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| clubname = Lugano
| clubname = Lugano
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| fullname = Football Club Lugano
| fullname = Football Club Lugano
| nickname = ''Bianconeri'' (Black and White)<br>''L'orgoglio del Ticino'' (The Pride of [[Ticino]])
| nickname = ''Bianconeri'' (Black and White)<br>''L'orgoglio del Ticino'' (The Pride of [[Ticino]])
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In 1993, Lugano won its third Cup against [[Grasshopper Club Zürich|Grasshoppers]], later participating in the Cup Winners' Cup, in which it reached second qualifying round. In the 1995–96 season, Lugano participated in the UEFA Cup, eliminating [[UN Käerjéng 97|Jeunesse Hautcharage]] in the first round and [[Inter Milan]] in the second.
In 1993, Lugano won its third Cup against [[Grasshopper Club Zürich|Grasshoppers]], later participating in the Cup Winners' Cup, in which it reached second qualifying round. In the 1995–96 season, Lugano participated in the UEFA Cup, eliminating [[UN Käerjéng 97|Jeunesse Hautcharage]] in the first round and [[Inter Milan]] in the second.


The club was declared [[Bankruptcy|bankrupt]] in 2003 and forcibly removed from the league. Due to the bankruptcy, the team was renamed AC Lugano and fielded under-21 players, having been forced to sell or release the senior team to pay off the club's debts. In 2004, the club merged with [[Malcantone Agno]], and it was decided that Lugano would re-enter the Swiss football system in the [[Swiss Challenge League]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=FC Lugano – Switzerland 2017-18|url=http://liberoguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Switzerland_final.pdf|website=LiberoGuide|access-date=17 February 2021|archive-date=26 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726184149/http://liberoguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Switzerland_final.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Morotti Joseph, the president of [[Malcantone Agno]], was entrusted with the leadership of the new club.
The club was declared [[2002–03 FC Lugano season|bankrupt in 2003]] and forcibly removed from the league. Due to the bankruptcy, the team was renamed AC Lugano and fielded under-21 players, having been forced to sell or release the senior team to pay off the club's debts. In 2004, the club merged with [[Malcantone Agno]], and it was decided that Lugano would re-enter the Swiss football system in the [[Swiss Challenge League]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=FC Lugano – Switzerland 2017-18|url=http://liberoguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Switzerland_final.pdf|website=LiberoGuide|access-date=17 February 2021|archive-date=26 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726184149/http://liberoguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Switzerland_final.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Morotti Joseph, the president of [[Malcantone Agno]], was entrusted with the leadership of the new club.


In 2007, the company was bought by a group led by Giambattista Pastorello. Luido Bernasconi became the new president.
In 2007, the company was bought by a group led by [[Giambattista Pastorello]]. Luido Bernasconi became the new president.
On 4 June 2008, the club's centenary year, the general meeting of shareholders voted on a name change. The historical name of Football Club Lugano was reinstated.
On 4 June 2008, the club's centenary year, the general meeting of shareholders voted on a name change. The historical name of Football Club Lugano was reinstated.
In 2015 FC Lugano was promoted to the [[Swiss Super League]].
In 2015 FC Lugano was promoted to the [[Swiss Super League]].


