Étoile Carouge FCis aSwiss football teambased inCarougeand founded in 1904. It currently plays in theChallenge Leaguefrom 2024 to 2025, the second tier of Swiss football after promotion fromChallenge Leaguein 2023–24 and holding home games atStade de la Fontenette,which seats up to 3,690 spectators.
Chart of Etoile Carouge table positions in the Swiss football league system
Carouge had survived several seasons in the second tier ofSwiss football,the Challenge League, until the2011–12 season.Due to restructuring of theSwiss Football League,it was announced that the bottom 6 teams of the 10 team division would be relegated to anewly formed divisionin 2012, rather than the usual two teams being relegated. Carouge finished four points from safety and were relegated to the1. Liga Promotion.
On 11 May 2024, Etoile Carouge secure promotion to theChallenge Leaguefromnext season,following a 2–1 win over BSC Young Boys II, where they were confirmed as champions ofPromotion League.[1]They return to the Swiss Football League after twelve years.
