2024–25 Grasshopper Club Zurich season

Grasshopper Club Zurich
2024–25 season
Chairman	Stacy Johns
Manager	Tomas Oral
Stadium	Letzigrund, ; Zürich, Switzerland
Swiss Super League	11th
Swiss Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Nikolas Muci (7); All: Nikolas Muci (8)
Highest home attendance	21,497
Lowest home attendance	2,323
Average home league attendance	6,951
Biggest win	5–0; (vs. Yverdon on 14 May 2025)
Biggest defeat	0–3
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →
	All statistics correct as of 1 June 2025.

The 2024–25 Grasshopper Club Zurich season is the club's fourth season back in the Swiss Super League, after winning promotion in 2021 and avoiding relegation by winning last season's relegation play-off. The season will start on 20 July 2024.^[1] Grasshoppers will also participate in the Swiss Cup.

ChairmanStacy Johns

ManagerTomas Oral

StadiumLetzigrund,
Zürich, Switzerland

Swiss Super League11th

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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 24)	06/2023	0	0	Stuttgart II
29	Manuel Kuttin	GK	(1993-12-17) 17 December 1993 (age 32)	06/2023	5	0	free agent
50	Laurent Seji	GK	(2004-06-22) 22 June 2004 (age 22)	06/2024	0	0	own youth
71	Justin Hammel	GK	(2000-12-02) 2 December 2000 (age 25)	06/2022	91	0	Lausanne-Ouchy
Defenders
2	Dirk Abels	RB	(1997-06-13) 13 June 1997 (age 29)	07/2023	60	1	Sparta Rotterdam
3	Saulo Decarli	CB	(1992-02-04) 4 February 1992 (age 34)	06/2024	21	0	Eintracht Braunschweig
4	Grayson Dettoni	CB	(2005-06-29) 29 June 2005 (age 21)	01/2025	0	0	Bayern Munich (on loan)
12	Maksim Paskotši	CB	(2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 (age 23)	09/2023	59	1	Tottenham Hotspur
15	Ayumu Seko	CB	(2000-06-07) 7 June 2000 (age 26)	01/2022	109	4	Cerezo Osaka
16	Noah Persson	LB	(2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 (age 23)	09/2024	32	1	Young Boys (on loan)
22	Benno Schmitz	RB	(1994-11-17) 17 November 1994 (age 31)	07/2024	30	0	1. FC Köln
24	Michael Kempter	LB	(1995-01-12) 12 January 1995 (age 31)	06/2023	6	0	St. Gallen
52	Samuel Marques	CB	(2005-02-04) 4 February 2005 (age 21)	04/2024	0	0	own youth
57	Elvir Zukaj	CB	(2002-07-07) 7 July 2002 (age 24)	07/2023	3	0	own youth
Midfielders
6	Amir Abrashi	CM	(1990-03-27) 27 March 1990 (age 36)	06/2021	276	11	Basel
7	Tsiy-William Ndenge	DM	(1997-06-13) 13 June 1997 (age 29)	07/2022	91	15	Luzern
8	Sonny Kittel	AM	(1993-01-06) 6 January 1993 (age 33)	08/2024	28	5	Raków Częstochowa
10	Giotto Morandi	PM	(1999-03-04) 4 March 1999 (age 27)	06/2019	157	25	own youth
11	Pascal Schürpf	AM	(1989-07-15) 15 July 1989 (age 37)	06/2023	63	11	Luzern
14	Imourane Hassane	DM	(2003-04-08) 8 April 2003 (age 23)	01/2025	14	0	Loto-Popo FC
19	Mathieu Choinière	CM	(1999-02-07) 7 February 1999 (age 27)	08/2024	18	1	CF Montréal
28	Simone Stroscio	DM	(2003-08-20) 20 August 2003 (age 23)	10/2021	8	0	own youth
53	Tim Meyer	CM	(2004-07-08) 8 July 2004 (age 22)	07/2023	52	1	own youth
55	Damian Nigg	RW	(2005-04-12) 12 April 2005 (age 21)	07/2023	4	0	own youth
77	Filipe de Carvalho	LW	(2003-12-01) 1 December 2003 (age 22)	01/2022	67	4	own youth
Forwards
9	Nikolas Muci	ST	(2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 (age 23)	07/2024	39	9	Lugano
17	Tomás Verón Lupi	RW	(2000-09-03) 3 September 2000 (age 25)	09/2024	27	3	RC Montevideo (on loan)
18	Lee Young-jun	ST	(2003-05-23) 23 May 2003 (age 23)	07/2024	22	4	Suwon FC
20	Evans Maurin	ST	(2001-03-30) 30 March 2001 (age 25)	07/2024	17	1	Yverdon-Sport
25	Adama Bojang	ST	(2004-05-28) 28 May 2004 (age 22)	09/2024	27	6	Reims (on loan)
27	Bryan Lasme	ST	(1998-11-14) 14 November 1998 (age 27)	01/2025	4	0	Schalke 04 (on loan)
66	Nestory Irankunda	RW	(2006-02-09) 9 February 2006 (age 20)	01/2025	21	1	Bayern Munich (on loan)
Players loaned out during the season
23	Nicolas Glaus	GK	(2002-05-10) 10 May 2002 (age 24)	06/2023	0	0	Stuttgart II
73	Florian Hoxha	LB	(2001-02-22) 22 February 2001 (age 25)	07/2021	29	1	own youth
Players departed during the season
4	Kristers Tobers	CB	(2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 (age 25)	07/2023	44	1	Lechia Gdańsk
5	Joshua Laws	CB	(1998-02-26) 26 February 1998 (age 28)	08/2023	23	0	Wellington Phoenix
14	Théo Ndicka	LB	(2000-04-20) 20 April 2000 (age 26)	08/2023	36	1	Oostende
17	Renat Dadashov	CF	(1999-05-17) 17 May 1999 (age 27)	07/2022	40	10	Wolverhampton
21	Awer Mabil	LW	(1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 30)	08/2023	32	8	Cádiz
27	Asumah Abubakar	CF	(1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 29)	01/2024	25	2	Luzern
99	Dorian Babunski	ST	(1996-08-29) 29 August 1996 (age 30)	08/2023	34	5	Debrecen

