan Eggli.

Since the 2014/15 season, the presenters of Radio Gelb-Schwarz have been entertaining with short but informative content about the BSC Young Boys.

Master's Dreams - A Bernese Football History

In October 2010 the film “Master Dreams - A Bern Football Story” was released in cinemas in Bern. During the second half of the season in 2010, a film team led by directors Norbert Wiedmer and Enrique Ros accompanied the BSC Young Boys and recorded what was happening in the club. In addition to game scenes and interviews, half-time speeches, meetings between players and a sports psychologist and contract signings can also be seen. The film received mostly positive reviews.

The film premiered in June 2010 on the Big Hill .

Songs

There are a few songs about the Bernese Young Boys. By far the most popular is Häbet nech am Bänkli (German: "Hold on to the bench") to the melody of the drinking song O Susanna (Drink 'ma' noch'n droplet) . The song was recorded in 1970 and was occasionally heard regularly at home games.

Also known is the YB boogie from 1986, with the text by Polo Hofer , sung by Marc Dietrich and the team at the time. To this day, the chorus is played after every Young Boys goal. There is also the song Gäubschwarz (“ Gelbschwarz ”) from “PdT” from 2000 and Ä rächtä Bärner Giu isch for YB (“A real Berner Knabe is for YB”), which was written in 1960.

From Züri West melancholic tribute comes Hütt hei them again mau gwunne ( "Today they have won again"), the weaker under the influence of season results emerged from 1991 since the championship 1986th

The Berner March was the team's opening song for a long time, but has since been replaced. Since 2018, Hie ("Here") from Root 5 has been the new opening song.

YB-MAG

The YB-MAG (short for Young Boys Magazine ) is a magazine of the BSC Young Boys, which appears every two months. It contains all important current information about the club and the Super League . In each issue, a player is addressed directly, among other things. The magazine has been available since the end of 2006 and can be bought in the nearby kiosks and the YB fan shop. The magazine is also available by subscription. All annual ticket holders and patrons have had the magazine sent home free of charge since January 2008.

Radio yellow-black

After FC Basel, YB is the second club in Switzerland with its own internet radio, which broadcasts all of the club's matches live. Radio Gelb-Schwarz was founded in 2009 by two fans and today has six commentators. In addition to broadcasts, RGS also offers interviews and music related to the game. YB fans can partly decide for themselves how the program looks like on match day. For blind match visitors, the radio can also be received in the stadium via VHF. This also gives these people the opportunity to follow the course of the game. Since the 2014/2015 season, the moderators have also been responsible for the entertainment in the stadium as speakers.

Others

YB museum

The BSC Young Boys was the first and, until the end of 2007, the only football club in Switzerland with an official museum. This is located in the stadium and is open every Saturday (except on match days). Among other things, two of the championship trophies won as well as numerous photos and video recordings will be shown. Entry costs between two and five francs. The museum is run by Charles Beuret. The long-time sports journalist and author of several books about the Young Boys works as communications officer for the Stade de Suisse.

YB sausage

In the old Wankdorf the pork sausages were made hot in steam. However, the demand was so great that the sellers wanted to offer a larger, more filling sausage. Those responsible met to find a solution. In Lausanne they became aware of an existing recipe. The new sausage boiled in water was taken over and sold as “YB sausage”. Over the years the sausage has become a cult symbol in Bern. A wide variety of fan articles were created, a fan song of its own and even a fan club named after the YB sausage.

The sausage consists of beef , pork , bacon , rind and spices and is filled in a natural casing. It weighs about 140 grams.

The “YB sausage” is sold at every home game, and the sausages can also be bought in Migros grocery stores throughout the canton of Bern . The manufacturer was previously the Swiss meat producer Bell .

In addition to the well-known YB sausage, the YB bratwurst has also been offered in the Wankdorf Stadium for several years.

Wägeli would think so

Ds gäube Wägeli (Bern German for «the yellow car») is the name of the ambulance stretcher , which is used when an injured player cannot leave the field himself. The single-axle trolley with its four-spoke, carriage-like wheels has been sneered by the public every time it is used since the 1990s. It has cult status. The fact that it was replaced by a model with a more modern appearance in the old Wankdorf Stadium was reversed after fierce protests from fans. Ds gäube Wägeli caused a stir in 2001 when it was stolen by a young YB fan and hidden in a garage. It was only because of the fuss in the media that he ruefully brought it back. In 2002, the gäube Wägeli was freshly painted.

The name is an allusion to the (similar) people carriers of the Münsingen psychiatric clinic . According to the story, these used to be painted yellow and in the Bern area they were synonymous with “removal”.

See also

• BSC Young Boys / Facts and Figures

literature

• Charles Beuret: YB Forever - Farewell to the Wankdorf with the rise in the National League A . Benteli, Wabern-Bern 2001, ISBN 3-7165-1099-8 .
• Charles Beuret: Wankdorf Stadium - history and stories . Benteli, 2004, ISBN 3-7165-1362-8 .
• Charles Beuret: 100 years of BSC Young Boys . Benteli, 1998, ISBN 3-7165-1099-8 .
• Bernhard Giger: The new miracle of Bern . Benteli, 2006, ISBN 3-7165-1444-6 .
• Arthur Heinrich: 3-2 for Germany - the founding of the Federal Republic in the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern . Verl. Die Werkstatt, Göttingen 2004, ISBN 3-89533-444-8 .

Web links

Commons : BSC Young Boys  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website
• BSC Young Boys on the website of the Swiss Football League
• Official website of BSC YB Landhockey
• Report on the young boys' academy in Africa , in: SonntagsBlick -Magazin, January 31, 2010

Sources, References, and Evidence

• BSCYB.ch

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2. ↑ BSC YB Youngsters / Teams / U21: U21 (YB2) information
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