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2021–22 FC Zürich season

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FC Zürich
2021–22 season
ChairmanAncillo Canepa
ManagerAndré Breitenreiter
StadiumLetzigrund
Swiss Super League1st
Swiss CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Assan Ceesay (20)

All:
Assan Ceesay (22)

The 2021–22 season was FC Zürich's 126th season in existence and the club's fifth consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football. In addition to the domestic league, Zürich participated in this season's editions of the Swiss Cup.

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 2 February 2022[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Switzerland SUI Živko Kostadinović
2 DF Switzerland SUI Lindrit Kamberi
3 DF Spain ESP Adrià Guerrero
4 DF Switzerland SUI Bećir Omeragić
5 DF Switzerland SUI Silvan Wallner
6 DF Kosovo KOS Fidan Aliti
7 MF Switzerland SUI Bledian Krasniqi
9 FW The Gambia GAM Assan Ceesay
10 MF Switzerland SUI Antonio Marchesano
14 MF Canada CAN Carson Buschman-Dormond (on loan from Tulevik)
15 FW Benin BEN Tosin Aiyegun
16 DF Germany GER Marc Hornschuh
18 FW Slovenia SVN Blaž Kramer
19 DF Serbia SRB Nikola Boranijašević
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Ivory Coast CIV Ousmane Doumbia
21 MF Switzerland SUI Blerim Džemaili
22 FW Italy ITA Wilfried Gnonto
23 MF Switzerland SUI Fabian Rohner
24 MF Croatia CRO Ante Ćorić (on loan from Roma)
25 GK Switzerland SUI Yanick Brecher (captain)
26 MF Tunisia TUN Salim Khelifi
28 DF Estonia EST Karol Mets
31 DF Kosovo KOS Mirlind Kryeziu
33 MF Switzerland SUI Stephan Seiler
34 GK Switzerland SUI Gianni De Nitti
39 MF Germany GER Akaki Gogia
78 MF Germany GER Moritz Leitner

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Switzerland SUI Izer Aliu (at Kriens until 30 June 2022)
DF Switzerland SUI Filip Frei (at Wil until 30 June 2022)
DF Switzerland SUI Ilan Sauter (at Wil until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Switzerland SUI Henri Koide (at Neuchâtel Xamax until 30 June 2022)
MF Switzerland SUI Nils Reichmuth (at Wil until 30 June 2022])

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

25 June 2021 Friendly Zürich Switzerland 2–2 Switzerland Wil Zürich, Switzerland
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Sportanlage Heerenschürli
3 July 2021 Friendly Zürich Switzerland 0–1 Switzerland Aarau Zürich, Switzerland
12:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Letzigrund
7 July 2021 Friendly Zürich Switzerland 0–1 Netherlands Feyenoord Schruns, Austria
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Sportplatz Golm
Attendance: 0
10 July 2021 Friendly Vaduz Liechtenstein 0–0 Switzerland Zürich Sevelen, Switzerland
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Sportanlage FC Sevelen
17 July 2021 Friendly Zürich Switzerland 6–1 Switzerland Kriens Zürich, Switzerland
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Sportanlage Heerenschürli
17 July 2021 Friendly Zürich Switzerland 1–4 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax Zürich, Switzerland
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Sportanlage Heerenschürli
10 November 2021 Friendly VfB Stuttgart Germany 1–0 Switzerland Zürich Stuttgart, Germany
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Rasenplatz 1 VfB Stuttgart
Attendance: 0
17 January 2022 Friendly Zürich Switzerland 1–1 Poland Pogoń Szczecin Belek, Turkey
12:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Cornelia Sportcomplex Pitch 1
22 January 2022 Friendly Zürich Switzerland 1–0 Switzerland FC Wil Zürich, Switzerland
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Sportanlage Heerenschürli

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Swiss Super League 25 July 2021 21 May 2022 Matchday 1 34 23 7 4 75 41 +34 067.65
Swiss Cup 14 August 2021 26 October 2021 Round 1 Round 3 3 2 1 0 13 2 +11 066.67
Total 37 25 8 4 88 43 +45 067.57

Source: Soccerway

Swiss Super League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Zürich (C) 36 23 7 6 78 46 +32 76 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 Basel 36 15 17 4 70 41 +29 62 Qualification for Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 Young Boys 36 16 12 8 80 50 +30 60
4 Lugano 36 16 6 14 50 54 −4 54 Qualification for Europa Conference League third qualifying round[a]
5 St. Gallen 36 14 8 14 68 63 +5 50
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]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Lugano qualified for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round as the 2021–22 Swiss Cup champions.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
29 19 6 4 62 36  +26 63 10 3 1 34 16  +18 9 3 3 28 20  +8

Last updated: 10 April 2022.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAH
ResultWWWWDLDLWWDDWWWWWWWWWDWWWLWDL
Position
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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

