FC Vaduz - last updated on 3 July 2008
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Club name: Fußball Club Vaduz
Foundation: February 14th 1932
City: Vaduz
Colours: Red and white
Website: www.fcvaduz.li
Honours:
Challenge League - 1 (2008)
Liechtenstein Football Cup - 37 (1949, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
A bit of history:
Fußball Club Vaduz was founded on February 14, 1932 in Vaduz, and the club's first chairman was Johann Walser. In its first training match, which Vaduz played in Balzers on April 24 of that year, the newly-born team emerged as 2-1 winners. She played in Vorarlberger Football Association in Austria between 1932-1933 season. In 1933, Vaduz began playing in Switzerland. Over the years Vaduz struggled through the different tiers of Swiss football and won its first Liechtensteiner Cup in 1949. Vaduz enjoyed a lengthy stay in the Swiss first division from 1960 to 1973, which was third level of Swiss football.
In 1992, Vaduz qualified for European football for the first time, entering the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as Liechtenstein Cup winners but lost 1-12 on aggregate to FC Chornomorets Odesa of Ukraine. In 1996, Vaduz qualified for the next round with their first European victory, winning 5-3 on aggregate over FC Universitate Riga of Latvia, although Vaduz lost to Paris St-Germain of France 0-7 on aggregate in the next round. After the banishment of the Cup Winners' Cup, Vaduz regularly enter the UEFA Cup as a result of being the only fully professional side in Liechtenstein and therefore have won the Liechtenstein Cup 33 times. Vaduz's most recent Liechtensteiner Cup win came on 1 May 2007, when they beat amateurs FC Ruggell 8-0 in the final, meaning Vaduz once again have qualified for the UEFA Cup.
Vaduz literally came within less than one second of reaching the first round proper of the UEFA Cup in 2002. With the scores tied level at 0-0 and with opponents Livingston scheduled to go through on away goals, Vaduz won a late corner. The ball was sent into the box, and Marius Zarn hit a goal-bound shot. However, the referee blew the whistle for full-time before the ball crossed over the line, and Livingston progressed through in controversial circumstances.
In 3 out of the last 4 years, FC Vaduz have reached the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup. The most recent second qualifying round appearance saw them lose to their near-neighbours Basel of the Swiss Super League on away goals, despite a 2-1 victory at home.
Vaduz's current head coach is Heinz Hermann. The current chairman of Vaduz is Hanspeter Negele. Vaduz's uniforms are all red, which is their home kit, and all white, which is the away kit. Vaduz used to have many players from the Liechtensteiner national team, but nearly all these players have moved abroad, and now the majority of the first team squad are foreign players from different areas of the world.
In January 2008, Vaduz participated in Uruguay's international friendly tournament, Copa Ricard, together with Defensor Sporting (Uruguay), Peñarol (Uruguay), Nacional (Uruguay), Olimpia (Paraguay) and Saprissa (Costa Rica).
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