2022–23 Grasshopper Club Zurich season

Grasshopper Club Zurich
2022–23 season
ChairmanAndrás Gurovits
ManagerGiorgio Contini
StadiumLetzigrund,
Zürich, Switzerland
Swiss Super League7th
Swiss CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: 9 goals
Japan Hayao Kawabe

All: 9 goals
Japan Hayao Kawabe
Azerbaijan Renat Dadashov
Highest home attendance16,974 vs Zürich
(1 October 2022)
Lowest home attendance3,086 vs Servette
(20 October 2022)
Average home league attendance6,753[1]
Biggest win4–1 vs Young Boys
(26 April 2023)
4–1 vs Zürich
(23 October 2022)
Biggest defeat1–5 vs Basel
(11 September 2022)
1–5 vs Lugano
(29 April 2023)
All statistics correct as of complete.

The 2022–23 Grasshopper Club Zurich season is the club's second season back in the Swiss Super League, after winning promotion in 2021 and ending the previous season in 8th place, just ahead of the relegation playoff spot. The season will start on July 17, 2022. Grasshoppers will also participate in the Swiss Cup.

Squad

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Players

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As of 17 March 2023[2]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) at GCZ since Former club
Goalkeepers
1 André Moreira Portugal GK (1995-12-02) 2 December 1995 (age 28) 06/2021 Belenenses
29 Manuel Kuttin Austria GK (1993-12-17) 17 December 1993 (age 30) 09/2022 Wolfsberger AC
71 Justin Hammel Switzerland GK (2000-12-02) 2 December 2000 (age 23) 06/2022 Lausanne-Ouchy
93 Lévi Ntumba France Democratic Republic of the Congo GK (2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 (age 23) 01/2022 Dijon
Defenders
4 Li Lei China CB (1992-05-30) 30 May 1992 (age 32) 01/2022 Beijing Guoan
14 Tomás Ribeiro Portugal LB (1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 (age 25) 01/2022 Belenenses
15 Ayumu Seko Japan CB (2000-06-07) 7 June 2000 (age 24) 01/2022 Cerezo Osaka
25 Nadjack Guinea-Bissau Portugal RB (1994-02-06) 6 February 1994 (age 30) 08/2020 Rio Ave
31 Dominik Schmid Switzerland LWB (1998-03-10) 10 March 1998 (age 26) 08/2020 Basel
33 Georg Margreitter Austria CB (1988-11-07) 7 November 1988 (age 35) 07/2021 Nürnberg
41 Noah Loosli Switzerland CB (1997-01-23) 23 January 1997 (age 27) 08/2021 Lausanne-Sport
51 Florian Hoxha Kosovo Switzerland LWB (2001-02-22) 22 February 2001 (age 23) 07/2021 own youth
77 Bendegúz Bolla Hungary RWB (1999-11-22) 22 November 1999 (age 24) 07/2021 Wolverhampton (on loan)
Midfielders
6 Amir Abrashi Albania Switzerland CM (1990-03-27) 27 March 1990 (age 34) 06/2021 Basel
7 Tsiy-William Ndenge Germany Cameroon DM (1997-06-13) 13 June 1997 (age 27) 07/2022 Luzern
8 Giotto Morandi Switzerland PM (1999-03-04) 4 March 1999 (age 25) 06/2019 own youth
10 Petar Pušić Switzerland Croatia AM (1999-01-25) 25 January 1999 (age 25) 02/2017 own youth
17 Dion Kacuri Switzerland Kosovo LW (2004-02-11) 11 February 2004 (age 20) 10/2021 own youth
20 Noah Blasucci Switzerland Italy AM (1999-06-19) 19 June 1999 (age 25) 09/2022 SC Brühl
23 Meritan Shabani Germany Kosovo AM (1999-03-15) 15 March 1999 (age 25) 07/2022 Wolverhampton
28 Christián Herc Slovakia CM (1998-09-30) 30 September 1998 (age 26) 06/2021 Wolverhampton
34 Teruki Hara Japan DM (1998-07-30) 30 July 1998 (age 26) 12/2022 Shimizu (on loan)
40 Hayao Kawabe Japan CM (1995-09-08) 8 September 1995 (age 29) 01/2022 Wolverhampton (on loan)
50 Simone Stroscio Switzerland DM (2003-08-20) 20 August 2003 (age 21) 10/2021 own youth
51 Leonardo Uka Kosovo MF (2001-01-26) 26 January 2001 (age 23) 10/2021 own youth
Forwards
9 Shkelqim Demhasaj Kosovo Switzerland LF (1996-04-19) 19 April 1996 (age 28) 07/2020 Luzern
22 Francis Momoh Nigeria ST (2001-03-25) 25 March 2001 (age 23) 08/2021 Heartland
27 Renat Dadashov Azerbaijan Germany CF (1999-05-17) 17 May 1999 (age 25) 07/2022 Wolverhampton
11 Jeong Sang-bin South Korea RW (2002-04-01) 1 April 2002 (age 22) 01/2022 Wolverhampton (on loan)
57 Filipe de Carvalho Switzerland LW (2003-12-01) 1 December 2003 (age 20) 01/2022 own youth
95 Guilherme Schettine Brazil ST (1995-10-10) 10 October 1995 (age 29) 07/2022 Braga (on loan)

