2020–21 Grasshopper Club Zürich season

Grasshopper Club Zürich
2020–21 season
Chairman	Sky Sun
Manager	Zoltán Kádár (interim)
Stadium	Letzigrund
Challenge League	1st (promoted)
Swiss Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Léo Bonatini (11); All: ; Léo Bonatini (13)
Highest home attendance	2'550 vs Wil
Biggest win	4–1 vs Aarau; 3–0 vs Wil; 3–0 vs Neuchâtel Xamax
Biggest defeat	2–5 vs Kriens
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Grasshopper Club Zürich season is the club's second consecutive season in the Swiss Challenge League, having been relegated from the 2018–19 Swiss Super League one year earlier, after playing in the top tier for 67 years.^[1] The season started on 18 September 2020 and is scheduled to end on 30 May 2021. Grasshopper Club Zürich also participate in the Swiss Cup. The first game was played on 12 September 2020.

Review and events[edit]

In April 2020 the club was bought by investors from China.^[2] The new owners began to reform the club and renew the squad during the summer break, including the signing of several players from Wolverhampton Wanderers. The English Premier League club is also connected to the Chinese investors.^[3] The first game of the season was played in late September 2020, a delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland.

On May 11, 2021 coach João Carlos Pereira was sacked after three defeats in a row. He was replaced by Zoltán Kádár for the last two games of the season.^[4]

Thanks to a 2–1 win against Kriens on the last day of the season, Grasshopper Club Zürich was promoted to the Super League.^[5]

Squad[edit]

Players[edit]

As of 3 March 2021^[6]

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth (age)	at GCZ since	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Mirko Salvi	GK	(1994-02-14) 14 February 1994 (age 30)	07/2018	Basel
27	Mateo Matic	GK	(1996-01-07) 7 January 1996 (age 28)	01/2016	own youth
36	Marvin Keller	GK	(2002-07-03) 3 July 2002 (age 21)	07/2019	own youth
57	Matthias Minder	GK	(1993-02-03) 3 February 1993 (age 31)	09/2020	Neuchâtel Xamax
Defenders
2	Oskar Buur	CB	(1998-03-31) 31 March 1998 (age 26)	01/2021	Wolverhampton (on loan)
4	Miguel Nóbrega	CB	(2000-04-17) 17 April 2000 (age 24)	09/2020	Benfica (on loan)
5	Aleksandar Cvetković	CB	(1995-06-04) 4 June 1995 (age 28)	02/2018	Wohlen
20	Marcin Dickenmann	CB	(2000-08-14) 14 August 2000 (age 23)	06/2020	own youth
22	Nadjack	CB	(1994-02-06) 6 February 1994 (age 30)	08/2020	Rio Ave
24	Toti	CB	(1999-01-16) 16 January 1999 (age 25)	05/2020	Wolverhampton (on loan)
31	Dominik Schmid	CB	(1998-03-10) 10 March 1998 (age 26)	08/2020	Basel
34	Allan Arigoni	CB	(1998-11-04) 4 November 1998 (age 25)	07/2018	own youth
44	Elias Mesonero	CB	(2001-03-27) 27 March 2001 (age 23)	01/2020	own youth
89	Ermir Lenjani	CB	(1989-08-05) 5 August 1989 (age 34)	09/2020	Sion
Midfielders
8	André Santos	MF	(1989-03-02) 2 March 1989 (age 35)	08/2020	Belenenses
10	Petar Pusic	MF	(1999-01-25) 25 January 1999 (age 25)	02/2017	own youth
14	Connor Ronan	MF	(1998-03-06) 6 March 1998 (age 26)	08/2020	Wolverhampton (on loan)
19	Nuno da Silva	MF	(1994-03-14) 14 March 1994 (age 30)	02/2021	Thun
21	Ming-yang Yang	MF	(1995-07-11) 11 July 1995 (age 28)	08/2017	Wolverhampton
23	Nikola Gjorgjev	MF	(1997-08-22) 22 August 1997 (age 26)	07/2015	own youth
29	Djibril Diani	MF	(1998-02-11) 11 February 1998 (age 26)	12/2018	own youth
30	Nuno Pina	MF	(1999-03-31) 31 March 1999 (age 25)	08/2020	ChievoVerona (on loan)
33	Giotto Morandi	MF	(1999-03-04) 4 March 1999 (age 25)	06/2019	own youth
47	Fabio Fehr	MF	(2000-01-15) 15 January 2000 (age 24)	02/2020	own youth
48	Robin Kalem	MF	(2002-07-14) 14 July 2002 (age 21)	06/2020	own youth
Forwards
3	Léo Bonatini	FW	(1994-03-28) 28 March 1994 (age 30)	09/2020	Wolverhampton (on loan)
7	Oscar Correia	FW	(1997-09-28) 28 September 1997 (age 26)	07/2020	Étoile Carouge
9	Shkelqim Demhasaj	FW	(1996-04-19) 19 April 1996 (age 28)	07/2020	Luzern
11	Renat Dadashov	FW	(1999-05-17) 17 May 1999 (age 24)	08/2020	Wolverhampton (on loan)
11	Hicham Acheffay	FW	(2000-08-10) 10 August 2000 (age 23)	01/2021	Utrecht
17	Cristian Ponde	FW	(1995-01-26) 26 January 1995 (age 29)	08/2020	Karpaty Lviv
42	Filipe de Carvalho	FW	(2003-12-01) 1 December 2003 (age 20)	02/2021	own youth
90	André Ribeiro	FW	(1997-06-09) 9 June 1997 (age 26)	02/2021	St. Gallen

