# 2023–24 Grasshopper Club Zurich season

The 2023–24 Grasshopper Club Zurich season is the club's third season back in the Swiss Super League, after winning promotion in 2021. The season will start on 22 July 2023. Grasshoppers will also participate in the Swiss Cup.
As the team finished eleventh (second to last) in the league, they also participate 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

    As of 31 May 2024
| No. | Name | Pos | Date of birth (age) | at GCZ since | Apps | Goals | Former club |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 23 | Nicolas Glaus | GK | (2002-05-10) 10 May 2002 (age 22) | 06/2023 | 0 | 0 | Stuttgart II |
| 29 | Manuel Kuttin | GK | (1993-12-17) 17 December 1993 (age 31) | 06/2023 | 3 | 0 | free agent |
| 71 | Justin Hammel | GK | (2000-12-02) 2 December 2000 (age 24) | 06/2022 | 50 | 0 | Lausanne-Ouchy |
| 90 | Steven Deana | GK | (1990-03-04) 4 March 1990 (age 34) | 02/2024 | 1 | 0 | Lugano |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | Dirk Abels | RB | (1997-06-13) 13 June 1997 (age 27) | 07/2023 | 28 | 0 | Sparta Rotterdam |
| 3 | Nigel Lonwijk | RB | (2002-10-27) 27 October 2002 (age 22) | 07/2023 | 1 | 0 | Wolverhampton (on loan) |
| 4 | Kristers Tobers | CB | (2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 (age 24) | 07/2023 | 32 | 0 | Lechia Gdańsk |
| 5 | Joshua Laws | CB | (1998-02-26) 26 February 1998 (age 26) | 08/2023 | 23 | 0 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 12 | Maksim Paskotši | CB | (2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 (age 21) | 09/2023 | 29 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 14 | Théo Ndicka | LB | (2000-04-20) 20 April 2000 (age 24) | 08/2023 | 30 | 1 | Oostende |
| 15 | Ayumu Seko | CB | (2000-06-07) 7 June 2000 (age 24) | 01/2022 | 86 | 3 | Cerezo Osaka |
| 24 | Michael Kempter | LB | (1995-01-12) 12 January 1995 (age 30) | 06/2023 | 6 | 0 | St. Gallen |
| 52 | Samuel Marques | CB | (2005-02-04) 4 February 2005 (age 19) | 04/2024 | 0 | 0 | own youth |
| 54 | Liam Bollati | RB | (2003-11-09) 9 November 2003 (age 21) | 11/2023 | 10 | 0 | Kriens (on loan) |
| 57 | Elvir Zukaj | CB | (2002-07-07) 7 July 2002 (age 22) | 07/2023 | 3 | 0 | own youth |
| 73 | Florian Hoxha | LB | (2001-02-22) 22 February 2001 (age 23) | 07/2021 | 29 | 1 | own youth |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 6 | Amir Abrashi | CM | (1990-03-27) 27 March 1990 (age 34) | 06/2021 | 239 | 11 | Basel |
| 7 | Tsiy-William Ndenge | DM | (1997-06-13) 13 June 1997 (age 27) | 07/2022 | 62 | 12 | Luzern |
| 8 | Giotto Morandi | PM | (1999-03-04) 4 March 1999 (age 25) | 06/2019 | 128 | 19 | own youth |
| 10 | Meritan Shabani | AM | (1999-03-15) 15 March 1999 (age 25) | 07/2022 | 34 | 3 | Wolverhampton |
| 11 | Pascal Schürpf | AM | (1989-07-15) 15 July 1989 (age 35) | 06/2023 | 29 | 5 | Luzern |
| 17 | Dion Kacuri | AM | (2004-02-11) 11 February 2004 (age 20) | 10/2021 | 31 | 1 | own youth |
| 19 | Dijon Kameri | AM | (2004-04-20) 20 April 2004 (age 20) | 02/2024 | 6 | 0 | RB Salzburg (on loan) |
| 19 | Theo Corbeanu | RW | (2002-05-17) 17 May 2002 (age 22) | 07/2023 | 18 | 1 | Wolverhampton (on loan) |
| 20 | Noah Blasucci | AM | (1999-06-19) 19 June 1999 (age 25) | 09/2022 | 3 | 1 | Brühl |
| 40 | Robin Kalem | MF | (2002-07-14) 14 July 2002 (age 22) | 06/2020 | 24 | 1 | own youth |
| 53 | Tim Meyer | CM | (2004-07-08) 8 July 2004 (age 20) | 07/2023 | 21 | 0 | own youth |
| 55 | Damian Nigg | RW | (2005-04-12) 12 April 2005 (age 19) | 07/2023 | 4 | 0 | own youth |
| 70 | Oliver Batista Meier | AM | (2001-02-16) 16 February 2001 (age 23) | 02/2024 | 8 | 0 | Dynamo Dresden (on loan) |
| 77 | Filipe de Carvalho | LW | (2003-12-01) 1 December 2003 (age 21) | 01/2022 | 58 | 4 | own youth |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 9 | Bradley Fink | CF | (2003-04-17) 17 April 2003 (age 21) | 07/2023 | 34 | 4 | Basel (on loan) |
| 21 | Awer Mabil | LW | (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 29) | 08/2023 | 22 | 4 | Cádiz |
| 22 | Francis Momoh | ST | (2001-03-25) 25 March 2001 (age 23) | 08/2021 | 78 | 12 | Heartland |
| 27 | Asumah Abubakar | CF | (1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 27) | 01/2024 | 18 | 2 | Luzern |
| 27 | Renat Dadashov | CF | (1999-05-17) 17 May 1999 (age 25) | 07/2022 | 40 | 10 | Wolverhampton |
| 74 | Elmin Rastoder | CF | (2001-10-07) 7 October 2001 (age 23) | 01/2022 | 11 | 0 | own youth |
| 99 | Dorian Babunski | ST | (1996-08-29) 29 August 1996 (age 28) | 08/2023 | 31 | 4 | Debrecen |
Players in italic left the club during the season.

