FC Zürich
| Full name | Fussballclub Zürich |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | FCZ |
| Short name | FCZ |
| Founded | 1896 |
| Ground | Letzigrund |
| Capacity | 26,105 |
| Owner | Justin Schmidt, Samson AG |
| President | Ancillo Canepa |
| Head coach | Mitchell van der Gaag |
| League | Swiss Super League |
| 2024–25 | Swiss Super League, 7th of 12 |
| Website | fcz.ch |
Fussballclub Zürich, commonly abbreviated to FC Zürich or simply FCZ, is a professional football club based in Zurich, Switzerland. The club was founded in 1896 and has won the Swiss Super League thirteen times and the Swiss Cup ten times. Their most recent titles are the 2022 Swiss Super League and the 2018 Swiss Cup. The club plays its home games at the Letzigrund, which has a capacity of 26,000 for league games and which it shares with city rivals Grasshopper Club Zurich.
FC Zürich is the only Swiss team to have reached the semi-finals of the European Cup more than once. This happened in 1964 and 1977 when the competition was played in its original format. FC Zürich co-founder, first captain and honorary member was Joan Gamper, who grew up in Zurich and later moved to Catalonia, founding Barcelona there in 1899. Since the 1960s, FC Zürich plays in all-white, which is one of the city's colours.
The women's club, FC Zürich Frauen, are competing in the Swiss Women's Super League. They are the most successful club in Switzerland with 22 championship titles and multiple Champions League participations. The team's roots originate from the first Swiss women's football club, DFC Zürich.