FC St. Gallen

St. Gallen
Full nameFussballclub St. Gallen 1879
Nickname(s)Espen
Founded19 April 1879 (1879-04-19)
GroundKybunpark, St. Gallen
Capacity19,694
PresidentMatthias Hüppi
Head coachEnrico Maaßen
LeagueSwiss Super League
2024–258th of 12
Websitewww.fcsg.ch

Fussballclub St. Gallen 1879, commonly known as St. Gallen, is a Swiss professional football club based in the city of St. Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen. It is the oldest football club in continental Europe[1] after Kjøbenhavns Boldklub. The team competes in the Swiss Super League, the top tier of Swiss football.

History

Founded on 19 April 1879, FC St. Gallen is the oldest club still in existence in Swiss football. However, the team has had relatively little success in comparison to other clubs. Despite the fact that St. Gallen won the Swiss championship twice in the 1903–04 and 1999–2000 seasons, the team has mostly been a mid-table side. St. Gallen were relegated to the second-tier Challenge League twice, at the end of the 2007–08 and the 2010–11 seasons. Since their promotion back to the Swiss Super League, they have remained in the top division for the past twelve years, establishing themselves again as a midtable club. In the 2019–20 season, the club finished as runners-up. Despite being based in a relatively small city, St. Gallen are known for their excellent support at both home and away games. In 2016, FC St. Gallen, became a member of the exclusive Club of Pioneers, as the oldest football club of Switzerland.[2]

Stadium

FC St. Gallen play their home games at the Kybunpark. The stadium has a capacity of 19,694 and it is on the west side of town. The stadium replaced the former Espenmoos in the east.

Honours

Domestic

League

Cup

Others

  • Anglo Cup
    • Runners-up: 1910

European record

Overall record

Accurate as of 1 January 2025
Competition Played Won Drew Lost GF GA GD Win%
European Cup / Champions League 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 000.00
Cup Winners' Cup 4 1 1 2 2 6 −4 025.00
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 25 8 4 13 28 42 −14 032.00
UEFA Conference League 12 4 4 4 20 23 −3 033.33
UEFA Intertoto Cup 10 6 1 3 24 10 +14 060.00
Total 47 18 9 20 67 67 +0 038.30

Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
1969–70 European Cup Winners' Cup First round BK Frem 1–0 1–2 2–2 (a)
Second round Levski Sofia 0–0 0–4 0–4
1983–84 UEFA Cup First round Radnički Niš 1–2 0–3 1–5
1985–86 UEFA Cup First round Inter Milan 0–0 1–5 1–5
1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round Viljandi JK Tulevik 3–2 6–1 9–3
Second round Austria Salzburg 1–0 1–3 2–3
2000–01 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round Galatasaray 1–2 2–2 3–4
UEFA Cup First round Chelsea 2–0 0–1 2–1
Second round Club Brugge 1–1 1–2 2–3
2001–02 UEFA Cup Qualifying round Pelister 2–3 2–0 4–3
First round Steaua București 2–1 1–1 3–2
Second round Freiburg 1–4 1–0 2–4
2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round B68 Toftir 5–1 6–0 11–1
Second round Willem II 1–1 (aet) 0–1 1–2
2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round Dacia Chişinău 0–1 (aet) 1–0 1–1 (0–3p)
2013–14 UEFA Europa League Play-off Spartak Moscow 1–1 4–2 5–3
Group A Valencia 2–3 1–5 4th place
Swansea City 1–0 0–1
Kuban Krasnodar 2–0 0–4
2018–19 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round Sarpsborg 08 2–1 0–1 2–2 (a)
2020–21 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round AEK Athens 0–1 — 0–1
2024–25 UEFA Conference League Second qualifying round FC Tobol 4–1 1–0 5–1
Third qualifying round Śląsk Wrocław 2–0 2–3 4–3
Play-off Trabzonspor 0–0 1–1 (aet) 1–1 (5–4p)
League phase Fiorentina 2-4 — 29th place
1. FC Heidenheim — 1-1
Vitória de Guimarães 1-4 —
Cercle Brugge — 2-6
TSC 2-2 —
Larne — 2–1

Players

Current squad

As of 7 July, 2025[3]

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  GHA Lawrence Ati-Zigi
4 DF  CRO Jozo Stanić
5 DF  GHA Stephan Ambrosius
6 MF  KOS Behar Neziri
7 MF  SUI Christian Witzig
8 MF  ESP Jordi Quintillà
9 FW  FRA Willem Geubbels
10 MF  GER Lukas Daschner
11 MF  GER Carlo Boukhalfa
14 MF  CMR Noah Yannick
16 MF  GER Lukas Görtler (captain)
20 DF  AUT Albert Vallçi
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF  KOS Betim Fazliji
24 MF  SUI Bastien Toma
25 GK  GER Lukas Watkowiak
26 DF  GER Tom Gaal
28 DF  FRA Hugo Vandermersch
36 DF  GER Chima Okoroji
47 FW  ITA Enoch Owusu
60 GK  SUI Janis Widmer
63 MF  SUI Corsin Konietzke
64 MF  SRB Mihailo Stevanović
77 FW  HUN Kevin Csoboth

Out on loan

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
— GK  SUI Gentrit Muslija (at Wil until 30 June 2025)
— MF  SUI Jason Parente (at Wil until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  SUI Lindon Ibishi (at Linth 04 until 31 December 2024)
— FW  SWE Nikolaj Möller (at Strømsgodset until 30 June 2025)

Retired numbers

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
17 DF  SUI Marc Zellweger (1994–2001, 2003–2010)

Club officials

As of 30 November 2024
Position Staff
Chairman Matthias Hüppi
Member Peter Germann
Sporting director Alain Sutter
First-team manager Enrico Maaßen
First-Team Assistant Manager Jakob von Horst
First-Team Coach Wolfgang Reichert
First-Team Goalkeeper Coach Dietmar Haun
Fitness Coach Klaus Daumann
Athletic Coach Markus Frieden
Chief scout Steffen Wörler
Masseur Marc Heidegger
Academy Goalkeeping Co-ordinator Bastian Kempf
Team manager Marcel Schulz
Felix Unterhagger

Coaches

Former players

References

  1. ^ "Jakob Rudolf Forster: Schwul und laut im 19. Jahrhundert". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Know About FC Saint Gallen". asmonaco.com.
  3. ^ "1. Mannschaft | Saison 2022/23" [First team | 2022/23 season] (in German). FC St. Gallen. 2 August 2022.
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