FC Wohlen

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FC Wohlen
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Full nameFussballclub Wohlen 1904
Founded1904;121 years ago (1904)
Ground Stadion Niedermatten, Wohlen
Capacity5,000 (634 seated)
ChairmanLucien Tschachtli
ManagerThomas Jent
League Swiss 1. Liga
2018-19 15th (relegated)

FC Wohlen is a Swiss football club based in the town Wohlen in Canton Aargau. They play in the Swiss 1. Liga, the fourth tier of football in the country.

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The club was founded in May 1904 and holds the honour of being the oldest football club in Switzerland that is not in a city. From 1930 to 1932 the team played in the Swiss Super League, the highest league in Switzerland, but mostly it has played in the 2nd or 3rd tiers. The greatest success of their recent history was their promotion to the Challenge League in 2002. In the autumn of 2004 they moved into their new stadium, Stadion Niedermatten.

The most famous former player is Ciriaco Sforza.

Chart of FC Wohlen table positions in the Swiss football league system Wohlen performance Graph.png
Chart of FC Wohlen table positions in the Swiss football league system

Current squad

As of 10 September 2021 [1] [2]

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 Olivier Joos
2 DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Genti Ajdari
3 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Hugo Chabin
4 DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Justin Pfister
5 FW Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Luigi Milicaj
6 DF Flag of Kosovo.svg  KOS Alban Pnishi
7 FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Thomas Schiavano
8 MF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Muhamed Seferi
9 FW Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Vilson Doda
10 FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Davide Giampà
11 FW Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  DOM Luiyi Lugo
12 FW Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Javi Gabathuler
No.Pos.NationPlayer
13 DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Gianluca Calbucci
14 MF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Dario Stadler
15 FW Flag of Angola.svg  ANG Valdimiro Quinjinca
16 DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Nicolas Künzli
18 GK Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Loïc Jacot
19 DF Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Nikola Božić
20 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Ronny Minkwitz
21 MF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Edison Golaj
22 MF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Joêl Richner
23 DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Yannick Waser
27 MF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Esat Balaj
28 GK Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Luca Thaler

Former players

Former managers

Stadium

The stadium is located in an area of Wohlen known as the "low mats". The stadium is owned by the Wohlen Council.

The total capacity is 3,734. Of these, 634 seats and 3100 standing.

The stadium is part of the a sports complex which includes, in addition to the football stadium, an athletics facility with 400-meter circular track, an inline skating space, two all-weather football pitches and nine tennis courts. The construction work began in autumn 2002 and was completed in spring 2004.

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References

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  2. "FC Wohlen". Swiss Football League . Retrieved 23 April 2018.