FC Luzern
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Fussball-Club Luzern (German pronunciation: [ɛf ˈt͡seː luˈtsɛrn]), or simply abbreviated to FCL, is a Swiss sports club based in Lucerne (German: Luzern). It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Super League, the top tier of the Swiss football league system, and has won the national title once and the national cup three times.[1][2]
Full name | Fussball-Club Luzern | ||
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Nickname(s) | Die Leuchten (The Lights) | ||
Founded | 12 August 1901; 122 years ago (1901-08-12) | ||
Ground | Swissporarena, Lucerne | ||
Capacity | 17,000 | ||
President | Stefan Wolf | ||
Head coach | Mario Frick | ||
League | Swiss Super League | ||
2023–24 | Swiss Super League, 7th of 12 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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The club colours are blue and white, derived from the City of Lucerne and Canton of Lucerne coats of arms. The club plays its home games at Swissporarena which was newly built in 2011 at the place of the old Stadion Allmend.[3]
FC Luzern was founded in 1901. It has non-professional departments for women's football, volleyball, boccia and gymnastics.[4]