FC Luzern
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| Full name | Fussball Club Luzern | ||
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| Nickname(s) | FCL, Die Leuchten | ||
| Founded | 1901 | ||
| Ground | Swissporarena , Lucerne (Capacity: 17,800) |
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| Chairman |  Walter Stierli |
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| Manager | Murat Yakin |
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| League | Swiss Super League | ||
| 2010–11 | Swiss Super League, 6th | ||
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FC Luzern (French: FC Lucerne) is a Swiss football club, founded in 1901. The club colors are blue and white, derived from the Canton of Lucerne and the City of Lucerne coats of arms.
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[edit] History
Their greatest success was winning the Swiss Championship in 1989. They have won the Swiss Cup twice (1960 and 1992) and finished runners-up three times. They played in the Cup Winners' Cup in 1992 and the UEFA Cup in 1997.
Lucerne was relegated from the Super League in 2002, and was promoted to the Super League again in 2006 after winning the Challenge League.
On the 30 May 2006 Lucerne played the Brazilian national football team in a World Cup test match. The game was played in the St. Jakob-Park in Basel. The final score was 8:0 for Brazil. This match was part of the Brazilian team's two-week World Cup training session in Weggis in the Canton Lucerne.
[edit] Stadiums
Between 1934 and 2009, their home games were played at the Stadion Allmend[1], which had a theoretical capacity of 25,000. For security reasons however, the Swiss Football Association did not allow more than 13,000 to attend. Until the new Swisspor Arena[2] is completed, FC Luzern temporarily played their home games in the Gersag Stadion located in Emmenbrücke.
The moved into the Swissporarena in August 2011 opening with a 0-0 against FC Thun.[3]
[edit] Honours
- Swiss Super League
- Winners: 1989
- Swiss Cup
- Winners: 1960, 1992
- Runners Up: 1997, 2005, 2007
[edit] European appearances
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate score |
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| 1960/61 | European Cup Winners' Cup | Quarter Final |  |
ACF Fiorentina | 0:3 | 2:6 | 2:9 |
| 1986/87 | UEFA Cup | 1 |  |
FC Spartak Moscow | 0:0 | 0:1 | 0:1 |
| 1989/90 | European Cup | 1 |  |
PSV Eindhoven | 0:3 | 0:2 | 0:5 |
| 1990/91 | UEFA Cup | 1 |  |
MTK Budapest | 1:1 | 1:2 | 2:3 |
| 1990/91 | UEFA Cup | 2 |  |
VfB Admira Wacker Mödling | 0:1 | 1:1 | 1:2 |
| 1992/93 | European Cup Winners' Cup | 1 |  |
PFC Levski Sofia | 1:2 | 1:0 | 2:2 |
| 1992/93 | European Cup Winners' Cup | 2 | |
Feyenoord[4] | 1:0 | 1:4 | 2:4 |
| 1997/98 | European Cup Winners' Cup | 1 |  |
Slavia Prague | 2:4 | 0:2 | 2:6 |
| 2010/11 | UEFA Europa League | Q3 | |
FC Utrecht | 0:1 | 1:3 | 1:4 |
[edit] Recent seasons
2001/02 Swiss NLA, First Stage: 12th (of 12 Teams)
Swiss NLA/NLB, Second Stage, Relegation Pool: 7th of 8 Teams. Luzern theoretically would have been relegated. Due to financial problems three Teams due to Play in the NLA were not given the permission by the SWISS FA. Thus, Luzern miraculously was not relegated.
2002/03 Swiss NLA, First Stage: 9th (of 12 Teams, bottom four teams join relegation round)
Swiss NLA/NLB, Second Stage, Relegation Pool: 3rd of 7 Teams. Top 2 stayed in Super League, Lucerne relegated to Challenge League.
2003/04 Swiss Challenge League, 11th
2004/05 Swiss Challenge League, 5th Swiss Cup, Lost Final 3–1 to FC Zürich
2005/06 Swiss Challenge League, 1st Promoted to Swiss Super League
2006/07 Swiss Super League, 8th Swiss Cup Lost Final 1–0 to FC Basel
2007/08 Swiss Super League, 6th
2008/09 Swiss Super League, 9th (avoided relegation by beating FC Lugano 5 – 1 on aggregate in the barrage play offs. Swiss Cup Lost Semi Final in Penalty Shootout to FC Sion)
2009/10 Swiss Super League, 4th
2010/11 Swiss Super League, 6th
[edit] Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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[edit] Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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[edit] Multiple nationalities
[edit] Former players
- See also Category:FC Luzern players.
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[edit] Former head coaches
- See also Category:FC Luzern managers.
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[edit] References
- ^ FCL 17 June 2009 at 20:41 # I WAS THERE! FCL! (2009-06-17). "» Goodbye Stadion Allmend". Justcantbeatthat.com. http://justcantbeatthat.com/2009/goodbye-stadion-allmend/. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
- ^ "Swissporarena - Sportarena Allmend, Multimedia, Investoren, Swisspor Gruppe, Optionsverkauf" (in (German)). Swissporarena.ch. 2011-01-20. http://www.swissporarena.ch/. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
- ^ http://justcantbeatthat.com/2011/31-july-2011-swisspornarena-opens-with-fcl-0-0-tuna/
- ^ http://justcantbeatthat.com/2011/fear-and-loathing-in-luzern/
- ^ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/davidfairclough.htm
[edit] External links
- FC Luzern Online (German)
- FC Luzern in English fan site (English)
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