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.
| 2024–25 season | |||
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| Chairman | Stacy Johns | ||
| Manager | Tomas Oral | ||
| Stadium | Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland | ||
| Swiss Super League | TBD | ||
| Swiss Cup | Round of 16 | ||
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| All statistics correct as of 31 May 2024. | |||
Squad
Players
- As of 3 February 2025[2]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Pos | Date of birth (age) | at GCZ since | Apps | Goals | Former club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||
| 23 | Nicolas Glaus |  |
GK | 10 May 2002 | 06/2023 | 0 | 0 | Stuttgart II |
| 29 | Manuel Kuttin |  |
GK | 17 December 1993 | 06/2023 | 3 | 0 | free agent |
| 50 | Laurent Seji | |
GK | 22 June 2004 | 06/2024 | 0 | 0 | own youth |
| 71 | Justin Hammel | |
GK | 2 December 2000 | 06/2022 | 50 | 0 | Lausanne-Ouchy |
| Defenders | ||||||||
| 2 | Dirk Abels |  |
RB | 13 June 1997 | 07/2023 | 28 | 0 | Sparta Rotterdam |
| 3 | Saulo Decarli | |
CB | 4 February 1992 | 06/2024 | 2 | 0 | Eintracht Braunschweig |
| 4 | Grayson Dettoni |   |
CB | 29 June 2005 | 01/2025 | 0 | 0 | Bayern Munich (on loan) |
| 12 | Maksim Paskotši |  |
CB | 19 January 2003 | 09/2023 | 29 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 15 | Ayumu Seko |  |
CB | 7 June 2000 | 01/2022 | 86 | 3 | Cerezo Osaka |
| 16 | Noah Persson |  |
LB | 16 July 2003 | 09/2024 | 0 | 0 | Young Boys (on loan) |
| 22 | Benno Schmitz |  |
RB | 17 November 1994 | 07/2024 | 0 | 0 | 1. FC Köln |
| 24 | Michael Kempter |  |
LB | 12 January 1995 | 06/2023 | 6 | 0 | St. Gallen |
| 52 | Samuel Marques | |
CB | 4 February 2005 | 04/2024 | 0 | 0 | own youth |
| 57 | Elvir Zukaj |  |
CB | 7 July 2002 | 07/2023 | 3 | 0 | own youth |
| Midfielders | ||||||||
| 6 | Amir Abrashi | |
CM | 27 March 1990 | 06/2021 | 239 | 11 | Basel |
| 7 | Tsiy-William Ndenge |  |
DM | 13 June 1997 | 07/2022 | 62 | 12 | Luzern |
| 8 | Sonny Kittel | |
AM | 6 January 1993 | 08/2024 | 0 | 0 | Raków Częstochowa |
| 10 | Giotto Morandi | |
PM | 4 March 1999 | 06/2019 | 128 | 19 | own youth |
| 11 | Pascal Schürpf | |
AM | 15 July 1989 | 06/2023 | 29 | 5 | Luzern |
| 14 | Imourane Hassane |  |
DM | 8 April 2003 | 01/2025 | 0 | 0 | Loto-Popo FC (on loan) |
| 19 | Mathieu Choinière |  |
CM | 7 February 1999 | 08/2024 | 0 | 0 | CF Montréal |
| 28 | Simone Stroscio | |
DM | 20 August 2003 | 10/2021 | 3 | 0 | own youth |
| 53 | Tim Meyer | |
CM | 8 July 2004 | 07/2023 | 21 | 0 | own youth |
| 55 | Damian Nigg | |
RW | 12 April 2005 | 07/2023 | 4 | 0 | own youth |
| 77 | Filipe de Carvalho |  |
LW | 1 December 2003 | 01/2022 | 58 | 4 | own youth |
| Forwards | ||||||||
| 9 | Nikolas Muci | |
ST | 8 February 2003 | 07/2024 | 2 | 1 | Lugano |
| 17 | Tomás Verón Lupi |  |
RW | 3 September 2000 | 09/2024 | 0 | 0 | RC Montevideo (on loan) |
| 18 | Lee Young-jun |  |
ST | 23 May 2003 | 07/2024 | 0 | 0 | Suwon FC |
| 20 | Evans Maurin |  |
ST | 30 March 2001 | 07/2024 | 1 | 0 | Yverdon-Sport |
| 25 | Adama Bojang |  |
ST | 28 May 2004 | 09/2024 | 0 | 0 | Reims (on loan) |
| 27 | Bryan Lasme |  |
ST | 14 November 1998 | 01/2025 | 0 | 0 | Schalke 04 (on loan) |
| 66 | Nestory Irankunda |   |
RW | 9 February 2006 | 01/2025 | 0 | 0 | Bayern Munich (on loan) |
| Players loaned out during the season | ||||||||
| 23 | Nicolas Glaus | |
GK | 10 May 2002 | 06/2023 | 0 | 0 | Stuttgart II |
| 73 | Florian Hoxha |  |
LB | 22 February 2001 | 07/2021 | 29 | 1 | own youth |
| Players departed during the season | ||||||||
| 4 | Kristers Tobers |  |
CB | 13 December 2000 | 07/2023 | 44 | 1 | Lechia Gdańsk |
| 5 | Joshua Laws |  |
CB | 26 February 1998 | 08/2023 | 23 | 0 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 14 | Théo Ndicka | |
LB | 20 April 2000 | 08/2023 | 36 | 1 | Oostende |
| 17 | Renat Dadashov |  |
CF | 17 May 1999 | 07/2022 | 40 | 10 | Wolverhampton |
| 21 | Awer Mabil |  |
LW | 15 September 1995 | 08/2023 | 32 | 8 | Cádiz |
| 27 | Asumah Abubakar |  |
CF | 10 May 1997 | 01/2024 | 25 | 2 | Luzern |
| 99 | Dorian Babunski |   |
ST | 29 August 1996 | 08/2023 | 34 | 5 | Debrecen |
Coaching staff
- As of 19 November 2024[3]
| 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 |
Transfers
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Perspective