Position	Name	Since
Head coach	Tomas Oral	11/2024^[4]
Assistant coach	Giuseppe Morello	11/2024^[4]
Assistant coach	Michael Henke	11/2024^[4]
Athletic coach	Jörg Mikoleit	06/2024^[5]
Goalie Coach	Jörg Stiel	06/2021^[6]
Video analyst	Rain Nappir	04/2021

Competition	First match	Last match	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Pre-season	29 June 2024	13 July 2023	4	1	1	2	3	7	−4	025.00
Mid-season (Autumn)	20 August 2024	5 September 2024	4	2	0	2	12	8	+4	050.00
Winter break	10 January 2025	11 January 2025	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	050.00
Total			10	4	2	4	16	15	+1	040.00

29 June 2024 (2024-06-29) Pre-season	Grasshopper Club Zurich	1–1	FC Schaffhausen	Niederhasli, Switzerland
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kamberi 50'	Report	11' De Donno	Stadium: GC/Campus

5 July 2024 (2024-07-05) Pre-season	FC Sion	4–0	Grasshopper Club Zurich	Port-Valais, Switzerland
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Complexe Sportif du Bout du lac

2024–25 Grasshopper Club Zurich season

Squad

Players

Coaching staff

Transfers

In

Out

Absences

Injuries and other Absences

Suspensions

Test Matches

Pre-season

Mid-season (autumn)