Players in italic left the club during the season.

Players out on loan[edit]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	DF	SUI	Baba Souare (at Kriens until 30 June 2021)
7	FW	SUI	Oscar Correia (at Étoile Carouge until 30 June 2022)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	DF	SUI	Marcin Dickenmann (at Wil until 30 June 2021)
29	MF	FRA	Djibril Diani (at Livingston until 30 June 2021)

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date	No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Source
30 June 2020	30	MF	Nuno Pina	ChievoVerona	Loan
1 July 2020	7	DF	Oscar Correia	Étoile Carouge	Free	^[7]
1 July 2020	9	FW	Shkelqim Demhasaj	Luzern	Free	^[8]
7 August 2020	31	DF	Dominik Schmid	Basel	Free	^[9]
17 August 2020	21	MF	Ming-yang Yang	Wolverhampton	Free	^[10]
23 August 2020	11	FW	Renat Dadashov	Wolverhampton	Loan
23 August 2020	14	MF	Connor Ronan	Wolverhampton	Loan	^[11]
25 August 2020	17	FW	Cristian Ponde	Karpaty Lviv	Free	^[12]
28 August 2020	8	MF	André Santos	Belenenses	Free	^[13]
29 August 2020	22	DF	Nadjack	Rio Ave		^[14]
31 August 2020		MF	Nedim Bajrami	Empoli	Return from loan
4 September 2020	24	DF	Toti	Wolverhampton	Loan	^[15]
11 September 2020	89	MF	Ermir Lenjani	Sion	Free	^[16]
22 September 2020	3	FW	Léo Bonatini	Wolverhampton	Loan	^[17]
30 September 2020	4	DF	Miguel Nóbrega	Benfica	Loan	^[18]
31 December 2020		FW	Amel Rustemoski	Kriens	Return from loan	^[19]
11 January 2021	2	MF	Oskar Buur	Wolverhampton	Loan	^[20]
20 January 2021	11	FW	Hicham Acheffay	Utrecht		^[21]
8 February 2021	19	MF	Nuno da Silva	Thun		^[22]
10 February 2021	90	FW	André Ribeiro	St. Gallen		^[23]

Out[edit]

Date	No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Source
1 July 2020	20	FW	Danijel Subotić	unattached		^[24]
2 August 2020	28	DF	Andreas Wittwer	Winterthur		^[25]
11 August 2020	10	DF	Vero Salatić	Retirement	Free
13 August 2020	13	FW	Nassim Ben Khalifa	Espérance Tunis		^[26]
23 August 2020	21	MF	Mersim Asllani	Lausanne-Ouchy
24 August 2020	4	DF	Baba Souare	Kriens	Loan	^[27]
24 August 2020	17	MF	Oliver Buff	unattached		^[28]
24 August 2020	31	FW	Amel Rustemoski	Kriens	Loan	^[29]
29 August 2020	45	DF	Nando Pijnaker	Rio Ave		^[30]
1 September 2020	9	FW	Mychell Chagas	Nantong Zhiyun	Free	^[31]
1 September 2020		MF	Nedim Bajrami	Empoli	€0.5 million
1 October 2020	11	FW	Nikola Sukacev	Metalac	Free
8 October 2020	11	FW	Renat Dadashov	Wolverhampton	Loan ended
14 January 2021	20	DF	Marcin Dickenmann	Wil	Loan	^[32]
15 February 2021	29	MF	Djibril Diani	Livingston	Loan	^[33]
18 February 2021	7	FW	Oscar Correia	Étoile Carouge	Loan	^[34]
3 March 2021	21	MF	Ming-yang Yang	Nantong Zhiyun		^[35]

