AC Bellinzona

AC Bellinzona
Full name Associazione Calcio Bellinzona
Nickname(s) Granata (Grenade)
Founded 1904
Ground Stadio Comunale Bellinzona, Bellinzona
(Capacity: 10,000)
Chairman Gabriele Giulini
Head Coach Martin Andermatt
League Swiss Super League
2009–10 Swiss Super League, 9th
Home colours
Away colours

AC Bellinzona is a Swiss football club based in Bellinzona. It was founded in 1904, and won the Swiss Super League in 1948.

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History

Since Bellinzona is an Italian speaking region, many Italian Serie A clubs loan youth players to the club to get first team experience. AS Roma are a parent club to Bellinzona.

Bellinzona was promoted to the Swiss Super League after beating St. Gallen by 5–2 on aggregate in the relegation play-off following the 2007–2008 season. Bellinzona will play at the top level in 2008–2009 season for the first time since the 1989–90 season. As finalists in the Swiss Cup, the team also qualified for the 08-09 UEFA Cup where they beat Ararat Yerevan of Armenia in the 1st qualifying round.

Current squad

As of 22 July, 2011[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Swen König
2 DF Guillermo Pfund (on loan from Vélez Sarsfield)
3 DF Norbert Frrokaj
4 DF Henri Siqueira
5 DF Alessandro Mangiarratti
6 DF Pavel Pergl
7 DF Angelo Raso
8 MF Gürkan Sermeter
10 MF Andrea Conti
11 FW Alessandro Ciarrocchi
12 GK David Šugar
13 MF Gianluca D'Angelo (on loan from Grasshoppers)
14 DF Christophe Lambert
No. Position Player
16 MF Antonio Marchesano
17 MF Sakari Mattila
18 GK René Borković (on loan from FC Zürich)
19 DF Enzo Ruiz
20 FW Alessandro Riedle (on loan from Grasshoppers)
21 FW George Ivanishvili (on loan from FC Zürich)
22 MF Dragan Mihajlović
23 MF Markus Neumayr
26 MF Roberto Rodriguez
27 DF Lukas Schenkel
28 MF Branko Banković
MF Hakan Yakin

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
30 MF Mirko Facchinetti (at Lugano II (U21))

Former players

Main article: List of AC Bellinzona players

References

  1. ^ "La Rosa :: Squadra stagione 2009/10" (in Italian). AC Bellinzona. http://www.acbellinzona.ch/?view=2143. Retrieved 2009-08-31. 

External links

AC Bellinzona – current squad
Seasons of the Super League