FC Sion they made a major coup by signing Gennaro Gattuso and Kyle Lafferty, both via free transfers. However, the club had a disappointing season which saw them change coaches three times before settling on Gattuso to finish the season, ending in third place. Sion held the distinction of having never lost a domestic cup final, with 13 wins in 13 appearances in the Swiss Cup, until a defeat by Basel in the 2017 edition. Sion play their home matches at the multi-purpose Stade Tourbillon, which has a capacity of 14,500. It was originally constructed in 1968, and was renovated in 1989
Ion Theodorescu-Sion to "Tinerimea" and "Arta Română" salons, Theodorescu-Sion exhibited his work at the Atheneum, the "Universul" newspaper art show, Dalles Gallery and various other venues. With Ressu and Arthur Verona, Sion was also co-founder, in 1921, of Romania's first artists' trade union ("Sindicatul Artelor Frumoase"), which militated for basic social security but also had a political and (according to art expert Vasile Radu) "utopian" agenda. Briefly, their plans earned official support during the interval when Victor Eftimiu, a Symbolist playwright and rich art collector, was Minister of Culture and the Arts. In the early interwar years, Sion was also one of