| Full name | Fussballclub Altdorf | ||
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| Founded | June 1916 | ||
| Ground | Schützenmatte | ||
| Chairman | Armin Auf der Maur | ||
| Manager | Dominic Herger | ||
| League | 2. Liga | ||
| 2019–20 | 6th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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FC Altdorf (German: Fussballclub Altdorf) is a Swiss amateur football club based in the town of Altdorf. The club competes in 2020–21 in the 2. Liga, the sixth tier of the Swiss football pyramid. It plays its home matches at the Schützenmatte.
Founded in 1916, they are the oldest football club from the founding Swiss cantons. The team's colours are yellow and black, which are present in both the cantonal and the town's flag. The club has won the IFV Cup in 2017 and could compete in the Swiss Cup in the next season.
History edit
Fussballclub Altdorf was founded in Juni 1916 in the Restaurant Schützenmatt in Altdorf by a dozen of local football enthusiasts; shortly after, on July 8, 1916, it played its first match, a friendly fixture against FC Schwyz, which ended with a 2-1 vicory for Altdorf.[1] On 7 April 1918 Altdorf, together with FC Luzern, SC Cham, Kickers Luzern, Excelsior Zug and FC Schwyz, became a founding member of the Innerschweizerischer Fussballverband (English: Inner Switzerland Football Association).[1] After running into financial troubles in 1919 and being inactive till 1923, the club was reactivated in 1923, finished runner-up in the top-tier league of the IFV-Leage and could also participate in the third-tier Swiss league next year.[1][2]
FC Altdorf also won the football cup of the IFV in 2017 after facing FC Littau in the final: the match was drawn 1-1 at full-time and 2-2 after extra-time; Altdorf could clinch the title after winning the penalty shoot-out 7-6.[3] Due to its cup win, the club could participate in the 2017–18 version of the Swiss Cup, being eliminated by Servette in the first round after a 0–6 home defeat.[4]
Crest and colours edit
Facilities edit
Honours edit
Regional
- IFV Cup
- Winners (2): 1934, 2017
Current team edit
- As of 5 January 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References edit
- ^ a b c "50 Jahre Fußballclub Altdorf - Ein Rückblick von 1916-1966" (in German). FC Altdorf. July 1966. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "100 Jahre FC Altdorf - Jubiläumsschrift" (in German). FC Altdorf. August 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ Vollenwyder, Ruedi (4 June 2017). "FUSSBALL: Altdorf gewinnt Cup-Krimi" (in German). Luzerner Zeitung. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ Arnold, Bruno; Bricker, Elias (14 August 2017). "Die Genfer geben den Ton an" (in German). Luzerner Zeitung. Retrieved 6 January 2021.