2020–21 Grasshopper Club Zurich season explained

Club:Grasshopper Club Zurich
Season:2020–21
Manager:Zoltán Kádár (interim)
Chairman:Sky Sun
Stadium:Letzigrund
League:Challenge League
League Result:1st (promoted)
Cup1:Swiss Cup
Cup1 Result:Quarter-finals
League Topscorer:
Léo Bonatini (11)
Season Topscorer:
Léo Bonatini (13)
Highest Attendance:2'550 vs Wil
Largest Win:4–1 vs Aarau
3–0 vs Wil
3–0 vs Neuchâtel Xamax
Largest Loss:2–5 vs Kriens
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Prevseason:2019–20
Nextseason:2021–22

The 2020–21 Grasshopper Club Zurich 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 Zurich 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.

On May 11, 2021 coach João Carlos Pereira was sacked after three defeats in a row. He was replaced by Zoltán Kádár for the last two games of the season.[4]

Thanks to a 2–1 win against Kriens on the last day of the season, Grasshopper Club Zurich was promoted to the Super League.[5]

Squad

Players

No.NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (age)at GCZ sinceSigned from
Goalkeepers
1Mirko Salvi GK1994 2, df=yes07/2018Basel
27Mateo MaticGK1996 1, df=yes01/2016own youth
36Marvin KellerGK2002 7, df=yes07/2019own youth
57Matthias MinderGK1993 2, df=yes09/2020Neuchâtel Xamax
Defenders
2Oskar BuurCB1998 3, df=yes01/2021Wolverhampton (on loan)
4Miguel NóbregaCB2000 4, df=yes09/2020Benfica (on loan)
5Aleksandar CvetkovićCB1995 6, df=yes02/2018Wohlen
20Marcin DickenmannCB2000 8, df=yes06/2020own youth
22Nadjack CB1994 2, df=yes08/2020Rio Ave
24Toti CB1999 1, df=yes05/2020Wolverhampton (on loan)
31Dominik SchmidCB1998 3, df=yes08/2020
34Allan ArigoniCB1998 11, df=yes07/2018own youth
44Elias Mesonero CB2001 3, df=yes01/2020own youth
89Ermir Lenjani CB1989 8, df=yes09/2020Sion
Midfielders
8André SantosMF1989 3, df=yes08/2020Belenenses
10Petar PusicMF1999 1, df=yes02/2017own youth
14Connor Ronan MF1998 3, df=yes08/2020Wolverhampton (on loan)
19Nuno da SilvaMF1994 3, df=yes02/2021Thun
21Ming-yang Yang MF1995 7, df=yes08/2017Wolverhampton
23Nikola Gjorgjev MF1997 8, df=yes07/2015own youth
29Djibril DianiMF1998 2, df=yes12/2018own youth
30Nuno Pina MF1999 3, df=yes08/2020ChievoVerona (on loan)
33Giotto MorandiMF1999 3, df=yes06/2019own youth
47Fabio FehrMF2000 1, df=yes02/2020own youth
48Robin KalemMF2002 7, df=yes06/2020own youth
Forwards
3Léo Bonatini FW1994 3, df=yes09/2020Wolverhampton (on loan)
7Oscar CorreiaFW1997 9, df=yes07/2020Étoile Carouge
9Shkelqim DemhasajFW1996 4, df=yes07/2020Luzern
11Renat Dadashov FW1999 5, df=yes08/2020Wolverhampton (on loan)
11Hicham Acheffay FW2000 8, df=yes01/2021Utrecht
17Cristian Ponde FW1995 1, df=yes08/2020Karpaty Lviv
42Filipe de CarvalhoFW2003 12, df=yes02/2021own youth
90André RibeiroFW1997 6, df=yes02/2021St. Gallen

Players in italic left the club during the season.

Players out on loan

Transfers

In

scope=colDatescope=colPlayerTransferred fromscope=colFee/notesscope=colSource
30 ChievoVeronaLoan
7 Étoile CarougeFree[6]
9 LuzernFree[7]
31 BaselFree[8]
21 WolverhamptonFree[9]
11 WolverhamptonLoan
14 WolverhamptonLoan[10]
17 Karpaty LvivFree[11]
8 BelenensesFree[12]
22 Rio Ave[13]
EmpoliReturn from loan
24 WolverhamptonLoan[14]
89 SionFree[15]
3 WolverhamptonLoan[16]
4 BenficaLoan[17]
KriensReturn from loan[18]
2 WolverhamptonLoan[19]
11 Utrecht[20]
19 Thun[21]
90 St. Gallen[22]

Out

scope=colDatescope=colPlayerTransferred toscope=colFee/notesscope=colSource
20unattached[23]
28 Winterthur[24]
10RetirementFree
13 Espérance Tunis[25]
21 Lausanne-Ouchy
4 KriensLoan[26]
17unattached[27]
31 KriensLoan[28]
45 Rio Ave[29]
9 Nantong ZhiyunFree[30]
Empoli€0.5 million
11 MetalacFree
11 WolverhamptonLoan ended
20 WilLoan[31]
29 LivingstonLoan[32]
7 Étoile CarougeLoan[33]
21 Nantong Zhiyun[34]

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

PositionNameSince
Manager Zoltán Kádár (interim) 05/2021
Assistant manager Marc Hodel (interim) 05/2021
Assistant manager Ricardo Cabanas (interim) 05/2021
Assistant manager (athletics) Walter Grüter (interim) 05/2021
Assistant manager (goalkeeper) Christoph Born 2011

until 11 May 2021

PositionNameSince
Manager 2020
Assistant manager João Gião 2020
Assistant manager (methodology) Gilberto Freitas 2020
Assistant manager (individual) Lino Godinho 2020
Assistant manager (athletics) Bruno Ferreira 2020
Assistant manager (goalkeeper) Christoph Born 2011

Competitions

Challenge League

See main article: 2020–21 Swiss Challenge League.

