FC Sion is a football club which plays in Switzerland. The club was founded in 1909. Their home ground ist the Stade Tourbillon.
| Full name | Football Club de Sion | |||
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| Founded | 1909 | |||
| Ground | Stade Tourbillon, Sion | |||
| Capacity | 14,500 | |||
| Chairman | Christian Constantin | |||
| Manager | Paolo Tramezzani | |||
| League | Swiss Super League | |||
| 2022-23 | Swiss Super League, 10th | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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FC Sion were founded in 1909 by Robert Gilliard. In 1914 they played in a league for the first time. From 1932 they played in the 4th level of Swiss football where they stayed mostly of the next 20 years.1962 they where promoted to Nationalliga A.[1] 1965 they won the first Swiss Cup, 1974 the second. They won also in 1980, 1982 and 1986. 1992 they won the first Swiss Championship. From 1995 on they won the Swiss Cup three times in a row. 1997 they also won the double.
After financial troubles they were relegated in 2001. 2003 the did not get a professional license. The club was saved by architect and former footballer Christian Constantin. 2006 they came back to Super League.
- As of 9 August 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Sionhas never lost a domestic cup final (13 wins in 13 appearances in the Swiss Cup) until a defeat by Basel in the 2017 edition.[2]
- Champions (2): 1991–92, 1996–97[3]
Swiss Cup
- Winners (13): 1964–65, 1973–74, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1985–86, 1990–91, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11[3] 2014–15
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