FC Naters

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FC Naters
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Full nameF.C. Naters
Founded1958
Ground Sportanlage Stapfen, Naters, Valais, Switzerland
Capacity3,000
President Hans Ritz
League Liga. 1

FC Naters is a Swiss football club from the town of Naters in Canton Valais. The team currently plays in Liga 1., the third highest tier in the Swiss football pyramid. [1]

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History

FC Naters was founded in 1958 and played their first game on 16 June 1958. In 1961 the club rose to the 3. Liga (fifth tier) for the first time in their history. At the end of the 1969/70 season the club rose to the 2. Liga and in 1971 narrowly missed out on promotion to the 1. Liga. At the end of the 1978/79 season the club were relegated and so returned to the 3. Liga. [2]

The team currently plays in Liga 1., the third highest tier in the Swiss football pyramid where they have played since 1996. [3]

Stadium

The club play their home games at Sportanlage Stapfen. The capacity is 3,000. The stadium was opened in 1997.

Current squad

As of 12 August 2022.Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Florian Zuber
3 DF Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Nikola Patkovic
4 DF Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Mirza Mujdzic
5 MF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Michael Borter
6 MF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Dalibor Vasenda
7 FW Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Vítězslav Hrdlička
8 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Gradi Nkunga
9 FW Flag of Palestine.svg  PLE Saleh Chihadeh
10 MF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Abduljabbar Al Abbadie
11 FW Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Yoann Freysinger
12 DF Flag of Kosovo.svg  KOS Durim Badalli
13 MF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Dean Roten
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Kay Anthamatten
15 MF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Dimitrije Radovanovic
17 MF Flag of Togo.svg  TOG Napo Arthur Ozouf
18 DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Aurelio Mangisch
19 DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Bastian Gasser
21 MF Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Abdullah Dzafo
23 DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Dominique Feldner
24 DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Simon Taugwalder
25 DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Cédric Arnold
31 GK Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Noah Bregy
96 GK Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Diego Berchtold

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References

  1. ↑ "Willkommen beim FC Naters". FC Naters (in German). Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  2. ↑ "Herren 1. Liga". FC Naters (in German). Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  3. ↑ "FC NATERS". www.red.sport. Retrieved 2023-02-21.


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