2025–26 Grasshopper Club Zurich season

Grasshopper Club Zurich
2025–26 season
ChairmanStacy Johns
ManagerGerald Scheiblehner
StadiumLetzigrund,
Zürich, Switzerland
Swiss Super LeagueTBD
Swiss CupTBD
All statistics correct as of 1 July 2025.

The 2025–26 Grasshopper Club Zurich season is the club's fifth 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.

Squad

Players

As of 4 August 2025[2]
No. Name Nationality Pos Date of birth (age) at GCZ since Apps Goals Former club
Goalkeepers
1 Nicolas Glaus Switzerland GK (2002-05-10) 10 May 2002 06/2023 0 0 Stuttgart II
50 Laurent Seji Switzerland GK (2004-06-22) 22 June 2004 06/2024 0 0 own youth
71 Justin Hammel Switzerland GK (2000-12-02) 2 December 2000 06/2022 91 0 Lausanne-Ouchy
Defenders
2 Dirk Abels Netherlands RB (1997-06-13) 13 June 1997 07/2023 60 1 Sparta Rotterdam
3 Saulo Decarli Switzerland CB (1992-02-04) 4 February 1992 06/2024 21 0 Eintracht Braunschweig
22 Pantaleo Creti Italy Uganda RB (2008-07-22) 22 July 2008 07/2025 0 0 AC Monza U17
28 Simone Stroscio Switzerland DM (2003-08-20) 20 August 2003 10/2021 8 0 own youth
34 Allan Arigoni Switzerland RB (1998-11-04) 4 November 1998 07/2025 88 3 FC Lugano
51 Loris Giandomenico Switzerland Italy LB (2005-09-28) 28 September 2005 07/2025 0 0 own youth
58 Yannick Bettkober Germany Cameroon CB (2005-03-18) 18 March 2005 04/2025 3 0 own youth
73 Dorian Paloschi Italy CB (2005-11-21) 21 November 2005 07/2025 3 0 AC Milan U20
Midfielders
5 Imourane Hassane Benin DM (2003-04-08) 8 April 2003 01/2025 14 0 Loto-Popo FC
6 Amir Abrashi Albania Switzerland CM (1990-03-27) 27 March 1990 06/2021 276 11 Basel
8 Tim Meyer Switzerland CM (2004-07-08) 8 July 2004 07/2023 52 1 own youth
10 Jonathan Asp Jensen Denmark AM (2006-01-14) 14 January 2006 07/2025 0 0 Bayern Munich (on loan)
11 Salifou Diarrassouba Ivory Coast Burkina Faso LW (2001-12-20) 20 December 2001 07/2025 0 0 ASEC Mimosas
14 Lovro Zvonarek Croatia AM (2005-05-08) 8 May 2005 07/2025 0 0 Bayern Munich (on loan)
16 Matteo Mantini Italy CM (2007-08-27) 27 August 2007 07/2025 0 0 Inter Milan U18
52 Samuel Marques Switzerland CM (2005-02-04) 4 February 2005 04/2024 0 0 own youth
56 Leart Kabashi Switzerland CM (2007-11-29) 29 November 2007 01/2025 4 1 own youth
Forwards
7 Luke Plange England ST (2002-11-04) 4 November 2002 07/2025 0 0 Crystal Palace
9 Nikolas Muci Switzerland ST (2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 07/2024 39 9 Lugano
18 Lee Young-jun South Korea ST (2003-05-23) 23 May 2003 07/2024 22 4 Suwon FC
27 Tomás Verón Lupi Argentina Italy RW (2000-09-03) 3 September 2000 09/2024 27 3 RC Montevideo
20 Evans Maurin France ST (2001-03-30) 30 March 2001 07/2024 17 1 Yverdon-Sport
Players loaned out during the season
19 Mathieu Choinière Canada CM (1999-02-07) 7 February 1999 08/2024 18 1 CF Montréal
73 Florian Hoxha Kosovo Switzerland LB (2001-02-22) 22 February 2001 07/2021 29 1 own youth
Players departed during the season
4 Grayson Dettoni United States Italy CB (2005-06-29) 29 June 2005 01/2025 0 0 Bayern Munich (on loan)
26 Maksim Paskotši Estonia CB (2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 09/2023 61 2 Tottenham Hotspur

