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Football Club de Sion, normally known as just FC Sion or Sion, is a swiss football team from the city of Sion. The club was founded in 1909, and play their home matches at the Stade Tourbillon. They have won the swiss Super League twice, and the swiss Cup in 13 of their 14 appearances in the final examination, the most late being in 2015. The first gear team of the club was besides known as their incorporated diagnose Olympique des Alpes SA.

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history [edit ]

Chart of FC Sion table positions in the swiss football league system FC Sion were founded in 1909 by Robert Gilliard, who became golf club captain, and played their first gear match the lapp class, a 3–2 win against FC Aigle. [ 1 ] The club grew thanks to contributions from locals, and played their foremost competitive league fastness in 1914, again a 3–2 victory, against FC Monthey. In 1919, Sion formally organised its managerial structure, with Gilliard becoming vice-president and Charles Aymon taking the presidency. [ 1 ] From 1932, Sion played in the fourth grade of Swiss football, where they spent a lot of the next 20 years, concisely interrupted by promotion to the third grade in 1944, promptly followed by delegating in 1946. In 1952, Sion returned to the third tier. Five years late, Sion gained promotion again to the National League B, followed five years late by promotion to the National League A ( now the swiss Super League ) in 1962. [ 1 ] 1965 saw the first base of Sion ‘s swiss Cup wins following a 2–1 victory over Servette. The 16,263 capability Stade Tourbillon was officially opened in August 1968, but the club was relegated in 1969. israel returned to the National League A at the first attempt and secured a second victory in the swiss Cup, winning 3–2 against Neuchâtel Xamax in 1974. utopia would go on to systematically perform well in the swiss Cup, with victories in 1980 ( against Young Boys ), 1982 ( against Basel ), 1986 ( against Servette ) and 1991 ( against Young Boys ). [ 1 ] This time period of success besides saw the renovation and expansion of the Tourbillon in 1989, and was crowned with Sion ‘s first swiss League Championship in 1992. More success in the swiss Cup followed, winning the tournament in three back-to-back years from 1995 with victories over Grasshopper, Servette and Luzern. Their winnings against Luzern in 1997 secure Sion their only domestic double, having besides won the swiss League. [ 1 ] however, the club quickly fell into fiscal trouble, and having narrowly avoided bankruptcy due to its purchase by Gilbert Kadji, the cabaret suffered delegating in 1999. Despite returning to the acme division the follow season, fiscal problems plagued the team, culminating in relegation in 2001, the passing of Kadji and a denial of a professional license in 2003. The baseball club was saved by architect and former football player Christian Constantin, and they were re-instated into the irregular class in October 2003. Constantin spent the following seasons rebuilding the club, with the club going through 20 managers in the following eight years, including taking the function himself doubly, in a bid to financially stabilize. [ 2 ] He was rewarded in 2006 with forwarding binding to the Super League, deoxyadenosine monophosphate well as a victory in the swiss Cup, becoming the inaugural second-tier team to achieve this, with a 5–3 penalty shoot-out victory over Young Boys after a 1–1 pull back .

Transfer ban saga [edit ]