On 18 August 2021, it was announced that American billionaire and owner of the [[Chicago Fire FC]], [[Joe Mansueto]], had purchased FC Lugano and that the Fire and FC Lugano were to work together as sister clubs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagofirefc.com/news/chicago-fire-fc-owner-and-chairman-joe-mansueto-purchases-swiss-super-league-clu|title=Chicago Fire FC Owner and Chairman Joe Mansueto Purchases Swiss Super League Club FC Lugano &#124; Chicago Fire FC|website=chicagofirefc|access-date=15 May 2022|archive-date=4 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604145043/https://www.chicagofirefc.com/news/chicago-fire-fc-owner-and-chairman-joe-mansueto-purchases-swiss-super-league-clu|url-status=live}}</ref> On 1 September 2021, assistant coach [[Mattia Croci-Torti]] took over coaching duties at the club, replacing [[Abel Braga]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nzz.ch/sport/super-league-mattia-croci-torti-neuer-lugano-trainer-ld.1646470?reduced=true|title=Super League: Mattia Croci-Torti neuer Lugano-Trainer|first=Nicola|last=Berger|access-date=15 May 2022|archive-date=15 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315163614/https://www.nzz.ch/sport/super-league-mattia-croci-torti-neuer-lugano-trainer-ld.1646470?reduced=true|url-status=live}}</ref> The first season under new ownership would immediately prove successful, as they were able to win their first title after 29 years, winning the [[2021–22 Swiss Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Der FC Lugano gewinnt den 97. Schweizer Cupfinal|url=https://www.football.ch/sfv/schweizer-cups/schweizer-cup/news/der-fc-lugano-gewinnt-den-97-schweizer-cupfinal.aspx|website=SFV|date=15 May 2023|access-date=5 June 2023|archive-date=15 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515141137/https://www.football.ch/sfv/schweizer-cups/schweizer-cup/news/der-fc-lugano-gewinnt-den-97-schweizer-cupfinal.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> [[2021–22 Swiss Cup|A year later]], they failed to defend the cup title, losing 2–3 in the exciting final to Swiss champions [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Schweizer Cup Männer: YB macht das Double perfekt|url=https://www.football.ch/sfv/schweizer-cups/schweizer-cup/news/schweizer-cup-maenner-yb-macht-das-double-perfekt.aspx|website=SFV|date=4 June 2023|access-date=5 June 2023|archive-date=9 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609092032/https://www.football.ch/sfv/schweizer-cups/schweizer-cup/news/schweizer-cup-maenner-yb-macht-das-double-perfekt.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 18 August 2021, it was announced that American billionaire and owner of the [[Chicago Fire FC]], [[Joe Mansueto]], had purchased FC Lugano and that the Fire and FC Lugano were to work together as sister clubs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagofirefc.com/news/chicago-fire-fc-owner-and-chairman-joe-mansueto-purchases-swiss-super-league-clu|title=Chicago Fire FC Owner and Chairman Joe Mansueto Purchases Swiss Super League Club FC Lugano &#124; Chicago Fire FC|website=chicagofirefc|access-date=15 May 2022|archive-date=4 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604145043/https://www.chicagofirefc.com/news/chicago-fire-fc-owner-and-chairman-joe-mansueto-purchases-swiss-super-league-clu|url-status=live}}</ref> On 1 September 2021, assistant coach [[Mattia Croci-Torti]] took over coaching duties at the club, replacing [[Abel Braga]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nzz.ch/sport/super-league-mattia-croci-torti-neuer-lugano-trainer-ld.1646470?reduced=true|title=Super League: Mattia Croci-Torti neuer Lugano-Trainer|first=Nicola|last=Berger|newspaper=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |date=20 September 2021 |access-date=15 May 2022|archive-date=15 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315163614/https://www.nzz.ch/sport/super-league-mattia-croci-torti-neuer-lugano-trainer-ld.1646470?reduced=true|url-status=live}}</ref> The first season under new ownership would immediately prove successful, as they were able to win their first title after 29 years, winning the [[2021–22 Swiss Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Der FC Lugano gewinnt den 97. Schweizer Cupfinal|url=https://www.football.ch/sfv/schweizer-cups/schweizer-cup/news/der-fc-lugano-gewinnt-den-97-schweizer-cupfinal.aspx|website=SFV|date=15 May 2023|access-date=5 June 2023|archive-date=15 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515141137/https://www.football.ch/sfv/schweizer-cups/schweizer-cup/news/der-fc-lugano-gewinnt-den-97-schweizer-cupfinal.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> [[2021–22 Swiss Cup|A year later]], they failed to defend the cup title, losing 2–3 in the exciting final to Swiss champions [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Schweizer Cup Männer: YB macht das Double perfekt|url=https://www.football.ch/sfv/schweizer-cups/schweizer-cup/news/schweizer-cup-maenner-yb-macht-das-double-perfekt.aspx|website=SFV|date=4 June 2023|access-date=5 June 2023|archive-date=9 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609092032/https://www.football.ch/sfv/schweizer-cups/schweizer-cup/news/schweizer-cup-maenner-yb-macht-das-double-perfekt.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>


