Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Vaduz ist in der Super League!

The Premier League season concluded in thrilling fashion and the conclusion of the Italian Serie A season looks likely to end with a bang, too.
Still, my favorite soccer news of the weekend came out of tiny LIECHTENSTEIN.
The 62-square-mile principality boasts a mere 35,000 people and one professional soccer team, FC VADUZ.
The team has played in the lower divisions of the neighboring Swiss league since 1932 -- until now.
Monday night, Vaduz played a goalless draw at Chiasso, a result that clinched the club its first title as "Challenge-League-Meister" -- second division champions -- and promotion to the Swiss Super League -- the nation's top flight.
According to Reuters, the Vaduz population of 5,000 means it will be one of the smallest cities ever represented in a top European league.
Swiss league rules state Vaduz won't be considered the nation's champions if they should happen to win the Super League title some day, and Vaduz won't be able to reach the UEFA Champions League or UEFA Cup via the Swiss league.
That hardly matters, though, as Vaduz dominate the Liechtenstein cup, winning the last 11 finals.
Next season they can call themselves a top-flight club, which is probably glory enough.

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