Review and events
The 2012–13 Swiss Super League began with a 0–2 loss against FC Sion. After this defeat the Grasshoppers remained unbeaten for twelve consecutive matches and goalkeeper Roman Bürki was able to set a new all-time record in keeping a clean sheet in Swiss football. He remained unbeaten for 659 minutes.Bürki kriegt in Thun wieder mal Gegentore!
On May 20, 2013, the Grasshoppers won the 2012–13 Swiss Cup by a 5-4-victory on penalties against FC Basel. It was Grasshoppers 19th title in this competition and their first since 1994.
Matches
Legend
Friendly matches
Preseason
Mid-season (fall)
Winter break
Mid-season (spring)
Tournaments
3-Städte-Turnier Uster Game duration 45 min
Tournament Horgen Game duration 45 min
Hallenmasters 2013 Game duration 2x12 min (indoor tournament)
Super League
Kickoff times are in CET
League results and fixtures
League table
Results summary
Swiss Cup
Kickoff times are in CET
GK Yann Sommer DF Kay Voser DF Fabian Schär DF Aleksandar Dragović DF Park Joo-Ho MF Fabian Frei MF Marcelo Díaz MF Mohamed Elneny MF Serey Die MF Valentin Stocker ST Marco Streller (c) Substitutes:DF Markus Steinhöfer MF Raúl Bobadilla FW David Degen Manager: Murat Yakin GK Roman Bürki DF Michael Lang DF Milan Vilotić DF Stéphane Grichting DF Moritz Bauer MF Amir Abrashi MF Vero Salatić MF Izet Hajrović MF Shkëlzen Gashi MF Steven Zuber ST Anatole Ngamukol Substitutes:MF Frank Feltscher MF Nzuzi Toko MF Nassim Ben Khalifa Manager: Uli Forte
Squad
Squad, matches played and goals scored
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) at GCZ since Signed from SL matches SL goals Cup matches Cup goals Goalkeepers 1 Roman Bürki GK 2011 Young Boys 34 0 4 0 18 Davide Taini GK 2011 Wil 2 0 2 0 33 Andreas Hirzel GK 2012 Aarau 0 0 0 0 Defenders 2 Willian Rocha CB 2013 Sport Recife 2(3) 0 0 0 3 Stéphane Grichting CB 2012 Auxerre 33 0 6 1 4 Milan Vilotić CB 2012 Red Star Belgrade 31 2 5 0 5 Michael Lang CB 2011 St. Gallen 33 3 5 0 13 Taulant Xhaka CB 2012 Basel 19(6) 0 2(2) 0 19 Daniel Pavlović CB 2011 Kaiserslautern 22(1) 0 4 0 22 Gianluca Hossmann CB 2006 1 0 0 0 29 Levent Gülen CB 2012 0 0 0(1) 0 34 Moritz Bauer CB 2010 11(2) 0 3(1) 0 Midfielders 6 Vero Salatić MF 2012 AC Omonia 31 3 5 0 7 Steven Zuber MF 2006 Winterthur 30(2) 5 4 1 8 Amir Abrashi MF 2012 Winterthur 22(5) 3 5(1) 0 10 Shkëlzen Gashi MF 2012 Aarau 17(11) 4 4(1) 1 11 Frank Feltscher MF 2011 Bellinzona 14(20) 1 5(1) 8 14 Izet Hajrović MF 2000 32(2) 8 2(2) 2 27 Mergim Brahimi MF 2001 0(16) 3 1(3) 0 28 Toko Nzuzi MF 2003 22(4) 2 2(1) 1 32 Mohamed Coulibaly MF 2011 Dornach 0(5) 0 0 0 Forwards 9 João Paiva ST 2011 Luzern 2(10) 0 2(1) 4 15 Nassim Ben Khalifa ST 2012 Young Boys 26(7) 5 2(1) 0 17 Anatole Ngamukol ST 2013 Thun 13(3) 5 3 1 25 Endogan Adili ST 2003 0(1) 0 1 0 35 Orhan Mustafi ST 2011 Basel 0(4) 0 0(1) 0 Last updated: 2 June 2013
Note: Numbers in parentheses denote substitution appearances.
Players in italic left the club during the season
Transfers
Summer Transfers in Name Nationality Position Type Moving from Milan Vilotić CB Transfer Red Star Belgrade Shkëlzen Gashi MF Transfer Aarau Stéphane Grichting CB Transfer Auxerre Vero Salatić CB Transfer AC Omonia Andreas Hirzel GK on loan Aarau Nassim Ben Khalifa ST on loan BSC Young Boys Raphael Spiegel GK loan return SC Brühl Steven Lang MF loan return Lausanne Charyl Chappuis MF loan return Locarno Josip Colina CB loan return Lugano
Summer Transfers out Name Nationality Position Type Moving to Raphael Spiegel GK Transfer West Ham United Davide Callà MF Transfer Aarau Alessandro Merlo GK Transfer FC Wettswil-Bonstetten Sehar Fejzulahi MF Transfer Aarau Davor Landeka MF Transfer Široki Brijeg Daniël de Ridder MF Transfer Heerenveen Paulo Menezes CB Transfer Lugano Iacopo La Rocca CB Transfer Western Sydney Wanderers Marco Kehl CB Transfer Lugano Bruno Bertucci CB Transfer Neftchi Baku Josip Colina CB Transfer unknown Charyl Chappuis MF on loan Lugano Steven Lang MF on loan Servette FC Denis Simijonovic MF loan return Winterthur Boris Smiljanić CB retired Ricardo Cabanas MF retired
Winter Transfers in Name Nationality Position Type Moving from Anatole Ngamukol ST Transfer Thun Willian Rocha CB on loan Sport Recife Charyl Chappuis MF loan return Lugano
Winter Transfers out Name Nationality Position Type Moving to Endogan Adili MF Transfer Basel Charyl Chappuis MF Transfer Buriram Orhan Mustafi ST on loan Wil
Coaching staff
Sources