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Neuchâtel Xamax
Full name	Neuchâtel Xamax FC
Nickname(s)	Xamax
Founded	1970
Ground	Stade de la Maladière,; Neuchâtel; (Capacity: 12,000)
Chairman	Sylvio Bernasconi
Manager	Pierre-André Schürmann
League	Swiss Super League
2008-09	Swiss Super League, 7th
Home colours	Away colours

Neuchâtel Xamax Football Club is a Swiss football club, based in Neuchâtel. It was founded in 1970 as a merger between FC Cantonal (1906) and FC Xamax (1912). The club plays in red shirts, black short and red socks and are currently in the Axpo Super League, the first Swiss football league. They play their home matches at the Stade de la Maladière.

[edit] Honours

Swiss Super League
- Winners (2): 1987, 1988
Swiss Cup
- Runners-up (4): 1974, 1985, 1990, 2003

[edit] Current squad

As of 14 July 2009:

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Laurent Walthert
3	DF	Mickaël Facchinetti
4	DF	Stéphane Besle
5	DF	Damien Tixier
7	MF	Carlos Varela
8	MF	Gilles Binya (on loan from Benfica)
10	MF	Ifet Taljević
11	FW	Admir Aganović
12	DF	Selver Hodžić
13	MF	Baye Ibrahima Niasse
14	MF	Raphael Nuzzolo
15	MF	Abdullah Omar

No.	Position	Player
16	MF	Abdulla Baba Fatadi
17	DF	Thierno Bah
18	GK	Guillaume Faivre
19	FW	Mario Gavranović
21	DF	William Edjenguélé
22	MF	Sébastien Wüthrich
23	DF	Mike Gomes
24	MF	Frédéric Page
25	FW	Ideye Aide Brown
29	FW	Julio Hernán Rossi
30	GK	Luca Ferro
33	DF	Bastien Geiger

[edit] Multiple nationalities

[edit] Notable former players

See also Cat:Neuchâtel Xamax players.

[edit] Coaching staff

Head Coach: Pierre-André Schürmann
Manager: Paolo Urfer
Assistant manager: Cyrille Maillard
Goalkeeping coach: Florent Delay

[edit] Transfer dispute

In January 2006 the club was involved in a dispute with Leeds United Football Club after the sale of Australian midfielder Joel Griffiths.

Leeds approached football's governing body via the FA after Swiss club Neuchatel Xamax refused to release international clearance for Griffiths despite having agreed to sell the midfielder to United for £28,000.

FIFA found in Leeds' favour and General Secretary Urs Linsi signed off the international transfer certificate that gives Joel the green light to begin his playing career at Elland Road.