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FC Vaduz

FC Vaduz

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FC Vaduz is the only professional football club in Liechtenstein, showcasing the nation's football talent on an international stage.

Founded in 1932, FC Vaduz has a long-standing history in Swiss football, having transitioned from the Vorarlberger Football Association to the Swiss leagues shortly after its inception.

The club has won the Liechtenstein Football Cup an impressive 52 times, making it a dominant force in domestic competitions.

Biography

Formation

FC Vaduz, established on February 14, 1932, in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, is the only professional football club in the country. The club's inaugural chairman was Johann Walser, and it quickly made its mark by winning its first training match against Balzers with a score of 2-1. Initially, FC Vaduz played in the Vorarlberger Football Association in Austria during the 1932-33 season before transitioning to Swiss football in 1933.

Career Progression

Over the decades, FC Vaduz navigated through various tiers of Swiss football, achieving its first significant success by winning the Liechtensteiner Cup in 1949. The club enjoyed a lengthy tenure in the Swiss 1. Liga from 1960 to 1973, marking a period of stability. In the 2001-02 season, Vaduz began competing in the Swiss Challenge League, where it consistently performed well, particularly in the 2004 and 2005 seasons when they came close to promotion to the Super League.

Super League Achievements

FC Vaduz achieved promotion to the Swiss Super League for the first time in the 2007-08 season. They faced relegation after two seasons but returned to the Super League in the 2019-20 season, only to be relegated again the following year. The club's resilience shone through when they secured their fourth promotion to the Super League in the 2025-26 season, finishing as champions of the Challenge League.

Legacy

With a rich history of competition and numerous domestic titles, including 52 Liechtenstein Football Cups, FC Vaduz has established itself as a cornerstone of Liechtenstein football. The club continues to strive for success in Swiss football, playing its home games at the Rheinpark Stadion, which has a total capacity of 7,838.

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History

Fussball Club Vaduz was founded on 14 February 1932 in Vaduz, and the club's first chairman was Johann Walser. FC Vaduz is the only professional football club in Liechtenstein. In its first training match, which Vaduz played in Balzers on 24 April of that year, the newly born team emerged as 2–1 winners. The club played in Vorarlberger Football Association in Austria for the 1932–33 season. In 1933, Vaduz began playing in Switzerland. Over the years, Vaduz struggled through various tiers of Swiss football and won its first Liechtensteiner Cup in 1949. Vaduz enjoyed a lengthy stay in the Swiss 1. Liga from 1960 to 1973, then the third tier of the Swiss football league system. Vaduz has been required to pay a fee to the Swiss Football Association in order to participate as a foreign club, around £150,000 a year. There have been calls for this agreement to be revoked, but discussions have meant that a permanent arrangement has now taken place for a Liechtenstein representative to be allowed to participate in the Challenge League or Super League in the future. From the 2001–02 season, Vaduz played in the Swiss Challenge League (formerly called Nationalliga B), the second tier of the Swiss league system. Since then, Vaduz has remained one of the best-performing teams in the Challenge League and gave serious challenges towards promotion to the Super League, especially in 2004 and 2005, playing two-leg play-offs in both cases. In the 2007–08 season, Vaduz secured promotion to the…

Swiss Super League history

In the 2007–08 season, for the first time in their history, FC Vaduz earned promotion to Swiss Super League. Two times before they failed to be promoted in playoffs in the season 2003–04 against Neuchâtel Xamax and 2004–05 against FC Schaffhausen. In the 2015–16 season they finished on the 8th place in front of FC Lugano and FC Zürich who were that season relegated to the Swiss Challenge League. After two seasons FC Vaduz was also relegated. In the 2019–20 season Vaduz finished in second place and played in the playoffs against FC Thun and Vaduz were promoted to the Super League for the third time, but in 2020–21 finished last and were automatically relegated. In 2025–26 season Vaduz finished in first place and were promoted to the Super League for the fourth time as champions.

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Honours

Domestic competitions

Liechtenstein Football Championship Winners (2): 1932, 1936 Liechtenstein Football Cup Winners (52): 1948–49, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1973–74, 1979–80, 1984–85, 1986, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26 Runners-up (13): 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1954–55, 1971–72, 1976–77, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1990–91, 1996–97, 2011–12

Switzerland competitions

Swiss Challenge League (2nd tier) Winners (4): 2002–03, 2007–08, 2013–14, 2025–26 Runners-up (3): 2003–04, 2004–05, 2019–20 1. Liga Classic (3rd tier) Winners (2): 1999–2000, 2000–01

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association football club in Liechtenstein

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Vaduz Football Club is a professional football club from Vaduz, Liechtenstein that plays in the Super League, the top tier of Swiss football. The club plays at the national Rheinpark Stadion, which has a capacity of 5,873 when all are seated but has additional standing places in the North and South ends of the ground, giving a total stadium capacity of 7,838.

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