Coaching staff[edit]

Current coaching staff

As of 11 May 2021^[36]

Position	Name	Since
Manager	Zoltán Kádár (interim)	05/2021
Assistant manager	Marc Hodel (interim)	05/2021
Assistant manager	Ricardo Cabanas (interim)	05/2021
Assistant manager (athletics)	Walter Grüter (interim)	05/2021
Assistant manager (goalkeeper)	Christoph Born	2011

until 11 May 2021

As of 28 November 2020^[37]

Position	Name	Since
Manager	João Carlos Pereira	2020
Assistant manager	João Gião	2020
Assistant manager (methodology)	Gilberto Freitas	2020
Assistant manager (individual)	Lino Godinho	2020
Assistant manager (athletics)	Bruno Ferreira	2020
Assistant manager (goalkeeper)	Christoph Born	2011

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Challenge League	18 September 2020	20 May 2021	Matchday 1	1st	36	19	8	9	60	43	+17	052.78
Swiss Cup	12 September 2020	14 April 2021	2nd round	Quarter-finals	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	066.67
Total					39	21	8	10	65	46	+19	053.85

Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

Challenge League[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Grasshoppers (C, P)	36	19	8	9	60	43	+17	65	Promotion to 2021–22 Swiss Super League
2	Thun (Q)	36	19	7	10	57	46	+11	64	Qualification to promotion/relegation play-offs
3	Lausanne-Ouchy	36	15	13	8	57	39	+18	58
4	Schaffhausen	36	16	10	10	59	46	+13	58
5	Aarau	36	17	7	12	66	59	+7	58

Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2021. Source: Swiss Challenge League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.^[38]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Kickoff times are in CET

Win Draw Loss

18 September 2020 (2020-09-18) 1	Grasshopper Club Zürich	3–2	Winterthur	Zürich
20:00	Pina 28' Morandi 37' Pusic 62' Gjorgjev 67' Toti 68'	Report	25' Callà 44' Doumbia 59' Schüpbach 69' (pen.) Buess	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Luca Piccolo

27 September 2020 (2020-09-27) 2	Chiasso	0–2	Grasshopper Club Zürich	Chiasso
16:00	Hajrizi 48' Silva 69'	Report	46' Gjorgjev 81' Pina 90+1' Bonatini	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 500 Referee: Nico Gianforte

3 October 2020 (2020-10-03) 3	Grasshopper Club Zürich	3–0	Wil	Zürich
19:00	Demhasaj 37', 49' Morandi 55' Ronan 69' Pusic 89'	Report	44' Kronig 45' Talabidi 50' Fazliu 85' Jones	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 2,550 Referee: Mirel Turkes

16 October 2020 (2020-10-16) 4	Neuchâtel Xamax	1–0	Grasshopper Club Zürich	Neuchâtel
20:00	Mafouta 11' 46' Mveng 26'	Report	10' Schmid 31' Pina 78' Cvetković	Stadium: Stade de la Maladière Attendance: 2,870 Referee: Urs Schnyder

20 October 2020 (2020-10-20) 5	Kriens	5–2	Grasshopper Club Zürich	Kriens
19:30	Yesilçayir 21', 72' Mulaj 49' Abubakar 56', 75'	Report	43' Pina 59' Toti 68' Cvetković	Stadium: Stadion Kleinfeld Attendance: 700 Referee: Johannes von Mandach

24 October 2020 (2020-10-24) 6	Grasshopper Club Zürich	2–1	Schaffhausen	Zürich
19:00	Gjorgjev 43' 45' Schmid 89'	Report	36' Lika 45+1' Rodríguez 48' Pollero 62' Bunjaku	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 2,380 Referee: Fedayi San

29 October 2020 (2020-10-29) 7	Lausanne-Ouchy	1–2	Grasshopper Club Zürich	Lausanne
20:00	Tavares 51' 53' Lahiouel 40' 65' Routis 87' Ndongo 90'	Report	51' Dickenmann 65' Kalem 71' Pina 87' Bonatini	Stadium: Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Attendance: 50 Referee: David Huwiler

2 November 2020 (2020-11-02) 8	Grasshopper Club Zürich	1–1	Thun	Zürich
20:00	Pina 54' Ponde 90+3'	Report	55' (pen.) Fatkič 68' Dzonlagic 72' Kablan 79' Wetz	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 50 Referee: Adrien Jaccottet

6 November 2020 (2020-11-06) 9	Aarau	Postponed	Grasshopper Club Zürich	Aarau
20:00		Report		Stadium: Stadion Brügglifeld
Note: Called off due to COVID-19 cases in the FC Aarau squad.

