FC St. Gallen
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Full name
Fussballclub St. Gallen 1879

Nicknames
Espen

Founded
19 April 1879

Ground
AFG Arena, St. Gallen

Capacity
19,694

Chairman
Dölf Früh

Manager
Joe Zinnbauer

League
Swiss Super League

2014-15
Swiss Super League, 6th

FC St. Gallen (Fussballclub St. Gallen 1879) is a Swiss football club based in St. Gallen.

The club is currently playing in the 2015–16 Swiss Super League.

History
Having been founded on 19 April 1879, FC St. Gallen is the oldest existing club in Swiss football and mainland Europe.

However, the team has had relatively little success in comparison to other clubs.

Despite the fact that St. Gallen won the Swiss championship twice in the 1903-04 and 1999-2000 seasons, the team has mostly been a mid-table side. 

During the last decade, the strength of the club continually declined and this eventually resulted in the transformation to a yo-yo club. 

St. Gallen were relegated to the second-tier Challenge League twice at the end of the 2007-08 and the 2010-11 seasons. 

St. Gallen has recently seen a remarkable surge in performance over the last 2 years and now has solidified itself as one of Switzerland's better clubs.

Stadium

FC St. Gallen play their home games at the AFG Arena. 

The stadium has a capacity of 19,694 and it is on the west side of town. 

The stadium replaced the former Espenmoos stadium in the east.

Players