2023–24 FC Lugano season

FC Lugano 2023–24 football season
FC Lugano
2023–24 season
ManagerMattia Croci-Torti
StadiumCornaredo Stadium
Swiss Super League5th
Swiss CupRound 4
UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off round
UEFA Europa Conference LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Žan Celar (6)

All:
Žan Celar (10)
Biggest winFC Gunzwil 0–7 Lugano
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The 2023–24 season is FC Lugano's 116th season in existence and ninth consecutive in the Swiss Super League. They are also competing in the Swiss Cup, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League.

Players

First-team squad

As of 6 January 2024[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Switzerland SUI Amir Saipi
4 DF Kosovo KOS Kreshnik Hajrizi
5 DF Switzerland SUI Albian Hajdari
6 DF Ecuador ECU Jhon Espinoza
7 MF Czech Republic CZE Roman Macek
8 MF Switzerland SUI Adrian Durrer
9 FW Slovenia SVN Žan Celar
10 FW Switzerland SUI Mattia Bottani
11 FW Switzerland SUI Renato Steffen
13 GK Switzerland SUI Serif Berbic
14 MF Uruguay URU Jonathan Sabbatini (captain)
15 GK Greece GRE Fotis Pseftis
16 MF Switzerland SUI Anto Grgić
17 DF Germany GER Lars Lukas Mai
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF France FRA Hicham Mahou
19 FW Kosovo KOS Shkelqim Vladi
21 MF France FRA Yanis Cimignani
22 DF Morocco MAR Ayman El Wafi
23 DF Argentina ARG Milton Valenzuela
25 MF Switzerland SUI Uran Bislimi
26 DF Portugal POR Martim Marques
27 FW Switzerland SUI Boris Babic
28 MF Slovenia SVN Abel Marc
29 MF Tunisia TUN Hadj Mahmoud
31 FW Argentina ARG Ignacio Aliseda
34 DF Switzerland SUI Allan Arigoni
41 DF Switzerland SUI Noah De Queiroz
58 GK Nigeria NGA Sebastian Osigwe

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Switzerland SUI Attilio Morosoli (at Bellinzona until 31 December 2023)
MF Ivory Coast CIV Ousmane Doumbia (at Chicago Fire until 31 December 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Switzerland SUI Maren Haile-Selassie (at Chicago Fire until 31 December 2023)
FW Switzerland SUI Nikolas Muci (at Wil until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF France Anto Grgić Switzerland Sion Free 1 July 2023 [2]
MF France Yanis Cimignani France Ajaccio Free 1 July 2023 [3]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
DF Switzerland Fabio Daprelà Switzerland Zürich Free 1 July 2023
FW Algeria Mohamed El Amine Amoura Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise €4,000,000 18 August 2023 [4]
MF Switzerland Maren Haile-Selassie United States Chicago Fire 31 December 2023

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Bellinzona Switzerland v Switzerland Lugano
29 June 2023 Friendly Bellinzona Switzerland 2–3 Switzerland Lugano
17:30
SpVgg Unterhaching Germany v Switzerland Lugano
4 July 2023 Friendly SpVgg Unterhaching Germany 1–1 Switzerland Lugano Malles Venosta, Italy
17:30 Stadium: Stadio Malles Venosta
Lugano Switzerland v Switzerland FC Paradiso
12 July 2023 Friendly Lugano Switzerland 5–1 Switzerland FC Paradiso
18:30
Lugano Switzerland v Belgium Genk
9 January 2024 Friendly Lugano Switzerland 0-4 Belgium Genk Spain
11:00 Report Stadium: Melia Villaitana Football Center
Lugano Switzerland v Switzerland FC Schaffhausen
12 January 2024 Friendly Lugano Switzerland 1-0 Switzerland FC Schaffhausen Lugano
15:00 CET Report Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium
Lugano Switzerland v Switzerland FC Paradiso
17 January 2024 Friendly Lugano Switzerland 1-1 Switzerland FC Paradiso Biasca
14:00 CET Report Stadium: Campo Sportivo "Al Vallone"

