Founded on 19 April 1879, FC St. Gallen is the oldest club still in existence in Swiss football. 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 end of the 2000s, the strength of the club continually declined. St. Gallen were relegated to the second-tier
Challenge League twice at the end of the
2007–08 and the
2010–11 seasons. Since promotion back to the Swiss Super League, they have been in the top division for the last ten years with the club finishing as runners up in the
2019–20 season. In 2016, FC St. Gallen, became a member of the exclusive
Club of Pioneers, as the oldest football club of Switzerland.[1]
Stadium
FC St. Gallen play their home games at the
Kybunpark. The
stadium has a capacity of 19,694 and it is on the west side of town. The stadium replaced the former
Espenmoosstadium in the east.