==European record==
==European record==
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! Competition
! Competition
! Round
! Round
! Opponent
! Club
! Home
! Home
! Away
! Away
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| [[1968–69 European Cup Winners' Cup|1968–69]]
| [[1968–69 European Cup Winners' Cup|1968–69]]
| [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]]
| [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]]
| [[1968-69 European Cup Winners' Cup#First round|First Round]]
| [[1968-69 European Cup Winners' Cup#First round|First round]]
| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
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| [[1971–72 UEFA Cup|1971–72]]
| [[1971–72 UEFA Cup|1971–72]]
| [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]
| [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]
| [[1971–72 UEFA Cup#First round|First Round]]
| [[1971–72 UEFA Cup#First round|First round]]
| {{flagicon|POL|1928}} [[Legia Warsaw]]
| {{flagicon|POL|1928}} [[Legia Warsaw]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–3
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–3
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| rowspan="2"| [[1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup|1993–94]]
| rowspan="2"| [[1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup|1993–94]]
| rowspan="2"| [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]]
| rowspan="2"| [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]]
| [[1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup#Qualifying round|Qualifying Round]]
| [[1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup#Qualifying round|Qualifying round]]
| {{flagicon|BLR|1991}} [[FC Neman Grodno|Neman Grodno]]
| {{flagicon|BLR|1991}} [[FC Neman Grodno|Neman Grodno]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 5–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 5–0
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| style="text-align:center;"| '''6–2'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''6–2'''
|-
|-
| [[1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup#First round|First Round]]
| [[1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup#First round|First round]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–3
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–3
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| rowspan="3"| [[1995–96 UEFA Cup|1995–96]]
| rowspan="3"| [[1995–96 UEFA Cup|1995–96]]
| rowspan="3"| [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]
| rowspan="3"| [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]
| [[1995–96 UEFA Cup#Preliminary round|Preliminary Round]]
| [[1995–96 UEFA Cup#Preliminary round|Preliminary round]]
| {{flagicon|LUX}} [[Jeunesse Esch]]
| {{flagicon|LUX}} [[Jeunesse Esch]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 4–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 4–0
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| style="text-align:center;"| '''4–0'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''4–0'''
|-
|-
| [[1995–96 UEFA Cup#First round|First Round]]
| [[1995–96 UEFA Cup#First round|First round]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
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| style="text-align:center;"| '''2–1'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''2–1'''
|-
|-
| [[1995–96 UEFA Cup#Second round|Second Round]]
| [[1995–96 UEFA Cup#Second round|Second round]]
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[SK Slavia Prague|Slavia Prague]]
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[SK Slavia Prague|Slavia Prague]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
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| [[2001–02 UEFA Champions League|2001–02]]
| [[2001–02 UEFA Champions League|2001–02]]
| [[UEFA Champions League]]
| [[UEFA Champions League]]
| [[2001–02 UEFA Champions League#Second qualifying round|Second Qualifying Round]]
| [[2001–02 UEFA Champions League#Second qualifying round|Second qualifying round]]
| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]]
| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
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| [[2002–03 UEFA Cup|2002–03]]
| [[2002–03 UEFA Cup|2002–03]]
| [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]
| [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]
| [[2002–03 UEFA Cup#Qualifying Round|Qualifying Round]]
| [[2002–03 UEFA Cup#Qualifying Round|Qualifying round]]
| {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[FK Ventspils]]
| {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[FK Ventspils]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
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| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| '''3rd'''
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| '''3rd'''
|-
|-
| {{flagicon|ROU}} [[FCSB|Steaua București]]
| {{flagicon|ROU}} [[FCSB]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
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| [[2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League|2022–23]]
| [[2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League|2022–23]]
| [[UEFA Europa Conference League]]
| [[UEFA Europa Conference League]]
| [[2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League#Third qualifying round|Third Qualifying Round]]
| [[2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League#Third qualifying round|Third qualifying round]]
| {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C.|Hapoel Be'er Sheva]]
| {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C.|Hapoel Be'er Sheva]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–2
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| [[2023–24 UEFA Europa League|2023–24]]
| [[2023–24 UEFA Europa League|2023–24]]
| [[UEFA Europa League]]
| [[UEFA Europa League]]
| [[2023–24 UEFA Europa League#Play-off round|Play-off Round]]
| [[2023–24 UEFA Europa League#Play-off round|Play-off round]]
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Royale Union Saint-Gilloise|Union Saint-Gilloise]]
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Royale Union Saint-Gilloise|Union Saint-Gilloise]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
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| [[2024–25 UEFA Champions League|2024–25]]
| [[2024–25 UEFA Champions League|2024–25]]
| [[UEFA Champions League]]
| [[UEFA Champions League]]
| [[2024–25 UEFA Champions League#Second qualifying round|Second Qualifying Round]]
| [[2024–25 UEFA Champions League#Second qualifying round|Second qualifying round]]
| {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Fenerbahçe S.K.|Fenerbahçe]]
| {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Fenerbahçe S.K.|Fenerbahçe]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–4
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|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
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|
| style="text-align:center;"| '''4–6'''
|
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|-
| rowspan=2|[[2024–25 UEFA Europa League|2024–25]]
| rowspan=2|[[UEFA Europa League]]
| [[2024–25 UEFA Europa League#Third qualifying round|Third qualifying round]]
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[FK Partizan|Partizan]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–2 {{aet}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
| style="text-align:center;"| '''3—2'''
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|-
| [[2024–25 UEFA Europa League#Play-off round|Play-off round]]
| {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–3
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–5
| style="text-align:center;"| '''4–8'''
|}
|}


