2023–24 Grasshopper Club Zürich season
2023–24 season | |||
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Chairman | András Gurovits | ||
Manager | Marco Schällibaum | ||
Stadium | Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland | ||
Swiss Super League | 11th | ||
Swiss Cup | 2nd Round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Tsiy-William Ndenge (8 goals) All: Tsiy-William Ndenge (8 goals) | ||
Highest home attendance | 19,326 vs Zürich (28 Jan '24) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 3,180 vs Lausanne (2 Dec '23) | ||
Average home league attendance | 6,967 ( +3%) | ||
Biggest win | 5–0 vs Lausanne (2 Dec '23) | ||
Biggest defeat | 0–3 vs Young Boys (4 Apr '24) | ||
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All statistics correct as of 31 May 2024. |
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.
As the team finished eleventh (second to last) in the league, they also participate in the relegation play-off, where they faced FC Thun of the Challenge League. The play-off consisted of a two legs, played on 26 and 31 May 2024, respectively.
Squad[edit]
Players[edit]
- As of 31 May 2024[2]
No. | Name | Nationality | Pos | Date of birth (age) | at GCZ since | Apps | Goals | Former club |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||
23 | Nicolas Glaus | GK | 10 May 2002 | 06/2023 | 0 | 0 | Stuttgart II | |
29 | Manuel Kuttin | GK | 17 December 1993 | 06/2023 | 3 | 0 | free agent | |
71 | Justin Hammel | GK | 2 December 2000 | 06/2022 | 50 | 0 | Lausanne-Ouchy | |
90 | Steven Deana | GK | 4 March 1990 | 02/2024 | 1 | 0 | Lugano | |
Defenders | ||||||||
2 | Dirk Abels | RB | 13 June 1997 | 07/2023 | 28 | 0 | Sparta Rotterdam | |
3 | Nigel Lonwijk | RB | 27 October 2002 | 07/2023 | 1 | 0 | Wolverhampton (on loan) | |
4 | Kristers Tobers | CB | 13 December 2000 | 07/2023 | 32 | 0 | Lechia Gdańsk | |
5 | Joshua Laws | CB | 26 February 1998 | 08/2023 | 23 | 0 | Wellington Phoenix | |
12 | Maksim Paskotši | CB | 19 January 2003 | 09/2023 | 29 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | |
14 | Théo Ndicka | LB | 20 April 2000 | 08/2023 | 30 | 1 | Oostende | |
15 | Ayumu Seko | CB | 7 June 2000 | 01/2022 | 86 | 3 | Cerezo Osaka | |
24 | Michael Kempter | LB | 12 January 1995 | 06/2023 | 6 | 0 | St. Gallen | |
52 | Samuel Marques | CB | 4 February 2005 | 04/2024 | 0 | 0 | own youth | |
54 | Liam Bollati | RB | 9 November 2003 | 11/2023 | 10 | 0 | Kriens (on loan) | |
57 | Elvir Zukaj | CB | 7 July 2002 | 07/2023 | 3 | 0 | own youth | |
73 | Florian Hoxha | LB | 22 February 2001 | 07/2021 | 29 | 1 | own youth | |
Midfielders | ||||||||
6 | Amir Abrashi | CM | 27 March 1990 | 06/2021 | 239 | 11 | Basel | |
7 | Tsiy-William Ndenge | DM | 13 June 1997 | 07/2022 | 62 | 12 | Luzern | |
8 | Giotto Morandi | PM | 4 March 1999 | 06/2019 | 128 | 19 | own youth | |
10 | Meritan Shabani | AM | 15 March 1999 | 07/2022 | 34 | 3 | Wolverhampton | |
11 | Pascal Schürpf | AM | 15 July 1989 | 06/2023 | 29 | 5 | Luzern | |
17 | Dion Kacuri | AM | 11 February 2004 | 10/2021 | 31 | 1 | own youth | |
19 | Dijon Kameri | AM | 20 April 2004 | 02/2024 | 6 | 0 | RB Salzburg (on loan) | |
19 | Theo Corbeanu | RW | 17 May 2002 | 07/2023 | 18 | 1 | Wolverhampton (on loan) | |
20 | Noah Blasucci | AM | 19 June 1999 | 09/2022 | 3 | 1 | Brühl | |
40 | Robin Kalem | MF | 14 July 2002 | 06/2020 | 24 | 1 | own youth | |
53 | Tim Meyer | CM | 8 July 2004 | 07/2023 | 21 | 0 | own youth | |
55 | Damian Nigg | RW | 12 April 2005 | 07/2023 | 4 | 0 | own youth | |
70 | Oliver Batista Meier | AM | 16 February 2001 | 02/2024 | 8 | 0 | Dynamo Dresden (on loan) | |
77 | Filipe de Carvalho | LW | 1 December 2003 | 01/2022 | 58 | 4 | own youth | |
