Neuchâtel Xamax Football Club Serrières or Neuchâtel Xamax FCS (pronounced[nøʃɑtɛlksamaks]) is a Swiss football club based in Neuchâtel. It was created in 1970 through a merger between FC Cantonal, founded in 1906 and Swiss champions of 1916, and FC Xamax founded in 1912. The name Xamax comes from legendary Swiss international player 'Xam' Max Abegglen, one of the founding members.[1] Xamax Neuchâtel FCS obtained its current name after a merger with FC Serrières, another side from Neuchâtel, in May 2013.[2]
Chart of the table positions of Neuchâtel Xamax FCS and its previous incarnations in the Swiss football league systemStade de la MaladièreGilbert Gress, championship winning coach of the 1980s.
Students at the Collège latin in Neuchâtel began playing organized football in 1910. Soon after, in 1912, Neuchâtel Xamax was officially founded.[3]
They have been champions of Switzerland on two occasions, in successive years in 1987 and 1988.[4] The club has also made it to five Swiss Cup finals, the most recent in 2011, but have failed to win any of them.[4]
After many financial crises, the club declared bankruptcy on 26 January 2012 and was consequently excluded from Swiss Super League.[5] The club was reformed, but had to restart in the Swiss amateur leagues, entering the 2. Liga Interregional, the fifth tier of the Swiss football league system, for the 2012–13 season.[6] The club finished first in 2013 and was promoted to the 1. Liga Classic for 2013–14. Once again, Xamax finished first, winning the play-off to secure a second successive promotion. Xamax won 1. Liga Promotion, the third tier of Swiss league system was and promoted to the Challenge League after having a third successive promotion in 2014–15 season.[4]
The club finally won promotion back to the Swiss Super League in 2018, marking the end of a six-year absence from the top flight of Swiss football. At the end of the 2019–20 Swiss Super League season, the club was relegated back to the second division after finishing bottom of the table.[7]
Stadiumedit
The club plays its home matches at the Stade de la Maladière, which began construction in 2004 and was opened in 2007. It has a capacity of 12,500 spectators.[8]
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^"Équipe" [Team] (in French). Neuchâtel Xamax FCS. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Neuchâtel Xamax.
Neuchâtel Xamax unofficial website (in French)
Team profile on Soccerway
January 01, 1970
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Neuchatel Xamax Football Club Serrieres or Neuchatel Xamax FCS pronounced noʃɑtɛl ksamaks is a Swiss football club based in Neuchatel It was created in 1970 through a merger between FC Cantonal founded in 1906 and Swiss champions of 1916 and FC Xamax founded in 1912 The name Xamax comes from legendary Swiss international player Xam Max Abegglen one of the founding members 1 Xamax Neuchatel FCS obtained its current name after a merger with FC Serrieres another side from Neuchatel in May 2013 2 Neuchatel XamaxFull nameNeuchatel Xamax Football Club SerrieresNickname s XamaxFounded1912 112 years ago 1912 GroundStade de la Maladiere NeuchatelCapacity12 000OwnerVincent BinggeliChairmanChristian BinggeliManagerUli ForteLeagueSwiss Challenge League2022 2310th of 10WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway colours Chart of the table positions of Neuchatel Xamax FCS and its previous incarnations in the Swiss football league system Stade de la Maladiere Gilbert Gress championship winning coach of the 1980s Contents 1 History 2 Stadium 3 Current squad 3 1 Out on loan 4 Notable players 5 Honours 6 Former coaches 7 European record 8 References 9 External linksHistory editStudents at the College latin in Neuchatel began playing organized football in 1910 Soon after in 1912 Neuchatel Xamax was officially founded 3 They have been champions of Switzerland on two occasions in