20 November 2020 (2020-11-20) 10	Grasshopper Club Zürich	Postponed	Neuchâtel Xamax	Zürich
20:00		Report		Stadium: Letzigrund
Note: Called off due to COVID-19 cases in the Grasshoppers squad.

23 November 2020 (2020-11-23) 9	Aarau	0–1	Grasshopper Club Zürich	Aarau
20:00	Balaj 72'	Report	31' André Santos 90' Matic	Stadium: Stadion Brügglifeld Attendance: 50 Referee: Tobias Thies

27 November 2020 (2020-11-27) 11	Wil	1–1	Grasshopper Club Zürich	Wil
20:00	Brahimi 23' Fazliu 42' Zumberi 87'	Report	33' Morandi 83' Ponde	Stadium: IGP Arena Attendance: 50 Referee: Stefan Horisberger

4 December 2020 (2020-12-04) 12	Grasshopper Club Zürich	2–0	Kriens	Zürich
20:00	Pusic 35' André Santos 61' Morandi 79'	Report		Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 50 Referee: Anojen Kanagasingam

7 December 2020 (2020-12-07) 10	Grasshopper Club Zürich	3–0	Neuchâtel Xamax	Zürich
20:00	Demhasaj 39' Ronan 90+1' Gjorgjev 90+3'	Report	2' Mafouta 56' 81' Djuric	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 50 Referee: Luca Cibelli

11 December 2020 (2020-12-11) 13	Thun	3–1	Grasshopper Club Zürich	Thun
20:00	Chihadeh 20' Kablan 31' Wetz 49' Havenaar 85' Salanović 88'	Report	70' Morandi 73' (pen.) Ponde	Stadium: Stockhorn Arena Attendance: 15 Referee: Sven Wolfensberger

15 December 2020 (2020-12-15) 14	Grasshopper Club Zürich	2–1	Chiasso	Zürich
20:00	Demhasaj 20' (pen.) 90+3' Fehr 86'	Report	2' Pasquarelli 55' Almeida 80' Malula	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 0 Referee: Mirel Turkes

18 December 2020 (2020-12-18) 15	Schaffhausen	2–1	Grasshopper Club Zürich	Schaffhausen
20:00	Prtajin 32' Neitzke 39' Mozzone 72' Da Costa 90+2'	Report	32' Pusic 55' 90+4' André Santos 66' Schmid	Stadium: LIPO Park Attendance: 5 Referee: Esther Staubli

22 January 2021 (2021-01-22) 16	Grasshopper Club Zürich	2–0	Lausanne-Ouchy	Zürich
20:00	Cvetković 29' Schmid 44' Pusic 54' Fehr 88' Gjorgjev 90+1'	Report	73' Routis	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 5 Referee: Alessandro Dudic

29 January 2021 (2021-01-29) 17	Grasshopper Club Zürich	postponed	Aarau	Zürich
20:00		Report		Stadium: Letzigrund
Note: Called off due to unplayable pitch caused by heavy rain.

2 February 2021 (2021-02-02) 18	Winterthur	postponed	Grasshopper Club Zürich	Winterthur
20:00		Report		Stadium: Stadion Schützenwiese
Note: Called off due to unplayable pitch caused by heavy rain.

6 February 2021 (2021-02-06) 19	Grasshopper Club Zürich	1–1	Chiasso	Zürich
18:15	Pusic 35' Ponde 73'	Report	1' Hajrizi 28' Bahloul 55' Conus 78' (o.g.) Schmid	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 5 Referee: Nico Gianforte

9 February 2021 (2021-02-09) 18	Winterthur	2–3	Grasshopper Club Zürich	Winterthur
20:00	Pepsi 22' 83' Arnold 44' Baak 74'	Report	37' Toti 47' Gjorgjev 51' Lenjani 84' Demhasaj	Stadium: Stadion Schützenwiese Attendance: 5 Referee: Lukas Fähndrich