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Swiss Super League 26 July 2023 May 2024 Matchday 1 18 8 2 8 32 30 +2 044.44
Swiss Cup 19 August 2023 Round 1 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 100.00
UEFA Europa League 24 August 2023 31 August 2023 Play-off round Play-off round 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 000.00
UEFA Europa Conference League 21 September 2023 14 December 2023 Group stage Group stage 6 1 1 4 6 14 −8 016.67
Total 29 12 3 14 52 47 +5 041.38

Last updated: 17 December 2023
Source: Soccerway

Swiss Super League

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Young Boys (C, Q) 37 22 8 7 73 34 +39 74 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2 Lugano (Q) 37 20 5 12 67 49 +18 65 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Servette (Q) 37 17 10 10 57 43 +14 61 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[b]
4 Zürich (Q) 37 15 12 10 51 40 +11 57 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5 St. Gallen (Q) 37 16 9 12 59 49 +10 57
Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2024. 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.[5]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
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).
  2. ^ The 2023–24 Swiss Cup winners (Lugano or Servette) will qualify for the Europa League third qualifying round (or the third-placed team if the Cup winners finish first or second). Since the Cup winners will finish in the top four, the second Conference League second qualifying round spot will be passed to the fifth-placed team.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
35 19 5 11 62 45  +17 62 9 3 5 27 18  +9 10 2 6 35 27  +8

Last updated: 11 May 2024.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2024. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 21 June 2023.[6]