First half of season

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25 July 2021 Round 1 Lugano 0–2 Zürich Cornaredo, Lugano
14:15 SFL summary Attendance: 2,120
Referee: Stefan Horisberger
31 July 2021 Round 2 Zürich 3–1 Lausanne-Sport Letzigrund, Zürich
18:00 SFL summary Attendance: 5,433
Referee: Luca Cibelli
8 August 2021 Round 3 Luzern 1–3 Zürich Swissporarena, Luzern
16:30 SFL summary Attendance: 8,861
Referee: Fedayi San (Gebenstorf)
21 August 2021 Round 4 Zürich 2–1 Grasshopper Club Letzigrund, Zürich
18:00 SFL summary Attendance: 14,,896
Referee: Urs Schnyder
28 August 2021 Round 5 St. Gallen 3–3 Zürich Kybunpark, St. Gallen
18:00 SFL summary Attendance: 15,045
Referee: Luca Cibelli
11 September 2021 Round 6 Young Boys 4–0 Zürich Stadion Wankdorf, Bern
20:30 SFL summary Attendance: 24,062
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Basel)
21 September 2021 Round 7 Zürich 2–2 Servette Letzigrund, Zürich
20:30 SFL summary Attendance: 7,104
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Basel)
26 September 2021 Round 8 Basel 3–1 Zürich St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:30 Millar 34'
Tavares 73'
Cabral 82'
Burger Yellow card 86'
SFL summary
FCB report
Yellow card 38' Aliti
Yellow card 73' Boranijašević
Yellow card 78' Guerrero
79' Marchesano
Yellow card 86' Džemaili
Yellow card 90+4' Gnonto
Attendance: 27,264
Referee: Urs Schnyder
3 October 2021 Round 9 Zürich 6–2 Sion Letzigrund, Zürich
14:15 SFL summary Attendance: 12,896
Referee: Alain Bieri (Solothurn)
16 October 2021 Round 10 Zürich 1–0 Lugano Letzigrund, Zürich
20:30 SFL summary Attendance: 7,325
Referee: Fedayi San (Gebenstorf)
23 October 2021 Round 11 Grasshopper Club 3–3 Zürich Letzigrund, Zürich
20:30 Pusic Yellow card 15'
Bonatini 17' (pen.)
Margreitter 27'
Herc 35' Yellow card 40'
Loosli Yellow card 76'
SFL summary 3', 66' Pollero
10' Yellow card 15' Džemaili
Yellow card 13' Kryeziu
Attendance: 15,700
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet
30 October 2021 Round 12 Zürich 3–3 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
20:30 Boranijašević 47'
Frei 53' (o.g.)
Ceesay Yellow card 90+3'
Ceesay 90+5'
SFL summary 29' Cabral
Yellow card 42' Lang
48' Ndoye
63' Millar
Yellow card 71' Kasami
Yellow card 90+3' Burger
Attendance: 15,030
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich
7 November 2021 Round 13 Servette 1–2 Zürich Stade de Genève, Geneva
14:15 SFL summary Attendance: 6,028
Referee: Luca Cibelli
20 November 2021 Round 14 Sion 0–1 Zürich Stade Tourbillon, Sion
18:00 SFL summary Attendance: 8,750
Referee: Luca Piccolo
28 November 2021 Round 15 Zürich 1–0 Young Boys Zürich
14:15 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 15,338
Referee: Alain Bieri
4 December 2021 Round 16 Zürich 4–0 Luzern Zürich
18:00 CET (UTC+1) SFL summary Stadium: Letzigrund
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich
11 December 2021 Round 17 Lausanne-Sport 1–3 Zürich Stade de la Tuilière, Lausanne
18:00 SFL summary Attendance: 3,192
Referee: Switzerland Luca Cibelli
18 December 2021 Round 18 Zürich 3–1 St. Gallen Letzigrund, Zürich
18:00 SFL summary Attendance: 11,571
Referee: Switzerland Alessandro Dudic