12 February 2021 (2021-02-12) 20	Thun	0–2	Grasshopper Club Zürich	Thun
20:00	Dzonlagic 19' Schwizer 24'	Report	40' Schmid 72' Cvetković 90+1' Matic	Stadium: Stockhorn Arena Attendance: 5 Referee: Nikolaj Hänni

16 February 2021 (2021-02-16) 17	Grasshopper Club Zürich	2–1	Aarau	Zürich
18:00	Nuno da Silva 26' Bonatini 49' Demhasaj 62' Fehr 66' Arigoni 90+1'	Report	12' Stojilković 37' Conus 57' Jäckle	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 5 Referee: Sven Wolfensberger

19 February 2021 (2021-02-19) 21	Wil	1–1	Grasshopper Club Zürich	Wil
20:00	Krasniqi 35' Tushi 58' Fazliu 82' Kamber 86'	Report	62' Schmid 83' Ponde 90+5' Cvetković	Stadium: IGP Arena Attendance: 5 Referee: Luca Cibelli

27 February 2021 (2021-02-27) 22	Grasshopper Club Zürich	1–1	Schaffhausen	Zürich
18:15	Pina 35' André Santos 64' Léo 71'	Report	26' Lika 65' Pollero 89' Mozzone	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 5 Referee: Stefan Horisberger

2 March 2021 (2021-03-02) 23	Lausanne-Ouchy	1–1	Grasshopper Club Zürich	Lausanne
20:00	Mbenza 21' Routis 36' Amdouni 39' Asllani 77'	Report	18' Léo 61' André Santos	Stadium: Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Attendance: 5 Referee: Sven Wolfensberger

5 March 2021 (2021-03-05) 24	Grasshopper Club Zürich	0–1	Winterthur	Zürich
20:00		Report	86' Alves 89' Schüpbach	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 5 Referee: Nico Gianforte

12 March 2021 (2021-03-12) 25	Kriens	1–2	Grasshopper Club Zürich	Kriens
20:00	Bürgisser 53' Patrick Luan 75'	Report	7' Demhasaj 35' Cvetković 53' (pen.) Léo	Stadium: Stadion Kleinfeld Attendance: 5 Referee: Johannes von Mandach

19 March 2021 (2021-03-19) 26	Grasshopper Club Zürich	4–1	Aarau	Zürich
20:00	Pusic 6', 35' Arigoni 17' Ponde 87' Gjorgjev 90+2'	Report	47' Stojilković 90+3' Aratore	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 5 Referee: Fedayi San

3 April 2021 (2021-04-03) 27	Grasshopper Club Zürich	1–4	Neuchâtel Xamax	Zürich
18:15	Ponde 25' Da Silva 50' Schmid 55' 68' Ribeiro 89' Arigoni 90+1'	Report	2' Epitaux 6' Gomes 13', 45' (pen.), 54' Mafouta 83' Mbock	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 5 Referee: David Schärli

9 April 2021 (2021-04-09) 28	Schaffhausen	0–2	Grasshopper Club Zürich	Schaffhausen
20:00	Krasniqi 41' Maouche 31' Mujčić 73' Pollero 88'	Report	16' 52' Da Silva 39' Gjorgjev 41' Cvetković 41' Santos 59' Pusic 72' Toti 87' Ponde	Stadium: LIPO Park Attendance: 5 Referee: Luca Cibelli

17 April 2021 (2021-04-17) 29	Grasshopper Club Zürich	1–0	Wil	Zürich
18:15	Lenjani 44' Bonatini 76' Cvetković 84'	Report	27' Kronig 44' Brahimi	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 5 Referee: Luca Piccolo

20 April 2021 (2021-04-20) 30	Chiasso	2–2	Grasshopper Club Zürich	Chiasso
19:00	Maccoppi 10' 29' Silva 18' Antoniazzi 34' Bnou Marzouk 82' (pen.)	Report	5' (pen.) Bonatini 81' Toti 85' Schmid 90+4' Pusic	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 100 Referee: David Schärli

23 April 2021 (2021-04-23) 31	Grasshopper Club Zürich	3–1	Thun	Zürich
20:00	Toti 20' Schmid 43' Lenjani 51' Pusic 62' Cvetković 90+1'	Report	7' Chihadeh 31' Dos Santos 46' Kablan 71' Rüdlin 88' Breitenmoser	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 100 Referee: Esther Staubli

