2023–24 Grasshopper Club Zürich season

The 2023–24 Grasshopper Club Zürich season is the club's third season back in the Swiss Super League, after winning promotion in 2021. The season will start on 22 July 2023.[1] Grasshoppers will also participate in the Swiss Cup.

Grasshopper Club Zürich
2023–24 season
ChairmanAndrás Gurovits
ManagerBruno Berner
StadiumLetzigrund,
Zurich, Switzerland
Swiss Super League9th of 12
Swiss Cup2nd Round
All statistics correct as of 25 May 2023.

Squad

Players
As of 6 September 2023[2]
No. Name Nationality Pos Date of birth (age) at GCZ since Apps Goals Former club
Goalkeepers
23 Nicolas Glaus Switzerland GK (2002-05-10) 10 May 2002 06/2023 0 0 Stuttgart II
29 Manuel Kuttin Austria GK (1993-12-17) 17 December 1993 06/2023 0 0 free agent
71 Justin Hammel Switzerland GK (2000-12-02) 2 December 2000 06/2022 12 0 Lausanne-Ouchy
Defenders
2 Dirk Abels Netherlands RB (1997-06-13) 13 June 1997 07/2023 1 0 Sparta Rotterdam
3 Nigel Lonwijk Netherlands Suriname RB (2002-10-27) 27 October 2002 07/2023 0 0 Wolverhampton (on loan)
4 Kristers Tobers Latvia CB (2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 07/2023 1 0 Lechia Gdańsk
5 Joshua Laws Australia Scotland CB (1998-02-26) 26 February 1998 08/2023 0 0 Wellington Phoenix
12 Maksim Paskotši Estonia CB (2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 09/2023 0 0 Tottenham Hotspur
14 Théo Ndicka France Cameroon LB (2000-04-20) 20 April 2000 08/2023 0 0 Oostende
15 Ayumu Seko Japan CB (2000-06-07) 7 June 2000 01/2022 47 2 Cerezo Osaka
24 Michael Kempter Philippines Switzerland LB (1995-01-12) 12 January 1995 06/2023 1 0 St. Gallen
57 Elvir Zukaj Albania Switzerland CB (2002-07-07) 7 July 2002 07/2023 1 0 own youth
73 Florian Hoxha Kosovo Switzerland LB (2001-02-22) 22 February 2001 07/2021 9 0 own youth
Midfielders
6 Amir Abrashi Albania Switzerland CM (1990-03-27) 27 March 1990 06/2021 202 11 Basel
7 Tsiy-William Ndenge Germany Cameroon DM (1997-06-13) 13 June 1997 07/2022 30 5 Luzern
8 Giotto Morandi Switzerland PM (1999-03-04) 4 March 1999 06/2019 93 12 own youth
10 Meritan Shabani Germany Kosovo AM (1999-03-15) 15 March 1999 07/2022 29 3 Wolverhampton
11 Pascal Schürpf Switzerland AM (1989-07-15) 15 July 1989 06/2023 1 1 Luzern
17 Dion Kacuri Switzerland Kosovo AM (2004-02-11) 11 February 2004 10/2021 22 1 own youth
19 Theo Corbeanu Canada Romania RW (2002-05-17) 17 May 2002 07/2023 1 0 Wolverhampton (on loan)
20 Noah Blasucci Switzerland Italy AM (1999-06-19) 19 June 1999 09/2022 3 1 Brühl
40 Robin Kalem Germany MF (2002-07-14) 14 July 2002 06/2020 23 1 own youth
53 Tim Meyer Switzerland CM (2004-07-08) 8 July 2004 07/2023 0 0 own youth
55 Damian Nigg Switzerland RW (2005-04-12) 12 April 2005 07/2023 1 0 own youth
77 Filipe de Carvalho Switzerland Portugal LW (2003-12-01) 1 December 2003 01/2022 23 1 own youth
Forwards
9 Bradley Fink Switzerland England CF (2003-04-17) 17 April 2003 07/2023 1 0 Basel (on loan)
21 Awer Mabil Australia South Sudan LW (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 08/2023 0 0 Cádiz
22 Francis Momoh Nigeria ST (2001-03-25) 25 March 2001 08/2021 46 7 Heartland
74 Elmin Rastoder Switzerland North Macedonia CF (2001-10-07) 7 October 2001 01/2022 4 0 own youth
99 Dorian Babunski North Macedonia Spain ST (1996-08-29) 29 August 1996 08/2023 0 0 Debrecen

Players in italic left the club during the season.