In 2008, controversy came to Sion when they signed Essam El Hadary, leading to a biennial “ registration period ” ban for zion from June 2009, and an international act ban for El Hadary for four months, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] due to El-Hadary still being under contract at his former clubhouse Al Ahly. [ 5 ] Sion appealed this action, but the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland confirmed the FIFA, DRC and Court of Arbitration for Sport ( CAS ) decisions in 2009 and 2010 respectively. [ 6 ] however, the drawn-out legal battle ( including the impermanent reprieve ) meant the banish was merely practically establish begin in the winter transfer window of the 2010–11 season. [ 7 ] Although gaining a locate in the qualifying polish of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League by winning the former season ‘s swiss Cup, Sion were excluded from the Europa League by UEFA after fielding ineligible players in their play-off victory against Celtic. [ 8 ] On 2 September, the swiss Football League ( SFL ) rejected the registration of one more player, Brian Amofa. [ 9 ] On 30 September 2011, the SFL decided to provisionally qualify the six new signings, namely Stefan Glarner, Billy Ketkeophomphone, Mario Mutsch, Pascal Feindouno, José Gonçalves and Gabri, to comply with the ongoing legal process. [ 10 ] Sion besides sued the SFL and UEFA respectively in the Tribunal Cantonal de Valais and the Tribunal in Vaud, however both actions were dismissed. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The golf club ‘s earlier appeal was dismissed by UEFA Appeals Body on 13 September. [ 13 ] Sion besides sued the SFL and UEFA in the CAS, but withdrew the erstwhile claim. The hearing of the latter title was set on 24 November. [ 14 ] On 25 October, the Discipline Commission ( francium : Commission de discipline ) of SFL suspended all six players for five matches. [ 15 ] It was reported that each player filed their legal claim in civil court rather of using the swiss FA and CAS “ sports court ” system, which the ban was requested by FIFA. [ citation needed ] On 27 October, as a “ probationary and super-provisional measures ”, [ 16 ] UEFA invited Sion to a match schedule consultation once UEFA lost the legal struggle. [ 17 ] On 31 October 2011, Sion sent a ailment to the european Commission. [ 18 ] FIFA besides won the legal battle in civil court in November. previously, the civil court of Martigny and Saint-Maurice ( both of the city of Valais ) ordered FIFA to confirm the sign of those six players on 3 August, a consequence of lawsuit brought out by the players. On 16 November, FIFA and the SFL solicitation was upheld in the Valais canton court. [ 19 ] On 15 December, the CAS upheld the complaints by UEFA, affirming its right to discipline Sion according to former agreements. The CAS besides lifted the probationary measures ordered by the Tribunal Cantonal of Vaud ( Cour civile ) on 5 October 2011. [ 20 ] After the opinion, FIFA threatened to suspend Swiss national and club teams from external competition if Sion were not appropriately penalized for its ostensible rules violations. [ 21 ] In late December 2011, the Swiss Football Association complied with FIFA ‘s demands and penalized Sion 36 standings points ( based on how many matches ineligible players were involved ), moving the club to last place in the league standings and putting the club at hazard of relegation if the rule stood. [ 22 ]

zion finished the 2011–12 season in ninth rate, which qualified them to the delegating matches against Aarau, whom they defeated 2–1 on sum to stay in the swiss Super League. Without suffering their 36-point deduction Sion would have finished in the third home, which would have qualified them into the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. Prior to the originate of the 2012–13 season, they made a major coup by signing Gennaro Gattuso and Kyle Lafferty, both via free transfers. however, the baseball club had a disappointing season which saw them change coaches three times before settling on Gattuso to finish the temper, ending in third station .

Honours [edit ]

Sion held the distinction of having never lost a domestic cup final, with 13 wins in 13 appearances in the swiss Cup, until a get the better of by Basel in the 2017 edition. [ 23 ] Swiss Super League
Swiss Cup

stadium [edit ]

Sion play their home matches at the multi-purpose Stade Tourbillon, which has a capacity of 14,500. It was primitively constructed in 1968, and was renovated in 1989 and 2012. The golf club besides has a train centre near its office in Martigny and a youth development center in nearby Riddes .

Players [edit ]

For a list of all early and current FC Sion players with a Wikipedia article, see class : FC israel players

current team [edit ]

As of 2 September 2021[25]

note : Flags indicate home team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

Out on loan [edit ]

note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

former players [edit ]

historical list of coaches [edit ]

european criminal record [edit ]

Notes
  • Note 1: Celtic lodged protests over the eligibility of a number of the Sion players who participated in the two legs of the play-off round, which Sion won 3–1 aggregate (first leg: 0–0; second leg: 3–1). The UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body accepted the protests and decided to award both matches to Celtic by forfeit (3–0). As a consequence, Celtic qualified for the UEFA Europa League group stage.[26]

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