Kybunpark

The Kybunpark, formerly known as AFG Arena, is a multi-use stadium in St. Gallen, Switzerland, completed in 2008. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of FC St. Gallen of the Swiss Super League. It replaces the Espenmoos stadium.

Kybunpark
Former namesAFG Arena (2008–12)
LocationSt. Gallen, St. Gallen (Wahlkreis), Switzerland
Coordinates47°24′30″N 9°18′23″E
OwnerStadion St.Gallen AG
Capacity19,694
Construction
Broke ground14 September 2005
Opened2008
Construction cost340 million CHF (2008)
ArchitectBruno Clerici, St. Gallen
Bayer Partner AG, Architekten, St. Gallen
Philippe Joye & Associés Sàrl, Geneva
Tenants
FC St. Gallen (2008–present)
FC Wil (temporary)

The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 people. Between 2008 and 2016 the stadium was named after the sponsor Arbonia-Forster-Gruppe (AFG). In July 2016 the name was changed to Kybunpark.[1]

When it was completed, FC St. Gallen had just been just relegated to the Challenge League. The first match in the new stadium was played on 30 May 2008 when Switzerland won against Liechtenstein 3:0 (18,000 spectators). The official inauguration was held on 5 July 2008.

Starting July 2012, the Kybunparkis is also the temporary home of FC Wil, while the second division side builds its own new stadium to meet Swiss Football League requirements.

The Kybunpark is used as well for international games between national football teams, such as Brazil or Spain.[2]

International matches
While under construction (2008)
Date Result Competition
30 May 2008Switzerland  3–0 LiechtensteinFriendly
11 October 2008Switzerland  2–1 Latvia2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
19 November 2008Switzerland  1–0 FinlandFriendly
3 March 2010Switzerland  1–3 UruguayFriendly
3 September 2010Switzerland  0–0 AustraliaFriendly
2 September 2011Spain 3–2 ChileFriendly
28 February 2012Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–2 BrazilFriendly
26 May 2012Spain 2–0 SerbiaFriendly
14 November 2012Chile 1–3 SerbiaFriendly
5 March 2014Switzerland  2–2 CroatiaFriendly
15 November 2014Switzerland  4–0 LithuaniaUEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
9 October 2015Switzerland  7–0 San MarinoUEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
29 May 2016Spain 3–1 Bosnia and HerzegovinaFriendly
31 August 2017Switzerland  3–0 Andorra2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification
28 May 2018Italy 2–1 Saudi ArabiaFriendly
3 June 2018Saudi Arabia 0–3 PeruFriendly
8 September 2018Switzerland  6–0 Iceland2018–19 UEFA Nations League
15 October 2019Switzerland  1–0 GeorgiaUEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
7 October 2020Switzerland  1–2 CroatiaFriendly

See also

References
  1. "Der FC St. Gallen 1879 spielt ab Saison 2016/17 im "kybunpark" (PDF) (in German). Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. "Geschichte der AFG Arena" (in German). Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
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