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| Full name | Football Club Lugano | |||
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| Nicknames | Bianconeri (Black and White) L'orgoglio del Ticino (The Pride ofTicino) | |||
| Founded | 28 July 1908; 117 years ago (28 July 1908) | |||
| Ground | Cornaredo Stadium, Lugano, Switzerland | |||
| Capacity | 6,330 | |||
| Owner | Joe Mansueto | |||
| Chairman | Philippe Regazzoni | |||
| Manager | Mattia Croci-Torti | |||
| League | Swiss Super League | |||
| 2024–25 | Swiss Super League, 4th of 12 | |||
| Website | www | |||
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Football Club Lugano is aSwiss professionalfootball club based inLugano. The club was refounded as AC Lugano in 2004 as a result of relegation and the financial situation of FC Lugano, which was founded in 1908. In 2008, the club reverted to its original name, FC Lugano. They play at theStadio Cornaredo. They have played in what is now theSwiss Super League during the periods of 1922–53, 1954–60, 1961–63, 1964–76, 1979–80, 1988–97, 1998–02, and from 2015 until present.
Football Club Lugano was formed on 28 July 1908 under the leadership of then-president Ernesto Corsini. Promotion to the highestSwiss Super League came for the first time in 1922, and after several years of relegations and promotions, the team won its firstSwiss Cup in 1931. The following decade, FC Lugano was able to win 3 national titles (1938, 1941 and 1949).
For the first fifty years of its existence, Lugano played at the Campo Marzio – which opened on 13 September 1908 – but its success prompted the city to build a new stadium, and so on 26 August 1951, theCornaredo Stadium was inaugurated, which has a capacity of 15,000.
In 1968, Lugano won theSwiss Cup and hence the team participated in the Cup Winners' Cup. Two years later the team took part in theUEFA Cup.
In 1993, Lugano won its third Cup againstGrasshoppers, later participating in the Cup Winners' Cup, in which it reached second qualifying round. In the 1995–96 season, Lugano participated in the UEFA Cup, eliminatingJeunesse Hautcharage in the first round andInter Milan in the second.
The club was declaredbankrupt in 2003 and forcibly removed from the league. Due to the bankruptcy, the team was renamed AC Lugano and fielded under-21 players, having been forced to sell or release the senior team to pay off the club's debts. In 2004, the club merged withMalcantone Agno, and it was decided that Lugano would re-enter the Swiss football system in theSwiss Challenge League.[1] Morotti Joseph, the president ofMalcantone Agno, was entrusted with the leadership of the new club.
In 2007, the company was bought by a group led byGiambattista Pastorello. Luido Bernasconi became the new president.On 4 June 2008, the club's centenary year, the general meeting of shareholders voted on a name change. The historical name of Football Club Lugano was reinstated.In 2015 FC Lugano was promoted to theSwiss Super League.
On 18 August 2021, it was announced that American billionaire and owner of theChicago Fire FC,Joe Mansueto, had purchased FC Lugano and that the Fire and FC Lugano were to work together as sister clubs.[2] On 1 September 2021, assistant coachMattia Croci-Torti took over coaching duties at the club, replacingAbel Braga.[3] The first season under new ownership would immediately prove successful, as they were able to win their first title after 29 years, winning the2021–22 Swiss Cup.[4]A year later, they failed to defend the cup title, losing 2–3 in the exciting final to Swiss championsYoung Boys.[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Position | Name |
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| Owner |  Joe Mansueto |
| Chairman |  Philippe Regazzoni |
| CEO | Michele Zanetti |
| Sporting director | Benito Martinelli |
| Press officer | Luca Di Tommasso |
| Team coordinator | Riccardo Rigamonti |
| Head coach | Mattia Croci-Torti |
| Assistant coaches | Piercesare Gallo Saverio Valentini |
| Goalkeeper coach | Enrico Rossi |
| Fitness coach | Mirko Antonelli |
| Match analyst | Salvatore Colucci |
| Performance coach | Andrea Giudici |
| Team doctors | Dr. Giuseppe Montini Dr. Giampaolo Golinucci |
| Physiotherapists | Nicolò Giovanninni Vittorio Silvestri Francesco Vialli Pietro Simonetti |
