2022–23 FC Zürich season
2022–23 season | ||||
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President | Ancillo Canepa | |||
Head coach | Franco Foda (until 21 September) Genesio Colatrella (caretaker, from 23 September) Bo Henriksen (from 10 October) | |||
Stadium | Letzigrund | |||
Swiss Super League | 8th | |||
Swiss Cup | Round 2 | |||
UEFA Champions League | Second qualifying round | |||
UEFA Europa League | Group stage | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Tosin Aiyegun (12) All: Tosin Aiyegun (16) | |||
Average home league attendance | 15,387[1] | |||
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The 2022–23 season was the 127th season in the history of FC Zürich and their sixth consecutive season in the top flight. The club are participating in the Swiss Super League, the Swiss Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.
Players
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
[edit]Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]Win Draw Loss
12 June 2022 Friendly | Thalwil | 0–7 | Zürich | Thalwil, Switzerland |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Sportplätze Brand II |
15 June 2022 Friendly | Zürich | 11–0 | Baden | Hausen am Albis, Switzerland |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Sportplatz Jonentäli |
18 June 2022 Friendly | Zürich | 3–2 | Wil | Uitikon, Switzerland |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Sürenloh Attendance: 864 |
22 June 2022 Friendly | Viktoria Köln | 1–3 | Zürich | St. Margrethen, Switzerland |
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Sportanlage Rheinau |
2 July 2022 Friendly | Zürich | 4–1 | Rheindorf Altach | Zürich, Switzerland |
16:05 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 0 |
9 July 2022 Friendly | VfB Stuttgart | 3–2 | Zürich | Friedrichshafen, Switzerland |
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Zeppelinstadion |
9 December 2022 Friendly | Zürich | 2–1 | Dornbirn | Zürich, Switzerland |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Sportanlage Heerenschürli |
17 December 2022 Friendly | Bayer Leverkusen | 4–1 | Zürich | Leverkusen, Germany |
13:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Nico Fuchs (Germany) |
7 January 2023 Friendly | Universitatea Cluj | 1–3 | Zürich | Belek, Turkey |
11:30 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Titanic Sports Center - Field 1 |
7 January 2023 Friendly | Schalke 04 | 2–2 | Zürich | Belek, Turkey |
13:30 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Titanic Sports Center - Field 1 Attendance: 500 Referee: Kemal Ögen |
10 January 2023 Friendly | Hannover 96 | 2–2 | Zürich | Belek, Turkey |
13:30 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Cornelia Diamond Hotel |
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 | 6 August 2022 | 29 May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 8th | 36 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 27.78 |
Swiss Cup | 21 August 2022 | 18 September 2022 | Round 1 | Round 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 50.00 |
UEFA Champions League | 19 July 2022 | 27 July 2022 | Second qualifying round | Second qualifying round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 0.00 |
UEFA Europa League | 4 August 2022 | 3 November 2022 | Third qualifying round | Group stage | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 50.00 |
Total | 50 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 64 | 80 | −16 | 32.00 |
Source: Soccerway
Swiss Super League
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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6 | St. Gallen | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 66 | 52 | +14 | 45 | |
7 | Grasshopper | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 44 | |
8 | Zürich | 36 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 44 | |
9 | Winterthur | 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 66 | −34 | 32 | |
10 | Sion (R) | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 41 | 73 | −32 | 31 | Qualification for the relegation play-off |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.[2]
(R) Relegated
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 |
36 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 44 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 29 | −11 |
Source: soccerway
