The 2023–24 Grasshopper Club Zurich season was the club's third season back in the Swiss Super League, after winning promotion in 2021. The season began on 22 July 2023. Grasshoppers also participated in the Swiss Cup.
As the team finished eleventh (second to last) in the league, they also participated 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
No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) at GCZ since Goals Former club Goalkeepers 23 Nicolas Glaus GK 06/2023 0 0 Stuttgart II 29 Manuel Kuttin GK 06/2023 3 0 free agent 71 Justin Hammel GK 06/2022 50 0 Lausanne-Ouchy 90 Steven Deana GK 02/2024 1 0 Lugano Defenders 2 Dirk Abels RB 07/2023 28 0 Sparta Rotterdam 3 Nigel Lonwijk RB 07/2023 1 0 Wolverhampton (on loan) 4 Kristers Tobers CB 07/2023 32 0 Lechia Gdańsk 5 Joshua Laws CB 08/2023 23 0 Wellington Phoenix 12 Maksim Paskotši CB 09/2023 29 0 Tottenham Hotspur 14 Théo Ndicka LB 08/2023 30 1 Oostende 15 Ayumu Seko CB 01/2022 86 3 Cerezo Osaka 24 Michael Kempter LB 06/2023 6 0 St. Gallen 52 Samuel Marques CB 04/2024 0 0 own youth 54 Liam Bollati RB 11/2023 10 0 Kriens (on loan) 57 Elvir Zukaj CB 07/2023 3 0 own youth 73 Florian Hoxha LB 07/2021 29 1 own youth Midfielders 6 Amir Abrashi CM 06/2021 239 11 Basel 7 Tsiy-William Ndenge DM 07/2022 62 12 Luzern 8 Giotto Morandi PM 06/2019 128 19 own youth 10 Meritan Shabani AM 07/2022 34 3 Wolverhampton 11 Pascal Schürpf AM 06/2023 29 5 Luzern 17 Dion Kacuri AM 10/2021 31 1 own youth 19 Dijon Kameri AM 02/2024 6 0 RB Salzburg (on loan) 19 Theo Corbeanu RW 07/2023 18 1 Wolverhampton (on loan) 20 Noah Blasucci AM 09/2022 3 1 Brühl 40 Robin Kalem MF 06/2020 24 1 own youth 53 Tim Meyer CM 07/2023 21 0 own youth 55 Damian Nigg RW 07/2023 4 0 own youth 70 Oliver Batista Meier AM 02/2024 8 0 Dynamo Dresden (on loan) 77 Filipe de Carvalho LW 01/2022 58 4 own youth Forwards 9 Bradley Fink CF 07/2023 34 4 Basel (on loan) 21 Awer Mabil LW 08/2023 22 4 Cádiz 22 Francis Momoh ST 08/2021 78 12 Heartland 27 Asumah Abubakar CF 01/2024 18 2 Luzern 27 Renat Dadashov CF 07/2022 40 10 Wolverhampton 74 Elmin Rastoder CF 01/2022 11 0 own youth 99 Dorian Babunski ST 08/2023 31 4 Debrecen
Players in italic left the club during the season.