InPermanent signing Loan transfer
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OutPermanent departure Loan transfer
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Absences
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Injuries and other AbsencesPast Ongoing
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Suspensions
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Test Matches
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Perspective
| Competition | First match | Last match | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Pre-season | 29 June 2024 | 13 July 2023 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 25.00 |
| Mid-season (Autumn) | 20 August 2024 | 5 September 2024 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 50.00 |
| Winter break | 10 January 2025 | 11 January 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Total | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 40.00 | ||
Last updated: 11 January 2025
Source: Testspiele
Pre-season
The preparation plan for the upcoming season was announced on 4 June 2024.[48] Pre-season preparation begins on 18 June 2024. A training camp will be held in Crans-Montana, Valais, starting on 1 July and will end with a test game against freshly promoted FC Sion on 5 July 2024. FC Schaffhausen will be hosted for a test match on 29 June 2024 before the training camp. Finally, Grasshoppers will also travel to Vorarlberg for a test match against SC Rheindorf Altach on 13 July 2024. On 20 June 2024, an additional test match against Austria Lustenau was announced, to be held on the GC/Campus on 10 July 2024.[49]
| 29 June 2024 Pre-season | Grasshopper Club Zurich  | 1–1 | FC Schaffhausen | Niederhasli, Switzerland |
| 11:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: GC/Campus |
| 5 July 2024 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 |
| 10 July 2024 Pre-season | Grasshopper Club Zurich | 2–1 | Austria Lustenau | Niederhasli, Switzerland |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: GC/Campus |
| 13 July 2024 Pre-season | SC Rheindorf Altach | 1–0 | Grasshopper Club Zurich | Altach, Austria |
| 17:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: CASHPOINT Arena |
Mid-season (autumn)
The first mid-season friendly was announced on 15 August 2024, to be held on 20 August 2024, against Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich.[50] It will be the first time these teams meet since 2007. Another friendly match against FC Aarau will be held on 5 September 2024, during the first international break of the season.[51] Neuchâtel Xamax FCS will be hosted for a test match on 10 October 2024, during the second international break of the season.[52] A test match against partner club Wacker Innsbruck, who play in the Tiroler Liga, the fourth tier of the Austrian football pyramid, is scheduled for the final international break of the year.[53]
| 20 August 2024 Mid-season | Bayern Munich  | 4–0 | Grasshopper Club Zurich | Munich, Germany |
| 11:30 CEST (UTC+2) | GCZ Report FCB Report |
Stadium: FC Bayern Campus Attendance: 2,500 |
| 5 September 2024 Mid-season | Grasshopper Club Zurich | 1–2 | FC Aarau | Niederhasli, Switzerland |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: GC/Campus |
| 10 October 2024 Mid-season | Grasshopper Club Zurich | 6–0 | Neuchâtel Xamax FCS | Niederhasli, Switzerland |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: GC/Campus |
| 14 November 2024 Mid-season | Grasshopper Club Zurich | 5–2 | Wacker Innsbruck | Niederhasli, Switzerland |
| 14:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: GC/Campus |
Winter
On 17 December 2024, the club announced their training plan for the winter break.[54] The team will resume training on 3 January 2025, before departing to Sotogrande, Spain for the training camp between 5 and 12 January 2025. The training camp will be ended with a test match on 11 January 2025. Reigning Austrian champions Sturm Graz will be their opponent.[55] An additional test match was announced on 9 January 2025, to be held on 10 January against SV Elversberg of the 2. Bundesliga.[56]
Competitions
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Perspective
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Super League | 20 July 2024 | 24 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | TBD | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 18.18 |
