2009–10 FC Zürich season

Zürich

2009–10 season
Manager	Bernard Challandes (until 19 April) Urs Fischer (caretaker, from 19 April)
Stadium	Letzigrund
Swiss Super League	7th
Swiss Cup	Third round
UEFA Champions League	Group stage
Home colours Away colours

The 2009–10 season was Fussballclub Zürich's 20th consecutive season in the Swiss Super League and 113th year in existence as a football club. In addition to the domestic league, Zürich participated in this season's editions of the Swiss Cup and UEFA Champions League.

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  SUI Johnny Leoni 3 DF  SUI Ricardo Rodriguez 4 DF  SUI Raphael Koch 5 MF  SUI Xavier Margairaz 7 MF  SUI Silvan Aegerter 8 MF  SUI Johan Vonlanthen 10 MF  NGA Onyekachi Okonkwo 11 MF  SUI Adrian Nikçi 12 FW  FRA Alexandre Alphonse 13 DF  SUI Florian Stahel 14 MF  SWE Dusan Djuric 16 DF  SUI Philippe Koch 17 MF  TUN Yassine Chikhaoui

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 GK  SUI René Borkovic 19 DF  SUI Alain Rochat 20 MF  SRB Milan Gajić 21 DF  SUI Heinz Barmettler 23 DF  SUI Ludovic Magnin 25 FW  SUI Admir Mehmedi 26 MF  SUI Oliver Buff 27 FW  SUI Marco Schönbächler 28 FW  SUI Josip Drmić 29 FW  FRA Eric Hassli 30 DF  FIN Hannu Tihinen 32 GK  ITA Andrea Guatelli

Source: [1]

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Swiss Super League	14 July 2009	16 May 2010	Matchday 1	7th	36	12	9	15	55	58	−3	033.33
Swiss Cup	19 September 2009	20 November 2009	First round	Third round	3	2	0	1	19	4	+15	066.67
UEFA Champions League	29 July 2009	8 December 2009	Third qualifying round	Group stage	10	4	1	5	00	00	+0	040.00
Total					49	18	10	21	74	62	+12	036.73

Source: Competitions

Swiss Super League

Main article: 2009–10 Swiss Super League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Sion	36	14	9	13	63	57	+6	51
6	St. Gallen	36	13	7	16	53	56	−3	46
7	Zürich	36	12	9	15	55	58	−3	45
8	Neuchâtel Xamax	36	11	8	17	55	57	−2	41
9	Bellinzona (O)	36	7	4	25	42	92	−50	25	Qualification to relegation play-offs

Source: axposuperleague.ch (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	12	9	15	55	58	−3	45	9	4	5	31	20	+11	3	5	10	24	38	−14

Source: Competitions

Matches

Zürich v Young Boys

14 July 2009 1	Zürich	2–3	Young Boys	Zürich
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Hassli 35' Rochat 62'	Report	Yapo 19' Regazzoni 24' Doumbia 75' (pen.)	Stadium: Letzigrund Referee: Stephan Studer

Neuchâtel Xamax v Zürich

18 July 2009 2	Neuchâtel Xamax	3–0	Zürich	Neuchâtel
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Nuzzolo 30' Ideye 47' (pen.), 63'	Report		Stadium: Stade de la Maladière Referee: Cyril Zimmermann

Zürich v St. Gallen

22 July 2009 4	Zürich	1–0	St. Gallen	Zürich
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Hassli 67'	Report		Stadium: Letzigrund Referee: Alain Bieri

Zürich v Bellinzona

25 July 2009 3	Zürich	4–1	Bellinzona	Zürich
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Djuric 10' Rochat 68' Margairaz 75' (pen.) Vasquez 90'	Report	Lustrinelli 77'	Stadium: Letzigrund Referee: Patrick Graf

Basel v Zürich

9 August 2009 5	Basel	1–1	Zürich	Basel
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Huggel 89'	Report	Vonlanthen 87'	Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Referee: Massimo Busacca

Sion v Zürich

15 August 2009 6	Sion	3–3	Zürich	Sion
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Marin 8' Obradović 42' Domínguez 55' (pen.)	Report	Margairaz 39' Tihinen 72' Vonlanthen 88' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Tourbillon Referee: Claudio Circhetta