Winter

Competitions

Overview

Swiss Super League

League table

Results Breakdown

Results

Relegation Play-off

Swiss Cup

Awards

Fan Awards

References

External links

Related Articles

Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks

10 July 2024 (2024-07-10) Pre-season	Grasshopper Club Zurich	2–1	Austria Lustenau	Niederhasli, Switzerland
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Muci 36' Mabil 90' (pen.)	Report	60' Mikić	Stadium: GC/Campus

13 July 2024 (2024-07-13) Pre-season	SC Rheindorf Altach	1–0	Grasshopper Club Zurich	Altach, Austria
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: CASHPOINT Arena

20 August 2024 (2024-08-20) Mid-season	Bayern Munich	4–0	Grasshopper Club Zurich	Munich, Germany
11:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Olise 12' Kane 47' Tel 68' Müller 90+1'	GCZ Report FCB Report		Stadium: FC Bayern Campus Attendance: 2,500

5 September 2024 (2024-09-05) Mid-season	Grasshopper Club Zurich	1–2	FC Aarau	Niederhasli, Switzerland
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ndenge 75'	Report	19' Toure 89'	Stadium: GC/Campus

10 October 2024 (2024-10-10) Mid-season	Grasshopper Club Zurich	6–0	Neuchâtel Xamax FCS	Niederhasli, Switzerland
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lee 13', 22' Mabil 52' Schmitz 55' Bettkober 61' Bojang 80' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: GC/Campus

14 November 2024 (2024-11-14) Mid-season	Grasshopper Club Zurich	5–2	Wacker Innsbruck	Niederhasli, Switzerland
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Mabil 4' Babunski 10', 25' Muci 45' Turhan 62'	Report	5' 88'	Stadium: GC/Campus

10 January 2025 (2025-01-10) Winter Break	SV Elversberg	0–0	Grasshopper Club Zurich	Marbella, Spain
16:00 CST (UTC+1)		Report

11 January 2025 (2025-01-11) Winter Break	SK Sturm Graz	0–1	Grasshopper Club Zurich	Marbella, Spain
15:00 CST (UTC+1)		Report	40' Morandi

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]
8	St. Gallen	38	13	13	12	52	53	−1	52
9	Sion	38	11	11	16	47	57	−10	44
10	Winterthur	38	11	7	20	43	68	−25	40
11	Grasshopper (O)	38	9	12	17	43	53	−10	39	Qualification for the Relegation play-off
12	Yverdon-Sport (R)	38	9	12	17	40	68	−28	39	Relegation to Swiss Challenge League

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	5	12	17	43	53	−10	27	1	8	6	28	24	+4	4	4	11	15	29	−14

#	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	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	Z	A	H	A	H	H	Z	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	Z	A	H	A	H	A	Z	H	A	H
Result	L	D	L	L	W	L	D	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	D	D	D	W	W	D	D	D	D	L	D	W	L	D	L	L	W	W	L	L	L	W	L	W
Position	8	9	11	12	8	9	10	8	9	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	11	10	10	11	10	10	11	11	10	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	11	12	10	11	11
Points	0	1	1	1	4	4	5	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	11	12	15	18	19	20	21	22	22	23	26	26	27	27	27	30	33	33	33	33	36	36	39

20 July 2024 (2024-07-20) 1	Lugano	2–1	Grasshopper	Stadio Cornaredo, Lugano
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Cimignani 22' Mai 24' Przybyłko 61' Bislimi 90+2' 90+3'	Report	25' (pen.) 56' Morandi 77' Maurin	Attendance: 3,316 Referee: Urs Schnyder Assistant referees: Lionel Tschudi (VAR)

27 July 2024 (2024-07-27) 2	Grasshopper	2–2	Luzern	Letzigrund, Zürich
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Abrashi 11' Muci 54' (Ndicka) Schürpf 70' (Mabil) Mabil 80'	Report	22' Kadák 42' Villiger 85' Klidjé 88' Cigaņiks	Attendance: 5,510 Referee: Luca Piccolo Assistant referees: Anojen Kanagasingam (VAR)