==Players==
==Players==
===Current squad===
===Current squad===
{{updated|6 July, 2024|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fclugano.com/prima-squadra/|title=Prima squadra|trans-title=First team|language=Italian|publisher=FC Lugano|access-date=6 June 2023|archive-date=20 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920121356/https://www.fclugano.com/prima-squadra/|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
{{updated|24 November 2024|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fclugano.com/prima-squadra/|title=Prima squadra}}</ref>}}
<!----------------------------- READ THIS NOTICE FIRST BEFORE EDITING ----------------------------------
<!----------------------------- READ THIS NOTICE FIRST BEFORE EDITING ----------------------------------
– Do NOT add new players before their signing is officially announced by the club through their website, including medical and signing the contract. A transfer fee agreed doesn't mean the player will sign.
– Do NOT add new players before their signing is officially announced by the club through their website, including medical and signing the contract. A transfer fee agreed doesn't mean the player will sign.
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{{Fs start}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no= 1|pos=GK|nat=SUI|name=[[Amir Saipi]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 1|pos=GK|nat=KVX|name=[[Amir Saipi]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 2|pos=DF|nat=CAN|name=[[Zachary Brault-Guillard]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 2|pos=DF|nat=CAN|name=[[Zachary Brault-Guillard]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 5|pos=DF|nat=SUI|name=[[Albian Hajdari]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 5|pos=DF|nat=SUI|name=[[Albian Hajdari]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|pos=MF|nat=GER|name=[[Antonios Papadopoulos (footballer)|Antonios Papadopoulos]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|pos=DF|nat=GER|name=[[Antonios Papadopoulos (footballer)|Antonios Papadopoulos]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 7|pos=MF|nat=CZE|name=[[Roman Macek]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 7|pos=MF|nat=CZE|name=[[Roman Macek]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 8|pos=MF|nat=SUI|name=[[Anto Grgić]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 8|pos=MF|nat=SUI|name=[[Anto Grgić]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 9|pos=FW|nat=SVN|name=[[Žan Celar]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 9|pos=FW|nat=KVX|name=[[Shkelqim Vladi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|pos=FW|nat=SUI|name=[[Mattia Bottani]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|pos=FW|nat=SUI|name=[[Mattia Bottani]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|pos=MF|nat=SUI|name=[[Renato Steffen]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|pos=MF|nat=SUI|name=[[Renato Steffen]]}}
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{{Fs player|no=13|pos=GK|nat=SUI|name=[[Serif Berbic|Šerif Berbić]]}}
{{Fs player|no=15|pos=GK|nat=GRE|name=Fotis Pseftis}}
{{Fs player|no=15|pos=GK|nat=GRE|name=Fotis Pseftis}}
{{Fs player|no=17|pos=DF|nat=GER|name=[[Lars Lukas Mai]]}}
{{Fs player|no=17|pos=DF|nat=GER|name=[[Lars Lukas Mai]]}}