Zürich v Luzern

22 August 2009 7	Zürich	4–0	Luzern	Zürich
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Alphonse 60' Hassli 62' Vonlanthen 83' Djuric 90'	Report		Stadium: Letzigrund Referee: Jérôme Laperrière

Aarau v Zürich

29 August 2009 8	Aarau	1–1	Zürich	Aarau
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Stojkov 23'	Report	Stahel 51'	Stadium: Stadion Brügglifeld Referee: Bruno Grossen

Zürich v Grasshopper

12 September 2009 9	Zürich	4–3	Grasshopper	Zürich
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Alphonse 14' Hassli  40' Aegerter 41' Vonlanthen 69' Margairaz 71'	Report	Zárate 7', 81' Schultz  16' Smiljanić  40' Ben Khalifa 74'	Stadium: Letzigrund Referee: Cyril Zimmermann

Young Boys v Zürich

23 September 2009 10	Young Boys	3–0	Zürich	Bern
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Schneuwly 17' (pen.) Doumbia 48' Degen 55'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Referee: Sascha Kever

Zürich v Neuchâtel Xamax

27 September 2009 11	Zürich	1–2	Neuchâtel Xamax	Zürich
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vonlanthen 58'	Report	Niasse 8' Ideye 64'	Stadium: Letzigrund Referee: Nikolaj Hänni

Bellinzona v Zürich

4 October 2009 12	Bellinzona	3–2	Zürich	Bellinzona
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sermeter 42' Gashi 59' Lustrinelli 89' (pen.)	Report	Vonlanthen 38' Schönbächler 90'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Bellinzona Referee: Cyril Zimmermann

St. Gallen v Zürich

25 October 2009 13	St. Gallen	1–3	Zürich	St. Gallen
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Abegglen 33'	Report	Djuric 50' Margairaz 68' Vonlanthen 79'	Stadium: AFG Arena Referee: Claudio Circhetta

Zürich v Basel

28 October 2009 14	Zürich	2–2	Basel	Zürich
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Okonkwo 53' Gajić 86'	Report	Huggel 61' Stocker 63'	Stadium: Letzigrund Referee: Carlo Bertolini

Zürich v Sion

31 October 2009 15	Zürich	1–1	Sion	Zürich
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Alphonse 67'	Report	Chihab 3'	Stadium: Letzigrund Referee: Sascha Kever

Luzern v Zürich

8 November 2009 16	Luzern	1–0	Zürich	Luzern
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	J. Frimpong 58'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Gersag Referee: Bruno Grossen

Zürich v Aarau

29 November 2009 17	Zürich	2–0	Aarau	Zürich
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Djuric 29' Alphonse 54'	Report		Stadium: Letzigrund Referee: Patrick Graf

Grasshopper v Zürich

5 December 2009 18	Grasshopper	1–0	Zürich	Zürich
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Schultz  34' Callà  38' Vallori  50' Cabanas 55'	Report	Okonkwo  37' Alphonse  41'	Stadium: Letzigrund Referee: Claudio Circhetta

Zürich v Neuchâtel Xamax

6 February 2010 19	Zürich	0–0	Neuchâtel Xamax	Zürich
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Letzigrund Referee: Sascha Kever

Sion v Zürich

14 February 2010 20	Sion	1–1	Zürich	Sion
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vanczák 78'	Report	Gajić 88' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Tourbillon Referee: Massimo Busacca

Young Boys v Zürich

27 February 2010 22	Young Boys	2–1	Zürich	Bern
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Regazzoni 83' Ntsama 90'	Report	Gajić 23'	Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Referee: Stephan Studer

Zürich v Luzern

7 March 2010 23	Zürich	1–0	Luzern	Zürich
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Djuric 42'	Report		Stadium: Letzigrund Referee: Claudio Circhetta

Aarau v Zürich

13 March 2010 24	Aarau	1–3	Zürich	Aarau
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Stojkov 11'	Report	Benito 34' (o.g.) Alphonse 47' Vonlanthen 67'	Stadium: Stadion Brügglifeld Referee: Bruno Grossen

Zürich v Bellinzona

21 March 2010 25	Zürich	2–0	Bellinzona	Zürich
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Alphonse 35' Djuric 67'	Report		Stadium: Letzigrund Referee: Jérôme Laperrière

