Neuchâtel Xamax

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Neuchâtel Xamax

Full name

Neuchâtel Xamax FC

Nickname(s)

Xamax

Founded

1970

Ground

Stade La Maladiere,
Neuchâtel
(Capacity 12,000)

Chairman

Sylvio Bernasconi

Manager

Nestor Clausen

League

Swiss Super League

2006-07

Challenge League, 1st (promoted)





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 Axpo Super League, the first Swiss football league. Home matches are played at the Stade La Maladiere.

1 Honours
2 Current Squad
3 Notable Former Players
4 Transfer Dispute
5 External links

[edit] Honours

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

[edit] Current Squad

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Laurent Walthert
4	DF	Stéphane Besle
5	DF	Alexandre Quennoz
6	MF	Tariq Chihab
7	MF	Steven Lang
8	MF	Everson
9	FW	Moreno Merenda
10	MF	Johnny Szlykowicz
11	FW	João Paulo
13	DF	Nebojsa Joksimovic
14	MF	Raphael Nuzzolo
15	MF	Richmond Rak
16	DF	Pascal Jenny
17	DF	Thierno Bah

No.	Position	Player
18	GK	Guillaume Faivre
19	FW	Milos Malenović
20	DF	Mounir El Haimour
22	MF	Sébastien Wüthrich
23	DF	Mike Gomes
24	MF	Maxime Vuille
25	FW	Brown Ideye Aide
27	FW	Matar Coly
28	GK	Pascal Zuberbühler (Captain)
29	FW	Julio Hernan Rossi
	DF	William Edjenguele
	GK	Luca Ferro
	MF	Stéphane Garcia

[edit] Notable Former Players

[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 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.