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2021–22 Grasshopper Club Zurich season

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Grasshopper Club Zurich
2021–22 season
ChairmanSky Sun
ManagerGiorgio Contini
StadiumLetzigrund
Swiss Super League8th
Swiss CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kaly Sène (10)
All: Kaly Sène (10)
Highest home attendance16,112 vs Zürich
Lowest home attendance2,550 vs Lausanne-Sport
Average home league attendance5,600
Biggest win4–0 vs St. Gallen
Biggest defeat0–3 vs Young Boys

The 2021–22 Grasshopper Club Zurich season is the club's first season back in the Swiss Super League, after winning promotion from the Swiss Challenge League. The season started on July 24, 2021. Grasshoppers also participated in the Swiss Cup, losing in the second round.

Review and events

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Pre-season

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On May 26, Grasshopper Club Zurich 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, who had coached FC Lausanne-Sport until the end of last season.[2]

Before the start of the season, major personnel changes were made:

  • Portuguese goalkeeper André Moreira joined as new first goalkeeper
  • Austrian defender Georg Margreitter joined to lead Grasshopper's defense
  • Kosovaran midfielder Amir Abrashi returned to the club as the new captain (Abrashi had played for Grasshopper from 2010 till 2015)
  • Slovakian midfielder Christián Herc joined from Wolverhampton
  • In an unusual transfer, Japanese international Hayao Kawabe joined to augment the midfield

Furthermore, Toti's loan was extended for one year. Two further players were loaned from Wolverhampton (Bulgarian midfielder Bendegúz Bolla and Colombian forward Leonardo Campana). Campana was acquired to replace Léo Bonatini, who was injured at the end of the last season. Finally, Djibril Diani returned from his loan period at Livingston.

At the end of their loan period Oskar Buur and Connor Ronan returned to Wolverhampton, while Miguel Nóbrega returned to Benfica.

First round

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The season began poorly, with a 0–2 home loss to Basel, where Campana scored an own goal. However, the team showed a lot of promise and were able to hold a 0–0 draw against Swiss champions Young Boys in the next game. This game was followed up by their first win, a 3–1 victory over Lausanne-Sport. Campana shot two goals (one by penalty) and Toti shot one.

On 17 August 2021, Noah Loosli was acquired from Lausanne-Sport to bolster the defense. Loosli had played at Grasshopper previously between 2015 and 2018 and had already been part of the youth squad. The first major highlight of the season was the derby against city rivals FC Zürich, the first one since April 2019. Grasshopper started well with a 1–0 lead in the 7th minute by Margreitter, via corner, however Zürich was able to equalize almost immediately. In a back-and-forth game, both teams had their chances at victory, but it was Zürich who managed to eke out the win in the last minute of injury time.

On 1 September 2021, Senegalese forward Kaly Sène was loaned from Basel. In his second game, he was able to secure a victory with two goals in a 3–1 win against Sion (Bolla shot the other goal). He backed up this explosive performance with another two goals in a 5–2 victory. It would be Grasshopper's most goals in one game to date this season, with Léo, Bolla, and Diani supplying the other three goals.

Grasshopper ended the first round in 5th place with 13 points (3 wins, 4 draws, 2 losses) in nine games and a 15-11 goal statistic.

On 18 September 2021, they were eliminated from the Swiss Cup, after a 0–1 loss to FC Thun in the second round of the cup.

Second round

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Grasshopper were somewhat able to connect on their good performance of the first round. In the second derby of the season, it was Zürich who grabbed the explosive start, leading 2–0 after only ten minutes. Grasshopper was able to claw their way back into the game, in part thanks to a penalty conceded in the 17th minute, which Léo easily converted. Margreitter and Herc completed the turnaround. In the second half of the game Zürich was able to equalize again for the final 3–3 result. The poor start in the game in this derby was a sign of a worrying trend: in the previous game (1–3 loss to Lausanne-Sport), they had also conceded two goals in the first ten minutes of the game.

Their highest victory this season to date occurred on 5 December 2021, with a 4–0 away win against FC St. Gallen, where Sène scored a hat-trick.

A final highlight of this round would be the final game before the winter break against long time rivals FC Basel. In an exciting game, Basel was able to gain a lead in the last minute of the first half, but Grasshopper did not let this lead last long as Kawabe equalized the game soon after restart. Petar Pusic's goal in the 86th minute looked to be the winner of the game, especially since Basel were decimated due to a red card in the 89th minute, however they were once again upset in the last minute of the game with Basel's 2-2 equalizer.

Grasshoppers went into the winter break in 6th place with 23 points after 18 games, with 10 additional points (2 wins, 4 draws, 3 losses) and 17-15 goals in nine games (total 32–26).

