FC Fribourg
Stade Universitaire | |||
Capacity | 9,000) (1,000 seated | ||
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President | Magdalena Lauper | ||
Entraineur | Turgut Akdag | ||
League | 2._Liga_Interregional | ||
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FC Fribourg is a Swiss football club from the town of Fribourg in the Canton of Fribourg. In the 2022–23 season, the team plays in 2. Liga Interregional, the fifth highest tier in the Swiss football pyramid.
History
The club was founded on 21 October 1900 and began life as FC Technicum. It took its name from the local school where nine young men gathered in the school brewery to establish the foundations for a football club. The majority of the men were not local, most of the men were students from England. The team had to wait over a year for their first match. On 27 October 1901 the club lost 4–1 to Club Romand.
On 25 September 1904, FC Technicum became a member of
World War I put a stop to the club's progress and between 1914 and 1916 the club did not participate in any official championship. On 22 July 1917 the club changed its name to its present name, FC Fribourg.
In
During World War II there was some minor interruptions to the football calendar but in the 1939–40 season the club narrowly missed out on promotion back to the Super League by losing a play-off match against FC Basel.
The golden era of the club was in the 1950s. At the end of the 1951–52 season the club were champions of Nationalliga B and so were back in the top flight to play in the
In
Directly following their relegation to the second tier, the club suffered relegation again to the third tier, the 1. Liga, for the first time in their history at the end of the 1973–74 season. The club stayed at that level for four years before returning to the Nationalliga B. The club remained at this level until 1999 when they suffered relegation to the 1. Liga Promotion.
Stadium
FC Fribourg play their home games at
Current squad
- As of 1 October 2020
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
External links
- Official Website (in French)