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{{Short description|Swiss football club}}
{{Short description|Swiss football club}}
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{{Infobox football club
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| clubname = FC Wil
| clubname = FC Wil
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| fullname = Fussball Club Wil 1900
| fullname = Fussball Club Wil 1900
| nickname =
| nickname = ''Die Schwarz-Weissen'' (The Black and White ones)
| founded = {{Start date and years ago|1900|df=y}}
| founded = {{Start date and years ago|1900|df=y}}
| ground = Sportpark Bergholz
| ground = Sportpark Bergholz
| capacity = 6,048
| capacity = 6,048
| chairman = Maurice Weber
| chairman = Maurice Weber
| manager = [[Brunello Iacopetta]]
| manager = [[Marco Hämmerli]]
| league = [[Swiss Challenge League]]
| league = [[Swiss Challenge League]]
| season = [[2022–23 Swiss Challenge League|2022–23]]
| season = [[2023–24 Swiss Challenge League|2023–24]]
| position = 5th of 10
| position = Swiss Challenge League, 5th of 10
| current = 2022–23 FC Wil season
| current = 2023–24 FC Wil season
| website = https://fcwil.ch
| website = https://fcwil.ch
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'''FC Wil''' (''Fussball Club Wil 1900'') is a [[Association football|football]] club based in [[Wil]], [[Switzerland]]. They play in the ''Sportpark Bergholz'', which has a total capacity of 6,048. The club has consistently played in the [[Swiss Challenge League|Swiss second tier]] since regaining promotion in 1992, aside from two seasons in the [[Swiss Super League|Nationalliga A]] between 2002 and 2004. They won the [[Swiss Cup]] in 2004 their only major honour.
'''FC Wil''' (''Fussball Club Wil 1900'') is a [[Association football|football]] club based in [[Wil]], [[Switzerland]]. They play in the ''Sportpark Bergholz'', which has a total capacity of 6,048. The club has consistently played in the [[Swiss Challenge League|Swiss second tier]] since regaining promotion in 1992, aside from two seasons in the [[Swiss Super League|Nationalliga A]] between 2002 and 2004. They won the [[Swiss Cup]] in 2004 their only major honour.


The club considers its primary purpose to be a stepping stone for young players and work closely together with [[FC St. Gallen]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://futurechamps.ch/mannschaften/|title=FCO – Mannschaften|website=futurechamps.ch|access-date=2019-10-04}}</ref> It has contributed to the development of several players that currently play in the [[Swiss Super League|Super League]], some of whom appeared in the [[Switzerland national football team|Swiss national team]], most notably [[Fabian Schär]].
The club considers its primary purpose to be a stepping stone for young players and work closely together with [[FC St. Gallen]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://futurechamps.ch/mannschaften/|title=FCO – Mannschaften|website=futurechamps.ch|access-date=4 October 2019}}</ref> It has contributed to the development of several players that currently play in the [[Swiss Super League|Super League]], some of whom appeared in the [[Switzerland national football team|Swiss national team]], most notably [[Fabian Schär]].


[[File:Wil Performance Graph.png|260px|thumb|Chart of FC Wil table positions in the Swiss football league system]]
[[File:Wil Performance Graph.png|260px|thumb|Chart of FC Wil table positions in the Swiss football league system]]
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After ceasing operations in [[World War I]] and a revival in 1920, the club achieved promotion to the second division in 1922 before being forced to withdraw from the competition due to losing most of their players. Thanks to a particularly talented youth team, which won the Swiss youth competition in 1937, the club was able to build a base for a new team. They soon achieved several promotions in 1943, 1945, 1949, and 1952 to reach the [[Nationalliga B (football)|Nationalliga B]], from where they were relegated in 1954 as their golden generation began to retire.
After ceasing operations in [[World War I]] and a revival in 1920, the club achieved promotion to the second division in 1922 before being forced to withdraw from the competition due to losing most of their players. Thanks to a particularly talented youth team, which won the Swiss youth competition in 1937, the club was able to build a base for a new team. They soon achieved several promotions in 1943, 1945, 1949, and 1952 to reach the [[Nationalliga B (football)|Nationalliga B]], from where they were relegated in 1954 as their golden generation began to retire.


