FC St. Gallen

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St. Gallen
FC St. Gallen logo.svg
Full nameFussballclub St. Gallen 1879
Nickname(s)Espen
Founded19 April 1879;145 years ago (1879-04-19)
Ground Kybunpark, St. Gallen
Capacity19,694
PresidentMatthias Hüppi
Head coach Enrico Maaßen
League Swiss Super League
2023–24 Swiss Super League, 5th of 12
Website https://www.fcsg.ch/
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Fussballclub St. Gallen 1879, commonly known as St. Gallen, is a Swiss professional football club based in the city of St. Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen. The team competes in the Swiss Super League.

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History

Chart of FC St. Gallen table positions in the Swiss football league system St Gallen Performance Graph.png
Chart of FC St. Gallen table positions in the Swiss football league system

Founded on 19 April 1879, FC St. Gallen is the oldest club still in existence in Swiss football. However, the team has had relatively little success in comparison to other clubs. Despite the fact that St. Gallen won the Swiss championship twice in the 1903–04 and 1999–2000 seasons, the team has mostly been a mid-table side. St. Gallen were relegated to the second-tier Challenge League twice, at the end of the 2007–08 and the 2010–11 seasons. Since their promotion back to the Swiss Super League, they have remained in the top division for the past twelve years, establishing themselves again as a midtable club. In the 2019–20 season, the club finished as runners-up. Despite being based in a relatively small city, St. Gallen are known for their excellent support at both home and away games. In 2016, FC St. Gallen, became a member of the exclusive Club of Pioneers, as the oldest football club of Switzerland. [1]

Stadium

FC St. Gallen play their home games at the Kybunpark. The stadium has a capacity of 19,694 and it is on the west side of town. The stadium replaced the former Espenmoos stadium in the east.

Honours

Domestic

League

Cup

Others

  • Anglo Cup
    • Runners-up: 1910

European record

Overall record

Accurate as of 1 September 2024
CompetitionPlayedWonDrewLostGFGAGDWin%
European Cup / Champions League 201134−1000.00
Cup Winners' Cup 411226−4025.00
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 2584132842−14032.00
UEFA Conference League 73221213−1042.86
UEFA Intertoto Cup 106132410+14060.00
Total47189206767+0038.30

Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.

St. Gallen 2013 St. Gallen 2013.jpg
St. Gallen 2013
SeasonCompetitionRoundOpponentHomeAway Aggregate
1969–70 European Cup Winners' Cup First round Flag of Denmark.svg BK Frem 1–01–22–2 (a)
Second round Flag of Bulgaria.svg Levski Sofia 0–00–40–4
1983–84 UEFA Cup First round Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Radnički Niš 1–20–31–5
1985–86 UEFA Cup First round Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan 0–01–51–5
1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round Flag of Estonia.svg Viljandi JK Tulevik 3–26–19–3
Second round Flag of Austria.svg Austria Salzburg 1–01–32–3
2000–01 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round Flag of Turkey.svg Galatasaray 1–22–23–4
UEFA Cup First round Flag of England.svg Chelsea 2–00–12–1
Second round Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Club Brugge 1–11–22–3
2001–02 UEFA Cup Qualifying round Flag of North Macedonia.svg Pelister 2–32–04–3
First round Flag of Romania.svg Steaua București 2–11–13–2
Second round Flag of Germany.svg Freiburg 1–41–02–4
2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg B68 Toftir 5–16–011–1
Second round Flag of the Netherlands.svg Willem II 1–1 (aet)0–11–2
2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round Flag of Moldova.svg Dacia Chişinău 0–1 (aet)1–01–1 (0–3p)
2013–14 UEFA Europa League Play-off Flag of Russia.svg Spartak Moscow 1–14–25–3
Group A Flag of Spain.svg Valencia 2–31–54th place
Flag of England.svg Swansea City 1–00–1
Flag of Russia.svg Kuban Krasnodar 2–00–4
2018–19 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round Flag of Norway.svg Sarpsborg 08 2–10–12–2 (a)
2020–21 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round Flag of Greece.svg AEK Athens 0–1—0–1
2024–25 UEFA Conference League Second qualifying round Flag of Kazakhstan.svg FC Tobol 4–11–05–1
Third qualifying round Flag of Poland.svg Śląsk Wrocław 2–02–34–3
Play-off Flag of Turkey.svg Trabzonspor 0–01–1 (aet)1–1 (5–4p)
League phase Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina —
Flag of Germany.svg 1. FC Heidenheim —
Flag of Portugal.svg Vitória de Guimarães —
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Cercle Brugge —6–2
Flag of Serbia.svg TSC —
Ulster Banner.svg Larne —

Players

Current squad

As of 30 August 2024 [2]

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 Ghana.svg  GHA Lawrence Ati-Zigi
3 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Musah Nuhu
4 DF Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Jozo Stanić
5 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Stephan Ambrosius
7 MF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Christian Witzig
8 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Jordi Quintillà
9 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Willem Geubbels
10 FW Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Chadrac Akolo
11 FW Flag of Guinea.svg  GUI Moustapha Cissé (on loan from Atalanta )
13 MF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Gregory Karlen
14 MF Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Noah Yannick
15 DF Flag of Mali.svg  MLI Abdoulaye Diaby
16 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Lukas Görtler (captain)
18 FW Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Felix Mambimbi
No.Pos.NationPlayer
20 DF Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Albert Vallçi
22 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Konrad Faber
23 MF Flag of Kosovo.svg  KOS Betim Fazliji
24 MF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Bastien Toma
25 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Lukas Watkowiak
28 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Hugo Vandermersch
30 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Víctor Ruiz
35 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Bela Dumrath
36 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Chima Okoroji
63 MF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Corsin Konietzke
64 MF Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Mihailo Stevanović
70 MF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Noah Probst
77 FW Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Kevin Csoboth
90 FW Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Jovan Milošević (on loan from Stuttgart )

Out on loan

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of Kosovo.svg  KOS Behar Neziri(at Wil until 30 June 2025)
— MF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Jason Parente(at Wil until 30 June 2025)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— FW Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Lindon Ibishi(at Linth 04 until 31 December 2024)
— FW Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Nikolaj Möller (at Strømsgodset until 30 June 2025)

Retired numbers

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Marc Zellweger (1994–2001, 2003–2010)

Club officials

As of 1 July 2018
PositionStaff
Chairman Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Matthias Hüppi
Member Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Peter Germann
Sporting director Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alain Sutter
First-team manager Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Peter Zeidler
First-Team Assistant Manager Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Frank Baumann
First-Team Coach Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Moritz Fünfschmidt
First-Team Goalkeeper Coach Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rolf Neuhaus
Fitness Coach Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Thomas Wyss
Athletic Coach Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alois Baumgartner
Chief scout Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Manuel Kühn
Masseur Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stephan Oberli
Academy Goalkeeping Co-ordinator Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alex Nussbaumer
Team manager Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Heinz Hofmann
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Adrian Zingg

Coaches

Former players

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References

  1. ↑ "Know About FC Saint Gallen". asmonaco.com.
  2. ↑ "1. Mannschaft | Saison 2022/23" [First team | 2022/23 season] (in German). FC St. Gallen. 2 August 2022.
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