FC Luzern

Fussball-Club Luzern (German pronunciation: [ɛf ˈt͡seː luˈtsɛrn]), or simply abbreviated to FCL, is a Swiss sports club based in Lucerne (German: Luzern). It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Super League, the top tier of the Swiss football league system, and has won the national title once and the national cup three times.

FC Luzern
Full nameFussball-Club Luzern
Nickname(s)Die Leuchten (The Lights)
Founded12 August 1901; 122 years ago
GroundSwissporarena, Lucerne
Capacity17,000
PresidentStefan Wolf
Head coachMario Frick
LeagueSwiss Super League
2022–23Swiss Super League, 4th of 10
WebsiteClub website

The club colours are blue and white, derived from the City of Lucerne and Canton of Lucerne coats of arms. The club plays its home games at Swissporarena which was newly built in 2011 at the place of the old Stadion Allmend.

FC Luzern was founded in 1901. It has non-professional departments for women's football, volleyball, boccia and gymnastics.

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