Stade Lausanne Ouchy v Lugano
26 July 2023 1 Stade Lausanne Ouchy 0–3 Lugano Lausanne
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
Attendance: 1,784
Referee: Switzerland Alessandro Dudic
Lugano v St. Gallen
29 July 2023 2 Lugano 1–0 St. Gallen Lugano
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium
Attendance: 4,902
Referee: Switzerland Sven Wolfensberger
Zürich v Lugano
5 August 2023 3 Zürich 3–0 Lugano Zürich
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 13,735
Referee: Switzerland Sandro Schärer
Lugano v Yverdon-Sport
13 August 2023 4 Lugano 6–1 Yverdon-Sport Lugano
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium
Attendance: 3,144
Referee: Switzerland Mirel Turkes
Luzern v Lugano
3 September 2023 6 Luzern 3–2 Lugano Lucerne
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Swissporarena
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Switzerland Lukas Fähndrich
Young Boys v Lugano
24 September 2023 7 Young Boys 4–1 Lugano Bern
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 27,805
Referee: Switzerland Luca Cibelli
Lugano v Lausanne-Sport
27 September 2023 8 Lugano 2–1 Lausanne-Sport Lugano
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium
Attendance: 2,474
Referee: Switzerland Nico Gianforte
Winterthur v Lugano
30 September 2023 9 Winterthur 2–3 Lugano Winterthur
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Schützenwiese
Attendance: 7,850
Referee: Switzerland Stefan Horisberger
Lugano v Servette
8 October 2023 10 Lugano 0–1 Servette Lugano
14:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium
Attendance: 3,523
Referee: Switzerland Sandro Schärer
Grasshopper Club Zürich v Lugano
22 October 2023 11 Grasshopper Club Zürich 2–1 Lugano Zürich
16:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 6,102
Referee: Switzerland Esther Staubli
Lugano v Young Boys
29 October 2023 12 Lugano 1–1 Young Boys Lugano
16:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium
Attendance: 3,556
Referee: Switzerland Stefan Horisberger
Lausanne-Sport v Lugano
4 November 2023 13 Lausanne-Sport 3–1 Lugano Lausanne
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Tuilière
Attendance: 4,212
Referee: Switzerland Esther Staubli
Lugano v Zürich
12 November 2023 14 Lugano 0–3 Zürich Lugano
16:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium
Attendance: 4,636
Referee: Switzerland Urs Schnyder
Yverdon-Sport v Lugano
25 November 2023 15 Yverdon-Sport 0–5 Lugano Yverdon-les-Bains
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
  • Tasar Yellow card 45+1'
  • Alves Yellow card 90'
Report
Stadium: Stade Municipal
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Switzerland Mirel Turkes
Lugano v Luzern
3 December 2023 16 Lugano 1–0 Luzern Lugano
16:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
  • Frýdek Yellow card 61'
Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium
Attendance: 2,905
Referee: Switzerland Stefan Horisberger
Lugano v Basel
6 December 2023 5 Lugano 1–3 Basel Lugano
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium
Attendance: 3,158
Referee: Switzerland Alessandro Dudic
Lugano v Winterthur
10 December 2023 17 Lugano 2–1 Winterthur Lugano
14:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium
Attendance: 2,701
Referee: Switzerland Sven Wolfensberger
Servette v Lugano
17 December 2023 18 Servette 2–2 Lugano Lancy
16:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de Genève
Attendance: 2,873
Referee: Switzerland Luca Cibelli
Lugano v Stade Lausanne Ouchy
21 January 2024 19 Lugano 2–3 Stade Lausanne Ouchy Lugano
16:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium
Attendance: 2,111
Referee: Switzerland Sven Wolfensberger
St. Gallen v Lugano
28 January 2024 20 St. Gallen 1–4 Lugano St. Gallen
14:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Kybunpark
Attendance: 17,179
Referee: Switzerland Lukas Fähndrich
Lugano v Grasshopper Club Zürich
31 January 2024 21 Lugano 0–0 Grasshopper Club Zürich Lugano
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium
Attendance: 2,362
Referee: Switzerland Johannes von Mandach
Basel v Lugano
3 February 2024 22 Basel 0–1 Lugano Basel
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
  • Vouilloz Yellow card 64'
Report
Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 20,561
Referee: Switzerland Fedayi San
Lugano v Young Boys
10 February 2024 23 Lugano 3–3 Young Boys Lugano
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium
Attendance: 2,824
Referee: Switzerland Nico Gianforte
Servette v Lugano
18 February 2024 24 Servette 2–1 Lugano Lancy
16:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de Genève
Attendance: 6,438
Referee: Switzerland Stefan Horisberger
Lugano v Zürich
25 February 2024 25 Lugano 2–0 Zürich Lugano
14:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium
Attendance: 4,151
Referee: Switzerland Sven Wolfensberger
Luzern v Lugano
3 March 2024 26 Luzern 0–1 Lugano Lucerne
14:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Swissporarena
Attendance: 13,442
Referee: Switzerland Anojen Kanagasingam
St. Gallen v Lugano
9 March 2024 27 St. Gallen 2–3 Lugano St. Gallen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Kybunpark
Attendance: 16,790
Referee: Switzerland Fedayi San
Lugano v Yverdon-Sport
16 March 2024 28 Lugano 2–0 Yverdon-Sport Lugano
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium
Attendance: 3,821
Referee: Switzerland Mirel Turkes
Stade Lausanne Ouchy v Lugano
30 March 2024 29 Stade Lausanne Ouchy 1–3 Lugano Lausanne
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
Attendance: 1,921
Referee: Switzerland Luca Cibelli

Swiss Cup

FC Gunzwil v Lugano
19 August 2023 Round 1 FC Gunzwil 0–7 Lugano Gunzwil
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Sportplatz Linden
Referee: Switzerland David Schärli
Lancy FC v Lugano
16 September 2023 Round 2 Lancy FC 0–3 Lugano Lancy
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Isaac Ibongo Yellow card 62'
Report
Stadium: Stade de Marignac
Attendance: 500
Referee: Switzerland Anojen Kanagasingam
Lausanne-Sport v Lugano
1 November 2023 Round of 16 Lausanne-Sport 0–4 Lugano Lausanne
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Tuilière
Attendance: 3,026
Referee: Switzerland Urs Schnyder

UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium v Switzerland Lugano
24 August 2024 First leg Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 2–0 Switzerland Lugano Brussels, Belgium[note 1]
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 7,238[8]
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
Lugano Switzerland v Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise
31 August 2024 Second leg Lugano Switzerland 0–1
(0–3 agg.)
Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Geneva, Switzerland[note 2]
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de Genève
Attendance: 1,171[9]
Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)
Note: Union Saint-Gilloise won 3–0 on aggregate.

