FC Gossau

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FC Gossau
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Full nameFussballclub Gossau
Founded1906;119 years ago (1906)
GroundSportanlage Buechenwald
Gossau
Capacity3,500
ChairmanCarlo Troisi
ManagerGiuliano Tobler
League 2. Liga Interregional
2024–25 Group 4, 4th of 16

FC Gossau is a Swiss football club from the city of Gossau, canton of St. Gallen. The team currently plays in 2. Liga Interregional, the fifth tier of Swiss football.

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History

After its foundation in 1906, FC Gossau spent the first 65 years of its history in almost entire unimportance. This changed in 1971 when they advanced for the first time to the 1. Liga (third level) by a 3–0 victory against FC Widnau. Between 1975 and 1978, they even managed to reach the promotion to the second level (NLB). Changeful years followed, the Club played mostly in the 1. or 2. Liga.

After another relegation to the 2. Liga in 1987, Roger Heri composed a new team and induced the "second bloom" for FC Gossau in the nineties. In 1992, they achieved the promotion to the 1. Liga, after victories against FC Solothurn and FC Monthey they even got to the second level in 1993. Despite seven clubs being relegated, they managed to remain in the NLB because they defeated FC Chiasso in the play-offs. However, in the following season they failed to avoid relegation. Under the management of Heinz Bigler, the team defeated Ascona and AC Bellinzona in the play-offs and made it to reascend to NLB.

However, the last second-level membership of FC Gossau so far (season 1996/97) lasted merely one season. While heading the table after the fifth matchday, the team afterwards fell back to the second-last place until winter break. Neither a change of manager nor the engagement of several new players could prevent their relegation. Thereafter, FC Gossau played with changing successes in the 1. Liga until 2006/2007 when they managed to reach the promotion again.

The club hit the headlines when they defeated the favourite FC St. Gallen in the Swiss Cup by 2–0 in 2007.

Chart of FC Gossau table positions in the Swiss football league system Gossau Performance Chart.png
Chart of FC Gossau table positions in the Swiss football league system

According to rumors, the club faces allegations of being involved in match-fixing during season 2008/09. [1] Sources believe that a former goalkeeper and a defender, still member of the squad, were bribed by a betting gang. [2] Mario Bigoni was released on 23 November 2009 in the course of the 2009 European football betting scandal. [3]

In May 2010, former players Marc Lütolf, Mario Bigoni, and Darko Damjanović were given open-ended suspensions. [4]

Former coaches

Current squad

As of 2 November 2021.Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Daniel Geisser
3 DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Janik Eugster
4 DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Filip Degen
5 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Gil Lange
6 MF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Kristian Karrica
7 FW Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Sven Lehmann
8 MF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Manuel Baumann
10 FW Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Nico Abegglen (captain)
11 MF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Gabriel Makia
13 MF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Geronimo Casadio
14 MF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Silvano Schäppi
15 DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Rikard Oroshi
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 MF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Luca Altherr
17 MF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Yannick Stacher
18 FW Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Arian Vujic
19 DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Marco Franin
20 DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Yannik Grin
21 DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Quoc Trung Nguyen
23 DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Loris Pellegatta
27 MF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Lulzim Salija
32 GK Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Claudio Bernet
80 MF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Devin Baumann
99 GK Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Fabio Wirth

Notable former players

References

  1. "Weiteres Spiel unter Verdacht" via www.tagesanzeiger.ch.
  2. "Millionen für Waffenproduzent - Liechtenstein". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt.
  3. "Verdächtigungen gegen UEFA-Mitarbeiter".
  4. swissinfo.ch, S. W. I.; Corporation, a branch of the Swiss Broadcasting (21 May 2010). "Players suspended in match-fixing scandal". SWI swissinfo.ch.