Grasshopper-Club Zürich
Grasshopper-Club Zürich, also referred to as Grasshopper(s), GC Zurich, or simply GCZ, is a football club from Zurich, Switzerland.
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.
HonoursSwiss 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 - Maximilian Schell
- Friedrich Dürrenmatt
- Michelle Hunziker
External links
Official - gcz.ch - Official website of GCZ in German
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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