2021–22 FC Luzern season

Luzern

2021–22 season
Chairman	Stefan Wolf
Manager	Fabio Celestini
Stadium	Swissporarena
Swiss Super League	9th
Swiss Cup	Semi-finals
UEFA Europa Conference League	Third qualifying round
Top goalscorer	League: Filip Ugrinic (8) All: Filip Ugrinic (10)

The 2021–22 season was the 97th season in the existence of FC Luzern and the club's 26th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football. In addition to the domestic league, FC Luzern participated in this season's editions of the Swiss Cup and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Players

First-team squad

As of 2 February 2022[1]

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 2 DF  TUN Mohamed Dräger (on loan from Nottingham Forest) 4 MF  GER Christian Gentner 5 DF  ALB Denis Simani 6 MF  NED Jordy Wehrmann 7 MF  SEN Ibrahima Ndiaye 8 MF  GER Tsiy-William Ndenge 9 FW  SRB Dejan Sorgić 10 MF  SUI Samuele Campo 11 MF  SUI Pascal Schürpf 13 DF  CZE Martin Frýdek 14 DF  SUI Serkan Izmirlioglu 15 MF  GER Marvin Schulz 16 MF  GER Varol Tasar 17 DF  SUI Simon Grether

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  SUI Filip Ugrinic 20 FW  SRB Nikola Čumić (on loan from Olympiacos) 21 FW  POR Asumah Abubakar 23 MF  GHA Samuel Alabi 31 MF  KOS Lorik Emini 32 GK  GER Marius Müller 34 DF  SUI Silvan Sidler 38 GK  SUI Pascal Loretz 41 MF  SUI Noah Rupp 46 DF  SUI Marco Burch 74 DF  SUI Luca Jaquez 74 DF  SUI Severin Ottiger 75 DF  SUI Thoma Monney 90 GK  SRB Vaso Vasić

Other players under contract

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 — MF  SUI Tyron Owusu

Out on loan

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 — GK  SUI Loïc Jacot (at Wohlen until 30 June 2022) — DF  SUI Ashvin Balaruban (at Kriens until 30 June 2022) — MF  SUI Lino Lang (at Kriens until 30 June 2022) — MF  SUI David Mistrafović (at Kriens until 30 June 2022)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  CMR Yvan Alounga (at Schaffhausen until 30 June 2022) — FW  SUI Aziz Binous (at Kriens until 30 June 2022) — FW  KOS Mark Marleku (at Kriens until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Luzern v Kriens

30 June 2021 Friendly	Luzern	2–4	Kriens	Lucerne, Switzerland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportplatz Tribschen

Winterthur v Luzern

3 July 2021 Friendly	Winterthur	1–3	Luzern	Winterthur, Switzerland
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion Schützenwiese

Luzern v Dynamo Kyiv

7 July 2021 Friendly	Luzern	3–3	Dynamo Kyiv	Lucerne, Switzerland
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sorgic 9', 63' Ugrinic 16'		Lednev 56' Antyukh 81' Harmash 88'	Stadium: swissporarena

Grasshoppers v Luzern

10 July 2021 Friendly	Grasshoppers	0–2	Luzern	Niederhasli, Switzerland
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: GC/Campus

Luzern v Wil

17 July 2021 Friendly	Luzern	2–0	Wil	Switzerland
14:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Gentner 60' Ndiaye 67'

Luzern v Winterthur

15 January 2022 Friendly	Luzern	0–1	Winterthur	Lucerne, Switzerland
14:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Swissporarena

Luzern v Rheindorf Altach

22 January 2022 Friendly	Luzern	2–2	Rheindorf Altach	Lucerne, Switzerland
14:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Swissporarena

Luzern v Schaffhausen

25 March 2022 Friendly	Luzern	4–1	Schaffhausen	Lucerne, Switzerland
12:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Swissporarena

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Swiss Super League	24 July 2021	22 May 2022	Matchday 1	9th	36	9	13	14	54	65	−11	025.00
Relegation play-offs	26 May 2022	29 May 2022	First leg	Winners	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	050.00
Swiss Cup	15 August 2021	21 April 2022	Round 1	Semi-finals	5	4	1	0	12	5	+7	080.00
UEFA Europa Conference League	5 August 2021	12 August 2021	Third qualifying round	Third qualifying round	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	000.00
Total					45	14	15	16	70	78	−8	031.11

Source: Soccerway

Swiss Super League

Main article: 2021–22 Swiss Super League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Servette	36	12	8	16	50	66	−16	44
7	Sion	36	11	8	17	46	67	−21	41
8	Grasshopper	36	9	13	14	54	58	−4	40
9	Luzern (O)	36	9	13	14	52	64	−12	40	Qualification for Relegation play-offs
10	Lausanne-Sport (R)	36	4	10	22	37	76	−39	22	Relegation to Swiss Challenge League

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.[2]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

