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| Full name | Neuchâtel Xamax Football Club Serrières | ||
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| Nickname | Xamax | ||
| Founded | 1906; 119 years ago (1906) | ||
| Ground | Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel | ||
| Capacity | 12,000 | ||
| Owner | Jean-François Collet | ||
| Manager | Anthony Braizat | ||
| League | Swiss Challenge League | ||
| 2024–25 | Swiss Challenge League, 8th of 10 | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Neuchâtel Xamax Football Club Serrières (pronounced[nøʃɑtɛlksamaks]) is a Swissfootball club based inNeuchâtel. It was created in 1970 through a merger between FC Cantonal, founded in 1906 and Swiss champions of 1916, and FC Xamax founded in 1912. The nameXamax comes from legendarySwiss international player'Xam' Max Abegglen, one of the founding members.[1] Xamax Neuchâtel FCS obtained its current name after a merger withFC Serrières, another side from Neuchâtel, in May 2013.[2]
In 1906 the club was founded as FC Cantonal and in 1970 merged with FC Xamax to create the current club.
They have been champions of Switzerland on three occasions, in 1916 and in successive years in 1987 and 1988.[3] The club has also made it to fiveSwiss Cup finals, the most recent in 2011, but have failed to win any of them.[3]
After many financial crises, the club declared bankruptcy on 26 January 2012 and was consequently excluded fromSwiss Super League.[4] The club was reformed, but had to restart in the Swiss amateur leagues, entering the2. Liga Interregional, the fifth tier of theSwiss football league system, for the 2012–13 season.[5] The club finished first in 2013 and was promoted to the1. Liga Classic for 2013–14. Once again, Xamax finished first, winning the play-off to secure a second successive promotion. Xamax won1. Liga Promotion, the third tier of Swiss league system was and promoted to theChallenge League after having a third successive promotion in 2014–15 season.[3]
The club finally won promotion back to the Swiss Super League in 2018, marking the end of a six-year absence from the top flight of Swiss football. At the end of the2019–20 Swiss Super League season, the club was relegated back to the second division after finishing bottom of the table.[6]
The club plays its home matches at theStade de la Maladière, which began construction in 2004 and was opened in 2007. It has a capacity of 12,500 spectators.[7]
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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| Season | Competition | Round | Opponents | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–82 | UEFA Cup | 1R |  Sparta Prague | 4–0 | 2–3 | 6–3 |
| 2R |  Malmö | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3R |  Sporting CP | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | ||
| QF |  Hamburg | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | ||
| 1984–85 | UEFA Cup | 1R |  Olympiacos | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 |
| 1985–86 | UEFA Cup | 1R |  Sportul Studențesc | 3–0 | 4–4 | 7–4 |
| 2R |  Lokomotiv Sofia | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 (a) | ||
| 3R |  Dundee United | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | ||
| QF |  Real Madrid | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | ||
| 1986–87 | UEFA Cup | 1R |  Lyngby | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 |
| 2R |  Groningen | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 (a) | ||
| 1987–88 | European Cup | 1R |  Kuusysi | 5–0 | 1–2 | 6–2 |
| 2R | Bayern Munich | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | ||
| 1988–89 | European Cup | 1R | AEL | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 (3–0PSO) |
| 2R |  Galatasaray | 3–0 | 0–5 | 3–5 | ||
| 1990–91 | European Cup Winners' Cup | 1R | Estrela de Amadora | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 (3–4 PSO) |
| 1991–92 | UEFA Cup | 1R |  Floriana | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| 2R | Celtic | 5–1 | 0–1 | 5–2 | ||
| 3R | Real Madrid | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–4 | ||
| 1992–93 | UEFA Cup | 1R | BK Frem | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–6 |
| 1995–96 | UEFA Cup | QR |  Red Star Belgrade | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 1R |  Roma | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–4 | ||
| 1996–97 | UEFA Cup | QR |  Anorthosis Famagusta | 4–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 |
| 1R |  Dynamo Kyiv | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 2R | Helsingborg | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | ||
| 1997–98 | UEFA Cup | Q1 |  Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol | 7–0 | 3–1 | 10–1 |
| Q2 |  Viking | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | ||
| 1R | Inter Milan | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | ||
| 2003–04 | UEFA Cup | QR | Valletta | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| 1R |  Auxerre | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
