2012–13 Grasshopper Club Zürich season

Grasshopper Club Zürich
2012–13 season
Chairman André Dosé
Manager Uli Forte
Stadium Letzigrund,
Zurich, Switzerland
Super League 2nd
Swiss Cup Winner
Top goalscorer Izet Hajrović (8)
Highest home attendance 18'400 2 December 2012 v Zürich (league)
Lowest home attendance 4'050 4 May 2013 v Servette (league)
Average home league attendance 8'600
← 2011–12 2013–14 →

Review and events

The 2012–13 Swiss Super League began with a 0-2 loss against FC Sion. After this defeat the Grasshoppers remained unbeaten for twelve consecutive matches and goalkeeper Roman Bürki was able to set a new all-time record in keeping a clean sheet in Swiss football. He remained unbeaten for 659 minutes.[1]

On May 20, 2013 the Grasshoppers won the 2012–13 Swiss Cup by a 5-4-victory on penalties against FC Basel. It was Grasshoppers 19th title in this competition and their first since 1994.

Matches

Legend

      Win       Draw       Loss       Postponed

Friendly matches

Preseason

Mid-season (fall)

Winter break

Mid-season (spring)

Tournaments

3-Städte-Turnier Uster

Game duration 45 min

Tournament Horgen

Game duration 45 min

Hallenmasters 2013

Game duration 2x12 min (indoor tournament)

Super League

Kickoff times are in CET

League results and fixtures

League table

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
36 20 9 7 48 32 +16 69 11 4 3 25 13 +12 9 5 4 23 19 +4

Last updated: 2 June 2013.
Source: Fussballdaten.de

Swiss Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Swiss Cup

Kickoff times are in CET

Squad

Squad, matches played and goals scored

No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) at GCZ since Signed from SL matches SL goals Cup matches Cup goals
Goalkeepers
1 Roman Bürki Switzerland GK 14 November 1990 2011 Young Boys 34 0 4 0
18 Davide Taini Switzerland GK 7 December 1976 2011 Wil 2 0 2 0
33 Andreas Hirzel Switzerland GK 25 March 1993 2012 Aarau 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 Willian Rocha Brazil CB 1 April 1989 2013 Sport Recife 2(3) 0 0 0
3 Stéphane Grichting Switzerland CB 30 March 1979 2012 Auxerre 33 0 6 1
4 Milan Vilotić Serbia CB 21 October 1986 2012 Red Star Belgrade 31 2 5 0
5 Michael Lang Switzerland CB 8 February 1991 2011 St. Gallen 33 3 5 0
13 Taulant Xhaka Switzerland CB 28 March 1991 2012 Basel 19(6) 0 2(2) 0
19 Daniel Pavlović Switzerland CB 22 April 1988 2011 Kaiserslautern 22(1) 0 4 0
22 Gianluca Hossmann Switzerland CB 25 March 1991 2006 1 0 0 0
29 Levent Gülen Switzerland CB 24 February 1994 2012 0 0 0(1) 0
34 Moritz Bauer Switzerland CB 25 February 1992 2010 11(2) 0 3(1) 0
Midfielders
6 Vero Salatić Switzerland MF 14 November 1985 2012 AC Omonia 31 3 5 0
7 Steven Zuber Switzerland MF 17 August 1991 2006 Winterthur 30(2) 5 4 1
8 Amir Abrashi Switzerland MF 27 March 1990 2012 Winterthur 22(5) 3 5(1) 0
10 Shkëlzen Gashi Switzerland MF 15 July 1988 2012 Aarau 17(11) 4 4(1) 1
11 Frank Feltscher Switzerland MF 17 May 1988 2011 Bellinzona 14(20) 1 5(1) 8
14 Izet Hajrović Switzerland MF 4 August 1991 2000 32(2) 8 2(2) 2
27 Mergim Brahimi Switzerland MF 8 August 1992 2001 0(16) 3 1(3) 0
28 Toko Nzuzi Switzerland MF 20 December 1990 2003 22(4) 2 2(1) 1
32 Mohamed Coulibaly France MF 7 August 1988 2011 Dornach 0(5) 0 0 0
Forwards
9 João Paiva Portugal ST 8 February 1983 2011 Luzern 2(10) 0 2(1) 4
15 Nassim Ben Khalifa Switzerland ST 13 January 1992 2012 Young Boys 26(7) 5 2(1) 0
17 Anatole Ngamukol Equatorial Guinea ST 15 January 1988 2013 Thun 13(3) 5 3 1
25 Endogan Adili Switzerland ST 3 August 1994 2003 0(1) 0 1 0
35 Orhan Mustafi Switzerland ST 4 April 1990 2011 Basel 0(4) 0 0(1) 0

Last updated: 2 June 2013

Note: Numbers in parenthesis denotes substitution appearances.

Players in italic left the club during the season

Transfers

Summer Transfers in
Name Nationality Position Type Moving from
Milan Vilotić Serbia CB Transfer Red Star Belgrade
Shkëlzen Gashi Switzerland MF Transfer Aarau
Stéphane Grichting Switzerland CB Transfer Auxerre
Vero Salatić Switzerland CB Transfer AC Omonia
Andreas Hirzel Switzerland GK on loan Aarau
Nassim Ben Khalifa Switzerland ST on loan BSC Young Boys
Raphael Spiegel Switzerland GK loan return SC Brühl
Steven Lang Switzerland MF loan return Lausanne
Charyl Chappuis Switzerland MF loan return Locarno
Josip Colina Bosnia and Herzegovina CB loan return Lugano
Summer Transfers out
Name Nationality Position Type Moving to
Raphael Spiegel Switzerland GK Transfer West Ham United
Davide Callà Switzerland MF Transfer Aarau
Alessandro Merlo Switzerland GK Transfer FC Wettswil-Bonstetten
Sehar Fejzulahi Switzerland MF Transfer Aarau
Davor Landeka Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Transfer Široki Brijeg
Daniël de Ridder Netherlands MF Transfer Heerenveen
Paulo Menezes Brazil CB Transfer Lugano
Iacopo La Rocca Italy CB Transfer Western Sydney Wanderers
Marco Kehl Switzerland CB Transfer Lugano
Bruno Bertucci Brazil CB Transfer Neftchi Baku
Josip Colina Bosnia and Herzegovina CB Transfer unknown
Charyl Chappuis Switzerland MF on loan Lugano
Steven Lang Switzerland MF on loan Servette FC
Denis Simijonovic Switzerland MF loan return Winterthur
Boris Smiljanić Switzerland CB retired
Ricardo Cabanas Switzerland MF retired
Winter Transfers in
Name Nationality Position Type Moving from
Anatole Ngamukol Equatorial Guinea ST Transfer Thun
Willian Rocha Brazil CB on loan Sport Recife
Charyl Chappuis Switzerland MF loan return Lugano
Winter Transfers out
Name Nationality Position Type Moving to
Endogan Adili Switzerland MF Transfer Basel
Charyl Chappuis Switzerland MF Transfer Buriram
Orhan Mustafi Switzerland ST on loan Wil

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager SwitzerlandItaly Uli Forte
Assistant coach Romania Zoltan Kadar
Fitness coach Switzerland Alex Kern
Goalkeeper coach Switzerland Christoph Born

Last updated: 20 December 2012
Source: GCZ Official Site

Sources

  1. ↑ Bürki kriegt in Thun wieder mal Gegentore!
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