FC La Chaux-de-Fonds is a

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club based in

La Chaux-de-Fonds La Chaux-de-Fonds () is a Swiss city in the canton of Neuchâtel. It is located in the Jura mountains at an altitude of 1000 m, a few kilometers south of the French border. After Geneva, Lausanne and Fribourg, it is the fourth largest city loc ...

. It was founded in 1894 and used to play at the Stade Charrière.

History

F.C. La Chaux-de-Fonds was founded on July 4, 1894, and won the Swiss first division in the seasons

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, 1964. The team's most recent spell in the top division was 1986–87. The team also won the

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in the years 1948, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1957 and 1961. In the 2006–07 season, the team finished 10th in the Challenge League, the top scorer was

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with 15 goals. In the 2007–08 season finished 12th in the Challenge League, the top scorer was Bruno Valente with 16 goals. In the 2008–09 season they finished 12th but were not admitted to the Challenge League and were relegated to 2. Liga.

Current squad

Stadium

FC La Chaux-de-Fonds's current stadium is the Centre Sportif de la Charrière, situated in

Honours

* Swiss Championship: **Winners (3): 1953–54, 1954–55, 1963–64 **''Runners-up (3):'' 1904–05, 1916–17, 1955–56 *

: **Winners (6): 1948, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1961 **''Runners-up (1):'' 1964 * 2. Liga Interregional Group 2: **Winners (1): 2014–15

Former players

External links

* Football clubs in Switzerland Association football clubs established in 1894 La Chaux-de-Fonds 1894 establishments in Switzerland {{Switzerland-footyclub-stub