| Swiss Cup | 18 August 2024 | 3 December 2024 | Round 1 | Best 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 66.67 |
| Total | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 24.00 | ||||
Last updated: 4 February 2025
Source: Spielplan
Swiss Super League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Young Boys | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 28 | |
| 9 | Sion | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 27 | |
| 10 | Grasshopper | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 21 | |
| 11 | Yverdon-Sport | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 21 | Qualification for the Relegation play-off |
| 12 | Winterthur | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 46 | −28 | 14 | Relegation to Swiss Challenge League |
Updated to match(es) played on 4 February 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.[57]
Notes:
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.[57]
Notes:
Results Breakdown
- Home/Away Statistics
| 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 |
| 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | −6 |
Last updated: 4 February 2025.
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 |
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| 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 |
| Result | L | D | L | L | W | L | D | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | D | D | D | W | W | D | D | D | |||||||||||
| Position | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Points | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Updated to match(es) played on 4 February 2025. Source: Spielplan
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; Z = Zürich Derby
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; Z = Zürich Derby
Results
- As of 4 February 2025[58]
Win Draw Loss
| 20 July 2024 1 | Lugano | 2–1 | Grasshopper | Stadio Cornaredo, Lugano |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Attendance: 3,316 Referee: Urs Schnyder Assistant referees: Lionel Tschudi (VAR) |
| 27 July 2024 2 | Grasshopper | 2–2 | Luzern | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Attendance: 5,510 Referee: Luca Piccolo Assistant referees: Anojen Kanagasingam (VAR) |
| 3 August 2024 3 | Grasshopper | 0–3 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Attendance: 9,099 Referee: Sven Wolfensberger Assistant referees: Alessandro Dudic (VAR) |
| 11 August 2024 4 | St. Gallen | 1–0 | Grasshopper | Kybunpark, St. Gallen |
| 14:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Attendance: 18,810 Referee: Lukas Fähndrich Assistant referees: Luca Cibelli (VAR) |
| 24 August 2024 5 | Grasshopper | 3–1 | Sion | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Attendance: 4,652 Referee: Désirée Grundbacher Assistant referees: Lionel Tschudi (VAR) |
| 31 August 2024 6 | Yverdon-Sport | 2–1 | Grasshopper | Stade Municipal, Yverdon-les-Bains |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Attendance: 2,250 Referee: David Huwiler Assistant referees: Sandro Schärer (VAR) |
| 21 September 2024 7 | Grasshopper | 2–2 | Servette | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | 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.[59] | ||||
| 28 September 2024 8 | Young Boys | 0–1 | Grasshopper | Stadion Wankdorf, Bern |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Attendance: 26,203 Referee: Urs Schnyder Assistant referees: Fedayi San (VAR) Man of the Match: Giotto Morandi[60] |
| 5 October 2024 9 | Winterthur | 1–0 | Grasshopper | Schützenwiese, Winterthur |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Attendance: 8,700 Referee: Sandro Schärer Assistant referees: Fedayi San (VAR) |
| 19 October 2024 10 | Grasshopper | 1–2 | Zürich | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Attendance: 19,223 Referee: Sandro Schärer Assistant referees: Fedayi San (VAR) |
| 26 October 2024 11 | Lausanne-Sport | 3–0 | Grasshopper | Stade de la Tuilière, Lausanne |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Attendance: 4,447 Referee: Johannes von Mandach Assistant referees: Sandro Schärer (VAR) |
| 31 October 2024 12 | Grasshopper | 1–1 | Lugano | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Attendance: 3,641 Referee: David Huwiler Assistant referees: Sandro Schärer (VAR) Man of the Match: Nikolas Muci[61] |
