FC Solothurn is a Swiss

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club based in Solothurn

Solothurn

The city of Solothurn is the capital of the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. The city also comprises the only municipality of the district of the same name.-Pre-roman settlement:...

. The club has played in Nationalliga B (2nd level), and currently plays at 1. Liga (Group 2) (3rd level).

History

From season 1925/26

Swiss Super League 1925-26

-East:-Central:-West:-Final:Play-Off*Servette Genf 3-2 Grasshopper-Club ZürichServette Genf won the championship.-References:...

 to 1930/31

Swiss Super League 1930-31

-East:-Central:-West:-Final:Grasshopper-Club Zürich won the championship.-References:...

, when a new system got introduced, FC Solothurn played in the highest football league in Switzerland.

The former manager of Grasshopper-Club Zürich

Grasshopper-Club Zürich

Grasshopper Club Zürich commonly referred to as simply GC, GCZ, or Grasshopper is a Swiss multisports club based in Zürich. The oldest and best known section of Grasshopper Club Zürich is its football team...

, Hanspeter Latour

Hanspeter Latour

Hanspeter Latour is a Swiss football manager and former goalkeeper.- Coach career :He has vast experience as a manager, having coached at the professional level for over thirty years in both Germany and his native Switzerland....

, managed FC Solothurn for 13 years in 1983-1996. In the season 1997/1998 the club reaches the Promotion Group to the Nationalliga A

Swiss Super League

The Swiss Super League or Axpo Super League is the top tier of the Swiss Football League. The Swiss Super League is currently ranked 16th according to UEFA's ranking of league coefficients, which is based upon Swiss team performances in European competitions.-Names:-Participating clubs:The teams...

 and misses the promotion by one point. 2001 the club was on the last place in the Nationalliga B and was relegated to the 1. Liga, where it plays since then.

Recent seasons

• 2000-01: Nationalliga B 8th in Abstiegsrunde (relegated)
• 2001-11: 1. Liga

Current squad

Notable players

Sævar Jónsson

Sævar Jónsson

Sævar Jónsson is a former Icelandic footballer, who played as a defender.-Club career:Jónsson started his career at Valur before moving abroad to play in Belgium...

 (1987-88) Owusu Benson

Owusu Benson

Owusu Benson or Benson Owusu is a Ghanaian football player. He currently plays for SC Buochs.- Career :He played in Switzerland since 1995, except one and a half year left for JEF United Japan. He also holds a Swiss passport....

 (1995) Pascal Renfer

Pascal Renfer

Pascal Renfer is a Swiss footballer who currently plays as striker for AC Lugano.-External links:*...

 (1998-99) Gökhan Inler

Gökhan Inler

Gökhan İnler is a Turkish-Swiss football player who plays as a central midfielder for Serie A side Napoli.-Early career:İnler started his career at FC Basel, but was later loaned out to FC Schaffhausen...

 (1998-02) Edson Rolando Silva Sousa

Edson Rolando Silva Sousa

Edson Rolando Silva Sousa is a Portuguese footballer currently unattached. He plays as a forward....

 (2000-01) Bongo Christ

Bongo Christ

Christ Bongo-Zanoni is a former Congolese football player. He has played for SV Wilhelmshaven, Hannover 96, Gazélec Ajaccio, FC Aarau, FC Schaffhausen, FC Solothurn, FC Thun and FC 105 Libreville.-Club career:...

 (2000-01) Pascal Bader

Pascal Bader

Pascal Bader is a footballer from Switzerland who currently plays as defender for FC Vaduz.-External links:**...

 (2003) Hervé Bochud

Hervé Bochud

Hervé Bochud is a footballer from France who currently plays as strong defender for FC La Tour/Le Pâquier.He has also been ambassador for Swiss Association of Football Players .-External links:* *...

(2003-04)