Winter Break

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During the winter break, Toti was recalled to Wolverhampton to help out with personnel shortages, while the Swiss league was still on break. However, he was able to prove himself and his loan period was ended prematurely. Campana's loan period was also ended prematurely. Meanwhile, Diani was transferred to Caen, in the French second league, and defender Aleksandar Cvetković left the club to join FC Aarau in the Swiss Challenge League. Cvetković had barely seen any play this season as his position was taken over by the new defensive lead Margreitter. Grasshoppers also acquired Japanese defender Ayumu Seko, Portuguese defender Tomás Ribeiro, and French goalkeeper Lévi Ntumba. In a curious move, Kawabe was sold to Wolverhampton, but loaned right back. Korean forward Jeong Sang-bin and Portuguese midfielder Bruno Jordão were also loaned from Wolverhampton.

Third round

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Grasshoppers started absolutely catastrophically into the new year, managing just one win (2–0 away against Lausanne-Sport) and one draw (2–2 at home against Young Boys, thanks to a last minute equalizer by Bolla), after which five losses in a row saw the team dangerously close to the relegation places in the table. At the end of the round, after 27 games played, they were leading 8th place FC Luzern by only five points. In fact, with only four points in nine games, they were the second worst team of the league since the winter break (only Lausanne-Sport had a worse record). A reaction was desperately necessary, as the relegation spots were dangerously close.

The end of the third round saw them in 7th place with 27 points total and a goal difference of 42-46 (four points and 10-20 goals in nine games).

During this time, Nikola Gjorgjev and Shkelqim Demhasaj were loaned out to FC Schaffhausen and FC Winterthur (both playing in the Swiss Challenge League), respectively.

Fourth round

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On 28 March 2022, Colombian forward Brayan Riascos joined the club on loan from Ukrainian FC Metalist Kharkiv for the remainder of the season. This was possible due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as a result of which the FIFA allowed foreign players in Ukraine to sign with clubs outside Ukraine until 30 June 2022.[3]

The first game of the fourth round would also be the final derby of the season. Zürich, who were leading the league by a large margin, were the heavy favorites. However, Grasshoppers were able to massively improve upon the poor performances of the previous games and managed a 1–1 draw in snowy conditions. Giotto Morandi, who had only recently returned to the team from a long injury, shot the only goal for Grasshoppers in the 52nd minute. In the next game, they missed the chance to distance themselves further from pursuing Luzern, after giving up a 2–0 lead by half-time to end the game in a 2–2 draw, after receiving another last minute equalizer. On 16 April 2022, they managed to beat Servette FC in a 1–0 away victory, their first win after eight games. Léo had scored a penalty in the 10th minute. On 24 April, the upwards trend continued and they beat Lausanne-Sport 3–1, coming back from a 0–1 deficit at 10 minutes. It was their first home victory since 2 October 2021. Kawabe and an own goal turned the game around, while Bolla put the finishing touch in the last minute of regular time.

In the following three rounds, the team was unable to gain another victory, with two away draws against Basel and Lugano, where they unnecessarily gave up a lead, and a 0–1 loss against direct competitor Sion at home. As a result, before the penultimate match of the season Grasshoppers were only one point ahead of Luzern on the relegation playoff spot in the table. In this home game against St. Gallen, nothing but a victory would do. After largely dominating their guests, Grasshoppers were up 2–0 by half-time, after goals by Loosli and Morandi. After St. Gallen were able to come back into the game, with a penalty conceded by goalie Moreira, Momoh once again raised the score a minute after being subbed on. A disorganized defense and a scuffle in Grasshoppers's penalty box lead to one final goal for St. Gallen, but Grasshoppers were able to hold their lead for a 3–2 victory. Thanks to Luzern dropping points in their game against Young Boys, Grasshoppers had a lead of three points on Luzern. With an eleven-goal advantage, virtual safety of the relegation playoff spot was secured.

In the final game of the season, Grasshoppers suffered their worst defeat, a 0–3 away loss to Young Boys. However, this was only the second defeat in the fourth round, with three wins and four draws in the other games (12-9 goals).

Review

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Despite 13 points in the last nine games, Grasshoppers still ended the season in eight place with equal points (40) as FC Luzern in ninth place. Thanks to a better goal difference (-4 vs. -11), they just managed to avoid having to play the relegation playoff.[note 1] Having achieved their goal to remain in the top flight, the season ultimately can be viewed as a success. With a large number of personnel changes and a new coach this was not a matter of course and Grasshoppers sadly had to struggle, especially in the second half of the season. At season's end, Coach Contini highlighted lacking efficiency in front of the opponent's goal and defensive naïveté throughout the season as the biggest deficits.[4] The latter was particularly notable as the team often were unable to hold a lead to the end of the game and lost a total of 25 points after a lead (resulting in eight draws and 3 losses). Particularly, four goals received in injury time cost them seven points (leading to one loss and three draws) and eleven goals received in the last 15 minutes cost them 18 points (four losses, seven draws).

