Grasshopper Club Zürich

Grasshopper Club Zürich is a Swiss multisports club based in Zürich. It is best known for its football team. It is the most successful football club in the country. Grasshopper won the most national championship titles (27) and Swiss Cups (19).

Grasshoppers
Full nameGrasshopper Club Zürich
Nickname(s)GC, GCZ, Grasshoppers
FoundedSeptember 1, 1886
GroundLetzigrund, Zürich
Capacity25,000
ChairmanStephan Anliker
ManagerMichael Skibbe
LeagueSwiss Super League
2013–14Swiss Super League, 2nd

History

Grasshopper was founded on 1 September 1886 by Tom E. Griffith, an English student. The first Swiss championships ( "Serie A") were held in 1897–98 and were won by Grasshopper.

Current squad
As of 25 July 2022[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  Portugal André Moreira
4 DF  China PR Li Lei
6 MF  Albania Amir Abrashi (captain)
7 MF  Germany Tsiy-William Ndenge
8 MF   Switzerland Giotto Morandi
9 FW  Kosovo Shkelqim Demhasaj
10 MF   Switzerland Petar Pusic
11 FW  South Korea Jeong Sang-bin (on loan from Wolverhampton)
14 DF  Portugal Tomás Ribeiro
15 DF  Japan Ayumu Seko
17 MF   Switzerland Dion Kacuri
22 FW  Nigeria Francis Momoh
23 MF  Germany Meritan Shabani
25 DF  Guinea-Bissau Nadjack
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 FW  Azerbaijan Renat Dadashov
28 MF  Slovakia Christián Herc
31 DF   Switzerland Dominik Schmid (3rd captain)
33 DF  Austria Georg Margreitter (vice-captain)
40 MF  Japan Hayao Kawabe (on loan from Wolverhampton)
41 DF   Switzerland Noah Loosli
71 GK   Switzerland Justin Hammel
73 DF  Kosovo Florian Hoxha
77 DF  Hungary Bendegúz Bolla (on loan from Wolverhampton)
93 GK  France Lévi Ntumba
95 FW  Brazil Guilherme Schettine (on loan from Braga)
— FW  China PR Jia Boyan

Honours
  • Swiss Championship
    • Winners (27): 1898, 1900, 1901, 1905, 1921, 1927, 1928, 1931, 1937, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1952, 1956, 1971, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003
  • Swiss Cup
    • Winners (19): 1926, 1927, 1932, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1952, 1956, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2013
  • Swiss League Cup
    • Winners (2): 1973, 1975
  • Swiss Super Cup
    • Winners (1): 1989

References
  1. Zürich, Grasshopper Club. "Kader – Grasshopper Club Zürich". www.gcz.ch.


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