Grasshopper Club Zurich in European football explained

Grasshopper Club Zurich, commonly referred to as simply GC, GCZ, or Grasshoppers, is a multisports club based in Zürich, Switzerland and its football division is the most successful club in Switzerland, with a record 27 league titles, a record 19 cup championships, eight doubles, two league cup wins, and one Super Cup victory.[1]

GC has to date never won any European championship,[1] but has competed in numerous European cups throughout its existence. Despite the lack of international success, the team has made waves on some occasions with victories over teams such as Ajax Amsterdam or the Glasgow Rangers.

Best Placements

CompetitionYearStage ReachedLast Opponent
UEFA Champions League1996-97Group Stage (3rd) Auxerre, Ajax, Rangers
1995-96Group Stage (4th) Ajax, Real Madrid, Ferencváros
European Cup1978-79Quarter-finals
1984–85Round of 16
UEFA Cup1977-78Semi-finals
1980-81Quarter-final
1979-80Round of 16
1998-99Round of 16
European Cup Winners' Cup1989-90Quarter-finals Sampdoria
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup1994-95Round of 16 Sampdoria

Detailed Results

1956–1970

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1956–57European Cup[2] R1 Slovan UNV Bratislava2–00–12–1
QF Fiorentina2–21–33–5
1968–69Inter-Cities Fairs CupR1 Napoli1–01–32–3

1970–1980

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1970–71Inter-Cities Fairs CupR1 Dundee United0–02–32–3
1971–72European CupR1 Reipas Lahti8–01–19–1
R2 Arsenal0–20–30–5
1972–73UEFA CupR1 Nîmes2–12–14–2
R2 Ararat Yerevan1–32–43–7
1973–74UEFA CupR1 Tottenham Hotspur1–51–42–9
1974–75UEFA CupR1 Panathinaikos2–01–23–2
R2 Real Zaragoza2–10–52–6
1975–76UEFA CupR1 Real Sociedad3–31–14–4 (a)
1976–77UEFA CupR1 Hibernians7–02–09–0
R2 Köln2–30–22–5
1977–78UEFA CupR1 BK Frem6–12–08–1
R2 TJ Internacionál5–10–15–2
R3 Dinamo Tbilisi4–00–14–1
QF Eintracht Frankfurt1–02–33–3 (a)
SF Bastia3–20–13–3 (a)
1978–79European CupR1 Valletta8–05–313–3
R2 Real Madrid2–01–33–3 (a)
QF Nottingham Forest1–11–42–4
1979–80UEFA CupR1 Progrès Niedercorn4–02–06–0
R2 Ipswich Town0–01–11–1 (a)
R3 Stuttgart0–20–30–5

1980–1990

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1980–81UEFA CupR1 KB3–15–28–3
R2 Porto3–0 0–23–2
R3 Torino2–11–23–3 (p)
QF Sochaux0–01–21–2
1981–82UEFA CupR1 West Bromwich Albion1–13–14–1
R2 Radnički Niš2–00–22–2
1982–83European CupR1 Dynamo Kyiv0–10–30–4
1983–84European CupR1 Dinamo Minsk2–20–12–3
1984–85European CupR1 Budapest Honvéd3–11–24–3
R2 Juventus2–40–22–6
1987–88UEFA CupR1 Dynamo Moscow0–40–10–5
1988–89Cup Winners' CupR1 Eintracht Frankfurt0–00–10–1
1989–90Cup Winners' CupR1 Slovan Bratislava0–34–0 4–3
R2 Torpedo Moscow3–01–14–1
QF Sampdoria0–21–21–4

