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FC Luzern is a Swiss

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

football club, founded in 1901. The club colors are blue and white, derived from the Canton of Lucerne

Canton of Lucerne

Lucerne is a canton of Switzerland. It is located in the centre of Switzerland. The population of the canton is . , the population included 57,268 foreigners, or about 15.8% of the total population. The cantonal capital is Lucerne.-History:...

and the City of Lucerne

Lucerne

Lucerne is a city in north-central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of that country. Lucerne is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and the capital of the district of the same name. With a population of about 76,200 people, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and...

coats of arms.

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

UEFA Cup

The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...

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

St. Jakob-Park

' is a Swiss sports stadium in Basel. It is the largest football venue in Switzerland and home to FC Basel. "Joggeli", as the venue is nicknamed by the locals, was originally built with a capacity of 33,433 seats. The capacity was increased to 42,500 for Euro 2008, which was hosted by Switzerland...

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

Weggis

Weggis is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.It forms part of the northern shore of Lake Lucerne. The official language is German.-History:In about 800 the monastery of Pfäfers acquired the court of Wattawis...

in the Canton

Cantons of Switzerland

The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...

Lucerne.

Stadiums

Between 1934 and 2009, their home games were played at the Stadion Allmend

Stadion Allmend

Stadion Allmend was a multi-purpose stadium in Lucerne, Switzerland. Its current primary use was for football matches. The stadium had a capacity of 25000, although security concerns mandate limiting audiences to 15000....

, which had a theoretical capacity of 25,000. For security reasons however, the Swiss Football Association

Swiss Football Association

The Swiss Football Association is the governing body of football in Switzerland. It organizes the football league, the Swiss Football League, and the Switzerland national football team. It is based in Bern....

did not allow more than 13,000 to attend. Until the new Swisspor Arena is completed, FC Luzern temporarily played their home games in the Gersag Stadion

Stadion Gersag

Stadion Gersag is a stadium in Emmenbrücke, Luzern, Switzerland. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of FC Emmenbrücke. The stadium has 3,195 covered seats and 4,785 standing places...

located in Emmenbrücke.

The moved into the Swissporarena

Swissporarena

Swissporarena is a new multi-use stadium in Lucerne, Switzerland, completed in 2011. It's used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of FC Lucerne of the Swiss Super League. The stadium has a capacity of 16,800 spectators...

in August 2011 opening with a 0-0 against FC Thun

FC Thun

FC Thun 1898 is a Swiss football team from the Bernese Oberland town of Thun. The club currently plays in the Swiss Super League after being promoted in the 2009/10 season. The club plays at the Arena Thun which accommodates a total of 10,300 supporters, both seated and standing...

Honours

Swiss Super League
Swiss Super League
The Swiss Super League or Axpo Super League is the top tier of the Swiss Football League. The Swiss Super League is currently ranked 16th according to UEFA's ranking of league coefficients, which is based upon Swiss team performances in European competitions.-Names:-Participating clubs:The teams...
- Winners: 1989
  Swiss Super League 1988-89
  Statistics of Swiss National League A in the 1988–1989 football season.-First stage:-Champions Group:-Group A:-Group B:-References:...

Swiss Cup
- Winners: 1960, 1992
- Runners Up: 1997, 2005, 2007

European appearances

Season	Competition	Round	Club	1st leg	2nd leg	Aggregate score
1960/61	European Cup Winners' Cup	Quarter Final	ACF Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Founded by a merger in 1926, Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A...	0:3	2:6	2:9
1986/87	UEFA Cup	1	FC Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...	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 VfB Admira Wacker Mödling FC Admira Wacker Mödling is an Austrian football club from Mödling. The club was originally formed in 1905 as SK Admira Vienna in the Austrian capital...	0:1	1:1	1:2
1992/93	European Cup Winners' Cup	1	PFC Levski Sofia PFC Levski Sofia "Levski Sofia" redirects here. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia .PFC Levski Sofia, otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria...	1:2	1:0	2:2
1992/93	European Cup Winners' Cup	2	Feyenoord	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

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

Swiss Super League

The Swiss Super League or Axpo Super League is the top tier of the Swiss Football League. The Swiss Super League is currently ranked 16th according to UEFA's ranking of league coefficients, which is based upon Swiss team performances in European competitions.-Names:-Participating clubs:The teams...

