FC Ruggell

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FC Ruggell
FC Ruggell Logo.png
Full nameFußballclub Ruggell
Founded9 March 1958;65 years ago (9 March 1958)
Ground Freizeitpark Widau
Ruggell, Liechtenstein
Capacity500
ChairmanSandro Cudazzo
ManagerMichael Mäder
League 2. Liga
2017–182. Liga, Group 1 (OFV), 4th

FC Ruggell is a Liechtensteiner amateur football team that plays in Ruggell. They currently play in the Swiss Football League, in 2. Liga, which is the sixth tier of Swiss football. Like all Liechtensteiner clubs, they play in the Swiss football pyramid.

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They have reached the final of the Liechtenstein Football Cup on 7 occasions, most recently in 2019, where they lost 3–2 against FC Vaduz.

History

Formation and early years (1958–1970)

The club was founded after 10 sports enthusiasts from Ruggell met at the Gasthaus Rössle - a local Inn - at midday of 9 March 1958. The first match played under the name FC Ruggell was in the Liechtenstein Junior Tournament in Triesen, which Ruggell's Youth C-Team took place in, with their first match happening on 7 September 1958. The following year the club competed in a senior league match for the first time, spending the 1959/60 season in the Swiss 4. Liga. In 1963 the club reached the final of the Liechtenstein Cup for the first time, losing 3:1 against FC Schaan. The team won its first honour in 1970, winning the league title in 4. Liga but losing the promotion playoffs to FC Gams.

3. Liga (1970–1983)

In 1973 Ruggell won their league once again, however this time they won their playoff matches against FC Buchs and FC Untervaz, promoting them to the 3. Liga for the first time in their history. The club remained in the 3. Liga for several years after, never getting into any promotion playoffs, however did have some success in the Swiss Cup (which clubs from Liechtenstein were allowed to participate in at the time. In 1975, they beat the second division teams of Altstätten and Rorschach but were knocked out in the third round by FC Triesen. During the 1980s Ruggell's youth teams had more success, with the youth C, D and E teams winning their competitions, however the senior team wasn't performing as well, typically finishing in the lower end of the 3. Liga table. In 1981 they reached the Liechtenstein Cup Final for the fourth time, after a 5–0 victory over Vaduz in the semi-final, but lost to FC Balzers 3-0 after extra time.

Playoffs and Decline (1983–2000)

1983 was the 25th anniversary of the founding of FC Ruggell, with several sporting events done in celebration. At the end of the 1984–85 season, the club was joint on points with the league leaders FC Diepoldsau, after winning a crucial final day match against local rivals FC Schann. This meant that a final match between the two teams was scheduled to decide who had won the division, with Ruggell winning the match, giving them their first 3. Liga title and their first time in the playoffs for promotion to the 2. Liga, however they failed to get promoted. In the 1988–89 season, the club had a women's team for the first time.

In the 1994–95 season, the club was relegated back to the 4. Liga, however was promoted back to the 3. Liga the following season. The club was then promoted and relegated between these two divisions until the new millennium.

Recent history (2000–present)

In 2001 Ruggell reached the Final of the Liechtenstein Cup for the first time in 20 years, but once again they lost, this time in a 9–0 defeat to FC Vaduz. On 31 August 2002, the club's new ground - the Freizeitpark Widau - was officially opened. In 2007 the club reached the Liechtenstein Cup final for the 6th time but lost 8-0 to FC Vaduz. The team remained consistently in the 3 Liga for the rest of the 2000s and 2010s until the end of the 2015–16 season, when the club was promoted the 2. Liga for the first time. [1] The team were the runners up of the Liechtenstein cup in 2019, having lost to FC Vaduz 3–2. [2] On April 9, 2020, the club announced that starting from next season Michael Mäder would the club's new head coach. [3]

Honours

FC Ruggell's old logo FC Ruggell.png
FC Ruggell's old logo

Domestic competitions

Runners-up (7): 1963, 1973, 1978, 1981, 2001, 2007, 2019

Switzerland competitions

Winners (3): 1984–85, 2015–2016
Winners (4): 1969–70, 1972–73, 1995–96, 1998–99

Current squad

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 Liechtenstein.svg  LIE Pirmin Marxer
2 DF Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  LIE Simon Maag
3 DF Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  LIE Philip Seeman
4 MF Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  LIE Stefan Maag
5 DF Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  LIE Alexander Marxer
6 DF Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  LIE Elias Quaderer
7 MF Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  LIE Daniel Elmer
8 MF Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  LIE Luca Ritter
9 MF Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  LIE Ricardo Brancaleone
10 FW Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  LIE Constantin Marxer
11 MF Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  LIE Moritz Eidenbenz
12 GK Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Matthias Haselwater
13 MF Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  LIE Collin Haas
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 MF Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  LIE Nicola Kollmann
15 MF Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  LIE Andrin Risch
16 DF Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  LIE Lukas Büchel
17 MF Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  LIE Dominik Meier
19 MF Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  LIE Fabian Ducak
20 FW Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  LIE Helmar Andrade
22 MF Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  LIE Marius Hasler
24 MF Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Borislav Pavicic
25 FW Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  LIE Johannes Hirschbühl
28 GK Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  LIE Tobias Büchel
30 FW Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Agan Amzi
77 FW Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Agim Zeqiri

Staff

Coach
Assistant coach
Goalkeeper coach
Physio

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References

  1. ↑ "Der Vorstand - FC Ruggell". www.fcruggell.li. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
  2. ↑ "Spielbericht". www.lfv.li (in German). 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
  3. ↑ "Michael Mäder wird neuer Trainer beim FC Ruggell - FC Ruggell". www.fcruggell.li. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
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