### Players out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 27 | FW | AZE | Renat Dadashov (at Hatayspor until 30 June 2024) |
| 50 | MF | SUI | Simone Stroscio (at Schaffhausen until 30 June 2024) |
| 74 | FW | SUI | Elmin Rastoder (at Vaduz until 30 June 2024) |

### Coaching staff

    As of 10 April 2024
| 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 |

## Test Games

| Competition | First match | Last match | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Pre-season | 24 June 2023 | 18 July 2023 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 060.00 |
| Mid-season (Autumn) | 2 August 2023 | 17 November 2023 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 100.00 |
| Winter break | 7 January 2024 | 13 January 2024 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 033.33 |
| Mid-season (Spring) | 27 February 2024 | 28 March 2024 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 066.67 |
Last updated: 28 March 2024 Source: Testspiele
Win  Draw  Loss

### 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

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Super League | 22 July 2023 | 21 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 11th | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 026.32 |
| Swiss Cup | 20 August 2023 | 15 September 2023 | Round 1 | 2nd round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Relegation play-off | 26 May 2024 | 31 May 2024 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 028.57 |
Last updated: 31 May 2024 Source: Spielplan

### Swiss Super League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 8 | Basel | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 49 | |
| 9 | Yverdon-Sport | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 50 | 71 | −21 | 47 | |
| 10 | Lausanne-Sport | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 45 | |
| 11 | Grasshopper (O) | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 38 | Qualification for the Relegation play-off |
| 12 | Lausanne Ouchy (R) | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 40 | 77 | −37 | 29 | Relegation to Swiss Challenge League |
* ↑ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league was split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

#### Results Breakdown
##### Home/Away Statistics

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 21 May 2024. Source: Spielplan

##### By Phase

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Regular Season | 22 July 2023 | 20 April 2024 | Matchday 1 | 11th | 33 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 024.24 |
| Relegation Group | 4 May 2024 | 21 May 2024 | Matchday 34 | 11th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 040.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 026.32 |
Last updated: 21 May 2024 Source: Spielplan

##### By Month

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| July | 22 July 2023 | 29 July 2023 | Matchday 1 | 9th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 000.00 |
| August | 6 August 2023 | 27 August 2023 | Matchday 3 | 9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 033.33 |
| September | 2 September 2023 | 30 September 2023 | Matchday 6 | 11th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 000.00 |
| October | 7 October 2023 | 28 October 2023 | Matchday 10 | 10th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 066.67 |
| November | 5 November 2023 | 26 November 2024 | Matchday 13 | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 033.33 |
| December | 2 December 2023 | 16 December 2023 | Matchday 16 | 8th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 066.67 |
| January | 20 January 2024 | 31 January 2024 | Matchday 19 | 8th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 033.33 |
| February | 3 February 2024 | 24 February 2024 | Matchday 22 | 10th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 025.00 |
| March | 2 March 2024 | 16 March 2024 | Matchday 26 | 11th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 000.00 |
| April | 1 April 2024 | 20 April 2024 | Matchday 29 | 11th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 000.00 |
| May | 4 May 2024 | 21 May 2024 | Matchday 34 | 11th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 040.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 026.32 |
Last updated: 21 May 2024 Source: Spielplan

##### Results by Round

| # | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | Z | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | Z | A | H | Z | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | D | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | D | L | L | W | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | D |
| Position | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Points | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 37 | 38 |

#### Results

    As of 21 May 2024
Win  Draw  Loss

### Relegation Play-off

    Grasshopper Club Zurich wins 3–2 on aggregate.

### Swiss Cup

    As of 15 September 2023
Win  Draw  Loss
Opponent's league indicated in brackets.

## 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