From there, the club spend several decades in the lower leagues until in 1988, where the club appointed [[Christian Gross]] as [[Player-manager|player manager]]. Gross managed the club between 1988 and 1993 and achieved two promotions to reach the [[Nationalliga B (football)|NLB]] for the second time, before leaving for [[Grasshopper Club Zürich]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wilnet.ch/getAttachment.aspx?attaName=5fa2cd51-d131-4d91-b5e8-b822ce591c7e|title=FC Wil – Die Vereinsgeschichte|website=WilNET.ch|access-date=5 Oct 2019|archive-date=6 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306130339/http://www.wilnet.ch/getAttachment.aspx?attaName=5fa2cd51-d131-4d91-b5e8-b822ce591c7e|url-status=dead}}</ref>
From there, the club spend several decades in the lower leagues until in 1988, where the club appointed [[Christian Gross]] as [[Player-manager|player manager]]. Gross managed the club between 1988 and 1993 and achieved two promotions to reach the [[Nationalliga B (football)|NLB]] for the second time, before leaving for [[Grasshopper Club Zürich]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wilnet.ch/getAttachment.aspx?attaName=5fa2cd51-d131-4d91-b5e8-b822ce591c7e|title=FC Wil – Die Vereinsgeschichte|website=WilNET.ch|access-date=5 October 2019|archive-date=6 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306130339/http://www.wilnet.ch/getAttachment.aspx?attaName=5fa2cd51-d131-4d91-b5e8-b822ce591c7e|url-status=dead}}</ref>


=== Promotion to Nationalliga A ===
=== Promotion to Nationalliga A ===
In [[2002/2003 football season in Switzerland|2002]] Wil were promoted to the [[Swiss Super League|top flight]] for the first time in history. They achieved a 4th place in their first season, earning themselves a place in the [[UEFA Intertoto Cup 2003|Intertoto Cup]]. The following season, they reached the third round in their European debut, losing to [[FC Nantes]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tagblatt.ch/altdaten/tagblatt-alt/tagblattheute/hb/sport/tb-sp/art780,2030385|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815135504/http://www.tagblatt.ch/altdaten/tagblatt-alt/tagblattheute/hb/sport/tb-sp/art780,2030385|url-status=dead|archive-date=2017-08-15|title=45-minütiges Feuerwerk {{!}} St.Galler Tagblatt|date=2017-08-15|access-date=2019-10-05}}</ref> A week after a record-breaking 11–3 win against local rivals [[FC St. Gallen]], club president Andreas Hafen was discovered to have embezzled 51 million [[Swiss franc]]s (US$40&nbsp;million) from the [[UBS AG|UBS Bank]]. He was given a jail term of five years. Approximately 10 million Swiss francs was discovered to have ended up at the club, whose repayment UBS waived as the other board members knew nothing of it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tagblatt.ch/altdaten/tagblatt-alt/tagblattheute/hb/hintergrund/tb-th/art141250,2206621|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412145613/http://www.tagblatt.ch/altdaten/tagblatt-alt/tagblattheute/hb/hintergrund/tb-th/art141250,2206621|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-04-12|title=Veruntreuung in Millionenhöhe? {{!}} Tb-th {{!}} St.Galler Tagblatt|date=2018-04-12|access-date=2019-10-05}}</ref>
In [[2002/2003 football season in Switzerland|2002]] Wil were promoted to the [[Swiss Super League|top flight]] for the first time in history. They achieved a 4th place in their first season, earning themselves a place in the [[UEFA Intertoto Cup 2003|Intertoto Cup]]. The following season, they reached the third round in their European debut, losing to [[FC Nantes]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tagblatt.ch/altdaten/tagblatt-alt/tagblattheute/hb/sport/tb-sp/art780,2030385|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815135504/http://www.tagblatt.ch/altdaten/tagblatt-alt/tagblattheute/hb/sport/tb-sp/art780,2030385|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 August 2017|title=45-minütiges Feuerwerk {{!}} St.Galler Tagblatt|date=15 August 2017|access-date=5 October 2019}}</ref> A week after a record-breaking 11–3 win against local rivals [[FC St. Gallen]], club president Andreas Hafen was discovered to have embezzled 51 million [[Swiss franc]]s (US$40&nbsp;million) from the [[UBS AG|UBS Bank]]. He was given a jail term of five years. Approximately 10 million Swiss francs was discovered to have ended up at the club, whose repayment UBS waived as the other board members knew nothing of it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tagblatt.ch/altdaten/tagblatt-alt/tagblattheute/hb/hintergrund/tb-th/art141250,2206621|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412145613/http://www.tagblatt.ch/altdaten/tagblatt-alt/tagblattheute/hb/hintergrund/tb-th/art141250,2206621|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 April 2018|title=Veruntreuung in Millionenhöhe? {{!}} Tb-th {{!}} St.Galler Tagblatt|date=12 April 2018|access-date=5 October 2019}}</ref>