1990–2000

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1990–91European CupR1 Red Star Belgrade1–41–12–5
1991–92European CupR1 RSC Anderlecht0–31–11–4
1992–93UEFA CupR1 Sporting CP1–23–1 4–3
R2 AS Roma4–30–34–6
1994–95UEFA Cup Winners' CupR1 Chornomorets Odesa3–00–1 3–1
R2 Sampdoria4–30–34–6
1995–96UEFA Champions LeagueQ Maccabi Tel Aviv1–11–02-1
Group Ferencváros TC0–33–34th Place
Real Madrid0–20–2
Ajax0–00–3
1996–97UEFA Champions LeagueQ Slavia Prague5–01–06–0
Group AJ Auxerre3–10-13rd Place
Ajax0-11–0
Rangers FC3-01–2
1997–98UEFA CupQ1 Coleraine FC3–07–110–1
Q2 SK Brann3–00-23–2
R1 Croatia Zagreb4-40–54–9
1998–99UEFA Champions LeagueQ1 Jeunesse Esch6–02–08–0
Q2 Galatasaray2–31–23–5
UEFA CupR1 RSC Anderlecht0–02–02–0
R2 Fiorentina0–23–0 (f)3–2
R3 Bordeaux3–30–03–3 (a)
1999–00UEFA CupQ Bray Wanderers4–04–08–0
R1 AB Copenhagen1-12–03–1
R2 Slavia Prague1–01–32–3

2000–2020

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2001-02UEFA Champions LeagueQ3 FC Porto2–32–24–5
UEFA CupR1 Dinamo București3–13–16–2
R2 FC Twente4–12–36–4
R3 Leeds United1–21–12–3
2002–03UEFA CupR1 Zenit St. Petersburg3–11–24–3
R2 PAOK1–11–22–3
2003–04UEFA Champions LeagueQ3 AEK Athens1–01–32–3
UEFA CupR1 Hajduk Split1–10–01–1 (a)
2005–06UEFA CupQ2 Wisła Płock1–02–33–3 (a)
R1 MYPA1–13–04–1
Group Middlesbrough0–15th place
Litex Lovech1–2
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk2–3
AZ0–1
2006–07UEFA CupQ2 Videoton2–01–13–1
R1 Åtvidabergs5–03–08–0
Group AZ2–55th place
Slovan Liberec1–4
Sevilla0–4
Braga0–2
2008–09UEFA CupQ2 Lech Poznań0–00–60–6
2010–11UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off Steaua București1–00–11–1 (p)
2013–14UEFA Champions LeagueQ3 Lyon0–10–10–2
UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off Fiorentina1–21–02–2 (a)
2014–15UEFA Champions LeagueQ3 Lille0–21–11–3
UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off Club Brugge1–20–11–3
2016–17UEFA Europa LeagueQ2 KR2–13–35–4
Q3 Apollon Limassol2–13–35–4
Play-off Fenerbahçe0–20–30–5

UEFA Intertoto Cup

See main article: UEFA Intertoto Cup. The UEFA Intertoto Cup was a summer football cup competition held between European clubs. Originally, it was called the International Football Cup and later the Intertoto Cup. Early editions had only one winner, but from 1967 onward, the competition would have multiple group winners. From 1995 until its abolishment in 2008, the competition was organized by UEFA and functioned as qualifier for the UEFA Cup.

Pre-UEFA Period (1961–1995)

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1965–66Group Kaiserslautern2–41–14th
Djurgårdens4–22–3
Fortuna '540–11–2
1967Group Polonia Bytom1–41–54th
Werder Bremen1–21–1
IF Elfsborg3–12–5
1970Group Braunschweig1–50–22nd
IFK Norrköping2–11–1
Wiener Sport-Club2–13–1
1971Group Djurgårdens0–20–14th
Inter Bratislava4–32–9
Wiener Sport-Club1–30–3
1972Group Hvidovre IF1–13–02nd
Hannover 961–12–3
Stal Mielec1–11–4

UEFA Period (1995–2008)

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align=center rowspan=22006R2 FK Teplice2–02–04–0
R3 KAA Gent2–11–13–1
align=center rowspan=22008R2 KF Besa Kavajë2–13–05–1
R3 Chernomorets Burgas3–01–04–0

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Palmares. gcz.ch.
  2. Web site: Search UEFA European Cup Matches.
  3. Web site: Grasshoppers History UEFA Champions League. UEFA.com.
  4. Web site: Grasshoppers History UEFA Europa League. UEFA.com.

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