30 April 2021 (2021-04-30) 32	Aarau	2–1	Grasshopper Club Zürich	Aarau
20:00	Hammerich 65' Balaj 58' Jäckle 81' Almeida 86' 87' 90+1'	Report	58' Demhasaj	Stadium: Stadion Brügglifeld Attendance: 100 Referee: Fedayi San

7 May 2021 (2021-05-07) 33	Grasshopper Club Zürich	1–2	Lausanne-Ouchy	Zürich
20:00	Léo 20' (pen.) Demhasaj 22' Schmid 49' Da Silva 80'	Report	40' Gaillard 83' Amdouni 85' Asllani 90+2' Mbenza	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 100 Referee: Luca Cibelli

10 May 2021 (2021-05-10) 34	Winterthur	2–1	Grasshopper Club Zürich	Winterthur
20:00	Kriz 18' Ramizi 54' Gantenbein 66'	Report	38' Gjorgjev 62' Toti 72' Da Silva 72' Demhasaj 83' Pusic	Stadium: Stadion Schützenwiese Attendance: 100 Referee: Adrien Jaccottet

14 May 2021 (2021-05-14) 35	Neuchâtel Xamax	1–1	Grasshopper Club Zürich	Neuchâtel
20:00	Nuzzolo 26' Gomes 50'	Report	29' Léo 58' Lenjani 90' Mesonero	Stadium: Stade de la Maladière Attendance: 100 Referee: Stefan Horisberger

20 May 2021 (2021-05-20) 36	Grasshopper Club Zürich	2–1	Kriens	Zürich
20:00	Demhasaj 13' Bonatini 41' Toti 85' Lenjani 90+2'	Report	68' Luan 82' Urtić	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 100 Referee: Nikolaj Hänni

Swiss Cup[edit]

Kickoff times are in CET

Win Draw Loss

12 September 2020 (2020-09-12) 2nd Round	Lausanne-Ouchy	1–2	Grasshopper Club Zürich	Lausanne
16:30	Ndongo 65'	Report	45' Kalem 66' Demhasaj	Stadium: Stade Juan-Antonio-Samaranch Attendance: 800

24 February 2021 (2021-02-24) Round of 16	Grasshopper Club Zürich	2–0	Lausanne-Sport	Zürich
17:30	Léo 69' Ponde 82'	Report		Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 0 Referee: Alain Bieri

14 April 2021 (2021-04-14) Quarter-finals	Grasshopper Club Zürich	1–2	St. Gallen	Zürich
18:00	Léo 90+3'	Report	5' Görtler 18' Ruiz	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 0 Referee: Fedayi San

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

Win Draw Loss

25 August 2020 (2020-08-25)	Türkgücü München	1–0	Grasshopper Club Zürich	Weingarten, Germany
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Boere 11' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Lindenhofstadion Attendance: 0

29 August 2020 (2020-08-29)	Grasshopper Club Zürich	1–1	Luzern	Niederhasli, Switzerland
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Pusic 38'	Report	70' Arqués	Stadium: GC/Campus Attendance: 300

5 September 2020 (2020-09-05)	Servette FC	cancelled	Grasshopper Club Zürich	Montreux, Switzerland
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Eugéne Parlier Attendance: 0
Note: Called off due to COVID-19 cases in the Grasshoppers squad.

9 October 2020 (2020-10-09)	Grasshopper Club Zürich	1–2	Lausanne-Sport	Niederhasli, Switzerland
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pina 30'	Report	10', 63' Pedro Brazão	Stadium: GC/Campus Attendance: 0

9 January 2021 (2021-01-09)	Servette FC	cancelled	Grasshopper Club Zürich	Fribourg, Switzerland
15:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard
Note: Called off due to frozen pitch.

13 January 2021 (2021-01-13)	Luzern	cancelled	Grasshopper Club Zürich	Kriens, Switzerland
14:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadion Kleinfeld
Note: Called off due to four COVID-19 cases in the FC Luzern squad.

