BSC Young Boys

BSC Young Boys (official Berner Sport Club Young Boys) is a Swiss football football club of the Swiss capital, Berne. The BSC Young Boys played since 2005 in the Stade de Suisse, where in former times the “legendary” Wankdorf stadium stood.

BSC Young Boys

fullname = Berner Sport Club Young Boys
Nickname(s)	YB
Founded	1898
Ground	Stade de Suisse (capacity: 31,783)
Chairman	Thomas Grimm
Manager
League	Swiss Super League
2022/2023	Champions
Home colours Away colours

History

The FC Young Boys club was founded on 14 March 1898, taking its name in contrast to the existing club Old Boys Basel. The club played its first game, against FC Viktoria on the following 17 June. It won the Swiss Championship three years in succession, in 1909, 1910, and 1911.

Honours

• Swiss Super League:
  • Winners (11): 1903, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1920, 1929, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1986

• Swisscom Cup:
  • Winners (8): 1930, 1945, 1953, 1958, 1977, 1987, 2020, 2023

• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:
  • Quarterfinals (1): 1986

• Coppa delle Alpi
  • Winners (1): 1974

Trainer

1913–1918 Williams Reynold 1918–1920 Jimmy Hogan 1920–1924 Berth Smith 1924–1928 Sandy Higgens 1928–1929 Ernst Meyer 1929–1931 Doris Kürschner 1931–1932 Viktor Hierländer 1932–1935 Hans Wüthrich 1935–1942 Hans Pulver 1942–1946 Bela Volentik 1947–1948 Willi Baumgartner 1948–1949 Fritz Gschweidl 1949–1950 Eric Norbert Jones 1951–1964 Albert Sing 1964–1964 Heinz Bigler (April–Juli) 1964–1968 Hans Merkle

1968–1968 René Häfeli (Januar–Juli) 1968–1970 Albert Brülls 1970–1970 Walter Eich (Januar–Juli) 1970–1970 Henri Skiba (Juli–November) 1970–1972 Heinz Schneiter und Walter Eich 1972–1973 Otto Peters 1973–1977 Kurt Linder 1977–1978 René Hüssy 1978–1980 Timo Konietzka 1980–1983 Lambert Theunissen 1983–1983 Kurt Linder (Juli–Oktober) 1983–1984 Walter Eich 1984–1988 Alexander Mandziara 1988–1990 Tord Grip 1990–1990 Pal Csernai 1990–1994 Martin Trümpler

1994–1995 Bernard Challandes 1995–1997 Jean-Marie Conz 1997–1997 Tord Grip (April–Juli) 1997–1998 Roland Andersson und Thomas Sjöberg 1998–1998 Robert Schober und Admir Smajic (Januar–Juli) 1998–1999 Claude Ryf 1999–1999 Martin Weber (Mai–Juli) 1999–1999 Roger Läubli (Juli) 1999–1999 Richard Wey und Admir Smajic (Juli) 1999–1999 Richard Wey (August) 1999–2003 Marco Schällibaum 2003–2005 Hanspeter Zaugg (bis zum 17. Oktober) 2005–2006 Gernot Rohr (ab 18. Oktober) 2006–        Martin Andermatt (ab Oktober)

Vereinspräsidenten

1898–1899 Max Schwab 1899–1904 Dr. Edgar Fetscherin 1904–1905 Dr. Otto Kubli 1905–1906 Albert Heiniger 1906–1907 Max Schwab 1907–1908 D. Chessex 1908–1909 Edgar Egger 1909–1911 Walter Messerli 1911–1915 Dr. Herbert Schmid 1915–1919 Dr. Herbert Frey 1919–1920 Albert Hirt 1920–1921 Hans Greuber 1921–1923 Heinz Schwab 1923–1924 Albert Hirt 1924–1926 Rudolf Roth 1926–1928 Ermin Flück

1928–1929 Dr. Otto Grogg 1929–1934 G. Marchand 1934–1936 Rudolf Roth 1936–1937 Dr. Adrian Schorrer 1937–1939 G. Marchand 1939–1942 Eduard Studer 1942–1943 Herrmann Wirth 1943–1947 Otto Wirz 1947–1948 Erwin Bähler 1948–1950 Adolf Rösti 1950–1952 Felix Neuenschwander 1952–1954 Guido Wärtli 1954–1957 Walter Bögli 1957–1962 Hermann Steinegger 1962–1867 Dr. Herbert Althaus 1967–1971 Willy Sigrist

1971–1972 Ferdinand Schmutz 1972–1980 Ralph Zloczower 1980–1993 Rudolf Baer 1993         Jürg Aeberhard 1993–1995 Jacques Chèvre 1995–1996 Dr. Peter Cerny 1996         Roland Schönenberger 1996–1997 Walter Frei 1997         Peter Morgenthaler 1997–1998 Roland Güngerich 1998–1999 Peter Siegrist 1999–2001 Martin Maraggia 2001–2003 Heinz Fischer 2003–2007 Peter Mast 2007–        Thomas Grimm

BSC Young Boys Media

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  Chart of BSC Young Boys table positions in the Swiss football league system

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  Choreographie der YB-Ultras im Spiel YB-Xamax im Mai 2008