After the Andreas Hafen saga, the club was taken over by [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] footballer [[Ihor Belanov|Igor Belanov]] and his time in charge of the club was marked by a frequent changes of coaches. FC Wil won the final of the [[Swiss Cup]] against [[Grasshopper Club Zürich]] while at the same time being relegated to the second division, under the management of [[Aleksandr Zavarov]] (who, lacking the necessary [[UEFA Pro Licence|UEFA licence]] to be a coach, was officially given the position of [[director of football]]).
After the Andreas Hafen saga, the club was taken over by [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] footballer [[Ihor Belanov|Igor Belanov]] and his time in charge of the club was marked by a frequent changes of coaches. FC Wil won the final of the [[Swiss Cup]] against [[Grasshopper Club Zürich]] while at the same time being relegated to the second division, under the management of [[Aleksandr Zavarov]] (who, lacking the necessary [[UEFA Pro Licence|UEFA licence]] to be a coach, was officially given the position of [[director of football]]).


=== Recent history ===
=== Recent history ===
In July 2015, FC Wil was taken over by Turkish investors ''MNG group''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nzz.ch/sport/fussball/tuerkische-investoren-wollen-mit-wil-hoch-hinaus-1.18574355|title=FC Wil: Türkische Investoren wollen mit Wil hoch hinaus|work=Neue Zürcher Zeitung|access-date=2017-03-02|language=de}}</ref> After an 18-month involvement with the team they abruptly pulled out in January 2017, leaving the club to its own devices. A task-force has formed as a result to save the club from bankruptcy, with the mission of significantly reducing the exorbitant expenses introduced by the investors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fcwil.ch/node/1444|title="Wir lassen den FC Wil 1900 nicht im Regen stehen"|last=fcwil|date=2017-02-08|website=www.fcwil.ch|language=de|access-date=2017-03-02}}</ref>
In July 2015, FC Wil was taken over by Turkish investors ''MNG group''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nzz.ch/sport/fussball/tuerkische-investoren-wollen-mit-wil-hoch-hinaus-1.18574355|title=FC Wil: Türkische Investoren wollen mit Wil hoch hinaus|work=Neue Zürcher Zeitung|access-date=2 March 2017|language=de}}</ref> After an 18-month involvement with the team they abruptly pulled out in January 2017, leaving the club to its own devices. A task-force has formed as a result to save the club from bankruptcy, with the mission of significantly reducing the exorbitant expenses introduced by the investors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fcwil.ch/node/1444|title="Wir lassen den FC Wil 1900 nicht im Regen stehen"|last=fcwil|date=8 February 2017|website=www.fcwil.ch|language=de|access-date=2 March 2017}}</ref>


