:FC Locarno
{{short description|Association football club in Switzerland}}
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| fullname = Football Club Locarno
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| founded = {{start date and age|1 July 1906}}
| ground = Stadio del Lido,
Locarno, Switzerland
| capacity = 11,000 (1,000 seated)
| owner = North Sixth Group
| chairman = Michele Nicora
| league = 2. Liga
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FC Locarno is a Swiss football club based in Locarno in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino in southern Switzerland.
As of the 2019–20 season, Locarno play in the Swiss sixth level, 2. Liga.
History
The club, founded in 1906, spent most of its history in lower levels, but also had several spells in the top Swiss level ( in 1930–31, 1933–36, 1945–53 and 1986–87).
In 2018, the club filed for bankruptcy and entered administration. This resulted in an automatic relegation to the ninth level of Swiss football. A local veterinarian, Mauro Cavalli, bought the club and led it to four straight promotions.
In 2023, Cavalli sold FC Locarno to North Sixth Group, which specializes in purchasing and developing lower-tier clubs around the world.{{cite web |last1=Greenberg |first1=Doug |title=Investors Dive Into Soccer's Lower Tiers, Eye Untapped Market Potential |url=https://frontofficesports.com/new-ownership-group-soccer-lowest-tiers-club-underdog/ |website=Front Office Sports |access-date=17 January 2024 |date=2 November 2023}}
Notable former players
{{see also|Category:FC Locarno players}}
Former coaches
- {{Flagicon|Hungary}} :da:Carlos Pintér (1954–1955)
- {{Flagicon|Czech Republic}} Wenzel Halama (1986–1987)
- {{Flagicon|Germany}} Paul Schönwetter (1995–1998), (2008–2009)
- {{Flagicon|Switzerland}} {{Flagicon|Italy}} Roberto Chiappa (2005)
- {{Flagicon|Switzerland}} {{Flagicon|Italy}} Arno Rossini (2005–2008)
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.fclocarno.ch}} {{in lang|it}}
- [https://int.soccerway.com/teams/switzerland/fc-locarno/ FC Locarno] on Soccerway
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Category:Football clubs in Switzerland
Category:Association football clubs established in 1906
Category:1906 establishments in Switzerland
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