FC Baden

FC Baden
Full nameFussballclub Baden 1897
Founded1897 (1897)
GroundEsp Stadium,
Fislisbach, Switzerland
Capacity7,000 (1,000 seated)
ChairmanHeinz Gassmann[1]
ManagerMichael Winsauer
League1st League Classic
2024–25Promotion League, 17th of 18 (relegated)
Websitehttps://www.fcbaden.ch

Fussballclub Baden 1897, simply known as FC Baden, is a Swiss football club based in Baden, Canton Aargau, which is a short distance from Zürich. It was founded in 1897. FC Baden has a total of 22 different teams at age levels, including five women's teams. They currently play in the 1st League Classic from 2025–26, the fourth tier of Swiss football after relegation from Promotion League in 2024–25.

History

In the 1985–86 season, the club participated in the Swiss Super League but were relegated after finishing last, coming 16th out of 16. After that time the club was in the Swiss Challenge League where they stayed until relegation in the 2005–06 season. Since that time the club have been in the third tier of the Swiss football pyramid. They narrowly lost out on promotion back to the Challenge League at the end of the 2007–08 season. Over the past few years, due to financial problems, the club have had to rely on young players, as well as loans from local Super League side FC Aarau, with whom they have a very good relationship.

Current squad

As of 15 September 2024.[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SUI Mirco Mazzeo
2 DF  SUI Sven Kunz
3 MF  SUI Albin Sadrijaj
4 DF  SUI Elmedin Fazlic
5 DF  SUI Thoma Monney
6 MF  SUI Samuel Kasongo
7 MF  SUI Daniele Romano
8 MF  SUI Yannick Scheidegger
9 FW  SUI Patrik Gjidoda
10 FW  ITA Davide Giampà (captain)
11 MF  KOS Ardi Morina
13 DF  SUI Kevin Iodice
14 DF  SUI Joël Brack
15 DF  BIH Marko Djordjic
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF  SUI Fabrice Suter (on loan from Aarau)
18 GK  CIV Kader Abubakar
19 FW  SUI Nenad Zivkovic
20 MF  SUI Nicola Peter
21 MF  SUI Leon Gjikollaj
22 FW  SUI Fabio Solimando
23 DF  SUI Adin Sljivar
24 MF  SUI Alexandre Pasche
25 MF  SUI Kedus Haile-Selassie (on loan from Wil)
27 MF  SUI Teodor Popov
28 MF  ENG Owen Lewis
29 FW  SUI Veljko Vukasinovic
30 GK  SUI Simon Zalokar
MF  SUI Nicolas Herter

Stadium

FC Baden play their home games at the Esp Stadium in Fislisbach which is a few miles outside of Baden. The capacity of the stadium is 7,000, of which 1,000 is seating and the rest is terracing.

Notable former players

References

  1. ^ "FC Baden Supportervereinigung – Spenderliste". Supportervereinigung.ch. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  2. ^ "1. Mannschaft". FC Baden. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  • FC Baden at football.ch (in German, French, and Italian)
  • FC Baden at Soccerway (in English)