FC Kreuzlingen is a
Swiss
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football club from the town of
Kreuzlingen
Kreuzlingen is a municipality in the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in north-eastern Switzerland. It is the seat of the district and is the second-largest city of the canton, after Frauenfeld, with a population of about 22,000. ...
in
Canton Thurgau, the
German-speaking region of
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. The team currently plays in
2. Liga Interregional
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.
History
* In 1934 the club gained promotion to the
Swiss Super League
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but refused to make the step up on financial grounds.
* In 2003/04 the club narrowly missed out on promotion to the
Challenge League.
Stadium
The club play their home games at
Sportplatz Hafenareal. The capacity is 1,200. The stadium has 200 seats and 1,000 standing places. The stadium is part of a complex on the banks of
Lake Constance
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in the port area of the
Freuzlingen. In 2007 a new club house was erected.
Supporters
In 1997 a small ground of fans got together to form a club called the Whiskeykurve. A small group of fans of the club who stand at an end of the ground known as the Whiskeykurve.
External links
Official WebsiteSoccerway.com profileFootball.ch profileWhiskykurve websitesupporter website with historical part
Football clubs in Switzerland
Association football clubs established in 1905
Kreuzlingen
1905 establishments in Switzerland
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