Coaching staff

As of 1 July 2025[3]
Position Name Since
Head coach Austria Gerald Scheiblehner 07/2025[4]
Assistant coach Austria Toni Mestrovic 07/2025[4]
Assistant coach Austria Alexander Zellhofer 17/2025[4]
Athletic coach Switzerland Jörg Mikoleit 06/2024[5]
Goalie Coach Switzerland Andreas Hilfiker 07/2025
Video analyst Switzerland Claudio Spiegel 07/2025

Transfers

Absences

Test Matches

Overview

Competition First match Last match Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pre-season 4 July 2025 19 July 2025 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 050.00
Mid-season (Autumn) 29 July 2025 12 August 2025 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 000.00
Total 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 033.33

Last updated: 12 August 2025
Source: Testspiele

Pre-season

Grasshoppers announced their preparation for the pre-season on 10 June 2025.[30] It includes a short training camp between 7 and 11 July in Crans-Montana, Valais as well as three test matches. The last test match of the pre-season preparation will be against Premier League side West Ham United F.C. at the GC/Campus in Niederhasli.[31] On 10 July 2025, a test match against freshly promoted Swiss Challenge League side FC Rapperswil-Jona was announced for 16 July 2025.[32]

4 July 2025 (2025-07-04) Pre-season Grasshopper Club Zurich 1–1 Liechtenstein FC Vaduz GC/Campus, Niederhasli
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Muci 90+1' (pen.)
 Report
11 July 2025 (2025-07-11) Pre-season FC Sion Switzerland 0–3 Grasshopper Club Zurich Stade Saint-Jacques, Ayent
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
16 July 2025 (2025-07-16) Pre-season Grasshopper Club Zurich 2–1 Switzerland FC Rapperswil-Jona GC/Campus, Niederhasli
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report 71'
19 July 2025 (2025-07-19) Pre-season Grasshopper Club Zurich 1–3 England West Ham United GC/Campus, Niederhasli
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Referee: Anojen Kanagasingam

Mid-season (autumn)

The first mid-season test match will be a friendly against La Liga side Celta Vigo on 29 July 2025.[33][31] Grasshoppers will also host German record champions FC Bayern München in the Letzigrund on 12 August 2025.[31]

29 July 2025 (2025-07-29) Mid-season Grasshopper Club Zurich 0–3 Spain RC Celta de Vigo GC/Campus, Niederhasli
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Referee: Sandro Schärer
12 August 2025 (2025-08-12) Mid-season Grasshopper Club Zurich 1–2 Germany FC Bayern München Letzigrund, Zürich
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Giandomenico 51' (Marques)
 Report
Attendance: 23,691
Referee: Lionel Tschudi

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Super League 25 July 2025 17 May 2026 Matchday 1 TBD 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 000.00
Swiss Cup 18 August 2025 TBD Round 1 TBD 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
Total 4 1 1 2 6 6 +0 025.00

Last updated: 10 August 2025
Source: Spielplan

Swiss Super League

Main article: 2025–26 Swiss Super League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
8 Lausanne-Sport 3 1 0 2 8 7 +1 3
9 Lugano 3 1 0 2 1 6 −5 3
10 Grasshopper 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1
11 Servette 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1 Qualification for the Relegation play-off
12 Winterthur 3 0 1 2 3 9 −6 1 Relegation to 2026–27 Swiss Challenge League
Updated to match(es) played on 10 August 2025. Source: Swiss Super League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored 6) Away goals scored; 7) Draw.[34]
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

Results Breakdown

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Regular Season 25 July 2025 12 April 2025 Matchday 1 TBD 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 000.00
Total 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 000.00