Roger Bigger returned as president to stabilize the club, after having resigned with the arrival of the investors. However, he definitively stepped down in November 2017, having led the club since 2003.<ref>{{cite web |title=Roger Bigger verlässt den FC Wil |url=https://www.srf.ch/news/regional/ostschweiz/rochade-im-verwaltungsrat-roger-bigger-verlaesst-den-fc-wil |website=SRF.ch |date=30 November 2017 |access-date=13 June 2018}}</ref> As a result, the club has elected a new board consisting of members based in the region. Contrary to the former investors' ambitions to play in the Europa League, it pledged to return to its roots as a team that focuses on developing and furthering the careers of younger players, settling securely in the Challenge League.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maurice Weber neuer Präsident |url=https://www.fcwil.ch/node/1723 |access-date=13 Dec 2017}}</ref>
Roger Bigger returned as president to stabilize the club, after having resigned with the arrival of the investors. However, he definitively stepped down in November 2017, having led the club since 2003.<ref>{{cite web |title=Roger Bigger verlässt den FC Wil |url=https://www.srf.ch/news/regional/ostschweiz/rochade-im-verwaltungsrat-roger-bigger-verlaesst-den-fc-wil |website=SRF.ch |date=30 November 2017 |access-date=13 June 2018}}</ref> As a result, the club has elected a new board consisting of members based in the region. Contrary to the former investors' ambitions to play in the Europa League, it pledged to return to its roots as a team that focuses on developing and furthering the careers of younger players, settling securely in the Challenge League.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maurice Weber neuer Präsident |url=https://www.fcwil.ch/node/1723 |access-date=13 December 2017}}</ref>


== Honours ==
== Honours ==
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==Players==
==Players==
===Current squad===
===Current squad===
{{updated|2 July, 2023}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfl.ch/challengeleague/klubs/fc-wil-1900/|title=FC Wil 1900– Swiss Football League|first=Swiss Football|last=League|work=sfl.ch|access-date=18 April 2017}}</ref>
{{updated|4 September 2024}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfl.ch/challengeleague/klubs/fc-wil-1900/|title=FC Wil 1900– Swiss Football League|first=Swiss Football|last=League|work=sfl.ch|access-date=18 April 2017|archive-date=29 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629004524/http://www.sfl.ch/challengeleague/klubs/fc-wil-1900/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


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{{Fs player|no= 1|nat=SUI|name=Abdullah Laidani|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no= 2|nat=SUI|name=Ruben Dantas|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 2|nat=SUI|name=Rúben Dantas Fernandes|pos=DF|other={{small|on loan from [[FC Luzern|Luzern]]}}}}
{{Fs player|no= 3|nat=SUI|name=[[Ramon Guzzo]]|pos=DF|other={{small|on loan from [[FC Zürich|Zürich]]}}}}
{{Fs player|no= 4|nat=SUI|name=[[David Jacovic]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no= 4|nat=SUI|name=[[David Jacovic]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no= 5|nat=ESP|name=[[Genís Montolio]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 5|nat=SUI|name=[[Stéphane Cueni]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=SUI|name=Simon Geiger|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=SUI|name=Simon Geiger|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 7|nat=SUI|name=Kedus Haile-Selassie|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no= 7|nat=KOS|name=Behar Neziri|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan from [[FC St. Gallen|St. Gallen]]}}}}
{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=KOS|name=[[Mergim Brahimi]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=KOS|name=[[Mërgim Brahimi]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no= 9|nat=SUI|name=[[Josias Lukembila]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no= 9|nat=SUI|name=Aaron Appiah|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=ALG|name=Sofian Bahloul|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=SUI|name=[[Nico Maier]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=FRA|name=[[Jordan Gele]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=SUI|name=[[Simone Rapp]]|pos=FW}}
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{{Fs player|no=12|nat=CAN|name=[[Ayo Akinola]]|pos=FW}}
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{{Fs player|no=13|nat=SUI|name=Kristijan Simovic|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=GER|name=Philipp Altmann|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=GER|name=Philipp Altmann|pos=DF}}
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{{Fs player|no=16|nat=SUI|name=Metin Bahtiyari|pos=FW}}
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{{Fs player|no=17|nat=SUI|name=[[Tim Staubli]]|pos=MF}}
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{{Fs player|no=18|nat=SUI|name=[[Stéphane Cueni]]|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan from [[FC Lausanne-Sport|Lausanne-Sport]]}}}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=SUI|name=[[Yannick Schmid]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=SUI|name=[[Nikolas Muci]]|pos=FW|other={{small|on loan from [[FC Lugano|Lugano]]}}}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=SUI|name=Alexander Muci|pos=GK}}
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{{Fs player|no=17|nat=SUI|name=[[Tim Staubli]]|pos=MF}}
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{{Fs player|no=18|nat=SUI|name=Yannick Bujard|pos=GK}}
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{{Fs player|no=19|nat=SUI|name=Michele Zinnà|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=ALB|name=Kastrijot Ndau|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=ALB|name=Kastrijot Ndau|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=ESP|name=Umar Saho|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=ESP|name=Umar Saho|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=SUI|name=[[Nico Maier]]|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan from [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]]}}}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=SUI|name=Jason Parente|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan from [[FC St. Gallen|St. Gallen]]}}}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=SUI|name=[[Ivan Martić]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=POR|name=Felipe Borges|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=SUI|name=Abdullah Laidani|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=FRA|name=Marwane Hajij|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=SUI|name=[[Philipp Muntwiler]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=SUI|name=Mats Hanke|pos=FW}}
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{{Fs player|no=28|nat=SUI|name=Nico Strübi|pos=GK}}
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{{Fs player|no=29|nat=SUI|name=Marcin Dickenmann|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=MKD|name=Luan Abazi|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=MKD|name=Luan Abazi|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=34|nat=SUI|name=Rafet Baralija|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=38|nat=SUI|name=Leo Buljan|pos=DF}}
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{{Fs player|no=45|nat=SUI|name=Aaron Appiah|pos=FW}}

