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FC Balzers is a Liechtensteiner football team based in Balzers. They currently compete in the Swiss 2nd League inter-regional, the fifth tier of Swiss football.

FC Balzers
Full nameFussballclub Balzers
Founded1 May 1932; 90 years ago (1 May 1932)
GroundSportplatz Rheinau
Balzers, Liechtenstein
Capacity2,000
ChairmanRobi Agnolazza
ManagerMartin Brenner
LeagueSwiss 2.Liga Interregional Group 5
WebsiteClub website
Home colours
Away colours

Balzers play at Sportplatz Rheinau which is situated right next to the Rhine next to the border with Switzerland where the town of Trübbach lies.


History



Formation and early years (1932–1970)


Founded in Balzers in 1932, FC Balzers was the first foreign team to join the Swiss Football Association and therefore is the oldest football team from Liechtenstein. On 22 May 1932, the team played its first friendly match against FC Chur. In 1947, the team was promoted to the 3. Liga for the first time, after winning their league in the 1946/47 season. The team won its first Liechtenstein Cup in 1964, becoming the fourth team to win the competition after FC Triesen, FC Vaduz and FC Schaan.


Promotions and Liechtenstein Cup domination (1970–1992)


The club moved to the Sportplatz Rheinhau in 1970, where it has remained ever since. In the same year, the Liechtenstein Cup Final was hosted in Balzers for the first time, in which FC Vaduz beat FC Schaan 2-1. This was also the year in which Balzers were promoted to the 2. Liga for the first time, after overcoming a 2-0 half time deficit to win 3-2, in a match for promotion against FC Altstätten. In 1973, the club won its second Liechtenstein Cup after beating FC Ruggell 2-1 in the final. In 1975, the 1964-65 Bundesliga top goalscorer Rudolf Brunnenmeier joined Balzers, and the team was promoted to the 1. Liga for the first time at the end of the 1975/76 season. From 1978 to 1984, Balzers won the Liechtenstein Cup 5 out of a possible 6 times, only finishing as runners up in 1979-80. Between 1986 and 1992 the club was relegated down to the 2. Liga and then promoted back up to the 1. Liga several times, however the club still won the Liechtenstein Cup twice in this period - in 1988-89 and 1990-91.


First European matches (1992–2000)


In 1992, having been relegated to the 2. Liga, the club signed former Bundesliga professional Michael Nushöhr as a player-manager. The club beat FC Schaan 5-2 in the Liechtenstein Cup Final after extra time, which meant the club qualified for the qualifying round of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Balzers faced Albanian champions KS Albpetrol at home in the first leg, and won 3-1 after a goal by Nushöhr and two goals by an 18 year old Mario Frick. The second leg finished 0-0, which meant that for the first time a club from Liechtenstein had reached the first round for the first time. The club were eliminated from the competition after losing 11-1 on aggregate against Bulgarian side CSKA Sofia. In 1997, Balzers won the Liechtenstein cup for the 11th time, beating Vaduz 3-2 in the final, with Mario Frick scoring twice in extra time after being 2-1 down. This granted the team entry to the qualifying round of the Cup Winners' Cup for the second time, however this time they did not progress any further, losing 5-1 on aggregate to Hungarian side BVSC Budapest.


Recent history (2000 – present)


In 2001, Balzers were promoted to the 2.Liga interregional, however were relegated after just one season. In 2005-06 the club played in the Liechtenstein Cup Final, having not won the competition for 9 years and having lost in the final 4 times since their last triumph. Balzers were trailing 2-1 to professionals and winners in the past 8 seasons Vaduz, but in the 90th minute Balzers were awarded a penalty. This was scored by club captain Marco Büchel, forcing the game into extra time. Despite this, Balzers still lost the match 4-2 after extra time. In 2007 former player and manager Michael Nushöhr returned to manage the club, and in 2010 Balzers were promoted back into the 1. Liga, after a 14 year absence. In 2011, Liechtenstein record goalscorer Mario Frick rejoined his former club, and in 2011 he became the club's manager after the departure of Nushöhr. He retired from playing in 2015, continuing his managerial role until 2017. In 2018 the club was relegated down to the 2. Liga Interregional however the next season they were promoted as league champions back to the 1. Liga[1]

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

Reserve teams



FC Balzers 2


FC Balzers 2 is the reserve team of FC Balzers. They currently play in the 4. Liga[2] (eighth tier of the Swiss football league system), and also compete in the Liechtenstein Cup.

In the 2015-16 Liechtenstein Cup, they reached the semifinals (2 rounds further than the 1st team), losing 5-3 on penalties after a 2-2 draw against FC Schaan. In the 2002-03 Liechtenstein Cup they faced the FC Balzers 1st team in the quarter finals, with the 1st team winning 6-0


FC Balzers 3


FC Balzers 3 (also known as FC Balzers 2b) was the 3rd team of FC Balzers, however as of the 2019-20 season the team no longer exists. It last competed in the 4. Liga Group 3, finishing 9th out of 10 with just 16 points.[3] The team's final appearance in the Liechtenstein Cup was a 4-1 defeat against FC Ruggell 2.


Honours


FC Balzers's old logo
FC Balzers's old logo
Winners (11): 1963–64, 1972–73, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1996–97
Runners-up (15): 1973–74, 1974–75, 1976, 1979–80, 1985–86, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2012–13, 2017–18

European record


Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
1993–94 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying round KS Albpetrol 3–1 0–0 3–1
First round CSKA Sofia 0–8 1–3 1–11
1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying round BVSC Budapest 1–3 0–2 1–5

Current squad


As of 2 November, 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 Oliver Klaus
2 DF  AUT Furkan Alkun
3 MF   SUI Luca Giorlando
4 DF  LIE Rafael Grünenfelder
5 DF  FRA Stéphane Nater
6 MF   SUI Veton Aliji
7 MF  LIE Marco Wolfinger
8 MF  LIE Fabio Wolfinger (captain)
9 FW  ALB Enis Domuzeti
10 FW  AUT Talip Karaaslan
11 FW   SUI Leoran Amzi
12 DF   SUI Stefan Cavigelli
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF   SUI Joel Hobi
14 DF  LIE Michele Polverino
15 DF   SUI Jascha Müller
16 DF  LIE Seyhan Yildiz
17 FW   SUI Tiziano Stolz
18 MF   SUI Tino Dietrich
19 FW   SUI Alejandro Muñoz
20 MF  LIE Sandro Wolfinger
21 FW   SUI Fabio Alves
22 GK  LIE Luca Vanoni
23 MF   SUI Matti Forrer
24 FW   SUI Medin Murati

Notable former players



Former chairmen



References


  1. "FC Balzers » Geschichte" (in German). Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. "FC Balzers » 2. Mannschaft" (in German). Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  3. "Ostschweizer Fussballverband - Meisterschaft / Cup". www.football.ch (in German). Retrieved 22 October 2019.



На других языках


[de] FC Balzers

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[es] Fussballclub Balzers

El Fussballclub Balzers es un club de fútbol de Liechtenstein de la ciudad de Balzers. Fue fundado en 1932 y se desempeña en la 2.Liga Interregional de Suiza.

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«Бальцерс» (нем. Fußballclub Balzers) — лихтенштейнский футбольный клуб из города Бальцерс. Выступает в швейцарской Первой лиге 3-я группа (в одной группе с клубом Эшен-Маурен, другой командой из Лихтенштейна).



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