FC Naters

{{Short description|Swiss football club}} {{More sources needed|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = FC Naters | image = FC Naters.png | image_size = 120px | caption = | fullname = F.C. Naters | founded = 1958 | ground = Sportanlage Stapfen, Naters, Valais, Switzerland | capacity = 3,000 | owntitle = | owner = | chrtitle = President | chairman = Hans Ritz | mgrtitle = Trainer | manager = | league = Liga. 1 | season = | position = |pattern_la1=| pattern_b1=| pattern_ra1=| leftarm1=FF0000| body1=FF0000| rightarm1=FF0000| shorts1=FF0000| socks1=FFFFFF| pattern_la2=| pattern_b2=_unknown| pattern_ra2=| leftarm2=FFFFFF| body2=FFFFFF| rightarm2=FFFFFF| shorts2=FFFFFF| socks2=FFFFFF| }}

'''FC Naters''' is a Swiss football club from the town of Naters in Canton Valais. The team currently plays in Liga 1., the fourth highest tier in the Swiss football pyramid.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Willkommen beim FC Naters |url=https://www.fcnaters.ch/ |access-date=2023-02-21 |website=FC Naters |language=de}}</ref>

==History==

FC Naters was founded in 1958 and played their first game on 16 June 1958. In 1961 the club rose to the 3. Liga (fifth tier) for the first time in their history. At the end of the 1969/70 season the club rose to the 2. Liga and in 1971 narrowly missed out on promotion to the 1. Liga. At the end of the 1978/79 season the club were relegated and so returned to the 3. Liga.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Herren 1. Liga |url=https://www.fcnaters.ch/herren-1-liga |access-date=2023-02-21 |website=FC Naters |language=de}}</ref>

The team currently plays in Liga 1., the fourth highest tier in the Swiss football pyramid where they have played since 1996.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FC NATERS |url=https://www.red.sport/de-int/page/fc-naters |access-date=2023-02-21 |website=www.red.sport |language=en}}</ref>

==Stadium==

The club play their home games at Sportanlage Stapfen. The capacity is 3,000. The stadium was opened in 1997.

==Current squad== ''As of 10 April, 2026.'' {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no= 1|nat=SUI|name=Luca Campagnani|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no= 3|nat=SRB|name=Nikola Patkovic|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no= 5|nat=SUI|name=Malsor Krasniqi|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no= 6|nat=SUI|name=Nicolas Martig|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no= 7|nat=SUI|name=Almin Omerovic|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no= 8|nat=SUI|name=Matteo Biner|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no= 9|nat=CZE|name=Daniel Howard|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=SUI|name=Thibault Constantin|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=12|nat=SUI|name=Durim Badalli|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=13|nat=SUI|name=Dean Roten|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=SUI|name=Nevio Welschen|pos=MF}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=SUI|name=Cédric Fux|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=ITA|name=Armir Jakupi|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=KOS|name=Shaban Kuquku|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=CRO|name=Adriano Suver|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=SUI|name=Matteo Schmid|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=SUI|name=Marko Obradovic|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=24|nat=SUI|name=Simon Taugwalder|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=27|nat=SUI|name=Daniel Schröter|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=57|nat=SUI|name=Vitus Williner|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=77|nat=SUI|name=Sandro Theler|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=92|nat=SUI|name=Andrin Gloor|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=99|nat=GNB|name=Maïone Mendy|pos=FW}} {{Fs end}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.fcnaters.ch Official Website] {{in lang|de}} *[https://int.soccerway.com/teams/switzerland/fc-naters/ Soccerway.com profile] {{in lang|en}} *[http://www.football.ch/1l/de/verein.aspx?v=985 Football.ch profile] {{in lang|it|de|fr}}

Naters Category:Association football clubs established in 1958 Category:1958 establishments in Switzerland Category:Sport in Valais