===Out on loan===
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==Coaching & Medical staff==
==Coaching & Medical staff==
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{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Manager |s= {{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Brunello Iacopetta]] }}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Manager |s= {{Flagicon|SUI}} [[Marco Hämmerli]] }}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Assistant Manager |s= {{Flagicon|SUI}} [[Gianluca Frontino]] }}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Assistant Manager |s= {{Flagicon|SUI}} Jannik Schulz }}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Goalkeeping Coach |s= {{Flagicon|SUI}} Philipp Bowald }}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Goalkeeping Coach |s= {{Flagicon|SUI}} Philipp Bowald }}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Fitness Coach |s= {{Flagicon|SUI}} René Waldvogel }}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Fitness Coach |s= {{Flagicon|SUI}} René Waldvogel }}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Team Doctor |s= {{Flagicon|NLD}} Quinten Felsch }}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Team Doctor |s= {{Flagicon|SUI}} Gernot Schneider }}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Team Doctor |s= {{Flagicon|GER}} Christoph Knoth }}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Team Doctor |s= {{Flagicon|SUI}} Philipp Zwyssig }}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Physiotherapist |s= {{Flagicon|SUI}} Selim Kaya }}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Physiotherapist |s= {{Flagicon|SUI}} Selim Kaya }}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Physiotherapist |s= {{Flagicon|GER}} Marcel Alder }}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Physiotherapist |s= {{Flagicon|SUI}} Manuel Härtel }}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Masseur |s= {{Flagicon|ITA}} Bruno Tschirky }}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Masseur |s= {{Flagicon|SUI}} Tobias Baumgartner }}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Masseur |s= {{Flagicon|GER}} Reto Rieser }}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Masseur |s= {{Flagicon|SUI}} Uwe Göppel }}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Team Manager |s= {{Flagicon|ITA}} Renato Fusco }}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Team Manager |s= {{Flagicon|SUI}} Ernst Schuster }}
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.fcwil.ch/ Official website] {{in lang|de}}
*{{official website|http://www.fcwil.ch/}} {{in lang|de}}
*[http://www.football.ch/sfl/777838/de/team.aspx football.ch profile] {{in lang|de|fr|it}}
*[http://www.football.ch/sfl/777838/de/team.aspx football.ch profile] {{in lang|de|fr|it}}
*[https://int.soccerway.com/teams/switzerland/fc-wil-1900/ Soccerway.com profile] {{in lang|en}}
*[https://int.soccerway.com/teams/switzerland/fc-wil-1900/ Soccerway.com profile] {{in lang|en}}

