Yverdon-Sport will play against Winterthur again next season. Maybe an opportunity to revive old friendships?
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–The main stand in the Stade municipale in Yverdon.
Photo: Jean-Paul Guinnard / 24 Hours
After ten years there is one more reason to visit the twin town of Yverdon-les-Bains: After relegation in the 2010/11 season, the local football club has finally qualified again for the Challenge League and will soon be welcoming FC Winterthur.
The beautifully located stadium (near the lake!) Has meanwhile been renovated for over nine million francs, and construction work is due to be completed this summer. Before that, the stadium in Yverdon was quite dilapidated, but quite charming. It dates from 1961 and is even a bit older than the twinning with Winterthur, which has existed since 1969.
Festively escorted guests
For a long time the stadium was as rusty as the stadium City partnership with Winterthur. The last time there was a major attempt to revive it was in 2010. A delegation from Winterthur visited the city on Lake Neuchâtel for its 750th anniversary and was given a festive welcome. A brass band escorted the guests to a happy aperitif.
Ironically, in the relegation season, you could say in retrospect. The FC Winterthur players also enjoyed generous hospitality and freedom in Yverdon back then. In any case, they won 0: 3 in Yverdon. A certain Luca Zuffi scored an important goal for FCW at the time.
–The old town of Yverdon-les-Bains invites you to linger.
Photo: Jean-Paul Guinnard / 24 Hours
In the second half of the season it was the other way around, the Winterthur team were hospitable and gave Yverdon-Sport three points. With this defeat they also joined the relegation battle, side by side with the twin town, so to speak, but only the FCW could then save itself.
Also united in beer
Hopefully the two teams won’t have to deal with relegation in the next season. The FCW fans should calmly concentrate on other things after the game in Yverdon: for example on the street signs. Because one of them says: “Allée de Winterthur”.
The street, so named in 1999, leads past the stadium and directly into the recreation zone on the lakeshore. Then please toast with a beer from the local Boxer brewery. Some time ago it merged with the Doppelleu brewery in Winterthur, in a spirit of partnership.
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