3 August 2024 (2024-08-03) 3	Grasshopper	0–3	Basel	Letzigrund, Zürich
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Schürpf 22' Tobers 52' Paskotši 54' Babunski 75' Stroscio 90+5'	Report	25' Traoré 36', 58' Barry	Attendance: 9,099 Referee: Sven Wolfensberger Assistant referees: Alessandro Dudic (VAR)

11 August 2024 (2024-08-11) 4	St. Gallen	1–0	Grasshopper	Kybunpark, St. Gallen
14:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Milošević 82' (pen.)	Report	74' Morandi 81' Seko 90' Abrashi	Attendance: 18,810 Referee: Lukas Fähndrich Assistant referees: Luca Cibelli (VAR)

24 August 2024 (2024-08-24) 5	Grasshopper	3–1	Sion	Letzigrund, Zürich
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Lee 1' Tobers 62' (Morandi) Maurin 67' Ndenge 90'	Report	59' 69' Bua	Attendance: 4,652 Referee: Désirée Grundbacher Assistant referees: Lionel Tschudi (VAR)

31 August 2024 (2024-08-31) 6	Yverdon-Sport	2–1	Grasshopper	Stade Municipal, Yverdon-les-Bains
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Céspedes 49' Komano 82'	Report	3' (Maurin) Morandi	Attendance: 2,250 Referee: David Huwiler Assistant referees: Sandro Schärer (VAR)

21 September 2024 (2024-09-21) 7	Grasshopper	2–2	Servette	Letzigrund, Zürich
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Choinière 23' (Morandi) Lee 54' Morandi 72'	Report	34' Kutesa 45+11' Simbakoli 72' Ondoua	Attendance: 4,371 Referee: Tobias Thies/Stefan Horisberger Assistant referees: Sven Wolfensberger (VAR)
Note: Referee Tobias Thies was replaced by Stefan Horisberger due to injury during the game.^[70]

28 September 2024 (2024-09-28) 8	Young Boys	0–1	Grasshopper	Stadion Wankdorf, Bern
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	4' (Lee) Morandi 8' Abrashi 10' Kittel 72' Lee	Attendance: 26,203 Referee: Urs Schnyder Assistant referees: Fedayi San (VAR) Man of the Match: Giotto Morandi^[71]

5 October 2024 (2024-10-05) 9	Winterthur	1–0	Grasshopper	Schützenwiese, Winterthur
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Baroan 87'	Report	90' Tobers	Attendance: 8,700 Referee: Sandro Schärer Assistant referees: Fedayi San (VAR)

19 October 2024 (2024-10-19) 10	Grasshopper	1–2	Zürich	Letzigrund, Zürich
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Decarli 3' Tobers 18' Mabil 61' Morandi 63'	Report	32' Kamberi 38' Marchesano 40' Ligue 73' Kryeziu	Attendance: 19,223 Referee: Sandro Schärer Assistant referees: Fedayi San (VAR)

26 October 2024 (2024-10-26) 11	Lausanne-Sport	3–0	Grasshopper	Stade de la Tuilière, Lausanne
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sanches 2' Mouanga 80' Dussenne 87' (pen.) Carraco 90+3'	Report	28' Meyer 42' Abrashi 57' Decarli 72' Schürpf	Attendance: 4,447 Referee: Johannes von Mandach Assistant referees: Sandro Schärer (VAR)

31 October 2024 (2024-10-31) 12	Grasshopper	1–1	Lugano	Letzigrund, Zürich
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Muci 30' (Morandi) Bojang 36' Lee 68' Veron Lupi 78'	Report	52' Aliseda	Attendance: 3,641 Referee: David Huwiler Assistant referees: Sandro Schärer (VAR) Man of the Match: Nikolas Muci^[72]

3 November 2024 (2024-11-03) 13	Luzern	2–0	Grasshopper	Swissporarena, Luzern
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	Winkler 8' Grbić 56' Rrudhani 59' (pen.)	Report	30' Ndenge 45' Choinière 64' Abels 73' Paskotši	Attendance: 11,779 Referee: Johannes von Mandach Assistant referees: Luca Cibelli (VAR)