Forwards | ||||||||
9 | Bradley Fink | CF | 17 April 2003 | 07/2023 | 34 | 4 | Basel (on loan) | |
21 | Awer Mabil | LW | 15 September 1995 | 08/2023 | 22 | 4 | Cádiz | |
22 | Francis Momoh | ST | 25 March 2001 | 08/2021 | 78 | 12 | Heartland | |
27 | Asumah Abubakar | CF | 10 May 1997 | 01/2024 | 18 | 2 | Luzern | |
27 | Renat Dadashov | CF | 17 May 1999 | 07/2022 | 40 | 10 | Wolverhampton | |
74 | Elmin Rastoder | CF | 7 October 2001 | 01/2022 | 11 | 0 | own youth | |
99 | Dorian Babunski | ST | 29 August 1996 | 08/2023 | 31 | 4 | Debrecen |
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.
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Coaching staff[edit]
- As of 10 April 2024[3]
Position | Name | Since |
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Head coach | Marco Schällibaum | 04/2024[4] |
Assistant coach | Aurélien Mioch | 06/2023[5] |
Assistant coach | Burim Kukeli | 07/2023[6] |
Fitness coach | Manuel Fässler | 06/2023[5] |
Athletic coach | Philippe Hasler | 05/2021 |
Goalie Coach | Jörg Stiel | 06/2021[7] |
Video analyst | Rain Nappir | 04/2021 |
Transfers[edit]
In[edit]Permanent signing Loan transfer
| Out[edit]Permanent departure Loan transfer
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Absences[edit]
Injuries and other Absences[edit]Past Ongoing
| Suspensions[edit]Yellow card accumulation Yellow-red card suspension Direct red card suspension
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Test Games[edit]
Competition | First match | Last match | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
Pre-season | 24 June 2023 | 18 July 2023 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 60.00 |
Mid-season (Autumn) | 2 August 2023 | 17 November 2023 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 100.00 |
Winter break | 7 January 2024 | 13 January 2024 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 33.33 |
Mid-season (Spring) | 27 February 2024 | 28 March 2024 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 66.67 |
Total | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 66.67 |
Last updated: 28 March 2024
Source: Testspiele
Win Draw Loss
Pre-season[edit]
On 30 May 2023, Grasshoppers announced their preparation plan for the pre-season.[75] 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.[76]
24 June 2023 Pre-season | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 4–3 | 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.[77] |
30 June 2023 Pre-season | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 2–1 | Austria Lustenau | Niederhasli, Switzerland |
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: GC/Campus |
Note: Originally scheduled for 14:00 CEST.[78] |
7 July 2023 Pre-season | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 2–1 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Lausanne, Switzerland |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stade Olympique de la Pontaise |
15 July 2023 Pre-season | SC Freiburg | 6–1 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Freiburg, Germany |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 9,500[79] |
18 July 2023 Pre-season | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 9–0 | FC Wettswil-Bonstetten | Niederhasli, Switzerland |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: GC/Campus |
Mid-season (Autumn)[edit]
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.[80] Grasshoppers held test matches during all three international breaks of autumn 2023: YF Juventus of the 1st League on 19 September 2023[81] and Challenge League sides FC Schaffhausen and FC Wil on 18 October 2023[82] and 17 November 2023,[83] respectively.