16 January 2021 (2021-01-16)	Schaffhausen	0–1	Grasshopper Club Zürich	Schaffhausen, Switzerland
15:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	69' Pusic	Stadium: LIPO Park Attendance: 0

16 January 2021 (2021-01-16)	Grasshopper Club Zürich	3–2	Austria Lustenau	Niederhasli, Switzerland
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Filipe Carvalho 28', 70' Correia 61'	Report	84' Steinwender 88' Bertaccini	Stadium: GC/Campus Attendance: 0

27 March 2021 (2021-03-27)	Grasshopper Club Zürich	2–2	Rapperswil-Jona	Niederhasli, Switzerland
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	André Santos 20' Kalem 70'	Report	15' Casciato 56' Kubli	Stadium: GC/Campus Attendance: 0

Statistics[edit]

Goalscorers[edit]

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	Challenge League	Swiss Cup	Total
1	3	FW	Léo Bonatini	11	2	13
2	9	FW	Shkelqim Demhasaj	10	1	11
3	10	MF	Petar Pusic	9	0	9
4	23	MF	Nikola Gjorgjev	7	0	7
5	17	FW	Cristian Ponde	5	1	6
6	30	MF	Nuno Pina	3	0	3
6	31	DF	Dominik Schmid	2	0	2
8	8	MF	André Santos	2	0	2
	24	DF	Toti	2	0	2
	33	MF	Giotto Morandi	2	0	2
11	5	DF	Aleksandar Cvetković	1	0	1
	14	MF	Connor Ronan	1	0	1
	19	MF	Nuno da Silva	1	0	1
	34	DF	Allan Arigoni	1	0	1
	48	MF	Robin Kalem	0	1	1
	89	DF	Ermir Lenjani	1	0	1
	90	FW	André Ribeiro	1	0	1
Own goals				0	0	0
Totals				60	5	65

Last updated: 20 May 2021
Source: Competitions

References[edit]

^ SRF. "Nach 67 Jahren im Oberhaus: Chaoten besiegeln den GC-Abstieg". srf.ch. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
^ Thomas Schifferle. "Chinesen übernehmen GC". 20min.ch. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
^ SDA. "GC gegen den Rest: Sind die Zürcher konkurrenzlos?". bluewin.ch. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
^ Blick (11 May 2021). "GC feuert Trainer Pereira". blick.ch. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
^ nau.ch (21 May 2021). "Challenge League: GC steigt auf – Thun spielt Barrage". nau.ch. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
^ "Kader" [Squad]. gcz.ch (in German). Grasshopper Fussball AG. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
^ "GC rüstet auf – Offensiv-Duo wechselt zu den Zürchern". bluewin.ch. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
^ "GC rüstet auf – Offensiv-Duo wechselt zu den Zürchern". bluewin.ch. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
^ "Nächster Neuzugang bei GC: Dominik Schmid ist da". 4-4-2.com. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Yang Ming-Yang zu den Grasshoppers". bote.ch. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Wolves' Conor Ronan loaned to Grasshoppers". expressandstar.com. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
^ "Grasshoppers verpflichten Portugiesen Ponde". aargauerzeitung.ch. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
^ "André Santos reforça suíços do Grasshopper". record.pt. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
^ "GC holt Verteidiger Nadjack von Rio Ave". nau.ch. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Gomes verpflichtet – nächster Portugiese für GC". 4-4-2.com. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Ermir Lenjani kehrt zu GC zurück". suedostschweiz.ch. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Fix: Wolves-Brasilianer Léo Bonatini wechselt zu GC". 4-4-2.com. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
^ "Miguel Nóbrega ruma ao Grasshoppers". record.pt. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
^ "SC Kriens: Neuer Assistenztrainer und ein Abgang". regiofussball.ch. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
^ "Oskar Buur zu GC". gcz.ch. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
^ "GC verpflichtet Stürmer Acheffay". gcz.ch. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
^ "GC holt Da Silva". gcz.ch. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^ "André Ribeiro zu GC". gcz.ch. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
^ "Fix: Danijel Subotic verlässt GC". 4-4-2.com. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
^ "GC verlängert Verträge mit Buff, Chagas und Wittwer nicht". nau.ch. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
^ "MERCATO: NASSIM BEN KHALIFA EN ROUTE POUR L'ESPÉRANCE DE TUNIS". africatopsports.com. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
^ "Amel Rustemoski wechselt leihweise zum SC Kriens". luzernerzeitung.ch. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "GC verlängert Verträge mit Buff, Chagas und Wittwer nicht". nau.ch. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
^ "Amel Rustemoski wechselt leihweise zum SC Kriens". luzernerzeitung.ch. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Defesas Ivo Pinto e Nando Pijnaker foram reforços surpresa na apresentação do Rio Ave". sapo.pt. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
^ "GC verlängert Verträge mit Buff, Chagas und Wittwer nicht". nau.ch. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
^ "Dickenmann leihweise zum FC Wil 1900". gcz.ch. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
^ "Diani leihweise zum Livingston FC". gcz.ch. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
^ "Oscar Correia kehrt leihweise zu Étoile Carouge zurück". gcz.ch. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
^ "Allen Njie und Ming-yang Yang verlassen GC". gcz.ch. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
^ "GC TRENNT SICH VON JOÃO CARLOS PEREIRA" [GC sacks João Carlos Pereira]. gcz.ch (in German). Grasshopper Fussball AG. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
^ "Kader" [Squad]. gcz.ch (in German). Grasshopper Fussball AG. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
^ "Reglement für den Spielbetrieb der SFL" (PDF) (in German). sfl.ch. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] SRF. "Nach 67 Jahren im Oberhaus: Chaoten besiegeln den GC-Abstieg". srf.ch. Retrieved 23 December 2020.