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10 November 2024 (2024-11-10) 14	Grasshopper	1–2	St. Gallen	Letzigrund, Zürich
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	Paskotši 31' Abrashi 63' Morandi 84' (Lee)	Report	26' Diaby 60' Görtler	Attendance: 5,819 Referee: Fedayi San Assistant referees: Sandro Schärer (VAR)

23 November 2024 (2024-11-23) 15	Grasshopper	1–1	Winterthur	Letzigrund, Zürich
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Morandi 32' Schmitz 33' Maurin 34' Seko 65' Kittel 65' Muci 78' (Schmitz)	Report	67' Burkart 90+1' Arnold	Attendance: 4,409 Referee: Anojen Kanagasingam Assistant referees: Sandro Schärer (VAR)

30 November 2024 (2024-11-30) 16	Zürich	1–1	Grasshopper	Letzigrund, Zürich
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Chouiar 1' Emmanuel 38' 45'	Report	9' Maurin 38' Morandi 41' (Lee) Ndenge 45+2' Seko 61' Abrashi 90+4' Meyer	Attendance: 18,537 Referee: Luca Piccolo Assistant referees: Nico Gianforte (VAR)

7 December 2024 (2024-12-07) 17	Grasshopper	1–1	Yverdon-Sport	Letzigrund, Zürich
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Verón Lupi 14' (Ndenge) Kittel 38' Tobers 88' Ndenge 90+3'	Report	83' Ntelo 90+4' Rodrigues	Attendance: 2,323 Referee: Oliver Reitala Assistant referees: Sandro Schärer (VAR)

14 December 2024 (2024-12-14) 18	Basel	0–1	Grasshopper	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	21' (Meyer) Persson 28' Decarli 43' Abrashi 54' Meyer 56' Lee	Attendance: 23,486 Referee: Luca Piccolo Assistant referees: Mirel Turkes (VAR) Man of the Match: Noah Persson^[73]

18 January 2024 (2024-01-18) 19	Sion	0–1	Grasshopper	Stade de Tourbillon, Sion
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	4' Decarli 64' 78' Verón Lupi 68' Hammel	Attendance: 8,200 Referee: Lionel Tschudi Assistant referees: Nico Gianforte (VAR) Man of the Match: Tsiy-William Ndenge^[74]

25 January 2025 (2025-01-25) 20	Grasshopper	0–0	Young Boys	Letzigrund, Zürich
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bojang 48' Abrashi 65'	Report		Attendance: 5,135 Referee: Luca Piccolo Assistant referees: Luca Cibelli (VAR)

1 February 2025 (2025-02-01) 21	Servette	1–1	Grasshopper	Stade de Genève, Genève
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kutesa 55'	Report	72' Schmitz 86' (Verón Lupi) Muci	Attendance: 7,628 Referee: Désirée Grundbacher Assistant referees: Urs Schnyder (VAR) Man of the Match: Ayumu Seko^[75]

4 February 2025 (2025-02-04) 22	Grasshopper	2–2	Lausanne-Sport	Letzigrund, Zürich
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Muci 59' 79' (Schmitz) Turhan 64' (Irankunda) Schmitz 67' Verón Lupi 78'	Report	29' Sanches 85' Oviedo	Attendance: 2,589 Referee: Nico Gianforte Assistant referees: Stefan Horisberger (VAR) Man of the Match: Nikolas Muci^[76]

8 February 2025 (2025-02-08) 23	Lugano	1–1	Grasshopper	Stadio Cornaredo, Lugano
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Papadopoulos 86'	Report	7' (Irankunda) 41' Maurin	Attendance: 3,165 Referee: Lukas Fähndrich Assistant referees: Urs Schnyder (VAR) Man of the Match: Justin Hammel^[77]