Grasshopper Club Zürich

professional sport club in Zürich, Switzerland
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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
2022/20238th
WebsiteClub website
Current season

History

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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

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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 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 Jia Boyan

Honours

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  • 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

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