FC Wohlen

FC Wohlen is a Swiss football club based in the town Wohlen in Canton Aargau. They play in the Swiss 1. Liga, the third highest league in the country.

FC Wohlen
Full nameFussballclub Wohlen 1904
Founded1904 (1904)
GroundStadion Niedermatten, Wohlen
Capacity5,000 (634 seated)
ChairmanLucien Tschachtli
ManagerThomas Jent
LeagueSwiss 1. Liga
2018-1915th (relegated)

The club was founded in May 1904 and holds the honour of being the oldest football club in Switzerland that is not in a city. From 1930 to 1932 the team played in the Swiss Super League, the highest league in Switzerland, but mostly it has played in the 2nd or 3rd tiers. The greatest success of their recent history was their promotion to the Challenge League in 2002. In the autumn of 2004 they moved into their new stadium, Stadion Niedermatten.

The most famous former player is Ciriaco Sforza.

Chart of FC Wohlen table positions in the Swiss football league system

Current squad
As of 22 September 2019[1][2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   SUI Olivier Joos
2 MF   SUI Kerim Bali
4 DF   SUI Luis Gutierrez
5 DF   SUI Stefan Jovanović
6 MF  FRA Marko Muslin
7 FW  ITA Thomas Schiavano
8 MF  ITA Davide Giampà
9 MF   SUI Vilson Doda
10 MF   SUI Adijan Keranovic
11 FW  BRA Victor Pelae
12 DF  ITA Stefano Geri
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF   SUI Stefano Milani
16 MF   SUI Nicolas Künzli
17 DF   SUI Leotrim Nitaj
18 GK   SUI Ramon Koch
19 DF  ITA Gianluca Calbucci
20 MF  GER Ronny Minkwitz
21 MF   SUI Edison Golaj
22 MF   SUI Joêl Richner
27 DF   SUI Esat Balaj
— FW   SUI Batuhan Karadeniz

Former managers
See Category:FC Wohlen managers.

Stadium

The stadium is located in an area of Wohlen known as the "low mats". The stadium is owned by the Wohlen Council.

The total capacity is 3,734. Of these, 634 seats and 3100 standing.

The stadium is part of the a sports complex which includes, in addition to the football stadium, an athletics facility with 400-meter circular track, an inline skating space, two all-weather football pitches and nine tennis courts. The construction work began in autumn 2002 and was completed in spring 2004.

References
  1. (phuber), FC Wohlen - www.fcwohlen.ch. "FC Wohlen: Kader". www.fcwohlen.ch. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  2. League, Swiss Football. "FC Wohlen- Swiss Football League". www.sfl.ch. Retrieved 23 April 2018.


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