2025–26 FC Zürich season
| 2025–26 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Mitchell van der Gaag |
| Stadium | Letzigrund |
| Swiss Super League | 7th |
| Swiss Cup | Second round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Umeh Emmanuel (3) All: Umeh Emmanuel (3) |
The 2025–26 season is the 130th season in the history of FC Zürich, and the club's ninth-consecutive season in Swiss Super League. In addition to the domestic league, the team will participate in the Swiss Cup.
It is Mitchell van der Gaag's first season as manager. He replaces Ricardo Moniz, who was sacked shortly after the end of the previous season.[1]
Pre-season
New signings included defensive midfielder Nelson Palacio, on loan from Real Salt Lake, and Guadaloupe forward Matthias Phaëton, on loan from CSKA Sofia.[2] Outbound went Ifeanyi Mathew and Rodrigo Conceicao, (released), Nikola Katić (to Schalke), Labinot Bajrami (to Helmond), Ramon Guzzo (to Aarau), Fabian Gloor (to Schaffhausen), Daniel Afriyie (to Aarau), Joseph Sabobo (to Hapoel Be'er Sheva) and Daniel Denoon (on loan to Pisa).[2]
Results
On 30 May 2025, Zürich announced a pre-season friendly against SSV Ulm 1846 at the German club's Donaustadion. It was Zürich's final friendly prior to their first Super League fixture a week later.[3] On 4 June 2025, Zürich announced four friendlies preceding that with UIm: against Dietikon, Young Fellows Juventus, Rapperswil-Jona and Wil.[4]
| 21 June 2025 Friendly (45 minutes) | .svg.png){kind=small} Zürich | 2–0 | Dietikon | Dietikon |
| 11:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Sportanlange Dornau |
| 21 June 2025 Friendly (45 minutes) | Zürich | 4–1 | Young Fellows Juventus | Dietikon |
| 12:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Sportanlange Dornau |
| 28 June 2025 Friendly | Rapperswil-Jona | 0–2 | Zurich | Rapperswil-Jona |
| 16:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Grünfeld Stadium |
| 10 July 2025 Friendly |  Magdeburg | 0–2 | Zurich | Mindelheim |
| 14:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Julius-Strohmayer Stadion |
| 20 July 2025 Friendly | Ulm | 3–0 | Zürich | Ulm |
| 15:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: Donaustadion |
Season proper
July
On 25 July, Zürich began the season by hosting Sion at the Letzigrund. Despite going 2–0 ahead, the visitors fought back to win 3–2, in Mitchell van der Gaag's first competitive game in charge of Zürich. Steven Zuber and Damienus Reverson scored Zürich's goals.[5] Zürich sat in ninth place in the table after the first round of matches.
The following day, Colombian forward Juan Jose Perea and Serbian left-back Milan Rodic joined the club.[6][7] French forward Lisandru Tramoni followed on 27 July.[8]
August
On 2 August, Colombian defender Jorge Segura joined on a three-year contract.[9] The following day, Zürich drew 1–1 at Luzern, with Umeh Emmanuel equalising for the visitors. Zürich climbed to eighth place in the Super League table.[10]
Dutch defender Livano Comenencia and Senegalese forward Philippe Keny joined the club in early August.[11][12]
On 10 August, Zürich won 2–1 at Lausanne and climbed one place to seventh. Bledian Krasniqi and Jorge Segura scored the visitors' goals.[13]
Five days later, reached the second round of the Swiss Cup after a 2–0 victory at Wettswil-Bonstetten. Umeh Emmanuel scored both goals, bringing his tally for the season to three in four games.[14]
Competitions
Swiss Super League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Young Boys | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | |
| 6 | Luzern | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 7 | Zürich | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 8 | Lausanne-Sport | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 3 | |
| 9 | Lugano | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 3 |
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.[15]
Notes:
- ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
Last updated: 10 August 2025.
Source: ESPN
Matches
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 25 July 2025 1 | Zürich | 2–3 | Sion | Zurich |
Zuber  27'Reverson 55' |
Report | Nivokazi 81' Lukembila 87'Boteli 90+1' |
Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 12,374 Referee: S. Wolfensberger (Switzerland) |
| 3 August 2025 2 | Luzern | 1–1 | Zürich | Lucerne |
| Report | Stadium: Swissporarena |
| 10 August 2025 3 | Lausanne | 1–2 | Zürich | Lausanne |
| Report | Stadium: Stade de la Tuiliere Attendance: 12,544 |
Swiss Cup
Matches
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 15 August 2025 1 | Wettswil-Bonstetten | 0–2 | Zürich | Bonstetten |
| 14:00 | Report |
| Weekend of 19–21 September 2025 2 | Stade Nyonnais | v | Zürich | Nyon |
References
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- ^ "FCZ signs winger from Juventus". blue News. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
- ^ "Senegalese striker for FCZ". blue News. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
- ^ "Lausanne - Zurich 1:2". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
- ^ "Wettswil-Bonstetten - Zurich 0:2". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
- ^ "Reglement für den Spielbetrieb der SFL" (PDF) (in Swiss High German). Swiss Football League. 1 July 2025.