Players in italic left the club during the season.

Players out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF China CHN Jia Boyan (at Dubrava until 30 June 2023)
21 MF Germany GER Robin Kalem (at Schaffhausen until 30 June 2023)
50 MF Switzerland SUI Simone Stroscio (at Schaffhausen until 30 June 2023)
55 FW Switzerland SUI Elmin Rastoder (at Vaduz until 30 June 2023)

Coaching staff

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As of 4 January 2023[3]
Position Name Since
Head coach Switzerland Giorgio Contini 06/2021
Assistant coach Switzerland Romain Villiger 01/2023
Athletic coach Switzerland Philippe Hasler 05/2021
Athletic coach Austria Florian Klausner 05/2021
Goalie Coach Switzerland Jörg Stiel 05/2021
Video analyst Estonia Rain Nappir 04/2021

Transfers

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Absences

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Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Super League 24 July 2022 29 May 2023 Matchday 2 7th 36 12 8 16 56 64 −8 033.33
Swiss Cup 20 August 2022 1 February 2023 Round of 64 Last 16 3 2 0 1 10 5 +5 066.67
Total 39 14 8 17 66 69 −3 035.90

Last updated: 29 May 2023
Source: Soccerway

Swiss Super League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Basel 36 11 14 11 51 50 +1 47 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
6 St. Gallen 36 11 12 13 66 52 +14 45
7 Grasshopper 36 12 8 16 56 64 −8 44
8 Zürich 36 10 14 12 41 55 −14 44
9 Winterthur 36 8 8 20 32 66 −34 32
Source: Swiss Super League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.[76]

Results by Round

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GroundHAHAAAHAZHAHZHAHHAHAZAAHAHAHAHAHHZHA
ResultWDWDDLWLDDLLWLLWLDWLLLDWWWLLWWLLWLDL
Position343234455667678776777777767755665667
Points347899121213141414171717202021242424242528313434343740404043434444
Source: [77]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; Z = Zürich Derby

Results

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As of 29 May 2023[77]