Basel v Zürich

24 March 2010 26	Basel	4–1	Zürich	Basel
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Streller 14', 58' (pen.) Chipperfield 16' Zoua 77'	Report	Alphonse 45'	Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Referee: Massimo Busacca

St. Gallen v Zürich

27 March 2010 27	St. Gallen	1–0	Zürich	St. Gallen
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Merenda 84'	Report		Stadium: AFG Arena Referee: Daniel Wermelinger

Zürich v St. Gallen

1 April 2010 28	Zürich	1–1	St. Gallen	Zürich
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Vonlanthen 6'	Report	Merenda 26'	Stadium: Letzigrund Referee: Stephan Studer

Zürich v Grasshopper

5 April 2010 21	Zürich	3–2	Grasshopper	Zürich
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Margairaz 20' (pen.),  23' Buff  25', 52' Alphonse  81' Mehmedi 90'	Report	Toko  2' Zuber 17' Smiljanić  19' Cabanas 24',  67' Salatić  56' Paulinho  61'	Stadium: Letzigrund Referee: Claudio Circhetta

Zürich v Basel

11 April 2010 29	Zürich	1–2	Basel	Zürich
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Margairaz  6', 53'	Report	Shaqiri 75' Almerares 78'	Stadium: Letzigrund Referee: Massimo Busacca

Bellinzona v Zürich

14 April 2010 30	Bellinzona	1–4	Zürich	Bellinzona
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Hima 90'	Report	Aegerter 9' Djuric 65' Alphonse 67' Vonlanthen 82'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Bellinzona Referee: Nikolaj Hänni

Zürich v Aarau

17 April 2010 31	Zürich	0–1	Aarau	Zürich
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Mustafi 62'	Stadium: Letzigrund Referee: Patrick Graf

Luzern v Zürich

24 April 2010 32	Luzern	4–1	Zürich	Luzern
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Renggli 4' Ianu 15' Yakin 36' Chiumiento 85'	Report	Djuric 5'	Stadium: Stadion Gersag Referee: Jérôme Laperrière

Zürich v Young Boys

2 May 2010 33	Zürich	0–2	Young Boys	Zürich
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Ntsama 63' Hochstrasser 72'	Stadium: Letzigrund Referee: Massimo Busacca

Grasshopper v Zürich

6 May 2010 34	Grasshopper	4–0	Zürich	Zürich
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Ben Khalifa 7' Voser  44' Cabanas 49',  90' Steuble 72' Šabanović 86'	Report	Buff  52' Margairaz  88' Okonkwo  90'	Stadium: Letzigrund Referee: Carlo Bertolini

Zürich v Sion

13 May 2010 35	Zürich	2–0	Sion	Zürich
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Mehmedi 6' Schönbächler 57'	Report		Stadium: Letzigrund Referee: Patrick Graf

Neuchâtel Xamax v Zürich

16 May 2010 36	Neuchâtel Xamax	3–3	Zürich	Neuchâtel
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nuzzolo 59' Etoundi 73' Gashi 84'	Report	Margairaz 7' Schönbächler 42' Mehmedi 61'	Stadium: Stade de la Maladière Referee: Nikolaj Hänni

Swiss Cup

Main article: 2009–10 Swiss Cup

Witikon v Zürich

19 September 2009 First round	Witikon	0–10	Zürich	Zürich
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Sportanlage Katzenschwanzstrasse Witikon

Locarno v Zürich

17 October 2009 Second round	Locarno	0–7	Zürich	Locarno
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stadio del Lido

Basel v Zürich

20 November 2009 Third round	Basel	4–2	Zürich	Basel
20:10 CEST (UTC+2)	Stocker 16' Frei 54', 58' Streller 76'	Report	Djuric 31' Alphonse 90'	Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Referee: Jérôme Laperrière

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2009–10 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Main article: 2009–10 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round

Zürich v Maribor

29 July 2009 First leg	Zürich	2–3	Maribor	Zürich, Switzerland
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Vonlanthen 4' Hassli 29' Gajić  82' Aegerter  86'	Report	Tavares 12', 22' Mertelj  23' Pavlović 50', 82' Mejač  67'	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 8,500[2] Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands)

Maribor v Zürich

5 August 2009 Second leg	Maribor	0–3 (3–5 agg.)	Zürich	Maribor, Slovenia
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Bačinović  67'	Report	Djuric 21' Margairaz 45' Nikçi 76' Gajić  86'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 12,000[3] Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)
Note: Zürich won 5–3 on aggregate.

