Grasshopper Club Zurich (women)

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Grasshopper Club
Full nameGrasshopper Club Zürich Frauen
Founded1974 / 2008 / 2009
GroundGC/Campus, Niederhasli, Zürich
Capacity1,300
ChairmanHeinz Spross
Manager Anne Pochert
League Swiss Women's Super League
2022–20233rd
Website Club website

Grasshopper Club Zurich Frauen is a Swiss women's football team from Niederhasli, Zurich representing Grasshopper Club Zurich in the Swiss Women's Super League. [1]

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History

The team was founded in 1977 in Schwerzenbach, Zurich, as DFC Schwerzenbach, the women's football division of SC Schwerzenbach. The team achieved promotion to the top level in 1988 and has played there since. Three years later Schwerzenbach won its first trophy, the 1992 national cup, and in 1999 it won the championship. FFC Bern prevented a double defeating Schwerzenbach in the cup's final in a penalty shootout.

While the team's standings subsequently ranged between the 3rd and second-to-last spots, [2] Schwerzenbach won two more national cups in 2003 and 2008 and represented Switzerland in the 2004 European Cup. [3] In 2006, the team decided to become its own club and on 6 October 2006, FFC United Schwerzenbach was founded in Greifensee, Zurich.

In May 2008, the club won its first title, with the cup victory over FFC Bern. Soon after, in June 2008, the collaboration between Grasshopper Club Zurich and FFC United Schwerzenbach was announced and in the following season the team played as GC/Schwerzenbach. This collaboration was seen as a quantum leap in women's football in Switzerland. GC/Schwerzenbach was dissolved a year later, as the team became fully integrated into Grasshopper Club as the women's football division. They would play under the name Grasshopper Club Zurich.

Following a bronze in its debut season, Grasshopper was the championship's runner-up in 2010. In the three next seasons it has ended in mid-table positions. [4]

On 4 September 2023, the club decided to incorporate their women's football team under the name GC Frauenfussball AG. [5]

Titles

Current squad

As of 9 August 2024 [6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
4 MF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Victoria Laino
6 DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Luna Lempérière ( captain )
9 MF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Géraldine Ess
10 MF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Yllka Kadriu
12 GK Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Isabel Rutishauser
13 DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Leandra Flury
14 MF Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Petra Mikulića
15 MF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Noemi Ivelj
16 FW Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Emanuela Pfister
17 GK Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Nicole Studer
18 GK Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Saskia Bürki
20 FW Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Janina Egli
21 DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Emma Egli
No.Pos.NationPlayer
23 FW Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Noémie Potier
24 MF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Giulia Looser
27 DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Melanie Müller
28 FW Flag of Slovenia.svg  SVN Nina Predanič
32 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Tamar Dongus
46 DF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Sophie Magee
47 MF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Elena Stephan

International players

Former Grasshopper Club Zurich players in italic

Competition record

UEFA record

SeasonCompetitionStageResultOpponentScorers
2003–04

UEFA Women's Cup

Group Stage

1–5
4–4
1–1
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Gömrükçü Baku
Flag of Greece.svg AE Aegina
Flag of Belarus.svg FC Bobruichanka
Soltermann
Hügli 2, Schwarz, Zumbühl
Hügli

Overall record

SeasonDivisionPosition Swiss Cup Champions League
1977–782 (Gr. 2)6 / 8?
1978–792??
1979–802 (Gr. 3)8 / 9?
1980–812 (Gr. 1)7 / 8?
1981–822??
1982–832??
1983–842 (Gr. 1)4 / 8?
1984–852 (Gr. 1)8 / 10?
1985–862 (Gr. 1)5 / 10?
1986–872 (Gr. 1)7 / 10?
1987–882 (Gr. 1)1 / 10?
1988–8915 / 10?
1989–9014 / 10?
1990–9113 / 6?
1991–9213 / 6?
1992–9313 / 6?
1993–9413 / 6?
1994–9514 / 6?
1995–9614 / 10?
1996–9717 / 10?
1997–9814 / 10?
1998–9911 / 10Finalist
1999–0014 / 10Finalist
2000–0114 / 10Round of 16
2001–0214 / 10Round of 16
2002–0313 / 10Champion
2003–0415 / 10SemifinalsGroup stage
2004–0517 / 8Round of 32
2005–0613 / 8Quarterfinals
2006–0716 / 8Semifinals
2007–0815 / 8Champion
2008–0913 / 10Quarterfinals
2009–1012 / 10Round of 16
2010–1115 / 10Round of 16
2011–1215 / 10Round of 32
2012–1316 / 10Round of 16
2013–1419 / 10Round of 16
2014–1519 / 10Round of 16
2015–1616 / 10Quarterfinals
2016–1717 / 10Round of 16
2017–1815 / 8Round of 16
2018–1913 / 8Semifinals
2019–201Abandoned [lower-alpha 1]
2020–2115 / 8Semifinals
2021–22 13 / 8Finalist
2022–23 13 / 8Quarterfinals
  1. Due to COVID-19

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