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1989 Klötzli Incident
On 7 October 1989, a major incident in Swiss association football, known as the Klötzli incident, took place. The incident took place in a Nationalliga A match between FC Sion and FC Wettingen. The incident was caused by the referee blowing the end game whistle just as a tying goal was scored by Wettingen. The incident is considered to be one of the biggest scandals in Swiss football. Background The third minute of injury time in the league match in Stade Tourbillon between Sion and Wettingen was underway. A goal from Mirsad Baljic in the 88th minute led Sion to have a 1–0 lead against their opponents who, despite their win against FC Napoli a few days earlier, had been having financial difficulties and had been fighting against relegation. The incident Sion's midfielder Jean-Paul Brigger took a relief free-kick just a few meters from his own penalty area. Instead of kicking the ball however, he delayed the kick and, as he took the kick, caused the ball to hit Wettinge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football In Switzerland
Football is the most popular sport in Switzerland. The Swiss Football Association was formed in 1895 and was a founder member of the sport's international governing body FIFA in 1904. The Swiss cities of Zürich and Nyon are home to FIFA and the European governing body UEFA respectively. The country played host to the 1954 World Cup and 2008 European Championship. Switzerland has an extensive league system, with the Swiss Super League as the country's premier men's competition. There are also several cup competitions, most notably the national Swiss Cup. The Swiss national team participated in the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany and were narrowly beaten by Ukraine on penalties in the round of 16. Switzerland co-hosted the UEFA Euro 2008 tournament together with Austria. They were eliminated in the group stage, although they did record a win against Portugal. The best international result was in 1954 when Switzerland, as the host, reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephan Lehmann
Stephan Lehmann (born 15 August 1963) is a Swiss former professional football goalkeeper who works as goalkeeper coach for FC Sion. International career Lehmann was capped 18 times for the Switzerland national team between 1989 and 1997. He was an unused substitute at the 1994 FIFA World Cup and was in the Euro 1996 squad. Honours FC Sion * Swiss Cup: 1990–91 Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 '' Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since t ..., 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97 * Swiss Super League: 1991–92, 1996–97 References External links * Jena Profile Living people 1963 births People from Schaffhausen Sportspeople from the canton of Schaffhausen Swiss men's footballers Swiss expatriate footballers SC Freiburg players Association football goalkeepers 1994 FIFA World Cup players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Challenge League
The Challenge League is the second-highest tier of the Swiss football league system and lower of two professional leagues in the country. Ten teams play in the Challenge League; the winners of the league are promoted to the Super League, while the bottom-placed team is relegated to the Promotion League. 2022–23 clubs Promotion/Relegation from 2021–22 season *FC Lausanne-Sport (10th) was relegated from the Swiss Super League. *FC Winterthur was promoted to the Swiss Super League. *SC Kriens was relegated to the Promotion League. *AC Bellinzona was promoted from the Promotion League. History Serie B and Serie Promotion The Serie B was first carried out in 1898. In the year before, Genevan newspaper ''La Suisse Sportive'' organized the first inofficial Swiss Championship, where the ''Coupe Ruinart'' was awarded to Grasshopper Club Zürich. The first Serie B was competed for this same cup. The final game was held between Cantonal Lausanne, FC Bern, and Vereinigte S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Basel
Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel, FCB, or just Basel, is a Swiss football club based in Basel, in the Canton of Basel-Stadt. Formed in 1893, the club has been Swiss national champions 20 times, Swiss Cup winners 13 times, and Swiss League Cup winners once. Basel have competed in European competitions every season since 1999–2000. They have qualified for the Group stages of the Champions League more times than any other Swiss club – a total of seven times – and are the only Swiss club to have ever qualified to the Group stages directly. In 2021 they set the new record for a Swiss team with the most successful international group stage campaign by reaching 14 points in their Conference League group. Since 2001, the club has played its home games at St. Jakob-Park, built on the site of their previous home, St. Jakob Stadium. Their home colours are red and blue, leading to a nickname of "''RotBlau''". History Foundation FC Basel was started ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yves Débonnaire
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Yves may refer to: * Yves, Charente-Maritime, a commune of the Charente-Maritime department in France * Yves (given name), including a list of people with the name * ''Yves'' (single album), a single album by Loona * ''Yves'' (film), a 2019 French film See also * Yves Tumor, U.S. musician * * Eve (other) * Evette (other) * Yvette (other) * Yvon (other) * Yvonne (other) Yvonne is a female given name. Yvonne may also refer to: * Yvonne (band), a 1993—2002 Swedish group featuring Henric de la Cour * Yvonne (cow) a German cow that escaped and was missing for several weeks in 2011 * ''Yvonne'' (musical), a 1926 We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reto Baumgartner
Reto Baumgartner (born 28 April 1967) is a retired Swiss professional footballer who played in the late 1980s and early 1990s as defender. Since FC Basel's AGM in 2008, Baumgartner is a member of the club board of directors and since 16 November 2020, he is president of the club. He is businessman and member of the Basel-Stadt trade association. Football career Baumgartner played his youth football with Wettingen. He advanced to their first team for the first time during the 1984–85 Nationalliga A season, but usually played for their youth team. In 1987 he signed his first professional contract with the club and played solely for their first team. At the end of the 1986–87 season, Baumgartner and the team suffered relegation to the Nationalliga B. But he remained with the team and in the following season they achieved immediate promotion. Following his involvement in the Klötzli incident on 7 October 1989, Baumgartner was given a 10 month professional ban. His contract ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Frei
Alexander Frei or Alex Frei (born 15 July 1979) is a Swiss professional football coach and a former player who played as a forward. He is currently the manager of Basel. He began his career at Basel, going on to various other clubs in Switzerland, France and Germany before returning to his home club, where he won the Swiss Super League title in all four of his seasons, including Double (association football), doubles with the Swiss Cup in 2010 and 2012. Frei is the all-time leading scorer of the Switzerland national football team, Swiss national football team with 42 goals in 84 games, and also their sixth-most capped player of all time. He represented the country at two UEFA European Championships and as many FIFA World Cup, World Cups. Club career Frei started his professional career with his hometown club of FC Basel, where he later was transferred to FC Thun, FC Luzern, and Servette FC, all in his native Switzerland. After a transfer to French club Stade Rennais F.C., Renn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