Kickoff times are in CET

Swiss Cup

See main article: 2020–21 Swiss Cup. Kickoff times are in CET

Pre-season and friendlies

Statistics

Goalscorers

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13FWLéo Bonatini11213
29FWShkelqim Demhasaj10111
310MFPetar Pusic909
423MFNikola Gjorgjev707
517FWCristian Ponde516
630MFNuno Pina303
31DFDominik Schmid202
88MFAndré Santos202
24DFToti202
33MFGiotto Morandi202
115DFAleksandar Cvetković101
14MFConnor Ronan101
19MFNuno da Silva101
34DFAllan Arigoni101
48MFRobin Kalem011
89DFErmir Lenjani101
90FWAndré Ribeiro101
Own goals000
Totals60565

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nach 67 Jahren im Oberhaus: Chaoten besiegeln den GC-Abstieg. SRF. srf.ch. 23 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Chinesen übernehmen GC. Thomas Schifferle. 20min.ch. 28 November 2020.
  3. Web site: GC gegen den Rest: Sind die Zürcher konkurrenzlos?. SDA. bluewin.ch. 28 November 2020.
  4. Web site: GC feuert Trainer Pereira. Blick. 11 May 2021. blick.ch. 11 May 2021.
  5. Web site: Challenge League: GC steigt auf – Thun spielt Barrage. nau.ch. 21 May 2021. nau.ch. 23 May 2021.
  6. News: GC rüstet auf – Offensiv-Duo wechselt zu den Zürchern . 28 November 2020. bluewin.ch. 2 July 2020.
  7. News: GC rüstet auf – Offensiv-Duo wechselt zu den Zürchern . 28 November 2020. bluewin.ch. 2 July 2020.
  8. News: Nächster Neuzugang bei GC: Dominik Schmid ist da . 2 December 2020. 4-4-2.com. 7 August 2020.
  9. News: Yang Ming-Yang zu den Grasshoppers . 2 December 2020. bote.ch. 17 August 2020.
  10. News: Wolves' Conor Ronan loaned to Grasshoppers . 28 November 2020. expressandstar.com. 17 September 2020.
  11. News: Grasshoppers verpflichten Portugiesen Ponde . 28 November 2020. aargauerzeitung.ch. 25 August 2020.
  12. News: André Santos reforça suíços do Grasshopper . 28 November 2020. record.pt. 29 August 2020.
  13. News: GC holt Verteidiger Nadjack von Rio Ave . 2 December 2020. nau.ch. 29 August 2020.
  14. News: Gomes verpflichtet – nächster Portugiese für GC . 2 December 2020. 4-4-2.com. 5 September 2020.
  15. News: Ermir Lenjani kehrt zu GC zurück . 2 December 2020. suedostschweiz.ch. 11 September 2020.
  16. News: Fix: Wolves-Brasilianer Léo Bonatini wechselt zu GC . 28 November 2020. 4-4-2.com. 22 September 2020.
  17. News: Miguel Nóbrega ruma ao Grasshoppers . 28 November 2020. record.pt. 30 September 2020.
  18. News: SC Kriens: Neuer Assistenztrainer und ein Abgang . 23 January 2021. regiofussball.ch. 4 January 2021.
  19. News: Oskar Buur zu GC . 12 January 2021. gcz.ch. 11 January 2021.
  20. News: GC verpflichtet Stürmer Acheffay . 20 January 2021. gcz.ch. 20 January 2021.
  21. News: GC holt Da Silva . 9 February 2021. gcz.ch. 8 February 2021.
  22. News: André Ribeiro zu GC . 14 February 2021. gcz.ch. 10 February 2021.
  23. News: Fix: Danijel Subotic verlässt GC . 23 January 2021. 4-4-2.com. 1 July 2020.
  24. News: GC verlängert Verträge mit Buff, Chagas und Wittwer nicht . 23 January 2021. nau.ch. 3 August 2020.
  25. News: MERCATO: NASSIM BEN KHALIFA EN ROUTE POUR L’ESPÉRANCE DE TUNIS . 23 January 2021. africatopsports.com. 14 November 2020.
  26. News: Amel Rustemoski wechselt leihweise zum SC Kriens . 2 December 2020. luzernerzeitung.ch. 8 September 2020.
  27. News: GC verlängert Verträge mit Buff, Chagas und Wittwer nicht . 23 January 2021. nau.ch. 3 August 2020.
  28. News: Amel Rustemoski wechselt leihweise zum SC Kriens . 2 December 2020. luzernerzeitung.ch. 8 September 2020.
  29. News: Defesas Ivo Pinto e Nando Pijnaker foram reforços surpresa na apresentação do Rio Ave . 23 January 2021. sapo.pt. 29 August 2020.
  30. News: GC verlängert Verträge mit Buff, Chagas und Wittwer nicht . 23 January 2021. nau.ch. 3 August 2020.
  31. News: Dickenmann leihweise zum FC Wil 1900 . 14 January 2021. gcz.ch. 14 January 2021.
  32. News: Diani leihweise zum Livingston FC . 15 February 2021. gcz.ch. 15 January 2021.
  33. News: Oscar Correia kehrt leihweise zu Étoile Carouge zurück . 18 February 2021. gcz.ch. 18 January 2021.
  34. News: Allen Njie und Ming-yang Yang verlassen GC . 3 March 2021. gcz.ch. 3 March 2021.

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