FC Lugano
FC Lugano is a Swiss football club from Lugano. The club was newly founded as AC Lugano in 2004 because of the relegation and the financial situation of FC Lugano, which was founded in 1908. In 2008 went back to his original name, FC Lugano. They play at the Stadio Cornaredo. They have played in what is now the Swiss Super League during the periods of 1922–53, 1954–60, 1961–63, 1964–76, 1979–80, 1988–97, 1998–02 and from 2015 until present.
| Full name | Football Club Lugano | |||
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| Founded | 1908 | |||
| Ground | Cornaredo Stadium, Lugano, Switzerland (capacity: 6,330) | |||
| Chairman | Philippe Regazzoni | |||
| Manager | Mattia Croci-Torti | |||
| League | Swiss Super League | |||
| 2022–23 | Swiss Super League, 3rd of 10 | |||
| Website | Club home page | |||
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History
Football Club Lugano was formed on 28 July 1908 . The team won its first Swiss Cup in 1931. The following decade, FC Lugano was able to win 3 national titles (1938, 1941 and 1949).
In 1968, Lugano won the Swiss Cup and participated in the Cup Winners' Cup. Two years later the team took part in the UEFA Cup. In 1993 Lugano won its third Cup against Grasshoppers and played Cup Winners' Cup. In the 1995–96 season, Lugano participated in the UEFA Cup, eliminating Jeunesse Hautcharage in the first round and Inter Milan in the second.
The club was declared bankrupt in 2003 and removed from the league. Due to the bankruptcy, the team was renamed AC Lugano and played with under-21 players because they were forced to sell or release the senior team to pay the club's debts. In 2004 the club merged with Malcantone Agno and the team should play in the Swiss Challenge League.[1]
On 4 June 2008 when the club became 100 years old the general meeting of shareholders voted on a name change. The historical name of Football Club Lugano was used again. In 2015 FC Lugano was promoted to the Swiss Super League.
On August 18, 2021, it was announced that American billionaire and owner of the Chicago Fire FC, Joe Mansueto had purchased FC Lugano and that the Fire and FC Lugano work together as sister clubs.[2] On 1 September 2021, assistant coach Mattia Croci-Torti took over coaching duties at the club, replacing Abel Braga.[3] The first season under new ownership was successful winning the 2021–22 Swiss Cup.[4]
European record
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968–69 | European Cup Winners' Cup | First Round |  Barcelona
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0–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 |
| 1971–72 | UEFA Cup | First Round |  Legia Warsaw
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1–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| 1993–94 | European Cup Winners' Cup | Qualifying Round |  Neman Grodno
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5–0 | 1–2 | 6–2 |
| First Round |  Real Madrid
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1–3 | 0–3 | 1–6 | ||
| 1995–96 | UEFA Cup | Preliminary Round |  Jeunesse Esch
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4–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 |
| First Round |  Inter Milan
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1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
| Second Round |  Slavia Prague
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1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | ||
| 2001–02 | UEFA Champions League | Second Qualifying Round |  Shakhtar Donetsk
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2–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 |
| 2002–03 | UEFA Cup | Qualifying Round |  FK Ventspils
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1–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 |
| 2017–18 | UEFA Europa League | Group G |  Hapoel Be'er Sheva
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1–0 | 1–2 | 3rd |
 Steaua București
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1–2 | 2–1 | ||||
| Viktoria Plzeň
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3–2 | 1–4 | ||||
| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | Group B | Dynamo Kyiv
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0–0 | 1–1 | 4th |
 Copenhagen
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0–1 | 0–1 | ||||
 Malmö FF
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0–0 | 1–2 | ||||
| 2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | Third Qualifying Round | Hapoel Be'er Sheva
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0–2 | 1–3 | 1–5 |
Players
Current squad
- As of 8 July 2022
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Honours
- Swiss Super League
- Champions: 1937–38, 1940–41, 1948–49
- Swiss Cup
- Winners (4): 1930–31, 1967–68, 1992–93, 2021–22
- Swiss Challenge League
- Winners: 2014–15
FC Lugano Media
Chart of FC Lugano table positions in the Swiss football league system
References
- ↑ FC Lugano - Switzerland 2017-18. LiberoGuide.
- ↑ Chicago Fire FC Owner and Chairman Joe Mansueto Purchases Swiss Super League Club FC Lugano | Chicago Fire FC. chicagofirefc.
- ↑ Berger, Nicola. Super League: Mattia Croci-Torti neuer Lugano-Trainer.
- ↑ Der FC Lugano gewinnt den 97. Schweizer Cupfinal. SFV.
Other websites
- Official website (in Italian)