FC Lucerne
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FC Lucerne is a Swiss football club, founded in 1901. The club colors are blue and white, derived from the Canton of Lucerne and the City of Lucerene coats of arms.
Their home ground is Stadion Allmend, which has a theoretical capacity of 25,000. For security reasons however, the Swiss Football Association does not allow more than 15,000 attendants.
Their best achievement is winning the Swiss Super League in 1989. They have won the Swiss Cup two times (1960 and 1992) and become runners-up twice. They played in the Cup Winners' Cup in 1992 and the UEFA Cup in 1997.
Lucerne was relegated from the Super League in 2002, and was promoted to the Super League again in 2006 after winning the Challenge League.
On the 30th of May in 2006 Lucerne played the Brazilian national football team in a world cup test match. They game was played in the St. Jakob-Park in Basel. The final score was 8:0 for Brazil. This match was part of the Brazilian teams' two-week world cup training session in the Canton Lucerne.
Current squad
Nationality given from place of birth
External links
| Swiss Challenge League 2005/2006 |
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