Fans voted Dominik Schmid as their player of the season.[5] Kaly Sène's second of three goals in the 4–0 away win against FC St. Gallen, a stunning overhead kick after a spot-on cross from Bendegúz Bolla, was voted goal of the season.[6]

Squad

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Players

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As of 27 January 2022[7]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) at GCZ since Former club
Goalkeepers
1 André Moreira Portugal GK (1995-12-02) 2 December 1995 (age 29) 06/2021 Belenenses
27 Mateo Matic Switzerland Croatia GK (1996-01-07) 7 January 1996 (age 28) 01/2016 own youth
93 Lévi Ntumba France Democratic Republic of the Congo GK (2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 (age 23) 01/2022 Dijon
Defenders
3 Ermir Lenjani Albania Kosovo DF (1989-08-05) 5 August 1989 (age 35) 09/2020 Sion
4 Li Lei China DF (1992-05-30) 30 May 1992 (age 32) 01/2022 Beijing Guoan
5 Aleksandar Cvetković Serbia DF (1995-06-04) 4 June 1995 (age 29) 02/2018 Wohlen
14 Tomás Ribeiro Portugal DF (1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 (age 25) 01/2022 Belenenses
15 Ayumu Seko Japan DF (2000-06-07) 7 June 2000 (age 24) 01/2022 Cerezo Osaka
24 Toti Portugal Guinea-Bissau DF (1999-01-16) 16 January 1999 (age 25) 05/2020 Wolverhampton (on loan)
25 Nadjack Guinea-Bissau Portugal DF (1994-02-06) 6 February 1994 (age 30) 08/2020 Rio Ave
31 Dominik Schmid Switzerland DF (1998-03-10) 10 March 1998 (age 26) 08/2020 Basel
33 Georg Margreitter Austria DF (1988-11-07) 7 November 1988 (age 36) 07/2021 Nürnberg
34 Allan Arigoni Switzerland DF (1998-11-04) 4 November 1998 (age 26) 07/2018 own youth
41 Noah Loosli Switzerland DF (1997-01-23) 23 January 1997 (age 27) 08/2021 Lausanne-Sport
51 Florian Hoxha Kosovo Switzerland DF (2001-02-22) 22 February 2001 (age 23) 07/2021 own youth
77 Bendegúz Bolla Hungary DF (1999-11-22) 22 November 1999 (age 25) 07/2021 Wolverhampton (on loan)
Midfielders
6 Amir Abrashi Albania Switzerland MF (1990-03-27) 27 March 1990 (age 34) 06/2021 Basel
7 Nuno da Silva Portugal Switzerland MF (1994-03-14) 14 March 1994 (age 30) 02/2021 Thun
8 André Santos Portugal MF (1989-03-02) 2 March 1989 (age 35) 08/2020 Belenenses
10 Petar Pusic Switzerland Croatia MF (1999-01-25) 25 January 1999 (age 25) 02/2017 own youth
20 Bruno Jordão Portugal MF (1998-10-12) 12 October 1998 (age 26) 01/2022 Wolverhampton (on loan)
22 Giotto Morandi Switzerland MF (1999-03-04) 4 March 1999 (age 25) 06/2019 own youth
23 Nikola Gjorgjev North Macedonia Switzerland MF (1997-08-22) 22 August 1997 (age 27) 07/2015 own youth
28 Christián Herc Slovakia MF (1998-09-30) 30 September 1998 (age 26) 06/2021 Wolverhampton
29 Djibril Diani France MF (1998-02-11) 11 February 1998 (age 26) 06/2021 Livingston
40 Hayao Kawabe Japan MF (1995-09-08) 8 September 1995 (age 29) 01/2022 Wolverhampton (on loan)
50 Simone Stroscio Switzerland MF (2003-08-20) 20 August 2003 (age 21) 10/2021 own youth
56 Leonardo Uka Kosovo MF (2001-01-26) 26 January 2001 (age 23) 10/2021 own youth
58 Dion Kacuri Switzerland MF (2004-02-11) 11 February 2004 (age 20) 10/2021 own youth
Forwards
9 Shkelqim Demhasaj Kosovo Switzerland FW (1996-04-19) 19 April 1996 (age 28) 07/2020 Luzern
11 Léo Bonatini Brazil Italy FW (1994-03-28) 28 March 1994 (age 30) 09/2020 Wolverhampton (on loan)
17 Kaly Sène Senegal FW (2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 23) 08/2021 Basel (on loan)
19 Leonardo Campana Ecuador Spain FW (2000-07-24) 24 July 2000 (age 24) 07/2021 Wolverhampton (on loan)
29 Jeong Sang-bin South Korea FW (2002-04-01) 1 April 2002 (age 22) 01/2022 Wolverhampton (on loan)
55 Elmin Rastoder Switzerland FW (2001-10-07) 7 October 2001 (age 23) 01/2022 own youth
58 Filipe de Carvalho Switzerland FW (2003-12-01) 1 December 2003 (age 21) 01/2022 own youth
59 Francis Momoh Nigeria FW (2001-03-25) 25 March 2001 (age 23) 08/2021 Heartland
94 Brayan Riascos Colombia FW (1994-10-10) 10 October 1994 (age 30) 03/2022 Metalist Kharkiv (on loan)

