FC Vaduz
| Full name | Fußball Club Vaduz | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Residenzler | |||
| Founded | 1932 | |||
| Ground | Rheinpark Stadion Vaduz, Liechtenstein (Capacity: 7,838 (6,127 seats)) |
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| Chairman |  Hanspeter Negele |
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| Manager |  Eric Orie |
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| League | Swiss Challenge League | |||
| 2008–09 | Swiss Super League, 10th (Relegated) | |||
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FC Vaduz is a Liechtenstein football club from Vaduz, but playing in the Swiss football system. The club plays at the national Rheinpark Stadion, which has a capacity of 6,127 when all seated but has additional standing places in the North and South ends of the ground, giving a total stadium capacity of 7,838.[1] They currently play in the Swiss Challenge League following relegation from the Swiss Super League after only one season in the top flight.
Vaduz have historically had many players from Liechtenstein, many of whom played for the Liechtenstein national team, but nearly all these players have moved abroad, and now the majority of the first team squad are foreign players from different areas of the world. The signing of experienced goalkeeper Peter Jehle from FC Tours and Franz Burgmeier from Darlington boosted the Liechtenstein contingent to six by the start of the 09/10 season.[2]
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History
Fußball Club Vaduz was founded on February 14 1932 in Vaduz, and the club's first chairman was Johann Walser. In its first training match, which Vaduz played in Balzers on April 24 of that year, the newly-born team emerged as 2–1 winners. The club played in Vorarlberger Football Association in Austria for the 1932–1933 season. In 1933, Vaduz began playing in Switzerland. Over the years Vaduz struggled through various tiers of Swiss football and won its first Liechtensteiner Cup in 1949. Vaduz enjoyed a lengthy stay in the Swiss 1. Liga from 1960 to 1973, which is the third tier of the Swiss football league system.
Vaduz pay a fee to the Swiss Football Association in order to participate as a foreign club. There have been calls for this agreement to be revoked, but discussions have meant that a permanent arrangement has now taken place for a Liechtenstein representative to be allowed to participate in the Challenge League or Super League in future.[3]
From the 2001–02 season, Vaduz played in the Challenge League (formerly called Nationalliga B), the second tier of the Swiss league system. In recent years Vaduz were one of the best teams in the Challenge League and gave serious challenges towards promotion to the Super League, especially in 2004 and 2005, playing two-leg play-offs in both cases. In the 2007–08 season, Vaduz secured promotion to the Swiss Super League on 12 May 2008 by winning the Challenge League on the final day of the season, giving Liechtenstein a representative at the highest level of Swiss football for the first time. Vaduz, however, were relegated back to the Challenge League after one season in the top flight.
In 1992, Vaduz qualified for European football for the first time, entering the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as Liechtenstein Cup winners but lost 1–12 on aggregate to FC Chornomorets Odessa of Ukraine. In 1996, Vaduz qualified for the next round with their first European victory, winning 5–3 on aggregate over FC Universitate Riga of Latvia, although Vaduz lost to Paris St-Germain of France 0–7 on aggregate in the first round proper.
After the Cup Winners' Cup was abolished, Vaduz have annually entered the UEFA Cup (now the UEFA Europa League) as a result of winning the Liechtenstein Cup every year since 1998. However, they have never got past the qualifying rounds to date.
However, Vaduz did come within one second of reaching the first round proper of the UEFA Cup in 2002. With the aggregate scores level, and with opponents Livingston scheduled to go through on away goals, Vaduz won a late corner. The ball was sent into the box, and Marius Zarn hit a goal-bound shot. However, the referee blew the whistle for full-time just before the ball crossed over the line, and Livingston progressed through in controversial circumstances.
FC Vaduz started their European campaign in 2009–10 by beating Scottish side Falkirk in the second qualifying round of the Europa League. However, they lost 3–0 on aggregate to Czech side Slovan Liberec in the third qualifying round.
