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Grasshopper-Club Zürich commonly referred to as simply GC, GCZ, or Grasshopper is a Swiss multisports club based in Zürich. The oldest and most well known section of Grasshopper-Club Zürich is its football team. With 27 titles, Grasshopper-Club Zürich holds the record for winning the most national championship titles and with 18 victories also the one for the most successes in the Swiss Cup tournament. The club are the oldest football team in Zürich.
The origins of Grasshopper's name is unknown, although the most common explanation is rooted in its early players' energetic post-goal celebrations.
[edit] History
Grasshopper was founded on September 1, 1886 by Tom E. Griffith, an English student. With a 20 Swiss franc donation, the club was able to import an English football and blue and white colours. Its first match came in October that year against ETH and ended in a goalless draw. In 1893, Grasshopper became the first Swiss team to play in Germany, defeating RC Strasbourg 1-0.
1896 saw the formation of Fussballclub Zürich and the beginning of a storied rivalry. The following year, Grasshopper won the first Swiss Championship, beginning a collection of 27 league championships and 18 Swiss Cup wins. In 1909, Grasshopper withdrew from the football federation until the end of World War I in 1919.
In 1997, Grasshopper incorporated and as of May 2005, it is formally organized as Neue Grasshopper Fussball AG. In doing so, Grasshopper became the first Swiss sports club to go public.[1]
After a number of high profile friendly and competitive Europe Cup and UEFA Champions League matches, Grasshopper has become Switzerland's most recognizable football club. Today, in addition to its marquee football squad, Grasshopper-Club Zürich maintains competitive professional and youth teams for rowing, ice hockey, handball, lawn tennis, court tennis, field hockey, curling, rugby, squash, and unihockey.
[edit] Stadium and grounds
Grasshopper used to play its home matches at the Hardturm (Kreis 5 - Zürich). Starting on September 22 2007, Grasshopper-Club Zürich will play all of its home matches in the Letzigrund stadium which belongs to arch rivals FC Zürich, until the completion of Stadion Zürich Training facilities are located in Niederhasli, where the club opened comprehensive facility including five practice pitches, apartments for youth players and offices in 2005.
[edit] Honours
- Swiss Championship
- Winners (27): 1898, 1900, 1901, 1905, 1921, 1927, 1928, 1931, 1937, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1952, 1956, 1971, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003
- Swiss Cup
- Winners (18):1926, 1927, 1932, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1952, 1956, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994
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[edit] Current squad
(As of 6 February 2009)[2][3][4]
[edit] Out on loan
[edit] Famous players
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[edit] Coaching staff
[edit] Managers since 1925
[edit] Famous supporters
[edit] References
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UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008 |
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| Overall Champions: Braga |
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Ciriaco Sforza
Izidor "Dori" Kürschner
Karl Rappan
Antun Pogačnik and
Albert Sing
Henri Skiba
Leo Beenhakker
Roy Hodgson
Krassimir Balakov