[2] Thomas Schifferle. "Chinesen übernehmen GC". 20min.ch. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

[3] SDA. "GC gegen den Rest: Sind die Zürcher konkurrenzlos?". bluewin.ch. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

[4] Blick (11 May 2021). "GC feuert Trainer Pereira". blick.ch. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

[5] u.ch (21 May 2021). "Challenge League: GC steigt auf – Thun spielt Barrage". nau.ch. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

[6] "Kader" [Squad]. gcz.ch (in German). Grasshopper Fussball AG. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

[7] "GC rüstet auf – Offensiv-Duo wechselt zu den Zürchern". bluewin.ch. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

[8] "GC rüstet auf – Offensiv-Duo wechselt zu den Zürchern". bluewin.ch. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

[9] "Nächster Neuzugang bei GC: Dominik Schmid ist da". 4-4-2.com. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

[10] "Yang Ming-Yang zu den Grasshoppers". bote.ch. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

[11] "Wolves' Conor Ronan loaned to Grasshoppers". expressandstar.com. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

[12] "Grasshoppers verpflichten Portugiesen Ponde". aargauerzeitung.ch. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

[13] "André Santos reforça suíços do Grasshopper". record.pt. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

[14] "GC holt Verteidiger Nadjack von Rio Ave". nau.ch. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

[15] "Gomes verpflichtet – nächster Portugiese für GC". 4-4-2.com. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

[16] "Ermir Lenjani kehrt zu GC zurück". suedostschweiz.ch. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

[17] "Fix: Wolves-Brasilianer Léo Bonatini wechselt zu GC". 4-4-2.com. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

[18] "Miguel Nóbrega ruma ao Grasshoppers". record.pt. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

[19] "SC Kriens: Neuer Assistenztrainer und ein Abgang". regiofussball.ch. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

[20] "Oskar Buur zu GC". gcz.ch. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.

[21] "GC verpflichtet Stürmer Acheffay". gcz.ch. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.

[22] "GC holt Da Silva". gcz.ch. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.

[23] "André Ribeiro zu GC". gcz.ch. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.

[24] "Fix: Danijel Subotic verlässt GC". 4-4-2.com. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

[25] "GC verlängert Verträge mit Buff, Chagas und Wittwer nicht". nau.ch. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

[26] "MERCATO: NASSIM BEN KHALIFA EN ROUTE POUR L'ESPÉRANCE DE TUNIS". africatopsports.com. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

[27] "Amel Rustemoski wechselt leihweise zum SC Kriens". luzernerzeitung.ch. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

[28] "GC verlängert Verträge mit Buff, Chagas und Wittwer nicht". nau.ch. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

[29] "Amel Rustemoski wechselt leihweise zum SC Kriens". luzernerzeitung.ch. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

[30] "Defesas Ivo Pinto e Nando Pijnaker foram reforços surpresa na apresentação do Rio Ave". sapo.pt. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

[31] "GC verlängert Verträge mit Buff, Chagas und Wittwer nicht". nau.ch. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

[32] "Dickenmann leihweise zum FC Wil 1900". gcz.ch. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.

[33] "Diani leihweise zum Livingston FC". gcz.ch. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

[34] "Oscar Correia kehrt leihweise zu Étoile Carouge zurück". gcz.ch. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.

[35] "Allen Njie und Ming-yang Yang verlassen GC". gcz.ch. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

[36] "GC TRENNT SICH VON JOÃO CARLOS PEREIRA" [GC sacks João Carlos Pereira]. gcz.ch (in German). Grasshopper Fussball AG. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

[37] "Kader" [Squad]. gcz.ch (in German). Grasshopper Fussball AG. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

[38] "Reglement für den Spielbetrieb der SFL" (PDF) (in German). sfl.ch. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

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