Players in italic left the club during the season.

Players 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 China CHN Jia Boyan (at Dubrava until 30 June 2022)
9 MF Kosovo KOS Shkelqim Demhasaj (at Winterthur until 30 June 2022)
23 MF North Macedonia MKD Nikola Gjorgjev (at Schaffhausen until 30 June 2022)
24 MF Kosovo KOS Imran Bunjaku (at Aarau until 30 June 2022)
48 MF Germany GER Robin Kalem (at Schaffhausen until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

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Coaching staff

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Current coaching staff

As of July 2021[41]
Position Name Since
Manager Switzerland Giorgio Contini 06/2021
Assistant manager Italy Erminio Piserchia 06/2021
Assistant manager (athletics) Austria Florian Klausner 06/2021
Assistant manager (athletics) Switzerland Philippe Hasler 07/2021
Assistant manager (goalkeeper) Switzerland Jörg Stiel 06/2021

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Super League 24 July 2021 22 May 2022 Matchday 1 8th 36 9 13 14 54 58 −4 025.00
Swiss Cup 15 August 2021 18 September 2021 1st round 2nd round 2 1 0 1 5 1 +4 050.00
Total 38 10 13 15 59 59 +0 026.32

Last updated: 22 May 2022
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
6 Servette 36 12 8 16 50 66 −16 44
7 Sion 36 11 8 17 46 67 −21 41
8 Grasshopper 36 9 13 14 54 58 −4 40
9 Luzern (O) 36 9 13 14 52 64 −12 40 Qualification for Relegation play-offs
10 Lausanne-Sport (R) 36 4 10 22 37 76 −39 22 Relegation to Swiss Challenge League
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.[42]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Placement Progression

