2023–24 FC Lugano season
2023–24 season | |
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Manager | Mattia Croci-Torti |
Stadium | Cornaredo Stadium |
Swiss Super League | 5th |
Swiss Cup | Round 4 |
UEFA Europa League | Play-off round |
UEFA Europa Conference League | Group stage |
Top goalscorer | League: Žan Celar (6) All: Žan Celar (10) |
Biggest win | FC Gunzwil 0–7 Lugano |
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[edit]
First-team squad[edit]
- 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.
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Out on loan[edit]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers[edit]
In[edit]
Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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MF | Anto Grgić | Sion | Free | 1 July 2023 | [2] |
MF | Yanis Cimignani | Ajaccio | Free | 1 July 2023 | [3] |
Out[edit]
Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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DF | Fabio Daprelà | Zürich | Free | 1 July 2023 | |
FW | Mohamed El Amine Amoura | Union Saint-Gilloise | €4,000,000 | 18 August 2023 | [4] |
MF | Maren Haile-Selassie | Chicago Fire | 31 December 2023 |
Pre-season and friendlies[edit]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
29 June 2023 Friendly | Bellinzona | 2–3 | Lugano | |
17:30 |
4 July 2023 Friendly | SpVgg Unterhaching | 1–1 | Lugano | Malles Venosta, Italy |
17:30 | Stadium: Stadio Malles Venosta |
12 July 2023 Friendly | Lugano | 5–1 | FC Paradiso | |
18:30 |
12 January 2024 Friendly | Lugano | 1-0 | FC Schaffhausen |
17 January 2024 Friendly | Lugano | 1-1 | FC Paradiso |
Competitions[edit]
Overall record[edit]
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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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 | 44.44 | |
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 | 0.00 |
UEFA Europa Conference League | 21 September 2023 | 14 December 2023 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 16.67 |
Total | 29 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 41.38 |
Last updated: 17 December 2023
Source: Soccerway
Swiss Super League[edit]
League table[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
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1 | Young Boys (X) | 35 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 69 | 33 | +36 | 68 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
2 | Lugano (Y) | 35 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 62 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
3 | Servette (Y) | 35 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 61 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[b] |
4 | St. Gallen | 35 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 54 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
5 | Zürich | 35 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 51 |
Updated to match(es) played on 12 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]
(X) Guaranteed at least Europa League; (Y) Guaranteed at least Conference League second qualifying round
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.[5]
(X) Guaranteed at least Europa League; (Y) Guaranteed at least Conference League second qualifying round
Notes:
- ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
- ^ 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). If the Cup winners finish in the top four, the second Conference League second qualifying round spot will be passed to the fifth-placed team.
Results summary[edit]
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 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 17 December 2023.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round[edit]
Updated to match(es) played on 17 December 2023. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Matches[edit]
The league fixtures were unveiled on 21 June 2023.[6]
Lugano | v | Lugano | ||
CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Letzigrund |
Swiss Cup[edit]
UEFA Europa League[edit]
Play-off round[edit]
24 August 2024 First leg | Union Saint-Gilloise | 2–0 | Lugano | Brussels, Belgium[note 1] |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 7,238[8] Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania) |
31 August 2024 Second leg | Lugano | 0–1 (0–3 agg.) | 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[edit]
Group stage[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BRU | BOD | BEŞ | LUG | |
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1 | Club Brugge | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 16 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
2 | Bodø/Glimt | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 5–2 | |
3 | Beşiktaş | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 4[a] | 0–5 | 1–2 | — | 2–3 | ||
4 | Lugano | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 4[a] | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | — |
21 September 2023 1 | Lugano | 0–0 | Bodø/Glimt | Zürich, Switzerland[note 3] |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 1,384[10] Referee: David Šmajc (Slovenia) |
5 October 2023 2 | Beşiktaş | 2–3 | Lugano | Istanbul, Turkey |
19:45 TRT (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Beşiktaş Park Attendance: 24,648[11] Referee: David Fuxman (Israel) |
26 October 2023 3 | Lugano | 1–3 | Club Brugge | Zürich, Switzerland[note 3] |
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 4,037[12] Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) |
9 November 2023 4 | Club Brugge | 2–0 | Lugano | Bruges, Belgium |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 16,493[13] Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary) |
30 November 2023 5 | Bodø/Glimt | 5–2 | Lugano | Bodø, Norway |
18:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 6,295[14] Referee: Dario Bel (Croatia) |
14 December 2023 6 | Lugano | 0–2 | Beşiktaş | Zürich, Switzerland[note 3] |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 5,476[15] Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland) |
Notes[edit]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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[edit]
- ^ "Prima squadra" [First team] (in Italian). FC Lugano. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ Mellini, Marzio (18 August 2023). "Amoura in Belgio alla Royale Union Saint-Gilloise".
- ^ "Reglement für den Spielbetrieb der SFL" (PDF) (in Swiss High German). Swiss Football League. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ [3]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Union Saint-Gilloise vs. Lugano" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Lugano vs. Union Saint-Gilloise" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Lugano vs. Bodø/Glimt" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Beşiktaş vs. Lugano" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Lugano vs. Club Brugge" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Club Brugge vs. Lugano" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Bodø/Glimt vs. Lugano" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Lugano vs. Beşiktaş" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.