2021–22 Grasshopper Club Zürich season
2021–22 season | |||
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Chairman | Sky Sun | ||
Manager | Giorgio Contini | ||
Stadium | Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland | ||
Swiss Super League | 6th | ||
Swiss Cup | 2nd round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Kaly Sène (8) All: Kaly Sène (8) | ||
Highest home attendance | 15,700 vs Zürich | ||
Lowest home attendance | 2,550 vs Lausanne-Sport | ||
Average home league attendance | 5,600 | ||
Biggest win | 4–0 vs St. Gallen | ||
Biggest defeat | 0–2 vs Basel 1–3 vs Lausanne-Sport | ||
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The 2021–22 Grasshopper Club Zürich season is the club's first season back in the Swiss Super League, after having been playing two seasons in the Swiss Challenge League. The season started on July 24, 2021. Grasshopper Club Zürich will also participate in the Swiss Cup.
Review and events[]
On May 26, Grasshopper Club Zürich announced the appointment of Seyi Olofinjana as the new director of football.[1] It was announced on June 9, 2021 that Giorgio Contini would take over the team as the new head coach. Contini left FC Lausanne-Sport at the end of last season. [2]
Squad[]
Players[]
- As of 20 December 2021[3]
No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age) | at GCZ since | Signed from |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||
1 | André Moreira | GK | 2 December 1995 | 06/2021 | Belenenses | |
27 | GK | 7 January 1996 | 01/2016 | own youth | ||
36 | GK | 25 November 2001 | 07/2021 | own youth | ||
Defenders | ||||||
3 | Ermir Lenjani | DF | 5 August 1989 | 09/2020 | Sion | |
5 | Aleksandar Cvetković | DF | 4 June 1995 | 02/2018 | Wohlen | |
24 | Toti | DF | 16 January 1999 | 05/2020 | Wolverhampton (on loan) | |
25 | Nadjack | DF | 6 February 1994 | 08/2020 | Rio Ave | |
31 | Dominik Schmid | DF | 10 March 1998 | 08/2020 | Basel | |
33 | Georg Margreitter | DF | 7 November 1988 | 07/2021 | Nürnberg | |
34 | Allan Arigoni | DF | 4 November 1998 | 07/2018 | own youth | |
41 | Noah Loosli | DF | 23 January 1997 | 08/2021 | Lausanne-Sport | |
51 | Florian Hoxha | DF | 22 February 2001 | 07/2021 | own youth | |
77 | Bendegúz Bolla | DF | 22 November 1999 | 07/2021 | Wolverhampton (on loan) | |
Midfielders | ||||||
6 | Amir Abrashi | MF | 27 March 1990 | 06/2021 | Basel | |
7 | Nuno da Silva | MF | 14 March 1994 | 02/2021 | Thun | |
8 | André Santos | MF | 2 March 1989 | 08/2020 | Belenenses | |
10 | Petar Pusic | MF | 25 January 1999 | 02/2017 | own youth | |
22 | MF | 4 March 1999 | 06/2019 | own youth | ||
23 | Nikola Gjorgjev | MF | 22 August 1997 | 07/2015 | own youth | |
28 | Christián Herc | MF | 30 September 1998 | 06/2021 | Wolverhampton | |
29 | Djibril Diani | MF | 11 February 1998 | 06/2021 | Livingston | |
40 | Hayao Kawabe | MF | 8 September 1995 | 07/2021 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | |
Forwards | ||||||
9 | Shkelqim Demhasaj | FW | 19 April 1996 | 07/2020 | Luzern | |
11 | Léo Bonatini | FW | 28 March 1994 | 09/2020 | Wolverhampton (on loan) | |
17 | Kaly Sène | FW | 28 May 2001 | 08/2021 | Basel (on loan) | |
19 | Leonardo Campana | FW | 24 July 2000 | 07/2021 | Wolverhampton (on loan) | |
59 | Francis Momoh | FW | 25 March 2001 | 08/2021 | own youth |
Players in italic left the club during the season.
Players out on loan[]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers[]
In[]
Date | No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee/Notes | Source |
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30 June 2021 | DF | Marcin Dickenmann | Wil | End of loan | [4] | |
30 June 2021 | DF | Baba Souare | Kriens | End of loan | [5] | |
30 June 2021 | MF | Allen Njie | Slaven Belupo | End of loan | ||
30 June 2021 | 1 | GK | André Moreira | Belenenses SAD | Transfer | [6] |
1 July 2021 | 28 | MF | Christián Herc | Wolverhampton | Transfer | [6] |
1 July 2021 | 24 | MF | Tote Gomes | Wolverhampton | Loan | [7] |
1 July 2021 | 4 | MF | Amir Abrashi | SC Freiburg | Transfer | [8] |
5 July 2021 | 33 | DF | Georg Margreitter | 1. FC Nürnberg | Transfer | [9] |
8 July 2021 | 79 | FW | Vasco Paciência | Benfica | Loan | [10] |
8 July 2021 | 40 | MF | Hayao Kawabe | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Transfer | [11] |
16 July 2021 | 19 | FW | Leonardo Campana | Wolverhampton | Loan | [12] |
17 July 2021 | 77 | DF | Bendegúz Bolla | Wolverhampton | Loan | [13] |
17 August 2021 | 41 | DF | Noah Loosli | Lausanne | Transfer | [14] |
1 September 2021 | 17 | FW | Kaly Sène | Basel | Loan | [15] |
1 January 2022 | DF | Li Lei | Beijing Guoan | Transfer | [16] |
Out[]
Date | No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee/Notes | Source |
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30 June 2021 | 36 | GK | Marvin Keller | Wil | [17] | |
30 June 2021 | 1 | GK | Mirko Salvi | Yverdon-Sport | [18] | |
30 June 2021 | 2 | DF | Oskar Buur | Wolverhampton | loan ended | |
30 June 2021 | 4 | DF | Miguel Nóbrega | Benfica | loan ended | |
30 June 2021 | 14 | MF | Connor Ronan | Wolverhampton | loan ended | |
30 June 2021 | 30 | MF | Nuno Pina | ChievoVerona | loan ended | |
30 June 2021 | DF | Marcin Dickenmann | Wil | Transfer | [19] | |
1 July 2021 | MF | Allen Njie | Aarau | Transfer | ||
6 July 2021 | 11 | FW | Hicham Acheffay | De Graafschap | Transfer | [20] |
8 July 2021 | FW | Oscar Correia | Chiasso | Transfer | ||
15 August 2021 | 17 | FW | Cristian Ponde | Farense | Transfer | |
30 August 2021 | FW | Imran Bunjaku | Aarau | Loan | ||
30 August 2021 | 90 | MF | André Ribeiro | unknown | ||
31 August 2021 | 47 | MF | Fabio Fehr | Schaffhausen | Loan | |
31 August 2021 | 48 | MF | Robin Kalem | Schaffhausen | Loan |
Coaching staff[]
Current coaching staff
- As of 18 June 2021[21]
Position | Name | Since |
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Manager | Giorgio Contini | 06/2021 |
Assistant manager | Erminio Piserchia | 06/2021 |
Assistant manager (athletics) | Florian Klausner | 06/2021 |
Assistant manager (goalkeeper) | Jörg Stiel | 06/2021 |
Competitions[]
Overview[]
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Super League | 24 July 2021 | Matchday 1 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 27.78 | ||
Swiss Cup | 15 August 2021 | 18 September 2021 | 1st round | 2nd round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 50.00 |
Total | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 30.00 |
Last updated: 20 December 2021
Source: Soccerway
Swiss Super League[]
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | Lugano | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 30 |
5 | Servette | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 25 |
6 | Grasshopper | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 23 |
7 | Sion | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 21 |
8 | St. Gallen | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 16 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.[22]
Results[]
Win Draw Loss
25 July 2021 1 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 0–2 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
16:30 | Abrashi 22' Diani 38' Herc 41' Toti 86' Arigoni 87' |
GC report | 5' Xhaka 21' Kasami 26' Petretta 54' (o.g.) Leonardo Campana 68' Quintillà 70' Esposito |
Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Lukas Fähndrich |
31 July 2021 2 | Young Boys | 0–0 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Stadion Wankdorf, Bern |
20:30 | Martins 44' | Report | 19' Toti 50' Abrashi |
Attendance: 20,628 Referee: Sandro Schärer |
7 August 2021 3 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 3–1 | Lausanne-Sport | Letzigrund, Zürich |
20:30 | Margreitter 13' Campana 35', 49' (pen.) Toti 81' |
Report | 32' Nanizayamo 55' Suzuki 73' |
Attendance: 2,550 Referee: Alain Bieri |
22 August 2021 4 | Zürich | 2–1 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Letzigrund, Zürich |
16:30 | Marchesano 10' Leitner 15' Kryeziu 49' Aliti 64' Ceesay 90+5' |
Report | 7' Margreitter 47' 47' Abrashi 49' Campana |
Attendance: 14,896 Referee: Urs Schnyder |
29 August 2021 5 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 1–1 | Servette | Letzigrund, Zürich |
16:30 | Campana 37' (pen.) Da Silva 64' Diani 87' |
Report | 36' Sauthier 20' Cognat 58' |
Attendance: 4,018 Referee: Sven Wolfensberger |
11 September 2021 6 | Luzern | 1–1 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Swissporarena, Luzern |
18:00 | Sidler 3' Ugrinic 63' Ndiaye 89' Tasar 90+1' |
Report | 51' 84' Herc 63' Toti 81' Kawabe |
Attendance: 9,217 Referee: Esther Staubli |
23 September 2021 7 | Lugano | 1–1 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Cornaredo, Lugano |
20:30 | Margreitter 50' (o.g.) Custodio 90+4' |
Report | 90+1' Margreitter 79' Abrashi 90+5' Schmid |
Attendance: 2,136 Referee: Alessandro Dudic |
26 September 2021 8 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 3–1 | Sion | Letzigrund, Zürich |
16:30 | Sène 24', 49' Bolla 30' Herc 35' |
Report | 90' Zuffi | Attendance: 3,785 Referee: Luca Piccolo |
2 October 2021 9 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 5–2 | St. Gallen | Letzigrund, Zürich |
18:00 | Sène 9', 49' Kawabe 14' Léo 22' Pusic 58' Bolla 70' Diani 84' |
Report | 28' 46' Lüchinger 54' (pen.) Duah 55' Guillemenot |
Attendance: 5,789 Referee: Fedayi San |
17 October 2021 10 | Lausanne-Sport | 3–1 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Stade de la Tuilière, Lausanne |
14:15 | Amdouni 1' Puertas 8', 80' (pen.) 82' Chafik 23' 54' Kukuruzović 70' Suzuki 90+2' |
Report | 6' Bolla 11' Toti 68' (pen.) Bonatini 77' Margreitter 90+5' Arigoni |
Attendance: 3,811 Referee: Alain Bieri |
23 October 2021 11 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 3–3 | Zürich | Letzigrund, Zürich |
20:30 | Pusic 15' Bonatini 17' (pen.) Margreitter 27' Herc 35' 40' Loosli 76' |
Report | 3', 66' Pollero 10' 15' Džemaili 13' Kryeziu |
Attendance: 15,700 Referee: Adrien Jaccottet |
31 October 2021 12 | Sion | 1–3 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
14:15 | Grgić 47' (pen.) Ndoye 90+5' |
Report | 27' Schmid 32' Kawabe 44' Sène 78' Diani 84' Margreitter 89' Léo 89' Hoxha |
Attendance: 7,200 Referee: Alessandro Dudic |
7 November 2021 13 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 1–1 | Young Boys | Letzigrund, Zürich |
18:00 | Sène 9' Arigoni 26' Loosli 33' Da Silva 33' |
Report | 35' Sierro 82' Bürgy 90+3' Siebatcheu 90+3' Garcia |
Attendance: 7,736 Referee: Adrien Jaccottet |
21 November 2021 14 | Servette | 3–2 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Stade de Genève, Lancy |
16:30 | Kyei 32', 79' Imeri 50' Sasso 55' Douline 75' |
Report | 4' Pusic 56' (pen.) Léo 68' Lenjani 69' Kawabe |
Attendance: 5,027 Referee: Adrien Jaccottet |
27 November 2021 15 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 0–1 | Lugano | Letzigrund, Zürich |
18:00 | Diani 44' Sène 81' Loosli 90+4' |
Report | 79' Custodio 87' Celar |
Attendance: 3,044 Referee: Lukas Fähndrich |
5 December 2021 16 | St. Gallen | 0–4 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Kybunpark, St. Gallen |
16:30 | Stillhart 18' Guillemenot 81' |
Report | 32', 43', 58' Sène 82' Margreitter 83' Kawabe |
Attendance: 14,335 Referee: Alessandro Dudic |
12 December 2021 17 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 1–1 | Luzern | Letzigrund, Zürich |
16:30 | Léo 4' Lenjani 39' Sène 39' Kawabe 47' |
Report | 17' Frýdek 39' Schulz 74' 80' 79' Čumić |
Attendance: 4,375 Referee: Luca Piccolo |
19 December 2021 18 | Basel | 2–2 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
16:30 | Stocker 45' Kasami 87' Ndoye 88' Esposito 89' Kasami 90+3' Cabral 90+5' |
Report | 50' Diani 53' 57' Kawabe 81' Léo 86' Pusic 89' Demhasaj 90+7' Georg Margreitter |
Attendance: 21,422 Referee: Alain Bieri |
30 January 2022 19 | Sion | v | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
16:30 |
5 February 2022 20 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | v | Zürich | Letzigrund, Zürich |
20:30 |
12 February 2022 21 | Lausanne-Sport | v | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Stade de la Tuilière, Lausanne |
18:00 |
20 February 2022 22 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | v | Young Boys | Letzigrund, Zürich |
16:30 |
27 February 2022 23 | St. Gallen | v | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Kybunpark, St. Gallen |
14:15 |
3 March 2022 24 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | v | Lugano | Letzigrund, Zürich |
20:30 |
6 March 2022 25 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | v | Servette | Letzigrund, Zürich |
16:30 |
13 March 2022 26 | Luzern | v | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Swissporarena, Luzern |
16:30 |
20 March 2022 27 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | v | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
16:30 |
2/3 April 2022 28 | Zürich | v | Grasshopper | Letzigrund, Zürich |
9/10 April 2022 29 | Grasshopper | v | Luzern | Letzigrund, Zürich |
16/17/18 April 2022 30 | Servette | v | Grasshopper | Stade de Genève, Geneva |
23/24 April 2022 31 | Grasshopper | v | Lausanne-Sport | Letzigrund, Zürich |
7/8 May 2022 33 | Grasshopper | v | Sion | Letzigrund, Zürich |
10-12 May 2022 34 | Basel | v | Grasshopper | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
19 May 2022 35 | Grasshopper | v | St. Gallen | Letzigrund, Zürich |
22 May 2022 36 | Young Boys | v | Grasshopper | Stadion Wankdorf, Bern |
Swiss Cup[]
Kickoff times are in CET
Win Draw Loss
15 August 2021 1st Round | FC Widnau | 0–5 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Widnau |
14:00 | Report | 5' Demhasaj 53' Momoh 57' Gjorgjev 59' Santos 73' Da Silva |
Stadium: Aegeten Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Nico Gianforte |
18 September 2021 2nd Round | Thun | 1–0 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Thun |
20:15 | Sutter 59' | Report | Stadium: Stockhorn Arena Attendance: 2,663 Referee: Adrien Jaccottet |
Pre-season and friendlies[]
Win Draw Loss
25 June 2021 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 2–4 | Schaffhausen | Niederhasli, Switzerland |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: GC/Campus |
2 July 2021 | Wil | 1–2 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Wil, Switzerland |
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Sportpark Bergholz |
6 July 2021 | Basel | 1–0 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Münchenstein, Switzerland |
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Kasami 4' Quintillà 28' |
Report | Stadium: Youth Campus Basel Attendance: 270 Referee: Adrien Jaccottet |
10 July 2021 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 0–2 | Luzern | Niederhasli, Switzerland |
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: GC/Campus Attendance: 500 Referee: Mirel Turkes |
17 July 2021 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 2–3 | Thun | Niederhasli, Switzerland |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: GC/Campus Attendance: 300 |
3 September 2021 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 5–2 | Dornbirn | Niederhasli, Switzerland |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: GC/Campus |
6 October 2021 3-Städte-Turnier | FC Uster | 1–5 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Uster, Switzerland |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Buchholz |
6 October 2021 3-Städte-Turnier | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 2–0 | Winterthur | Uster, Switzerland |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Buchholz |
11 November 2021 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 3–1 | Vaduz | Niederhasli, Switzerland |
14:00 CET (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: GC/Campus Attendance: 0 |
11 January 2022 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | v | Wil | Niederhasli, Switzerland |
CET (UTC+2) | Stadium: GC/Campus |
Statistics[]
Goalscorers[]
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Super League | Swiss Cup | Total |
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1 | 17 | FW | Kaly Sène | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
2 | 11 | FW | Léo Bonatini | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
3 | 40 | MF | Hayao Kawabe | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | 19 | FW | Leonardo Campana | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
33 | DF | Georg Margreitter | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
6 | 77 | DF | Bendegúz Bolla | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
28 | MF | Christián Herc | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
29 | MF | Djibril Diani | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
9 | 7 | MF | Nuno da Silva | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
8 | MF | André Santos | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
9 | FW | Shkelqim Demhasaj | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
10 | MF | Petar Pusic | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
23 | MF | Nikola Gjorgjev | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
24 | DF | Toti | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
34 | DF | Allan Arigoni | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
59 | FW | Francis Momoh | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Totals | 32 | 5 | 37 |
Last updated: 20 December 2021
Source: Competitions
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External links[]
- Grasshopper Club Zürich seasons
- Swiss football clubs 2021–22 season