Neuchâtel Xamax

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Xamax

Full name

Neuchâtel Xamax FC

Nickname(s)

Xamax

Founded

1970

Ground

Stade La Maladiere,
Neuchâtel

Capacity

22,100

Chairman

Sylvio Bernasconi

Manager

Gérard Castella

League

Challenge League

2005-06

Swiss Super League, 9th





Home colours





Away colours

Neuchâtel Xamax Football Club is a Swiss football club, based in Neuchâtel. It was founded in 1970 as a merger between FC Cantonal (1906) and FC Xamax (1912). The club plays in red shirts, black short and red socks and are currently in the Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss football. Home matches are played at the Stade La Maladiere.

1 Honours
2 Current Squad
3 Transfer Dispute
4 External links

[edit] Honours

Swiss League
- Winners (2): 1987, 1988
Swiss Cup
- Runners-up (4): 1974, 1985, 1990, 2003

[edit] Current Squad

as of 27th July,2006.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Claude Gentile
2	DF	Juan Manuel Munoz
3	DF	Christophe Jaquet
4	DF	Stephane Besle
5	DF	Alexandre Quennoz
6	DF	Abdou Kader Mangane
7	MF	Massimo Lombardo
8	DF	Pascal Oppliger
9	FW	Moreno Merenda
11	FW	Asim Sehic
12	MF	David Casasnovas

No.	Position	Player
13	DF	Bastien Geiger
14	MF	Raphael Nuzzolo
16	MF	Elvir Melunovic
17	FW	Charles Andre Doudin
18	GK	Laurent Walthert
20	MF	Thierno Bah
21	FW	Matar Coly
22	MF	Antoine Faivre
23	GK	Guillaume Faivre
24	MF	Killiann Witschi

[edit] Transfer Dispute

In January 2006 the club was involved in a dispute with Leeds United Football Club after the sale of Australian midfielder Joel Griffiths.

Leeds approached football's governing body via the English FA after Swiss club Neuchatel Xamax refused to release international clearance for Griffiths despite having agreed to sell the midfielder to United for £28,000.

FIFA found in Leeds' favour and General Secretary Urs Linsi signed off the international transfer certificate that gives Joel the green light to begin his playing career at Elland Road.