  Win   Draw   Loss

17 July 2022 (2022-07-17) 1 Luzern Postponed Grasshopper
Note: Postponed to 10 August 2022, due to a lack of viable venues on the first matchday.[78]
24 July 2022 (2022-07-24) 2 Grasshopper 2–1 Lugano Letzigrund, Zürich
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 4,123
Referee: Stefan Horisberger
Assistant referees: Fedayi San (VAR)
31 July 2022 (2022-07-31) 3 Young Boys 1–1 Grasshopper Wankdorf Stadion, Bern
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 26,210
Referee: Sandro Schärer
Assistant referees: Fedayi San (VAR)
Man of the Match: André Moreira[79]
6 August 2022 (2022-08-06) 4 Grasshopper 3–2 St. Gallen Letzigrund, Zürich
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 6,678
Referee: Luca Piccolo
Assistant referees: Sandro Schärer (VAR)
Man of the Match: Tsiy-William Ndenge[80]
10 August 2022 (2022-08-10) 1 Luzern 1–1 Grasshopper Swissporarena, Lucerne
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 12,919
Referee: Alessandro Dudic
Assistant referees: Sven Wolfensberger (VAR)
Man of the Match: Renat Dadashov[81]
13 August 2022 (2022-08-13) 5 Sion 2–2 Grasshopper Stade Tourbillon, Sion
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 8,400
Referee: Stefan Horisberger
Assistant referees: Sascha Kever (VAR)
Man of the Match: Renat Dadashov[82]
27 August 2022 (2022-08-27) 6 Servette 3–1 Grasshopper Stade de Genève, Geneva
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 6,450
Referee: Sven Wolfensberger
Assistant referees: Urs Schnyder (VAR)
4 September 2022 (2022-09-04) 7 Grasshopper 3–0 FC Winterthur Letzigrund, Zürich
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 8,270
Referee: Nico Gianforte
Assistant referees: Sandro Schärer (VAR)
Man of the Match: Dion Kacuri[83]
11 September 2022 (2022-09-11) 8 Basel 5–1 Grasshopper St. Jakob-Park, Basel
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 22,109
Referee: Alain Bieri
Assistant referees: Stephan Klossner (VAR)
1 October 2022 (2022-10-01) 9 Grasshopper 1–1 Zürich Letzigrund, Zürich
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 16,974
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich
Assistant referees: Urs Schnyder (VAR)
8 October 2022 (2022-10-08) 10 Grasshopper 4–4 Sion Letzigrund, Zürich
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 4,474
Referee: Anojen Kanagasingam
Assistant referees: Sandro Schärer (VAR)
15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) 11 Winterthur 1–0 Grasshopper Schützenwiese, Winterthur
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 8,400
Referee: Luca Cibelli
Assistant referees: Sascha Kever (VAR)
20 October 2022 (2022-10-20) 12 Grasshopper 2–3 Servette Letzigrund, Zürich
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 3,086
Referee: Stefan Horisberger
Assistant referees: Esther Staubli (VAR)
23 October 2022 (2022-10-23) 13 Zürich 1–4 Grasshopper Letzigrund, Zürich
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 15,496
Referee: Luca Cibelli
Assistant referees: Alain Bieri (VAR)
Man of the Match: Guilherme Schettine[84]
29 October 2022 (2022-10-29) 14 Grasshopper 1–3 Luzern Letzigrund, Zürich
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 5,117
Referee: Luca Cibelli
Assistant referees: Urs Schnyder (VAR)
5 November 2022 (2022-11-05) 15 St. Gallen 2–1 Grasshopper Kybunpark, St. Gallen
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Attendance: 18,517
Referee: Esther Staubli
Assistant referees: Sandro Schärer (VAR)
12 November 2022 (2022-11-12) 16 Grasshopper 1–0 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Attendance: 7,153
Referee: Alessandro Dudic
Assistant referees: Sandro Schärer (VAR)
Man of the Match: Ayumu Seko[85]
Winter Break
21 January 2023 (2023-01-21) 17 Grasshopper 1–2 Young Boys Letzigrund, Zürich
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Attendance: 5,181
Referee: Luca Cibelli
Assistant referees: Sascha Kever (VAR)
28 January 2023 (2023-01-28) 18 Lugano 1–1 Grasshopper Stadio Cornaredo, Lugano
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Attendance: 2,841
Referee: Fedayi San
Assistant referees: Lionel Tschudi (VAR)
Man of the Match: Hayao Kawabe[86]
4 February 2023 (2023-02-04) 19 Grasshopper 1–0 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Attendance: 5,145
Referee: Urs Schnyder
Assistant referees: Alessandro Dudic (VAR)
Man of the Match: André Moreira[87]
11 February 2023 (2023-02-11) 20 Servette 2–1 Grasshopper Stade de Genève, Geneva
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Attendance: 5,014
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich
Assistant referees: Stephan Klossner (VAR)
19 February 2023 (2023-02-19) 21 Grasshopper 1–2 Zürich Letzigrund, Zürich
16:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Attendance: 16,185