Play-off round

Ventspils v Zürich

19 August 2009 First leg	Ventspils	0–3	Zürich	Riga, Latvia[note 1]
21:45 EEST (UTC+3)	Astafjevs  26' Cilinšek  90+2'	Report	Vonlanthen 12' Aegerter 55' Djuric 75'	Stadium: Skonto Stadium Attendance: 7,300[4] Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)

Zürich v Ventspils

25 August 2009 Second leg	Zürich	2–1 (5–1 agg.)	Ventspils	St. Gallen, Switzerland[note 2]
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Vonlanthen 6' Abdi 90+2'	Report	Țîgîrlaș 8' Baymatov  51'	Stadium: AFG Arena Attendance: 9,050[5] Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Note: Zürich won 5–1 on aggregate.

Group stage

Main article: 2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		RMA	MIL	MAR	ZUR
1	Real Madrid	6	4	1	1	15	7	+8	13	Advance to knockout phase		—	2–3	3–0	1–0
2	Milan	6	2	3	1	8	7	+1	9			1–1	—	1–1	0–1
3	Marseille	6	2	1	3	10	10	0	7	Transfer to Europa League		1–3	1–2	—	6–1
4	Zürich	6	1	1	4	5	14	−9	4			2–5	1–1	0–1	—

Source: RSSSF

Zürich v Real Madrid

15 September 2009 1	Zürich	2–5	Real Madrid	Zürich, Switzerland
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Stahel  24' Okonkwo  50' Margairaz 64' (pen.) Aegerter 65'	Report	Kaká  16' Drenthe  24' Ronaldo 27', 89' Raúl 34' Higuaín 45+1' Casillas  63' Gago  68' Guti  74', 90+4' L. Diarra  81'	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 15,000[6] Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

Milan v Zürich

30 September 2009 2	Milan	0–1	Zürich	Milan, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Kaladze  35' Abate  51' Jankulovski  80'	Report	Tihinen 10' Leoni  50' Okonkwo  51' Margairaz  90+5'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 32,439[7] Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)

Zürich v Marseille

21 October 2009 3	Zürich	0–1	Marseille	Zürich, Switzerland
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Margairaz  61' Aegerter  63'	Report	Bonnart  68' Heinze 69' Brandão  78'	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 22,300[8] Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Marseille v Zürich

3 November 2009 4	Marseille	6–1	Zürich	Marseille, France
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Aegerter 3' (o.g.) Abriel 11' Brandão  20', 90' Niang 51' Mbia  66' Cheyrou  67', 87' Hilton 80'	Report	Alphonse 31' Okonkwo  48' Tihinen  66' Stahel  79'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 56,282[9] Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

Real Madrid v Zürich

25 November 2009 5	Real Madrid	1–0	Zürich	Madrid, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Higuaín 21' L. Diarra  61' Alonso  83'	Report	Barmettler  56' Djurić  63' Stahel  65'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 67,867[10] Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

Zürich v Milan

8 December 2009 6	Zürich	1–1	Milan	Zürich, Switzerland
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Gajić 29' Barmettler  43' Rochat  63'	Report	Ronaldinho 64' (pen.) Abate  77' Seedorf  86'	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 24,100[11] Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

Notes

1. The match was played at the Skonto Stadium in Riga, instead of Ventspils regular stadium, the Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions in Ventspils, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
2. Played in St. Gallen at AFG Arena as Zürich's Letzigrund hosted IAAF Golden League's fourth part (Weltklasse Zürich) on 28 August 2009.

References

1. "FC Zürich Squad 2009-10". eufo.de. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
2. "Zürich vs. Maribor" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 29 July 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
3. "Maribor vs. Zürich" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 5 August 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
4. "Ventspils vs. Zürich" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
5. "Zürich vs. Ventspils" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
6. "Zürich vs. Real Madrid" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 15 September 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
7. "Milan vs. Zürich" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
8. "Zürich vs. Marseille" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 21 October 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
9. "Marseille vs. Zürich" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
10. "Real Madrid vs. Zürich" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
11. "Zürich vs. Milan" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 8 December 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

External links

• UEFA
• Fixtures and results
• Official Archived Website