2006/07
Swiss Super League

Swiss Super League

, 8th Swiss Cup Lost Final 1–0 to FC Basel

FC Basel

Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. They are one of the most successful clubs in Swiss football, having won the Swiss Super League 14 times, the third most for any Swiss club. They were most successful in the late 1960s and 1970s, winning the...

2007/08

Swiss Super League 2007-08

-End of season:Last updated 10 May 2008Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points...

Swiss Super League

, 6th

2008/09

Swiss Super League 2008-09

Swiss Super League 2008–09 is the 112th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. The competition is officially named AXPO Super League due to sponsoring purposes. It began on 18 July 2008 with a match between Young Boys Bern and reigning champions FC Basel, which the latter won by 2–1...

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

FC Sion

FC Sion is a Swiss football team from the city of Sion. The club was founded in 1909, and play their home games at the Stade Tourbillon. They have won the Swiss Super League twice, and the Swiss Cup in each of their twelve appearances in the final, the most recent being in 2011.The first team also...

)

2009/10
Swiss Super League

Swiss Super League

, 4th

2010/11
Swiss Super League

Swiss Super League

, 6th

Current squad

Out on loan

Multiple nationalities

Nelson Ferreira

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Hakan Yakin

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Former players

See also .

Semir Tuce

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(1989–95) Otavio Braga

Otavio Braga

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(1996) Ratinho

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(2004–07) Petar Aleksandrov

Petar Aleksandrov

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(1995–98) Lucien Mettomo

Lucien Mettomo

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(2006–07) Francisco Arrué

Francisco Arrué

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(2002) John Eriksen

John Eriksen

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(1989–91) David Fairclough

David Fairclough

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(1984–85) Gocha Jamarauli

Gocha Jamarauli

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(2002) Ottmar Hitzfeld

Ottmar Hitzfeld

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(1980–83) Ludwig Kögl

Ludwig Kögl

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(1996–99) Jürgen Mohr (1986–89) Sigurður Grétarsson

Sigurður Grétarsson

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(1985–90)
Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto

Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto

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(1994–95) Regillio Nooitmeer

Regillio Nooitmeer

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René van Eck

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(1990–98) Ike Shorunmu

Ike Shorunmu

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(2001–02) George Koumantarakis

George Koumantarakis

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(1998–99) Mario Cantaluppi

Mario Cantaluppi

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(2006–07) Davide Chiumiento (2007-2010) Alexander Frei (1999–00) Andy Halter (1985–88)

Ivan Knez

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(1994–99) Adrian Knup

Adrian Knup

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(1989–92) Blaise Kufo

Blaise Kufo

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(2000)
Remo Meyer

Rémo Meyer

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(1997–02) Franz Xaver Müller (1987–88) Christophe Ohrel

Christophe Ohrel

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(2000–01) Christian Schwegler

Christian Schwegler

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(2003–05) Pirmin Schwegler

Pirmin Schwegler

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(2003–05) Christoph Spycher

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(1999–01)

Nestor Subiat

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(2001)

Kubilay Türkyilmaz

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(1999–01) Stefan Wolf (1990–97) Agent Sawu

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(1994–98)

Former head coaches

See also .

Bruno Rahmen

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(1983-85) Friedel Rausch

Friedel Rausch

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(1985–92) Bertalan Bicskei

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(1992–93) Timo Konietzka (1993–94) Egon Coordes

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(1998) Andy Egli (1998–01) Raimondo Ponte (2001) Jörn Andersen (2001–03)
Bidu Zaugg

Hans-Peter Zaugg

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(2002–03) Urs Schönenberger

Urs Schönenberger

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(2003) René van Eck

René van Eck

(2003–06) Friedel Rausch

Friedel Rausch

(2004–06) Ciriaco Sforza

Ciriaco Sforza

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(2006–08) Jean-Daniel Gross

Jean-Daniel Gross

Jean-Daniel Gross is a retired Swiss football player who is currently the manager of FC Lucerne II. In his playing career, which ended in 2003, he played for clubs including Young Boys and Zug 94.-External links:**...

(interim coach) (2008) Roberto Morinini (2008)

Rolf Fringer (2008–2011) Christian Brand

Christian Brand

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(interim coach) (2011)

External links

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