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
30	5	12	13	37	56	−19	27	4	3	8	18	27	−9	1	9	5	19	29	−10

Last updated: 18 April 2022.
Source: Swiss Super League

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	L	L	D	D	D	L	D	D	W	D	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	W	D	W	L	D	W	L	D	D	W
Position	6

Updated to match(es) played on 18 April 2022. Source: Swiss Super League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[3]

Luzern v Young Boys

24 July 2021 1	Luzern	3–4	Young Boys	Lucerne
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Schürpf 27', 52' Ndiaye 41'		Elia 14', 59' Siebatcheu 68', 90+3'	Stadium: Swissporarena Referee: Fedayi San

St. Gallen v Luzern

1 August 2021 2	St. Gallen	2–2	Luzern	St. Gallen
14:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Kybunpark

Luzern v Zürich

8 August 2021 3	Luzern	1–3	Zürich	Lucerne
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Swissporarena

Servette v Luzern

22 August 2021 4	Servette	4–1	Luzern	Geneva
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de Genève

Luzern v Lausanne-Sport

29 August 2021 5	Luzern	1–1	Lausanne-Sport	Lucerne
14:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Swissporarena

Luzern v Grasshoppers

11 September 2021 6	Luzern	1–1	Grasshoppers	Lucerne
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Swissporarena

Sion v Luzern

23 September 2021 7	Sion	1–1	Luzern	Sion
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Tourbillon

Luzern v Lugano

26 September 2021 8	Luzern	2–3	Lugano	Lucerne
14:15 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Swissporarena

Basel v Luzern

3 October 2021 9	Basel	1–1	Luzern	Basel
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Frei  64' Stocker 68' Cömert  90'	Report	Sorgić  34' Wehrmann 78'	Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 20,883 Referee: Alessandro Dudic

Young Boys v Luzern

16 October 2021 10	Young Boys	1–1	Luzern	Bern
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Martins  29'  39' Fassnacht  41' von Ballmoos  79' Sierro  86' Ngamaleu 90+4'	Report	Schulz 30' (pen.) Ugrinic  73' Grether  81'	Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 26,336 Referee: Stefan Horisberger

Luzern v St. Gallen

24 October 2021 11	Luzern	2–0	St. Gallen	Lucerne
14:15 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Swissporarena

Lausanne-Sport v Luzern

31 October 2021 12	Lausanne-Sport	1–1	Luzern	Lausanne
16:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Tuilière

Luzern v Sion

6 November 2021 13	Luzern	0–1	Sion	Lucerne
20:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Swissporarena

Lugano v Luzern

21 November 2021 14	Lugano	3–1	Luzern	Lugano
16:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Cornaredo

Luzern v Basel

28 November 2021 15	Luzern	1–3	Basel	Lucerne
16:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Swissporarena

Zürich v Luzern

4 December 2021 16	Zürich	4–0	Luzern	Zürich
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Letzigrund

Grasshoppers v Luzern

12 December 2021 17	Grasshoppers	1–1	Luzern	Zürich
16:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Letzigrund

Luzern v Servette

18 December 2021 18	Luzern	0–2	Servette	Lucerne
20:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Stevanović 19' (pen.) Vouilloz 61'	Stadium: Swissporarena Referee: Fedayi San

Luzern v Basel

30 January 2022 19	Luzern	0–3	Basel	Lucerne
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	Čumić  21' Müller  60' Schulz  75'  78' Jashari  78'	Report	31' Palacios 49' (pen.) Frei  52' Katterbach  66' Pelmard  76' Burger 85' Males  90+5' Frei 90+7' Frei	Stadium: Swissporarena Attendance: 10,779 Referee: Lukas Fähndrich

Lugano v Luzern

6 February 2022 20	Lugano	2–1	Luzern	Lugano
16:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Cornaredo

Luzern v Sion

13 February 2022 21	Luzern	1–0	Sion	Lucerne
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	Abubakar 57'	Report		Stadium: Swissporarena Attendance: 8,973 Referee: Alain Bieri

Servette v Luzern

20 February 2022 22	Servette	1–1	Luzern	Geneva
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	Bedia 53'	Report	Kvasina 86'	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 6,297 Referee: Urs Schnyder

Lausanne-Sport v Luzern

27 February 2022 23	Lausanne-Sport	1–2	Luzern	Lausanne
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kukuruzović 90+1'	Report	Abubakar 2', 72'	Stadium: Stade de la Tuilière Attendance: 6,256 Referee: Fedayi San

Luzern v Zürich

2 March 2022 24	Luzern	0–2	Zürich	Lucerne
20:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Swissporarena Referee: Sandro Schärer

Young Boys v Luzern

5 March 2022 25	Young Boys	2–2	Luzern	Bern
18:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade de Suisse Referee: Lukas Fähndrich