{{Fs player|no=18|pos=MF|nat=FRA|name=[[Hicham Mahou]]}}
{{Fs player|no=18|pos=MF|nat=FRA|name=[[Hicham Mahou]]}}
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{{Fs player|no=19|pos=FW|nat=KVX|name=[[Shkelqim Vladi]]}}
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{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=20|pos=MF|nat=CIV|name=[[Ousmane Doumbia]]}}
{{Fs player|no=20|pos=MF|nat=CIV|name=[[Ousmane Doumbia]]}}
{{Fs player|no=21|pos=MF|nat=FRA|name=[[Yanis Cimignani]]}}
{{Fs player|no=21|pos=MF|nat=FRA|name=[[Yanis Cimignani]]}}
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{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=22|pos=DF|nat=MAR|name=[[Ayman El Wafi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=22|pos=DF|nat=MAR|name=[[Ayman El Wafi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=23|pos=DF|nat=ARG|name=[[Milton Valenzuela]]}}
{{Fs player|no=23|pos=DF|nat=ARG|name=[[Milton Valenzuela]]}}
{{Fs player|no=25|pos=MF|nat=SUI|name=[[Uran Bislimi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=25|pos=MF|nat=SUI|name=[[Uran Bislimi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=26|pos=DF|nat=POR|name=[[Martim Marques]]}}
{{Fs player|no=26|pos=DF|nat=POR|name=[[Martim Marques]]}}
{{Fs player|no=27|pos=MF|nat=SUI|name=Daniel Dos Santos}}
{{Fs player|no=27|pos=MF|nat=SUI|name=[[Daniel Dos Santos (footballer)|Daniel Dos Santos]]}}
{{Fs player|no=28|pos=MF|nat=SLO|name=Abel Marc}}
{{Fs player|no=28|pos=MF|nat=SUI|name=Yannis Ryter}}
{{Fs player|no=29|pos=MF|nat=TUN|name=[[Hadj Mahmoud]]}}
{{Fs player|no=29|pos=MF|nat=TUN|name=[[Hadj Mahmoud]]}}
{{Fs player|no=31|pos=FW|nat=ARG|name=[[Ignacio Aliseda]]}}
{{Fs player|no=31|pos=FW|nat=ARG|name=[[Ignacio Aliseda]]}}
{{Fs player|no=34|pos=FW|nat=SUI|name=[[Boris Babic|Boris Babić]]}}
{{Fs player|no=34|pos=FW|nat=SUI|name=[[Boris Babić]]}}
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{{Fs player|no=44|pos=MF|nat=NGA|name=Johan Nkama}}
{{Fs player|no=58|pos=GK|nat=NGA|name=[[Sebastian Osigwe]]}}
{{Fs player|no=58|pos=GK|nat=NGA|name=[[Sebastian Osigwe]]}}
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{{Fs player|no=46|pos=DF|nat=ITA|name=[[Mattia Zanotti]]}}
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{{Fs player|no=47|pos=MF|nat=SUI|name=Ilija Maslarov}}
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{{Fs player|no=99|pos=GK|nat=SUI|name=Diego Mina}}
{{Fs player|no=93|pos=FW|nat=POL|name=[[Kacper Przybyłko]]}}
{{Fs player|no=93|pos=FW|nat=POL|name=[[Kacper Przybyłko]]}}
{{Fs end}}
{{Fs end}}
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*'''[[Swiss Super League]]'''
*'''[[Swiss Super League]]'''
**'''Champions (3):''' [[1937–38 Nationalliga|1937–38]], [[1940–41 Nationalliga|1940–41]], [[1948–49 Nationalliga A|1948–49]]
**'''Champions (3):''' [[1937–38 Nationalliga|1937–38]], [[1940–41 Nationalliga|1940–41]], [[1948–49 Nationalliga A|1948–49]]
**'''runner-up (6):''' [[1942–43 Nationalliga|1942–43]], [[1944–45 Nationalliga A|1944–45]], [[1945–46 Nationalliga A|1945–46]], [[1994–95 Nationalliga A|1994–95]], [[2000–01 Nationalliga A|2000–01]], [[2023–24 Swiss Super League|2023–24]]
**'''Runners-up (6):''' [[1942–43 Nationalliga|1942–43]], [[1944–45 Nationalliga A|1944–45]], [[1945–46 Nationalliga A|1945–46]], [[1994–95 Nationalliga A|1994–95]], [[2000–01 Nationalliga A|2000–01]], [[2023–24 Swiss Super League|2023–24]]