Players out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
27 FW Azerbaijan AZE Renat Dadashov (at Hatayspor until 30 June 2024)
50 MF Switzerland SUI Simone Stroscio (at Schaffhausen until 30 June 2024)
— FW China CHN Jia Boyan (at Dubrava until 30 June 2023)

Coaching staff
As of 21 July 2023[3]
Position Name Since
Head coachSwitzerland Bruno Berner06/2023[4]
Assistant coachFrance Aurélien Mioch06/2023[5]
Assistant coachAlbania Burim Kukeli07/2023[6]
Fitness coachSwitzerland Manuel Fässler06/2023[5]
Athletic coachSwitzerland Philippe Hasler05/2021
Goalie CoachSwitzerland Jörg Stiel06/2021[7]
Video analystEstonia Rain Nappir04/2021

Transfers

Absences

Test Games
Competition First match Last match Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pre-season 24 June 2023 18 July 2023 5 3 0 2 15 12 +3 060.00
Mid-season 2 August 2023 18 October 2023 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 100.00
Total 8 6 0 2 24 13 +11 075.00

Last updated: 18 October 2023
Source: Testspiele

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-season

On 30 May 2023, Grasshoppers announced their preparation plan for the pre-season.[46] Preparation starts on 19 June and ends before the season begins on 22 July 2023. It will include a short training camp in Crans-Montana, Valais and four test matches. A fifth test-match against FC Wettswil-Bonstetten of the First League before the season begin was announced on 10 July 2023.[47]

24 June 2023 (2023-06-24) Pre-season Grasshopper Club Zürich 4–3 Liechtenstein FC Vaduz Niederhasli, Switzerland
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: GC/Campus
Note: Originally scheduled for 14:00 CEST. Postponed due to the playoff final of the U16 squad.[48]
30 June 2023 (2023-06-30) Pre-season Grasshopper Club Zürich 2–1 Austria Austria Lustenau Niederhasli, Switzerland
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: GC/Campus
Note: Originally scheduled for 14:00 CEST.[49]
7 July 2023 (2023-07-07) Pre-season Stade Lausanne-Ouchy Switzerland 2–1 Grasshopper Club Zürich Lausanne, Switzerland
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Pos 4'
  • Danho 42'
 Report
Stadium: Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
15 July 2023 (2023-07-15) Pre-season SC Freiburg Germany 6–1 Grasshopper Club Zürich Freiburg, Germany
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion
Attendance: 9,500[50]
18 July 2023 (2023-07-18) Pre-season Grasshopper Club Zürich 9–0 Switzerland FC Wettswil-Bonstetten Niederhasli, Switzerland
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: GC/Campus

Mid-season

On 26 July 2023, the first mid-season test match against FC Rapperswil-Jona of the Swiss Promotion League was announced for 2 August 2023, between the second and third rounds of the season.[51] A further game, scheduled for 19 September 2023 against YF Juventus of the 1st League, was announced following the elimination from the Swiss Cup.[52] A test match against Swiss Challenge League side FC Schaffhausen was announced on 11 October 2023, to be held during the October international break.[53]

2 August 2023 (2023-08-02) Mid-season Grasshopper Club Zürich 3–0 Switzerland FC Rapperswil-Jona Niederhasli, Switzerland
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Meyer 35'
  • Kalem 61'
  • Gasane 87'
 Report Stadium: GC/Campus
19 September 2023 (2023-09-19) Mid-season Grasshopper Club Zürich 2–1 Switzerland YF Juventus Niederhasli, Switzerland
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: GC/Campus
18 October 2023 (2023-10-18) Mid-season Grasshopper Club Zürich 4–0 Switzerland FC Schaffhausen Niederhasli, Switzerland
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: GC/Campus

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Super League 22 July 2023 21 April 2024 Matchday 1 TBD 11 3 2 6 14 16 −2 027.27
Swiss Cup 20 August 2023 15 September 2023 Round 1 2nd round 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 050.00
Total 13 4 2 7 18 19 −1 030.77

Last updated: 22 October 2023
Source: Spielplan

Swiss Super League
Main article: 2023–24 Swiss Super League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
7 Yverdon-Sport 11 4 3 4 16 21 −5 15
8 Winterthur 11 4 3 4 23 24 −1 15
9 Grasshopper 11 3 2 6 14 16 −2 11
10 Lausanne-Sport 11 2 3 6 15 20 −5 9
11 Lausanne Ouchy 10 2 3 5 11 19 −8 9 Relegation play-off
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source: Swiss Super League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored 6) Away goals scored; 7) Draw.[54]
Notes:
  1. Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

Results by Round
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ResultLDWLLLDLLWW
Position10968999101199
Points014444555811
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source: [55]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; Z = Zürich Derby

Results
As of 22 October 2023[55]

