FC Luzern Frauen is a women's football club from

Lucerne Lucerne ( , ; High Alemannic German, High Alemannic: ''Lozärn'') or Luzern ()Other languages: gsw, Lozärn, label=Lucerne German; it, Lucerna ; rm, Lucerna . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking po ...

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 is the successor of the women's section of FC Sursee, and was named SC LUwin.ch at the start.

History

LUwin.ch

After the

Swiss Football Association The Swiss Football Association (german: Schweizerischer Fussballverband, french: Association Suisse de Football, it, Associazione Svizzera di Football/Calcio, rm, Associaziun Svizra da Ballape) is the governing body of football in Switzerland ...

allowed dedicated women's football clubs to be founded in 2004, SC LUwin.ch announced independence by founding Switzerland's first purely women's club. In the club's former name LU stands for Luzern, win shows the team's winner mentality, .ch is for Switzerland. The team was 2 time Swiss champion, when LUwin.ch was founded and three titles followed directly in the next seasons. In 2007-08 the team began to struggle with a 7th-place finish in the

Nationalliga A (women's football) The Swiss Women's Super League is the highest-level league competition for women's football clubs in Switzerland. It was established in 1970 (formerly named Nationalliga A). League winners qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League. The team ...

. Only a better goal difference than FC Rot-Schwarz Thun prevented relegation. The next season Luwin.ch finished last and was relegated to the Nationalliga B. The 2009–10 season was a disaster for the team. After 18 games, the team only had 5 points to its name and was relegated into the local 1. Liga, the third level of Swiss women's football.

Merger with SC Kriens

For the 2014–15 season three teams of

SC Kriens SC Kriens is a football club based in Kriens, Switzerland, who currently play in the Swiss Challenge League. They currently play at the Stadion Kleinfeld and form a local rivalry with FC Lucerne. SC Kriens women's team plays in the Nationall ...

joined FC Luzern. They were a team in the Nationalliga A, and Under-18 and U-16 youth teams. The merger was agreed on to join forces in the central Switzerland region.

European Record

UEFA Women's Cup: *2002-03: Second qualifying round, 2nd place (as FC Sursee) *2005-06: Second qualifying round, 3rd place (as FC Lucerne)

Titles

* Swiss champion (5): ::2002, 2003 (as FC Sursee), 2004, 2005, 2006 (as LUwin.ch) *

Swiss Women's Cup The Swiss Women's Cup (; ; ; ) is a women's football cup tournament that has been organised annually since 1975 by the Swiss Football Association (SFV-ASF). Finals All final matches are: Titles by club References External linksfootball. ...

(4): ::2002, 2004 (as FC Sursee), 2005, 2006 (as LUwin.ch)

References

External links

Official website
Women's football clubs in Switzerland Sport in Lucerne Association football clubs established in 2004 2004 establishments in Switzerland {{Switzerland-footyclub-stub