*'''[[Swiss Cup]]'''
*'''[[Swiss Cup]]'''
**'''Winners (4):''' 1930–31, 1967–68, [[1992–93 Swiss Cup|1992–93]], [[2021–22 Swiss Cup|2021–22]],
**'''Winners (4):''' 1930–31, 1967–68, [[1992–93 Swiss Cup|1992–93]], [[2021–22 Swiss Cup|2021–22]]
**'''runner-up (6):''' 1942–43, 1951–52, 1970–71, [[1991–92 Swiss Cup|1991–92]], [[2015–16 Swiss Cup|2015–16]], [[2022–23 Swiss Cup|2022–23]]
**'''Runners-up (6):''' 1942–43, 1951–52, 1970–71, [[1991–92 Swiss Cup|1991–92]], [[2015–16 Swiss Cup|2015–16]], [[2022–23 Swiss Cup|2022–23]]


*'''[[Swiss Challenge League]]'''
*'''[[Swiss Challenge League]]'''
**'''Winners (4):''' 1960–61, 1963–64, 1987–88, [[2014-15 Swiss Challenge League|2014–15]],
**'''Winners (4):''' 1960–61, 1963–64, 1987–88, [[2014-15 Swiss Challenge League|2014–15]]
**'''runner-up (5):''' 1978–79, 1997–98, [[2008–09 Swiss Challenge League|2008–09]], [[2009–10 Swiss Challenge League|2009–10]], [[2013–14 Swiss Challenge League|2013–14]],
**'''Runners-up (5):''' 1978–79, 1997–98, [[2008–09 Swiss Challenge League|2008–09]], [[2009–10 Swiss Challenge League|2009–10]], [[2013–14 Swiss Challenge League|2013–14]]


*'''[[Swiss Super League]] Fair Play Awards''': [[2021–22 Swiss Super League Fair Play Awards|2021–22]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfl.ch/news/news/artikel/fair-play-trophys-gehen-nach-lugano-und-thun/|title=Fair Play Trophys gehen nach Lugano und Thun|trans-title=Fair Play trophies awarded to Lugano and Thun|date=1 June 2022|access-date=27 December 2023|archive-date=1 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601100015/https://www.sfl.ch/news/news/artikel/fair-play-trophys-gehen-nach-lugano-und-thun/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*'''[[Swiss Super League]] Fair Play Awards''': [[2021–22 Swiss Super League Fair Play Awards|2021–22]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfl.ch/news/news/artikel/fair-play-trophys-gehen-nach-lugano-und-thun/|title=Fair Play Trophys gehen nach Lugano und Thun|trans-title=Fair Play trophies awarded to Lugano and Thun|date=1 June 2022|access-date=27 December 2023|archive-date=1 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601100015/https://www.sfl.ch/news/news/artikel/fair-play-trophys-gehen-nach-lugano-und-thun/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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Lugano
Full nameFootball Club Lugano
Nickname(s)Bianconeri (Black and White)
L'orgoglio del Ticino (The Pride of Ticino)
Founded28 July 1908; 116 years ago (28 July 1908)
GroundCornaredo Stadium,
Lugano, Switzerland
Capacity6,330
OwnerJoe Mansueto
ChairmanPhilippe Regazzoni
ManagerMattia Croci-Torti
LeagueSwiss Super League
2023–24Swiss Super League, 2nd of 12
Websitewww.fclugano.com
Current season