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Results

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  Win   Draw   Loss

25 July 2021 1 Grasshopper Club Zurich 0–2 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
16:30 Abrashi Yellow card 22'
Diani Yellow card 38'
Herc Yellow card 41'
Toti Yellow card 86'
Arigoni Yellow card 87'
GC report Yellow card 5' Xhaka
Yellow card 21' Kasami
Yellow card 26' Petretta
54' (o.g.) Leonardo Campana
Yellow card 68' Quintillà
70' Esposito
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Switzerland Lukas Fähndrich
31 July 2021 2 Young Boys 0–0 Grasshopper Club Zurich Stadion Wankdorf, Bern
20:30 Martins Yellow card 44' Report Yellow card 19' Toti
Yellow card 50' Abrashi
Attendance: 20,628
Referee: Switzerland Sandro Schärer
7 August 2021 3 Grasshopper Club Zurich 3–1 Lausanne-Sport Letzigrund, Zürich
20:30 Margreitter Yellow card 13'
Campana 35', 49' (pen.)
Toti 81'
Report Yellow card 32' Nanizayamo
Yellow card 55' Suzuki
73' Husić
Attendance: 2,550
Referee: Switzerland Alain Bieri
22 August 2021 4 Zürich 2–1 Grasshopper Club Zurich Letzigrund, Zürich
16:30 Marchesano 10'
Leitner Yellow card 15'
Kryeziu Yellow card 49'
Aliti Yellow card 64'
Ceesay 90+5'
Report 7' Margreitter
Yellow card 47' Yellow-red card 47' Abrashi
Yellow card 49' Campana
Attendance: 14,896
Referee: Switzerland Urs Schnyder
29 August 2021 5 Grasshopper Club Zurich 1–1 Servette Letzigrund, Zürich
16:30 Campana 37' (pen.)
Da Silva Yellow card 64'
Diani Yellow card 87'
Report Yellow card 36' Sauthier
20' Cognat
Yellow card 58' Rouillet
Attendance: 4,018
Referee: Switzerland Sven Wolfensberger
11 September 2021 6 Luzern 1–1 Grasshopper Club Zurich Swissporarena, Luzern
18:00 Sidler 3'
Ugrinic Yellow card 63'
Ndiaye Yellow card 89'
Tasar Yellow card 90+1'
Report 51'Yellow card 84' Herc
Yellow card 63' Toti
Yellow card 81' Kawabe
Attendance: 9,217
Referee: Switzerland Esther Staubli
23 September 2021 7 Lugano 1–1 Grasshopper Club Zurich Cornaredo, Lugano
20:30 Margreitter 50' (o.g.)
Custodio Yellow card 90+4'
Report 90+1' Margreitter
Yellow card 79' Abrashi
Yellow card 90+5' Schmid
Attendance: 2,136
Referee: Switzerland Alessandro Dudic
26 September 2021 8 Grasshopper Club Zurich 3–1 Sion Letzigrund, Zürich
16:30 Sène 24', 49'
Bolla 30'
Herc Yellow card 35'
Report 90' Zuffi Attendance: 3,785
Referee: Switzerland Luca Piccolo
2 October 2021 9 Grasshopper Club Zurich 5–2 St. Gallen Letzigrund, Zürich
18:00 Sène 9', 49'
Kawabe Yellow card 14'
Léo 22'
Pusic Yellow card 58'
Bolla 70'
Diani 84'
Report Yellow card 28' 46' Lüchinger
54' (pen.) Duah
Yellow card 55' Guillemenot
Attendance: 5,789
Referee: Switzerland Fedayi San
17 October 2021 10 Lausanne-Sport 3–1 Grasshopper Club Zurich Stade de la Tuilière, Lausanne
14:15 Amdouni 1'
Puertas 8', 80' (pen.) Yellow card 82'
Chafik Yellow card 23' Yellow-red card 54'
Kukuruzović Yellow card 70'
Suzuki Yellow card 90+2'
Report Yellow card 6' Bolla
Yellow card 11' Toti
68' (pen.) Bonatini
Yellow card 77' Margreitter
Yellow card 90+5' Arigoni
Attendance: 3,811
Referee: Switzerland Alain Bieri
23 October 2021 11 Grasshopper Club Zurich 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'
Report 3', 66' Pollero
10' Yellow card 15' Džemaili
Yellow card 13' Kryeziu
Attendance: 15,700
Referee: Switzerland Adrien Jaccottet
31 October 2021 12 Sion 1–3 Grasshopper Club Zurich Stade Tourbillon, Sion
14:15 Grgić 47' (pen.)