Second half of season

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29 January 2022 Round 19 Zürich 1–0 Servette Letzigrund, Zürich
18:00 SFL summary Attendance: 11,007
Referee: Switzerland Fedayi San (Gebenstorf)
5 February 2022 Round 20 Grasshopper Club 1–3 Zürich Letzigrund, Zürich
20:30 Schmid 43'Yellow card 90+2' Report Yellow card 33' Krasniqi
47'Yellow card 84' Ceesay
Yellow card 64' Doumbia
67' Tosin
83' Gnonto
Attendance: 16,112
Referee: Switzerland Alain Bieri
13 February 2022 Round 21 Zürich 3–0 Lugano Letzigrund, Zürich
16:30 SFL summary Attendance: 11,069
Referee: Switzerland Luca Cibelli
20 February 2022 Round 22 Sion 1–1 Zürich Stade Tourbillon, Sion
14:15 SFL summary Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Switzerland Sandro Schärer (Buttikon)
27 February 2022 Round 23 Zürich 4–2 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
16:30 Marchesano 8'
Kramer 16'
Aliti Yellow card 63'
Gnonto 78'
Ćorić Yellow card 85'
Gnonto Yellow card 88'
Boranijašević 90+5'
FCB report
SFL summary
Yellow card 21' Katterbach
Yellow card 29' Frei
38' Stocker
Yellow card 64' Lang
90+1' Lang
Attendance: 21,185
Referee: Switzerland Lukas Fähndrich
2 March 2022 Round 24 Luzern 0–2 Zürich Lucerne
20:30 CET (UTC+1) SFL summary Stadium: Swissporarena
Attendance: 9,708
Referee: Switzerland Sandro Schärer
5 March 2022 Round 25 Lausanne-Sport 0–2 Zürich Stade de la Tuilière, Lausanne
20:30 SFL summary Attendance: 2,745
Referee: Switzerland Alain Bieri (Solothurn)
12 March 2022 Round 26 Zürich 0–3 St. Gallen Letzigrund, Zürich
18:00 SFL summary Attendance: 17,288
Referee: Switzerland Stefan Horisberger
19 March 2022 Round 27 Young Boys 1–2 Zürich Stadion Wankdorf, Bern
20:30 SFL summary Attendance: 31,120 (sold out)
Referee: Switzerland Fedayi San (Gebenstorf)
2 April 2022 Round 28 Zürich 1–1 Grasshopper Club Letzigrund, Zürich
17:30 Boranijasevic Yellow card 11'
Džemaili Yellow card 58'
Aliti 82'
Coric Yellow card 58'
SFL summary 52' Morandi
Yellow card 58' Sène
Yellow card 58' Schmid
Yellow card 79' Kacuri
Yellow card 81' Loosli
Attendance: 15,327
Referee: Switzerland Sandro Schärer
10 April 2022 Round 29 Servette 1–0 Zürich Stade de Genève, Geneva
14:15 SFL summary Attendance: 7,877
Referee: Switzerland Stefan Horisberger
16 April 2021 Round 30 Zürich 2–1 Young Boys Letzigrund, Zürich
16:30 33' Ceesay
61' Ceesay
SFL summary 73' Siebatcheu Attendance: 17,663
Referee: Switzerland Urs Schnyder
23 April 2022 Round 31 Zürich 5–1 Sion Letzigrund, Zürich
17:30 SFL summary Attendance: 14,735
Referee: Switzerland Alain Bieri (Solothurn)
1 May 2022 Round 32 Basel 0–2 Zürich St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:30 López Yellow card 30'
Kasami Yellow card 34'
Ndoye Yellow card 81'
Pavlović Yellow card 89'
SFL summary
FCB report
Yellow card 28' Ceesay
Yellow card 31' Boranijašević
Yellow card 34' Kryeziu
40' Ceesay
45+3' Boranijašević
Yellow card 66' Doumbia
Attendance: 33,810
Referee: Switzerland Fedayi San (Gebenstorf)
7 May 2022 Round 33 St. Gallen 1–2 Zürich Kybunpark, St. Gallen
20:30 SFL summary Attendance: 18,891 (sold out)
Referee: Switzerland Lukas Fähndrich
12 May 2022 Round 34 Zürich 2–2 Lausanne-Sport Letzigrund, Zürich
20:30 SFL summary Attendance: 11,304
Referee: Switzerland Esther Staubli
19 May 2022 Round 35 Lugano v Zürich Cornaredo, Lugano
20:30 SFL summary
22 May 2022 Round 36 Zürich v Luzern Letzigrund, Zürich
16:30 SFL summary

Swiss Cup

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14 August 2021 (2021-08-14) Round 1 FC Solothurn 0–10 Zürich Solothurn
16:00 CEST (UTC+1) Report
  • Lopez 3' 19'
  • Marchesano 4' 35' 45+1'
  • Gogia 23'
  • Gnonto 61' (pen)
  • Krasniqi 76'
  • Ceesay 84' 87'
Stadium: Stadion FC Solothurn
17 September 2021 Round 2 SC Kriens 0–1 Zürich Kriens
19:30 CEST (UTC+1) Report
  • Marchesano 19'
Stadium: Stadion Kleinfeld
26 October 2021 Round 3 Yverdon-Sport FC 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(11–10 p)
Zürich Yverdon-les-Bains
20:15 CEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Municipal
Attendance: 712
Penalties

References

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  1. ^ "Squad". FC Zürich. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Règlement de la compétition de la SFL" (PDF) (in French). sfl.ch. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  3. ^ "SFL veröffentlicht die Spielpläne für die Saison 2021/22". sfl.ch. 24 June 2021.
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