Full name | Football-Club Solothurn |
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Founded | 1 July 1901 |
Ground | Stadion FC Solothurn, Switzerland |
Capacity | 6,750 |
Manager | Patrick Grolimund |
League | 1. Liga (Group 2) |
2015/16 | 1. Liga (Group 2), 6th |
FC Solothurn is a Swiss football club based in Solothurn. The club has played in Nationalliga B (2nd level), and currently plays at 1. Liga (Group 2) (3rd level).
From season 1925/26 to 1930/31, when a new system got introduced, FC Solothurn played in the highest football league in Switzerland.
The former manager of Grasshopper Club Zürich, Hanspeter Latour, managed FC Solothurn for 13 years in 1983–1996. In the season 1997/1998 the club reaches the Promotion Group to the Nationalliga A and misses the promotion by one point. 2001 the club was in the last place in the Nationalliga B and was relegated to the 1. Liga, where it plays since then.
As of 20 July, 2016.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.