UEFA Europa Conference League

Group stage

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BRU BOD BEŞ LUG
1 Belgium Club Brugge 6 5 1 0 15 3 +12 16 Advance to round of 16 3–1 1–1 2–0
2 Norway Bodø/Glimt 6 3 1 2 11 8 +3 10 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–1 3–1 5–2
3 Turkey Beşiktaş 6 1 1 4 7 14 −7 4[a] 0–5 1–2 2–3
4 Switzerland Lugano 6 1 1 4 6 14 −8 4[a] 1–3 0–0 0–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head goal difference: Beşiktaş +1, Lugano –1.
Lugano Switzerland v Norway Bodø/Glimt
21 September 2023 1 Lugano Switzerland 0–0 Norway Bodø/Glimt Zürich, Switzerland[note 3]
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 1,384[10]
Referee: David Šmajc (Slovenia)
Beşiktaş Turkey v Switzerland Lugano
5 October 2023 2 Beşiktaş Turkey 2–3 Switzerland Lugano Istanbul, Turkey
19:45 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Beşiktaş Park
Attendance: 24,648[11]
Referee: David Fuxman (Israel)
Lugano Switzerland v Belgium Club Brugge
26 October 2023 3 Lugano Switzerland 1–3 Belgium Club Brugge Zürich, Switzerland[note 3]
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 4,037[12]
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
Club Brugge Belgium v Switzerland Lugano
9 November 2023 4 Club Brugge Belgium 2–0 Switzerland Lugano Bruges, Belgium
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 16,493[13]
Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
Bodø/Glimt Norway v Switzerland Lugano
30 November 2023 5 Bodø/Glimt Norway 5–2 Switzerland Lugano Bodø, Norway
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion
Attendance: 6,295[14]
Referee: Dario Bel (Croatia)
Lugano Switzerland v Turkey Beşiktaş
14 December 2023 6 Lugano Switzerland 0–2 Turkey Beşiktaş Zürich, Switzerland[note 3]
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 5,476[15]
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)

Notes

  1. ^ Union Saint-Gilloise played their home match at Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels, instead of their regular stadium, Joseph Marien Stadium, Brussels, which did not meet UEFA requirements.[7]
  2. ^ Lugano played their home match at the Stade de Genève in Geneva, instead of their regular stadium, the Cornaredo Stadium in Lugano, which did not meet UEFA requirements.[7]
  3. ^ a b c Lugano played their Europa Conference League matches at the Letzigrund, in Zürich, instead of their regular stadium, the Cornaredo Stadium, in Lugano, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

References

  1. ^ "Prima squadra" [First team] (in Italian). FC Lugano. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ [2]
  4. ^ Mellini, Marzio (18 August 2023). "Amoura in Belgio alla Royale Union Saint-Gilloise".
  5. ^ "Reglement für den Spielbetrieb der SFL" (PDF) (in Swiss High German). Swiss Football League. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  6. ^ [3]
  7. ^ a b "Europe, here we go again! We meet FC Lugano for the first time ever! 🚨 As another club plays in the Stade de Genève, we could play the first leg in Brussels. More information on ticket prices and kick-off times will be announced soon. #UELDRAW". Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. 7 August 2023. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "Union Saint-Gilloise vs. Lugano" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Lugano vs. Union Saint-Gilloise" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Lugano vs. Bodø/Glimt" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Beşiktaş vs. Lugano" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Lugano vs. Club Brugge" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Club Brugge vs. Lugano" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Bodø/Glimt vs. Lugano" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Lugano vs. Beşiktaş" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.

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