Latest revision as of 18:09, 16 October 2024

FC Wil
Full nameFussball Club Wil 1900
Nickname(s)Die Schwarz-Weissen (The Black and White ones)
Founded1900; 124 years ago (1900)
GroundSportpark Bergholz
Capacity6,048
ChairmanMaurice Weber
ManagerMarco Hämmerli
LeagueSwiss Challenge League
2023–24Swiss Challenge League, 5th of 10
Websitehttps://fcwil.ch
Current season

FC Wil (Fussball Club Wil 1900) is a football club based in Wil, Switzerland. They play in the Sportpark Bergholz, which has a total capacity of 6,048. The club has consistently played in the Swiss second tier since regaining promotion in 1992, aside from two seasons in the Nationalliga A between 2002 and 2004. They won the Swiss Cup in 2004 their only major honour.

The club considers its primary purpose to be a stepping stone for young players and work closely together with FC St. Gallen.[1] It has contributed to the development of several players that currently play in the Super League, some of whom appeared in the Swiss national team, most notably Fabian Schär.

Chart of FC Wil table positions in the Swiss football league system

History

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Early years

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FC Wil was formed in 1900 in the east of Switzerland by two workers from England. Initially, they were known as FC Stella. In 1902 the club was renamed as FC Fors, before taking their hometown's name in 1907.

After ceasing operations in World War I and a revival in 1920, the club achieved promotion to the second division in 1922 before being forced to withdraw from the competition due to losing most of their players. Thanks to a particularly talented youth team, which won the Swiss youth competition in 1937, the club was able to build a base for a new team. They soon achieved several promotions in 1943, 1945, 1949, and 1952 to reach the Nationalliga B, from where they were relegated in 1954 as their golden generation began to retire.

From there, the club spend several decades in the lower leagues until in 1988, where the club appointed Christian Gross as player manager. Gross managed the club between 1988 and 1993 and achieved two promotions to reach the NLB for the second time, before leaving for Grasshopper Club Zürich.[2]

Promotion to Nationalliga A

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In 2002 Wil were promoted to the top flight for the first time in history. They achieved a 4th place in their first season, earning themselves a place in the Intertoto Cup. The following season, they reached the third round in their European debut, losing to FC Nantes.[3] A week after a record-breaking 11–3 win against local rivals FC St. Gallen, club president Andreas Hafen was discovered to have embezzled 51 million Swiss francs (US$40 million) from the UBS Bank. He was given a jail term of five years. Approximately 10 million Swiss francs was discovered to have ended up at the club, whose repayment UBS waived as the other board members knew nothing of it.[4]

After the Andreas Hafen saga, the club was taken over by Ukrainian footballer Igor Belanov and his time in charge of the club was marked by a frequent changes of coaches. FC Wil won the final of the Swiss Cup against Grasshopper Club Zürich while at the same time being relegated to the second division, under the management of Aleksandr Zavarov (who, lacking the necessary UEFA licence to be a coach, was officially given the position of director of football).

Recent history

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In July 2015, FC Wil was taken over by Turkish investors MNG group.[5] After an 18-month involvement with the team they abruptly pulled out in January 2017, leaving the club to its own devices. A task-force has formed as a result to save the club from bankruptcy, with the mission of significantly reducing the exorbitant expenses introduced by the investors.[6]

Roger Bigger returned as president to stabilize the club, after having resigned with the arrival of the investors. However, he definitively stepped down in November 2017, having led the club since 2003.[7] As a result, the club has elected a new board consisting of members based in the region. Contrary to the former investors' ambitions to play in the Europa League, it pledged to return to its roots as a team that focuses on developing and furthering the careers of younger players, settling securely in the Challenge League.[8]

Honours

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2004

Stadium

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FC Wil play FC St. Gallen at their home ground

Wil play in the Lidl Arena with a total capacity of 6,000. The stadium contains 700 seats and 5,300 standing places.

