SC Kriens

Chart of SC Kriens table positions in the Swiss football league system

The first club to be formed in Kriens was created in 1920 as Fussball Club Kriens, albeit folding in 1926, and succeeded by Rasensportclub Kriens between 1931 and 1939. The team as it exists today was founded on 14 June 1944. They initially played in Lucerne, before being granted a meadow at a site now named Kleinfeld in 1949, where they have played since.[1]

Their first years were unremarkable, but support from the local municipality, a new stadium, and the introduction of several junior teams helped them to promotion to the 2. Liga in 1958. By 1975 the team challenged for promotion to the Nationalliga B under Paul Wolfisberg , who later managed FC Lucerne and the Swiss national team, before succeeding a year later in the 1975–76 season.[2] As Wolfisberg left the team in 1978 and the core of homegrown players began to age, they fought against relegation, which became reality in 1981. They spent another single season in the second division in 1986–87, before achieving a more successful stint in 1990[3] that eventually led to two spells in the Nationalliga A in the 1993–94 and 1997–98 seasons. The team nearly achieved promotion on multiple occasions, albeit without success, under the leadership of managers such as Kudi Müller and Jürgen Seeberger.[1][4] However, they failed to make the cut after the second division was restructured from 16 to 10 teams in 2012 and spent several years in lower divisions until 2018.[5]

SC Kriens play at the Stadion Kleinfeld, which hosts a capacity of 5,370.[6] It was originally known as the Waisenhausmatte, which was first opened on 7 August 1949. It received its first floodlights in 1950, and by 1958, the stadium reopened under its current name with an expanded seating of 700. In 1969, two further pitches and the current main stand were added.[1]

As of 22 January, 2021

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 Pascal Brügger 2 DF   SUI Elia Alessandrini 4 DF   SUI Baba Souare (on loan from Grasshopper) 5 MF   SUI David Mistrafovic (on loan from Luzern) 6 MF   SUI Anthony Bürgisser 7 MF   SUI Liridon Mulaj 8 DF   SUI Liridon Berisha 9 FW  KVX Mark Marleku (on loan from Luzern) 10 FW  SRB Igor Tadic 11 MF   SUI Daniel Follonier (on loan from Luzern) 13 MF  ALB Burim Kukeli 14 DF   SUI Marijan Urtić

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF  GHA Ransford Selasi (on loan from Lugano) 16 MF  TUR Enes Yesilçayir 18 GK   SUI Rafael Zbinden 19 MF   SUI Dario Ulrich 21 MF   SUI Izer Aliu (on loan from Zürich) 22 GK   SUI Fabio Zizzi 23 MF   SUI Diogo Costa 24 FW  GER Progon Maloku 25 DF   SUI Robin Busset 27 MF  FRA Oan Djorkaeff 44 MF   SUI Albin Sadrijaj

• Official website (in German)