Last updated: 10 August 2025
Source: Spielplan

Home/Away Statistics
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
3 0 1 2 4 6  −2 1 0 0 1 2 3  −1 0 1 1 2 3  −1

Last updated: 10 August 2025.
Source: Spielplan

Results by Round
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Updated to match(es) played on 10 August 2025. Source: Spielplan
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; Z = Zürich Derby

Results

As of 10 August 2025[35]

  Win   Draw   Loss

26 July 2025 (2025-07-26) 1 Grasshopper 2–3 Luzern Letzigrund, Zürich
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 6,872
Referee: Anojen Kanagasingam
Assistant referees: Alessandro Dudic (VAR)
2 August 2025 (2025-08-02) 2 Basel 2–1 Grasshopper St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 25,556
Referee: Sven Wolfensberger
Assistant referees: Anojen Kanagasingam (VAR)
10 August 2025 (2025-08-10) 3 Servette 1–1 Grasshopper Stade de Genève, Lancy
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Attendance: 6,478
Referee: Johannes von Mandach
Assistant referees: Alessandro Dudic (VAR)
Note: Originally scheduled for 9 August 2025 (18:00 kickoff). Rescheduled on 31 July 2025.[36]
24 August 2025 (2025-08-24) 4 Grasshopper v Winterthur Letzigrund, Zürich
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
30 August 2025 (2025-08-30) 5 Thun v Grasshopper Stockhorn Arena, Thun
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
14 September 2025 (2025-09-14) 6 Grasshopper v Lausanne-Sport Letzigrund, Zürich
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
27 September 2025 (2025-09-27) 7 Lugano v Grasshopper Stadio Cornaredo, Lugano
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
4 October 2025 (2025-10-04) 8 Grasshopper v Zürich Letzigrund, Zürich
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
18 October 2025 (2025-10-18) 9 Grasshopper v Sion Letzigrund, Zürich
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
25 October 2025 (2025-10-25) 10 St. Gallen v Grasshopper Kybunpark, St. Gallen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Note: Originally scheduled for 20:30 kickoff. Rescheduled on 31 July 2025.[36]
28 October 2025 (2025-10-28) 11 Grasshopper v Young Boys Letzigrund, Zürich
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
1 November 2025 (2025-11-01) 12 Luzern v Grasshopper Swissporarena, Luzern
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
8 November 2025 (2025-11-08) 13 Winterthur v Grasshopper Stadion Schützenwiese, Winterthur
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
22 November 2025 (2025-11-22) 14 Grasshopper v Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
29 November 2025 (2025-11-29) 15 Zürich v Grasshopper Letzigrund, Zürich
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
6 December 2025 (2025-12-06) 16 Grasshopper v Servette Letzigrund, Zürich
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
13 December 2025 (2025-12-13) 17 Sion v Grasshopper Stade de Tourbillon, Sion
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
16 December 2025 (2025-12-16) 18 Young Boys v Grasshopper Stadion Wankdorf
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
20 December 2025 (2025-12-20) 19 Grasshopper v St. Gallen Letzigrund, Zürich
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
17 January 2026 (2026-01-17) 20 Grasshopper v Thun Letzigrund, Zürich
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
24 January 2026 (2026-01-24) 21 Lausanne-Sport v Grasshopper Stade de la Tuilière, Lausanne
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
31 January 2026 (2026-01-31) 22 Grasshopper v Lugano Letzigrund, Zürich
18:00 CET (UTC+1)

Swiss Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Swiss Cup
As of 6 July 2025[37]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Opponent's league indicated in brackets.

17 August 2024 (2024-08-17) Round of 64 FC Lachen/Altendorf Canton of Schwyz 0–2 Grasshopper Club Zürich Seefeld, Lachen
16:00 CEST (UTC+1) Report
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Nico Gianforte
19 September 2024 (2024-09-19) Round of 32 AC Bellinzona Ticino v Grasshopper Club Zürich Stadio Communale, Bellinzona
TBD CEST (UTC+1)

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