Grasshopper Club Zurich (women) explained

Clubname:Grasshopper Club
Fullname:Grasshopper Club Zürich Frauen
Founded:1974 / 2008 / 2009
Ground:GC/Campus, Niederhasli, Zürich
Capacity:1,300
Owner:CV.Gatrav
Chairman:Heinz Spross
Season:2022–2023
Position:3rd
Website:http://www.gc-frauen.ch
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Grasshopper Club Zurich Frauen is a Swiss women's football team from Niederhasli, Zurich representing Grasshopper Club Zurich in the Swiss Women's Super League.[1]

History

The team was founded in 1977 in Schwerzenbach, Zurich, as DFC Schwerzenbach, the women's football division of SC Schwerzenbach. The team achieved promotion to the top level in 1988 and has played there since. Three years later Schwerzenbach won its first trophy, the 1992 national cup, and in 1999 it won the championship. FFC Bern prevented a double defeating Schwerzenbach in the cup's final in a penalty shootout.

While the team's standings subsequently ranged between the 3rd and second-to-last spots,[2] Schwerzenbach won two more national cups in 2003 and 2008 and represented Switzerland in the 2004 European Cup.[3] In 2006, the team decided to become its own club and on 6 October 2006, FFC United Schwerzenbach was founded in Greifensee, Zurich.

In May 2008, the club won its first title, with the cup victory over FFC Bern. Soon after, in June 2008, the collaboration between Grasshopper Club Zurich and FFC United Schwerzenbach was announced and in the following season the team played as GC/Schwerzenbach. This collaboration was seen as a quantum leap in women's football in Switzerland. GC/Schwerzenbach was dissolved a year later, as the team became fully integrated into Grasshopper Club as the women's football division. They would play under the name Grasshopper Club Zurich.

Following a bronze in its debut season, Grasshopper was the championship's runner-up in 2010. In the three next seasons it has ended in mid-table positions.[4]

On 4 September 2023, the club decided to incorporate their women's football team under the name GC Frauenfussball AG.[5]

Titles

Current squad

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International players

Former Grasshopper Club Zurich players in italic

Competition record

Overall record

width=40pxSeasonwidth=40pxDivisionwidth=40pxPositionwidth=80pxSwiss Cupwidth=120pxChampions League
1977–78bgcolor=silver2 (Gr. 2)6 / 8?
1978–79bgcolor=silver2 ??
1979–80bgcolor=silver2 (Gr. 3)8 / 9?
1980–81bgcolor=silver2 (Gr. 1)7 / 8?
1981–82bgcolor=silver2 ??
1982–83bgcolor=silver2 ??
1983–84bgcolor=silver2 (Gr. 1)4 / 8?
1984–85bgcolor=silver2 (Gr. 1)8 / 10?
1985–86bgcolor=silver2 (Gr. 1)5 / 10?
1986–87bgcolor=silver2 (Gr. 1)7 / 10?
1987–88bgcolor=silver2 (Gr. 1)1 / 10?
1988–89bgcolor=gold1 5 / 10?
1989–90bgcolor=gold1 4 / 10?
1990–91bgcolor=gold1 3 / 6?
1991–92bgcolor=gold1 3 / 6?
1992–93bgcolor=gold1 3 / 6?
1993–94bgcolor=gold1 3 / 6?
1994–95bgcolor=gold1 4 / 6?
1995–96bgcolor=gold1 4 / 10?
1996–97bgcolor=gold1 7 / 10?
1997–98bgcolor=gold1 4 / 10?
1998–99bgcolor=gold1 bgcolor=gold1 / 10bgcolor=silverFinalist
1999–00bgcolor=gold1 4 / 10bgcolor=silverFinalist
2000–01bgcolor=gold1 4 / 10Round of 16
2001–02bgcolor=gold1 4 / 10Round of 16
2002–03bgcolor=gold1 3 / 10bgcolor=goldChampion
2003–04bgcolor=gold1 5 / 10SemifinalsGroup stage
2004–05bgcolor=gold1 7 / 8Round of 32
2005–06bgcolor=gold1 3 / 8Quarterfinals
2006–07bgcolor=gold1 6 / 8Semifinals
2007–08bgcolor=gold1 5 / 8bgcolor=goldChampion
2008–09bgcolor=gold1 3 / 10Quarterfinals
2009–10bgcolor=gold1 bgcolor=silver2 / 10Round of 16
2010–11bgcolor=gold1 5 / 10Round of 16
2011–12bgcolor=gold1 5 / 10Round of 32
2012–13bgcolor=gold1 6 / 10Round of 16
2013–14bgcolor=gold1 9 / 10Round of 16
2014–15bgcolor=gold1 9 / 10Round of 16
2015–16bgcolor=gold1 6 / 10Quarterfinals
2016–17bgcolor=gold1 7 / 10Round of 16
2017–18bgcolor=gold1 5 / 8Round of 16
2018–19bgcolor=gold1 3 / 8Semifinals
2019–20bgcolor=gold1 Abandoned
2020–21bgcolor=gold1 5 / 8Semifinals
2021–22bgcolor=gold1 3 / 8bgcolor=silverFinalist
2022–23bgcolor=gold1 3 / 8Quarterfinals

Notes and References

  1. http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/teams/club=2601958/profile/index.html Profile
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit-womchamp.html List of Nationalliga tables
  3. http://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/newsid=95141.html Baku make first quarter-final.
  4. http://es.women.soccerway.com/national/switzerland/nationalliga-a/2011-2012/regular-season/ Nationalliga tables
  5. Web site: GC gründet Frauenfussball AG. GC Frauenfussball. 4 September 2023. 13 September 2023.
  6. Web site: Kader . www.gcfrauenfussball.ch . 13 September 2023.