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FC Paradiso
Full nameFootball Club Paradiso
Short nameFCP, Paradiso
Founded1 September 1917; 107 years ago (1 September 1917)[1]
GroundCampo Pian Scairolo
Capacity1,000 [2]
OwnerMarco Chiesa, Antonio Caggiano
ManagerBaldassare Ranieri
LeaguePromotion League
2024–259th of 18
Websitehttps://fcparadiso.ch/

1917 Football Club Paradiso, commonly referred to as FC Paradiso, or colloquially as Paradiso, is a football based in Paradiso Municipality, Ticino, Switzerland. The club competes in the Promotion League, the third tier of Swiss football.

History

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FC Paradiso was founded on 1 September 1917, by people in the area, with "the aim of practicing and promoting the game of football".[3] In the 2023–24, the ongoing edition of the Promotion League, Paradiso are set to make their highest ever finish, at third place in the third tier.[4]

Current Squad

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Main article: List of FC Paradiso Players
As of 27 January 2025 [5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Switzerland SUI Yannis Pala
2 MF Italy ITA Ezequiel Schelotto (c)
3 DF Switzerland SUI Noah De Queiroz
4 DF Switzerland SUI Samuel Delli Carri
5 DF Switzerland SUI Santiago Miranda
7 MF North Macedonia MKD Ardit Destani
8 MF Switzerland SUI Jarell Njiké Simo (on loan from Servette)
9 FW Switzerland SUI Merlin Hadzi
10 FW Switzerland SUI Evan Rossier
11 MF Switzerland SUI Leonit Sahitaj
12 DF Italy ITA Mattia Cinquini
13 GK Guinea-Bissau GNB Maurice Gomis
18 FW Switzerland SUI Elton Morina
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Romania ROU Andrei David
22 MF Albania ALB Katriel Islamaj
24 MF Italy ITA Tommaso Centinaro
28 FW Portugal POR Gonçalo Figueiredo
30 FW Italy ITA Michele Foglia
39 MF France FRA Oan Djorkaeff
54 DF Switzerland SUI Liam Bollati
67 DF Switzerland SUI Mikail Akdemir (on loan from Schaffhausen)
70 MF Italy ITA Giuseppe Macario
77 DF Brazil BRA Arthur Diniz
88 GK Greece GRE Armand Demalija
99 DF Switzerland SUI Kiswend Tologo (on loan from Servette)
— MF Switzerland SUI Stefano Guidotti

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Italy ITA Yassin Sbai (at Lugano U21 until 30 June 2025)

Kits and Sponsors

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Paradiso wear a dark green home kit with a black away kit. Their kits have been manufactured by Adidas[6] since 2022, and their sponsor is New Job Construzioni SA.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Società - FC Paradiso". Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Campo Pian Scariolo - Soccerway". Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Società - FC Paradiso". Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Promotion League 2023/2024 Standings and team forms". soccer24.com. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  5. ^ "La Squadra - FC Paradiso" (in Italian).
  6. ^ "FC Paradiso Kit History". footballkitarchive.com. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  7. ^ "FC Paradiso 2023/24 squad lineup". fcparadiso.ch. Retrieved 23 April 2024.