Luzern v Grasshoppers

13 March 2022 26	Luzern	1–0	Grasshoppers	Lucerne
16:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Swissporarena

St. Gallen v Luzern

19 March 2022 27	St. Gallen	3–2	Luzern	St. Gallen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Schmidt 12' Görtler 21' Duah 37'	SFL summary	6' Čumić 9' Burch	Stadium: Kybunpark Attendance: 17,848 Referee: Luca Cibelli

Luzern v Lugano

3 April 2022 28	Luzern	2–2	Lugano	Lucerne
14:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Swissporarena

Grasshoppers v Luzern

9 April 2022 29	Grasshoppers	2–2	Luzern	Zürich
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)		SFL summary		Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 5,049 Referee: Fedayi San (Gebenstorf)

Luzern v St. Gallen

19 March 2022 30	Luzern	3–2	St. Gallen	Swissporarena, Luzern
18:00	Schulz 75' Dejan Sorgić 84' Ndiaye 90+1'	SFL summary	13' Ruiz 83' Fazliji	Attendance: 13,491 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Buttikon)

Basel v Luzern

24 April 2022 31	Basel	3–2	Luzern	Basel
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Stocker 3' Stocker  4' Tavares  18' Stocker 73' Chalov 87'	SFL summary	51' Grether  67' Sorgić	Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 21,905 Referee: Urs Schnyder

Luzern v Lausanne-Sport

1 May 2022 32	Luzern	3–0	Lausanne-Sport	Lucerne
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Swissporarena Attendance: 10,419 Referee: Luca Cibelli

Luzern v Servette

8 May 2022 33	Luzern	4–0	Servette	Lucerne
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Swissporarena Attendance: 11,596 Referee: Stefan Horisberger

Sion v Luzern

11 May 2022 34	Sion	1–3	Luzern	Sion
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Tourbillon Attendance: 9,600 Referee: Sandro Schärer

Luzern v Young Boys

19 May 2022 35	Luzern	2–2	Young Boys	Lucerne
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Swissporarena Attendance: 12,113 Referee: Urs Schnyder

Zürich v Luzern

22 May 2022 36	Zürich	2–3	Luzern	Zürich
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 22,413 Referee: Sandro Schärer

Relegation play-offs

Schaffhausen v Luzern

26 May 2022 First leg	Schaffhausen	2–2	Luzern	Schaffhausen
18:00	Bobadilla 14' Del Toro 71'	Report	Schulz 4' (pen.) Jashari 53'	Stadium: wefox Arena Attendance: 8,143 Referee: Fedayi San

Luzern v Schaffhausen

29 May 2022 Second leg	Luzern	2–0 (4–2 agg.)	Schaffhausen	Lucerne
16:30	Schulz 20' (pen.) Ugrinic 70'	Report		Stadium: Swissporarena Attendance: 15,500 Referee: Sandro Schärer

Swiss Cup

Main article: 2021–22 Swiss Cup

SC Cham v Luzern

15 August 2021 Round 1	SC Cham	0–1	Luzern	Cham
16:00 CEST (UTC+1)		Report	Ndiaye 45+1'	Stadium: Stadion Eizmoos

SC Buochs v Luzern

18 September 2021 Round 2	SC Buochs	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Luzern	Buochs
18:00 CEST (UTC+1)	Neziraj 69' (pen.)	Report	Sorgic 45' Ugrinic 94'	Stadium: Stadion Seefeld

Schaffhausen v Luzern

27 October 2021 Round 3	Schaffhausen	0–2	Luzern	Schaffhausen
20:15 CEST (UTC+1)		Report	Ndiaye 30' Tasar 88'	Stadium: LIPO Park Schaffhausen Attendance: 1586

Biel-Bienne v Luzern

9 February 2022 (2022-02-09) Quarter-finals	Biel-Bienne	0–5	Luzern	Biel/Bienne
20:30		Report	Emini 13', 82' Sorgić 44' Dräger 45+1' Campo 68'	Stadium: Tissot Arena Attendance: 2828

Lugano v Luzern

21 April 2022 Semi-finals	Lugano	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Luzern	Lugano
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Cornaredo

UEFA Europa Conference League

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 19 July 2021.[4]

Luzern v Feyenoord

5 August 2021 First leg	Luzern	0–3	Feyenoord	Lucerne, Switzerland
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Til 9', 39' Sinisterra 84'	Stadium: Swissporarena Attendance: 5,069 Referee: Alejandro Hernández (Spain)

Feyenoord v Luzern

12 August 2021 Second leg	Feyenoord	3–0 (6–0 agg.)	Luzern	Rotterdam, Netherlands
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jahanbakhsh 9', 34' Sinisterra 48'	Report		Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 32,087 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

References

1. "1. Mannschaft Spieler" [1st team player] (in German). FC Luzern. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
2. "Règlement de la compétition de la SFL" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
3. "SFL veröffentlicht die Spielpläne für die Saison 2021/22". Swiss Football League. 24 June 2021.
4. "UEFA Europa Conference League third qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.