2020–21 FC Zürich season
FC Zürich 2020–21 football season
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The 2020–21 FC Zürich season was the club's 125th season in existence and the fourth consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football. In addition to the domestic league, Zürich participated in this season's edition of the Swiss Cup. The season covered the period from 11 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.
StadiumLetzigrund
Top goalscorerLeague:
Antonio Marchesano (13)
All:
Antonio Marchesano (13)
Antonio Marchesano (13)
All:
Antonio Marchesano (13)
| 2020–21 season | |
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| Stadium | Letzigrund |
| Swiss Super League | 8th |
| Swiss Cup | Second round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Antonio Marchesano (13) All: Antonio Marchesano (13) |
Players
First-team squad
- As of 12 February 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss
| 22 August 2020 Friendly | Zürich | 2–5 | FC Schaffhausen | Zürich |
| 12:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Sportanlage Heerenschürli |
| 28 August 2020 Friendly | Zürich | 1–0 | Wil | Zürich |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Sportanlage Heerenschürli |
| 5 September 2020 Friendly | Zürich | 3–0 | Winterthur | Zürich |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Letzigrund |
| 9 January 2021 Friendly | Zürich | 3–1 | Luzern | Kriens |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Kleinfeld |
| 16 January 2021 Friendly | Zürich | 1–1 | Winterthur | Schaffhausen |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: LIPO Park Schaffhausen |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Swiss Super League | 19 September 2020 | 21 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 8th | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 30.56 |
| Swiss Cup | 13 September 2020 | Round 2 | Round 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 37 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 55 | 60 | −5 | 29.73 | ||||
Source: Competitions
Swiss Super League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Lausanne-Sport | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 46 | |
| 7 | St. Gallen | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 44 | |
| 8 | Zürich | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 43 | |
| 9 | Sion (O) | 36 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 38 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Vaduz (R) | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 36 | 58 | −22 | 36 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round and relegation to Challenge League[a] |
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.[1]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.[1]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Vaduz qualified for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round by being declared winners of the 2020–21 Liechtenstein Cup.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 43 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 36 | −10 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round
Matches
| 19 September 2020 1 | Young Boys | 2–1 | Zürich | Stadion Wankdorf, Bern |
| 19:00 | Mambimbi  24'Fassnacht 69'Zesiger  16'  70' |
https://www.sfl.ch/superleague/matchcenter/match/202021/yb-fcz-162082/ Summary | 5' Kololli 28' Ceesay 45' 56' Kryeziu |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Urs Schnyder |
| 26 September 2020 2 | Zürich | 2–2 | Lugano | Stadion Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 19:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Letzigrund, Zürich Attendance: 1000 Referee: Stefan Horisberger |
| 3 October 2020 3 | Lausanne-Sport | 4–0 | Zürich | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 19:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne Attendance: 2350 Referee: Luca Cibelli |
| 18 October 2020 4 | Zürich | P-P | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 16:00 |
| 24 October 2020 5 | Vaduz | 1–4 | Zürich | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz |
| 19:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz Attendance: 1396 Referee: Luca Piccolo |
| 4 November 2020 4 | Zürich | 1–0 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 16:00 |
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Report |
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Attendance: 50 Referee: Alain Bieri |
| 7 November 2020 7 | Zürich | 2–0 | Luzern | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 19:00 | Report | Attendance: 50 Referee: Lukas Fähndrich |
| 22 November 2020 8 | Sion | 2–2 | Zürich | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
