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St. Gallen

FC Sankt Gallen 1879

Kit impression

Founded

1879

Years standing

147

Home ground

Sitterstadion, St. Gallen

Capacity

20660 seats

The Trophy Cabinet

Swiss Super League
Winners: 1903–04, 1999–2000
Runners-up: 2019–20, 2025–26
Swiss Challenge League
Winners: 1970–71, 2008–09, 2011–12
Runners-up: 1967–68
Swiss Cup
Winners: 1968–69, 2025–26
Runners-up: 1944–45, 1976–77, 1997–98, 2020–21, 2021–22
Swiss League Cup
Winners: 1977–78
Runners-up: 1981–82
Anglo Cup
Runners-up: 1910

Nickname: Espen

Make The Case

St. Gallen work as a second team because they come with their own geography: Switzerland, Sitterstadion, St. Gallen, and a set of rivalries you will absorb faster than you expect.

Deep roots
Founded in 1879, St. Gallen were playing organised football before floodlights, substitutes or televised highlights existed. You are adopting 147 years of accumulated grudges.
Something to defend
The cabinet is not empty: Swiss Super League and Swiss Challenge League. Small enough to recite from memory, big enough to argue about in a pub.
Proper ground
Sitterstadion, St. Gallen takes roughly 20,660, big enough for atmosphere, small enough that you can learn where the singing corner is on your first visit.
You get a nickname
Known as Espen. That is your new shorthand, your search term and your excuse for buying a scarf.

Matchday Trip

Ground: Sitterstadion, St. Gallen. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.

Nearest airport

Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH)

21 km / 13 miles from the ground

Nearest station

St. Gallen Winkeln railway station

Walkable from the platform

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Pulling fixtures and table…

Around the ground

Things To Do Near Sitterstadion, St. Gallen

Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.

Landmarks within a 4 km radius

Matchday Shortlist

Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.

Route Planner

Getting to Sitterstadion, St. Gallen