Grasshopper Club Zurich 2023–24 football season
The 2023–24 Grasshopper Club Zurich 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
Players
As of 31 May 2024[ 2]
Players in italic left the club during the season.
Players 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.
Coaching staff
As of 10 April 2024[ 3]
Position
Name
Since
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
In
Permanent signing
Loan transfer
Out
Permanent departure
Loan transfer
Absences
Injuries and other Absences
Past
Ongoing
^ a b Includes only games of the current season
^ a b Date of departure from the club.
^ a b c End of season
Suspensions
Yellow card accumulation
Yellow-red card suspension
Direct red card suspension
^ Original ban was reduced from three to two games, following appeal, on 22 February 2024.
Test Games
Competition
First match
Last match
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Pre-season
24 June 2023
18 July 2023
5
3
0
2
15
12
+3
0 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
0 33.33
Mid-season (Spring)
27 February 2024
28 March 2024
3
2
0
1
8
4
+4
0 66.67
Total
15
10
2
3
39
18
+21
0 66.67
Win
Draw
Loss
Pre-season
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]
Grasshopper Club Zurich v FC Wettswil-Bonstetten
Mid-season (Autumn)
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.
FC Wil v Grasshopper Club Zurich
Winter Break
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 .
FC Wil v Grasshopper Club Zurich
Mid-season (Spring)
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]
Competitions
Overview
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Final position
Record
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
0 26.32
Swiss Cup
20 August 2023
15 September 2023
Round 1
2nd round
2
1
0
1
4
3
+1
0 50.00
Relegation play-off
26 May 2024
31 May 2024
–
–
2
1
1
0
3
2
+1
0 50.00
Total
42
12
9
21
48
54
−6
0 28.57
Swiss Super League
League table
Source:
Swiss Super 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 played each other three times (33 matches), before the league was split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
Results Breakdown
Home/Away Statistics
Overall
Home
Away
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
By Phase
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Final position
Record
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
0 24.24
Relegation Group
4 May 2024
21 May 2024
Matchday 34
11th
5
2
2
1
6
4
+2
0 40.00
Total
38
10
8
20
39
49
−10
0 26.32
By Month
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Final position
Record
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
00 0.00
August
6 August 2023
27 August 2023
Matchday 3
9th
3
1
0
2
4
5
−1
0 33.33
September
2 September 2023
30 September 2023
Matchday 6
11th
4
0
1
3
3
6
−3
00 0.00
October
7 October 2023
28 October 2023
Matchday 10
10th
3
2
0
1
6
4
+2
0 66.67
November
5 November 2023
26 November 2024
Matchday 13
10th
3
1
0
2
5
6
−1
0 33.33
December
2 December 2023
16 December 2023
Matchday 16
8th
3
2
1
0
7
1
+6
0 66.67
January
20 January 2024
31 January 2024
Matchday 19
8th
3
1
1
1
2
2
+0
0 33.33
February
3 February 2024
24 February 2024
Matchday 22
10th
4
1
0
3
2
4
−2
0 25.00
March
2 March 2024
16 March 2024
Matchday 26
11th
3
0
2
1
2
4
−2
00 0.00
April
1 April 2024
20 April 2024
Matchday 29
11th
5
0
0
5
2
9
−7
00 0.00
May
4 May 2024
21 May 2024
Matchday 34
11th
5
2
2
1
6
4
+2
0 40.00
Total
38
10
8
20
41
49
−8
0 26.32
Results by 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 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Ground H A H A H A H Z H A H A A H A H A H A Z A H Z H H A A H H A A H A H A H H A Result L D W L L L D L L W W L L W L W W D L W D L L W L D L D L L L L L W D W L D Position 10 9 6 8 9 9 9 10 11 9 9 10 10 10 10 8 7 8 9 8 8 9 10 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 Points 0 1 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 8 11 11 11 14 14 17 20 21 21 24 25 25 25 28 28 29 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 33 34 37 37 38
Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2024. Source:
Spielplan A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss;
Z = Zürich Derby
Results
As of 21 May 2024[ 92]
Win
Draw
Loss
Relegation Play-off
Grasshopper Club Zurich wins 3–2 on aggregate.
Swiss Cup
As of 15 September 2023[ 103]
Win
Draw
Loss
Opponent's league indicated in brackets.
Statistics
Awards
Fan Awards
Hopper of the Month
August: Amir Abrashi [ 106]
September: Theo Corbeanu [ 107]
October: Tsiy-William Ndenge [ 108]
November: Francis Momoh [ 109]
December: Justin Hammel [ 110]
January: Justin Hammel [ 111]
February: Justin Hammel [ 112]
March: Justin Hammel [ 113]
April: The Fans[ 114]
May: Giotto Morandi [ 115]
Goal of the season[ 116]
Pascal Schürpf (2 –1 vs FC Zürich on 28 January 2024)
Pascal Schürpf (2 –3 vs Yverdon-Sport FC on 7 April 2024)
Dorian Babunski (1 –0 vs FC Basel on 9 December 2023)
Player of the season[ 117]
Justin Hammel
Amir Abrashi
Giotto Morandi
Official Awards
SFL-PLayer of the Round
Round 34: Giotto Morandi [ 118]
Other Awards
Team of the Season
Tages-Anzeiger : Justin Hammel [ 119]
References
External links
Grasshopper Club Zurich
Information Stadia Rivalries Seasons
Domestic leagues
Domestic cups International club competitions