2 August 2023 Mid-season | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 3–0 | FC Rapperswil-Jona | Niederhasli, Switzerland |
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)[ |
| Report | Stadium: GC/Campus |
19 September 2023 Mid-season | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 2–1 | YF Juventus | Niederhasli, Switzerland |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: GC/Campus |
18 October 2023 Mid-season | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 4–0 | FC Schaffhausen | Niederhasli, Switzerland |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: GC/Campus |
17 November 2023 Mid-season | FC Wil | 0–1 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Wil, Switzerland[84] |
12:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Lidl Arena | |
Note: Originally planned to be held at the GC/Campus in Niederhasli, the match was relocated to Wil due to the weather and pitch conditions on the GC/Campus.[84][85] |
Winter Break[edit]
The preparation schedule for the winter break was announced on 19 December 2023.[86] Following the Christmas break, training will resume on 2 January 2024. During preparation, test games against four Swiss Challenge League teams were scheduled: FC Wil, Neuchâtel Xamax, FC Thun, and FC Baden.
7 January 2023 Winter Break | FC Wil | 0–5 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Wil, Switzerland |
13:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Lidl Arena |
10 January 2023 Winter Break | Neuchâtel Xamax | 1–1 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Neuchâtel, Switzerland |
14:30 CET (UTC+1) | Rapp 70' | Report | 89' de Carvalho | Stadium: Stade de la Maladière |
13 January 2023 Winter Break | FC Thun | 0–0 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Thun, Switzerland |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stockhorn Arena | ||
Note: Match length: 120 minutes (two halves + 30 minutes)[87] |
16 January 2023 Winter Break | FC Baden | Abandoned | Grasshopper Club Zürich | |
Note: The match was abandoned due to poor pitch conditions.[88] |
Mid-season (Spring)[edit]
On 26 February 2024, a test game against FC Rapperswil-Jona was announced for the following day.[89] Two further test games were scheduled during the international break in March.[90]
27 February 2024 Mid-season | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 2–0 | FC Rapperswil-Jona | Niederhasli, Switzerland |
16:30 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: GC/Campus |
21 March 2024 Mid-season | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 1–2 | FC Schaffhausen | Niederhasli, Switzerland |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: GC/Campus |
28 March 2024 Mid-season | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 5–2 | FC Vaduz | Niederhasli, Switzerland |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: GC/Campus |
Competitions[edit]
Overview[edit]
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Super League | 22 July 2023 | 21 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 11th | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 26.32 |
Swiss Cup | 20 August 2023 | 15 September 2023 | Round 1 | 2nd round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50.00 |
Relegation play-off | 26 May 2024 | 31 May 2024 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50.00 |
Total | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 28.57 |
Last updated: 31 May 2024
Source: Spielplan
Swiss Super League[edit]
League table[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
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8 | Basel | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 49 | |
9 | Yverdon-Sport | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 50 | 71 | −21 | 47 | |
10 | Lausanne-Sport | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 45 | |
11 | Grasshopper (O) | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 38 | Qualification for the Relegation play-off |
12 | Lausanne Ouchy (R) | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 40 | 77 | −37 | 29 | Relegation to 2024–25 Swiss Challenge 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.[91]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
Results Breakdown[edit]
- Home/Away Statistics
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 28 | −15 |
Last updated: 21 May 2024.