FC Lugano is a Swiss professional football club based in Lugano. The club was refounded as AC Lugano in 2004 as a result of relegation and the financial situation of FC Lugano, which was founded in 1908. In 2008, the club reverted to its original name, FC Lugano. They play at the Stadio Cornaredo. They have played in what is now the Swiss Super League during the periods of 1922–53, 1954–60, 1961–63, 1964–76, 1979–80, 1988–97, 1998–02, and from 2015 until present.

History

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Former club crest
Chart of FC Lugano table positions in the Swiss football league system

Football Club Lugano was formed on 28 July 1908 under the leadership of then-president Ernesto Corsini. Promotion to the highest Swiss Super League came for the first time in 1922, and after several years of relegations and promotions, the team won its first Swiss Cup in 1931. The following decade, FC Lugano was able to win 3 national titles (1938, 1941 and 1949).

For the first fifty years of its existence, Lugano played at the Campo Marzio – which opened on 13 September 1908 – but its success prompted the city to build a new stadium, and so on 26 August 1951, the Cornaredo Stadium was inaugurated, which has a capacity of 15,000.

In 1968, Lugano won the Swiss Cup and hence the team participated in the Cup Winners' Cup. Two years later the team took part in the UEFA Cup.

In 1993, Lugano won its third Cup against Grasshoppers, later participating in the Cup Winners' Cup, in which it reached second qualifying round. In the 1995–96 season, Lugano participated in the UEFA Cup, eliminating Jeunesse Hautcharage in the first round and Inter Milan in the second.

The club was declared bankrupt in 2003 and forcibly removed from the league. Due to the bankruptcy, the team was renamed AC Lugano and fielded under-21 players, having been forced to sell or release the senior team to pay off the club's debts. In 2004, the club merged with Malcantone Agno, and it was decided that Lugano would re-enter the Swiss football system in the Swiss Challenge League.[1] Morotti Joseph, the president of Malcantone Agno, was entrusted with the leadership of the new club.

In 2007, the company was bought by a group led by Giambattista Pastorello. Luido Bernasconi became the new president. On 4 June 2008, the club's centenary year, the general meeting of shareholders voted on a name change. The historical name of Football Club Lugano was reinstated. In 2015 FC Lugano was promoted to the Swiss Super League.

On 18 August 2021, it was announced that American billionaire and owner of the Chicago Fire FC, Joe Mansueto, had purchased FC Lugano and that the Fire and FC Lugano were to work together as sister clubs.[2] On 1 September 2021, assistant coach Mattia Croci-Torti took over coaching duties at the club, replacing Abel Braga.[3] The first season under new ownership would immediately prove successful, as they were able to win their first title after 29 years, winning the 2021–22 Swiss Cup.[4] A year later, they failed to defend the cup title, losing 2–3 in the exciting final to Swiss champions Young Boys.[5]

European record

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Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
1968–69 European Cup Winners' Cup First round Spain Barcelona 0–1 0–3 0–4
1971–72 UEFA Cup First round Poland Legia Warsaw 1–3 0–0 1–3
1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying round Belarus Neman Grodno 5–0 1–2 6–2
First round Spain Real Madrid 1–3 0–3 1–6
1995–96 UEFA Cup Preliminary round Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch 4–0 0–0 4–0
First round Italy Inter Milan 1–1 1–0 2–1
Second round Czech Republic Slavia Prague 1–2 0–1 1–3
2001–02 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 2–1 0–3 2–4
2002–03 UEFA Cup Qualifying round Latvia FK Ventspils 1–0 0–3 1–3
2017–18 UEFA Europa League Group G Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1–0 1–2 3rd
Romania FCSB 1–2 2–1
Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 3–2 1–4
2019–20 UEFA Europa League Group B Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 0–0 1–1 4th
Denmark Copenhagen 0–1 0–1
Sweden Malmö FF 0–0 1–2
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League Third qualifying round Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva 0–2 1–3 1–5
2023–24 UEFA Europa League Play-off round Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise 0–1 0–2 0–3
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League Group D Belgium Club Brugge 1–3 0–2 4th
Norway Bodø/Glimt 0–0 2–5
Turkey Beşiktaş 0–2 3–2
2024–25 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round Turkey Fenerbahçe 3–4 1–2 4–6
2024–25 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round Serbia Partizan 2–2 (a.e.t.) 1–0 3—2
Play-off round Turkey Beşiktaş 3–3 1–5 4–8

Players

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Current squad

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As of 24 November 2024[6]

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 Kosovo KOS Amir Saipi
2 DF Canada CAN Zachary Brault-Guillard
5 DF Switzerland SUI Albian Hajdari
6 DF Germany GER Antonios Papadopoulos
7 MF Czech Republic CZE Roman Macek
8 MF Switzerland SUI Anto Grgić
9 FW Kosovo KOS Shkelqim Vladi
10 FW Switzerland SUI Mattia Bottani (captain)
11 MF Switzerland SUI Renato Steffen
15 GK Greece GRE Fotis Pseftis
17 DF Germany GER Lars Lukas Mai
18 MF France FRA Hicham Mahou
20 MF Ivory Coast CIV Ousmane Doumbia
21 MF France FRA Yanis Cimignani
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF Morocco MAR Ayman El Wafi
23 DF Argentina ARG Milton Valenzuela
25 MF Switzerland SUI Uran Bislimi
26 DF Portugal POR Martim Marques
27 MF Switzerland SUI Daniel Dos Santos
28 MF Switzerland SUI Yannis Ryter
29 MF Tunisia TUN Hadj Mahmoud
31 FW Argentina ARG Ignacio Aliseda
34 FW Switzerland SUI Boris Babić
58 GK Nigeria NGA Sebastian Osigwe
46 DF Italy ITA Mattia Zanotti
47 MF Switzerland SUI Ilija Maslarov
99 GK Switzerland SUI Diego Mina
93 FW Poland POL Kacper Przybyłko

Out on loan

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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
— DF Switzerland SUI Allan Arigoni (at Chicago Fire until 31 December 2024)

Honours

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Former coaches

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Coaching staff

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Position Name
Owner United States Joe Mansueto
Chairman Switzerland Philippe Regazzoni
CEO Switzerland Michele Zanetti
Sporting director Switzerland Benito Martinelli
Press officer Switzerland Luca Di Tommasso
Team coordinator Switzerland Riccardo Rigamonti
Head coach Switzerland Mattia Croci-Torti
Assistant coaches Switzerland Piercesare Gallo
Switzerland Saverio Valentini
Goalkeeper coach Switzerland Enrico Rossi
Fitness coach Switzerland Mirko Antonelli
Match analyst Switzerland Salvatore Colucci
Performance coach Switzerland Andrea Giudici
Team doctors Switzerland Dr. Giuseppe Montini
Switzerland Dr. Giampaolo Golinucci
Physiotherapists Switzerland Nicolò Giovanninni
Switzerland Vittorio Silvestri
Switzerland Francesco Vialli
Switzerland Pietro Simonetti

References

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  1. ^ "FC Lugano – Switzerland 2017-18" (PDF). LiberoGuide. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Owner and Chairman Joe Mansueto Purchases Swiss Super League Club FC Lugano | Chicago Fire FC". chicagofirefc. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  3. ^ Berger, Nicola (20 September 2021). "Super League: Mattia Croci-Torti neuer Lugano-Trainer". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Der FC Lugano gewinnt den 97. Schweizer Cupfinal". SFV. 15 May 2023. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Schweizer Cup Männer: YB macht das Double perfekt". SFV. 4 June 2023. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Prima squadra".
  7. ^ "Fair Play Trophys gehen nach Lugano und Thun" [Fair Play trophies awarded to Lugano and Thun]. 1 June 2022. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
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