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FC St. Gallen is a
SwissSwitzerland , officially the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 states named cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities...
football club based in the city of
St. GallenSt. Gallen is the capital of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It evolved from the hermitage of Saint Gall, founded in the 7th century. Today, it is a large urban agglomeration and represents the center of eastern Switzerland. The town mainly relies on services for its economic base.The...
in the
cantonThe 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...
of the same name. It was founded in 1879 making it the oldest football club in Switzerland. In 2008, the
AFG ArenaThe AFG Arena is a multi-use stadium in St. Gallen, Switzerland, completed in 2008. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of FC St. Gallen of the Swiss Super League. It replaces the Espenmoos stadium....
, located on the west side of town, replaced the
EspenmoosEspenmoos Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in St. Gallen, Switzerland. It was the home ground of the FC St. Gallen until their current stadium AFG Arena opened in 2008. The stadium held 11,800 spectators.-External links:*...
ground in the east end.
2007/2008 season
FC St. Gallen turned to 41-year-old former Bulgaria midfielder
Krasimir BalakovKrassimir Guenchev Balakov is a former Bulgarian footballer and a key member of the Bulgarian national team that finished fourth in the 1994 FIFA World Cup...
to take over from
Rolf FringerRolf Fringer is an Austrian football manager currently with FC Luzern. He managed the Switzerland national football team, and numerous Swiss football clubs.-External links:*...
following his sacking in October 2007. He joined the bottom-placed team and signed a contract until the end of the season after having parted company with their Swiss rivals Grasshopper-Club at the end of the 2006-2007 season.
2008/2009 season
After a disappointing relegation to the Swiss Challenge league, FC St. Gallen bounced straight back with an impressive promotion campaign in 08/09 where they beat rivals FC Lugano to the title by 8 points.
Honours
- Swiss Champions
The Swiss Super League or Axpo Super League is the top tier of the Swiss Football League.-Names:-Participating clubs:The teams competing in the 2009–10 season are-Promotion/Relegation from 2008–09 Season:...
: 1904, 2000
- Swiss Cup winners: 1969
- Swiss Challenge League: 2009
Current squad
As of 9 July 2009
Famous players
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