FC Neunkirch is a Swiss women's association football club based in Neunkirch, a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen.[1][2][3] From 2007 the club was promoted in several consecutive seasons, reaching the top division Nationalliga A in 2013.[4] The club has an associated men's team who play in the lower leagues.
| Full name | FC Neunkirch | ||
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| Nickname(s) | FCN | ||
| Founded | July 1, 1963 | ||
| Ground | Sportplatz Randenblick, Neunkirch | ||
| Capacity | 1000 | ||
| Manager | Hasan Dracic | ||
| League | Nationalliga A | ||
| 2016–17 | Nationalliga A, 1st | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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In 2016–17 the team won its first national title.[5]
History edit
The football club was founded in 1963. A women's team only started playing in the league system in 2006.[6] After four promotions in the next seven years the team reached the top level Nationalliga A.[6]
The team ended the 2013–14 season in fourth place, third in the next season, and finished runners-up to Zürich in 2015–16.
In 2015 FC Neunkirch reached the semi-final of the Swiss Women's Cup. The team was leading FC Basel 1–0 when they were reduced to 10 players after their goalkeeper was shown a red card after 16 minutes. They eventually lost 2–1.[7]
After ten out of ten wins in the 2016–17 season they stood in first place. The team received some criticism for their lack of youth teams and because only 4 players from a 21-woman squad were Swiss.[6] They finished the season as champions and also won the 2017 cup final.[8]
Days after winning the double, the club withdrew their team from the Nationalliga A.[9] Estimated costs of over €500,000 for the next season proved too much for the club.
Current squad edit
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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| 4 | DF | Romina Bell |  Austria
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| 6 | DF | Yasmin Bunter |  England
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| 8 | MF | Sandy Mändly |  Switzerland
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| 14 | DF | Kayla Chambers |  United States
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| 16 | MF | Dana Fecková |  Slovakia
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| 17 | MF | Paula Serrano |  Spain
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| 18 | MF | Loukritia Chrysostomou |  Cyprus
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| 19 | MF | Martina Gelmetti |  Italy
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| 20 | DF | Celine Leusch |  Germany
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| 21 | MF | Martina Capelli | Italy
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| 23 | DF | Leonarda Balog |  Croatia
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| 38 | GK | Sandra Bruderer | Switzerland
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Former players edit
For details of current and former players, see Category:FC Neunkirch players.
References edit
- ^ FC Neunkirch at Soccerway.com (in English)
- ^ Club profile at Swiss Football Association website (in German)
- ^ Profile at UEFA website (in English)
- ^ "Herzliche Gratulation an den FC Neunkirch" (in German). christianamsler.ch. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "Der FC Neunkirch gewinnt das Double" (in German). srf.ch. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ a b c "Ein Dorfklub erobert die Schweiz, aber die Unschlagbaren sorgen auch für Ärger" (in German). watson.ch. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "Basel und Zürich stehen im Cupfinal" (in German). frauenfussballmagazin.ch. 1 March 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "Neunkirch holt das Double, Yverdon gerettet". Archived from the original on 2017-06-09. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
- ^ "Nach Finanzskandal um Sportchef Beat S.: Double-Gewinner Neunkirch zieht sich zurück!". 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Kader". FC Neunkirch (in German). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "Meisterschaft - Nationalliga A (Frauen) / Vor-/Rückrunde - 08.08.2015 17:00 - Stadion Espenmoos, St. Gallen - Stadion Espenmoos" (in German). Swiss Football Association. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "Schweizer-Cup - Schweizer Cup (Frauen) / 1. Hauptrunde - 29.08.2015 19:30 - Buechenwald, Gossau - Platzzuteilung erfolgt vor Ort" (in German). Swiss Football Association. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
External links edit
- Official website (in German)
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