Stadion Gersag
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Stadion Gersag is a 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 Emmenbrücke, Luzern, 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....

. It is currently used for 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...

 matches and is the home ground of FC Emmenbrücke
FC Emmenbrücke
FC Emmenbrücke are a Swiss football team currently playing in Liga 1., the third highest tier in the Swiss football pyramid. The club was formed in 1921.They finished 2008/2009 season in 4th position.The 1st team will play in Liga 1.,Group 3 in 2009/2010...

. The stadium has 3,195 covered seats and 4,785 standing places. It is the home stadium of FC Emmenbrücke
FC Emmenbrücke
FC Emmenbrücke are a Swiss football team currently playing in Liga 1., the third highest tier in the Swiss football pyramid. The club was formed in 1921.They finished 2008/2009 season in 4th position.The 1st team will play in Liga 1.,Group 3 in 2009/2010...

 and from 2009-2011 has been the temporary stadium of FC Luzern whilst their home stadium, the Swissporarena
Swissporarena
Swissporarena is a new multi-use stadium in Lucerne, Switzerland, completed in 2011. It's used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of FC Lucerne of the Swiss Super League. The stadium has a capacity of 16,800 spectators...

, is built.

FC Luzern supporters enjoyed their time in the stadium, even naming it as the 5th best thing about supporting the club and so have made a scarf as a tribute to their time there.

There has been talk of Grasshopper Club Zürich moving into the Gersag stadium as they seek a home for the 2011-12 season. GC current pay 2.7 million CHF
Swiss franc
The franc is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein; it is also legal tender in the Italian exclave Campione d'Italia. Although not formally legal tender in the German exclave Büsingen , it is in wide daily use there...

and would find the 570,000CHF rent that FCL currently pay to be a more attractive price.

External Links

  • http://justcantbeatthat.com/2011/the-new-allmend-stadium/
  • http://www.sportmapworld.com/team/soccer/switzerland/luzern/
  • http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/fc-luzern/stadion/verein_434.html
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