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.[3]
16 July 2022 1 | Young Boys | 4–0 | Zürich | Bern |
18:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 31,120 Referee: Sandro Schärer |
23 July 2022 2 | Zürich | 0–0 | Luzern | Zürich |
18:00 CEST |
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Report | Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 12,905 Referee: Luca Piccolo |
30 July 2022 3 | St.Gallen | 2–0 | Zürich | St. Gallen |
18:00 CEST |
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Stadium: Kybunpark Attendance: 17,838 Referee: Lukas Fähndrich |
7 August 2022 4 | Zürich | 0–3 | Sion | Zürich |
14:15 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 13,619 Referee: Urs Schnyder |
14 August 2022 5 | Winterthur | 1–1 | Zürich | Winterthur |
14:15 CEST | Report | Stadium: Stadion Schützenwiese Attendance: 8,400 Referee: Sandro Schärer |
28 August 2022 6 | Zürich | 2–4 | Basel | Zürich |
16:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 19,111 Referee: Fedayi San |
3 September 2022 7 | Zürich | 1–2 | Lugano | Zürich |
20:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 10,360 Referee: Alessandro Dudic |
11 September 2022 8 | Servette | 3–2 | Zürich | Lancy |
14:15 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 10,168 Referee: Fedayi San |
1 October 2022 9 | Grasshopper | 1–1 | Zürich | Zürich |
20:30 CEST |
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Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 16,974 Referee: Lukas Fähndrich |
9 October 2022 10 | Zürich | 0–0 | Winterthur | Letzigrund, Zürich |
16:30 CEST | Boranijašević 42' | Report | Arnold 33' | Attendance: 15,481 Referee: Luca Piccolo |
16 October 2022 11 | Zürich | 0–0 | Young Boys | Letzigrund, Zürich |
16:30 CEST | Santini 35' | SFL summary Report |
Niasse 21' Fassnacht 63' |
Attendance: 14,565 Referee: Fedayi San Assistant referees: Sandro Schärer (VAR) |
20 October 2022 12 | Basel | 0–0 | Zürich | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
20:30 | Ndoye 57' Zeqiri 90+3' |
SFL summary FCB report |
13' Santini 45' Boranijašević 67' Kamberi 83' Condé 90+3' Katić |
Attendance: 23,241 Referee: Lukas Fähndrich Assistant referees: Fedayi San (VAR) |
23 October 2022 13 | Zürich | 1–4 | Grasshopper | Letzigrund, Zürich |
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) | SFL summary | Attendance: 15,496 Referee: Luca Cibelli Assistant referees: Alain Bieri (VAR) Man of the Match: Guilherme Schettine[4] |
30 October 2022 14 | Sion | 0–1 | Zürich | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
14:15 | Grgić 66' Araz 73' Lavanchy 90' Karlen 90+2' Poha 90+4' |
SFL summary | 8' Okita 12' Katić 36' Condé 47' Tosin 57' Kamberi 78' Boranijašević 83' Okita 87' Guerrero |
Attendance: 10,300 Referee: Alessandro Dudic Assistant referees: Alain Bieri (VAR) |
6 November 2022 15 | Lugano | 2–0 | Zürich | Cornaredo, Lugano |
16:30 | Steffen 12' Mai 24' Hajdari 48' Mahou 58' 78' Babic 59' Aliseda 71' Saipi 88' |
SFL summary | 28' Selnæs 43' Marchesano 47' Santini 73' Brecher 78' Katić 88' Aliti |
Attendance: 3,560 Referee: Sven Wolfensberger Assistant referees: Lukas Fähndrich (VAR) |
13 November 2022 16 | Zürich | 4–1 | Servette | Letzigrund, Zürich |
14:15 CET | SFL summary Report |
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Attendance: 12,776 Referee: Mirel Turkes Assistant referees: Fedayi San (VAR) |
21 January 2023 17 | Luzern | 2–2 | Zürich | Swissporarena, Luzern |
18:00 | Jashari 4' Meyer 62' Beka 69' Beloko 76' Chader 83' |
SFL summary | 38' Guerrero 61' Condé 89' Šimić 90+3' Šimić After full-time' Džemaili |
Attendance: 13,979 Referee: Fedayi San |
29 January 2023 18 | Zürich | 1–0 | St. Gallen | Letzigrund, Zürich |
16:30 | Krasniqi 17' Šimić 18' Boranijašević 68' Hornschuh 88' |
SFL summary | 45' Alves 86' Quintillà |
Attendance: 14,950 Referee: Luca Piccolo |
5 February 2023 19 | Sion | 0–1 | Zürich | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
14:15 | Itaitinga 28' Lavanchy 46' Bua 53' Sio 73' |
SFL summary | 27' Omeragić 36' Šimić 59' Okita |
Attendance: 7,600 Referee: Esther Staubli Assistant referees: (VAR) Lionel Tschudi (Neuchâtel) |
12 February 2023 20 | Zürich | 1–1 | Winterthur | Letzigrund, Zürich |
16:30 | Aliti 30' Tosin 32' Condé 46' Seiler 62' |
SFL summary | 16' Ramizi 39' Ramizi 42' Schmid 44' Arnold 62' Lekaj 90+3' Ballet |
Attendance: 13,690 Referee: Luca Cibelli Assistant referees: (VAR) Sascha Kever |