Ndoye Yellow card 90+5'
Report Yellow card 27' Schmid
32' Kawabe
44' Sène
78' Diani
Yellow card 84' Margreitter
Yellow card 89' Léo
Yellow card 89' Hoxha
Attendance: 7,200
Referee: Switzerland Alessandro Dudic
7 November 2021 13 Grasshopper Club Zurich 1–1 Young Boys Letzigrund, Zürich
18:00 Sène Yellow card 9'
Arigoni 26'
Loosli Yellow card 33'
Da Silva Yellow card 33'
Report Yellow card 35' Sierro
Yellow card 82' Bürgy
90+3' Siebatcheu
Yellow card 90+3' Garcia
Attendance: 7,736
Referee: Switzerland Adrien Jaccottet
21 November 2021 14 Servette 3–2 Grasshopper Club Zurich Stade de Genève, Lancy
16:30 Kyei 32', 79'
Imeri 50'
Sasso Yellow card 55'
Douline Yellow card 75'
Report Yellow card 4' Pusic
56' (pen.) Léo
Yellow card 68' Lenjani
69' Kawabe
Attendance: 5,027
Referee: Switzerland Adrien Jaccottet
27 November 2021 15 Grasshopper Club Zurich 0–1 Lugano Letzigrund, Zürich
18:00 Diani Yellow card 44'
Sène Yellow card 81'
Loosli Yellow card 90+4'
Report 79' Custodio
Yellow card 87' Celar
Attendance: 3,044
Referee: Switzerland Lukas Fähndrich
5 December 2021 16 St. Gallen 0–4 Grasshopper Club Zurich Kybunpark, St. Gallen
16:30 Stillhart Red card 18'
Guillemenot Yellow card 81'
Report 32', 43', 58' Sène
Yellow card 82' Margreitter
83' Kawabe
Attendance: 14,335
Referee: Switzerland Alessandro Dudic
12 December 2021 17 Grasshopper Club Zurich 1–1 Luzern Letzigrund, Zürich
16:30 Léo 4'
Lenjani Yellow card 39'
Sène Yellow card 39'
Kawabe Yellow card 47'
Report Yellow card 17' Frýdek
Yellow card 39' Schulz
Yellow card 74' Yellow-red card 80' 79' Čumić
Attendance: 4,375
Referee: Switzerland Luca Piccolo
19 December 2021 18 Basel 2–2 Grasshopper Club Zurich St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:30 Stocker 45'
Kasami Yellow card 87'
Ndoye Yellow card 88'
Esposito Red card 89'
Kasami 90+3'
Cabral Yellow card 90+5'
Report Yellow card 50' Diani
53'Yellow card 57' Kawabe
Yellow card 81' Léo
86' Pusic
Yellow card 89' Demhasaj
Yellow card 90+7' Georg Margreitter
Attendance: 21,422
Referee: Switzerland Alain Bieri
30 January 2022 19 Sion 2–0 Grasshopper Club Zurich Stade Tourbillon, Sion
16:30 Saintini Yellow card 38'
Bamert 29'Yellow card 40'
Loosli 69' (o.g.)
Cavaré Yellow card 83'
Report Yellow card 37' Sène
Yellow card 64' Loosli
Red card 84' Santos
Yellow card 85' Arigoni
Attendance: 5,800
Referee: Switzerland Alain Bieri
5 February 2022 20 Grasshopper Club Zurich 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
12 February 2022 21 Lausanne-Sport 0–2 Grasshopper Club Zurich Stade de la Tuilière, Lausanne
18:00 Yellow card 3' Yellow-red card 89' Trebel Report 28' 67' Momoh
Yellow card 38' Jordão
Yellow card 86' Herc
Attendance: 3,025
Referee: Switzerland Sven Wolfensberger
20 February 2022 22 Grasshopper Club Zurich 2–2 Young Boys Letzigrund, Zürich
16:30 Herc Yellow card 35'
Margreitter Yellow card 45+1' 60'
Jordão Yellow card 79'
Ribeiro Yellow card 82'
Bolla 90+5'
Report 53' (pen.) Pefok
Yellow card 55' Fernandes
Yellow card 72' Zesiger
77' Mambimbi
Yellow card 86' Niasso
Attendance: 6,273
Referee: Luca Piccolo
27 February 2022 23 St. Gallen 2–0 Grasshopper Club Zurich Kybunpark, St. Gallen
14:15 Von Moos 7'
Yellow card 58' Guillemenot
66' Duah
Yellow card 87' Toma
Report Yellow card 20' Abrashi
Yellow card 63' Jordão
Yellow card 90+1' Bolla
Attendance: 18,861
Referee: Stefan Horisberger
3 March 2022 24 Grasshopper Club Zurich 1–2 Lugano Letzigrund, Zürich
