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FC Schaffhausen
FCS Logo
Full name Football Club Schaffhausen
Nickname(s) FCS
Founded 1896; 129 years ago (1896)
Ground Berformance Arena
Ground Capacity 8,200
Owner Roland Klein
Chairman Martin Frick
Manager Fabio Digenti
League Promotion League
2024–25 Challenge League, 10th of 10 (relegated)

FC Schaffhausen is a Swiss football team. They come from the town of Schaffhausen. The club currently plays in the Promotion League. This is the third level of Swiss football. They moved down from the Challenge League in the 2024–25 season.

Schaffhausen Performance Graph
Chart of FC Schaffhausen table positions in the Swiss football league system

The Story of FC Schaffhausen

FC Schaffhausen started playing football in 1896. That's a very long time ago!

Moving Up and Down the Leagues

In the 2012–13 season, something exciting happened. FC Schaffhausen earned a promotion! They moved up to the Swiss Challenge League. This was a big step for the team. They stayed in the second-tier league for 12 years.

On May 10, 2025, FC Schaffhausen played against Stade Nyonnais. They lost the game 2–3 at home. This result meant they moved down to the Promotion League.

Trophies and Achievements

This section shows the important wins and achievements of FC Schaffhausen.

League Wins

  • Swiss Challenge League
    • Winners: 1962–63, 2003–04

These are the years they won the Challenge League.

Cup Achievements

  • Swiss Cup
    • Runners-up: 1987–88, 1993–94

"Runners-up" means they reached the final but didn't win the cup.

Current Team Players

This is the list of players currently on the FC Schaffhausen team.

No. Position Player
4 Switzerland DF Ben Schläppi
8 Sweden MF Joel Berhane
Switzerland MF Daniel Kadima
14 Austria FW Brendon Abazi
Switzerland DF Timo Harperink
Greece FW Renato Spahiu
21 Switzerland DF Noël Wetz
22 Switzerland MF Gabriele De Donno
Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Adriano Rizvic
27 Germany FW Nenad Pejic
Switzerland MF Noe Holenstein
29 Switzerland MF Leon Rüeger
33 Albania DF Ermir Lenjani
No. Position Player
34 Switzerland GK Gianni De Nitti
45 Switzerland FW Aaron Appiah
47 Switzerland GK Samuele Rutigliano
Switzerland MF Dominic Philips
Netherlands FW Colin Odutayo
Switzerland GK Raphael Radtke
Switzerland DF Mikail Akdemir
Kosovo DF Stiljan Gegaj
Cuba DF Fabian Gloor
Switzerland MF Miguel Castroman
Italy MF Danilo Del Toro
Albania MF Altijan Istrefaj
Kosovo FW Mark Marleku

Former Players and Coaches

This section lists some of the players and coaches who have been part of FC Schaffhausen in the past.

Famous Former Players

See also (related category): FC Schaffhausen players

Coaches Through the Years

  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Husnija Arapović (1980–84)
  • Austria Rolf Fringer (1990–92)
  • Germany Jürgen Seeberger (2000–07)
  • Peter Schädler (2007)
  • Switzerland Marco Schällibaum (2007–08)
  • Fabian Müller (2008–09)
  • Switzerland René Weiler 2009–2011
  • Switzerland Martin Andermatt 2021–2022
  • Switzerland Hakan Yakin 2022–2023
  • Switzerland Bigi Meier 2023
  • Germany Christian Wimmer 2024
  • Switzerland Ciriaco Sforza 2024–2025
  • Switzerland Hakan Yakin 2025–present

See also

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