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Where is Luzern from? Football club from Lucerna, Suiza. Home stadium: Swissporarena. Honors: 8 official titles, crest & history on DataFútbol.

Fussball-Club Luzern (Super League)

Where is Luzern from? It is a football club based in the city of Lucerna (Suiza). Home matches are played at Swissporarena.

Traditional representative of central Switzerland on the shores of Lake Lucerne. League champion in 1989 and three-time winner of the Swiss Cup.

General Information & Facts

Founded: 12 de agosto de 1901
Nickname: Die Leuchten • Die Blau-Weissen • FCL
Stadium: Swissporarena (Allmend) - Capacity: 16800 spectators

Historical Records

All-time top scorer: Paul Wolfisberg (84 goles)
Most appearances: David Zibung (520 partidos)
Biggest win: 9-1 a FC Biel-Bienne (Liga 1978)

Honours & Official Titles

1x Super League de Suiza (1989)
3x Copa de Suiza (1960, 1992, 2021)
4x Challenge League (Segunda División) (1936, 1953, 1967, 1993)

Historical Timeline

Year 1901 - Founding at the Floragarten restaurant

On August 12, 1901, at the 'Floragarten' restaurant (Seidenhofstrasse) in the city of Lucerne, a group of young athletes led by Adolf Coulin formally founded Fussball-Club Luzern. After several previous unofficial attempts in the Allmend meadows, Coulin —along with his brother Ernst Coulin, Robert Barmettler, and Hans Schärli— promoted the establishment of a federated entity that would bring together the youth of central Switzerland and compete on equal terms with clubs from Basel, Bern, and Zurich. They adopted the blue and white colors of Lucerne's cantonal coat of arms, affiliating with the Swiss Football Association in 1903.

Year 1960 - First Swiss Cup and triumphant baptism in Bern

On May 8, 1960, FC Luzern won the first official trophy in its history by becoming champion of the Swiss Cup at the Wankdorfstadion in Bern. In an extremely close and tactical final against FC Grenchen, the Lucerne team won 1-0 thanks to a solitary goal from attacker Walter Blättler in the 82nd minute. The consecration crowned six decades of sporting perseverance and unleashed a historic celebration on the shores of Lake Lucerne.

Year 1988-1989 - Friedel Rausch's unforgettable National League A title

In the 1988/89 season, FC Luzern achieved the greatest glory in its history by becoming champion of the Swiss National League A for the first and only time. Led by the prestigious German coach Friedel Rausch and with an iconic lineup including Stefan Marini, Urs Birrer, Martin Müller, and the Brazilian attacking midfielder Paulo César, the Lucerne team dominated the hexagonal for the title, mathematically securing the championship before an ecstatic crowd at the Stadion Allmend.

Year 1992 - Second Swiss Cup in extra time at Wankdorf

On June 8, 1992, FC Luzern won its second Swiss Cup by defeating FC Lugano 3-1 in a thrilling final played at the Wankdorfstadion in Bern. After drawing 1-1 in regular time, the blue and white team decided the match in extra time with decisive goals from Adrian Knup and René van Eck, reaffirming its status as a cup protagonist in Swiss football in the 1990s.

Year 2021 - Third Swiss Cup with Fabio Celestini after 29 years

On May 24, 2021, FC Luzern ended a prolonged 29-year wait for official titles by winning the 2020/21 Swiss Cup. In the final held at the Stadion Wankdorf, the team led by Fabio Celestini convincingly defeated FC St. Gallen 3-1 with goals from Ibrahima Ndiaye, Jordy Wehrmann, and Pascal Schürpf, securing a ticket to European competitions and rewarding the maturation of its youth development project at the Swissporarena.

Official 2026 Squad

#18 Jerome Bieler - Goalkeeper (Switzerland)
#94 T. Hottiger - Goalkeeper (Switzerland)
#30 K. Letica - Goalkeeper (Switzerland)
#63 R. Radtke - Goalkeeper (Switzerland)
#1 S. Simoni - Goalkeeper (Switzerland)
#14 A. Cigaņiks - Defender (Switzerland)
#22 R. Fernandes - Defender (Switzerland)
#20 P. Dorn - Defender (Switzerland)
#46 B. Freimann - Defender (Switzerland)
#46 B. Freimann - Defender (Switzerland)
#5 S. Knežević - Defender (Switzerland)
#21 L. Lüthi - Defender (Switzerland)
#45 Erblin Sadikaj - Defender (Switzerland)
#6 L. Bertone - Midfielder (Switzerland)
#18 Faveurdi Bongeli - Midfielder (Switzerland)
#11 M. Di Giusto - Midfielder (Switzerland)
#24 T. Owusu - Midfielder (Switzerland)
#10 Lucas Ferreira - Midfielder (Switzerland)
#29 Levin Winkler - Midfielder (Switzerland)
#34 D. Xhemalija - Midfielder (Switzerland)
#80 Mio Zimmermann - Midfielder (Switzerland)
#9 A. Grbić - Attacker (Switzerland)
#16 O. tshikomb - Attacker (Switzerland)
#71 Sascha Meyer - Attacker (Switzerland)
#19 D. Mikołajewski - Attacker (Switzerland)
#7 A. Oehlers - Attacker (Switzerland)
#15 N. Toggenburger - Attacker (Switzerland)
#27 L. Villiger - Attacker (Switzerland)
#17 Sandro Wyss - Attacker (Switzerland)