FC St. Gallen
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| Full name | Fussballclub St. Gallen 1879 | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Espen | ||
| Founded | 19 April 1879 | ||
| Ground | Kybunpark, St. Gallen | ||
| Capacity | 19,694 | ||
| Chairman | Dölf Früh | ||
| Manager | Josef Zinnbauer | ||
| League | Swiss Super League | ||
| 2015–16 | Swiss Super League, 7th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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FC St. Gallen 1879 (Fussballclub St. Gallen 1879) is a Swiss football club based in St. Gallen. The club is currently playing in the 2016–17 Swiss Super League.
History
Having been founded on 19 April 1879, FC St. Gallen is the oldest existing club in Swiss football and mainland Europe.[1] 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. During the last decade, the strength of the club continually declined and this eventually resulted in the transformation to a yo-yo club. St. Gallen were relegated to the second-tier Challenge League twice at the end of the 2007–08 and the 2010–11 seasons. St. Gallen has recently seen a remarkable surge in performance over the last 2 years and now has solidified itself as one of Switzerland's better clubs.
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
- Swiss Champions: 1903–04, 1999-00
- Swiss Cup winners: 1969
- Swiss Cup runner-up: 1945, 1977, 1998
- Anglo Cup runner-up: 1910
- Swiss League Cup winners: 1978
- Swiss League Cup runner-up:: 1982
- Swiss Challenge League: 2009, 2012
European record
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2000–2001 | UEFA Champions League | Third qualifying round |  Galatasaray
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1–2 | 2–2 | 3–4 |
| UEFA Cup | First round |  Chelsea
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2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| UEFA Cup | Second round |  Club Brugge
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1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | |
| 2001–2002 | UEFA Cup | Qualifying round |  Pelister
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2–3 | 2–0 | 4–3 |
| First round |  Steaua București
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2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | ||
| Second round |  Freiburg
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1–4 | 1–0 | 2–4 | ||
| 2002 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | First round |  B68 Toftir
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5–1 | 6–0 | 11–1 |
| Second round |  Willem II
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1–1(aet) | 0–1 | 1–2 | ||
| 2007 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Second round |  Dacia Chişinău
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0–1(aet) | 1–0 | 1–1(0–3p) |
| 2013–14 | UEFA Europa League | Play-off |  Spartak Moscow
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1–1 | 4–2 | 5–3 |
| Group A |  Valencia
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2–3 | 1–5 | 4th place | ||
| Swansea City
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1–0 | 0–1 | ||||
| Kuban Krasnodar
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2–0 | 0–4 |
Players
Current squad
- As of 2 February, 2017[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Retired numbers
17 – 
Marc Zellweger, defender (1994–01, 2003–10)
Managers
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References
- ^ "Geschichte des FC St.Gallen". FC St. Gallen (in German). fcsg.ch. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
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