FC Zürich Frauen
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FC Zürich Frauen is a women's football Club from Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

, Switzerland
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....

. Its first team plays since the founding of the Swiss national league
Nationalliga A (women's football)
The Women's Nationalliga A is the highest-level league competition for women's football clubs in Switzerland. It was established in 1970.League winners qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League...

 in 1970 in the first division. The team won 15 national championships and won the Cup 8 times.

History

FC Zürich Frauen was founded on 24 April 1970 under the name SV Seebach Zürich. 1980 the team won its first championship, one year later the team won the double. Until 2005 the team totalled 12 Championships and 7 Cup wins.

That year the SV Seebach Zürich was founded new under the name FFC Zürich Seebach. Between 2005 und 2008 the 13th championship followed and the 8th win of the Swiss Cup.

In summer 2008 the team was combined with FC Zürich. The name FFC Zürich Seebach was changed into FC Zürich Frauen.

FC Zürich Frauen ist Swiss record champion and 2nd in the alltime table only behind FFC Bern. After 10 year without the championship title the team won it in 2008 and was able to defend it in 2009 and 2010.

In the UEFA competitions Zürich reached the 2nd qualifying round in the 2008–09 UEFA Women's Cup. In the 2009-10
2009–10 UEFA Women's Champions League
The UEFA Women's Champions League 2009–10 was the first edition of the newly branded tournament, and the ninth edition of a UEFA tournament for women's champion football clubs....

 and 2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League
2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League
The 2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League was the tenth edition of the European women's championship for football clubs. The final was held in London, England on 26 May 2011 at Craven Cottage....

 they started in the round of 32, but lost to Linköping
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 and Torres
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.

Titles

  • Swiss champion:
    • as SV Seebach Zürich: 12 (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1998)
    • as FFC Zürich Seebach: 1 (2008)
    • as FC Zürich Frauen: 2 (2009, 2010)
  • Swiss cup winner:
    • as SV Seebach Zürich: 7 (1981, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993)
    • as FFC Zürich Seebach: 1 (2007)

Current squad

As of 15 September 2011, according to the club's official website.


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