Full name | Fussball Club Wil 1900 | ||
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Nickname(s) | Die Schwarz-Weissen (The Black and White ones) | ||
Founded | 1900 | ||
Ground | Sportpark Bergholz | ||
Capacity | 6,048 | ||
Chairman | Maurice Weber | ||
Manager | Marco Hämmerli | ||
League | Swiss Challenge League | ||
2023–24 | Swiss Challenge League, 5th of 10 | ||
Website | https://fcwil.ch | ||
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FC Wil (Fussball Club Wil 1900) is a football club based in Wil, Switzerland. They play in the Sportpark Bergholz, which has a total capacity of 6,048. The club has consistently played in the Swiss second tier since regaining promotion in 1992, aside from two seasons in the Nationalliga A between 2002 and 2004. They won the Swiss Cup in 2004 their only major honour.
The club considers its primary purpose to be a stepping stone for young players and work closely together with FC St. Gallen.[1] It has contributed to the development of several players that currently play in the Super League, some of whom appeared in the Swiss national team, most notably Fabian Schär.