FC Wohlen
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FC Wohlen is a Swiss
football club based in the town Wohlen in Canton Aargau
. They play in the Challenge League, the second highest league in the country.
The club was founded in May 1904 and holds the honour of being the oldest football club in Switzerland that is not in a city. From 1930 to 1932 the team played in the Swiss Super League
, the highest league in Switzerland
, but mostly it has played in the 2nd or 3rd tiers. The greatest success of their recent history was their promotion to the Challenge League in 2002. In the autumn of 2004 they moved into their new stadium, Stadion Niedermatten
.
The most famous former player is Ciriaco Sforza
.
José Luis Mamone
Alfred Emuejeraye
Romeu Leite Hazir Zenuni Chad Bartlome Ivan dal Santo
Markus Meier Tobias Müller
Alain Schultz
Ciriaco Sforza
The total capacity is 3,734. Of these, 634 seats and 3100 standing.
The stadium is part of the a sports complex which includes, in addition to the football stadium, an athletics facility with 400-meter circular track, an inline skating space, two all-weather football pitches and nine tennis courts. The construction work began in autumn 2002 and was completed in spring 2004.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
football club based in the town Wohlen in Canton Aargau
Aargau
Aargau is one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland. It comprises the lower course of the river Aare, which is why the canton is called Aar-gau .-History:...
. They play in the Challenge League, the second highest league in the country.
The club was founded in May 1904 and holds the honour of being the oldest football club in Switzerland that is not in a city. From 1930 to 1932 the team played in the Swiss Super League
Swiss Super League
The Swiss Super League or Axpo Super League is the top tier of the Swiss Football League. The Swiss Super League is currently ranked 16th according to UEFA's ranking of league coefficients, which is based upon Swiss team performances in European competitions.-Names:-Participating clubs:The teams...
, the highest league in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, but mostly it has played in the 2nd or 3rd tiers. The greatest success of their recent history was their promotion to the Challenge League in 2002. In the autumn of 2004 they moved into their new stadium, Stadion Niedermatten
Stadion Niedermatten
Stadion Niedermatten is a football stadium in Wohlen, Switzerland. It is the home ground of FC Wohlen. The stadium is owned by Wohlen council.It has a capacity of 3,734 of which it has 3,100 standing places and 634 seats....
.
The most famous former player is Ciriaco Sforza
Ciriaco Sforza
Ciriaco Sforza is a Swiss former professional football player and is the coach of Grasshopper-Club Zürich.-Biography:He most notably played for 1. FC Kaiserslautern and FC Bayern Munich in Germany...
.
Current squad
As of 25 November, 2011.Former players
- See also .
José Luis Mamone
José Luis Mamone
José Luis Mamone is a footballer from Argentina. He last played as defender for FC Wohlen in Switzerland.- Career :He started his football career in the youth system of San Lorenzo, before moving on to Banfield de Mar del Plata on a free transfer...
Alfred Emuejeraye
Alfred Emuejeraye
Alfred Emuejeraye Emoefe is a Nigerian footballer.- Career :Emuejeraye started his career at Julius Berger, and played there until 2003, joined Grasshopper Club Zürich in 2003 to 2004 June. He moved to Singapore to play the 2006–07 season for Gombak United but returned to Switzerland to play the...
Romeu Leite Hazir Zenuni Chad Bartlome Ivan dal Santo
Ivan Dal Santo
Ivan Dal Santo is a footballer from Switzerland who currently plays as defender for the Swiss team FC Oerlikon Polizei.-Career:Dal Santo has played 293 games in Super League and over 190 games in Challenge League.-External links:...
Markus Meier Tobias Müller
Tobias Müller
Tobias Müller is a footballer from Switzerland who plays midfielder role for FC Aarau in the Swiss Super League.- Career :He was loaned to FC Wohlen of the Challenge League on 19 October 2007, and at the end of the season his loan was extended for another year.-External links:...
Alain Schultz
Alain Schultz
Alain Schultz is a Swiss association footballer who plays for FC Wohlen.-External links:*...
Ciriaco Sforza
Ciriaco Sforza
Ciriaco Sforza is a Swiss former professional football player and is the coach of Grasshopper-Club Zürich.-Biography:He most notably played for 1. FC Kaiserslautern and FC Bayern Munich in Germany...
Stadium
The stadium is located in an area of Wohlen known as the "low mats". The stadium is owned by the Wohlen Council.The total capacity is 3,734. Of these, 634 seats and 3100 standing.
The stadium is part of the a sports complex which includes, in addition to the football stadium, an athletics facility with 400-meter circular track, an inline skating space, two all-weather football pitches and nine tennis courts. The construction work began in autumn 2002 and was completed in spring 2004.