successive years in 1987 and 1988 4 The club has also made it to five Swiss Cup finals the most recent in 2011 but have failed to win any of them 4 After many financial crises the club declared bankruptcy on 26 January 2012 and was consequently excluded from Swiss Super League 5 The club was reformed but had to restart in the Swiss amateur leagues entering the 2 Liga Interregional the fifth tier of the Swiss football league system for the 2012 13 season 6 The club finished first in 2013 and was promoted to the 1 Liga Classic for 2013 14 Once again Xamax finished first winning the play off to secure a second successive promotion Xamax won 1 Liga Promotion the third tier of Swiss league system was and promoted to the Challenge League after having a third successive promotion in 2014 15 season 4 The club finally won promotion back to the Swiss Super League in 2018 marking the end of a six year absence from the top flight of Swiss football At the end of the 2019 20 Swiss Super League season the club was relegated back to the second division after finishing bottom of the table 7 Stadium editThe club plays its home matches at the Stade de la Maladiere which began construction in 2004 and was opened in 2007 It has a capacity of 12 500 spectators 8 Current squad editAs of 14 February 2024 9 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 nbsp FRA Theo Guivarch 3 DF nbsp GER Alexander Winkler 4 DF nbsp BIH Sead Hajrovic 5 DF nbsp SWE Mirza Mujcic 6 MF nbsp SUI Fabio Saiz 7 MF nbsp SVN Kenan Fatkic 8 MF nbsp SUI Izer Aliu 10 MF nbsp ITA Danilo Del Toro 11 FW nbsp SUI Simone Rapp 13 DF nbsp SUI Zachary Athekame on loan from Young Boys 15 DF nbsp SUI Yoan Epitaux 17 FW nbsp CIV Soumaila Bakayoko 18 FW nbsp SUI Jesse Hautier on loan from Yverdon 19 DF nbsp SUI Ashvin Balaruban No Pos Nation Player 20 DF nbsp COD Fabrice Nsakala 21 MF nbsp SUI Mats Hammerich 22 FW nbsp FRA Zachary Hadji on loan from Lausanne Ouchy 23 MF nbsp SUI Sebastien Moulin 24 FW nbsp FRA Salim Ben Seghir on loan from Marseille 26 GK nbsp SUI Benjamin Roth 27 FW nbsp SUI Angelo Campos 29 MF nbsp FRA Lucas Marin 44 GK nbsp SUI Ysias Hummel 70 MF nbsp SUI Dominik Schwizer on loan from Lausanne Sport 71 DF nbsp CIV Brillani Soro 72 DF nbsp SUI Adam Ouattara 77 MF nbsp KOS Eris Abedini Out on loan edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player DF nbsp KOS Egzon Rexhaj at Bulle until 30 June 2024 MF nbsp SUI Kenzo Ganaj at Bavois until 30 June 2024 No Pos Nation Player FW nbsp SUI Ange Dakouri at Bavois until 30 June 2024 Notable players editThis list of famous or notable people has no clear inclusion or exclusion criteria Please help to define clear inclusion criteria and edit the list to contain only subjects that fit those criteria March 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message Cameroon nbsp Freddy Mveng Central African Republic nbsp Louis Mafouta Egypt nbsp Hossam Hassan Ivory Coast nbsp Eric Tia Nigeria nbsp Brown Ideye nbsp Kalu Uche Senegal nbsp Papa Bouba Diop Sierra Leone nbsp Umaru Bangura Philippines nbsp Michael Kempter Saudi Arabia nbsp Hussein Abdulghani Bosnia and Herzegovina nbsp Mustafa Sejmenovic nbsp Ensar Arifovic Bulgaria nbsp Trifon Ivanov Hungary nbsp Lajos Detari West Germany nbsp Uli Stielike Ireland nbsp Don Givens Liechtenstein nbsp Noah Frick Spain nbsp Victor Sanchez Switzerland nbsp Johan Djourou nbsp Lucien Favre nbsp Mario Gavranovic nbsp Haris Seferovic Netherlands nbsp Rene van der GijpHonours editLeagues Swiss Super League Winner 2 1986 87 1987 88 Swiss Challenge League Winner 3 1972 73 2006 07 2017 18 Swiss Promotion League Winner 2014 15 1 Liga Classic Winner 2013 14 2 Liga Interregional Winner 2012 13 Cups Swiss Super Cup Winner 3 1987 1988 1990Former coaches editSee also Category Neuchatel Xamax FCS managers nbsp Giovanni Ferrari 1946 48 nbsp Fernand Jaccard 1948 52 nbsp Josef Humpal 1961 65 nbsp Milorad Milutinovic 1968 69 nbsp