FC Solothurn
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 | |||
| Full name | Fussball-Club Solothurn | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1 July 1901 | ||
| Ground | Stadion FC Solothurn, Switzerland | ||
| Capacity | 6,750 | ||
| Chairman | Marc Kalousek | ||
| Manager | Gilles Yapi Yapo | ||
| League | 1. Liga Classic | ||
| 2024–25 | Group 2, 6th of 16 | ||
| Website | https://www.fcsolothurn.ch | ||
|
| |||
FC Solothurn is a Swiss football club based in Solothurn, Switzerland. The club has formerly played in the Challenge League (2nd tier) and currently play in 1. Liga Classic (4th tier).
FC Solothurn is ranking as the number 1 club of Switzerland in the all-time table of the 1. Liga.[1]
From season 1925–26 to 1930–31, when a new system got introduced, FC Solothurn played in the highest football league in Switzerland.
The former manager of Grasshopper Club Zürich, Hanspeter Latour, managed FC Solothurn for 13 years in 1983–1996. In the 1997–98 season the club reached the Promotion Group to the Nationalliga A and missed the promotion by one point. 2001 the club was in the last place in the Nationalliga B and was relegated to the 1. Liga, where it plays since then.
Recent seasons
- 2000–01: Nationalliga B 8th in Abstiegsrunde (relegated)
- 2001–11: 1. Liga
- 2011–: 1. Liga Classic
Honours
- Uhrencup
- Winners (1): 1998