20:30 Lenjani Yellow card 56'
Sène 77'
Report 17' 71'Yellow card 90+4' Celar
Yellow card 90' Maric
Attendance: 3,039
Referee: Sven Wolfensberger
6 March 2022 25 Grasshopper Club Zurich 2–4 Servette Letzigrund, Zürich
16:30 Momoh Yellow card 7'
Herc Yellow card 35' 41'
Kawabe 53'
Report Yellow card 21' Bedia
36' (pen.) Imeri
44' Schalk
78' 90+2' Rodelin
Attendance: 3,885
Referee: Fedayi San
13 March 2022 26 Luzern 1–0 Grasshopper Club Zurich Swissporarena, Luzern
16:30 Léo 2' (o.g.)
Schulz Yellow card 39'
Report Yellow card 1' Kawabe
Yellow card 71' Arigoni
Attendance: 11,711
Referee: Luca Piccolo
20 March 2022 27 Grasshopper Club Zurich 2–4 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
16:30 Sène 24'Yellow card 59'
Kawabe 38'
da Silva Yellow card 66'
Report 16' Millar
44' Lang
52' 79' Szalai
Yellow card 88' Stocker
Attendance: 5,894
Referee: Urs Schnyder
2 April 2022 28 Zürich 1–1 Grasshopper Letzigrund, Zürich
17:30 Boranijasevic Yellow card 11'
Džemaili Yellow card 58'
Aliti 82'
Coric Yellow card 58'
Report 52' Morandi
Yellow card 58' Sène
Yellow card 58' Schmid
Yellow card 79' Kacuri
Yellow card 81' Loosli
Attendance: 15,327
Referee: Sandro Schärer
9 April 2022 29 Grasshopper 2–2 Luzern Letzigrund, Zürich
20:30 Arigoni 13'
Momoh 29'
Bolla Yellow card 33'
Loosli Yellow card 39' Yellow-red card 76'
Lenjani Yellow card 55'
Sène Yellow card 88'
Report Yellow card 34' Jashari
63' Abubakar
Yellow card 71' Kvasina
Yellow card 87' Burch
90' Sidler
Attendance: 5,049
Referee: Fedayi San
16 April 2022 30 Servette 0–1 Grasshopper Stade de Genève, Geneva
20:30 Cespedes Yellow card 19'
Behrami Yellow card 28'
Imeri Yellow card 51'
Bauer Yellow card 90+4'
Report 10' (pen.) Léo
Yellow card 16' Arigoni
Yellow card 46' Lei
Yellow card 73' Momoh
Yellow card 90+1' Jordão
Attendance: 5,012
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich
24 April 2022 31 Grasshopper 3–1 Lausanne-Sport Letzigrund, Zürich
16:30 Hayao Kawabe 37'Yellow card 58'
Zohouri 72' (o.g.)
Bolla 90+1'
Report 5' Kukuruzovic
Yellow card 11' Coyle
Yellow card 35' Alakouch
Yellow card 57' Husic
Yellow card 59' Trebel
Attendance: 3,503
Referee: Luca Piccolo
30 April 2022 32 Lugano 1–1 Grasshopper Cornaredo, Lugano
18:00 Lavanchy Yellow card 39'
Sabbatini 75'
Daprelà Yellow card 87'
Report 58' Léo Attendance: 2,584
Referee: Esther Staubli
7 May 2022 33 Grasshopper 0–1 Sion Letzigrund, Zürich
14:15 Arigoni Yellow card 20'
Seko Yellow card 51'
Report 70' Stojilkovic
Yellow card 90+5' Cipriano
Attendance: 4,414
Referee: Urs Schnyder
12 May 2022 34 Basel 1–1 Grasshopper St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:30 Andy Pelmard Yellow card 41'
Esposito 84'
Report Yellow card 10' Bolla
50'Yellow card 59' Riascos
Yellow card 75' Yellow-red card 77' Herc
Yellow card 90+1' Moreira
Attendance: 19,228
Referee: Stefan Horisberger
19 May 2022 35 Grasshopper 3–2 St. Gallen Letzigrund, Zürich
20:30 Loosli 18'
Morandi 45+1'
Moreira Yellow card 59'
Momoh 81'
Abrashi Yellow card 86'
Sène Yellow card 90+5'
Report Yellow card 5' Besio
Yellow card 42' Stillhart
60' (pen) Quintillà
87' Duah
Attendance: 5,234
Referee: Luca Piccolo
22 May 2022 36 Young Boys 3–0 Grasshopper Stadion Wankdorf, Bern
16:30 Fassnacht 7'Yellow card 8'
Fernandes Yellow card 35'
Maceiras Yellow card 38'
Kanga 77'
Monteiro 89'
Report Yellow card 2' Jordão
Yellow card 90+1' Seko
Attendance: 31,120
Referee: Fedayi San