Josef Humpal 1969 70 nbsp Paul Garbani July 1970 Jan 72 nbsp Josef Artimovits Jan 1972 July 72 nbsp Lev Mantula July 1972 Jan 75 nbsp Branko Rezuar Jan 1975 July 75 nbsp Gilbert Gress 1975 77 nbsp Antonio Merlo July 1977 April 78 Erich Vogel April 1978 October 79 nbsp Lev Mantula October 1979 July 80 nbsp Jean Marc Guillou 1980 81 nbsp Gilbert Gress 1981 90 nbsp Roy Hodgson 1990 92 nbsp Uli Stielike Jan 1992 July 93 nbsp Uli Stielike and nbsp Don Givens 1993 94 nbsp Gilbert Gress 1994 97 nbsp Alain Geiger 1998 02 nbsp Claude Ryf July 2002 4 Feb nbsp Rene Lobello and nbsp Christophe Moulin Feb 2004 4 July nbsp Rene Lobello and nbsp Gianni Della Casa 2004 05 nbsp Alain Geiger 2005 nbsp Miroslav Blazevic 2005 06 nbsp Gerard Castella June 2006 8 March nbsp Nestor Clausen 2008 9 Jan nbsp Jean Michel Aeby Jan 2009 nbsp Alain Geiger Jan 2009 9 June nbsp Pierre Andre Schurmann June 2009 10 April nbsp Jean Michel Aeby April 2010 10 Aug nbsp Didier Olle Nicolle Sept 2010 11 May nbsp Bernard Challandes May 2011 nbsp Sonny Anderson 2011 nbsp Francois Ciccolini June 2011 11 July nbsp Joaquin Caparros July 2011 11 Sept nbsp Victor Munoz Sept 2011 12 Jan European record editSeason Competition Round Opponents Home Away Aggregate 1981 82 UEFA Cup 1R nbsp Sparta Prague 4 0 2 3 6 3 2R nbsp Malmo 1 0 1 0 2 0 3R nbsp Sporting CP 1 0 0 0 1 0 QF nbsp Hamburg 0 0 2 3 2 3 1984 85 UEFA Cup 1R nbsp Olympiacos 2 2 0 1 2 3 1985 86 UEFA Cup 1R nbsp Sportul Studențesc 3 0 4 4 7 4 2R nbsp Lokomotiv Sofia 0 0 1 1 1 1 a 3R nbsp Dundee United 3 1 1 2 4 3 QF nbsp Real Madrid 2 0 0 3 2 3 1986 87 UEFA Cup 1R nbsp Lyngby 2 0 3 1 5 1 2R nbsp Groningen 1 1 0 0 1 1 a 1987 88 European Cup 1R nbsp Kuusysi 5 0 1 2 6 2 2R nbsp Bayern Munich 2 1 0 2 2 3 1988 89 European Cup 1R nbsp Larissa 2 1 1 2 3 3 3 0 PSO 2R nbsp Galatasaray 3 0 0 5 3 5 1990 91 European Cup Winners Cup 1R nbsp Estrela de Amadora 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 PSO 1991 92 UEFA Cup 1R nbsp Floriana 2 0 0 0 2 0 2R nbsp Celtic 5 1 0 1 5 2 3R nbsp Real Madrid 1 0 0 4 1 4 1992 93 UEFA Cup 1R nbsp BK Frem 2 2 1 4 3 6 1995 96 UEFA Cup QR nbsp Red Star Belgrade 0 0 1 0 1 0 1R nbsp Roma 1 1 0 4 1 4 1996 97 UEFA Cup QR nbsp Anorthosis Famagusta 4 0 2 1 6 1 1R nbsp Dynamo Kyiv 2 1 0 0 2 1 2R nbsp Helsingborg 1 1 0 2 1 3 1997 98 UEFA Cup Q1 nbsp Tiligul Tiras Tiraspol 7 0 3 1 10 1 Q2 nbsp Viking 3 0 1 2 4 2 1R nbsp Inter Milan 0 2 0 2 0 4 2003 04 UEFA Cup QR nbsp Valletta 2 0 2 0 4 0 1R nbsp Auxerre 0 1 0 1 0 2References edit Historique La Genese NEUCHATEL XAMAX in French Xamax ch Archived from the original on 15 December 2018 Retrieved 27 January 2012 Le Neuchatel Xamax FCS est ne in French RTS Sport 29 April 2013 Archived from the original on 24 November 2020 Retrieved 13 December 2018 La Genese in French Neuchatel Xamax Archived from the original on 15 December 2018 Retrieved 13 December 2018 a b c Un palmares plus que respectable in French Neuchatel Xamax Archived from the original on 29 January 2013 Retrieved 13 December 2018 Swiss club Xamax bankrupt Chechen owner arrested SI com Sportsillustrated cnn com Archived from the original on 12 April 2013 Retrieved 27 January 2012 Meisterschaft 2 Liga interregional Archived 15 January 2013 at archive today accessed 21 July 2012 Switzerland side Neuchatel Xamax return to top division six years after bankruptcy collapse ESPN 22 April 2018 Archived from the original on 15 December 2018 Retrieved 13 December 2018 LA MALADIERE HISTORIQUE in French Neuchatel Xamax Archived from the original on 11 June 2011 Retrieved 13 December 2018 Equipe Team in French Neuchatel Xamax FCS Retrieved 30 June 2023 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Neuchatel Xamax Neuchatel Xamax unofficial website in French Team profile on Soccerway Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Neuchatel Xamax FCS amp oldid 1223185037, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
