40,000 spectators managed to squeeze in for the international game between Switzerland and France on 14 October 1951. Flood lights were installed in 1977 and the stands were entirely covered in 1983. The capacity gradually diminished from the 1980s onward, first to 20,000 in 1985 and then to 9,250 in 1998 when the stadium became an all-seater. Plans for a new stadium were first launched in 1984, in response to the Charmilles becoming increasingly outdated and run down. A project committee was established in 1992, which proposed to either rebuild the stadium over the course of four years or construct a new stadium elsewhere in Geneva. Meanwhile, with more substantial plans failing to materialize, the poor state of the old stadium became apparent when the main stand, the Tribune A, was declared unsafe in 1995 and closed off. A renovation project began the following year, which saw the main stand re-opened and seats eventually being installed throughout the stadium. Servette would secure another Swiss Championship and a Cup trophy while playing at the Charmilles, before construction on the new Stade de Genève finally commenced in 2000. The last match was played on 8 December 2002 in front of a capacity crowd. Current squad Out on loan Former players Europe Bosnia and Herezgovina Alen Škoro Aleksandar Bratić England Martin Chivers France Christian Karembeu Germany Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Oliver Neuville Switzerland Lucien Favre Jean-Philippe Karlen Denis Zakaria Claude Mariétan Anthony Sauthier Boris Céspedes Philippe Senderos François Moubandje Alexander Frei South America Jorge Valdivia Hilton Sonny Anderson Africa Jean-Pierre Nsame Wilson Oruma Staff Manager Alain Geiger Assistant Coach Benoît Roy Goalkeeper Coach Philipp Frei Team Manager Fritz Frick Doctor Alain Dussuyer Honours Swiss Championship: 17 1906–07, 1917–18, 1921–22, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1929–30, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1939–40, 1945–46, 1949–50, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1978–79, 1984–85, 1993–94, 1998–99 Swiss Cup: 7 1927–28, 1948–49, 1970–71, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1983–84, 2000–01 Swiss League Cup: 3 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80 (Record) Swiss Challenge League 2018–19 1. Liga Promotion 2015–16 Torneo Internazionale Stampa Sportiva: 1 1908 Tournoi du Nouvel An du Stade Français et Club Français: 1 1925 Managers References External links General Official club website Grenats.ch Independent news site Servettiens.ch Independent news site Enfants du Servette Independent news site Historical website Fansites Section Grenat – Servette Ultras Maroons North Fans Vieille Garde Deutschweiz'86 Servette Sport in Geneva Association football clubs established in 1890 1890 establishments in Switzerland