2023–24 FC Lugano season
Appearance
2023–24 season | |
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Manager | Mattia Croci-Torti |
Stadium | Cornaredo Stadium |
Swiss Super League | 2nd |
Swiss Cup | Runners-up |
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 was FC Lugano's 116th season in existence and ninth consecutive in the Swiss Super League. They also competed 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 | ![]() |
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Free | 1 July 2023 | [2] |
MF | ![]() |
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Free | 1 July 2023 | [3] |
Out
[edit]Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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DF | ![]() |
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Free | 1 July 2023 | |
FW | ![]() |
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€4,000,000 | 18 August 2023 | [4] |
MF | ![]() |
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31 December 2023 |
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]Win Draw Loss Fixtures
29 June 2023 Friendly | Bellinzona ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | |
17:30 |
4 July 2023 Friendly | SpVgg Unterhaching ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Malles Venosta, Italy |
17:30 | Stadium: Stadio Malles Venosta |
12 July 2023 Friendly | Lugano ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | |
18:30 |
12 January 2024 Friendly | Lugano ![]() | 1-0 | ![]() | Lugano |
15:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium |
17 January 2024 Friendly | Lugano ![]() | 1-1 | ![]() | Biasca |
14:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Campo Sportivo "Al Vallone" |
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 (C) | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 76 | 34 | +42 | 77 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
2 | Lugano | 38 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 67 | 51 | +16 | 65 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
3 | Servette | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 64 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[b] |
4 | Zürich | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 53 | 41 | +12 | 60 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
5 | St. Gallen | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 57 |
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
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]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
- ^ Servette qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round as the 2023–24 Swiss Cup winners.
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 |
37 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 67 | 49 | +18 | 65 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 29 | +7 |
Last updated: 20 May 2024.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2024. 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]
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: ![]() |
29 July 2023 2 | Lugano | 1–0 | St. Gallen | Lugano |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium Attendance: 4,902 Referee: ![]() |
5 August 2023 3 | Zürich | 3–0 | Lugano | Zürich |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 13,735 Referee: ![]() |
13 August 2023 4 | Lugano | 6–1 | Yverdon-Sport | Lugano |
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium Attendance: 3,144 Referee: ![]() |
3 September 2023 6 | Luzern | 3–2 | Lugano | Lucerne |
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Swissporarena Attendance: 12,000 Referee: ![]() |
24 September 2023 7 | Young Boys | 4–1 | Lugano | Bern |
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 27,805 Referee: ![]() |
27 September 2023 8 | Lugano | 2–1 | Lausanne-Sport | Lugano |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium Attendance: 2,474 Referee: ![]() |
30 September 2023 9 | Winterthur | 2–3 | Lugano | Winterthur |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Schützenwiese Attendance: 7,850 Referee: ![]() |
8 October 2023 10 | Lugano | 0–1 | Servette | Lugano |
14:15 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium Attendance: 3,523 Referee: ![]() |
22 October 2023 11 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 2–1 | Lugano | Zürich |
16:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 6,102 Referee: ![]() |
29 October 2023 12 | Lugano | 1–1 | Young Boys | Lugano |
16:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium Attendance: 3,556 Referee: ![]() |
4 November 2023 13 | Lausanne-Sport | 3–1 | Lugano | Lausanne |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stade de la Tuilière Attendance: 4,212 Referee: ![]() |
12 November 2023 14 | Lugano | 0–3 | Zürich | Lugano |
16:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium Attendance: 4,636 Referee: ![]() |
25 November 2023 15 | Yverdon-Sport | 0–5 | Lugano | Yverdon-les-Bains |
20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade Municipal Attendance: 2,000 Referee: ![]() |
3 December 2023 16 | Lugano | 1–0 | Luzern | Lugano |
16:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium Attendance: 2,905 Referee: ![]() |
6 December 2023 5 | Lugano | 1–3 | Basel | Lugano |
20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium Attendance: 3,158 Referee: ![]() |
10 December 2023 17 | Lugano | 2–1 | Winterthur | Lugano |
14:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium Attendance: 2,701 Referee: ![]() |
17 December 2023 18 | Servette | 2–2 | Lugano | Lancy |
16:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 2,873 Referee: ![]() |
21 January 2024 19 | Lugano | 2–3 | Stade Lausanne Ouchy | Lugano |
16:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium Attendance: 2,111 Referee: ![]() |
28 January 2024 20 | St. Gallen | 1–4 | Lugano | St. Gallen |
14:15 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Kybunpark Attendance: 17,179 Referee: ![]() |
31 January 2024 21 | Lugano | 0–0 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Lugano |
20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium Attendance: 2,362 Referee: ![]() |
3 February 2024 22 | Basel | 0–1 | Lugano | Basel |
20:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 20,561 Referee: ![]() |
10 February 2024 23 | Lugano | 3–3 | Young Boys | Lugano |
20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium Attendance: 2,824 Referee: ![]() |
18 February 2024 24 | Servette | 2–1 | Lugano | Lancy |
16:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 6,438 Referee: ![]() |
25 February 2024 25 | Lugano | 2–0 | Zürich | Lugano |
14:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium Attendance: 4,151 Referee: ![]() |
3 March 2024 26 | Luzern | 0–1 | Lugano | Lucerne |
14:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Swissporarena Attendance: 13,442 Referee: ![]() |
9 March 2024 27 | St. Gallen | 2–3 | Lugano | St. Gallen |
20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Kybunpark Attendance: 16,790 Referee: ![]() |
16 March 2024 28 | Lugano | 2–0 | Yverdon-Sport | Lugano |
20:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium Attendance: 3,821 Referee: ![]() |
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: ![]() |
2 April 2024 30 | Lugano | 2–0 | Basel | Lugano |
20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium Attendance: 3,975 Referee: ![]() |
6 April 2024 31 | Winterthur | 2–2 | Lugano | Winterthur |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Schützenwiese Attendance: 8,100 Referee: ![]() |
13 April 2024 32 | Grasshopper | 0–1 | Lugano | Zürich |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 5,449 Referee: ![]() |
20 April 2024 33 | Lugano | 2–0 | Lausanne-Sport | Lugano |
20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium Attendance: 3,653 Referee: ![]() |
Championship Round
[edit]Swiss Cup
[edit]19 August 2023 Round 1 | FC Gunzwil | 0–7 | Lugano | Gunzwil |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Sportplatz Linden Referee: ![]() |
16 September 2023 Round 2 | Lancy FC | 0–3 | Lugano | Lancy |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de Marignac Attendance: 500 Referee: ![]() |
1 November 2023 Round of 16 | Lausanne-Sport | 0–4 | Lugano | Lausanne |
20:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de la Tuilière Attendance: 3,026 Referee: ![]() |
UEFA Europa League
[edit]Play-off round
[edit]24 August 2024 First leg | Union Saint-Gilloise ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | 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.) | ![]() | 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 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 16 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 5–2 | |
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 4[a] | 0–5 | 1–2 | — | 2–3 | ||
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 4[a] | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | — |
21 September 2023 1 | Lugano ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Zürich, Switzerland[note 3] |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 1,384[10] Referee: David Šmajc (Slovenia) |
5 October 2023 2 | Beşiktaş ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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.