FC Echallens is a Swiss football club from Echallens

Echallens

Echallens is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:The territory of the municipality was already settled very early. There are remains of a Bronze Age foundry....

, canton Vaud

Vaud

Vaud is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland and is located in Romandy, the French-speaking southwestern part of the country. The capital is Lausanne. The name of the Canton in Switzerland's other languages are Vaud in Italian , Waadt in German , and Vad in Romansh.-History:Along the lakes,...

. The team currently plays in Liga 1.

Swiss 1. Liga (football)

1. Liga is the third tier of the Swiss Football League. The division is split into three groups of 16 teams, by geographical region.-Regional Format:...

, the third highest tier in the Swiss football pyramid

Swiss Football League

The Swiss Football League is organised in several leagues.-Proposed system from 2012-13 season onwards:-External links:* * * * *...

. The club was formed in 1921.

Stadium

FC Echallens play their home games at Sportplatz 3 Sapins in Echallens. The capacity is 3000 and is the opposite of the modern all seater stadiums

All-seater stadium

An all-seater stadium is a sports stadium in which every spectator has a seat. This is commonplace in football stadiums in nations such as the United Kingdom, Spain, and the Netherlands. Most soccer and American football stadiums in the United States and Canada are all-seaters, as are most baseball...

 in that it is standing-room only.

Current squad

Notable former players

See Also:
Lucien Favre

Lucien Favre

Lucien Favre is a football manager and former Swiss international player. He is the current head coach of Borussia Mönchengladbach.- Playing career :...

 Hahn Joon Blaise Nkufo

External links

• Official Website
• Soccerway.com profile
• Football.ch profile