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FC Grenchen is a Swiss football club, based in Grenchen. They currently play in the 2. Liga, and play their matches at the Brühl Stadium.
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| Full name | Football Club de Grenchen | ||
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| Founded | 1906 | ||
| Ground | Stadium Brühl Grenchen, Switzerland | ||
| Capacity | 15,100 (2,100 seated) | ||
| Chairman | Rolf Bieri | ||
| League | 2. Liga (SOFV) | ||
| 2015/16 | 2. Liga interregional (Group 5), 14th, relegated | ||
| Website | http://www.fcg.ch/ | ||
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History
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FC Grenchen was founded in 1906. In 1937 they gained promotion to the top league of Swiss football, Nationalliga A, in these inter-war years they came runners-up in this league three times, and runner up in the cup, but their biggest success came post-war coming second in the league one further time and winning the cup in 1959.
They were relegated from the top flight in 1986, and played in Nationalliga B until 1995 when they were relegated to the 1st Liga., where they currently play. They won the Swiss Cup in 1959.
Stadium
editBrühl Stadium is the biggest in the Canton of Solothurn. It comprises a space for 13,000 standing and a grandstand with 1,300 covered seats and 800 uncovered seats.
Current squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Uhrencup
editThe Uhrencup is a pre-season football tournament hosted annually by FC Grenchen since 1962 (with the exception of 1967 and 1974), and is the oldest such tournament in Switzerland. They have won this tournament six times.
Honours
edit- Nationalliga A
- Runners-up (4) 1938–39, 1939–40, 1941–42, 1958–59
- Schweizer Cup:
- Winners (1): 1959
- Runners-up (2): 1940, 1948, 1960
Former players
editExternal links
edit- Official website (in German)
