Football Club St. Gallen 1879 is a Swiss football club based in St. Gallen

St. Gallen

St. Gallen is the capital of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It evolved from the hermitage of Saint Gall, founded in the 7th century. Today, it is a large urban agglomeration and represents the center of eastern Switzerland. The town mainly relies on the service sector for its economic...

. The club is currently playing in the 2011/12 Swiss Challenge League.

Brief history

Having been founded on 19 April 1879, FC St. Gallen are the oldest still existing club in Swiss football. However, the team has had rather few success, compared to both its age and to other clubs. Despite St. Gallen won the Swiss championship twice in the 1903–04 and 1999–2000 seasons, the team has mostly been a mid-table side for large periods. During the last decade, the strength of the club continually declined and eventually resulted in the transformation to a yo-yo club, with two relegations to the second-tier Challenge League at the end of the 2007–08 and 2010–11 seasons

2010–11 Swiss Super League

The 2010–11 Swiss Super League was the 114th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. It began on 17 July 2010 and ended on 25 May 2011. The league comprised ten teams....

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Stadium

FC St. Gallen play their home games at the AFG Arena

AFG Arena

The AFG Arena is a multi-use stadium in St. Gallen, Switzerland, completed in 2008. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of FC St. Gallen of the Swiss Challenge League. It replaces the Espenmoos stadium....

. The stadium

Stadium

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 has a capacity of 20,300 and is in the west side of town. The stadium replaced the former Espenmoos

Espenmoos

Espenmoos Stadium, is a football stadium in St. Gallen, Switzerland. It was the home ground of the FC St. Gallen until their current stadium AFG Arena opened in 2008. The stadium has been since been demolished except for the main seated stand....

 stadium

Stadium

A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...

 in the east.

Supporters

The main supporters of FC St. Gallen are called Green Power. The group is one of the largest of it's kind in Switzerland

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....

. They are referred to as "the Sausage Munchers" by opposition fans as they are famous for their bratwurst

Bratwurst

A bratwurst is a sausage usually composed of veal, pork or beef. The plural in German is Bratwürste....

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Honours

• Swiss Champions
  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...
  
  : 1903–04, 1999-00
• Swiss Cup winners: 1969
• Swiss Cup runner-up: 1945, 1977, 1998
• Anglo Cup runner-up: 1910
• Swiss League Cup
  Swiss League Cup
  The Swiss League Cup was a football tournament which took place as a summer pre-season tournament in 1972 and 1973, and during the Swiss football season from 1974–75 to 1981–82...
  
   winners: 1978
• Swiss League Cup
  Swiss League Cup
  The Swiss League Cup was a football tournament which took place as a summer pre-season tournament in 1972 and 1973, and during the Swiss football season from 1974–75 to 1981–82...
  
   runner-up:: 1982
• Swiss Challenge League: 2009

Current squad

As of 15 June 2010

Famous players

See also .

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External links

• Official Website
• http://justcantbeatthat.com/index.php/opponents/challenge-league/st-gallen JUST CANT BEAT THAT profile]