| 16:00 | Report |
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Attendance: 5 Referee: Sandro Schärer |
| 2 December 2020 6 | Servette | 2–1 | Zürich | Stade de Genève, Geneva |
| 18:15 | Report |
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Attendance: 5 Referee: David Schärli |
| 6 December 2020 10 | Zürich | 4–0 | Lausanne-Sport | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 16:00 CET | Report |
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Attendance: 0 Referee: Fedayi San |
| 29 November 2020 9 | Zürich | 1–2 | St. Gallen | Zürich |
| 18:15 CET | Report | Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 0 Referee: Alessandro Dudic |
| 13 December 2020 11 | Lugano | 0–1 | Zürich | Cornaredo, Lugano |
| 16:00 CET | Report |
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Attendance: 0 Referee: Sandro Schärer |
| 16 December 2020 12 | Luzern | 0–0 | Zürich | Swissporarena, Luzern |
| 18:15 CET | Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Léonce Lionel Tschudi |
| 20 December 2020 13 | Zürich | 0–1 | Servette | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 16:00 CET | Report |
| 23 December 2020 14 | Zürich | 0–0 | Sion | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 23 January 2021 15 | Basel | 1–4 | Zürich | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:30 | Arthur Cabral 75' |
SFL summary | Cömert  67' (o.g.)Sobiech 73'Frei 80' (o.g.)Marchesano 90+4' (pen.) |
Referee: Sandro Schärer |
| 27 January 2021 16 | Zürich | 0–1 | Vaduz | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 18:15 | Kramer 44' 89' Ceesay 70' |
Summary | 31' Gajić 47' Obexer 61' Schmid 65' Wieser |
Attendance: 5 Referee: Adrien Jaccottet, Basel |
| 30 January 2021 17 | St. Gallen | 2–3 | Zürich | Kybunpark, St. Gallen |
| 3 February 2021 18 | Zürich | 1–4 | Young Boys | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 6 February 2021 19 | Vaduz | 3–2 | Zürich | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz |
| 20:30 | Cicek 31' Gajić 42' 54'Schmied 64'Di Giusto 78'Rahimi 90+1' |
Summary | 43' 46' Marchesano 58' Winter 65' Džemaili 83' Aliti 90+4' Kramer |
Attendance: 5 Referee: Lukas Fähndrich |
| Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland | ||||
| 14 February 2021 20 | Zürich | 2–0 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 16:00 | Aliti 17' Marchesano 26' (pen.)Nathan 40'Kramer 77' 90+2' |
SFL summary | Frei 90+3' |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Lukas Fähndrich |
| Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland | ||||
| 21 February 2021 21 | Zürich | 1–1 | Sion | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 16:00 | ||||
| Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland | ||||
| 27 February 2021 22 | Servette | 3–1 | Zürich | Stade de Genève, Geneva |
| 18:15 | Rouiller 19' Miroslav Stevanović 26'Valls 45+1'Miroslav Stevanović 62'Valls 67' (pen.) |
SFL summary | 12' Fabian Rohner 54' Brecher 56' Khelifi 66' H. Kryeziu |
Attendance: 5 Referee: Luca Piccolo |
| Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland | ||||
| 4 March 2021 23 | Zürich | 1–2 | Luzern | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 20:30 | ||||
| Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland | ||||
| 7 March 2021 24 | Lugano | 0–1 | Zürich | Cornaredo, Lugano |
| 16:00 | ||||
| Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland | ||||
| 13 March 2021 25 | Zürich | 1–1 | Lausanne-Sport | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 18:15 |
| 21 March 2021 26 | Young Boys | 4–0 | Zürich | Stadion Wankdorf, Bern |
| 20:30 |
| 3 April 2021 27 | St. Gallen | 1–1 | Zürich | Kybunpark, St. Gallen |
| 20:30 |
| 11 April 2021 28 | Zürich | 1–2 | Servette | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 17 April 2021 29 | Sion | 2–2 | Zürich | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
| 22 April 2021 30 | Zürich | 1–2 | Young Boys | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 25 April 2021 31 | Luzern | 3–1 | Zürich | Swissporarena, Luzern |
| 2 May 2021 32 | Zürich | 3–0 | Lugano | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 9 May 2021 33 | Lausanne-Sport | 2–2 | Zürich | Stade de la Tuilière, Lausanne |
| 12 May 2021 34 | Zürich | 2–2 | St. Gallen | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 15 May 2021 35 | Basel | 4–0 | Zürich | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:30 | Petretta 21' Zhegrova 30'Kasami 63'Petretta 77'Cabral 86' |
FCB report |  4' Nathan 40' Schönbächler 40' Domgjoni 71' Kramer |
Attendance: 100 Referee: Alain Bieri (Solothurn) |
| 21 May 2021 36 | Zürich | 4–1 | Vaduz | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 20:00 |