Players out on loan
Coaching staff
Position Name Since Head coach Marco Schällibaum 04/2024 Assistant coach Aurélien Mioch 06/2023 Assistant coach Burim Kukeli 07/2023 Fitness coach Manuel Fässler 06/2023 Athletic coach Philippe Hasler 05/2021 Goalie Coach Jörg Stiel 06/2021 Video analyst Rain Nappir 04/2021
Transfers
In
DatePlayerTransferred fromFee/notesRef.– FC WinterthurUnknown fee– FC Winterthur40 SchaffhausenLoan return50 SchaffhausenLoan return74 VaduzLoan return24 St. GallenFree signing29 Free AgentFree signing44 VfB Stuttgart IIFree signing11 FC LuzernFree signing– Grasshopper II4 Lechia GdańskFree signing19 WolverhamptonLoan3 WolverhamptonLoan2 Sparta RotterdamFree Signing9 FC BaselLoan5 Wellington PhoenixFree Signing21 Cádiz CFUnknown fee99 DebrecenUndisclosed fee14 OostendeUndisclosed fee12 Tottenham HotspurUndisclosed fee27 LuzernUndisclosed fee70 Dynamo DresdenLoan19 Red Bull SalzburgLoan90 LuganoFree signing– YverdonUnknown fee
Out
DatePlayerTransferred toFee/notesRef.– Resignation– Termination25 Free AgentContract Expiry33 Free AgentContract expiry34 ShimizuLoan return40 WolverhamptonLoan return41 VfL BochumContract expiry77 WolverhamptonLoan return52 Young BoysContract Expiry28 Dunajská StredaContract expiry10 NK OsijekContract Expiry9 FC AarauContract Expiry1 Al Raed FCContract Expiry95 BragaLoan return51 FC Cosmos KoblenzContract Expiry93 Free agentContract Expiry50 SchaffhausenLoan31 FC BaselUndisclosed Fee14 Vitória S.C.Undisclosed Fee27 HataysporLoan3 WolverhamptonLoan return19 WolverhamptonLoan return74 VaduzLoan 17 BaselUndisclosed fee– Termination
Absences
Injuries and other Absences
StartEndPlayerReason/InjuryRef.22 Francis MomohKnee surgery0Includes only games of the current season 77 Filipe de CarvalhoPartial ACL rupture011 Pascal SchürpfKnee issues414 Tomás RibeiroBroken Nose03 Nigel LonwijkTorn muscle fiber1010 Meritan ShabaniAdductor injury48 Giotto MorandiTorn hamstring324CL and meniscus injury3653Metatarsal bone fracture810Cruciate ligament injury302Torn calf muscle and tendon injury83 Nigel LonwijkTorn hamstring219 Theo CorbeanuTorn ankle ligament111 Pascal SchürpfTorn hamstring45Torn hamstring05Unknown injury377 Filipe de CarvalhoUnknown injury274 Elmin RastoderUnknown injury221 Awer MabilThigh injury and surgery13 55 Damian NiggUnknown injury1254 Liam BollatiUnknown injury17 Tsiy-William NdengeKnee injury and surgery629 Manuel KuttinBroken finger62Torn hamstring38 Giotto MorandiTorn hamstring39 Bradley FinkTorn hamstring219 Dijon KameriLateral meniscus injury and surgery134 Kristers TobersHamstring injury4
Suspensions
DatePlayerNoteRef.6 Amir Abrashi4th yellow card 14 Kristers Tobers4th yellow card 12 Dirk Abels4th yellow card 122 Francis Momoh4th yellow card 127 Asumah AbubakarViolent conduct22 Dirk AbelsYellow-red card16 Amir Abrashi8th yellow card 18 Giotto Morandi4th yellow card 15 Joshua LawsYellow-red card15 Joshua LawsDenying a goalscoring opportunity14 Kristers Tobers8th yellow card 19 Bradley FinkAbusive language3534th yellow card 115 Ayumu Seko4th yellow card 1
Test Games
Pre-season On 30 May 2023, Grasshoppers announced their preparation plan for the pre-season. 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.
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. Grasshoppers held test matches during all three international breaks of autumn 2023: YF Juventus of the 1st League on 19 September 2023 and Challenge League sides FC Schaffhausen and FC Wil on 18 October 2023 and 17 November 2023, respectively.
Winter Break The preparation schedule for the winter break was announced on 19 December 2023. 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.
Mid-season (Spring) On 26 February 2024, a test game against FC Rapperswil-Jona was announced for the following day. Two further test games were scheduled during the international break in March.
Competitions
Overview
Swiss Super League
League table
Results Breakdown Home/Away Statistics
By Phase
By Month
Results by Round
Results
Relegation Play-off
Grasshopper Club Zurich wins 3–2 on aggregate.
Swiss Cup
Opponent's league indicated in brackets.
Statistics
Awards Fan Awards Hopper of the Month August: Amir Abrashi September: Theo Corbeanu October: Tsiy-William Ndenge November: Francis Momoh December: Justin Hammel January: Justin Hammel February: Justin Hammel March: Justin Hammel April: The Fans May: Giotto Morandi
Goal of the season 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 Justin Hammel Amir Abrashi Giotto Morandi
Official Awards SFL-PLayer of the Round Round 34: Giotto Morandi
Other Awards Team of the Season Tages-Anzeiger: Justin Hammel
References
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