Achievements
- Liechtenstein football Cup: 39
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- 1949, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Swiss Challenge League Champions: 1
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- 2008
European record
| Season | Round | Club | Score |
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| 1992–93 | Q |  Chernomorets Odessa |
0–5, 1–7 |
| 1995–96 | Q |  SK Hradec Králové |
0–5, 1–9 |
| 1996–97 | Q |  FC Universitate Riga |
1–1, 1–1 (5–3 pens) |
| First Round |  Paris Saint-Germain |
0–4, 0–3 | |
| 1998–99 | Q |  Helsingborgs IF |
0–2, 0–3 |
| Season | Round | Club | Score |
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| 1999-00 | Q |  F.K. Bodø/Glimt |
0–1, 1–2 |
| 2000–01 | Q |  Amica Wronki |
0–3, 3–3 |
| 2001–02 | Q |  Varteks Varazdin |
3–3, 1–6 |
| 2002–03 | Q |  Livingston FC |
1–1, 0–0 |
| 2003–04 | Q | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
0–1, 0–1 |
| 2004–05 | Q1 |  Longford Town FC |
1–0, 3–2 |
| Q2 | .svg.png){kind=small} KSK Beveren |
1–3, 1–2 | |
| 2005–06 | Q1 |  FC Dacia Chişinău |
2–0, 0–1 |
| Q2 |  Beşiktaş JK |
0–1, 1–5 | |
| 2006–07 | Q1 |  Újpest FC |
4–0, 0–1 |
| Q2 |  FC Basel |
1–0, 1–2 | |
| 2007–08 | Q1 |  FC Dinamo Tbilisi |
0–2, 0–0 |
| 2008–09 | Q1 |  Zrinjski Mostar |
1–2, 0–3 |
| Season | Round | Club | Score |
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| 2009–10 | Q2 | Falkirk |
0–1, 2–0 (AET) |
| Q3 |  FC Slovan Liberec |
0–1, 0–2 | |
| 2010–11 | Q2 |  Brondby |
0–3, 0-0 |
Current squad
As of 3 June 2010 Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
Head Coach
- Eric Orie
Assistant Coach & Condition Coach
Roger Prinzen
Goalkeeper Coach
- Sebastian Selke
Sports Physiotherapist
- Christa Biçer-Beck
Team Doctor
Dr. Claudio Canova- Dr. Thomas Lindenfeld
- Dr. Vilijam Zdravković
Physiotherapist
- Manuel Nef
- Simon Storm
Medicine Adviser
- Dr. Edward van Frank
Former players
Former coaches
- Walter Hörmann (2001–2003)
- Martin Andermatt (2003–2005)
- Ignaz Good (2005–2006)
- Mats Gren (2006)
- Maurizio Jacobacci (2006–2007)
- Hanjo Weller (2007)
- Heinz Hermann (2007–2008)
- Pierre Littbarski (2008–2010)
Former personnel
- Werner Gerber (Director of Sport)
- Stephan Lehmann (Goalkeeper Coach)
- Tamás Szabó (Goalkeeper Coach)
- Ignaz Good (Team Chef)
- Vittorio Franco Caruso (Co-Trainer)
- Robert Jaspert (Assistant Coach)
- Rigobert Wolf (Kit Manager)
- Hanjo Weller (Scout)
- Dietmar Schacht (Scout)
References
- ↑ http://www.fcvaduz.li/en/stadium.html
- ↑ http://www.fcvaduz.li/en/season.html
- ↑ "FCV is still playing in Swiss League (German)". volksblatt.li. 2009-12-23. http://www.volksblatt.li/default.aspx?newsid=38430&src=vb®ion=li. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
External links
- Official website (German)
- erster offizieller Fanclub 04 (German)
- FCV-Forum (German)
- Vaduz Nord (German)
- Swiss Football League profile (German)
- Soccerway.com profile
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