Swiss Cup

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Kickoff times are in CET

  Win   Draw   Loss

15 August 2021 (2021-08-15) 1st Round FC Widnau Canton of St. Gallen 0–5 Canton of Zurich Grasshopper Club Zurich Widnau
14:00 Report 5' Demhasaj
53' Momoh
57' Gjorgjev
59' Santos
73' Da Silva
Stadium: Aegeten
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Switzerland Nico Gianforte
18 September 2021 (2021-09-18) 2nd Round Thun Canton of Bern 1–0 Canton of Zurich Grasshopper Club Zurich Thun
20:15 Sutter 59' Report Stadium: Stockhorn Arena
Attendance: 2,663
Referee: Switzerland Adrien Jaccottet

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

25 June 2021 (2021-06-25) Grasshopper Club Zurich Switzerland 2–4 Switzerland Schaffhausen Niederhasli, Switzerland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: GC/Campus
2 July 2021 (2021-07-02) Wil Switzerland 1–2 Switzerland Grasshopper Club Zurich Wil, Switzerland
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Sportpark Bergholz
6 July 2021 (2021-07-06) Basel Switzerland 1–0 Switzerland Grasshopper Club Zurich Münchenstein, Switzerland
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) Kasami 4'
Quintillà Yellow card 28'
Report Stadium: Youth Campus Basel
Attendance: 270
Referee: Switzerland Adrien Jaccottet
10 July 2021 (2021-07-10) Grasshopper Club Zurich Switzerland 0–2 Switzerland Luzern Niederhasli, Switzerland
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: GC/Campus
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mirel Turkes
17 July 2021 (2021-07-17) Grasshopper Club Zurich Switzerland 2–3 Switzerland Thun Niederhasli, Switzerland
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: GC/Campus
Attendance: 300
3 September 2021 (2021-09-03) Grasshopper Club Zurich Switzerland 5–2 Austria Dornbirn Niederhasli, Switzerland
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: GC/Campus
6 October 2021 (2021-10-06) 3-Städte-Turnier FC Uster Switzerland 1–5 Switzerland Grasshopper Club Zurich Uster, Switzerland
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Cenerazzo
Report Stadium: Buchholz
6 October 2021 (2021-10-06) 3-Städte-Turnier Grasshopper Club Zurich Switzerland 2–0 Switzerland Winterthur Uster, Switzerland
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Buchholz
11 November 2021 (2021-11-11) Grasshopper Club Zurich Switzerland 3–1 Liechtenstein Vaduz Niederhasli, Switzerland
14:00 CET (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: GC/Campus
Attendance: 0
11 January 2022 (2022-01-11) Wil Switzerland 2–2 Switzerland Grasshopper Club Zurich Wil, Switzerland
14:30 CET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Sportpark Bergholz
Attendance: 0
15 January 2022 (2022-01-15) Young Boys Switzerland 5–2 Switzerland Grasshopper Club Zurich Bern, Switzerland
13:00 CET (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Switzerland Stefan Horisberger
21 January 2022 (2022-01-21) Grasshopper Club Zurich Switzerland 1–1 Switzerland Winterthur Niederhasli, Switzerland
15:00 CET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: GC/Campus
Attendance: 0
25 March 2022 (2022-03-25) Grasshopper Club Zurich Switzerland 1–1 Switzerland Aarau Niederhasli, Switzerland
14:00 CET (UTC+2) Morandi 38' Report 66' Almeida Stadium: GC/Campus
Attendance: 150
Referee: Anojen Kanagasingam

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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Rank No. Pos Nat Name League Cup Total
1 17 FW Senegal Kaly Sène 10 0 10
2 40 MF Japan Hayao Kawabe 7 0 7
11 FW Brazil Léo Bonatini 7 0 7
4 59 FW Nigeria Francis Momoh 4 1 5
5 33 DF Austria Georg Margreitter 4 0 4
77 DF Hungary Bendegúz Bolla 4 0 4
7 19 FW Ecuador Leonardo Campana 3 0 3
28 MF Slovakia Christián Herc 3 0 3
22 MF Switzerland Giotto Morandi 2 0 2
9 29 MF France Djibril Diani 2 0 2
34 DF Switzerland Allan Arigoni 2 0 2
10 7 MF Portugal Nuno da Silva 0 1 1
8 MF Portugal André Santos 0 1 1
9 FW Kosovo Shkelqim Demhasaj 0 1 1
10 MF Switzerland Petar Pusic 1 0 1
23 MF North Macedonia Nikola Gjorgjev 0 1 1
24 DF Portugal Toti 1 0 1
31 DF Switzerland Dominik Schmid 1 0 1
41 DF Switzerland Noah Loosli 1 0 1
94 FW Colombia Brayan Riascos 1 0 1
Own goals 5 0 1
Totals 54 5 59

Last updated: 11 April 2022
Source: GCZ Statistiken

Players in italic left the club during the season.

Assists

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Rank No. Pos Nat Name League Cup Total
1 3 DF Albania Ermir Lenjani 8 0 8
2 31 DF Switzerland Dominik Schmid 6 1 7
3 28 MF Slovakia Christián Herc 5 0 5
4 11 FW Brazil Léo Bonatini 4 0 4
17 FW Senegal Kaly Sène 4 0 4
6 10 MF Switzerland Petar Pusic 3 0 3
59 FW Nigeria Francis Momoh 3 0 3
77 DF Hungary Bendegúz Bolla 3 0 3
40 MF Japan Hayao Kawabe 3 0 3
34 DF Switzerland Allan Arigoni 3 0 3
11 4 DF China Li Lei 1 0 1
6 MF Albania Amir Abrashi 1 0 1
7 MF Portugal Nuno da Silva 0 1 1
9 FW Kosovo Shkelqim Demhasaj 1 0 1
20 MF Portugal Bruno Jordão 1 0 1
22 MF Switzerland Giotto Morandi 1 0 1
29 MF France Djibril Diani 0 1 1
Totals 45 3 48

Last updated: 11 April 2022
Source: GCZ Statistiken

Players in italic left the club during the season.

Notes

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  1. ^ Curiously, if they had been in the relegation playoff, they would have had to find an alternative ground for the home leg, as Rammstein were scheduled to play in the Letzigrund that week.

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