19 February 2023 21 | Grasshopper | 1–2 | Zürich | Letzigrund, Zürich |
16:30 CET (UTC+1) | Dadashov 30' (pen.) Abrashi 57' Loosli 86' |
Report | 30' Katic 66', 73' Tosin 88' Condé |
Attendance: 16,185 Referee: Urs Schyder Assistant referees: (VAR) Esther Staubli |
25 February 2023 22 | Zürich | 2–2 | Young Boys | Letzigrund, Zürich |
20:30 | Okita 40' Kryeziu 49' Tosin 75' |
SFL summary | 57' Monteiro 84' Fassnacht |
Attendance: 15,393 Referee: Lukas Fähndrich Assistant referees: (VAR) Fedayi San (Gebenstorf) |
5 March 2023 23 | Zürich | 1–1 | Servette | Letzigrund, Zürich |
16:30 | Aliti 66' Junior Ligue 78' Mathew 83' |
SFL summary | 11' Kutesa 73' Crivelli 85' Cognat 88' Rouiller |
Attendance: 13,780 Referee: Stefan Horisberger Assistant referees: (VAR) Sandro Schärer (Buttikon) |
11 March 2023 24 | Lugano | 2–0 | Zürich | Cornaredo, Lugano |
20:30 | Aliseda 22' Steffen 39' Sabbatini 45' Hajdari 70' Doumbia 79' Babic 83' Bislimi 90+4' |
SFL summary | 5' Tosin 36' Šimić 90+4' Omeragić |
Attendance: 4,700 Referee: Esther Staubli Assistant referees: (VAR) Stefan Horisberger |
18 March 2023 25 | Zürich | 2–1 | Luzern | Letzigrund, Zürich |
18:00 | Tosin 32' Condé 67' Tosin 76' Krasniqi 90+1' |
SFL summary | 21' (pen.) Meyer 60' Ottiger |
Attendance: 15,330 Referee: Urs Schnyder Assistant referees: (VAR) Sandro Schärer (Buttikon) |
26 April 2023 26 | St. Gallen | 2–2 | Zürich | Kybunpark, St. Gallen |
16:30 | Guillemenot 44' Latte Lath 51' Stillhart 52' Stergiou 70' Dajaku 73' 90+1' |
SFL summary | 23' Aliti 26' Tosin 36' 85' Omeragić 44' Brecher 44' Džemaili 56' Okita 90+3' Kryeziu |
Attendance: 19,540 Referee: Sven Wolfensberger Assistant referees: (VAR) Sascha Kever |
8 April 2023 27 | Zürich | 1–1 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
18:00 | López 19' Ndoye 74' |
SFV summary | 23' Kamberi 26' Condé 82' Hodza 83' Mathew |
Attendance: 19,451 Referee: Lukas Fähndrich Assistant referees: (VAR) Fedayi San (Gebenstorf) |
15 April 2023 28 | Luzern | 4–1 | Zürich | Swissporarena, Luzern |
20:30 | Meyer 28' Sorgić 37' Dorn 49' Dorn 64' |
SFL summary | 45' Mathew | Attendance: 14,217 Referee: Luca Cibelli Assistant referees: (VAR) Lukas Fähndrich |
Note: Fair game, no yellow cards |
23 April 2023 29 | Zürich | 1–0 | St. Gallen | Letzigrund, Zürich |
16:30 | Okita 57' (pen.) Kryeziu 62' |
SFL summary | 34' Vallci 83' Quintillà 85' Dajaku |
Attendance: 16,585 Referee: Urs Schnyder Assistant referees: (VAR) Fedayi San (Gebenstorf) |
26 April 2023 30 | Servette | 4–0 | Zürich | Stade de Genève, Geneva |
20:30 | Bedia 1' Pflücke 38' Bedia 54' Touati 85' |
SFL summary | 43' Aliti 57' Šimić 66' Selnæs |
Attendance: 4,818 Referee: Alessandro Dudic Assistant referees: (VAR) Stephan Klossner |
30 April 2023 31 | Zürich | 2–2 | Sion | Letzigrund, Zürich |
14:15 | Condé 10' Džemaili 25' (pen.) Kryeziu 60' Džemaili 78' (pen.) Boranijašević 85' Ligue 90+5' Rohner 90+5' |
SFL summary | 20' Fortuné 24' Ziegler 44' Cyprien 60' Karlen 78' Sio 90+5' Schmied |
Attendance: 14,608 Referee: Sven Wolfensberger Assistant referees: (VAR) Esther Staubli |
7 May 2023 32 | Basel | 0–2 | Zürich | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
16:30 | Xhaka 56' Augustin 85' Adams 85' Heiko Vogel (coach) 90' Burger 90+7' Xhaka 90+12' |
SFL summary | 14' Aliti 76' Kamberi 81' Guerrero 85' Katić 85' Boranijašević 90+1' (pen.) Šimić 90+1' Šimić 90+4' Mathew 90+7' Kryeziu 90+7' Marchesano |
Attendance: 27,295 Referee: Alessandro Dudic Assistant referees: (VAR) Stephan Klossner |
14 May 2023 33 | Young Boys | 1–1 | Zürich | Bern |
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf |
21 May 2023 34 | Zürich | 2–1 | Grasshoppers | Zürich |
Stadium: Letzigrund |
25 May 2023 35 | Winterthur | 0–2 | Zürich | Winterthur |
20:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Schützenwiese Referee: Lukas Fähndrich |
29 May 2023 36 | Zürich | 2–3 | Lugano | Zürich |
16:30 | Report | Stadium: Letzigrund Referee: Alessandro Dudic |
Swiss Cup
[edit]18 September 2022 Round 2 | Lausanne-Sport | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Zürich | Lausanne |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de la Tuilière Attendance: 5,050 Referee: Alain Bieri |
UEFA Champions League
[edit]Second qualifying round
[edit]The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 15 June 2022.
19 July 2022 First leg | Qarabağ | 3–2 | Zürich | Baku, Azerbaijan |
20:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Report | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 30,782 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
27 July 2022 Second leg | Zürich | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 agg.) | Qarabağ | Zürich |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 10,237 Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands) |
UEFA Europa League
[edit]Third qualifying round
[edit]The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 18 July 2022.
4 August 2022 First leg | Linfield | 0–2 | Zürich | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
19:45 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 3,044 Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy) |
11 August 2022 Second leg | Zürich | 3–0 (5–0 agg.) | Linfield | Zürich |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 7,904 Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany) |
Play-off round
[edit]The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2022.
18 August 2022 First leg | Zürich | 2–1 | Heart of Midlothian | St. Gallen |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Kybunpark Attendance: 7,958 Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland) | ||
Note: Zürich will play their play-off round home match at Kybunpark in St. Gallen, instead of their regular stadium, Letzigrund, in Zürich, which is hosting a concert.[5] |
25 August 2022 Second leg | Heart of Midlothian | 0–1 (1–3 agg.) | Zürich | Edinburgh, Scotland |
20:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 17,225 Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium) |
Group stage
[edit]The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2022.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ARS | PSV | BOD | ZUR | |
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1 | Arsenal | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 15 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
2 | PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 13 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 5–0 | |
3 | Bodø/Glimt | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | Transfer to Europa Conference League | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | |
4 | Zürich | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 3 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 2–1 | — |
8 September 2022 1 | Zürich | 1–2 | Arsenal | St. Gallen[note 1] |
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Kybunpark Attendance: 17,070 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden) |
15 September 2022 2 | Bodø/Glimt | 2–1 | Zürich | Bodø, Norway |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
6 October 2022 3 | Zürich | 1–5 | PSV Eindhoven | Zürich |
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 10,626 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland) |
13 October 2022 4 | PSV Eindhoven | 5–0 | Zürich | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey) |
27 October 2022 5 | Zürich | 2–1 | Bodø/Glimt | Zürich |
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 10,168 Referee: Yevhen Aranovskyi (Ukraine) |
3 November 2022 6 | Arsenal | 1–0 | Zürich | London, England |
20:00 GMT (UTC±0) |
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Report | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 48,500 Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium) |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Zürich played their first home match at Kybunpark, St. Gallen, instead of their regular stadium, Letzigrund, Zürich, due to a music concert and athletic event.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/sui-super-league-2022-2023/1/
- ^ "Règlement de la compétition de la SFL" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "SFL veröffentlicht die Spielpläne für die Saison 2022/23". SwissFootballLeague.
- ^ "Schlusslicht FCZ bleibt auch im 13. Ligaspiel sieglos". www.bluewin.ch (in German). Bluewin. 2022-10-23. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- ^ Pilcher, Ross (11 August 2022). "Hearts to face Zurich in the Europa League playoffs after Donis Avdijaj dumps out Linfield". Daily Record. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Ticket information: FC Zurich v Arsenal". Arsenal F.C. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.