FC Zürich or FCZ (short for Fussballclub Zürich) is a football club from Zürich, Switzerland. The club was founded in 1896 and have won the Swiss Super League 12 times and the Swiss Cup 7 times. The club won the 2009 Swiss Super League and last won the Swiss Cup in 2005. They play at the Letzigrund in Zürich which seats 25,000.
The club was founded on 1st August 1896 by former members of the three local clubs (FC Turicum, FC Viktoria and FC Excel...
more
FC Zürich or FCZ (short for Fussballclub Zürich) is a football club from Zürich, Switzerland. The club was founded in 1896 and have won the Swiss Super League 12 times and the Swiss Cup 7 times. The club won the 2009 Swiss Super League and last won the Swiss Cup in 2005. They play at the Letzigrund in Zürich which seats 25,000.
The club was founded on 1st August 1896 by former members of the three local clubs (FC Turicum, FC Viktoria and FC Excelsior). FC Zürich won its first title in the Swiss Super League in 1901/02, but did not win it again until 1923/24.
Until the 1930s the club's sporting remit also included rowing, boxing, athletics and handball but later focused solely on football.
Between 1925 and 1960 FC Zürich were the wilderness years, devoid of success. The club struggled to keep in the top flight and were relegated from the Super League in 1934, playing in the Challenge League until 1941. In 1940/41, they returned to the Super League where they stayed until their...
less
