Stadion Schützenwiese is a football stadium in Winterthur , Switzerland . It has been the home ground of FC Winterthur since the club's inception in 1896. It has a capacity of 8,550, more specifically 1,100 covered seats, 800 uncovered seats and 6,650 standing places.
3-476: The field received its first, wooden stands in 1922 on the western side, which were completely replaced in 1957/58 to contain changing rooms, a kiosk, and underground gyms. In 1968 the stadium received funding to build floodlights. To match the Swiss Football League's license requirements introduced in the 2012/13 season, the stadium was modernized in three stages. The first stage contained improvements to
6-478: A hierarchical format with promotion and relegation between leagues at different levels, allowing even the smallest club the possibility of ultimately rising to the very top of the system. The first two levels of the system are collectively called Swiss Football League . Liechtenstein does not have its own national league, therefore its teams compete in the Swiss leagues; see List of association football clubs playing in
9-620: The lighting, security, and catering systems, completed by 2013. This was followed by a rebuild of the eastern standing terrace in 2015, and finally a renovation of the main stands. This article about a Swiss sports venue is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Swiss football league system The Swiss football league system , is a series of interconnected leagues for association football clubs in Switzerland , with seven teams from Liechtenstein , and one each from exclaves of Germany and Italy, also competing. The system has
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