  Win   Draw   Loss

22 July 2023 (2023-07-22) 1 Grasshopper 1–3 Servette Letzigrund, Zürich
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 4,371
Referee: Luca Cibelli
Assistant referees: Lukas Fähndrich (VAR)
29 July 2023 (2023-07-29) 2 Lausanne-Sport 1–1 Grasshopper Stade de la Tuilière, Lausanne
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 5,045
Referee: Alessandro Dudic
Assistant referees: Stefan Horisberger (VAR)
6 August 2023 (2023-08-06) 3 Grasshopper 3–1 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 7,914
Referee: Luca Piccolo
Assistant referees: Fedayi San (VAR)
Man of the Match: Giotto Morandi[56]
12 August 2023 (2023-08-12) 4 Winterthur 3–1 Grasshopper Schützenwiese, Winterthur
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 8,400
Referee: Sandro Schärer
Assistant referees: Fedayi San (VAR)
27 August 2023 (2023-08-27) 5 Grasshopper 0–1 Luzern Letzigrund, Zürich
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 5,528
Referee: Nico Gianforte
Assistant referees: Sven Wolfensberger (VAR)
2 September 2023 (2023-09-02) 6 Lausanne Ouchy 2–1 Grasshopper Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • 62', 77' Danho
 Report
Attendance: 1,852
Referee: Mirel Turkes
Assistant referees: Stefan Horisberger (VAR)
23 September 2023 (2023-09-23) 7 Grasshopper 1–1 St. Gallen Letzigrund, Zürich
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 6,200
Referee: Stefan Horisberger
Assistant referees: Sven Wolfensberger
26 September 2023 (2023-09-26) 8 Zürich 2–1 Grasshopper Letzigrund, Zürich
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 17,653
Referee: Fedayi San
Assistant referees: Sandro Schärer (VAR)
30 September 2023 (2023-09-30) 9 Grasshopper 0–1 Young Boys Letzigrund, Zürich
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 5,708
Referee: Johannes von Mandach
Assistant referees: Fedayi San (VAR)
7 October 2023 (2023-10-07) 10 Yverdon-Sport 0–3 Grasshopper Stade Municipal, Yverdon-les-Bains
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Alessandro Dudic
Assistant referees: Mirel Turkes (VAR)
Man of the Match: Awer Mabil[57]
22 October 2023 (2023-10-22) 11 Grasshopper 2–1 Lugano Letzigrund, Zürich
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 6,102
Referee: Esther Staubli
Assistant referees: Johannes von Mandach
28 October 2023 (2023-10-28) 12 St. Gallen v Grasshopper Kybunpark, St. Gallen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
5 November 2023 (2023-11-05) 13 Luzern v Grasshopper Swissporarena, Luzern
14:15 CET (UTC+1)
12 November 2023 (2023-11-12) 14 Grasshopper v Lausanne Ouchy Letzigrund, Zürich
14:15 CET (UTC+1)
26 November 2023 (2023-11-26) 15 Servette v Grasshopper Stade de Genève, Genève
16:30 CET (UTC+1)
2 December 2023 (2023-12-02) 16 Grasshopper v Lausanne-Sport Letzigrund, Zürich
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
9 December 2023 (2023-12-09) 17 Basel v Grasshopper St. Jakob-Park, Basel
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
16 December 2023 (2023-12-16) 18 Grasshopper v Yverdon-Sport Letzigrund, Zürich
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Winter Break
20 January 2024 (2024-01-20) 19 Young Boys v Grasshopper Stadion Wankdorf, Bern
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
28 January 2024 (2024-01-28) 20 Grasshopper v Zürich Letzigrund, Zürich
16:30 CET (UTC+1)
31 January 2024 (2024-01-31) 21 Lugano v Grasshopper Stadio Cornaredo, Lugano
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
3 February 2024 (2024-02-03) 22 Grasshopper v Winterthur Letzigrund, Zürich
18:00 CET (UTC+1)

Swiss Cup
Main article: 2023–24 Swiss Cup
As of 15 September 2023[58]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Opponent's league indicated in brackets.

20 August 2023 (2023-08-20) 1st Round SV Schaffhausen Canton of Schaffhausen (2Int) 0–4 Grasshopper Club Zürich Berformance Arena, Schaffhausen[59]
16:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Attendance: 3,804
15 September 2023 (2023-09-15) 2nd Round FC Sion Valais (ChL) 3–0 Grasshopper Club Zürich Stade Tourbillon, Sion
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)[60]
Report Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Urs Schnyder

Awards
Hopper of the Month
August: Albania Amir Abrashi[61]
September: Canada Theo Corbeanu[62]

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