Source: Spielplan
- By Phase
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Regular Season | 22 July 2023 | 20 April 2024 | Matchday 1 | 11th | 33 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 24.24 |
Relegation Group | 4 May 2024 | 21 May 2024 | Matchday 34 | 11th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 40.00 |
Total | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 26.32 |
Last updated: 21 May 2024
Source: Spielplan
- By Month
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
July | 22 July 2023 | 29 July 2023 | Matchday 1 | 9th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 |
August | 6 August 2023 | 27 August 2023 | Matchday 3 | 9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 33.33 |
September | 2 September 2023 | 30 September 2023 | Matchday 6 | 11th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0.00 |
October | 7 October 2023 | 28 October 2023 | Matchday 10 | 10th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 66.67 |
November | 5 November 2023 | 26 November 2024 | Matchday 13 | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 33.33 |
December | 2 December 2023 | 16 December 2023 | Matchday 16 | 8th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 66.67 |
January | 20 January 2024 | 31 January 2024 | Matchday 19 | 8th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 33.33 |
February | 3 February 2024 | 24 February 2024 | Matchday 22 | 10th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 25.00 |
March | 2 March 2024 | 16 March 2024 | Matchday 26 | 11th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 |
April | 1 April 2024 | 20 April 2024 | Matchday 29 | 11th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0.00 |
May | 4 May 2024 | 21 May 2024 | Matchday 34 | 11th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 40.00 |
Total | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 26.32 |
Last updated: 21 May 2024
Source: Spielplan
- Results by Round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; Z = Zürich Derby
Results[edit]
- As of 21 May 2024[92]
Win Draw Loss
22 July 2023 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 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 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[93] |
12 August 2023 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 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 6 | Lausanne Ouchy | 2–1 | Grasshopper | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Attendance: 1,852 Referee: Mirel Turkes Assistant referees: Stefan Horisberger (VAR) |
23 September 2023 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 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 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 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[94] |
22 October 2023 11 | Grasshopper | 2–1 | Lugano | Letzigrund, Zürich |
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Attendance: 6,102 Referee: Esther Staubli Assistant referees: Johannes von Mandach (VAR) |
28 October 2023 12 | St. Gallen | 3–1 | Grasshopper | Kybunpark, St. Gallen |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Attendance: 19,200 Referee: Sandro Schärer Assistant referees: Johannes von Mandach (VAR) |
5 November 2023 13 | Luzern | 2–0 | Grasshopper | Swissporarena, Luzern |
14:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Attendance: 15,235 Referee: Luca Piccolo Assistant referees: Sandro Schärer (VAR) |
12 November 2023 14 | Grasshopper | 5–2 | Lausanne Ouchy | Letzigrund, Zürich |
14:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Attendance: 4,022 Referee: Esther Staubli Assistant referees: Stefan Horisberger (VAR) Man of the Match: Francis Momoh[95] |
26 November 2023 15 | Servette | 2–0 | Grasshopper | Stade de Genève, Genève |
16:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Attendance: 7,124 Referee: Stefan Horisberger Assistant referees: Nico Gianforte (VAR) |
2 December 2023 16 | Grasshopper | 5–0 | Lausanne-Sport | Letzigrund, Zürich |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Attendance: 3,180 Referee: Nico Gianforte Assistant referees: Sandro Schärer (VAR) Man of the Match: Felipe de Carvalho[96] |
9 December 2023 17 | Basel | 0–1 | Grasshopper | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Attendance: 21,172 Referee: Luca Piccolo Assistant referees: Sandro Schärer (VAR) Man of the Match: Justin Hammel[97] |
16 December 2023 18 | Grasshopper | 1–1 | Yverdon-Sport | Letzigrund, Zürich |
20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Attendance: 4,056 Referee: Stefan Horisberger Assistant referees: Urs Schnyder (VAR) Man of the Match: Amir Abrashi[98] |
20 January 2024 19 | Young Boys | 1–0 | Grasshopper | Stadion Wankdorf, Bern |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Attendance: 22,589 Referee: Urs Schnyder Assistant referees: Johannes von Mandach (VAR) |
28 January 2024 20 | Grasshopper | 2–1 | Zürich | Letzigrund, Zürich |
16:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Attendance: 19,326 Referee: Esther Staubli Assistant referees: Stefan Horisberger (VAR) |
31 January 2024 21 | Lugano | 0–0 | Grasshopper | Stadio Cornaredo, Lugano |
20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Referee: Johannes von Mandach Assistant referees: Mirel Turkes (VAR) |
3 February 2024 22 | Grasshopper | 0–1 | Winterthur | Letzigrund, Zürich |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Attendance: 6,374 Referee: Luca Piccolo Assistant referees: Johannes von Mandach |
10 February 2024 23 | Zürich | 1–0 | Grasshopper | Letzigrund, Zürich |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |