2020–21 Grasshopper Club Zurich season
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2020–21 season | |||
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Chairman | Sky Sun | ||
Manager | João Carlos Pereira | ||
Stadium | Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland | ||
Challenge League | 1st | ||
Swiss Cup | Round of 16 | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Shkelqim Demhasaj (5) All: Shkelqim Demhasaj (6) | ||
Biggest win | 3–0 vs Wil 3–0 vs Neuchâtel Xamax | ||
Biggest defeat | 2–5 vs Kriens | ||
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The 2020–21 Grasshopper Club Zürich season is the club's second consecutive season in the Swiss Challenge League, having been relegated from the 2018–19 Swiss Super League one year earlier, after playing in the top tier for 67 years.[1] The season started on 18 September 2020 and is scheduled to end on 30 May 2021. Grasshopper Club Zürich also participate in the Swiss Cup. The first game was played on 12 September 2020.
Review and events
In April 2020 the club was bought by investors from China.[2] The new owners began to reform the club and renew the squad during the summer break, including the signing of several players from Wolverhampton Wanderers. The English Premier League club is also connected to the Chinese investors.[3] The first game of the season was played in late September 2020, a delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland.
Squad
Players
- As of 23 January 2021[4]
No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age) | at GCZ since | Signed from |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||
1 | Mirko Salvi | GK | 14 February 1994 | 07/2018 | Basel | |
27 | Mateo Matic | GK | 7 January 1996 | 01/2016 | own youth | |
36 | Marvin Keller | GK | 3 July 2002 | 07/2019 | own youth | |
57 | Matthias Minder | GK | 3 February 1993 | 09/2020 | Neuchâtel Xamax | |
Defenders | ||||||
2 | Oskar Buur | CB | 31 March 1998 | 01/2021 | Wolverhampton (on loan) | |
4 | Miguel Nóbrega | CB | 17 April 2000 | 09/2020 | Benfica (on loan) | |
5 | Aleksandar Cvetković | CB | 4 June 1995 | 02/2018 | Wohlen | |
20 | Marcin Dickenmann | CB | 14 August 2000 | 06/2020 | own youth | |
22 | Nadjack | CB | 6 February 1994 | 08/2020 | Rio Ave | |
24 | Toti Gomes | CB | 16 January 1999 | 05/2020 | Wolverhampton (on loan) | |
31 | Dominik Schmid | CB | 10 March 1998 | 08/2020 | Basel | |
34 | Allan Arigoni | CB | 4 November 1998 | 07/2018 | own youth | |
44 | Elias Mesonero | CB | 27 March 2001 | 01/2020 | own youth | |
89 | Ermir Lenjani | CB | 5 August 1989 | 09/2020 | Sion | |
Midfielders | ||||||
8 | André Santos | MF | 2 March 1989 | 08/2020 | Belenenses | |
10 | Petar Pusic | MF | 25 January 1999 | 02/2017 | own youth | |
14 | Connor Ronan | MF | 6 March 1998 | 08/2020 | Wolverhampton (on loan) | |
21 | Ming-yang Yang | MF | 11 July 1995 | 08/2017 | Wolverhampton | |
23 | Nikola Gjorgjev | MF | 22 August 1997 | 07/2015 | own youth | |
29 | Djibril Diani | MF | 11 February 1998 | 12/2018 | own youth | |
30 | Nuno Pina | MF | 31 March 1999 | 08/2020 | ChievoVerona (on loan) | |
33 | Giotto Morandi | MF | 4 March 1999 | 06/2019 | own youth | |
47 | Fabio Fehr | MF | 15 January 2000 | 02/2020 | own youth | |
48 | Robin Kalem | MF | 14 July 2002 | 06/2020 | own youth | |
Forwards | ||||||
3 | Léo Bonatini | FW | 28 March 1994 | 09/2020 | Wolverhampton (on loan) | |
7 | Oscar Correia | FW | 28 September 1997 | 07/2020 | Étoile Carouge | |
9 | Shkelqim Demhasaj | FW | 19 April 1996 | 07/2020 | Luzern | |
11 | Renat Dadashov | FW | 17 May 1999 | 08/2020 | Wolverhampton (on loan) | |
11 | Hicham Acheffay | FW | 10 August 2000 | 01/2021 | Utrecht | |
17 | Cristian Ponde | FW | 26 January 1995 | 08/2020 | Karpaty Lviv |
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 2020 | 30 | MF | Nuno Pina | ChievoVerona | Loan | |
1 July 2020 | 7 | DF | Oscar Correia | Étoile Carouge | Free | [5] |
1 July 2020 | 9 | FW | Shkelqim Demhasaj | Luzern | Free | [6] |
7 August 2020 | 31 | DF | Dominik Schmid | Basel | Free | [7] |
17 August 2020 | 21 | MF | Ming-yang Yang | Wolverhampton | Free | [8] |
23 August 2020 | 11 | FW | Renat Dadashov | Wolverhampton | Loan | |
23 August 2020 | 14 | MF | Connor Ronan | Wolverhampton | Loan | [9] |
25 August 2020 | 17 | FW | Cristian Ponde | Karpaty Lviv | Free | [10] |
28 August 2020 | 8 | MF | André Santos | Belenenses | Free | [11] |
29 August 2020 | 22 | DF | Nadjack | Rio Ave | [12] | |
31 August 2020 | MF | Nedim Bajrami | Empoli | Return from loan | ||
4 September 2020 | 24 | DF | Toti Gomes | Wolverhampton | Loan | [13] |
11 September 2020 | 89 | MF | Ermir Lenjani | Sion | Free | [14] |
22 September 2020 | 3 | FW | Léo Bonatini | Wolverhampton | Loan | [15] |
30 September 2020 | 4 | DF | Miguel Nóbrega | Benfica | Loan | [16] |
31 December 2020 | FW | Amel Rustemoski | Kriens | Return from loan | [17] | |
11 January 2021 | 2 | MF | Oskar Buur | Wolverhampton | Loan | [18] |
20 January 2021 | 11 | FW | Hicham Acheffay | Utrecht | [19] |
Out
Date | No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee/Notes | Source |
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1 July 2020 | 20 | FW | Danijel Subotić | unattached | [20] | |
2 August 2020 | 28 | DF | Andreas Wittwer | Winterthur | [21] | |
11 August 2020 | 10 | DF | Vero Salatić | Retirement | Free | |
13 August 2020 | 13 | FW | Nassim Ben Khalifa | Espérance Tunis | [22] | |
23 August 2020 | 21 | MF | Mersim Asllani | Lausanne-Ouchy | ||
24 August 2020 | 4 | DF | Baba Souare | Kriens | Loan | [23] |
24 August 2020 | 17 | MF | Oliver Buff | unattached | [24] | |
24 August 2020 | 31 | FW | Amel Rustemoski | Kriens | Loan | [25] |
29 August 2020 | 45 | DF | Nando Pijnaker | Rio Ave | [26] | |
1 September 2020 | 9 | FW | Mychell Chagas | Nantong Zhiyun | Free | [27] |
1 September 2020 | MF | Nedim Bajrami | Empoli | €0.5 million | ||
1 October 2020 | 11 | FW | Nikola Sukacev | Metalac | Free | |
8 October 2020 | 11 | FW | Renat Dadashov | Wolverhampton | Loan ended | |
14 January 2021 | 20 | DF | Marcin Dickenmann | Wil | Loan | [28] |
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
- As of 28 November 2020[29]
Position | Name | Since |
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Manager | João Carlos Pereira | 2020 |
Assistant manager | Gilberto Freitas | 2020 |
Assistant manager | João Gião | 2020 |
Assistant manager | Lino Godinho | 2020 |
Assistant manager | Bruno Ferreira | 2020 |
Assistant manager | Christoph Born | 2011 |
Competitions
Overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
Challenge League | 18 September 2020 | Matchday 1 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 62.50 | |
Swiss Cup | 12 September 2020 | 2nd Round | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 | |
Total | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 64.71 |
Last updated: 22 January 2021
Source: Soccerway
Challenge League
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Grasshoppers (C, P) | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 43 | +17 | 65 | Promotion to 2021–22 Swiss Super League |
2 | Thun (Q) | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 64 | Qualification to promotion/relegation play-offs |
3 | Lausanne-Ouchy | 36 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 58 | |
4 | Schaffhausen | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 58 | |
5 | Aarau | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 66 | 59 | +7 | 58 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.[30]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Kickoff times are in CET
Win Draw Loss
18 September 2020 1 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 3–2 | Winterthur | Zürich |
20:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Luca Piccolo |
27 September 2020 2 | Chiasso | 0–2 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Chiasso |
16:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 500 Referee: Nico Gianforte |
3 October 2020 3 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 3–0 | Wil | Zürich |
19:00 | Report | Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 2,550 Referee: Mirel Turkes |
16 October 2020 4 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 1–0 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Neuchâtel |
20:00 | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Maladière Attendance: 2,870 Referee: Urs Schnyder |
20 October 2020 5 | Kriens | 5–2 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Kriens |
19:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Kleinfeld Attendance: 700 Referee: Johannes von Mandach |
24 October 2020 6 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 2–1 | Schaffhausen | Zürich |
19:00 | Report | Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 2,380 Referee: Fedayi San |
29 October 2020 7 | Lausanne-Ouchy | 1–2 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Lausanne |
20:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Attendance: 50 Referee: David Huwiler |
2 November 2020 8 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 1–1 | Thun | Zürich |
20:00 | Report | Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 50 Referee: Adrien Jaccottet |
6 November 2020 9 | Aarau | Postponed | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Aarau |
20:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Brügglifeld | ||
Note: Called off due to COVID-19 cases in the FC Aarau squad. |
20 November 2020 10 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Postponed | Neuchâtel Xamax | Zürich |
20:00 | Report | Stadium: Letzigrund | ||
Note: Called off due to COVID-19 cases in the Grasshoppers squad. |
23 November 2020 9 | Aarau | 0–1 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Aarau |
20:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Brügglifeld Attendance: 50 Referee: Tobias Thies |
27 November 2020 11 | Wil | 1–1 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Wil |
20:00 | Report | Stadium: IGP Arena Attendance: 50 Referee: Stefan Horisberger |
4 December 2020 12 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 2–0 | Kriens | Zürich |
20:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 50 Referee: Anojen Kanagasingam |
7 December 2020 10 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 3–0 | Neuchâtel Xamax | Zürich |
20:00 | Report | Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 50 Referee: Luca Cibelli |
11 December 2020 13 | Thun | 3–1 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Thun |
20:00 | Report | Stadium: Stockhorn Arena Attendance: 15 Referee: Sven Wolfensberger |
15 December 2020 14 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 2–1 | Chiasso | Zürich |
20:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 0 Referee: Mirel Turkes |
18 December 2020 15 | Schaffhausen | 2–1 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Schaffhausen |
20:00 | Report |
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Stadium: LIPO Park Attendance: 5 Referee: Esther Staubli |
22 January 2021 16 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 2–0 | Lausanne-Ouchy | Zürich |
20:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 5 Referee: Alessandro Dudic |
29 January 2021 17 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | postponed | Aarau | Zürich |
20:00 | Report | Stadium: Letzigrund | ||
Note: Called off due to unplayable pitch caused by heavy rain. |
2 February 2021 18 | Winterthur | postponed | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Winterthur |
20:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Schützenwiese | ||
Note: Called off due to unplayable pitch caused by heavy rain. |
6 February 2021 19 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | v | Chiasso | Zürich |
18:15 | Stadium: Letzigrund |
9 February 2021 18 | Winterthur | v | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Winterthur |
20:00 | Stadium: Stadion Schützenwiese |
12 February 2021 20 | Thun | v | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Thun |
20:00 | Stadium: Stockhorn Arena |
16 February 2021 17 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | v | Aarau | Zürich |
18:00 | Stadium: Letzigrund |
27 February 2021 22 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | v | Schaffhausen | Zürich |
18:15 | Stadium: Letzigrund |
2 March 2021 23 | Lausanne-Ouchy | v | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Lausanne |
20:00 | Stadium: Stade Olympique de la Pontaise |
5 March 2021 24 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | v | Winterthur | Zürich |
20:00 | Stadium: Letzigrund |
12 March 2021 25 | Kriens | v | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Kriens |
20:00 | Stadium: Stadion Kleinfeld |
19 March 2021 26 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | v | Aarau | Zürich |
20:00 | Stadium: Letzigrund |
Swiss Cup
Kickoff times are in CET
Win Draw Loss
12 September 2020 2nd Round | Lausanne-Ouchy | 1–2 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Lausanne |
16:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Juan-Antonio-Samaranch Attendance: 800 |
24 February 2021 Round of 16 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | v | Lausanne-Sport | Zürich |
17:30 | Stadium: Letzigrund |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss
25 August 2020 | Türkgücü München | 1–0 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Weingarten, Germany |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Lindenhofstadion Attendance: 0 |
29 August 2020 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 1–1 | Luzern | Niederhasli, Switzerland |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: GC/Campus Attendance: 300 |
5 September 2020 | Servette FC | cancelled | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Montreux, Switzerland |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Eugéne Parlier Attendance: 0 | ||
Note: Called off due to COVID-19 cases in the Grasshoppers squad. |
9 October 2020 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 1–2 | Lausanne-Sport | Niederhasli, Switzerland |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: GC/Campus Attendance: 0 |
9 January 2021 | Servette FC | cancelled | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Fribourg, Switzerland |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard | ||
Note: Called off due to frozen pitch. |
13 January 2021 | Luzern | cancelled | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Kriens, Switzerland |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Kleinfeld | ||
Note: Called off due to four COVID-19 cases in the FC Luzern squad. |
16 January 2021 | Schaffhausen | 0–1 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Schaffhausen, Switzerland |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: LIPO Park Attendance: 0 |
16 January 2021 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 3–2 | Austria Lustenau | Niederhasli, Switzerland |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: GC/Campus Attendance: 0 |
Statistics
Goalscorers
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Challenge League | Swiss Cup | Total |
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1 | 9 | FW | Shkelqim Demhasaj | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
2 | 10 | MF | Petar Pusic | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
23 | MF | Nikola Gjorgjev | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
4 | 17 | FW | Cristian Ponde | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
30 | MF | Nuno Pina | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
6 | 3 | FW | Léo Bonatini | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
8 | MF | André Santos | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
33 | MF | Giotto Morandi | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
9 | 14 | MF | Connor Ronan | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
24 | DF | Toti Gomes | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
31 | DF | Dominik Schmid | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
48 | MF | Robin Kalem | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Totals | 28 | 2 | 30 |
Last updated: 22 January 2021
Source: Competitions
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