| 3 November 2024 13 | Luzern | 2–0 | Grasshopper | Swissporarena, Luzern |
| 16:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Attendance: 11,779 Referee: Johannes von Mandach Assistant referees: Luca Cibelli (VAR) |
| 10 November 2024 14 | Grasshopper | 1–2 | St. Gallen | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 16:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Attendance: 5,819 Referee: Fedayi San Assistant referees: Sandro Schärer (VAR) |
| 23 November 2024 15 | Grasshopper | 1–1 | Winterthur | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Attendance: 4,409 Referee: Anojen Kanagasingam Assistant referees: Sandro Schärer (VAR) |
| 30 November 2024 16 | Zürich | 1–1 | Grasshopper | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Attendance: 18,537 Referee: Luca Piccolo Assistant referees: Nico Gianforte (VAR) |
| 7 December 2024 17 | Grasshopper | 1–1 | Yverdon-Sport | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Attendance: 2,323 Referee:  Oliver ReitalaAssistant referees: Sandro Schärer (VAR) |
| 14 December 2024 18 | Basel | 0–1 | Grasshopper | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Attendance: 23,486 Referee: Luca Piccolo Assistant referees: Mirel Turkes (VAR) Man of the Match: Noah Persson[62] |
Winter Break
| 18 January 2024 19 | Sion | 0–1 | Grasshopper | Stade de Tourbillon, Sion |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Attendance: 8,200 Referee: Lionel Tschudi Assistant referees: Nico Gianforte (VAR) Man of the Match: Tsiy-William Ndenge[63] |
| 25 January 2025 20 | Grasshopper | 0–0 | Young Boys | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Attendance: 5,135 Referee: Luca Piccolo Assistant referees: Luca Cibelli (VAR) |
| 1 February 2025 21 | Servette | 1–1 | Grasshopper | Stade de Genève, Genève |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Attendance: 7,628 Referee: Désirée Grundbacher Assistant referees: Urs Schnyder (VAR) Man of the Match: Ayumu Seko[64] |
| 4 February 2025 22 | Grasshopper | 2–2 | Lausanne-Sport | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Attendance: 2,589 Referee: Nico Gianforte Assistant referees: Stefan Horisberger (VAR) Man of the Match: Nikolas Muci[65] |
| 8 February 2025 23 | Lugano | v | Grasshopper | Stadio Cornaredo, Lugano |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| 16 February 2025 24 | Grasshopper | v | Servette | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 16:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| 25 February 2025 25 | Lausanne-Sport | v | Grasshopper | Stade de la Tuilière, Lausanne |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| 2 March 2025 26 | Grasshopper | v | Young Boys | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 16:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| 8 March 2025 27 | St. Gallen | v | Grasshopper | Kybunpark, St. Gallen |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| 16 March 2025 28 | Grasshopper | v | Sion | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 14:15 CET (UTC+1) |
| 30 March 2025 29 | Grasshopper | v | Zürich | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 16:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| 3 April 2025 30 | Basel | v | Grasshopper | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| 6 April 2025 31 | Grasshopper | v | Luzern | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 16:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| 12 April 2025 32 | Yverdon-Sport | v | Grasshopper | Stade Municipal, Yverdon-les-Bains |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| 19 April 2025 33 | Grasshopper | v | Winterthur | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
Swiss Cup
- As of 3 December 2024[66]
Win Draw Loss
Opponent's league indicated in brackets.
| 18 August 2024 Round of 64 | FC Regensdorf  | 0–9 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Wisacher, Regensdorf |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+1) | Report | Attendance: 3,120 Referee: Marijan Drmic |
Awards
Fan Awards
- Player of the Month
- July:
Nikolas Muci[67] - August:
Lee Young-jun[68] - September: Giotto Morandi[69]
- October: Tim Meyer[70]
- November:
Tsiy-William Ndenge [71] - December:
Noah Persson[72] - January:
Tomás Verón Lupi[73]
References
External links
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