It is part of the eponymous sports facility, which also contains swimming pools and an ice hockey rink, that was newly built at the site of their old ground in 2013, for the cost of around 11 million Swiss francs. Between 2013 and 2020 it bore the name of its sponsor IGP Pulvertechnik,[9] before reverting to its initial name.[10]

Players

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Current squad

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As of 4 September 2024[11]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Switzerland SUI Abdullah Laidani
2 DF Switzerland SUI Rúben Dantas Fernandes (on loan from Luzern)
3 DF Switzerland SUI Ramon Guzzo (on loan from Zürich)
4 MF Switzerland SUI David Jacovic
5 MF Switzerland SUI Stéphane Cueni
6 DF Switzerland SUI Simon Geiger
7 MF Kosovo KOS Behar Neziri (on loan from St. Gallen)
8 MF Kosovo KOS Mërgim Brahimi
9 FW Switzerland SUI Aaron Appiah
10 MF Switzerland SUI Nico Maier
11 FW Switzerland SUI Simone Rapp
12 FW Canada CAN Ayo Akinola
13 GK Switzerland SUI Kristijan Simovic
14 DF Germany GER Philipp Altmann
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Switzerland SUI Yannick Schmid
16 GK Switzerland SUI Alexander Muci
17 MF Switzerland SUI Tim Staubli
18 GK Switzerland SUI Yannick Bujard
19 MF Switzerland SUI Michele Zinnà
20 MF Albania ALB Kastrijot Ndau
21 DF Spain ESP Umar Saho
22 MF Switzerland SUI Jason Parente (on loan from St. Gallen)
24 FW Portugal POR Felipe Borges
25 MF France FRA Marwane Hajij
29 FW Switzerland SUI Mats Hanke
33 FW North Macedonia MKD Luan Abazi
38 DF Switzerland SUI Leo Buljan

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Switzerland SUI Kedus Haile-Selassie (at Baden until 30 June 2025)

Former players

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See also: Category:FC Wil players

Coaching & Medical staff

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Position Staff
Manager Switzerland Marco Hämmerli
Assistant Manager Switzerland Jannik Schulz
Goalkeeping Coach Switzerland Philipp Bowald
Fitness Coach Switzerland René Waldvogel
Team Doctor Switzerland Gernot Schneider
Team Doctor Switzerland Philipp Zwyssig
Physiotherapist Switzerland Selim Kaya
Physiotherapist Switzerland Manuel Härtel
Masseur Switzerland Tobias Baumgartner
Masseur Switzerland Uwe Göppel
Team Manager Switzerland Ernst Schuster

European Cup History

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Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
2004–05 UEFA Cup Q2 Slovakia Dukla Banská Bystrica 1–3 1–1 2–4

References

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  1. ^ "FCO – Mannschaften". futurechamps.ch. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  2. ^ "FC Wil – Die Vereinsgeschichte". WilNET.ch. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  3. ^ "45-minütiges Feuerwerk | St.Galler Tagblatt". 15 August 2017. Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Veruntreuung in Millionenhöhe? | Tb-th | St.Galler Tagblatt". 12 April 2018. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  5. ^ "FC Wil: Türkische Investoren wollen mit Wil hoch hinaus". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  6. ^ fcwil (8 February 2017). ""Wir lassen den FC Wil 1900 nicht im Regen stehen"". www.fcwil.ch (in German). Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Roger Bigger verlässt den FC Wil". SRF.ch. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Maurice Weber neuer Präsident". Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  9. ^ "IGP sichert sich Naming-Right am Wiler Bergholz". fcwil.ch. FC Wil 1900 AG. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  10. ^ "Sportpark Bergholz - FC Wil".
  11. ^ League, Swiss Football. "FC Wil 1900– Swiss Football League". sfl.ch. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
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