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Grasshopper-Club Zürich
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Grasshopper-Club Zürich, also referred to as Grasshopper(s), GC Zurich, or simply GCZ, is a football club from Zurich, Switzerland.
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History
GCZ is Switzerland's most famous and most successful football club, based in Zurich. It competes in the Super League.
The club was founded in September 1, 1886 by Tom E. Griffith, an English student. GCZ is well-known by many football fans in Europe with its continuous national successes and appereances in international cups. The club is also famous for its respectable youth program.
Local rival is FCZ, which was formed after a merger of different clubs ten years after GCZ.
Honours
- Swiss championship: 27
- 1898, 1900, 1901, 1905, 1921, 1927, 1928, 1931, 1937, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1952, 1956, 1971, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003.
- Swiss cup: 18
- 1926, 1927, 1932, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1952, 1956, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994.
Famous Supporters
External links
Official
Unofficial
- GCZone - Fansite of GCZ (German)
- Zone Romande - Fansite of GCZ (French)
- Grassmokers - Oldest inofficial fanclub of GCZ (German)
- Blue-Side - Inofficial fanclub of GCZ (German)
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