Referee: Urs Schyder
Assistant referees: Esther Staubli (VAR)
26 February 2023 (2023-02-26) 22 Luzern 1–0 Grasshopper Swissporarena, Lucerne
14:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Attendance: 12,499
Referee: Johannes von Mandach
Assistant referees: Sandro Schärer (VAR)
5 March 2023 (2023-03-05) 23 St. Gallen 1–1 Grasshopper Kybunpark, St. Gallen
14:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Attendance: 18,484
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich
Assistant referees: Esther Staubli (VAR)
12 March 2023 (2023-03-12) 24 Grasshopper 2–1 Winterthur Letzigrund, Zürich
16:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Attendance: 7,343
Referee: Sven Wolfensberger
Assistant referees: Alessandro Dudic (VAR)
Man of the Match: Renat Dadashov[88]
18 March 2023 (2023-03-18) 25 Sion 1–2 Grasshopper Stade Tourbillon, Sion
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Sven Wolfensberger
Assistant referees: Fedayi San (VAR)
Man of the Match: Guilherme Schettine[89]
2 April 2023 (2023-04-02) 26 Grasshopper 2–1 Lugano Letzigrund, Zürich
14:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 4502
Referee: Stefan Horisberger
Assistant referees: Urs Schnyder (VAR)
10 April 2023 (2023-04-10) 27 Young Boys 2–0 Grasshopper Wankdorf Stadion, Bern
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 31,500
Referee: Luca Piccolo
Assistant referees: Sandro Schärer (VAR)
16 April 2023 (2023-04-16) 28 Grasshopper 1–3 Sion Letzigrund, Zürich
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 4,602
Referee: Anojen Kanagasingam
Assistant referees: Sandro Schärer (VAR)
22 April 2023 (2023-04-22) 29 Winterthur 1–2 Grasshopper Schützenwiese, Winterthur
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 8,400
Referee: Fedayi San
Assistant referees: Sascha Kever (VAR)
Man of the Match: Hayao Kawabe[90]
25 April 2023 (2023-04-25) 30 Grasshopper 4–1 Young Boys Letzigrund, Zürich
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 8704
Referee: Mirel Turkes
Assistant referees: Fedayi San (VAR)
Man of the Match: Shkelqim Demhasaj[91]
29 April 2023 (2023-04-29) 31 Lugano 5–1 Grasshopper Stadio Cornaredo, Lugano
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 3,627
Referee: Stefan Horisberger
Assistant referees: Stephan Klossner (VAR)
7 May 2023 (2023-05-07) 32 Grasshopper 2–3 Servette Letzigrund, Zürich
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 4,840
Referee: Anojen Kanagasingam
Assistant referees: Lukas Fähndrich (VAR)
13 May 2023 (2023-05-13) 33 Grasshopper 2–0 Luzern Letzigrund, Zürich
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 5,135
Referee: Stefan Horisberger
Assistant referees: Sven Wolfensberger (VAR)
Man of the Match: André Moreira[92]
Note: Originally scheduled for 14 May 2023 at 16:30, the fixture was swapped with FC St. GallenFC Basel, due to FC Basel's midweek Conference League semi-final fixture.[93]
21 May 2023 (2023-05-21) 34 Zürich 2–1 Grasshopper Letzigrund, Zürich
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 21,196
Referee: Luca Cibelli
Assistant referees: Sven Wolfensberger (VAR)
25 May 2023 (2023-05-25) 35 Grasshopper 2–2 St. Gallen Letzigrund, Zürich
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 4,048
Referee: Luca Piccolo
Assistant referees: Sascha Kever (VAR)
Man of the Match: Amir Abrashi[94]
29 May 2023 (2023-05-29) 36 Basel 3–1 Grasshopper St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 26,611
Referee: Sven Wolfensberger
Assistant referees: Esther Staubli (VAR)

Swiss Cup

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As of 1 February 2023[95]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Opponent's league indicated in brackets.

20 August 2022 (2022-08-20) Round of 64 FC Wettswil-Bonstetten Canton of Zurich (1) 0–4 Grasshopper Club Zurich Wettswil am Albis
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Sportplatz Moos
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Fedayi San
17 September 2022 (2022-09-17) Round of 32 FC Goldstern Canton of Bern (3) 0–3 Grasshopper Club Zurich Bremgarten bei Bern
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Sportanlage Bremgarten
Attendance: 2,518
Referee: Nico Gianforte
1 February 2023 (2023-02-01) Round of 16 Grasshopper Club Zurich 3–5 Basel-Stadt FC Basel (SL) Zürich
20:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 5,029
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich

Pre-season and friendlies

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As of 22 March 2023[96]

  Win   Draw   Loss

24 June 2022 (2022-06-24) Pre-season Grasshopper Club Zurich 1–5 Switzerland FC Schaffhausen Niederhasli, Switzerland
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
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