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Neuchâtel Xamax FCS

Association football club in Switzerland

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clubname	Neuchâtel Xamax
fullname	Neuchâtel Xamax Football Club Serrières
nickname	Xamax
image	Neuchatel Xamax logo 2022.png
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founded
ground	Stade de la Maladière,
Neuchâtel
capacity	12,000
owner	Jean-François Collet
manager	Anthony Braizat
league	Swiss Challenge League
season	2024–25
position	Swiss Challenge League, 8th of 10
current	2024–25 Neuchâtel Xamax FCS season
website
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Neuchâtel

Gilbert Gress, championship winning coach of the 1980s.

Neuchâtel Xamax Football Club Serrières () is a Swiss football club based in Neuchâtel. 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 name Xamax comes from legendary Swiss international player 'Xam' Max Abegglen, one of the founding members. Xamax Neuchâtel FCS obtained its current name after a merger with FC Serrières, another side from Neuchâtel, in May 2013.

History

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. The club has also made it to five Swiss Cup finals, the most recent in 2011, but have failed to win any of them.

After many financial crises, the club declared bankruptcy on 26 January 2012 and was consequently excluded from Swiss Super League. The club was reformed, but had to restart in the Swiss amateur leagues, entering the 2. Liga Interregional, the fifth tier of the Swiss football league system, for the 2012–13 season. The club finished first in 2013 and was promoted to the 1. Liga Classic for 2013–14. Once again, Xamax finished first, winning the play-off to secure a second successive promotion. Xamax won 1. Liga Promotion, the third tier of Swiss league system was and promoted to the Challenge League after having a third successive promotion in 2014–15 season.

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 the 2019–20 Swiss Super League season, the club was relegated back to the second division after finishing bottom of the table.

Stadium

The club plays its home matches at the Stade de la Maladière, which began construction in 2004 and was opened in 2007. It has a capacity of 12,500 spectators.

Current squad

Notable players

;Cameroon

CMR Freddy Mveng ;Central African Republic
CAF Louis Mafouta ;Egypt
EGY Hossam Hassan ;Ivory Coast
CIV Eric Tia ;Nigeria
NGR Brown Ideye
NGR Kalu Uche ;Senegal
SEN Papa Bouba Diop ;Sierra Leone
SLE Umaru Bangura ;Philippines
PHI Michael Kempter ;Saudi Arabia
SAU Hussein Abdulghani ;Bosnia and Herzegovina
BIH Mustafa Sejmenović
BIH Ensar Arifović ;Bulgaria
BUL Trifon Ivanov ;Hungary
HUN Lajos Détári ;West Germany
West Germany Uli Stielike ;Ireland
IRL Don Givens ;Liechtenstein
LIE Noah Frick ;Spain
ESP Víctor Sánchez ;Switzerland
SUI Johan Djourou
SUI Lucien Favre
SUI Mario Gavranović
SUI Haris Seferovic ;Netherlands
NED Rene van der Gijp

Honours

;Leagues

Swiss Super League
- Winner (3): 1915–16, 1986–87, 1987–88
Swiss Challenge League
- Winner (3): 1972–73, 2006–07, 2017–18
Swiss Promotion League
- Winner: 2014–15
1. Liga Classic
- Winner: 2013–14
2. Liga Interregional
- Winner: 2012–13 ;Cups
Swiss Super Cup
- Winner (3): 1987, 1988, 1990

Former coaches

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Opponents	Home	Away	Aggregate
1981–82	UEFA Cup	1R	TCH Sparta Prague	4–0	2–3	6–3
2R	SWE Malmö	1–0	1–0	2–0
3R	POR Sporting CP	1–0	0–0	1–0
QF	FRG Hamburg	0–0	2–3	2–3
	1984–85		UEFA Cup	1R	GRE Olympiacos	2–2	0–1	2–3
1985–86	UEFA Cup	1R	ROU Sportul Studențesc	3–0	4–4	7–4
2R	BUL Lokomotiv Sofia	0–0	1–1	1–1 (a)
3R	SCO Dundee United	3–1	1–2	4–3
QF	ESP Real Madrid	2–0	0–3	2–3
1986–87	UEFA Cup	1R	DEN Lyngby	2–0	3–1	5–1
2R	NED Groningen	1–1	0–0	1–1 (a)
1987–88	European Cup	1R	FIN Kuusysi	5–0	1–2	6–2
2R	GER Bayern Munich	2–1	0–2	2–3
1988–89	European Cup	1R	GRE AEL	2–1	1–2	3–3 (3–0 PSO)
2R	TUR Galatasaray	3–0	0–5	3–5
	1990–91		European Cup Winners' Cup	1R	POR Estrela de Amadora	1–1	1–1	2–2 (3–4 PSO)
1991–92	UEFA Cup	1R	MLT Floriana	2–0	0–0	2–0
2R	SCO Celtic	5–1	0–1	5–2
3R	ESP Real Madrid	1–0	0–4	1–4
	1992–93		UEFA Cup	1R	DEN BK Frem	2–2	1–4	3–6
1995–96	UEFA Cup	QR	SCG Red Star Belgrade	0–0	1–0	1–0
1R	ITA Roma	1–1	0–4	1–4
1996–97	UEFA Cup	QR	CYP Anorthosis Famagusta	4–0	2–1	6–1
1R	UKR Dynamo Kyiv	2–1	0–0	2–1
2R	SWE Helsingborg	1–1	0–2	1–3
1997–98	UEFA Cup	Q1	MDA Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol	7–0	3–1	10–1
Q2	NOR Viking	3–0	1–2	4–2
1R	ITA Inter Milan	0–2	0–2	0–4
2003–04	UEFA Cup	QR	MLT Valletta	2–0	2–0	4–0
1R	FRA Auxerre	0–1	0–1	0–2

References

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(29 April 2013). "Le Neuchâtel Xamax FCS est né". RTS Sport.
"Un palmarès plus que respectable". Neuchâtel Xamax.
"Swiss club Xamax bankrupt, Chechen owner arrested - - SI.com". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com.
[http://www.al-la.ch/de/desktopdefault.aspx Meisterschaft 2. Liga interregional] {{Webarchive. link. (15 January 2013 accessed: 21 July 2012)
(22 April 2018). "Switzerland side Neuchatel Xamax return to top division six years after bankruptcy, collapse". ESPN.
"LA MALADIÈRE – HISTORIQUE". Neuchâtel Xamax.
"Équipe". Neuchâtel Xamax FCS.

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